Prologue
The battle for an innocent child's life brought on such sadness, with the loss of Embry Call, who fought hard to protect his true love's child and Isabella Cullen whose knowledge was destined to destroy her.
Edward Cullen, believing it was his duty as Bella's husband was the one to go to Charlie and Rene. At the spur of the moment he concocted a believable story about a mugger who attacked while they were leaving the parking lot of the airport, having just arrived at their honeymoon destination. As he broke the news to his dear wife's parents he watched as they cried, accepted their embraces but shared no words of comfort, for he had yet to find it himself.
Every member of the pack as well as Billy Black arrived on Linda Call's doorstep to announce the loss of their fallen brother. She teared up the moment they appeared together without her son. She claimed that her mother's instinct had told her to expect the worst, but nothing prepared her for what she heard. She was told that he had been attacked by a wild animal in the woods, that Jacob had found his body only moments before. Billy held her as she cried and cursed the world for taking her only child away from her.
Zoee Sunshine was hopelessly lost without knowing the whereabouts of her son, Cullen and it only made her grieve harder for the loss of Embry, her one true love. She became distant and sullen, hopeless and depressed, matching up perfectly with Edward's current heartbreak. He spent most of his days holed up in his room, blaming himself for the death of Bella, his wife of only a few hours. Neither of them continued their daily lives, neither of them cared about anything, not even themselves.
Cullen was sent into hiding, accompanied by Patrick, a family friend and his estranged Aunt Midnight. They were given instructions to notify Bella upon changing vehicles and selecting a safe house in Orlando, Florida. She was to be the only person with that information because Aro couldn't penetrate her mind. Cullen's whereabouts were to be given to the others only after the battle had been won and then someone would be sent for him. It was understood that Patrick was not to make any further contact in the event that something went wrong. It was assumed that Bella received the information prior to her departure, as two weeks had passed and no contact had been made.
Jacob Black lost his two best friends on the same day. A loss that shouldn't be wished on anyone. His grief was only managed with the help of his imprint, Lexi, who proved to have made the hardest decision of her life. Only moments after Edward and Bella were wed, Emmett Cullen announced his true love for her, a love that she once shared decades before. Disregarding the feelings she had towards Emmett, she stayed with Jacob and kept him from slipping into the same depressing position as his grieving friends. His new found sister Adryen, who was also lost without Cullen, returned to her mother and step father in California with the promise of returning every summer.
Some things did move forward. Sunshine and Lexi moved into the house that was promised to them, instead of going back to New York where they were originally from. The house was built on the border of Forks and La Push with idea that Embry would still be close to his vampire imprint, without harming the treaty of his ancestors. Lexi looking to be in her teens, was forced to enroll in school and started her senior year on the reservation.
DISCLAIMER: It is entirely possible to read this story, without having read it's predecessor, but I seriously don't advise it. Some things cannot be explained properly without knowing the events that led up to this story. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.