Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Twilight characters. They are Stephanie Meyers.

Chapter 10

Everyone tensed as they realized it was one of the werewolves.

The werewolf turned and stood up straight towering its' ten foot height; its black fur glistening in sweat and blood; its eyes that same glowing color Renesmee remembered from the first time except with a tinge of red now in them.

Renesmee quickly stood and went in front of the group in a defensive position.

"Renesmee don't!" James called out.

The werewolf roared at her.

Renesmee started to growl when a load roar could be heard from up above that sounded more like a lion. Everyone glanced up to see a lion jump through the window landing on top of the werewolf. The lion quickly went over to Renesmee and pushed her back.

Renesmee get back, please. I don't need you in the way.

Riley?

Yes. Now please get back! Riley ordered her.

Renesmee quickly jumped over the couch and toward Jacob, who quickly pushed her behind him.

The werewolf shook its head and looked at the lion in anger. The werewolf growled.

The lion just growled back crouching in a position that screamed "I dare you to try it again."

The werewolf rushed toward the lion. The lion jumped and went right for the neck biting hard.

The creature howled in pain and grabbed the lion with its claws and yanked it off its neck, throwing the lion into the wall.

"Riley!" Renesmee gasped.

Riley wasn't moving.

The werewolf stalked over on its hind legs to examine Riley's lion form.

Before anyone could blink there was large wolf in front of Riley growling lowly at the werewolf.

"Seth what are you doing?" Jacob cried out. "Get away from that thing."

Riley started to move and looked up to see the large wolf in front of her. Her eyes glowed and her lion form shifted into a large wolf as well. The transformed wolf moved to Seth's side growling lowly at the werewolf.

The werewolf chomped its teeth at them baring them hard to warn them.

Seth and Riley just attacked. The brawl tumbled around the room into a dark corner that wasn't well lit. Lamps and other things were torn and broken and tumbled to the ground in the process.

Everyone suddenly heard a large yelp whine and all was silent in the corner.

No one breathed for a good five minutes.

Renesmee, we're okay. Seth's voice rang in Renesmee's head. She let go of the breath she had been holding.

V…Vince…he's two miles north…take blanket….Ethan. Riley's voice quivered in Renesmee's mind.

Renesmee turned to Ethan. "They're okay. Ethan, Vince is two miles north of here. Take a blanket with you.

Ethan nodded and quickly left to do as asked. Chloe quickly followed him.

A growl was heard from a wolf suddenly.

Riley? What's going on? Renesmee said, frantically.

Alex…oh no…he's getting up. Renesmee get back get everyone back! Riley cried out.

Renesmee turned and started ushering everyone back, when suddenly they turned at the sound of a crash. They saw Seth's body lying on the ground on the opposite corner of where he once was motionless.

The werewolf, Alex came out of the shadows, murder gleaming in his eyes. He was focused on Seth's motionless body and he started stalking over to it.

Jacob took a step forward. Renesmee pulled on his arm. "No, Jake. Don't." she said firmly.

Jacob growled at Alex.

Alex didn't seem fazed as he then raised his claw to claim the final death blow when everyone heard a low voice.

"You're making me angry Alex." Riley said her voice low and dangerous.

Alex turned his sharp gaze to look at the shadowed corner. Riley slowly took a step out and revealed her body with cuts everywhere small rivers of blood trailing down her body and a tattoo that seemed to be growing and extending around her body. Her clothes were tattered. Her eyes were no longer the chocolate brown but a boiling red.

Her body was slightly quivering. Alex licked his muzzle and got down in a crouch readying himself.

Renesmee's eyes were trained on Riley. Riley, what do I need to do?

Stay out of my way.

Riley's eyes got brighter and started to glow. They all watched as she howled and her body started to morph into the very creature she was trying to protect everyone else from. Hair elongated and grew everywhere. Her muzzle extended and had venomous saliva dripping. Her black coat was shiny and looked soft. Her eyes now were a bright gold with a thin outer lining of red. Her claws were massive and she now stood to be ten feet on her hind quarters.

Alex was trained and focused on Riley. As soon as Riley was done transforming he attacked.

Riley easily dodged and got a hold of his neck with her jaw. She held him there for a second then threw him into the wall across from their audience.

Everyone heard a crack as Alex's head hit the edge of a light post on the wall.

Riley barked/growled at Alex's motionless body. She fell down to all fours and padded her way over to Alex's body. When she got half a foot away the hairs on her neck were standing up. She was beyond ticked. She crouched low and a growl rumbled in her throat.

Renesmee got glimpses of Riley's thoughts. Must kill….threat….kill…neck...vampires…need kill all. Renesmee's eyes widened for a second.

"Riley." Renesmee spoke softly. Riley turned sharply her growl getting louder.

You can't do this. Remember, this is what caused your family to die. Renesmee thought, showing Riley what she saw in front of her.

Everyone watched the silent interaction.

Alex's body slowly morphed back into a human's body and was now lying face down on the floor. Riley slightly turned her head to see that Alex was indeed back in human form.

Riley turned to look back at Renesmee and let out a whimper of pain then she turned and quickly jumped out of the broken window and out into the woods.

Seth came to just as Riley jumped out of the window.

Riley! Seth yelled after her mentally.

Go after her Seth. Show her. Renesmee told him through her mind.

Seth transformed back into a human and quickly jumped out the window after Riley clad in ripped jeans at the knee.

"Seth, come back!" Leah yelled after her brother. "Wh-where's he going?"

"To bring her back." James said simply. He went over to Alex and pulled a blanket over him.

"Here let me help you get him to his room." Emmett offered.

"Thanks." James said as he and Emmett lifted Alex up off the ground, making sure he was covered and taking him upstairs to the appropriate room.

The front door opened to reveal Chloe and Ethan carrying an unconscious Vince inside.

"Here let me take over Chloe." Jasper offered and took the side Chloe had and helped Ethan lug Vince upstairs as well.

"Thanks." Chloe whispered. She looked devastated.

"I hope we didn't scare you too much." Steph commented finally.

Chloe put on a small smile. "Yea, it's not usually like this. It's just getting hard to keep hidden these days that we spar as much as possible and sometimes things don't go as planned."

"What do you mean hidden?" Edward asked.

Chloe and Steph looked at each other nervously.

"The Volturi and a few other vampiric societies have been at war in secret for thousands of years. They began to experiment with different things; werewolves, half-bloods, mix breeds, anything they could meddle with. A few times there were experiments that developed minds of their own and broke away." Chloe started.

"Chloe, Ethan and I are some of them. We ran from the Volturi and Riley found us. She took us in, she wanted us to help her finish the war and stop the unnecessary massacre. We agreed. Riley helped us control our…abilities and focus them. We have worked so hard and it's gotten to be rough. Especially now that we've finally found the push Riley needed." Steph said looking directly at Renesmee.