"Protection Plan" by WeeKittyAndTAT

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Growing up with parents who couldn't have cared less about their children, much less about each other, Edward never learned to believe in love or long-lasting relationships. The only connection he ever really felt to another person was to his sister Elizabeth, who raised him single-handedly, even though she was only 15 when their parents left the two of them to themselves. When said parents were found dead, Edward and his sister were adopted by Carlisle Cullen and his young wife Tanya and lived with them until a severe breach of trust broke them apart. Elizabeth met and married the wrong man, who began abusing her and the baby they had together. Completely losing her way, Elizabeth ended up a drug-addicted prostitute, who was brutally murdered by her husband. With the latter rotting in jail for at least ten years, Edward took over custody of his nephew Greg and basically became his father.

Now, a few years later, Edward works as a police officer at the Rock Island Police Department and prepares his son for his first day in kindergarten. He notices that a young couple has moved into the house next door and is later introduced to beautiful and shy Bella Newton, one of Greg's new kindergarten teachers. Bella seems incredibly reclusive and always wears clothes that were in fashion decades ago and are too wide for her slim form. Soon, Edward learns that the pretty brunette is not allowed to leave her house without her husband Mike. He often hears her screams of pain and finds her hurt more than once. Believing that Mike abuses his wife, Edward makes it his mission to do everything in his power to protect the fragile little thing that is so good with Greg and that he harbors so many feelings for. But the more he gets to know Bella and Mike, the more complicated the puzzle gets that he has to solve...

Let me tell you this: in Protection Plan, nothing is as it seems. Once you think you've figured out one mystery, another one pops up and makes the whole situation even more complicated than it already is. While reading the story, you cannot help but sympathize with Edward and his urge to help Bella out of her misery, even though you can't for the life of you figure out what exactly that misery actually is. Told completely from Edward's POV, the fanfiction is characteized by a lot of suspense, some UST, and tons of questions. The latter will be answered slowly, a few in one chapter, more in the next, but you won't get the whole picture until the end. That said, Edward's desire to help Bella is very sweet and whenever the two are together, he is very tender and understanding. He is also a wonderful father and smart officer. Of all the supporting characters it is Greg and Alice who stand out the most. Honestly, I've never encountered an Alice as aggravating and nerv-racking as this one but she fits well into the story! Definitely give this fic a try if you're looking for a nice crime story!

Protection Plan consists of 10 chapters and a total of 66,334 words. The story is rated M for violence and foul language.

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