My eyes stayed narrow on the two leeches as they slowly advanced on us one step at a time. I held Ness close to me, my body shielding her as we both took slow steps backwards. I knew it wouldn't be long until we ran out of land to step on.

Ness's hand clutched mine tightly suddenly. She showed me an image of my phasing and telling the others. I just shook my head at her. "I can't Ness. They'll see your father too," I murmured. "They'll want to punish him for breaking the treaty."

I watched as Don looked to the female and murmured something so low I couldn't hear it. The female looked up to him with a sickening smile. "You were told she was gifted," she murmured back. My eyes narrowed more upon her. What did they know about Ness?

"I don't care Jacob!" Renesmee half shouted. "He deserves it for breaking the treaty in the first place."

I shook my head. She had no idea what she was talking about! And the last thing we needed to do was show weakness in front of these two leeches! I took in a deep breath and looked down to her, hoping my next words maybe would stop her from questioning me further. "Even, even if the punishment is execution?" I asked in a deep and even tone.

With all the pressure I was under, my Alpha tone had almost came out. My inner wolf was pressuring me to take over with the vampires in front of us, and from when Edward had attacked me and then on top of it all was Ness telling me to phase, the very thing I was trying to fight. I wasn't used to fighting against my wolf. Every time pressure was put upon my shoulders, I gave into it to fight leeches. There was only so much I could take at once.

I noticed Nessie go quiet after I had spoken. I hoped I hadn't scared her. It hadn't been my plan to scare her. I just wanted her to understand the situation I was in without revealing it as a weakness to those leeches in front of us.

They suddenly took my attention away from Ness when I noticed they had taken three quick steps closer to us. I eyed them closely, trying to work out their next move. I glanced over my shoulder behind us and noticed I was running out of room to step back. I growled, glaring at them and watching dark smirks appearing over their features.

The sudden sound of a howl made us all jump. I looked past the two leeches, I could see Leah and Embry running in their wolf form towards us at a fast pace. The Don and the female actually looked worried now. They started bickering so quickly I couldn't make out a thing they were saying. I almost started laughing. Leeches weren't always the best under pressure.

Ness was watching them closely too. She suddenly held me tighter after they had rambled something I was trying to analyse. I hadn't quiet heard it. "Just get the girl, and let's get out of here, Ann!" Don half hissed, half growled at the woman.

My gaze quickly went to Embry and Leah still running. They were just too far away to help us yet. I could tell both Don and Ann wanted Ness and I to fall into the ocean so they would gain the advantage on me and take Ness. I didn't know what to do. We were cornered against the cliffs, nowhere to move, run or jump. If it was just them and me, I would have risked jumping over them to gain more grounding, but I had Ness to think about too.

I quickly started to figure out a plan while looking between Leah and Embry. My arm's grip around Ness's waist tightened as Don tried to grab her. I kicked him in the chest hard, forcing him back away from the two of us and distracting Ann at the same time. She looked to Don ten feet behind her now and then hissed glaring back at me.

Embry looked into my eyes, like he could see what I was planning. He gave a soft nod of his head and let out a fierce howl that ripped through the forests of La Push. Everyone who lived in or near La Push would have heard it. Ann shuddered and covered her ears for the loud sound of it, as did Don after sitting up.

"Hold on to me tightly," I told Ness, looking down at her while neither Ann nor Don could hear for Embry's howling.

Ness looked up to me, holding my gaze like she was trying to work out what I was going to do. I nodded after her hand around my waist showed me a picture of us cliff driving together years ago. I hated the idea I was doing just what these leeches wanted, but there was no way around them, and they were going to attack before help arrived. Embry's deafening howl had bought us some time, but it wasn't enough.

Ann and Don were both staring at Embry and Leah as I turned around and eyed the ocean below. I really hated doing this! "You ready?" I murmured, looking up at the grey sky as rain drops fell down upon my face.

"Yes," Ness muttered in slightly stutters. She was scared. I could sense it.

"I won't let anything happen to you," I whispered, running my thumb over the side of the silky skin of her arm. I glanced over my shoulder, seeing Embry and Leah almost here now. They would be able to hold off the leeches while we made a run for it to safety. I took in a deep breath and jumped. My arms stayed around Ness as tightly as I could hold her.

The water was rough and wild with the storm affecting it. I was so grateful I knew this cliff and knew where the rocks and riptides were. The water was icy cold, the coldest I had ever felt it before. I used my left arm to swim through the crashing water. There was no point going up to the surface other than for air. The waves were so hard and violent they would push you back down with their force and drown you. Even I wasn't strong enough to fight them.

Somehow I had found the shoreline. Walking on land had never felt so good before. My arms and legs were so exhausted they felt like dead weight hanging from my body. My hand stayed around Ness's arm, still tightly wrapped around my waist as we gasped for breath until we were away from the shoreline. I fell upon the sand, no longer been able to walk any farther.

"Are you okay?" I breathed. My eyes were closed as I focused on getting my breathing back to normal.

Ness nodded into my side and murmured a yes. I felt her shuddering into the side of my body. I looked down to her and saw she was freezing cold between being in the ocean and the rain still coming down on us.

I sat up and wrapped both my arms around her, trying to get her warm again. Her skin felt like ice against mine. I looked over my shoulder to see where we were. Thankfully we weren't too far away from my place.

