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Prologue

I could hear all the vile thoughts that passed through Victoria's mind. She was thinking of all the things she wanted to do to Bella once she got her hands on her. I kept getting images of a broken, bloody, and very dead Bella. My Bella. This had to end. There was no way that I could let her leave here, so that Bella and I had to look over our shoulders for the rest of eternity. And I meant eternity.

No more waffling, Bella was going to be with me forever. I still wasn't sure if I could change her myself, but we were going to find a way. If Carlisle, needed to help so be it. She was going to get everything and anything that she wanted. So far this was all that she asked for.

Had it just been two nights ago that Bella, had agreed to be my wife? Bella Cullen. That had become my mantra. I had always wanted her, but now the reality was within my grasp. There was no way that this red headed monster was taking her away. Not for the misguided love for James that didn't hold a candle to Bella and my love. The permanence of death was not an option for my Bella. She was mine for however long she chose to have me. No one would take that choice away from her.

I matched Victoria's movements step for step, keeping myself between Bella and Victoria. I would leave just enough opening for her to think that she could get through, knowing she would continue to take the bait. Her anger and pain was too much not to get revenge. She needed James' murder to be punished. Me and my family should hurt just because her mate was an asshole? I think not. She continued to take the bait, but her thoughts betrayed her over and over. Her frustration was apparent.

I could feel Bella's fear, I could smell her terror. It permeated the air around her like smog in a large city. Her teeth chattered minutely from the cold air that settled around us from last night, but I couldn't worry about that at the moment. Her life was more important than her catching a cold. Victoria would do worst things to her then the frigid air.

While I mirrored Victoria, I listened to the thoughts of the giant wolf that fought beside me. Seth was thoroughly enjoying himself. He loved the fact that he was ripping Riley (a newborn in his new life) limb from limb. First the fingers to Riley's hand just disappeared, than the hand it's self. Seth was determined that that if this was the only vampire that he was going to kill then he was going to enjoy each and every piece. His thoughts were funny to me. "Edward, did you see that? Edward, he is going down? Who wants some Leech well done?" And then he thought at Riley, "Ooooo, did you need that? That's gotta hurt." I laughed internally, I'm glad this kid is on my side. I really should buy him something nice, maybe a large chew toy or something. What would a six foot wolf want?

Riley was livid in his in ability to gain the high ground with the wolf. Like a raging bull he kept on attacking him head on, not even taking into account all the previous failures. If Victoria was looking for dumb she found it in this one. Over and over the young wolf tore at him piece after piece. This guy wasn't going o make it. I had hoped that I could get to him. Make him understand that Victoria was using him, but as Emmett would say, "New booty makes you stupid."

I was still very aware of the frail being behind me, the thunderous sound of a speed engine heartbeat, with the smell of fear and sweat. The life I so desperately needed to protect. My love, my life, my Bella. She cowered near the rock face watching with wide eyes. Occasionally a whimper or a gasp escaped her throat. I could just imagine how her eyes were glazed. Last night They looked as though she was trying to recall a haunted memory in great detail. God what I wouldn't give to hear her thoughts at this moment, I would know her mind track, I would know if she was okay. I silently prayed that if we came though this okay I would ask for nothing more for the rest of eternity. But fist things first, Victoria had to die.

Seth made short work of Riley. He made him do a rendition of "Monty Python's Black Knight" after removing both of his arms. A lucky kick was placed into Seth's side crushing his ribs and sending him flying into the rock face behind him. When he struck the force sent shards of rocks showering down onto him and Bella. Even hurt his mind was scheming, "Edward when he gets closer I'm going to finish him. You just get the female leech." I didn't acknowledge him but he knew that I heard him. I was impressed; I really needed to get him something nice, maybe a car.

Briefly I looked across the miles to check my family, still doing the dance of death with Victoria. The family with our new allies the wolves were cleaning up shop, making what had just happened look like a cake walk. All the late night training had made us prepared for anything, I needed to thank Jasper for his knowledge. His strategy had saved not only our family but the town of Forks. I could only imagine what Victoria would have done after this fight, if we had lost. Turning a whole army of newborn vampires, I mentally shuttered at the thought.

Everything happened so fast, Riley took the bait and went in for the kill of Seth. Bella grabbed a shard of rock that fell into her lap. What was she thinking? Seth jumped up, and using the momentum from his spring and the element of surprise, he and Riley tumbled into the brush. I heard the ripping of metal and a high pitched kneeling sound till all was quiet, and I knew that he was done. Riley was no more then a bunch of body parts lying around the forest undergrowth.

Silently I mourned the kid. Somewhere he had a family that was searching for him. There were people out there that loved him, and they would never see him again. I wondered what kind of person he was before Victoria had gotten to him. Had he been loving? I already knew that he was loyal.

