Here's chapter 18, enjoy :) review please xx

Edwards POV

'What's the news?' I asked, knowing already that they hadn't been able to arrest him.

'They went to arrest him and he shot one the police officers and made a run for it. They tried going after him but he got away, they don't know where he is and they say we should keep an eye out and be careful incase he tries to come after Bella' Carlisle said, I stiffened when he said this. If that man came anywhere near Bella I would kill him, I will not him just a hair on her head ever again.

'He will not touch her! If he tries to do anything, I will kill him with my bare hands' I said angry at the thought of him even having to see him again.

'Don't worry son, we will not let him anywhere near her. We will protect her Edward, Do you think we should tell her or not?' Carlisle asked. I didn't know the answer to be honest because i didn't know how she would take the news to be honest. I didn't want to cause her any more unnecessary stress, hopefully she wont need to find out.

'I don't know to be honest, Do you think we need to tell her? I don't want to give her anything else to worry her. She has enough to deal with' I said to him.

'I know where your coming from Edward but if we want her to trust us don't you think it will be best if we are honest with her and tell her what is going on. This involves her and she deserves to know' Carlisle said and I knew he was right but I was scared how this will effect her but she did deserve to know and I knew we needed to tell her. We have to be honest with her if we want her feel safe and trust us.

'Your right, we will tell her later' I said knowing it was for the best. I hope she will trust us enough to know that we will protect her and not let him harm her again.

'I know its going to be hard for her but she is a incredibly strong girl just look at how much she has been through and to be honest she has surprised me a lot by how well she is taking things' Carlisle said. He was right, she is an amazingly brave girl which has been had more to deal with than most people have to go through in their entire life. I am so proud of how well she has been handling everything. Can you imagine how much pain she must of been through?

'I don't know how she has been able to survive, the bullying and the abuse from her dad. How did she manage to cope with going to school everyday and suffer from the abuse there then come home and have to deal with her father. I'm still waiting for her to break down worse than she has' I said to him.

'Like I said Edward she is a strong girl and I don't think she will breakdown as long as she has the support of all of us and especially you. She seems very close to you and I can see how relaxed she is around you and Alice, she will trust us more than the others until she gets to know the rest of them but she will be fine Edward' Carlisle said. I hoped he was right.

'I know, im just worried about her' I said.

'She'll be fine Edward, I promise ill do everything I can to help her as much as I can.' Carlisle said.

'Thank you Carlisle, for everything. I know this whole situation is bizarre and isn't usual and I certainly never expected to find my soul mate in a human but all I know is I love her' I said. It was strange and none of us had heard in our many years of life of something like this. Falling in love with a human definitely was unheard of in the vampire world. All I knew was that I loved her and wanted to protect her with my own life.

'I admit it's unusual but Edward you deserve happiness and I know its a little complicated and Bella's life hasn't exactly been very good but things will work out. You just have to give her some time, I can already see that she is starting to fall for you. When she sees you, her eyes twinkle.' Carlisle said, maybe she was really starting to fall for me. I hope she was because I know for a fact that I want to spend the rest of my existence with her and I hope she does as well. I have only just met her but the amount of love I have for her is incredible. I will give her all the time that she needs to be ready for a relationship. I didn't know how she was going to take the news about Charlie and for the first time in a long time, I felt really worried.

Bella's POV

I woke up to someone's cold fingertips stroking softly across my cheek sending delicious tingles through my body. When I opened my eyes I was once again met with the most delicious golden eyes I have ever seen in my life. I could definitely get used to waking up like this, it was such a change from what I was used to. Normally I would wake up to getting a slap across the face or a kick in the ribs and I knew for a fact Edward would never hurt me well at least I hoped not. It was going to take some time to get used to not living in fear 24/7.

'Hello beautiful, I'm sorry for waking you up but Carlisle wants you to have something to eat and take some painkillers as your bound to be feeling some pain by now' Edward said and he was right, I could feel my ribs aching like hell. Every movement sent sharp pains through my stomach. He helped me sit up and handed me some tablets and a glass of water. I put them in my mouth and shallow them and drink the whole glass of water feeling thirsty. He then handed me a plate with a ham sandwich on it.

'Thank you Edward' I said.

'Your welcome sweetheart' He said giving me a kiss on the forehead, once again sending shivers down my spine. I leaned back against the couch cushions snuggling close to Edward as close as possible and eat the sandwich. After I finished eating the sandwich, I slowly got up with Edward following me into the kitchen and placed my plate and glass in the sink and washed them up. Of course Edward tried to wash them but I just ignored him. He will have to let me do stuff for myself at some point in time. I needed to use the bathroom and clean up a little but I don't think I could make it up the stairs on my own whilst my body hurt so much.

'Edward will you please help me upstairs, I need to use the bathroom?' I asked him shyly blushing bright red with embarrassment. He laughed and then without a word he sweeped me up into his arms as gently as possible and held me to his chest. The coldness of his chest soothing my ribs. He took me into his bedroom and then into the bathroom and I quickly did what I needed to before I walked back out into the bedroom to find Edward sat on the edge of his bed looking anxious. I walked slowly over to him and sat beside him and took a deep breath, he was making me worried.

'Edward, what's the matter?' I asked him worried about his answer.

'Bella, I need you to know that no matter what happens we will protect you and won't let anybody hurt you' He said taking my hand into his.

'I know that Edward, what is going on? your scaring me' I said panic clear in my voice.

