Beautiful Nightmare

{THIRTY NINE}

EDWARD CULLEN
I walked as I felt the locket in my hand. It broke my heart but I needed her to move on...I know what I'm doing is wrong but I need to let her go. I need her to be free...and I knew the Volturi wouldn't hurt her. After all, she did nothing wrong. It was me...it was me who broke the law...

"Edward...what's happening? Who are they?" Aurora asked in a soft voice that had a hint of fright in it. How much I just wanted to hold her close to me. How much I wanted to tell her I love her and that it would be alright but I knew I couldn't so instead, I ignored her...it was for her own good.

"They're the Volturi. Don't be scared Aurora. They won't get you" Alice spoke for me as Aurora nodded and hesitantly went to grab my hand but before she could even brush against it she pulled her hand away and looked down as we followed the Volturi down to where Aro, Marcus, and Caius sat. Waiting.

"Aurora! How great is that?!" Aro spoke as he got up and walked over to use where he stood right in front of me, Aurora, and Alice. He smiled and looked between the both of us. Between me and Aurora.

"How exciting is it to know that Aurora is, in fact, awake hm? And just in time too!" he spoke with a smile as he reached out his hand for me to take making me let out a small sigh as I placed my hand in his.

He had this devious smile as he read and saw every little thing I was or have thought in the entire 100 and some years of my life. I sighed and felt as Aurora moved closer into me. She seemed...afraid. Good. She should be afraid.

"La tua cantante" he spoke with a small giggle. "I thought Isabella was your la tua cantante" he spoke once more as I looked between Aurora and him.

"And I see the trouble you ran into hmm? You no longer love her. Do you?" he grinned as I stood there. Thinking. And after some time I nodded as I felt her move away just a bit as Jane, Alec, and everyone else was staring at her. Grinning. Waiting for Aro's signal. Waiting to see which of them could hurt her first...but...neither of them would. I wouldn't let them.

"What a shame. Isn't it?" he spoke as I nodded and he grinned even more. "And I see sometimes you can't read her mind...sometimes. I wonder Edward, do you think she's like Isabella?" he chuckled as I finally looked at her seeing the fear on her face as I could now read every thought that ran inside her mind. Everything. It was as if...she no longer had the walls which blocked her mind up. It was as if she stopped trying.

"If she's an exception to your gift lets see if she is to mine" he suggested with a grin as he held his hand out once again.

I looked down at Aurora as she looked up at me and hesitantly placed her hand onto his as he pulled her closer as he inhaled deeply as he grinned. After a bit, he pulled away and looked at me then her.

"Interesting" he spoke and turned her arm over seeing the cuts and scars that ran all over her arms and wrist. Then he took her other arm seeing more cuts and burns.

"What a sad sad life. Trying to kill yourself. I mean, raped and abused for many years of your life. Not surprising but, the funny thing is, is that you love a monster. A monster who kills and feeds on blood while you, you are just...delicious" he grinned and looked her in her eyes making her look away.

"You know, losing two kids would make you shut people out and it would be interesting to see how your future would turn out to be. But, I can't help but notice that Edward's abilities sometimes don't work on you" he grinned and looked at Jane.

"Maybe, maybe we can I don't know, test that out to see if it's like that for anyone else's...abilities" he smirked with a chuckle. "Jane?" he spoke as Jane had this satisfied grin and looked at Aurora.