Here's Chapter 12, enjoy and don't forget to review please.

Edward's POV

I laid on the bed with Bella fast asleep cuddling into my chest. I couldn't stop thinking about how scared she must of been all the times he hurt her and the fact that the only reason she didn't want to tell us or anyone else was because she was scared Charlie would hurt us. Her fear was silly because no human man could hurt us but she didn't know that. This showed just how brave and selfless she really was, to go through all that pain just so no-one else would suffer. One thing I did know is that I would never allow anybody to hurt her ever again.

Her so called father had hurt so much and I vowed to both her and myself I would not see her in that much pain again for the rest of her life. She deserved so much better than what she has had to put up with. Nobody deserves to be beaten by anybody, never mind there own parent that is supposed to protect and love her. Holding her whilst she cried was horrible, it was like I could feel her pain with every sob that broke from her lips. I was sure that If my dead heart could break it would of.

I knew she would need a lot of support to get through this and I'm hoping the rest of the family especially rose will want to help her through it. I suppose Rosalie was the only one in the family that could truly sympathise and know what Bella has been through. I dread to even think about what she has been through and I know that when she trusts us she will eventually tell us the extent of the abuse.

I was still having a hard time figuring why on earth any parent would do something like this. I understand he lost his wife but that is no excuse to abuse his own daughter. He blamed Bella for his wife's death and I can't imagine the pain that most of caused her emotionally. From what I could tell she was very close to her mother and missed her a lot. Her mother had died when she was ten years old according to records, I really hope this hasn't been going on that long but from the X-rays and all the scars she has I would say she has been suffering for a long time.

I still don't know how she managed to be able to stay on her feet and not breakdown completely over all that time of being both bullied and beaten up by bullies and then going home to get further abuse from her own father. If only the bullies knew what she had been going through at home, maybe they might of left her alone but knowing how cruel people can be it wouldn't surprise me if they still bullied her.

I was broken from my thoughts when there was a quite knock on the bedroom door, It was Carlisle so I told him to come in. He quietly opened the door and came into the room. A look of shock and confusion spread across his face when he saw Bella cuddling into my chest. He sat gently on the bed being careful not to wake Bella up. He was wondering in his mind how she ended up cuddling into my chest.

'She woke up and didn't remember at first what happened to her then I explained some of it up to the part where she phoned me and that's when it all came back to her and she broke down. I tried to calm her down in my arms and held her until she calmed down abit and stopped crying. She just stayed in my arms and fell asleep after a while which of course I didn't mind. She's scared that he is going to come and hurt her or us but I won't let anybody hurt her Carlisle. I love her and I will protect her from him' I explained to him. She was my life now and without her it would be incomplete.

'Edward you know we will all protect her and won't let him anywhere near her. You know I'm not one for violence but seeing such a young girl hurt like this by her father makes me more angrier than I have ever been in entire existence. Me and esme both already see her as part of this family and I myself see her as my own daughter. We will help her get through this but its just going to take some time' Carlisle said and I could see the anger in his eyes. In the 100 years I have been with Carlisle I haven't seen him this angry and I could see in his eyes how much he already cared about Bella.

I have always admired Carlisle for how much kindness and compassion he had for others, it made him the man he is today. I myself believed I didn't have a soul but looking at Carlisle makes me think twice because there was no way he couldn't have a soul. I knew he was right and it was going to take quite some time to get through this. She will probably never get over it but we will help her move on with her life.

'I know I just hate seeing her in so much pain. Hearing her cry earlier made my heart break, I wish there was something else I could do to take her pain away from her' I sighed. I knew there wasn't but it hurt to see her like this.

'The best thing you can do now for her is be there for her. If she needs to cry, let her cry. If she needs time alone, let her have it. If she wants to talk, let her talk. She will get through this Edward, she is a very strong girl' he said. Strong was such an understatement. She was absolutely incredible. I looked down at her face and the bruises made me feel sick with guilt. I shouldn't of let her leave the hospital, I should of stopped this from happening. I would never forgive myself for not helping her sooner.

'The others are back from hunting. They all want to help her too' Carlisle said which made me feel relived knowing they okay with her being here.

'Good, im glad' I say knowing they would hear me. He nodded his head and give me a small smile.

'I'm going to have to check her over and give her some more painkillers when she wakes up and I think it will be best to talk to her about Charlie and what she wants to do about him because before long he will come looking for her and we don't want that to happen' Carlisle says and I nod my head.

'Yeah as soon as she wakes up. We will talk to her, I really hope she will get the police involved and gets him locked up even through he deserves so much worse than that' I tell him and can feel the anger building inside.

'Don't worry son. He will pay for this' Carlisle said placing his hand on shoulder to calm me down. I was about to reply to him when Bella starting thrashing about in her sleep and starting whimpering in her sleep. She was having an nightmare and was begging someone to stop hurting her. All of a sudden she let out an almighty scream making the whole family come bursting through the room.

Bella's POV

Dream (CAUTION NEEDED)

I felt hands wrap tightly around my throat stopping the airflow to my lungs. My eyes shot open and I was faced with Charlie evil smirking face. The look on his face sent shivers down my spine.

