Disclaimer: Original characters and part of the plot belong to Stephanie Meyer

Chapter 4 – Death

One month later – 17th December, 2005

Charlie POV

From the last month. Bella was trying really hard. She had started getting into physical stuff, going out with friends, and trying not to be alone. But I could tell she found comfort in solitude.

She also found pain in it.

In the last month, Bella had finally opened up about Beau. My son. Told me all the small little things he liked. How his personality was. How he had always helped her through rough times. How they held each other together when things went crazy.

As I thought these things, I pulled up my cruiser on the driveway and went inside.

I warmed up the food Bella had left for lunch for me. Suddenly I had a feeling of being watched. I turned slowly, so as to not give the attacker any indication that I knew of their presence.

I saw a woman with fiery red hair. Her eyes were black and crazed, a malicious smile on her face.

"W-Who are you?" my voice stuttered.

"That doesn't matter now, does it?" she said in a mock baby voice. "Now that you're going to die?"

"Die?" My blood ran cold. This woman terrified me in a way no other person had.

"Hmmm… It seems that Daddy Swan knows nothing of what Baby Bella is up to, huh?"

"What do you mean?"

I extended my hand behind my back discreetly to get a knife. Suddenly her hand was on my wrist and she pressed it extremely tightly.

"Ahhh!" I screamed as I heard a sickeningly loud crack.

1 hour later

Victoria POV

I dragged Charlie's body out to the garden and made a few more big cuts to make it look like an animal attack. The man was barely breathing.

As I dug my nails into his already slashed chest, I said, "For your information, my name is Victoria. And your daughter is going to suffer terribly before I killed her because she killed my mate."

His heart stuttered twice and then stopped beating altogether.

Charlie POV

My daughter was going to suffer? Why? She had not done anything. This woman was crazy. But extremely powerful and strong and fast. What was she?

Suddenly it hit me like a freight train. She was a vampire. She had drunk my blood. And her eyes were now blood red.

She said her name. Victoria.

My last thought as my heart stuttered and stopped beating was, "I love you, Bella, darling. I'm so sorry."