EPOV
Waiting.
Waiting.
Waiting. It's so excruciatingly painful. Couldn't she at least call me, let me know she's ok?
Her future keeps shifting and changing, and it's too difficult for Alice to see as she is constantly around wolves. Anything could have happened to Bella, and I was going out of my mind with worry.
It has been two days since we last saw her. If I don't know she is safe by midnight, I'm not waiting a moment longer. I was in the kitchen, gazing out the window, my ears desperately trying to pick up the roar of her truck. Everyone in the house knew I was near my limits, so they all made the wise decision of staying away from me.
Wisdom. Does that word have any meaning anymore?
God knows.
Jasper's sudden thought made itself prominent in my mind.
If she's dead, it'll be just like before. I don't if I'll be able to live through Edward's pain again.
I clenched my fists. Jasper was in the living room, but with the amounts of anger I was producing, he'd sense my tension from miles away. He was suddenly opposite me, a couple of metres away.
"I'm sorry Edward, I slipped... I'm just worried about you... and Bella, you know?" I sighed, my anger slowly draining out of me.
"I know Jasper, I know." Normally, at this point, he would of left the room, to my surprise and temper's dislike, he continued the subject.
"But do you know Edward? Do you understand what all of us went through? Can you ever begin to imagine watching, your friend... your brother slowly die inside? We know you loved her, we all did, but we just can't bear the thought of it happening again." It felt like he'd just ripped my heart out of my chest, painful memories flooded into my mind.
*flasback*
"I love you Edward always have, always will." She whispered, her strawberry blonde curls bouncing around her delicate shoulders. I smiled, staring deeply into her amber eyes.
"My heart and soul are yours for keeping Tanya Denali."
***
"Aro, what are you doing?" I yelled, as Felix grabbed onto Tanya. Alex and Demetri secured my wrists behind my back. Aro walked up to me, and looked down at me, smiling smugly.
"You have committed an unforgivable crime against our kind Edward Cullen. You spoke of our secret existence to a person of high importance politically, for the humans. Therefore you shall have to suffer for your ignorance."
"Then kill me!" I screamed.
"No, no that is far too generous. We decided to kill your soul." He whispered, nodding at Tanya, who was staring at me, terror filled in her eyes.
"Please Aro, don't do this, she is innocent, she has caused no harm!" I whimpered.
"No Edward. But you did." He turned to face Felix. "Felix, will you do the honour?"
"Certainly." He grinned, positioning his hands on Tanya's limbs. That's when I heard her voice for the very last time.
"Edward!" She shrieked, her scream was blood curdled, and clawed at my ear drums. Then nothing. She was gone. I watched as the flames licked eagerly at her remains, and the smoke clambered into the air. That was the moment my heart shattered.
"Tanya." I moaned softly. I had stowed the memories so far away and now they slowly unravelling.
"It was my fault. She didn't have to die. My fault." My voice was empty, dry.
"Edward...Edward I shouldn't have reminded you. I'm sorry bro." I paid zero attention to Jasper's remorseful words. I found my legs pulling myself towards him, and my hands lifted and gripped his shoulders.
"Why did she have to die Jasper, why did she have to die?" I cried. I vaguely noticed that the others had slipped into the room.
It'd happened fifty years ago, before Jasper and Alice had even joined us, and rather close after Emmett had been changed. I'd met a man, Benjamin Reynolds an important political figure. He was hiking, when he caught me drinking from some elk. I'd been so engrossed with my catch; I'd forgotten to be alert. I had to kill him, of course. But it happened that a lone vampire named Iris was passing by. She, unlike me, had caught the smell of Benjamin and had pursued him. That's when she saw the whole scene. What made matters worse was that she was very favourable towards the Volturi and...went straight to tell them.
I killed the love of my life.
And I was about to let it happen again.
I raced out of the door and leapt into the Volvo. I flicked the car into ignition, and whipped out of the driveway. I was just about to reach the highway, when I saw the thing I'd wanted to see all day.
Bella's truck.
I screeched to a halt, and sped over to the truck. Our eyes met through the door window. She was safe, healthy. I yanked the door open and leapt inside.
"Bella, you cannot begin to imagine..."
"Edward. Stop I have to tell you now, I have no time." Her firm tone made me finally take in her expression. Worry and determination were the dominant emotions in her features.
"What's the matter?" I murmured concern clear in my voice.
"You've got to change me, we have no choice. Otherwise, we're all going to die."
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