𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍-𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗌

𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎. PROLOGUE

❝𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍-𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋!❞
✶· ༘ -͙˚ ༘ ⑅ 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚣𝚎𝚛𝚘 ⑅· ༘ -͙˚ ༘✶ ───────────────────────

𝐆𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒 from Edward Cullen on the balcony of their home. She was coaching herself about why she has to do this. For the sake of them both. It was time he made a decision on whether he loves the woman he's been with for decades or the human counterpart.

Gabriella took a deep breath before, folding her arms against her chest and lets out a heavy sigh. "I'm leaving."

Edward opened his mouth to speak but Gabriella stopped him.

"Let me finish. Everything has changed between us." She continued. "You clearly have feelings for the human and as upset as I am, I don't want hold you back from your happiness. So leaving would spare everyone from the awkwardness and hostile energy between us."

"Gabby." Edward whispers as he goes to cupped her cheek, but she turns away from him. "I'm so sorry."

Gabriella swallowing the tears. "I know."

"I do love you, Gabriella," He pointed out.

"Just not in love with me." The red haired woman whispered, touching the emerald pendant necklace he got her as an anniversary gift before removing it off her neck.

"Gab-" Edward shakes his head, but she gently grabs his hand turning it over and placed the pendant in his palm.

"It's going to be okay," she reassured him. "I want you to be happy and it's clear I don't make you happy anymore."

Edward gently cupped her cheeks and placed a kiss on her forehead before leaning his forehead against hers. Rogue wanted this moment to last forever but she knew they weren't meant to be.

She pulls his hands away from her face and stepped back from him. "Can you go somewhere for a few hours...I need to pack and make sure Emmett doesn't do anything stupid."

Edward nods his head, turning towards the patio door. "I am sorry it came to this."

Gabriella simply nodded her head, keeping her mouth silent.

Edward walked back into the house, then reappearing next to his car. He glanced up at the balcony with a sorrow expression before hopping inside and driving off.

Gabriella waited till the Silver Volvo was out of her sight. The brunette slowly sinked to the floor as cold tears began flow down her face, crying into her hands.

𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 their best friend, packing up all of her items out of the bedroom she once shared with the man she love. Both heard everything Gabriella told their adoptive brother and Jasper had to distract Emmett to keep him from possibly ripping off Edward's head. From Rosalie's perspective, Gabriella had given up with trying to fight for someone who clearly didn't want her. Everything was perfect between them until Bella entered his mind. They were the couple everyone aspired to be like.

Now, the Cullen family were losing one of their own.

"Look, I had to do it." Gabriella voiced, picking on their presence. She knew that everyone had heard everything she told Edward. "I love him and he deserved to be happy."

"Gabriella." Rosalie voiced. "He was happy with you."

Gabriella scoffed as she shook her head. "It was clear, he wasn't. Besides it's better this way."

"How so?" Alice questioned her, moving to sit on the bed.

"If I made him choose. Not only would he hate me, but I know deep down I wasn't going to be the one he chose." Gabriella croaked out, feeling herself about to cry, but chose to stay strong.

Rosalie and Alice wrapped their arms around the brunette's body as she lightly sniffled. It was hard seeing the person who could effortlessly light up the room become induced into pain and heartbreak.

"I'm going to kill him." They heard Emmett voice boom through the doorway, making the three girls to look up at him, Jasper, Carlisle, and Esme. "Break him in half like tooth pick."

"Emmett, we just talk about this." Carlisle commented.

Esme walked over to join the three girls on the bed, grasping Gabriella's hand. "Letting go of someone you love is hard, but holding on to someone who doesn't even feel the same is much harder. You, my daughter, have the purest heart and just know we are here for here."

"Always." Carlisle added on with a reassuring nod.

"Thank you. All of you." Gabriella stated, giving them a sad smile.

"Where will you go?" Jasper spoke up.

The brunette shrugged. "Who knows but I'll make sure to send postcards."

"You shouldn't have to leave," Emmett protested. "You didn't do anything wrong. He did."

Gabriella stood up and walked over to him. "Em, I know I don't have to, but I think putting some distant between him and I. I need time to whip myself back into shape and save everyone from the tension or the house being burned down to the ground."

Emmett understood her point, but not having his sister around was hard especially when isn't her fault. He pulled her into a small hug. "I love you, little sis."

"I love you too, big bro." She whispered back. Tears of sorrow, anger, and happiness. Suddenly, she felt someone else join into the embrace, then another one, then another one. She knew it was her family, consoling her when she needed them most.

🆃🅷🅰︎🅽🅺 🆈🅾︎🆄 🅵🅾︎🆁 🆁🅴🅰︎🅳🅸🅽🅶