Stranger POV
The moonlight spilt through the trees and reflected off the crystal clear waters of the river. I sighed, what a primitive defence for such a renowned foe. I crossed it with ease, in one step despite the fact the rivers width topped 50metres. As my granite skin brushed the fir tree's green fingers I saw it.
The Cullen mansion was more breathtaking than I ever expected, the huge glass wall glistened and the there was a detectable scent of blood in the air. It seemed pointless to listen for a heartbeat, they were vampires like me right? For the split second the thought ran through my mind, I let my senses wonder. Complete silence, just to be expected but then a fluttering sound, to quick to be a human heartbeat but definitely there.
Could the tales be true? Was there really a half human half vampire child? No, there couldn't be, it was impossible, or was it? But why no greeting, hadn't Alice realised I was on my way, did this mean she had left? She couldn't be asleep vampires don't sleep, but the family would never split? Maybe she had seen me coming, but not told anyone, seeing the future couldn't be always useful, especially if she saw what my arrival would do to her and Jasper.
But a Cullen, running scared? Surely not? I drew in the scents on the air; Jasper was there, two male vampires, three females, and a warm homely smell which I couldn't place. I took half a stride towards the house, then I froze another smell, but this one burnt my nose, a wet earthy smell, of a, DOG. A mangy mutt, but maybe not just a dog, it smelt much worse. I feared the worst it could be nothing less than a werewolf.
