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All We Can Do Is Wait

Alice calls my name; she asks me what's wrong, but I can't give her an answer. Only one word keeps echoing through my head.

Impossible.

My years with Maria play in my mind like a film, and before I know it, I reach out to the phone and dial Peter's number. He doesn't answer it; all I get is this beeping sound, and I almost rip the cell phone to pieces. While a part of me is panicked, another part of me is beyond angry. Alice doesn't understand anything, but I don't pay attention to her. I run down into the living room and call out to every member of the family. Luckily, they are all home, including Edward, Bella and Nessie. Alice is standing right behind me, confused, and they all surround me within a matter of seconds. Even though they all get a feeling of unease from my pissed off expression, Edward is the most confused; I imagine it is because of the chaos in my head.

I close my eyes and force myself to calm down. Then I glance at my family and, before I start speaking, I feel Alice taking my hand in hers.

"Something's happened to Peter and Charlotte," I say, and I feel the same emotions coming from everyone: curiosity and concern. "I don't know what, but I certainly know why and who caused it."

I take a breath and continue. "His name is Robbie; he's Peter's biological brother. He was changed around the time Peter was. They were the only ones I could call friends from my time with Maria. We had each others' backs in fight and with handling the newborns, and we talked a lot. I don't know how he knew, but Robbie told Peter and me that Charlotte was Peter's mate. Then, five years after Pete and Char ran off, they came back for me. But…"

Their emotions shift into disbelief because they already know what I'm about to say.

"We left Robbie there. It was my idea. After Peter and Charlotte were gone, I noticed that Robbie was changing. Before, he didn't feel anything for Maria behind his actions. But after they left, he truly started to love her. I thought that maybe he would've wanted to come with us, away from the battles, but in the end he would've wanted to go back. So we left him there, on his own, even though we had once promised that we wouldn't abandon each other." I direct my eyes to Alice. "He's the one you saw," I tell her.

Her gaze burns into my own. "Why didn't you tell me?" she breaths.

I press my lips into a firm line. "I'd sworn to myself that I'd never mention him again unless it was absolutely necessary."

She nods, and nobody speaks for moments.

Emmett is the one to break the silence.

"So what you're saying is that he wants revenge?"

I nod my head.

"What can we do?" Rosalie questions, her voice and eyes hard.

I think for a moment. "For now, all we can do is wait. Unless… Alice?" I call out to my wife, but she seems so lost in thought that I doubt she hears me. She snaps out of it and our eyes lock for a moment. I can see and feel the guilt she's feeling.

"Jazz... in my vision... with the vampire in the woods... it's in Calgary. I'm sorry." I understand why she feels guilty. She thinks she should've known it was in Calgary, right were Peter and Charlotte live, and she should've warned them.

I put my arms around her and hug her tightly. "It's not your fault. You couldn't have identified a forest."

I want to say more, but the phone rings, cutting me off. Carlisle picks it up and sets it on speaker.

"Could you all come out in the back yard? I don't want to invade your home," Robbie says, and when the line goes dead, they all look at me.

I suddenly feel scared because we don't have a plan, and even though he is outnumbered, I know he won't leave without a fight. I'd known he was coming, but now that he is here, I don't know what to do.

I choose to do what he said. I don't want mess up the house, and if we're outside, the girls can run away easily in the case of a fight.

"Let's go," I mutter under my breath, taking Alice's hand and heading out.

We try get as far away from the house as possible, close to the woods, and once we're settled, I make sure to hide Alice behind my back, knowing she's terrified. I am, too, even though I try not to show it. I'm afraid of the possibility of anyone getting hurt.

The whole family feels the same: overwhelmed, worried, afraid — all of them fearing the worst.

I briefly notice Bella whispering something to Jacob, and then we hear footsteps. I smell his scent before he comes into my view.

I gasp at the sight.

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