Confusion was screaming through Victoria's mind as well as written on her face. "What has gone wrong? Why hasn't my plan worked? Should I leave and regroup? Should I run?" I couldn't let her go. I needed this to be over now. I needed Bella to be safe to enjoy our life together. I wanted her to be my wife with no fear in the back of her or my mind.

"Where are you going Victoria?" I asked with a taunting smirk. "You'll never get another chance, she will always be protected." She stood still thinking about this. "James never loved you. You were only convenient at the time. He was thinking of getting rid of you the first chance he got." I gloated, "You were nothing to him, I've got more love for Bella in my pinky then he had for you in his whole existence for you."

"Liar!" she howled.

"Oh no, I read his mind," as I pointed to my head, "He loathed you, he prefers brunettes." I smirked at her and let my eyes wonder to the brunette behind me. "He didn't want to kill her he wanted to keep her and burn you."

Of course this was a lie, but that did it she raced at me and I countered. In a swift move I brushed my teeth along her neck and her head fell away from her body. I stood for a second not trusting that it was over. I kept expect her to get back up and lunge a Bella. Two years of fear and concern just couldn't be over that quickly. She had been a menace for so long that I even expected her to have a twin that was going to pop out of the wood work just to finish the job.

I stood there for a few seconds taking stock of what I had done. This was the first time that I had taken alive in over fifty years. No matter what I thought of her, she still was a living person, well as living as we could be. But I could live with it. Victoria was dead to join the reigns of hell with James and Bella lived. I quickly gathered some kindling and struck a match with my thumb. Seth and I burned the two dead vampires and watched as the purple smoke rose to the sky.

I flashed to Bella's side. She had a look of nothing on her face. I thought maybe she was in shock. The sharp shard of stone was still in her hand and she held it pointed directly to her chest. Her hand shook with tiny tremors, making a tapping noise against one of her buttons.

Slowly I lowered myself down to the ground so that I could look into her eyes without scaring her. I replayed what I did in my mind and could imagine how scared she was, not just of the situation but from what I myself had done. She hadn't been conscious when we had torn apart James. She had never seen anything so brutal. I mentally kicked myself for not trying to shield her from the terror, but even now I couldn't come up with any other way. What was worst in the scenario was that I had inadvertently used Bella as bate to keep Victoria from running. I felt low for that.

"Bella, Love? Please put down the rock?" I pleaded. "It's okay. I won't come any closer, just please put it down."

Her beautiful brown eyes slowly focused on me as if she was seeing me for the first time in all this mess. "What?" She asked. She scrunched up her face in a pout of confusion. "Why wouldn't I want you to come any closer?" Her eyes fell on the now smoldering ash behind me. "You saved me Edward. I love you."

My dead heart leapt for joy at her words but still I needed to move carefully. "As do I love but can you please put down the stone?" Her eyes traveled the length of her own body to the stone that sat pointed to the valley between her breasts. She looked like she was seeing it for the first time, before she threw it away and jumped into my arms.

I was whole in that moment. She was safe and I was stronger than any vampire in the world because I had her. Over and over my life passed before my eyes and the emptiness that I had endured before she came into it, was well worth it. This point where her soft yielding body molded itself to mine was enough. If I were to fall into ash at this very moment I Knew that there would be a heaven waiting for me, just because she existed. There must be a God that cared enough to have designed her just for me.

The thought took my breath away. That meant that there must be a higher power that Carlisle believed in. The higher power must believe in me.

My elation was short lived. I heard it through Seth's mind, the hiding newborn, and Leah. "Leah, NO!" I screamed startling Bella. I stood quickly Pulling Bella to her feel, reminding myself that I needed to be gentle.

Jacob was the first to Leah's aid. The new born was fast, trying to wrap Leah up in a deadly hug around her torso. Jacob grabbed hold of his shoulder and threw him across the clearing while Leah got her bearings of what was happening.

"Fucking Leah, always trying to prove something." Jacob's thoughts were a mixture anger and determination. He shot to where he had thrown the new born. When he got the there the new born had already recovered. He looked to have been some kind of body builder. He wasn't as big as Emmett, but he was just as agile. He quickly wrapped both his arms around Jacob, and was squeezing, sending sickening cracks and pops to all ears and my brain. The scream that not only came from Jacob's mouth but his mouth was enough to haunt me for the rest of my life.

Sam and Paul were there in an instant, with enough time to right the newborn's arms off before he killed Jake. The parts were thrown into the cinders that flamed back up after the pieces touched them. But Jake just lay there on the ground not moving.

Carlisle's hands moved with efficiency that only a hundred years of medical knowledge could accomplish, before my mind caught up with him. He first checked Jacob's vital signs before moving his fingers over the areas that cause him to whimper. I could tell that all the bones from the right side of his body were shattered and were knitting themselves back together at alarming rate. That might be okay but they were healing in the wrong angles and I could just imagine the type of pain he was going to go through later.

