AN: I know that there are some errors in the first three chapters and I am trying to figure out how to go back and correct them. The next chapter will be from the Cullen's point of view. I hope that you enjoy this chapter. As always I don't own any of the characters except for Anna, Samantha and Benjamin. The very talented SM owns all of the rest.

CHAPTER 4

James knew that Victoria and Laurent would have gone far to hunt, they knew as well as he that to hunt any closer would possibly bring unwanted attention to their plans. The one thing that James did not ever like was someone coming in the way of his plans. It had already happened once and he would make sure that it would never happen again.

It had been hours sense the children had awoken, night was just now setting in and James stayed against the far wall of the living room. The woman's children had yet to move, wanting to stay with their mother and not leave her side. It had been about 24 hours sense he had bitten her and wondered when Victoria and Laurent would be back. He was getting hungry and watching the woman move and wither on the floor was setting the fire in his throat ablaze.

The children had been crying and whimpering off and on all day so when everything went silent James looked up. What he saw had shocked him to the core, never once in all of his years had he seen anything like it.

Anna did not know what time it was or how much time had passed but she could feel the pain begin to recede, first in her hands and then in her feet. As the pain started leaving her she could also still feel the hands of her children on her, could hear their breathing and smell their sent. 'That is odd.' Anna thought, she could never remember being able hear and smell so well before. She could also sense another in the room as well and it was then that she remembered. It was then that she remembered what had happened, the three people coming to her home, the bite, the pain.

Anna opened her eyes and sat straight up with a gasp. She had realized that she had not been breathing and did not need to though through her shock the gasp had come forth. Looking around she could see the fireplace first, the dust mites that floated up from her disturbing the air with sitting up. She turned when she heard her children's voices

"Mommy, Mommy." Sam and Ben both said as they hugged their mother. They were happy to see that their mother was not in pain or dead as they had feared with as much pain as they could see she had been in.

Movement from the side got her attention as James knelt down eyeing her and then her children. Anna felt that her throat was dry and burning a bit but she pushed it aside and glared at the one who called himself James. She knew that it was he who had done this to her, she remembered very clearly the night before, the night that he and his companions showed up. Though she did not know how much time had passed, she knew that it could not have been more than a day. It was then that she saw him grin and knew she would do whatever it took to wipe it from his face.

James did not know what to think as he saw the woman sit up. It was supposed to be impossible for one to turn so quickly and yet here she was, already turned in just 24 hours. Thinking quickly James knew that he was going to have to change his plans a bit; too bad that Victoria and Laurent were not here to participate in his games. 'Oh well, now it is just me who gets to play.' James thought.

Squatting down James grinned and spoke to the children. "Why don't you come over here so we can give your mother a bit of room shall we." Motioning with his hands for the children to come closer to him and having them between him and their mother.

Seeing the woman watch her children's every move James thought he had them right where he wanted them, not knowing that the look on Anna's face was one of calculating, not hunger. Quickly grabbing the woman's son he turned him around so that he was facing the woman, sliding one of his hands down the side of the boys face. "Doesn't he look good? So sweet, so young." As James said this he stuck out his tongue and liked the side of Ben's face. James looked back to the woman and heard a growl come from her throat. He smiled.

Watching James grab and touch her son was the last straw for Anna, she now realized what this creature wanted her to do and she would be damned if she ever hurt her children. It was then that she heard a growl rip from her throat, she had never heard a sound like that before but knew it was she that had done it. Reaching out she took the front of her son's shirt and pulled him forward to her. She was shocked that she could hear his heart beat and looked to the side of his neck to see his pulse point and heard the blood flow through it.

Anna heard a voice and looked up to James, "yess", she heard him hiss. Thinking quickly she reached out and took hold of her daughter as well, pulling her towards her. And in one swift move pulled both of her children behind her and lunged for the monster that was in front of her. There was a flash of light that covered the whole room and she saw shock register on the creatures face for a brief moment but it was all the time that she needed before she felt him beneath her and grabbing for his neck pulled his head clean off and threw it across the room.

Anna did not know how she had done what she did or what had caused the light, but she knew one thing; he was not alone when he had bitten her though she did not know where the other two were she knew that she had to get her and her children out of there, and fast.

Reaching out for her children Anna grabbed them and carrying one in each arm dashed out of the room, through the front door and out into the night.