Edward [POV]

I clenched my jaw and bit the inside of my mouth as anger was trying to get the better of me. "Where are you hurt?" I tried not to let her see this side of me, but it was hard to hide. My hand was trembling as I pulled it away from her at how frustrated I was. I didn't know James, but this type of thing was never acceptable from anyone. Even more so it happened to Bella and pissed me off and frightened me all at the same time.

She picked up on my anger, always being very good at reading me and slid closer showing me her arm. I had already taken note of it from before and waited while she lifted her shirt to show her swollen bruised side. I wouldn't be surprised if a rib had been broken. I lightly slid my hand over her side trying to feel for a break or anything out of the ordinary, but I couldn't since I feared I would harm her more.

I wanted nothing more than to find this guy and rip his head off. I did not even want to think of her going back to work and being away from me with him running around the city. Who knew what else he could do out of nowhere. My heart tightened in my chest as my anger started to turn into sadness for her. The fact she had gone through this when she did nothing. She never asked for anything in returned and always went through each day of her life the best she knew how. I wanted to be the one to take her pain away and protect her and I hadn't been able to. Knowing it wasn't my fault and over all I couldn't do anything about it I still felt bad.

"Calm down Edward." She placed her hand over my shaking one and I shut my eyes sighing slightly. "This isn't the worse that could of happened. He had every chance to do whatever he was planning in that messed up mind of his and when I told him to get out, he did."

I kept my eyes shut tight as I spoke. "What if he comes back?" Then I looked at her worried.