Only Exception || C. Cullen ✓

t h i r t e e n

"Blind them," Edward called out, looking towards the Amazonian woman.

Zafrina nodded her head silently, before taking away both blondes' sight.

"Give me my sight back!" Tanya screamed, trying to get out of Emmett's stronghold.

Edward leaned closer to the blonde. "Tanya, this is what they want. If you attack now, we'll all die." Edward looked towards Zafrina, and she released her power on the sisters.

Both blondes were let go and walked back into line with the rest of the witnesses. Edward walked back towards Bella side before going down in pain.

Jane was glaring at him from across the field — not happy about his interference.

Bella was quick to stretch her shield out towards Edward. He slowly got up to his feet as the pain dulled to almost nothing. He gave Bella a prideful glance as he stood next to her.

"It's working," Edward grinned.

Jane started to get annoyed as she moved to the next vampire in line — but her power still didn't bring anyone down. Bella had stretched her shield over everyone on their side, making Jade scream with aggravation.

Alec stepped forward, ready to use his power, but Aro held up a hand to both of the twins. They stepped back into line, still glaring towards Bella.

"Aro," Carlisle spoke up, bringing the attention back to him. "You see there's no law broken here."

Aro nodded his head, thoughtful. "Agreed. But does it then follow that there is no danger?" Aro turned in his spot to talk towards his witnesses and guard. "For the first time in our history, humans pose a threat to our kind. Their modern technology has given birth to weapons that could destroy us."

A handful of growls sounded through the field at his words. Christina's hands started shaking with rage, wanting nothing more than to rip Aro's throat out.

"Maintaining our secret had never been more imperative. In such perilous times, only the known is safe," Aro continued, ignoring the growls of protest. "And we know nothing of what these children will become. Can we live with such uncertainty? Spare ourselves a fight today, only to die tomorrow."

Another two sets of footfalls sounded throughout the field, making everyone turn their heads. Christina brightened up as she watched Alice and Jasper walk carefully into the field.

Aro laughed joyfully as his eyes met Alice's from across the field.

"Alice," Edward greeted.

Neither the pixie vampire, nor the southern vampire stopped to talk to their family, or give them any explanation. They both walked straight up to Aro and his witnesses behind him. Two guards stopped them from walking any closer, but that didn't drop Aro's large grin.

"My dear, dear Alice," Aro greeted. "We're so happy to see you here, after all."

Alice pushed forward, trying to get the guard's arms off of her. "I have evidence the children won't be a risk to our kind."

Aro stayed silent, not happy that his reason to fight could be debunked.

Alice held out her hand. "Let me show you."

Aro sighed but waved off his guards from restraining Alice. Alice shoved off the guards, but they kept Jasper held back. Christina growled lowly as one of the guards slapped Jasper in the face — but the southern vampire just smirked, not showing that he was affected by it.

"Brother?" Caius called, but Aro waved him off as well.

Alice stopped in front of Aro, and let him take hold of her hand in between both of his. It was quiet in the field for a short moment before Alice sneered at him and yanked her hand away.

"It doesn't matter what I show you," she snapped, taking a step away from him. "Even when you see — you still won't change your decision."

Alice quickly turned around and mouthed two words that made Christina's heart drop lower than the earth below them.

Now.

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