"Yes, that does make sense. But there IS something else you should know." He turned to me, eyes boring into mine. The next words he said changed my life forever.

Jacob's POV

"Whilst I was treating her I noticed an unusual marking on her back. At closer examination it appears to be an imprint of something on her skin. Something that hasn't healed over time. One more thing… and I doubt that you will like it." Carlisle said as he frowned at us. "The marking is of the Volturi's crest. I fear she may be a spy." Silence filled the air as the shock of his words over powered all of our senses. But there was only one thing that was running through our minds. Well, crap.

******One hour later******

Tala's POV

I woke up in my bed, back at home. How had I gotten here? My body ached as memories of the wolves came back. I jumped out of bed, quickly examining my body. The scratches and cuts were gone. Suddenly, something caught my attention. I could hear muttering coming from the front of the house. I quickly threw my clothes on and walked to the front door. Standing in a circle was Sam and his friends, as well as eight very pale people.

Not people, vampires! I realised. They were talking in hushed tones. I began to pay more attention, listening in to their conversation.

Jacob's POV

It had been an hour since Carlisle had told us his shocking news. We were all standing in a circle in the front yard, contemplating what we should do. Although I wasn't paying much attention; Tala STILL hadn't woken up.

"I think the only reasonable thing to do would be to kill her. She's a liability; the Volturi could be here any minute. They could have sent her to kill us all. We have to eliminate her while we have the chance." Bella stated. There was a sudden gasp from behind me. I whirled around to see Tala standing there, a hand over her mouth in an attempt to stay quiet. She spun around and raced towards the back door. I had to get there before her.

I sprinted around the house, ignores everyone's calls, and launched myself through the backdoor… and straight into Tala.

"OW!" she yelled as she fell to the floor. "You have GOT to stop doing that!" she was rubbing her head repeatedly in attempt to make the pain go away.

"Sorry, sorry!" I muttered as I helped her stand up. She tried to push me away but I just held her tighter.

"Let me go. None of you care about me. You all want to kill me, so please just let me go so that I can escape before Sam finishes the job he started." She said as tears began to roll down her cheeks. I stared at her in silence for a minute before crushing her to my chest in what I hoped was a warm and friendly hug.

"Shhh, shhh. I promise, I won't let anyone hurt you. I'd never let them touch you, you're too special." I muttered into her ear. She sniffed and looked up at me. Our faces were inches apart, all I had to do was lean down a few centimeters and our lips would make contact. I began to lean forwards as Tala's eyes fluttered closed. Just a little bit further…..

"JAKE!" Came a shout from behind Tala. Uh-oh….