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Chapter Thirty

*Renesmee's POV*

We were getting ready for whatever figures were coming our way when there was a loud glass shattering from the other room. I felt my body tense up as I then ran in the opposite direction.

"Where are you going!?" Jacob asked me.

"They're in trouble!" I screamed, rushing away. I didn't stop until I flung my body into the room where my family was. I looked to see half of the wall was missing. Grace was laying weakly in the bed while Lucas, Dru, and Abby were sprawled out on the floor, covering themselves.

"Nessie!" Abby screamed out from the floor. "Look out!"

I turn around to see in front of me a woman. She was dressed in a white gown. She was beautiful with light brown hair and mossy green eyes. Although they seemed dazed as she lowered her arms. It was like she was some sort of zombie or at least in a trance. She didn't seem all there.

"That's enough, Meredith."

My body froze. Meredith. The Lux Lamia twins' mother. But that voice. I then turned to see the three brothers themselves walk over and my stomach dropped.

"Aro," I whispered, seeing him there.

"My! My! My! Dear Renesmee!" he exclaimed, rubbing his hands together. "So nice of you to join us!"

"What are you doing here!?" I growled. Jacob and Masen came running back over to see what the commotion was.

"Get out of here!" Masen snarled. "Leave us alone!"

"Ah! Young Masen, I see a congratulations is in order," Aro chirped, motioning to where he was standing in front of his girlfriend. "A new edition to the Cullen coven."

"Don't talk to my girlfriend or even mention my son!" Masen growled as Grace stood up with him. The young girl was clearly unsteady but she gripped to her boyfriend.

"You'll never touch him," Grace spat. "He's my son, understood."

"On the contrary," Aro replied whimsically. "Meredith."

Suddenly, a bolt of lightening flung Masen across the room. My brother groaned, trying to get up but was hurt. I was going to go to him but I was stuck.

"Masen!" Grace shrieked.

"What did you do to us!?" I cried out, feeling my legs glued in the position they were in.

"That's all our lovely Meredith," Aro sung. "You're frozen in place!"

"Don't hurt them!" Grace screamed, trying to rush over to Masen but was helplessly stuck. "Get out of here, Aro!"

"Grace Martin! My dear!" Aro exclaimed. "Of the Sanders clan. None of those witches have ever scared us before and they won't scare us now, dear girl."

"Leave them alone!" Abby's voice was tight as she slowly stood up. "Leave my family alone."

Aro's eyes lit up as they came into focus with her. "Ah...My dear, Abrianna."

"I'm not your Abrianna," Abby hissed.

"Go away, father," Dru hissed, stepping in front of her little sister. "You are not welcome here."

"Drusilla. My darling, Drusilla," Aro cried out, clasping his hands together. "How dare you talk to me like that!? After everything-"

"You did nothing for me!" Dru growled. "Don't you dare talk to me like I owe you something!"

"Fine. I see how it is...Well, since tensions are going to be high I should get to the point," Aro said, clasping his hands together. "You all have something I want."

"Which you won't get!" I spat.

"Yes, I will," Aro stated proudly. "Hand over Cordelia, Abrianna, and the boy and well, this'll be over with."

"Cordelia's not here!" Dru hissed. "She's far away from here and you'll never have her again! And you will not have Abby!"

"That's what you think, my dear!" Aro exclaimed. "You will give her over to me!"

"We will do no such thing," I declared, crossing my arms over my chest. "You won't get anywhere near this family. Understood?"

"Fine then. I didn't want to do this," Aro said, sighing. "Antonio!"

Antonio, a new guard, then emerged from behind the brothers and made his way effortlessly towards Grace. I felt my chest tighten as he grabbed Grace and held her by the neck.

"Come now, or young Miss Martin dies," Aro said.

"I'll go!" Abby cried, rushing forward. "Don't hurt Grace or anyone! Please? Okay! I'll go!"

"That's my girl," Aro crooned as Abby stiffly began to walk over towards her biological father.

"Abby!" I cried out. "No! Please! Don't do this!"

"It's for the best!" Abby whispered, trying to stop the tears from falling. The young girl stiffened as her father gently placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Ah, my dear Abrianna," Aro whispered. "So many great things will come from you."

Abby glared at him before being ushered away by some guards.

"Wait a second!" Lucas spat, throwing his hands up. "I'm going as well! I go anywhere the girl goes!"

"Rider!" Abby hissed. "What the hell are you doing!?"

"Protecting," Lucas told her. He then stared down Aro, "Come on, Aro ole pal. You know the connections I have and the power I possess. I know you miss it. Look, we'll be more willing to go if I go as well."

"Fine," Aro agreed, rolling his eyes. "Young Mr. Rider can come as well!"

"Lucas!" I hissed at him.

He sighed and looked at me, "Just...Just tell Ethan I'm sorry, alright? I'll protect Abby. I promise."

"You promise?" I asked, the tears welding up in my eyes.

"Yeah," Lucas answered as the guards dragged him away.

Aro then clasped his hands together, "Alright...Now, my dear Cordelia!"

