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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Angels and Monsters Update

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“Bella, baby…” I sobbed, holding her to my body. Her face was free from all pain and she looked like she was sleeping. I swept her in my arms, holding her to my chest. Aro was watching me with her, his mind reeling from the massive amount of power she had just demonstrated. He wanted her, coveted her. I needed to get her away from him and rest of the Volturi. The threat of James was no longer an issue. He was now falling onto the ground in bits of ashes. My concern was for my mate. I picked her up, holding her to my body and I darted away. Aro was calling for me, but he could wait.

I turned on the speed, running as far north as I could. Bella was still unconscious. Her mind was silent and she was curled to my chest. I didn’t stop until I passed into the Minnesota wilds, just north of Duluth, nearly an hour later. The sun had just risen, bathing the landscape in soft pinks. It made Bella look almost human. With her eyes closed, she looked like she was asleep. She wasn’t breathing and her brain was quiet. I was worried. Very, very worried.

She looked dead. She felt dead.

She cannot be dead. I can’t…

I sat down, obscured by a patch of trees and cradled my beautiful mate in my arms. “Bella, please, Angel, wake up,” I begged, caressing her pale skin. She was cold to the touch and unresponsive. She appeared dead. “Bella, I need you. I can’t go on without you. Please, open those beautiful eyes. I need to see those golden orbs, love. Please?” I whimpered. Please, Bella. I can’t…I love you so much. I can’t do this without you by my side. Remember our plans? I want to give you a proper honeymoon. I want to worship and cherish your body. I want to spend eternity with you. Bella.

I held her, rocking slowly and praying to God that she was going to be alright. She had to be. Yes, she had used a tremendous amount of power. An amazing amount, really. She had every right to be exhausted, but I needed something so I could know that she was okay and that we were alright.

Edward, came the tentative mental voice of Alice. I looked up and she was standing at the edge of the trees where I had stopped. Jasper and Carlisle were with her.

“What’s wrong with her?” I asked, my voice sounding hollow. “I can’t hear her. She’s not moving. Not breathing…did she die?”

“She’s not dead,” Alice said, sitting next to me and running her fingers through Bella’s hair. “This is the trance-like state, but it appears like death. What she did to James zapped every ounce of power out of her.”