Chapter 1

Victoria

BPOV

It has been two months since Edward left and I was still walking this world without a heart. I was an empty shell. A reject. That's how I felt, rejected. Edward left because I wasn't good enough. I was a fragile, stupid human who wasn't good enough.

Right now I'm wandering through the forest, to nowhere in particular. I'm trying to get away from my internal depression.

A streak of white out of my peripheral vision and the shaking of leaves stops me.

"Aaaa, finally alone aren't we?" Victoria's menacing voice is heard.

A chill runs through me as I look up into a vicious stare not 2 yards in front of me. My eyes widen in surprise. The werewolves had said something about Victoria's return but I hadn't paid much attention. And now it all came back.

"Bella I don't want you out alone anymore," Jacob had said

"Why not?"

"Because there has been another…Vampire… in the area. She has been trying to get into Forks. We aren't sure what she wants yet so I don't want you out alone."

Victoria.

Why hadn't I listened!? She was that vampire who was running around. And I have a feeling that she has finally found what she wants…Me.

"W-why are you here?" I am stammering out of fright. It is a pointless question. I already know the answer but I want to make sure I am right. Pointless I know. All I really know is that I am going to die today. There is no escape. She has finally captured her prey.

"To find you of course. Your Edward," she spits out the word with disgust," killed my James." The last word was almost a whisper said with much care and sadness. After a pause she turns her attention back to me. "So I will kill you. A mate for a mate."

I am right, she is here to kill me. She is a fast and strong vampire and I am a slow and weak human. I will die today. I have wanted to die ever since Edward left but now that the time has come I am terrified. Probably because I know Victoria will make it slow and painful.

"Where is you precious Edward?" The menace is back in her voice.

"H-h-he l-left." I am trembling from the pain she is bringing back just by saying his name. I am also whispering because I can't trust my voice not to crack.

"Oh, that's too bad. He won't be able to watch me kill you as I planed. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to pay him a visit after I'm done here." After a thoughtful pause she looks back at me. "Do you know where he went?" She asks with a wicked smile on her face as she takes slow steps toward me.

"N-n-no, he just left." I am terrified. Slowly taking steps backward I am preying that she won't find any need to kill me now that she knows Edward left. But to no avail. She keeps walking toward me.

"Don't worry this won't hurt, this is out of revenge and since you mate isn't here then it's just for me." She states sweetly smiling down at me wickedly before bending down to touch her lips to my neck. She has me pinned to a tree so there is no way to escape. Like I could anyway! I laughed to myself. I am going to die.

My eyes are closed very tightly. I am now preying that it won't hurt and will be over quickly. I can feel my heart pounding hard in my ears. My whole body is shaking violently.

Then she sinks her cool teeth into my neck, holding me from moving with her hands.

When I smelled the blood I feel woozy and I passed out with Victoria slowly draining me of blood.

But just before my world went black I heard a wolf cry in the woods somewhere not too far from where I was.