"Come on," I murmured, standing and taking Ness's shivering body into my arms. I fought against the weakness I felt in my legs and arms and slowly ran up to the house. I hoped Rach was home. Ness hid her face in my chest, trying to get as close to me as she could to keep warm.

The lightning flashed over our heads and the thunder echoed over the mountains again. Getting onto the veranda of the house, I set Ness down on her feet and opened the door quickly, keeping her as close to my body as I could.

"Rach, are you home?" I shouted, closing the door behind me. The house was so much warmer than outside. "Go, have a hot shower for an hour," I instructed to Ness, looking her in the eye.

"An hour? Jacob-" I cut her off. "I don't need you with hypothermia Ness. Go."

She shook her head in protest, walking past my room and down the hall to the bathroom. Finally, Rachel then came out of her room. I rolled my eyes. Typical. She had to have Paul over today, of all days!

"What's going on?" she questioned, looking at Ness disappearing in the bathroom and then to me.

"Edward, fighting, more leeches, get away plan, long story. Explain later," I said quickly. "Can you help Ness out of her wet clothes? Please?"

"Why can't you?" Her eyes narrowed and raised her eye brow at me, while still standing in the doorway of her room. Why was it so hard for people to listen to what I had to say these days and just do what I requested, without question?

I sighed, rolling my eyes. Like I wasn't in enough trouble with Edward! "You really think Eddie would like that, Rachel?" I asked, throwing my wet shirt over my head and into the laundry.

"Oh, yeah," she murmured and walked down the hallway and disappeared into the bathroom after knocking first.

I flopped back on the couch, staring up at the ceiling. My arms and legs were even worse now than they were before. I glanced at the side table next to the couch and lazily reached over to grab my mobile phone. Lucky I had left it at home today or it would have been wrecked by now.

I started to text Bella before anymore of the Cullens' showed up.

Think you better come over. We have some explaining to do. . .

When I said we, I meant Bella and I. I wanted to talk to her and find out what was going on with them moving away so suddenly, and then also I had to explain what had happened to Ness for the past two hours – soon to be three. I reread it and pressed the send button before turning it off and placing it back on the side table.

I lay back on the couch, staring up at the ceiling while thinking deeply. I could hear the running water of the shower in the bathroom and the storm outside. I hoped Ness hadn't already gotten hypothermia. That water had been cold enough for any human to get it almost instantly. I was grateful Ness was just that couple of degrees cooler than me, or I would have been really worried about her.

After a couple of minutes, Paul merged from Rachel's bedroom fully dressed. He looked around the room – no doubt looking for Rachel – and then saw me on the couch. He looked slightly surprised to see me instead of my sister.

"Hey, where is Rach and, what are you doing home so early?" he asked, rubbing the back of his neck.

"She's helping Ness in the shower, and it's a long story, not one I want to explain to you," I murmured. I really wasn't in the mood to handle Paul like I usually did. Not much had changed between him and I over the years. We tried to get along for Rachel's sake, but it was hard at times. I guess it was a bit of a surprise to see me home so early. I never really came home until dark. I was either with Ness all the time, working or on pack duties. I rarely came home before dark – and with good reason too.

"Whatever," he muttered and waved his arm at me, closing Rachel's bedroom door behind him as he went back inside. Good, I thought. I really didn't want him hanging around me anyway.

I lay down on the couch, resting my arms and legs and fell to sleep. I suddenly jumped awake at the sound of knocking at the front door. I glanced at the clock and thought it could only be Bella. I had been asleep for less than ten minutes.

Standing up, I went over to the door and opened it to see it was in fact Bella. She looked so worried while looking me over quickly. Yeah, I had a couple of scapes and cuts from the sand on the beach, but nothing that really looked that bad.

"Jake, what happened? What's going on?" she said so fast I hardly was able to catch even one word. "Where's Ness?" she asked next, looking inside and around the room.

"She's in the shower. Calm down, it is okay."

I stepped aside to let her come in and motioned towards the couch for her to sit on. Then I started to tell her the whole story of what had happened with the leeches. Bella said she hadn't ever heard of Ann or Don and was sure they weren't from any of the vampires who had helped us back when Ness was a baby – I hadn't thought they would have been anyway.

An awkward silence fell upon the room after I had finished explaining. Bella was biting on her lip, staring down at the floorboards with her arms wrapped around her knees. I was so glad we were finally away from the others. Now I could actually get the truth out of her. And I sensed that she knew my next question too. She was nervous. Her biting down on her lip like that always told me.

I took in a deep breath and let it back out again. "Bella, what is going on? Why are you moving so abruptly? And why didn't you want me to know?" I whispered. She looked at me. Her golden eyes were filled with sadness. I couldn't help but feel regret after questioning her.

Instinctively, my arms wrapped around her, wanting to make everything okay again. I could see she didn't want to leave. It was by far what she and Ness – and I – wanted. I didn't want to see my two girls leave with knowing I may not ever see them again. I couldn't live with that thought.

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Next chapter Jake finds out why the Cullens' are moving, or will Bella still lie to him about the truth? Will he ever see them again? Hope so!

For those of you who don't know, I am updating this story almost weekly - it maybe a day or two over seven days as I got five other fics to update too.

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