I Will Never Let You Go

Chapter 15: Epilogue

I knew I would miss her.

The deadly fight was a blur.

Until everything became nothing.

But there was still something.

Her head rolling on the floor.

Something I had never felt before.

We shared our blood and tears.

Looking out for each other for years.

Only for it to be thrown away.

If only she let me stay.

Our desires tore us apart.

Both of us following our heart.

We lead to our own destruction.

My love for my sister obstructed.

Her desire for her happy end.

It drove her away as a friend.

Wondering where it went wrong.

But I knew all along where we belong.

Not with each other.

But with another.

If only we could've see eye to eye.

We would've ruled high in the sky.

But fate decided it wasn't meant to be.

So this is where we leave.

Even with your view.

Just know I still love you.

~IWNLYG~

I lay, cradled in his arms for hours, unwilling to move. My heart heavy with an unfamiliar emotion, weighing me down. My lungs cried and begged for more oxygen, but I couldn't find it in me to breathe faster. Their deaths hung over my head, each and every one. Bella sacrificed all of those lives for the well being of her family. I realized too late that I would've done the exact same thing for Marcus. No life was above his. No life was above her daughter in her eyes. I was just too thick to realize that.

Even though I did regret letting our bond wither and die, I knew Bella would never be able to leave us alone. She would find some way or another to break the law, again and again. That's just how she was. Stubborn and determined to do what she wanted, even if everyone told her no. She had to realize the damage she was causing by herself to ever learn from her mistakes. I thought I had learned from hers, but apparently not.

Whenever she declared her love to Edward, claiming to be the only thing she lived for, I would scoff and scowl in disgust, not being able to comprehend her dedication to one man. But now I know. I know too late that I turned into what she was when I came back to Marcus. I now had a whole new understanding of her. But I didn't regret killing her. I just regretted what actions we both took that lead to it.

My mind couldn't stop itself from wondering, what if? What if Bella never broke the pendant? What if Bella understood I was in as much pain as she was when Edward left her?

But I refused to let those thoughts consume my mind. If I worried too much about the past, then I would never be able to move forward and be happy with what I had. Every one carried around something that they regretted doing.

A thought crossed my mind. Where were the Cullens? What were they doing? Were they happy? Or had I ruined their existence by saving them? Did they regret not being able to help? What if I only made it worse by saving them to live with the guilt? I thought about contacting them, but quickly dismissed that idea. Even if they could move on from this, I highly doubted they would want to hear from the girl who tore everything away from them.

I looked up at Marcus. His eyes were lazily taking in the words of the book on the table in front of us. The lines faint on his lovely, old face. His lips set in a soft line, though they were turned up at the corners slightly. Lifting up my hand, I patted his cheek, catching his attention.

His eyes flew up to mine and red connected with red.

We stared at each other. Nothing more. My hand still resting on his pale, chalky looking cheek.

"Marcus," I whispered, my voice wavering with emotion.

"Yes, mi amore?"

We stared at each other some more. Despite the guilt, that I knew would eventually fade, despite every life lost... we survived. His eyes softened as he leaned forward, pressing a kiss onto my forehead, basking in the small piece of our together forever.

"I will never let you go," I whispered to him, meaning every word.

The end.

A/N: And this is the end to Ana and Marcus's story. It's always bittersweet to see one of your precious gems be finished after the countless hours of typing and writing.

I love you guys! Thank you for so many followers, favorites, and reviews! They are what kept me going when I wanted to give up. Thank you... so much. :')

Now on to the questions.

WheeljacksGirl: When Ana first looked into Marcus's eyes, their connection formed, and when that happened not only did Ana stop aging, but her senses grew as well, but only slightly more than an above average human. So how Ana was able to rip her opponents apart was akin to an adrenaline rush. On normals days, no, Ana cannot rip apart a vampire without the help of her shield. But on the day of the fight, she was incredibly angry and upset which contributed to her strength, BUT not as much as when Marcus was threatened. When Vladimir and Stefan lunged for Marcus, they triggered a deep, primal instinct within Ana and her rage combined with her need to protect her father made her able to destroy her opponents. But if that never happened then Ana wouldn't have been able to take on Bella and Edward or anyone else. Her need to protect him outweighed everything else. So that's how Ana was able to rip them apart, with her anger, protectiveness and her adrenaline rush.

EdwardBellaLove: (About Ana's ability to kill vampires, if you haven't, please look at the paragraph above, it'll explain that part.)

I am so glad that you brought this up! Because every word of it is true! Ana is being a bit selfish and she is acting immaturely. Ana IS being a hypocrite towards Bella, I will completely admit that 100%. Yes Bella would've have let Ana go back to the Volturi if she realized what pain Ana was in, but because Bella didn't understand what that connection was, she was just trying to protect her sister from what she perceived as the 'bad guys'. Bella was only trying to help Ana, but instead, she made it worse, and set off this whole chain of events that contributed to her death.

And yes, Ana does care about Marcus over everyone, and yes Ana acts just like Bella did with Edward, Ana is still a child and she's going to act immature and senseless at times because that's how children are. She's going to make mistakes. She is most certainly not perfect. Yeah, she is COMPLETELY absorbed in Marcus, only caring about his safety and his needs, just like Bella is with Edward and Renesmee. Ana just doesn't realize it. If Ana and Bella had been able to see the world through each other's eyes, then everything would've have ended completely different. Thank you so much for bringing that up.

If anyone has any more questions then just PM me :)

I've said it once and I'll say it again... I love you all. :')