I stayed with Edward until he drifted off to sleep. Even
though he was medicated, the stress of all that had happened was apparent on
his gaunt face. I kissed his forehead, leaving him in the bedroom as I walked
into the living room. Dr. Banner and Dr. Benson were talking quietly, obviously
concerned for Edward. Emmett had this look of absolute guilt on his face,
knowing that his interview, getting Edward’s statement had prevented him from
seeing his mother.
“We can’t definitively say that it was Esme,” Emmett said,
his brows furrowed. “Her face is covered in the security footage.”
“You and I both know that this evil bitch is the one who
took out Elizabeth from that nursing home, Emmett,” Rose argued. “Who else
would do such a thing? I mean, really. She used Dr. Gerandy’s signature and
he’s a corpse!”
“The question is, where do we go from here?” Carlisle asked.
“I don’t know how much more Edward can take. The poor boy is a wreck as it is.”
“I agree,” Dr. Benson said. “I can’t go into too much of Edward’s
case, but you will lose him if anything else happens. It would be in everyone’s
best interest to find his mother and get her out of Esme’s control. There’s no
knowing what she’ll do to a defenseless woman. You saw what she did to a
healthy young man.”
“Esme is going to pay for her crimes,” I sneered. “She’s …”
I threw up my arms, angry and upset over the whole thing. “Bitch is gonna die!”
“So you keep saying, Bells,” Rose quipped, giving me a dark
grin.
“You can’t go off, half-cocked, Bella,” Emmett chided.
“She’s wanted by the Seattle Police Department, the FBI and Interpol. She
pulled the same shenanigans in Portugal or wherever she’s from.”
“I’m not going off half-cocked. She needs to pay for what she’s done to Edward, Jasper and all of the other people she screwed over,” I snarled. “I’m just determined for her to get her just desserts, if you know what I mean.”
