Author Notes: Hello, everyone! How are you? So, this is the new chapter. I have a confession to make. I've had this chapter for the past few days but haven't gotten into uploading it. I hope you like it.
Chapter 9 The Deception
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Trying to find you," Edward replied.
"You can't be here," I said.
"On the contrary, I have to be," he said.
"You can't hurt me. You have a bracelet in your ankle that prevents you from doing that," I told him.
Edward laughed. "Do you really think that it's going to stop me? I invented this thing. I can deactivate it and no one would even know," he said.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Simple. I'm trying to find you. My sister is trying to save you and if I just give you to the Volturi, my sister would be saved," Edward said.
"Where's Alice?" I asked.
"The Volturi has her. I just needed to do a little exchange and then they would free her. Your life for hers and Jasper's," he said.
"I thought they got away," I said.
"The Volturi found them. She was being tried with aiding and abetting a fugitive. Help me or not, I will get her out of prison," Edward said.
Edward grabbed me by the hand.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
"To Italy. That's where Alice is," he said.
"I'm not going to go there," I told him.
"If it weren't for you, Alice wouldn't have gotten trapped. You owe it to her to turn yourself in. Besides, there are plenty of vampires to kill in Italy," he said.
That made my ears perked up. Vampire headquarters. However, there was only one small issue with his plan.
"I need backup," I said.
"The audacity! I don't know what Alice had seen in you," Edward said.
"I don't want to come with you. You want to kill me," I said.
"No! The order is to bring you alive. The Volturi had some plans for you. Likely it involves torture," Edward said.
"Bella, is there a problem?" Jacob asked. I didn't even know that he's back.
"Oh, nothing. My girlfriend and I just had a spat," Edward said.
I just looked at him. Girlfriend? Two can play with that game. "Yeah. What he said," I told him.
Jacob didn't seem convinced. Good. Jacob knew me very well.
We welcomed Edward into Rebecca's home. He seemed to behave really well. Meanwhile, I kept a stake strapped on my leg hidden underneath my pants. If Edward got out of line, I'd be the first one to stake him.
"Well, Bella and I had to go to Europe. My sister is waiting there for us," Edward said. He wasn't exactly lying.
"Maybe I should go there with you guys," Jacob said.
"No need, Jacob. It'll be a quick trip," I said. I hoped that Jacob understood what I wasn't saying.
"Very well then," Jacob said. He handed me a small box. When I opened it, I realized that it was an invisible net meant to trap vampires. Once I activated the net, vampires can't move unless I drag them out of it. Only a Quileute leader were capable of creating the trap. It was because they received special powers to lead the Quileutes. That meant that only chiefs like Jacob would be capable of producing it.
"Thank you, Jacob," I said. I put the box on my pocket, ready to activate it at a moment's notice.
Edward and I spent the night at Rebecca's house. I wanted to be as far away from him as possible but to be able to keep up with the ruse that we were together, we shared a room. I slept comfortably where I was. If Edward was to try anything, I would be ready to stab him with the stake I hid on both of my sides.
After a couple of days, we went back to the airport. We showed them our ID's, the security agents removed his ankle bracelet, we sat on the plane, and we were on our way to Italy. All of my weapons were checked in. I just had the trap that Jacob gave me. The rest I could improvise.
When we landed, I picked up my bags. Edward did his best to act like my boyfriend and carried my stuff. I was itching to change and to strap my weapons with me so I told him I needed to change. He agreed. I took my things and changed my clothing. Along the way, I made sure that all my weapons were with me. I didn't want to go anywhere unprepared.
Edward led me out of the airport. When we got there, fifteen vampires were there, greeting us. Among them was a small girl who walked toward us. She seemed to radiate authority as everyone around her trembled in fear.
"Hello, Edward!" the small girl said. She was small but she seemed powerful enough that people were afraid of her. She didn't scare me. "I'll take her," she said, pointing at me.
"Where's Alice?" Edward asked.
"The girl, please?" the small girl said.
"Jane, where's Alice?" he asked.
Jane wouldn't answer.
"Bella, it's a trap!" Edward shouted.
Every single one of those vampires surrounded us. Edward put himself in front of me, as if he would be able to fight fifteen vampires on his own.
Everyone moved toward our direction, as if we were roasted pigs.
End Notes: So, what do you think? Edward had been double crossed by Volturi. He thought that if he handed Bella over that they would return Alice. We all know what the Volturi really wants don't we, based on Breaking Dawn. They want to collect powerful vampires.