†♡It All Started In A Hospital♡†

Chapter 10: The Note & The Phone Call

Annabelle Swan's POV

It was around midnight now. Carlisle got the graveyard shift since a doctor got sick and had to leave. Carlisle decided to take over. I was okay with it.

He's been calling to check in every now and then. I do wish he was here with me.

I was watching a movie when my phone started ringing. I look and see the caller ID.

'Bella❤️'

I answer it.

"Hello?" I ask.

"Hey... Uhm... I was just... Calling to check in on you." Bella says.

"I'm fine..." I say.

"Look, Anna... I'm really sorry okay. I know I can never make it up to you and sorry isn't enough but... All I can do is say sorry and hope you can forgive me." She says.

"I forgive you... Just... Don't ever do that again. Dad and I really missed you. And being away from Carlisle was worse than Edward leaving you. At least you got a face to face good-bye. I got a note and a voicemail. It literally killed me. I was a zombie. Dad was really scared. Mom was freaking out. Jacob wanted to kill everyone. Sam wanted me to stay with him and Emily but I refused to intrude on them." I say.

"I'm so sorry, Anna." She says, her voice cracking.

"I forgive you... Just don't leave again. No one." I say.

"We won't. I promise. We're here to stay." She says.

"Okay..." I say.

"I just wanted to make sure you were okay. Also because Carlisle called and asked us to make sure you were ok." She says.

"Of course he did. Well you can all tell him that I am fine and he has nothing to worry about." I say, walking into the kitchen.

I see a note on the counter and go to it.

"I will. He's just worried with all the recent disappearances and killings." She says as I read the note.

'Your family can't protect you, Annabelle. I've been watching you since you were human. Carlisle had his nasty hands on you. You are mine. And I'm going to take what is mine.'

What the hell?

"Yeah... I can only imagine. But I'm fine and you can tell Carlisle that." I say, crumbling the note and tossing it aside.

"I will." She says and then I go upstairs.

"I mean it. Tell Carlisle I'm fine. I don't want him to drive himself insane, worrying about me." I say, going into my room.

"I will. Just promise me you're okay." She says.

"I promise, I'm okay. Now I'll call you in like 30 minutes. Let me shower." I say.

"Okay." She says.

I hang up and toss my phone aside. I go to take off my jacket but my phone rang again. I fix my jacket then pick up my phone without looking at the caller ID.

"Bella, I said I'm fine." I say.

"You don't really think your precious Cullens can protect you, right?" I hear an unfamiliar mans voice ask.

"Who is this?" I ask.

"Your worst nightmare. See, your brother-in-law, Edward Cullen, killed my half brother, James. Protecting his mate. I would like to kill him but that'd be too easy. I'd go for Bella but again, too easy. I want him to suffer. So I thought of his family. A sister, a brother, or maybe his doctor father." He says.

"You're not gonna touch Carlisle." I snap.

"Oh, I won't... That's why I settled on the next best choice... Someone he cares so dearly for... Someone he'd beat himself insane with guilt if she died because he protected his mate... His mate would be so upset... His doctor father would be so depressed... The family would be lost without her... That someone... Is you. Annabelle Elizabeth Marie Swan." He says.

I froze.

"I'm in the house. Nice place. I see you got my note. Now... I'm gonna find you and I'm gonna make sure the Cullens know you are gone and we'll see if they can save you like they saved your sister." He says then hangs up.

I run and lock my door. The doorknob started turning. I run and hide in my closet then call Carlisle.

"Anna?" He asks.

"Carlisle!" I yell then there was a slam and I squeal.

"Annabelle, what's wrong?!" Carlisle yells.

"James! The one Edward killed! His half brother is here! He wants him and Bella to pay for his pain! He's targeting me to get to Edward! He's in the house! He-- Ahh!" I yell then scream as I'm grabbed.

"Annabelle?! Annabelle!" I hear Carlisle yell as I'm picked up.

I kick James' brother and then flip him over me and kick him in the chest to make him fly into the wall. I grab my phone then speed to the door but then my hair is pulled.

He lifts me up then throws me into the table. I push the wood and glass away from me.

"Edward should have did his research. All these years, I've been training and training... Remembering when my half brother was killed... He was exiled from the family for being different... I was changed by a different type of vampire... I'm not sure if me biting you will kill you... We'll just have to find out." He says.

Soon his blood was in my mouth and I had swallowed then his hands went around my neck.

Then...

Everything went black.