Exotic Blood (Edward Cullen Story)

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When Charlie had met Renee and told Zach all about her, Zach as Charlie's younger brother Zach showed nothing but love and support even though inwardly Zach had come to dislike Renee after meeting her 1 time. She had been bluntly flirting with him even though Charlie sat right next to her, Zach forced himself to pretend that everything was fine because his brother's shining eyes filled with happiness made it all worth it for him.

Zach was happy that his girlfriend and than wife was there for him and never held back when it came to putting renee in her place. Zach's happiest moment in life was having married the love of his wife but the cherry on top had and will always be their daughter Carina, who looked so much like her mother except for her eyes.

Losing Lucy had been devastating but his only comfort and reason to keep going and live the most out of life is their daughter Carina. Carina had always been brilliant and seeing her not only graduated highschool at only sixteen years old, but also surpassed anyone's expectations during college and university alongside seeing how much she has grown and accomplished at just 21 years old, made him so proud of her and he was sure Lucy felt just as proud as he felt about their daughter from up there.

Yet, even those brightest moments are obscured by the depressive thoughts and memories of Lucy's death, like how many times I end up embracing the empty spot on my bed hoping and expecting Lucy to be there smiling at me with her beautiful dimple smile but only feeling the cold and empty spot and reality crashes down, making me feel hollow and empty inside as Lucy wasn't just my wife, she was my best friend, my rock and now she's gone and I never got to say goodbye to her.

My saving grace has been Carina and Charlie whom were there for me and showered me in love and support, even Carina..my beautiful angel who had to be suffering as much as I had been was there embracing me, crying with me and comforting each other in the time of mourning and grieve over the absence of our families heart and soul, hoping and praying that she would always be watching over us not matter the time and distance between us here in the physical world.

After moving to forks with Carina after my brother Charlie's begging turned out to be the best decision of my life as both Carina and I were surrounded by so much love, support and understanding from Charlie to Billy to even the townspeople whom I have known since I was a young kid running up and down this worn down streets. I got to watch Carina blossom and flourish to the young and confident and successful lady she is now.

As for me, I got to work at the police station with Charlie, despite my credentials I had made the decision to start from a rookie position and work my way to the top and within a few months of hard work and dedication, I had earn my way to Deputy chief of police or in other words, I was now deputy superintendent which honestly is just a word term for being co-captain. Charlie and Carina were very happy for me and had thrown a small dinner party once he had gotten home from work.

Overall, life was looking up for him little by little despite the ache in my heart reminding me of the loss in both our lives. I knew that no matter what I would continue to strive to be the best co-captain but most importantly the best father to my daughter in Lucy's stead and so I lay down in bed and I spoke out loud towards the love who still held my heart within her hands, "I swear to you Lucy, I will work hard to be the best father for our daughter in your honor. I will try my best not to let you down ..I love you so much and I miss you, every day." And with that, I closed my eyes and allowed the tiredness of the day to lure me to sleep unknowingly of a white misty figure slightly glowing at the edge of the bed watching me with a smile on her face even as tears ran down her cheeks as she too wished that she could be there with him but comforted with the fact that she would be able to watch over her precious ones from wherever she was..and she faded away she whispered the one words she hopes he could hear even as he slept "I love you too"

By miracle or by fate, her words were delivered and heard by him, causing him to unconsciously smile in his sleep for the first time in months. Things change and there's nothing that can be done about that...but love remains no matter the time or years that pass by.