Hey guys! So here is Chapter 14! Wow, can't believe we are this far along already but there is still a long way to go :) Enjoy the chapter :)

"Bella where did you get this book?" Edward asked me with a fascinated look on his face. Oh, thank the heavens he didn't look anger.

"Out of the forbidden section of the library," I said quietly as I went to stand beside him. I looked over at the book he was still gripping tightly in his hands. It was a big thick book. The cover was made of deep maroon leather and had gold writing on it. The title was 'The Development of Black Magic' and the author of the book was E.A. Masen. I hoped that the book would tell me more about black magic and the rituals they perform. I hoped this book was the key to figuring out what had happened to my parents and what the meaning behind the symbols drawn on their foreheads was. I could not believe my luck in having chosen the book I was in desperate need of.

"How did you manage to remove the book from the forbidden section? How did you manage to cross the forbidden section without setting off the alarm?" he asked astonished.

"Well, you know how I am telekinetic and can move and manipulate things with my mind?" I asked even though I knew after earlier tonight he knew damn well what I'm capable of. He nodded his head and waited for me to continue.

"Ok, so I went to the library earlier today as I had to wait for you to finish your lecture. I started reading through books, but they all said the same thing without really saying anything. I got frustrated at the lack of information and wondered over to the forbidden section. I figured that maybe I could move the book across the barrier. It would either move or that the magic would stop it from crossing over to the other side. I decided to take a chance. I just focused on moving the book and to my surprise it moved. I quickly grabbed it and stuffed it in my bag. I didn't even get a chance to look at it." I explained.

"You are getting better at using your telekinesis. If you want maybe I can help you explore that side of your power. We can try and see how far you can go with your power." he said. I wondered what he had in mind. How would we go about expanding and exploring my power? It would be nice to have help from someone. I still found it hard to believe that I had managed to find a guy so accepting of me.

"I'd love your help Edward. It's hard enough trying to figure all this stuff out on my own." I said as I gave him a kiss on the cheek. He took my hand and led me to the bed. He sat the book down on the bedside table and pulled me into his chest. He gave me a kiss on the head and held me tightly.

"Bella I will never be able to thank you enough for what you did for my dad today," he said in a soft voice. I turned to his side so that I was able to look into his eyes. His eyes were filled with emotions; sincerity, appreciation, and pride. It was nice to think that he was proud of me.

"Edward I took a risk with what I did. I wasn't sure if it would've worked. I was so afraid that I would mess up and you would hate me." I confessed. I had to try very hard to push all the negative thoughts of failing out of my head. I was so extremely relieved that it worked and that Carlisle would have a good chance of recovery. I couldn't even begin to imagine how much Edward would hate me if I had made things worse with Carlisle.

"Bella he would have died. There was nothing we could have done. By the time he would've gotten to the hospital he would've bled out. There is nothing you could have done to worsen his condition." he reassured me. I let out a big yawn and I felt the events of the day drain my energy. Edward didn't look much better than me. I could see the dark circles under his eyes. We got out of bed to get dressed for bed and got comfortable under the sheets again. I was so ready to sleep, but I had a few more things I needed to talk to Edward about.

"Edward what are we going to tell your mother about what I did to help your dad?" I asked warily. I had no idea of how much Esme was aware of when it came to my power or what her reaction to my power will be.

"I'm sure she will have questions about it. You can trust my mother, love. She would never use it against you or spill your secrets. It is up to you just how much you want to tell her." he said thoughtfully. I was conflicted. I wasn't sure how much I should confide in her. On one hand, she could turn out to be a useful confidant and be able to help me or she could be disgusted by my power and use it against me. Esme seemed like a genuinely nice person. I highly doubt she would ever be rude or mean to me, but I have kept this part of me a secret for so long that it was hard to let people see that side.

"What would you tell her?" I asked.

"I'm biased in that respect as she is my mother, love. Even so, I'd trust her with my life. Just tell her what you are comfortable with telling her." he said and gave me a small kiss. I figured that I would wait until she approached me and then talk with her and see how it goes. No point in over analyzing it when I was so tired. I really hoped my questions wasn't annoying him.

"What's going to happen to the student that the banshee took? Do you know who she took?" I asked. I was afraid of the answer. I felt a shiver go down my spine.

"There is a group of soldiers looking for him in the Unknown. I'm not sure if the search party will be successful, but I do hope so. Jasper is leading the search party and he is the best. If they haven't found him by sunrise, the next search party will be sent out. I will be leading that party. The student is Liam O'Brien. He was a Junior and had moved here all the way from Ireland. His sister, Maggie, is also a student here." he said sadly.

