“But as time went on, I began to see the monster in my eyes. I couldn’t escape the debt of so much human life taken, no matter how justified. And I went back to Carlisle and Esme. They welcomed me back like the prodigal. It was more than I deserved.”
—Twilight, p. 343.
When Edward returns from his rebellious years, he finds everything has changed—including him. This is the story of Edward’s “Da Capo:” ‘return to the beginning.’
“Da Capo” is a novella commissioned by AnjieNet for the Support Stacie Author Auction. I expected anyone who bid on me to request some Carlisle, but she surprised me by asking for a piece about Edward’s rebellious period, instead. It’s been a long time coming, and Anjie has been very patient with me, for which she has my undying gratitude. It is a story in four “movements.”
Trigger Warning: This fic deals with the issue of rape and murder and a rape is alluded to in the third chapter.
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