"She's not here," Dru stated firmly. "But I'll take her place..."

"Dru!" Grace yelled out, wiggling in the guards grasp.

"I'll go in exchange for my sister!" Dru cried out, tears streaming down her face. "Just please...I can be of use, father. Please."

"Hmmm. I guess we could use you," Aro muttered. "Fine, but I want that baby!"

"You won't have him!" Grace growled.

"Bring the baby!" Aro ordered the guards. I watched helplessly as some Volturi guards rushed into the other room. Soon they were dragging Aidan and Jen into the room. The baby was being cradled in Jen's arms. I let out a cry when I watched one of Aro's goons rip the baby away and bring him towards Aro.

"Don't touch him!" Masen snarled, struggling to get up. He cried out in pain though as Meredith shocked him again.

"He's only a baby!" Jen screamed at him. "Don't do this!"

"Please! Have mercy!" Grace sobbed as she struggled against the guard. "Please, he's just a baby! Leave my son alone! Have mercy!"

"Stop! I'll go!"

My blood went cold when I realized who just shouted. My head turned to where Lizzy was rushing into the area breathlessly. "I'll go. Take me instead."

"Ah, young Miss Elizabelle," Aro crooned. "What a lovely surprise."

"You get someone who specializes with minds and a lux lamia," Lizzy stated cooly. "I'm all yours, Aro. As long as you don't take my nephew. I'm more powerful than him. I can swear on that. I can do a lot for your coven."

The pasty white vampire looked at my sister with his red eyes. I looked into my sister's green ones and saw her bravery, her love. She looked at me and mouthed, I'm sorry.

"Lizzy! No!" I barked, trying to stop myself from sobbing. "Please! Lizzy!"

"Let young Miss Elizabelle decide for herself, Renesmee," Aro chided. "So...You're willing to give up yourself for our guard so your nephew you can stay here?"

"Yes," Lizzy answered, her voice sharp. "Just let my nephew be with the people who need him."

"Are you sure about this, Aro? What if the child processes immense power?" Caius mentioned.

Aro hesitantly looked at my nephew and then Lizzy, "He could...But I feel like Miss Elizabelle could offer us so much more...We have a deal, Miss Cullen."

"Good," Lizzy replied.

"Put the baby back," Aro ordered his guard. The vampire then placed the baby into a nearby crib that had been set up. Grace and Masen looked over in relief at their son.

"Liz," Aidan rasped out. Tears were welding up in Jen's eyes too as they watched helplessly from the doorway. "Please...Don't do this. What about Seth?"

Lizzy swallowed hard, looking away so she wouldn't have to watch us as she left. "I'm going."

"Oh how wonderful!" Aro exclaimed.

"As long as you don't hurt them," Lizzy whispered as Felix took grasp of my little sister.

"Fine," Aro said, shrugging it off. "Antonio."

Suddenly the larger man, a warlock I believe, held a knife out and with a swift move, slit my best friend's throat. Grace gasped, her eyes rolling back as Antonio tossed her body to the floor. Blood pouring from her wound.

"No!" Masen bellowed, flinging himself only to fall back down. His body crumbling to the floor as he cried out for his mate.

I screamed. I couldn't help it as I tried to rush to her but I couldn't. I was stuck in place because of Meredith still. I dropped to my knees, my scream increasing in volume and my tears falling profusely.

My eyes were fixated on Grace's form as the guards left. Her baby crying filled the air as all life left my best friend's body.

*Lizzy's POV*

I don't think I ever screamed so much. It was like a knife stabbing me in a gut as I watched Grace's form fall to the ground. Her blood spilling everywhere. A pair of arms grabbed me and dragged my body away from the scene. My eyes moved from Masen's screaming form on the floor to Nessie's sobbing, shaking body. I then looked one last time at Aidan and Jen, who were cradling each other. Aidan's blue eyes though met mine and he screamed for me, but I was long gone.

The tears were pouring from my eyes as I thrashed around. "What was that for!?" I screamed. "We had a deal! Why did you kill her!?"

"Because," Aro simply stated. "She was going to be a threat. Either way, she was going to die tonight."

"You bastard!" I yelled at him, but was pinned back by the larger vampire holding me.

"Look here, Elizabelle. You are mine now," Aro whispered, cupping my cheek. I gritted my teeth as his pasty skin touched mine. "And you will do as I say."

I growled at him. Before he could say anything else, a familiar wolf's cry could be heard. I turned my head to see Seth charging towards us.

"Seth!" I whispered, struggling even more to break free. "No! Seth! Run!"

"Mangey mutt!" Aro spat. "Leave, before we kill you!"

"Seth! Go away!" Abby sobbed. "Please, they just killed Grace!"

Seth looked at me helplessly as I gasped to breathe. The tears pouring from my eyes, "Just let me say goodbye," I pleaded. "I'll obey, just let me say goodbye. Please!"

"It won't do us harm, master," the guard holding me mentioned.

"I'm tired of this, let's go!" Aro snapped. "Meredith!"

