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BPOV

I stared at those red eyes. I couldn't look anywhere but at those red eyes.

Did I have a sign on my back that says 'free food, come and play with it first' on my back?

My fear increased when I realized I was bleeding. However, I have a feeling that even if I wasn't, I was still going to meet this same fate today. The vampire started moving towards me and I finally looked somewhere besides his eyes. He was young boy- too young. He was around 14 years old or so. He had black hair and was incredibly beautiful. He was moving too slow for a vampire with hungry eyes, but at the same time he looked as if he was fighting with himself.

My survival skills-all though I don't have many- started to make themselves known.

"You know you don't have to do this. There is another ways of living. You could drink from animals to survive" I stated confidently in an attempt to talk him out of having me for a snack.

"I know that, but I...I have a job to do," He whispered with a pained voice.

"What kind of Job?"

"Find you."

"Me? But why? I don't understand. I don't think you want to do anything bad to me, so why don't you leave and say that you didn't find me at all?"

I knew that it was a really small chance that I would be able to change his mind, but I had to try.

"Its too late. He knows."

I tilted my head in curiosity. 'He?' who was he referring to? Then everything changed so fast that I hardly able to comprehend what was happening. I felt a fresh droplet of blood slide down my knee just as the wind pick up from behind me.

"You smell so good. I can't do this." He muttered as he made his way towards me.

From the corner of my eyes I saw what it looked like five huge wolves coming out of the tree line. I mean like hoarse size huge. What the hell?

"No!" the boy yelled before he started running away from the wolves.

I, on the other hand , was frozen in shock. I couldn't move even to save my life. I mean, who on Earth is lucky enough to have a huge pack of wolves appear just as they are about to become a vampire's dinner?

Me that's who.

To my surprise the wolves started chasing after the vampire and left me behind. What is wrong with them? Don't they not know that he is a vampire and easily kill them?. Either way I wasn't going to question it. I turned around and started running to my truck. I went as fast as I could, tripping all the way there. I don't know how long I ran, but the sky was getting darker. I still hadn't come across my truck and I had been running for a long time. I was getting cold and I also knew by now that I was lost too.

I finally realized that even though I was scared out of my mind, I had to rest for a minute and try to recognize my surroundings. Otherwise I knew I would never get out of here. I just escaped being vampire food, I definitely didn't want to be eaten by another animal. As I sat down next to a fallen tree, a few tears escaped. Why was all this happening to me? I honestly don't think that anything worse could happen to me at this moment.

Maybe I thought that too soon. I almost jumped out my skin when I heard some noise from my right. And it seem that whatever it was, was moving fast. Now I heard it to the left and behind me. It was either the wolves that escaped the vampire or the vampire coming to finish me off. I jumped to my feet. I wasn't going to show any weakness in what just may be my final moments in this Earth.

"Oh Isabella! What an extraordinary surprise! To find you right here in the woods....all alone."

I gasped, this couldn't be. "Laurent?"

"You remember me...good. I don't want to waste time with introductions again."

I suddenly had a feeling that Laurent was the 'He' that the kid was talking about. Fuck. My. Life.

"You sent that kid to find me didn't you?" I already knew the answer, but I wanted to hear it anyways.

"Yes I did. You are a clever girl -stupid- but clever."

I know that I have been a little reckless lately, but I wanted to put Edward behind me. He didn't have to call me stupid.

"Stupid?" I questioned, a little offended.

"Who would have come in the middle of the forest by themselves? Especially when they know what sorts of monsters lurk here." He said with a sickening sweet smile and mocking tone.

Well, he did have a point. I conceeded to myself.

"So why send the kid if you were already in the area?" I asked, hoping he would clarify that for me because it made no sense.

"Well you see, I have being trying to get close to you but your mutts wouldn't let me through, so I brought Ian as a distraction. That way I could get my hands on you."

Huh? Mutts? Does he mean the wolves?

"I don't understand"

"Well I guess you are more stupid that I originally thought."