'Did you really think you were going to get away from me that easily?' he snarled with an evil smirk on his face. I was struggling against his grip on, trying to pry his hands off my throat by digging my fingernails as hard as I could into his hands. I was kicking and thrashing but he stayed put and just tightened his grip on me even harder. I wanted to scream but I couldn't. My vision was starting to go blurry and I could feel the blackness coming.

Charlie obviously wanting to cause me as much pain as possible saw I was about to pass out and let go of the grip on my throat finally allowing my lungs the air they desperately needed. I rolled over and moved as far away from him as possible but before I could get very far he grabbed me by my ankle and dragged me back over to him. I had tears falling down my cheeks and he just laughed in my face enjoying my pain.

'Why are you doing this?' I asked through my tears.

'You know fine well why I am doing this and you deserve it. you don't deserve to be happy and you never will be. Do you really think that Cullen boy would ever want a pathetic little whore like you. he will never love you neither will his family they just feel sorry for you because your a nobody' he taunted me. Every word cut new wounds into my soul. I knew every single word he said was true. Why would someone as beautiful as Edward want me? I was covered in scars and bruises. I was ugly and nobody would ever want me. I was crying hysterically. I just wanted all the pain to end.

'SHUT UP!' he shouted and slapped me hard across my face causing me to cry out louder.

'Please stop' I begged him.

'Why should I?' he said and punched me in the nose, causing me to scream. I heard a loud crunch as his fist landed and the pain was unbelievable. He seemed to enjoy my pain and kept punching me over and over. The whole time I was begging him to stop hurting me. Blood was dripping from my face forming a small pool around me. when he got bored of punching me, he got to his feet and kicked me violently everywhere his feet could reach. each hit hurt more than the last. I was barely able to keep my eyes open and I knew this was the end and he was going to kill me.

After he finished, he grabbed hold of me and dragged me upstairs into my room and threw me onto my bed. he got on the bed and got on top of me and delivered a few more punches before leaning over to my ear and whispering 'Now let's have some fun'. His words made me want to vomit, I knew what he was going to do. he starting kissing my neck and I felt his hands roam all over my body. I tried pushing him off me but my efforts were wasted. I didn't have the energy, all I felt was pain.

'You will always be mine, remember that' he said in my ear whilst ripping my clothes off. I screamed loudly, tears streaming down my very sore face.

End of dream

I shot up in bed, sweat covering my face. My heart was beating like crazy and I couldn't stop the tears from falling speedily down my face. It was one of the worse nightmares I have ever had and it bought with it a lot of memories that I really didn't want to think about. I closed my eyes and tried to calm my breathing not even taking in my surroundings.

'Bella sweetheart, are you okay?' came Edwards voice next to me. I jumped in shock not even realising he was still in the bed with me. My eyes shot to his and I saw the sadness and sympathy in them. I looked around the room to see six concerned golden eyes looking at me. I only recognised two of them which was obviously Carlisle and Alice but the others were just as beautiful as them. They all give me small smiles which I tried to return but I was still crying from my nightmare. I realised I didn't answer Edwards question when he pulled me into his chest and wrapped his arms around me. I would think this type of contact would bring horrible flashbacks back but in Edwards arms I felt completely safe and just knew he would never hurt me.

'I think so. I just had a really bad nightmare that's all' I answered him not knowing how i actually felt. I felt almost slightly numb. The dream had felt so real and I could of swore that i felt the pain of every hit.

'Do you want to talk about it?' he asks me. I look around the room and feel all of a sudden shy with everyone staring at me. I felt uncomfortable being in the spotlight. I didn't even know all their names.

'Later not now' I whisper closing my eyes and taking a deep breath. I could feel Edward rubbing circles on my back and his touch was sending little sparks through my body. I don't know what it was about his touch but he made me relax.

'Okay guys lets give them so privacy' Carlisle said which i was grateful for. I opened my eyes and each of them give me a small smile before leaving the room.

'Here take these, they will help with the pain and help you get some rest' Carlisle handing me some small white tablets and a glass of water.

'Thank you' I said to him taking the tablets. He give me a small smile and left the room. When he left i laided back down and Edward pulled me back to him so i was cuddling into his chest.

'Bella?' Edward said.

'Yes?' I asked raising my head to look at him. I could see he was debating with himself over something.

'We are all here for you when your ready to talk you know. You don't have to cope with this on your own, we will be there for you every step of the way. I know you must be feeling scared and overwhelmed with everything that has happened but I want you to always remember you are safe here and we won't let anybody hurt you' Edward said looking right into my eyes. His words caused a few tears to escape and a warm feeling spread through my veins.

'I promise I will tell you all everything but just not tonight and I do feel safe here especially with you. I know that sounds stupid but I know none of you will ever hurt me like he has done' I said crying.

'Nobody will ever hurt you again, I promise' Edward said. I nodded and snuggled closer to his side.

'Sleep now Bella, I will be here the whole time' Edward says. His words made me feel safe and for the first time in a long time I fell asleep without having any nightmares.

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