"He is a student here Edward, not was. I have hope that he will be found alive. Don't give up hope just yet." I said as I placed my hand on his face and gave him a kiss.

Edward pushed his hands into my hair and deepened the kiss. He rolled me onto my back and hovered over me. His kisses grew hungrier as his hands moved to massage my breast. When we needed to breathe he moved his lips down my neck and as kept going till he reached my breast. I was only wearing a thin tank top and panties. Edward roughly pulls my top down, causing one of the arm strings to break. He took my nipple in his mouth and sucked on it harshly. It felt so good that I let out a loud moan. I was a sucker for a man who takes control and is rough in bed. There was something in the back of my head telling me to stop, there was something not right here. It was so hard to concentrate on that little voice as Edward took my other nipple in his mouth. He bit down on my nipple and I arched my back off the bed. Fuck his mouth really is sinful. The voice in the back of my head just wouldn't go away. It kept nagging at me that something was wrong.

When Edward started moving down my body, I knew I had to stop him or else I never would.

"Edward stop." I moaned. He kept going and had reached my panties. I pulled his hands away before he could take them off.

"Edward stop," I whispered. He looked up at me. He looked so upset. I placed my hand on his cheek and he leaned into it. A single tear ran down his cheek. It all made sense at that moment. He was trying to forget about this day. He was trying to forget about this miserable night. He wanted to use my body as a distraction, a way to forget the pain for a while. I would've gladly given him my body, but I knew he would regret it in the morning. I knew he wanted to wait and make sex special between us. So no matter how much I wanted him, I knew I had to pull away.

"I'm sorry love. I didn't mean to be so rough with you. Did I hurt you?" he asked in an ashamed tone.

"Ha, yeah right. Edward I loved that, but I'd rather talk this out then to lose ourselves in sex." I said. I sure as hell wouldn't have minded a repeat performance by rough Edward. Edward rolled off me and laid on his back with his hands covering his face. I rolled onto my side and removed his hands from his face.

"Talk to me," I whispered.

"Tonight seeing my dad like that just reminded me of Lizzie," he whispered sadly. I knew tonight must have stirred up terrible memories for him, but I knew there was more to it than that.

"I know tonight was hard on you but what aren't you telling me?" I asked as I stared into his gloomy eyes.

"Liam was one of my close friends," he whispered. I waited for him to continue.

"I was running to try and stop her from taking him but I failed. I failed him Bella. I was too late. She had already taken him into the Unknown." he said solemnly. Oh no, this was bad. He had begun blaming himself just like he blamed himself for Lizzie's death. I sat up straight and looked him straight in the eyes.

"Don't you dare do this to yourself Edward. You tried, that's what matters. There were other people in that hall that all could've done something. This is not your fault." I said angrily. I was not going to let him blame himself for this. He let out a deep breath.

"It's easier to blame myself Bella. I just wish I can do more. I wish there is a way that I can save him." he said.

"Everything that can be done is being done Edward. Stop beating yourself up." I said as I laid back down. He pulled me back into his side. We just laid there in an embrace with nothing else said. After a while, Edward's breathing became even and he was fast asleep.

I couldn't manage to fall asleep. My mind kept going back over what had happened and about the book. I kept worrying about what I'm going to do about the affinity assembly. I started to worry about Emmett and Alice. I knew Rosalie was ok, as Edward would have told me if something had happened to her. I struggled out of Edward's hold and went to get my phone. I quickly checked it and found messages from Emmett and Alice asking if I was safe. I quickly texted them back making sure they are ok and assured them I was fine. We made plans to meet up at Billy's for coffee. I got back into bed and fell asleep rather quickly as I knew all my friends were safe.

Edward woke me up the next morning. I slept like a baby as I was so bloody tired. We had twenty minutes to get ready and meet Alice and Emmett at Billy's. I quickly hopped into the shower. I closed my eyes and let the water wash away all the events from last night. After a few minutes, I felt relaxed and ready to tackle the day. When I got back into the room Edward was gone and worry started to sweep through my body like a wildfire. On his desk, he left me a note and a key to the room.

Love,

I'm sorry for leaving without saying goodbye. The search party has come back with no results. I need to go and head up the next search party. I will see later tonight.

