Blood Moon

The Aftermath

Carlisle's POV

After helping Esme clean up Bella's blood the others return and we move into the dining room to discuss how we are going to handle Bella's death. But I'm also worried about my latest son. I'm sure he must be beating himself up for this slip in control. But I can't help but be proud that he was able to let go before we drug him off.

"Alice, how's Jasper?"

"I can't tell where he is but he's in pain. I don't know what he's going to do. He keeps changing his mind. Sometimes he thinks of leaving and never coming back. But he also wants to personally apologize to Bella. I don't think he'll be back before Bella completes her change."

"Alright, any ideas on how we can stage Bella's death?"

"We can drive her truck off the bridge and make it look like her body washed out to sea." Emmett suggests.

"Alice?"

"That will work. They'll search for her body for a week before declaring her dead. Charlie will be devastated. We should send Bella with Edward to Alaska before the end of her change. After Charlie talks to Edward tomorrow, he won't be back until he has to tell us that Bella has been declared dead so he won't missed. The rest of us can make appearance's in the search so it looks like the we are all trying to find her. They will just assume Edward is out there or too devastated to leave his room.

"Does that sound good to you Edward?" Carlisle asks.

"Yeah."

"Tomorrow Charlie will arrive to tell us about Bella's accident. Edward you'll have to leave Bella's side to play the grieving boyfriend." Alice says looking at the ceiling toward Edward's room.

"I won't have to pretend," Edward responds.

"Oh, and Edward, you'll have to leave Bella with the Denali's for a few days to come back for the funeral." Alice says looking to the ceiling toward Edward's room.

Edward hisses but doesn't say anything against it.

Taking control again, I turn to Emmett and say "Emmett, you and Rose head to the bridge to stage the accident. Esme, call the Denali's to let them know we'll be visiting and that we'll have a newborn. Alice..."

"Arrange money and get a passport for Bella, on it," she says already knowing what task I will assign her.

"Alice, will the tribe be a problem?" I ask.

"At first, they'll have doubts, but when they see how sincere Edwards's grief is they will believe the story."

"Good. I don't think we'll ever be able to return to Forks after this so we'll have to sell the property sometime down the line." I say as I put a comforting hand on my Esme's shoulder. She loves this property. I see disappointment flash across her beautiful features before I see acceptance. Having Bella join our family is an easy trade for her.

With that, everyone disperses to take care of their assigned jobs and I head upstairs to check on Edward and Bella.

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Edward's POV

I stayed with Bella throughout the night with her wrapped in my arms hoping that my cold body will reduce the fire she feels from the venom. Only letting her go once around 3 am, when Alice and Esme came in with the intent to clean up Bella. So I stayed in the room as they took her into the bathroom to give her a cold sponge bath and changed her into some clothes that Alice picked out. Thinking of Bella's comfort, Alice didn't go overboard this time. Just a simple pair of leggings, a billowy top that wouldn't cling too much to her skin as she burned from the venom, and a pair of ballet flats. She looked beautiful but then again she always looks beautiful.