All characters are Stephenie Meyers. I don't own them I wish I did ;o)

Ok no one guessed my favorite line. *pout*

I was hoping someone would catch it. I noticed that Iamshareel was almost correct.

I decided I am going to do this chapter in Jacob's POV again. It is back tracking a little bit but it is needed.

Again thank you for the reviews. They are most welcome. ;o)

~munchkin1978


7 Years, 4 Months and 2 days and Forever

Chapter 9

Jacob POV

I sped home in the truck. All I wanted to do was burst from the truck and run. Run as far as I could, for as long as I could. I helped my father out first. I wasn't going to leave him. As soon as he was okay I bolted. He was used to me changing on the fly. I made it to the trees before I changed. And as soon as I did the voices rang in my head. It was like an intercom had announced I was now in wolf form.

"Jacob." Sam's voice rang over the others.

"Yes Sam."

"Details. Remember keep us in the loop."

"I know." I paused my thought. "Meeting on the cliff five minutes."

I didn't hear anybody else object. So I ran. The cliffs were a short run from where I was. So I was the first one there. I didn't change back I just waited there for them. I saw them emerge a few moments later and join me. They must not have been too far.

"Jacob."

"She is marrying HIM. Bella is marrying the bloodsucker. Charlie disowned her." I blurted out.

"Was there an altercation?" Sam asked diplomatically

"Yes. Nothing happened. Nobody got hurt. Just insults and Bella."

"You didn't hurt her Jacob? Did you?"

"I had a hold of her wrist. I was holding on too tight. I didn't break it. The bloodsucker was there. He brought the blond male with him."

"He must be a new one. The coven is getting bigger. They have yet to break the treaty. They must be warned again."

"I warned them that this was not over. Bella wants to be one of them. He wants her to be one."

"They can not create another."

"I know that Sam. We have to save Bella from becoming one of them." I couldn't even tell him how much I wanted to save Bella.

"Focus Jacob. You need to keep your focus or you will make mistakes. You will get hurt again."

"I know Sam. I'm trying to calm down." I need to run to clear my head.

"Okay everyone is on patrol. We need to keep watch. We need to know when they break the treaty."

All of us ran in different directions in twos. Everybody was babbling about what would happen if the treaty were broken. I wanted to tune them out. I wanted to run. I wanted to go back to Bella but she would be with him. If only I had taken her away from the house the instant she came down stairs then I could keep her safe here. I growled. Embry who was with me bumped my shoulder.

"What is wrong Jake?"

"Everything. I handled seeing Bella very wrong. I should have taken her from the house the moment I saw her."

"You know she would have objected."

"I know. But it was supposed to be for her own good."

"I almost think you were still in love with her. What about Lisa?"

Embry was right. I was acting like Lisa didn't exist. I should be treating her better. She was my wife after all. She understood everything that I had with Bella. She understood every feeling I had for her. Still had for her. She had always told me that she would be here when I came home. I don't think she actually understood how much I love Bella and wanted to keep her safe. She told me she understood. Now that she is not far I don't know how she would take this. I sighed in my head.

"Jake?" Embry called in my head.

"Yes I am still here. Your right I should let Bella go but I can't. I love her too much. I want to save her from the bloodsucker. If I hadn't imprinted I would have married Bella. I am wishing I had imprinted on her."

"Jake. It sounds like you need to have a talk with Lisa. She should know what your feelings are."

"Embry I can't. I imprinted. I love Lisa too."

"Maybe you should ask the elders if you could imprint twice? Maybe that is what you're going through?"

That was not a bad idea. I would ask my father. He loved Lisa too but I needed to know. Embry suddenly wasn't beside me. He had stopped dead in his tracks.

"Embry what is wrong?"

"Where is the boundary?"

"Over there… Wait we are on the boundary."

"Can't you smell them Jake?" It hit me then. Icy and sweet. Bloodsuckers. I whipped my head around and sniffed again. I jumped back across the line and Embry stood at my flank.

Out of the corner of my eyes I watched the bloodsuckers emerge. All of them but two. The brown haired female and Him. The leader of the coven stepped forward and spoke to me.

"We will not break the treaty. We stand by our word. Edward and Bella are getting married."

I growled. Embry growled and I heard two more growls. Quil and Seth had joined us. I hunched down ready to attack if any more came forward. The big one on the one end crouched down and hissed. The blond female did the same. The small one and the blond haired male from earlier were in a similar crouch.

"Stop Jake." Sam's voice rang out. "We haven't broken the treaty. Nor have they. Wait till I get there."

"I'll handle it Sam." I spat back with my thoughts.

The leader spoke again. "I want to assure you we do not want to break the treaty. We will do everything to keep it. We value it to much to break it." I growled again in response. All of them prepared for an attack. I straightened up and the three behind me did so as well. I backed up a step. He was right. The treaty was not broken. Nobody was going to be hurt today. We left them standing there at the border. I ran and left the other three by them selves. I needed to blow some steam.

I ran till I suddenly stopped. I didn't know where I was but I turned around and headed back the same way I came. It felt good to just run. Clearing my head was hard when you had 9 other wolves' voices ringing in it. I tuned them out as best as I could. I wanted to save Bella. I had to save her. But what would I tell Lisa. Would she fully understand what I was going through? I was officially torn.

By time I made it back to the La Push area it was morning. I could hear everything was on the quiet front so I went back to the border and ran up and down it for a long time. I was probably running a track by now. Then I smelt it.

HIM

His scent was mixed with Bella's. I stopped and growled. I turned only to be face to face with the bloodsucker. He was by himself. I growled again.

"You can growl all you want Jacob. I know it is you. I can hear your thoughts."

"You should have left Bella alone. You broke her into a million pieces."

"I know I left her. I left her so she would be safe from our world. It is her decision to make. Not yours, nor mine."

"You can leave it to her so easily?"

"Of course. She is my world, my everything. If she chooses to leave me then so be it. It is her choice. I am just glad she made the choice."

"She should be with me." I growled back

"She didn't choose that. Besides you imprinted."

"I am fully aware of that Bloodsucker."

I growled again at the situation. He didn't say anything more. He looked like he wanted to gloat.

"Bella will not be yours. She is mine. It will be a cold day in hell before she comes back to you." He finally said.

That was the last straw. I lunged forward. The bloodsucker moved so fast that he was 10 feet away from me. I had one foot over the line.

"You don't want to break your treaty again Jacob. Although you have broken it before, by telling Bella about us. We will let that slide. However one more foot over the line and we will declare the treaty over." He spouted to me.

In defeat I backed up. How could this have happened? How was I going to save Bella now?


A/N

Okay what did you think? Yes Edward is keeping this encounter from Bella. He didn't want to worry her. Although she is quite mad at him still. It was only yesterday that the disownment happened. (feels a lot longer doesn't it). If it is confusing to read let me know I will update it.

~smile~

~munchkin1978