Edward.

This was all making me feel uneasy. So unsure of how everything was going to turn out in the end. But I couldn't show that. Bella was already a nervous wreck. I didn't want to scare her by letting her know I was.

I mean, we did have our alliance with the mongrels' for this battle but something still made me feel unsure of our numbers. I sat in the living room as Bella sat next to me. She'd been so quiet for the past hour, how I wish I could know what was running through her mind. I had just called Tanya to ask for their help but there was no way any of them would join us, not since what happened to Laurent. But who else was there.

And at that moment it seemed as though Carlisle had read my mind. "What about Isadora, Edward?" I already had my phone in hand dialing her number

"One step way ahead of you."

Bella looked up at me curiously, "Who's Isadora?" A simple question with a long explanation we didn't have time for.

"Her coven is close friends with ours." I heard the phone ring twice and then there was an answer. I stood up and walked to the window.

"Edward, dear, how are you?" Without knowing I smiled hearing my old friends voice.

"Well, not so well…" She cut me off.

"Yes, Lila was just telling me she had a bad feeling about this phone call. In what can I assist you?"

I hesitated for a moment. "You see, we are going to engage in a battle we are unsure of. Not of ourselves but the numbers we're up against. Alice says she has seen 18 newborns but we aren't sure if that's it, at least I'm not so sure…" I caught Alice give me a glare for questioning what she had seen. "…and I was, well wondering, if you could help us fight."

We hadn't seen each other in such a long time, I wasn't sure I had the right to ask her to risk her life and fight by my family for my love. I knew if her answer was no I would have to understand, and I would. Completely.

There was silence on her end. "Of course you can count on me. I'll take the first flight out there." And then she hung up.

"Isa is coming!" I could hear my annoying little sister screech with excitement.

"Like you didn't already know Alice." I told her and rolled my eyes.

She ran off ignoring me to quickly tell the others.

Bella stood by my side, "Who is this Isadora, Edward?"

I knew I would have to tell her eventually the whole story, I guess the time was now. We sat back down. "Isadora is a friend we met in Spain along with the rest of her coven, Lila and Tristan, they are mates. We had originally gone there to vacation, but ended up staying for nearly three years.

"Her coven decided to take the same road we did years before we met so that is why we got along so well. Isadora was my best friend…" I laughed quietly to myself remembering our times together. "…she's much like Alice, which explains why she's so happy that she's coming. She can also relate a lot to Carlisle since they were both turned in the 17th century.

"You'll like her love. I know you will. And so will she." I smiled and gently kissed her fragile forehead.

I had let Bella sleep in my bedroom and went downstairs to see what was new with the plans.

"Are you sure it's a good idea to bring Isadora?" I heard Rosalie ask from behind me.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked turning to face her.

"Well, you and her always had such a closeness that could be misinterpreted. Bella could become jealous."

"And since when did you start caring so much about Bella's feelings. Plus, she knows I love only her. Isadora is nothing more than a good friend."

She walked past me laughing. "This should be fun."