Bella Volturi bk 1

4 Bella's Pov

    The shrill ring of the phone made me and Jacob jump. Jacob reached over me to grab the phone. "Swan residence," Jacob said, his husky voice low and intense.

    Someone answered,, and Jacob altered in an instant. He straightened up. His eyes went flat and his face blank. I recovered myself and held out my hand for the phone but Jacob ignored my hand.

    "He's not here," Jacob said, and the words were menacing. There was a very short reply, a request for more information it seemed, because he added unwillingly, "he's at the funeral." Than Jacob hung up the phone. "Filthy bloodsucker," he muttered under his breath.

    "Who did you hang up on? In my house, and on my phone?" I gasped infuriated.

    "Easy he hung up on me!"

    "He? Who was it?!" 

    He sneered the title, "Dr. Carlisle Cullen."

    "Why didn't you let me talk to him?!"

    "He didn't ask for you," Jacob said coldly. His face was smooth, expressionless, but his hands shook. "He asked for Charlie and I told him. I don't think I broke any rules."

                Five minutes later(Alice is back)

      Alice jerked her head back towards me "what were his exact words?" She asked.

     "He said 'he's not here,' Carlisle asked where he was and Jacob said, 'at the funeral,' Alice moaned and sank to her knees. "Tell me Alice," I whispered to her.

     "That wasn't Carlisle on the phone" she said hopelessly.

     "Are you calling me a liar?" Jacob snarled from besides me. 

    "It was Edward." The words were just a choked whisper. "He thinks your dead."

    "Rosalie told him I killed myself, didn't she?" I asked

    "Yes," Alice admitted, her eyes flashing hard again. "In her defense. She did believe it. They rely on my sight far to much for something that works so imperfectly. But for her to track him down to tell him this! Didn't she realize... or care...?" Her voice  faded away with horror. 

      "And  when Edward called here, he thought Jacob meant my funeral"I said.

       Alice looked at me strangely "your not upset" she whispered.

       "Well it's really rotten timing but when he calls again, someone will tell him the...what...really..." I trailed off. I know there well not be a next time now we go to Italy and meet my mate.

        "Bella Edward won't call again he believed her" Alice whispered.

         "I...don't...understand" I said even though I did.

         "He's going to Italy."

         "NO!" I shrieked but really I thought YES! "No! No, no, no, no! He can't do that!"

          "He made up his mind as soon as your friend confirmed that it was to late to save you."

          "How dare he!" I screamed.