A/N: So here is the next chapter.

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Carlisle POV

I try to control my feelings as I look down at Bella, who was currently freeing herself from blood. Her left hand looked somehow wrong and as I looked at it more closely I recognized the signs of a broken wrist. Not wanting to think about the way, her wrist broke while I was away. I try to distract my thoughts from her injury. My eyes follow the movement of her hands until I look up to meet her gaze. She looks unmoving back at me with guilt, shock and horror written all over her face. I flinch at the sight and feel my own guilt rising to an unknown level. Fight against the need to smash something I close my eyes and try my hardest to let nothing of my emotions show on my face. There are more important things to do right now than to drown in guilt and anger at myself. But my control is wavering as I fight against another wave of anger.

How could I? How the hell could I leave her alone? I am so stupid. I should have stayed back and looked after her, but I didn't. I couldn't. I had to find him. So that he couldn't do more damage than he already did. Silently cursing I remember the events of the last few hours…

Flashback

I sit at the chair beside Bella's bed and watch her sleep. Silently observing her for any sign of discomfort. Glad to see, that there is none. She sleeps curled on her side with her face relaxed peacefully. Her brown hair surrounds her head in waves. A scream and angry shouts distract my attention from the sleeping girl in front of me. "Let me in!" "No, I have orders to let nobody in beside Carlisle and the kings." "LET ME IN DAMN IT" A crash and sounds of fighting followed Edwards angry sentence and I am on my feet and out of the door within a second. I close the door behind me as soundless as possible, so that Bella wouldn't wake up. "What is going on here?" An angry voice asks from the other side of the corridor. I look up to see Marcus rushing to the fighting duo. "Explain yourself!"

"He wants to go see Bella. He wouldn't listen as I told him, that you said nobody was allowed inside except for you, your brothers and Carlisle." Angry red eyes turn to look at Edward. "What business do you have with our mate, Edward?" Edward, who was just managing to stand up looked back at Marcus with an equally large amount of anger in his eyes. "None of your business! You have no right to keep me, her mate, away from her!" "You are not her mate and you know it! There is just no way, her mate can leave her alone for as long as you did. It's just not possible. Now go back to your room." Before anyone knew, what was happening Edward was on top of Marcus and tried to punch him in his face. Using his long experience at being a vampire and his sheer endless amount of power Marcus managed to push Edward against the next wall without needing even a second to do so. With his hand on Edwards throat, which was squeezing it hard. "Don't dare to touch me, my brothers, or my mate ever again. Do you understand me?" Marcus voice was now really cold. As Edward doesn't react fast enough Marcus grips his throat even tighter. "Do you understand me?!" After a nod from Edward Marcus releases Edwards throat and turns around to look at me. Suddenly his eyes are not filled with anger, but with worry. "How is she doing?"

"She is alright. At least for her circumstances. Her memory is still not back. But she will get them back eventually. Her head is healing rather well, but it will take some time until she won't have a headache anymore. So she should take two painkillers each day for at least the next one or two weeks. About her lost memory, I can just guess, that it was caused, because of her prior head injury in combination with Victoria's torture methods and the distance between her and her mates. As you stated to Edward before, it's impossible for a mate to stay away from his/her mates for too long. As in Bella's case it caused her memory to get mixed up, dizziness and probably some other symptoms, that will show themselves within the next week. It's important, that she is supervised and that one of her mates is always near her or at least in the same building. Otherwise her symptoms could get worse and I am sure none of us want to risk this. Other than that Bella has just some scratches and minor injuries. They will heal soon. Please tell Aro and Caius this after they are back from, wherever they dragged Victoria to. Now, please excuse me. I have to go back inside."

I turn around and walk back inside to Bella, who is still sleeping peacefully. Some time passes before I can hear shouts again. This time from another direction. I close my eyes and concentrate on them until my eyes snap open and I run out of the room.

What the hell?! Edward is gone? Where to? What does he plan? How the hell did he manage to run away without Alice noticing his intentions? Did he find some way to ignore Alice's ability? All this thoughts and many more rush through my head as I try to reach Alice, Marcus and the guards as fast as possible so that we can find Edward.

Flashback end

I look down at Bella, who was now looking at me with so much guilt in her eyes, that it nearly tore my heart from my chest. She doesn't have any reason to feel guilty after all. It should be me, who should plead for her forgiveness not the other way around!

I take her hand and after seeing, that she can't stand I take her in my arms. I go into the bedroom and lay her down on the bed covering her with the blanket. Before telling her, what happened since the 1. Of April. I don't mention, that Caius, Marcus and Aro are her mates, so that they can tell her personally. But other than that I tell her everything. Starting from her mission to save Edward, to his action over her being kidnapped and ending with her loose of some memories, because of Victorias unkind treatment and other factors. After that I give her some pain killers and medicine to help her sleep. I wait until she is sleeping before I stand up and start pacing. It's just impossible to control the need to pace while remembering the last events.

We managed to find Edward after just two hours of searching. After all we had to hurry, because Caius and Aro were still with Victoria and nobody could contact them until they were back. Which meant it was pure torture for Marcus to lead his guards while his mate was alone in her room suffering from the distance. It wouldn't have been good for her to be alone for longer than necessary. After finding Edward Marcus asks me to go to Bella. So that he can give his guards some last instructions before following me.

The look in Edward eyes was so worrisome. He looked like some kind of mad man. Eyes blazing with gruesome intentions and hate for seemingly the whole world. I am not sure, what happened to the sweet old Edward, who like to play his piano. But he was certainly gone, if he ever existed. He was probably just acting like sweet boy, so that nobody would suspect anything.

With a shudder I remember the last words of Edward before I left to go to Bella. He said: "Just wait, Father. I will get MY Bella. You will all see. And she will beg me for my forgiveness. You all will. You can't stop me! HAHAHAHAHAHA …I will get her back and you won't be able to stop me! Nobody will! HAHAHAHA" His laughter still rang in my ears as I looked down at the vulnerable girl in front of me.

No, I wouldn't allow Edward to hurt this sweet, innocent girl, who was like a daughter for me. Never.