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Even as he faced death Carlisle did not blame me. His thoughts told me that. How could he not blame me for this? The destruction of our family, the death of Bella Swan? Even though he was outnumbered and death was imminent they did not know what Carlisle would do. Reading his thoughts he knew that he would most likely be forced to watch as his family including his true mate were destroyed he met his fate.
Carlisle brought himself to his feet, facing down Aro. It was a brave move and the guard were wary, immediately going onto a higher level of alert.