After they return from Volterra, nothing is the same. Bella's love for Edward died in the throne room of Volterra. She knew it, Alice knew it, but Edward refuses to accept it. Meanwhile, Alice had problems of her own, trying to hide why she put her life and Bella's on the line. Was it for Edward? DISCLAIMER: Twilight and its characters belong to S. Meyer. Otherwise, the rest is my musings on an AU.