Meredith then flung Seth away from us. I screamed as my best friend flew right behind us, landing with a thump.

"Seth!" I screamed against the vampire's grip. My best friend looked up at me, his eyes locking. "Seth! I'm so sorry! Seth!"

I kept screaming. My throat raw as the vampire held me tightly. I cried. The tears falling from my eyes as I struggled against the grip of this vampire. "Seth!"

"Please hush!" The vampire told me. "He'll spare you if you just hush!"

"I rather die!" I hissed at him.

"That could be arranged," He snarled at me. "But if you want to live, just obey. Alright, little girl?"

"I'm not little," I snapped at him, fiddling in his arms. "This man just killed my brother's girlfriend! She was like my sister! I loved her!"

"Well the master obviously saw her as a threat," The vampire stated like it was the most obvious thing int he world. "Look, we're going to have a long ride ahead of us. Try not to be too loud."

"Go to hell," I hissed, thrashing against him.

"You're going to be a difficult one, aren't you," He muttered. Before I knew it, he was swooping me into his arms. I cried out, thrashing some more but he held me tighter to his chest.

"Will you please, stop," He begged.

"Never!" I roared. I could see Aro, Caius, and Marcus drifting away.

"Just please, if you cry it's fine. Just don't give them a reason to kill you," The vampire pleaded. "Please."

I sighed, feeling exhausted as I rested against the vampire's cool body. The tears though did come. I tried to hid them but I just couldn't.

The vampire holding me didn't seem to care. He just held me tighter it seemed as I withered up.

I cried for Grace. For my nephew without his mother. For Seth, who's heart I just broke for a third time. For my family. Not for me though. I didn't care what would happen to me. Just as long as they were safe.

*Bella's POV*

When we reached the scene of the house, the air was too still. I was the first one of my family to rush into the house. By now, I could smell a distinct smell of blood in the air. Edward and the rest of the family were close behind me.

"That's Grace's blood," Zach whispered, coming up next to me. I felt my eyes widened as we all ran towards the scent.

When I got there, I felt my heart drop. In front of me was my son. He was cradling the lifeless body of his girlfriend. Grace. The girl I loved like another daughter. The beautiful young girl who wormed her way into our family was dead.

"Grace," Masen whispered, stroking her face. "Grace, baby come back. Baby, come back."

I saw my daughter right by them, sobbing uncontrollably as Jacob held her down tightly, trying to subdue his own tears.

I couldn't even speak. I just watched while my heart split in half.

"Momma," Renesmee whispered, recognizing that I was in the area. She got up and ran straight for me, hitting me my chest like a baseball. I wrapped my arms around her as the sobs filled the night. My eyes were still fixated on Grace's dead body.

"Who did this!?" Zach roared, seeing his dead niece in the arms of my son.

"Aro," Aidan stated coldly, him and Jen in the corner. Tears pouring from their eyes.

"They took them!" I turn to see Seth rushing over. "Lizzy, Abby, Lucas, Dru...They're gone! They're all gone!"

"What?" Edward asked harshly.

Seth was sobbing at this point, "They- They took them! They're gone! The Volturi have them! I'm so sorry, I tried, but that witch-"

"Lizzy!" I gasped out, realizing my daughter was gone. "No! Edward-"

"Oh god," He whispered, smacking his fist into the nearby wall. "No! No! No!"

I dry sobbed, but my eyes fell back on my son. "Masen..."

"Masen, you need...You need to let go," Carlisle whispered, his voice was raw. If he could, I know our father figure would be crying right now. He was trying to hold it together like any leader would, but I could tell this was tearing Carlisle into pieces. "I'm so sorry, but you need to-"

"She's dead," Masen rasped out. His eyes blazing with fire. "She's dead."

"Masen," Edward whispered. "Please-"

"No! I'm not letting go!" His voice was hard as he held on to the body of his mate.

"Masen, sweetheart, you need to," I whispered. "I know it's hard, but she's gone baby."

"She's gone," My son repeated, cupping his mate's face gently.

Without another word, Masen then picked her up in his arms. His eyes not leaving her form as he gently laid on her the examination table. Before doing anything else, he placed a kiss on her forehead. Tears welding up in his eyes as his forehead rested against hers. It looked like he had a knife digging deep down inside of him. I felt my stomach twist. I wish he didn't feel this pain. I wanted to take this pain away from my son. He didn't deserve this.

He looked up at us and before I could react, he ran away. He was gone.

"Masen!" Renesmee cried out, running from my arms and following after him.

I didn't know what to do. I looked to Edward, but then a new cry was replaced in the air.

Esme slowly picked up a baby in a crib. I felt my stomach drop to see a baby with bright blue eyes and tuff of blonde hair. Crying for his mother and father.


A/N: I know...YOU GUYS PROBABLY HATE ME, but like don't give up on the story. There's a lot more that's gonna happen now and I'm sure y'all wanna know where this is going. Just wait and see. In the meantime, thanks for reviewing and keep a look out for the next chapter.