Stolen Heart

A life for a life

Sorry this is so late!! :S

Edward

It was time. I could feel the adrenaline slowly rising to my head and close in on any sane thought I had remaining. But at the same time, the fear was still pounding in the background, continuously trying to pull me towards Bella's unconscious and unprotected body. I could still hear her heart drumming away aggressively. Surely there wasn't much longer to go.

We were readied in position, further down the open driveway. Carlisle, Jasper and Rosalie were stood in a line up front. Behind them were Emmet and Alice, and then right near the front of the house were Esme and myself

"They are extremely close now. Yuck, I can definitely smell them." Muttered Jasper. My stomach curled at the scent wafting down the road. Then, as if someone had just flicked a switch, their thoughts streamed into my mind.

Let's get this over with - Jared

I still can't fucking believe this is happening. I thought Jake was so much better...- Quil

I will NEVER forgive Jacob for this shit. He's nothing to me anymore. - Leah

Edward, if you can hear me, if you don't already know, we don't want to do this. Jacob is making us do this against our own will! - Seth

My heart ached upon hearing that.

"That fucking monster. They are all already hating themselves for doing this, when it isn't even their fault!" I cried. Esme let out a quiet sob and Carlisle's eyes filled with pain and sorrow. But before anything else could happen, they were suddenly there in front of us, snarling, teeth bared, their eyes filled with angst and hardship.

"Before anything happens, we just need you to know that we know everything, Alice saw. We know that you are being forced to do this against your own will, and you are already forgiven. This is all due to a selfish, heartless monster. Who, to resolve the fact that he is about to meet certain death, wants to take others with him. We are truly sorry that it had to be this way." Carlisle called, his strong looking posture failing to hide the tremble in his voice. I felt one final lurch of pride for the most inspirational and humble man - father, that I'd ever known, before wrestling the wolf that suddenly had its paws incased around my throat.

Jacob

The end was close.

Too close.

I could feel different parts of me slowly fade away, bit by bit. To be fair, there wasn't a lot to fade in the first place. A good third of me third of me faded the day I turned into a wolf. The day I ruined Isabella Swan's life.

I needed to hold on just a little while longer, give them chance to end them... Edward, Carlisle...Bella.

And it was just like that, when it came to me.

If I ever wanted Bella to even forgive me for all those times I hurt her, I would have to do something worthwhile.

A life, for a life.

She may not have died physically, but the way Bella Swan died in real life seemed so much worse than the way I was dying right now.

My decision was made.

It was so, blindingly obvious that there was nothing else to do.

I had to let go.

I opened my eyes to vaguely see Billy standing on the other side of the room, staring at me, his eyes empty. I cleared my lungs to speak to him one last time.

"You...you will probably n-never forgi- forgive me." I wheezed. "B-but, I nee- need you to ... know th-that I will..." I paused, and had a huge coughing fit, blood spraying from my lips. He suddenly hurried to my side, his eyes already beginning to look slightly more life-like again - as I'd expected.

"What is it Jake? Please say it!"

"...Always love you. Goodbye." I saw his eyes widen, and tears begin to flow freely down his face.

"JACOB!" He screamed.

I let one last tear trickle down my cheek. I had one final thing to scream before I left this world.

"BELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

'Thank Heaven! the crisis -The danger, is past, and the lingering illness, is over at last -, and the fever called ''Living'' is conquered at last.' - Edgar Allen Poe

- darkness -

Bella

"BELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The burning, it was finally over. And before I could acknowledge anything else, I realised it wasn't the only thing that was over.

I sat up, my eyes snapping open, to a startling new world.

"Thank you Jacob" I whispered. I sat there for a few seconds taking everything in, mourning Jacob, and before I could do anything else, Edward's scream caused me to freeze on the spot. It was spine-chilling.

"BELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

A/N Byee Jacob :'(

Well there were a lot of screams in this chapter.

Now for the apologies, I am ridiculously sorry for how slow I take to update, I just put it off and put it off, not realising how much time passes. And the fact I had a huge amount of writer's block didn't help. I know that it's a weeny chapter, but I think when you kill a character off, there's only so much you can say. Anyways it's here now, and that's what matters. And I cannot believe Stolen Heart is almost at 10,000 reads! It's small in comparison to other stories, but to me it's massive and I can't thank you enough.

Please comment and vote! The more comments I get the more spurred I am to write! The next chapter maybe the second last Idk, but it's defo ending soon :'(

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