Summary: Emery Lenna Swan has finally made it back to Forks Washington to celebrate the engagement of her younger sister Isabella. What she finds is heartbreaking and now she must pick up the pieces. Along for the ride is the broody she-wolf who hates nearly everyone and the ever burning question of what is true love?
I do not own any of the Twilight characters. Emery is mine however. I plan on having two main pairings and it will be a slow burn
Emery's POV
Three years: A lot has changed in three years. It's been three years since Emery Lenna Swan has seen her father. The ever quiet, awkward, small town police Chief Charlie Swan. But here he is, a man who much rather sit on his recliner with his head in the sand than admit the world around him isn't right and needs fixing. Emery can't really begrudge him of that mentality, after all most individuals are happy to live in ignorance.
Well someone should get this ball rolling and it might as well be me. I really don't know how much longer I can take a stare off with a man that refuses to make eye contact. It's weird.
"So how have you been Charlie?" After some shuffling on his recliner his eyes snap to mine. "Good, I can't really complain, Bella should be here shortly. She is out with that boy's family preparing for the wedding". The way he said boy has the hairs on my neck tingling. "So I take it you're not a fan of the fiancé?" Charlie's body goes stiff at this, I can tell that he is pondering whether to be truthful with his assessment or just give me a generic reply. "She could do better. After everything that he put her thru, she just deserves better" .
I honestly don't know what Charlie is talking about. You see I was the product of too much alcohol and raging hormones. I was raised by my mother and her people which I guess you could classify as OTHER. I spent summers with Charlie to get a feel for how normal humans live. I would spend much of that time with the Clearwater's. Sue would watch me while Charlie was at work. It wasn't bad. I got to hang out with my best friend Leah, well at least until we had a falling out at 16. And two weeks out of the summer I got spend with Charlie and Bella. I didn't meet Renée and Bella until after she was already moved out of Forks and Bella was a toddler. Renée dropped Bella off while she went white water rafting with a boyfriend. To say Bella and I were close would be a stretch. We couldn't be more different. But she is my sister, my blood the only sister that I have.
Bella is 18 years old, shy, quiet, introvert, she is a lot like Charlie. She would rather go along with everything someone else suggested than confront the person. Then pretend that she was fine with it all along. She did the same thing when we were younger. Bella is also apparently getting married to her high-school boyfriend. I on the other hand am 22 and I am a predator. A huntress if you will. If I want something I will stop at nothing until I have it. The fact that I am sitting in my father's den with a sugary sweet corpse smell emitting from the second floor has put me on high alert. This whole visit is playing havoc with my inner monster. Yes as I said before I am a huntress. And a vampire has been coming into the home where my family sleeps is unacceptable.
Charlie has already lost interest in having a conversation and is signaling to the television. He switches the channel to Sports Center. I can't really blame him we never had a relationship. I lived with my mom moving around place to place learning how to survive in a world that has creatures in the shadows that most people don't know exists. Charlie was never really concerned about where I was most of the year. I was a mistake that happened when he was 19.
I excuse myself and head outside; as I walk the perimeter around the house I track one prominent male vampire scent to the tree outside the window leading to Bella's room. I can't help but come to the conclusion that this must be the fiancé due to the fact that the smell of him is so strong and consistent. The likelihood of Bella not knowing about vampirism is very slim. And if she was prey she would have already been dead.
As I consider this fact I shoot a text to a contact asking for information regarding any covenants in the area. From the multiple sugary smells in and around the house old and new I count up to four vampires and one shifter who must be a Quileute Wolf. Still young since the male wasn't able to control his scent. The Quileute people were always a funny bunch. Acting like there legends of protectors were secret but they had no problem telling the general public about their myths around a campfire. A member of the tribe even wrote a book about how the tribe was descendants from actual wolves. They properly thought they were clever but if you are classified as other then you just handed them the keys to your people.
I've completed a full circle around the house when my message notification pings. And there it is the Cullen Clan of seven. They see themselves as vegetarians. Pretending to be human by attending high-school, working at the hospital, church fundraisers...etc. What a bunch of bull shit. Attached is the detailed information for each member of the coven, pictures, personality traits, gifts, limitations and slip-up. It would appear that the clan has to relocate every 5 years or so due to a member "accidentally" draining a human. The only members of the Partridge Family that hasn't slipped is the Doctor and the Blonde who looks like she walked off the set of Mean Girls. I also notice there is only one single Edward Cullen.
I am about to respond when I hear some beast of a machine coming down the road. I slowly make my way to the front of the house when Bella parks her rust colored death trap in the driveway. She stumbles out of the truck with her head down. I clear my throat and Bella's head snaps up. What I see freezes me to the spot. Bella's eyes are bloodshot, tears are pouring down her face, she's white as a sheet and her whole body is shaking.
I hear her stutter whispered "Emery" . Bella is one step from collapsing when I rush to her. I hold her in my arms as the first waves of sobs are released. I don't smell any blood on her; I cradle her to me and rock her back and forth. As she keeps repeating a phrase into my shoulder, I didn't hear it clearly at first but it starts to sounds like "How could he?". By this time Charlie has heard the commotion and stuck his head out the front door.
Charlie is the first to break the stalemate in the driveway by asking Bella what was going on. It takes a minute for the question to register. When Bella has finally calmed down enough to answer her voice is horse and she whispers "the wedding is off" before Charlie could question her further she lights a fuse and states "He cheated on me. I gave him everything and forgave him for everything. And he has been cheating on me this whole time. Saying it was for my own good". It's taking everything in me not to run and find this Veggie and rip his dick off. Charlie isn't faring any better. He keeps on muttering about "the good for nothing prick" .
My priority right now is Bella. I know there is a lot more to the story. But getting the whole picture would require the sharing of some family secrets. I lead Bella to the house and walk her to the bathroom. I start the shower and tell her to get cleaned up and then we'll talk more. I don't think she really noticed that I was talking.
I shut the door and head down stairs to talk to Charlie. He's standing by the kitchen sink fuming. "That boy has destroyed her again, I don't know if she is going to be able to pull thru something like this. At least last time he just left" . At this point Charlie starts giving me the history of the relationship.
Charlie gave me the cliff notes version. Bella running away to Arizona, getting hurt, the obsessive behavior, Bella getting hurt again on her birthday, getting left in the woods, the Cullen's leaving, the depression, the second time running away to Italy, the Cullen's return, the possessiveness, the unexpected engagement...etc. Ironically this is properly the longest conversation I have ever had with Charlie.
The details that Charlie provided were disturbing to say the least. Unhealthy even without the supernatural element. I come to a decision. I am going to give Bella the option of escaping and getting a fresh start. I look at Charlie, he will be the first step. "Charlie I want to take Bella away from here. Bring her with me. Getting away from Edward and his family will do her some good". I see Charlie taking in and absorbing my offer. "The only problem is getting her to agree. When Renée wanted to take her to Florida she refused" .
"Well I doubt that will be a problem now" .
So what do you think should I continue?