Edward

xxx

I reread his note about a hundred times. He had gone into the Unknown. I couldn't wrap my head around him being there. My stomach was sick at the thought of him being there. I quickly got dressed in a t-shirt, comfy jeans, and my old army boots. I texted Emmett to meet me outside the back of the university building. I sent Alice a quick text saying we aren't meeting for coffee and that I'll see her tomorrow for our shopping trip. I grabbed a jacket and my bag. I ran to the hallway outside the assembly hall. I located the bow and bag of arrows I used last night. I stuffed it into my bag as best as possible. I had a dagger stuffed into my boot. My nana gave me a beautiful dagger for my birthday one year. It has apparently been in our family for over 200 years.

I met Emmett outside the back of the university. He was similarly dressed as me. When I texted him, I explained what had happened with Edward and the search party. I had asked Emmett to help me get into the Unknown so that I can help and make sure Edward is ok. Emmett had insisted that he some with me. I was reluctant but after he swore he would rather tie me to a tree then let me go alone, I knew I had no choice. When Emmett saw me he immediately wrapped me in a big bear hug. I hugged him back as tightly as I could. I was so relieved to see him and to see for myself that he was ok.

"Oh god Bells, I was so worried about you. I tried to find you, but there were students that were badly hurt and needed to be carried to safety," he said softly.

"It's ok Emmett you did the right thing by helping them. I'm just glad you are ok." I said and hugged him again.

"So what happened last night?" he asked as he looked at my bandages. I quickly recapped what happened between me and the banshees. He was shocked and proud of me. He even gave me a high five and called me badass. I couldn't help but laugh at that. I told him about what happened with Carlisle and how nervous I was about having to tell Esme about my power. He reassured me that Esme is an amazing person and would not betray my trust.

Turns out things between him and Rosalie were going very good. Rosalie introduced him to her mother earlier yesterday. He instantly fell in love with Esme. According to Emmett, she is the sweetest person he has ever met. I was starting to feel more and more comfortable with the idea of confiding in Esme.

"Ok, enough gushing about your gorgeous girlfriend and her mother." I teased Em and he blushed like a girl.

"Did you get what I asked for?" I asked Em. He bent down and started taking stuff out of his bag.

"Yup. I got a first aid kit, an extra jacket, snack bars, water and a flashlight. I also took my army knife and some rope just in case." he said as a laid out our supplies. We split the stuff between us so that Emmett doesn't carry all the weight. Granted he still took most of the stuff. I had some more bars and water in my bag. I also added a lighter and some pepper spray I had left. I only had the pepper spray cause my dad would never let me leave the house without it. I figured it I'd bring it as it might come in handy. In all honesty, I had no idea what to bring. I had no idea what we were about to face in the Unknown.

"Did you manage to get Rosalie to tell you how to get into the Unknown?" I asked in a hopeful tone. Our plan depended on being able to get into the Unknown and I had no clue how to. I had hoped that Rosalie would know and be willing to tell Emmett. I told him to ask her about how the Banshees would have been able to get through and hopefully that would tell us how to.

"Yeah, she told me. She said that there is a small path that led to stairs. We have to follow the stairs down. It will lead us to a small tunnel that will bring us to the portal. We need to cross the portal into the Unknown. That's it. The portal only stop creatures that aren't witches from crossing. The only thing is, we need to be sneaky and not get caught. The professors won't let us cross if they catch us." he said as he looked around to make sure that we were alone.

Emmett started walking slowly and tried to stay hidden in the shadows and bushes. It was only around seven in the morning and the sun hasn't come up fully so it was still relatively dark outside. I followed Emmett down an old beaten path that was barely visible. We went down some old stone steps that were covered in mold and smelled damp. At the end of the steps, there was a narrow tunnel.

"She said the Unknown starts just after the end of the tunnel after we cross the portal." Emmett reminded me as he took the flashlight out of his bag. It was very dark at the bottom of the stairs and pitch black in the tunnel. Emmett turned on the flashlight and started walking through the tunnel. I followed close behind him. The tunnel was small, dark and smelled like rotten water and mold. It was a short walk and after a few minutes we were out of the tunnel. We could see the same thin layer of magic that I saw on the balcony last night. We were standing at the portal. The only thing separating us from the Unknown.

"You sure you want to do this Bella?" he asked as he looked at me. There was no fear in his voice. I knew he only asked to make sure that I was ready for this. I looked him straight in the eyes and simply nodded my head. Then I took a deep breath and took my first steps and started to cross the portal and into the Unknown. Emmett followed closely behind me. We had now officially crossed over into the Unknown.

Oh, wonder what adventures the Unknown will hold for Bella and Emmett!

Don't worry Bella and Edward will be discussing the book in the future :)