'It's about Charlie, the police tried arresting him but he shot one of the police officers and got away. They tried to catch him but he was too fast and slipped away from them' Edward said and at his words, my heart picked up at an incredible speed. I was dead, I knew now he was going to come after me and he was going to kill me. As the panic inside me increased, my ability to breathe became extremely hard. I clutched my hand to my chest trying to calm down. Edward sensing my panic, got onto his knees in front of me and took my hands into his.

'Deep breathes Bella, your safe here. We will protect you' Edward said. I knew if Charlie wanted to kill me he could and nothing they did would stop them apart from cause them more trouble. I couldn't risk them getting hurt because of me. I wasn't worth it.

'No, Edward I can't do this. He will come for me, he will kill me for telling. You have no idea what he is like when he is determined to do something. I don't want anybody here getting hurt just because of me. you all don't deserve that. This is all my fault, I shouldn't of said anything. I knew how dangerous he was!' I shouted, losing my temper. I wasn't angry at Edward, I was angry at him for doing this to me. I was never going to escape him, he would keep hurting me until the day I died.

'Bella, listen to me. You have to trust me that I won't let him or nobody hurt you, you are completely safe here with us. I won't let him hurt my family either Bella and none of this your fault darling. What he did to you was no-ones fault but his own. You didn't deserve what he did to you for all those years and I promise we will sort this out, one way or another' Edward said wrapping me up in a hug. I wanted to believe him, but how could I knowing what Charlie was capable of. He wouldn't stop until he caused me more pain not that he could do anything worse than what he already has. I still couldn't stop thinking about that night, it was constantly plaguing my mind. The truth was I still blamed myself for everything, I should of been stronger and stopped him from doing that to me and that was one of the reasons why I didn't want to tell Edward. I couldn't face him thinking badly of me.

'Edward, I can't stand the thought of losing you and your family. He has took so much away from me, I can't cope with anymore pain' I told him in a shaky whisper, my voice trembling with pain.

'You won't lose us Bella, I promise we are not going anywhere' Edward said and tightened the hug slightly. I didn't ever want to let go of him. He was my strength, I don't think I would be able to function after everything if i didn't have the Cullen's. We were interrupted from our little moment by a gentle knocking on the door. Edward released me slightly and turned towards the door.

'Come in' He said and in walked Rosalie, she walked into the room and give me a friendly smile.

'Hi, sorry to bother you but Bella I was wondering if I could talk with you for abit?' she asked me. I felt suddenly slightly nervous, she seemed nice enough but Edward did say she didn't like people that easily and was afraid she didn't like me. I looked at Edward who give me a reassuring smile and a nod, slightly telling me it was fine.

'Yeah, okay' I told her.

'I'll leave you ladies to it, I'll be downstairs if you need me Bella' He said and smiled. I nodded my head and him and he left the room. I stood up and climbed further on the bed getting comfy, trying to stay calm. Rosalie came and sat next to me on the edge of the bed and when I met her eyes, they were filled with sympathy and understanding.

'Bella, I know right now you probably have a million different emotions going through you at this minute and your probably very overwhelmed by it all. I want you to know that I may know a little bit of how you are feeling. I want to tell you my story of how I became a Cullen, is that okay?' she asked. I nodded at her to show that it was fine, she took a deep breath before continuing. 'Okay well about a year ago I got into a relationship with this man and when I first met him, I thought he was the kindest man I had ever met. He treated me well and acted like he loved me, I moved in with him because I had nowhere to go when my parents passed away. Things were okay at first but he turned violent very quickly. He would beat me everyday for stupid silly little things, he made my life a living nightmare. I endured his abuse for months until one day he went to far and he raped and beat me along with some of his friends. They left me broken and bleeding in the middle of the street. Carlisle found me and he helped me but it wasn't easy to recover. What I'm trying to say Bella is I know how you are feeling and you need to talk about it. Don't let it bottle up inside you, it will just things worse. I don't know the extent of what he did to you but just remember we are here and want to help you but for us to do that you need to talk to us' Rosalie told me. By the end of her story I was in tears, she had been through something similar to me in so many ways and she got through it. I don't know how she did.

'How did you get through it?' I asked her.

'With lots of support and love from this family. Don't get me wrong it took a long time to get through it but they made me whole again and I don't even want to think of what I would of done without them. They saved my life Bella and I know for a fact they want to do the same for you. Your strong and you will get through this, I know its hard right now but I promise things will get better with time' Rosalie said. Everyone kept calling me strong but I felt far from it. She didn't know how close our stories actually fit.

'I don't feel strong' I murmured.

'I know you probably don't feel it right now but Bella you are strong. Look at what you have been through, if you weren't strong you wouldn't of survived through all that pain. I will always be here if you need to talk Bella, always remember that' She said.

'Thank you, it means a lot to me' I told her.

'Your welcome, just remember that we are here and no matter what you tell us we will always be by your side just like they were there for me when it happened to me' Rosalie said and give me a gentle hug. I returned the hug. She give me a gentle smile before leaving the room leaving me to my thoughts. Her telling me her story made me consider telling Edward about what Charlie did to me. I was going to tell him that he raped me, I needed to tell someone if I was ever going to move on with my life. About five minutes after Rosalie left the room, Edward came back into the room and sat down next to me. I shuffled closer to him and leaned against his shoulder.

'You okay?' He asked me.

'No, I don't think I am' I told him tears already falling down my face.

'What's wrong, love?' He asked me in a panic.

'I need to tell you something' I said to him trying to not panic.

'You can tell me anything Bella, Please just tell me your worrying me now' He pleaded with me.

'Charlie... he raped me' I whispered...

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