"Edward, I need you. This isn't going to be easy. He needs quick attention and the wolves are wary." Carlisle thought to me. I could tell from their thoughts that the adrenaline was still running high in their veins. They were wondering if this was going to be some way for the vampires to gain an upper hand by betraying them. I did need to be down there to help.

"Seth, I need to go help Jake…" I said turning to him.

"Jake? What wrong with Jake?" The panic in my love's voice tore at my heart. I couldn't help the pang on jealousy that wormed its way inside me. She had said yes to me but still her love for Jacob was there. Of course I would never say anything but the truth was that it hurt, deeply.

"He's hurt love and I need to go and help Carlisle. I need you to stay here so that I can travel faster." I cupped her chin in my hands and placed my lips to hers. I would never get over how sweet the taste of her was. Her lips pressed to mine and the warmth of her burned me all the way to my toes. Too quickly I stepped away and nodded to Seth. "Keep her warm." I told him and he nodded back to me.

I got to Carlisle, and was taken aback but the condition that Jake was truly in. I was instantly glad that I had left Bella on the mountain. Sweat poured from what seemed like every pore of his body. He was struggling to keep the pain inside him, but his mine screamed with his struggles. I found myself panting in time with him to keep from crying out just to release the anguish that he was going through. What a strong soul he was and I had found a new respect for him and in some way started to see the strength that Bella fought so hard to keep with her.

"We need to get him back to La Push." Carlisle said out loud for the benefit of those around us.

I scanned the wolves and found that they were all thinking the same thing. "How do we know that this is not a trick?" I spoke for them.

Carlisle took a cleansing breath before he answered. In his mind the time for feuds had passed and this was just delaying Jacob's treatment. The doctor in him was getting pissed off at their interference, but the man in him understood. "Look it will just Edward and myself. Jacob's bones are healing in the wrong angles and he will need medical attention. I understand your reservations but unless you want to tell a human doctor what he is, then I'm all you got."

My family had gathered around us sensing that things were going the way of hostility. All of the wolves were in crouched positions waiting for Sam to give the signal. "Enough, we have all had a very eventful day, Jake needs them and we are all tired. Please Dr. Cullen, we expend a temporary invitation to the reservation in order to help Jake and see to his care." I relayed for Sam. The other wolves slowly moved back into the woods that surrounded us.

Just as Carlisle and I were about to lift up Jacob I could no longer see Bella. The last thing I saw from Seth's mind was that he thought he heard a sound and then a lot of pain. Flashes of Blonde and rock filled my vision, then there was a thought of blood but something was off about it. There was a missing link almost like there was a want to smell blood but it was just out of reach.

"BELLA!" I screamed as howls from the woods engulfed me. Before I knew what was happening my legs were carrying me back to where I had left her. I had thought her safe. "BELLA!" I yelled as I ran back to where I had left my love.

I could tell that I was not running alone My family had joined me along with the collective pack. When I got there I stopped abruptly. The shear mass on destruction was enough to make my dead heart break. I couldn't hear her heart. I did hear a heart but it was to fast to be Bella's. Right in front of me laid Seth unconscious and in a unnatural angles. I could tell that most of the bones in his body were broken. On top of him was a huge boulder that was crushing him by the minute. Emmett, removed the boulder and Carlisle started checking and speaking to him.

Seth's thoughts were frantic, "Bella, I didn't smell him until it was too late. He killed her and carried her off, then I black-out. I'm so sorry Edward. We have to find her. We have to do something." He was sobbing in his mind. But I sobbed openly. I fell to my knees and heard a strange screeching sound. I realized that it was my own voice saying my love's name over and over. I was broken.

Carlisle was issuing orders, "Spread out see if you can find a trail. Alice…" I looked up hopefully. Her face was scrunched up trying with all her power to find anything that would lead us to Bella. Her mind struggled and still it was like the snow you get with a television. She just couldn't get a signal.

Half of the pack had stayed with us while the other half had taken Jake back to his home. They searched side by side with my family to find Bella but as the hours passed and the snow fell they all lost hope in finding her.

Carlisle had gone to try and help Jake, while the search went on. We looked highand low in a radius of two hundred miles and not once did we find what we were looking for. It was like Bella had just stopped existing almost like she never was. If it wasn't for the smell of her on my clothing I would have started to doubt my sanity. She just wasn't on earth anymore. That God that I had been so grateful for earlier in the beginning I began to curse.

After two days of extensive searching, the hope gave way to sorrow. My chest felt like it would burst with it, and I could no longer carry my own weight. I fell to my knees in the snow and a long sob escaped my throat. "Bella, I'm so sorry! Bella, not this way! Bella, I love you! Bella, my life, my love, my future, my wife." Hadn't we just decided to get married? Hadn't we just been so happy? What was I going to do? In that moment I knew that I would never be the same.