Disclaimer: I do not own the Twilight series or The Covenant. This story will contain rape, violence, some swearing, OC, OOCness, alternate universe and time-line, and what can be viewed as twincest.

Summary: Twin sisters Isabella and Selene Swan are gifted girls working for some very influential people. When they are suddenly told they need to move from Forks to Ipswich they don't realize how much things are going to change. OC/Jasper, Bella/Reid

A/N: Alerts for rape, violence, etc. will appear both at the beginning of each chapter and in the chapter itself.

'Thoughts'

'Selene's thought speech'

'Bella's thought speech'

"Spoken words"

"Selene"

"Bella"

"Twin Speak"


Bound by Binding Ties

Prologue

July 11, 2005, Sunday Afternoon
Swan Residence – Forks, WA

Charlie's POV

Sitting in the kitchen, reading today's newspaper, I hear the front door slam closed. Looking up, I see 'Lenie and Bells in the doorway with tears running down their faces. Concerned, I ask them, "What wrong? Is everything alright?"

"We need to talk to you..." Bella starts. "...can we go into the living room?" Selene finishes her twin's sentence, like always.

"Of course." Once we were on the couch, me between my girls, I ran my hands through their straight brown hair in an effort to calm them down. "Now what is it you two want to talk about?"

After a glace in each other's eyes Selene starts to speak, "You know how when you asked who we worked for, we only said it was classified and that they were very influential people?"

At my nod Bells says, "Well, we just talked to them and they want us to go somewhere, but we told them we would not go without you," Selene finishes. "And that the only way you would understand why we need to go, and agree to it, would be for you to be let in on the secret."

Noticing them start to fidget, and feeling their worry filter over our bond I ask, "Does this mean I'll finally find out what you've been hiding? And what does this have to do with you two being so upset?" Feeling Selene take a deep breath, I turn to her.

"You know how Billy and Jake don't like to be near the Cullens and won't let them near the Reservation without one of us with them, and how whenever you ask them why they always say it has to do with the legends and won't say another word until the subject is changed?" I nod to my youngest. "Do you remember what the legends are?"

Thinking back to my childhood, I recall Billy telling me (my family has always been honorary members of the tribe) that they were descendants of wolves, making them were-wolves, and that their mortal enemies were the cold-ones: vampires. "Yeah, Billy told me them when we were kids, but they are just silly old superstitions." 'I may have believed him then but we were kids, that stuff can't be true.' "But there's no way that the tribe can turn into wolves or that vampires exist." Looking at them, expecting them to agree, I can see by their faces that I'm wrong.


Selene's POV

'This is going to be harder than we thought. 'Of course it is, and we've barely even started.'

"They're real? Vampires and were-wolves are real?" 'Wow, he looks...Freaked out? Yeah, freaked out works.'

"Yes, and you know quite a few vampires."

"Who do I know that are vampires...?" 'He's figuring it out.'

"Wait, the Cullens are vampires!" Turning to me, "You're dating a vampire and you didn't tell me!"

'I can see how scared he is, even though he isn't showing it. We need to calm him down, he probably thinks that they're going to kill us.'

Holding him, "Daddy they are not going to hurt us. They don't hurt humans, in fact; Carlisle does all he can to save them, they only hunt animals. And we wanted to tell you for years, but we weren't allowed to."

"Years! Just how long have you two known about this? What else aren't you telling me?"

'Well I told you it would come to this. Yes, you did, but this is going to take a while to explain. Not to mention the fact that we have to tell the Cullens as well. Yeah, the pack already knows most of it so we don't really need to tell them.'

"Can we either call the Cullens over here or go to their home? It would be a lot easier to explain with their help, and we need to tell them some things as well." Giving our Dad our biggest puppy dog eyes, we could tell he was going to agree.

"Fine, call them. And it would probably be easier for us to go over there," he sighed out caving to our pleading faces. "But if they hurt any of us they're dead and you're both grounded for life. And you will be telling me more about them and were-wolves."

"Yes Daddy, we understand," we chimed. "We will tell you about them after Selene calls the Cullens. I'll be right back."

Going into the kitchen, I grabbed the phone and dialed the Cullen's house number and, after a few rings, Esme answered, "Hello, this is Esme, how may I help you?"

"Hi Esme, its Selene, is everyone at the house?"

"Rose and Emmett are on their way home, but everyone else is here. Why, do you need something?"

"Yes, is it all right if we, Izy, Charlie, and I, come over in, say, half an hour? There are a few things we need to talk you all about."

"Of course, dear. I'll start making a few snacks for you three. Would you like Jasper to come and drive you?"

"No, he can stay, I'll drive, but I would like him to explain the situation to you all. He knows what we need to discuss and why."

After a pause, "He said he will."

