There was absolutely nothing there. Frantically, I flipped through the other pages.
All blank.
Angrily, I flipped to the last page. That was empty, too, but there was something taped to the back cover. I slowly peeled the tape off the crisp folded note.
I looked at it. Bella's handwriting still covered the sheet, but it seemed smoother, more elegant, not the messy scrawl I was so used to.
As I write this with new eyes, I am blissfully happy. The transformation was extremely painful, more painful than Renesmee's violent birth. But I wouldn't trade my immortality or my daughter for anything, and I am glad it all worked out.
I am still annoyed slightly by Jacob's imprinting, but I know that he'll protect her. I'm happy that he doesn't have to suffer anymore because of me.
The Volturi will leave us alone for now. I have no doubt that Aro will come back with a bigger army, but I don't want to worry about that now.
My shield power is actually useful, not like I thought it would be. In fact, I think I like it more than my super control.
Our family has decided to move away from Portland to Isle Esme. It is far away from any humans, so we can live peacefully. Of course, we'll still have to visit the mainland to hunt occasionally.
All is well.
-Bella
Bella was a vampire. She hadn't actually died. I was so happy and relieved at this fact that clutched the letter to my chest, as if letting it go would destroy Bella forever. Bella was alive!
But I hadn't missed one fact. Bella had mentioned she had given birth to a girl named Renesmee.
I wasn't sure if it was physically possible for a vampire to have kids. But if Bella was a vampire when Renesmee was born, it should be possible. After all, I wasn't an expert on vampire births.
Jacob had imprinted at this point, whatever that meant. I would have to try and find out.
And those mysterious Volturi had been mentioned again...it seems like they wouldn't bother the Cullens anymore, but would attack again in the future?
And Bella had some sort of shield power, along with some kind of super control. Control of what?
Bella had mentioned Isle Esme, too. According to the letter, the Cullens had lived in Portland before they decided to move there. I hadn't heard of Isle Esme, but I obviously recognized Esme's name in it.
An idea sprung on me, and I didn't know why I didn't come up with it the second I read the words. If I could find out where this island was, I could go visit Bella.
A smile crept into my lips. I was already much happier than I had been in months. Seeing Bella would truly be amazing.
After a while of research, I found out that Isle Esme was a small island off the coast of South America.
I beamed at my results. I was going to see Bella if it was the last thing I did.