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Everyone ran in and I told them to watch carefully. I rewound it for the 4th time and let it play out. "What the hell?" Emmett of course would be the first one to say something. "Was that just Bella stripping?" I nodded, unable to allow words to form.

Chapter 5

APOV

Upon closer inspection, I noticed that Bella was high. Her pupils were dilated and bloodshot. "Guys, I know Edward said to let her be, but I think we need to talk to her. I don't like this. She was my best friend and like a sister to all of us. We can't let her destroy herself. We don't even need to tell Edward about it."

"Tell me about what?" We were all so wrapped up in this new development, that nobody noticed Edward walking in the door. "What's going on here and why is everyone staring at me like I have two heads?"

The rest of us just looked at eachother until Emmett decided to, once again, open his big fucking mouth. "Dude, Bella's a fucking hot-ass stripper!" Right on time, Rose smacked the back of his head. "You moron! Do you always have to think with your dick or can you use your fucking head for once?" I decided to take thing upon myself. "Um, guys…can you give us a minute?" They all nodded their heads and took off out the back door.

Edward started pacing around the room. "Stop before you wear a path in the carpet and Esme makes you replace it again like she did when you paced foolishly when I told you I saw Bella as one of us and you'd fall in love with her." He sat down in the chair and put his head in his hands.

"You still love her, don't you?" He nodded his head. "Then why did leave….really. You knew we could have protected her and that she was already considered a part of this family. Why did we have to leave her?"

He let out a frustrated sigh. "I thought that if she wasn't so wrapped up in our world, she would be safer. You remember how Jasper tried to attack her over a stupid paper cut! We still don't know where Laurent or Victoria are. And then there is the Volturi…when they find out she is still human, we are all dead. Do you understand that? That is why we had to leave."

"Edward, they apparently did find her. The club she works at in one that Aro owns." Something snapped in him and I swear I could almost hear it. "FUCK! We need to find her and get her the fuck out of there. NOW!"

By then, the rest of the family was back. Carlisle sat down on the arm of the chair and put his hand on Edward's shoulder. "Son, we will find her and find out what is going on." I had a brilliant idea. "How about I go and talk to her. I know the club is in Seattle. I could just follow her after work and see where she lives and try to talk to her. If Edward goes, she might take off again or something worse." I looked at him with sympathy.

"Sorry, but we know how upset she was after we left….I didn't stop watching for her right away. She was devastated. Bella and I were becoming good friends and I know that she would trust me." Everyone nodded in agreement. "I'll go with her. Bella always like me." Emmett coming with me did make sense. "I could use you around if any of the Volturi try to intervene." With that, we took off.

BPOV

I jumped when Jacob started talking and dropped my glass pipe onto the sidewalk below, shattering it. "Shit!" I turned around and glared at him. "Do you have any idea how much that cost me? Ahhhh!" He shrugged his shoulders. I headed to my closet and started pulling out a jean skirt and a tank top to wear along with my flip flops.

"Bella, I really don't care. You shouldn't be doing that shit anyways." He walked over to me and cupped my face in his hands. "You are too smart and beautiful to be caught up in all this shit, Bells. Maybe it is time you quit. Come back to La Push with me. I have my own place with a spare bedroom. You can stay with me and get clean."

I shook out of his hold. "You know nothing about me anymore. This is who I am, take it or leave it. Anyways, even if I wanted to leave this hell I live in, I can't." I turned around so he couldn't see me cry. "Ah Bells, yes you can. We can go grab a few boxes and pack you up in no time." I scoffed. "No Jake, it isn't that easy. I am stuck working at the club indefinitely. If I try to leave, I will be killed…like dead, no longer living, 6 feet under. I was forced into this life and I have learned to accept it. Do you even know who owns that shit hole? The Volturi….Aro to be more specific. I. Can't. Leave. Not unless I am dead or turned…..even turned I might still have to stay there."

"Fuck Bella! How the hell did you end up getting in with them?" I plopped myself down on my bed and covered my face. "Well, remember when I went to Arizona?" He nodded. "Well, I went there to run from some vampires who were after me. I was with Alice and Jasper. The tracker, James, found me there and I thought he had my mom, so I went to the ballet studio where he said they were and I got bitten and hurt pretty bad. Edward and the rest of them showed up and saved my sorry ass, killing James in the process."

"His mate, Victoria, was a little more than pissed that they killed him and as they say, "an eye for an eye", she wanted me killed….a mate for a mate. By the time she found me, the Cullens were gone. She went to the Volturi and told them all about me. They found me and I begged for my life. Aro sensed something was off about me…in a good way I guess….and offered to spare my life if I worked for him at the club. I started the week after graduation and haven't been back since."

"I can't complain though…the money is great, the club is clean, and the staff are pretty nice to me. They let me stay there until I found this place. With the money I was making, I was able to get this place in 3 days. I also bought a car, have tons of money in the bank, and even help Charlie out by depositing money in his bank account. When it comes down to it, I really like working there. The drugs and alcohol help with everything else."

By this time, he had laid next to me on the bed. "Listen, there has to be a way to get you out of there. A loop hole or something." I shook my head. "The only ways are as I said before…..death or become one of them. No other options are available. They will find me and kill me otherwise. In fact, they probably have someone watching me right now." Just then, there was a knock at my door.

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