"Good, um... I know you might panic at first but let him explain. We will be there as soon as we finish telling Charlie a few things, okay?"

"Alright dear, see you soon."

"Bye Esme." After the line disconnected, I hung up the phone and went back to the living room.

"Okay, they said we could go over, Jasper is explaining the situation to them." I told them as I sat back on the couch.

"Good. What do you want to know Dad?"

"How true are the vampire and were-wolf myths?"

"It depends, the vampire ones are only partially true, but the were-wolf ones are more accurate. However, the tribe is not really were-wolves; they are shape-shifters who just take the form of a wolf."

Sighing and looking confused, "Explain."

"Most vampires have red eyes, but, as you now know, some have gold eyes. This is based on their diet; vampires with red eyes drink human blood while vampires with gold eyes only drink animal blood. The ones that feed on humans are only marginally stronger and faster, and don't keep much company, normally staying in groups with 1 to 3 of them, rarely more. Animal drinking vampires are an anomaly; there are only two known groups of them in the world: the Cullens and their so-called cousins in Denali, Alaska. They can be in such large groups because the animal blood slightly dulls their instincts, allowing them to form strong familial connections and not just the mate bond.

"All vampires are cold to the touch with incredibly hard skin. They are super strong and fast, able to turn diamonds to dust with little effort and able to run from here to Canada in minutes. They can't sleep or eat human food; if they do eat some they need to puke it up. They can see, hear, and smell things a mile away like it is right next to them. Sadly, all vampires always feel a small amount of pain, their throats feel like they are on fire when they are thirsty and that dims, but never goes away completely.

"Some vampires have gifts, anything from seeing the future to being able to find anyone no matter where they are in the world. Jasper, Alice, and Edward are the only Cullens with abilities. Edward can read minds. Jasper can feel the emotions of others and be able to alter them at his will. Alice can see different possible futures, based on the choices people make.

"The pack, the members of the tribe that can phase into wolves, are similar yet completely different. You know that they eat a ridiculous amount of food; this is because they have a very high temperature, about 108 degrees. They can run just as fast as vampires and are as strong. They are able to tear through vampire skin with their teeth. We are not sure if they want us to tell you more, but we are sure you can ask Billy next time you see him."

"This is weird; I never would have thought that this was real. But does this mean that Edward has read my mind and that Jasper has made me feel things that I didn't want to?"

"From what we know, Edward can only get bits and pieces from all three of us. We have been able to open our minds to him and keep him out. We think that you have done the same thing unconsciously because there are times when he wasn't able to hear your thoughts at all. And Jasper isn't like that; he normally just calms people down in really stressful situations so no one gets hurt. He doesn't use his powers for personal gain. The only times he has used his power in a negative way was when he was protecting himself and his family."

"Alright then, I think I'm good for now, let's go."

Dad grabbed the keys to Izy's and my car while saying, "We'll take your car but I'll drive." With that said we got into the dark blue VW Bug that we got when we were sixteen and headed to the Cullen's house. We drove out of Forks, and then miles later turned onto the unmarked and barely visible unpaved road that was the Cullen's driveway. When we reached the soft-white three-story building, we exited the car and walked up the porch that surrounded the house.

Seconds after knocking on the door, Carlisle answered with a smile, "Hello girls, Chief Swan, why don't you three come in." 'I have to say it again, Carlisle is a brilliant actor. I agree, if you and I couldn't see the stress and worry around him it would easy to believe that he's perfectly calm.' We walked past Edward's grand piano, and to the seating area, where Emmett and Rose were sitting together on the love seat. Edward was sitting in one of the chairs with Alice on his lap. Esme was sitting on another chair with Carlisle going to stand behind her, putting his hand on her shoulder. While Izy dragged our Dad to the couch, him on the left side and her in the middle, Jasper came over to talk to me.

Wrapping his arms around me and putting his face in my hair he asks, "How did it go?"

Stepping back and arching my brow I said, "I would ask the same of you but," glancing around "I can see the answer to that, and I imagine you can feel your own answer."

Smirking, "That may be true, but I wouldn't be a gentleman if I didn't ask, would I?"

Shaking my head and dragging him over to the couch, I pushed him so he sat down next to my twin then planted myself in his lap.

Noticing that all eyes were on us, Izy and I glanced at each other and, with a sigh, she starts, "Well, what do you want to know?" This had everyone talking at once.

"Why did you tell him?" Edward.

"How long have you known?" Dad.

"Does this mean we have to start high school again?" Rosalie.

'Well what do we start with? Well, Daddy needs to know that Jazz was the one who saved me, so why don't we start with before I was kidnapped? Maybe we can start with mom leaving Forks?'

Nodding, she said, "Let's start at the beginning."