That felt like a slap across the face. I have so many questions on my mind, that I don't think I could process all of them, even less say them out loud. Why would a pack of wolves be trying to protect me? Unless I know these wolves. Now it was obvious that they weren't real wolves, but some kind of werewolves or something. Great another mythical creatures to worry about. Whats next? Would I be attacked by leprechauns? And ride unicorns?

Think, think think. There were five of them, a black one right in front, like a pack leader or Alpha, there was a gray one, a couple of different browns ones, and a russet one. The last one I recall now stopping right next to me and looking at me with a pained expression in it's eyes. Those eyes looked so familiar, like Jake's eyes. No, it couldn't be, right? I mean they were only legends. Could they be true as well? With that figured out, I wanted to find out more information about Laurent. The more I looked at him the more I realized this wasn't good news for me. He had red eyes. From what Carlisle said, if you stick to the animal diet your eyes would change within a month. It was obvious that either Laurent cheated or gave up the diet.

"Why are you here Laurent? I thought you were at the Denali's with Irina?"

"Well yes I was but I'm here as a favor for Victoria. The last time I saw Irina she was doing good."

I gasped, "Victoria? Why?"

"Well you see, your Eddie boy killed her mate, James. Understandably, she is pretty pissed off with the lot of you, so she wants to kill you. Mate for a mate." He remarked nonchalantly, as if we were speaking about the weather.

"But I'm not with Edward anymore...he left me...." I couldn't finish my statement.

I was too distraut. All of this was because of Edward. Jasper was right. Victoria had more to do with this then what Edward thought. And now I was going to die for it too. Damn Edward Cullen.

"Don't worry little one, you see, Victoria wanted to kill you herself after torturing you. It's lucky for you that I haven't fed in a really long time and well you just smell so....mouthwatering."

"No! Please Laurent, you know if the Cullens know that you killed me they are going to kill you." I pleaded quietly.

"Well I don't see any of them right now" He claimed with a sadistic smile as he motioned around him with his hands, showing that there wasn't anyone to protect me. Not the Cullens. Not the wolves. " By the time they come back, my scent will be washed away by the rain. Don't worry... like I said, I'm doing you a favor. I'll make it quick."

I didn't see this like a favor at all. At his last words, I started to back away from him. He had a big smirk in this face and started moving me at human speed. I guess he likes to play with his food too. When he was just a few steps away from me he looked up and moved back a couple steps. What would he do that for? Are the wolves back?....or please don't let be the wolves, Laurent would kill them so easily.

I kept backing away without looking where I was going. Laurent was still frozen in place -looking around in a defensive crouch. What's going on? I felt, more then saw, something come from my right. Then standing right in front of me was a tall, blond vampire with his back to me. He looked like Jasper, but I knew Jasper was gone with the rest of them. So he definitely wasn't Jasper. Looking closer I could see that his hair was a couple shades darker.

"You! No! You aren't supposed to be here!" Laurent yelled frantically at the new comer.

"No? You are the one that shouldn't be here. Isn't Irina waiting for you in Alaska?" The new comer said with the most beautiful voice that I have ever heard. Wait a minute! I have heard that voice before. Oh my god, it's the voice from my dream.

I gasped.

PPOV

I was watching my love through her window. She was having another nightmare. She was crying so hard and mumbling words like 'Edward, don't leave, please'. She was begging that idiot not to leave her. It just made me want to hurt that fucker even more. But right now I didn't have the time to. I know for a fact that Victoria has tried to get closer to Bella and that she has even sent some Newborns. Thank the fucking gods that the wolves had stopped their advances so far. I knew that I could stop them if I needed to, but I wanted to stay in the shadows as much as possible until Maria figured out that I was here for Bella.

Bella woke up screaming like always, but this morning was different some how. Today she didn't cry after she woke up like she usually does. Today she got up and looked pissed off about having that dream again and went to take a shower.

I think that she is getting much closer to giving Edward up. Thus its getting closer to the time for me to make my move. I just hope that I can do it on my own terms and not from an attack. I decided to go hunting before she made any moves to leave the house. If I was to get even closer to her I need it to feed that much more. I took off running to the woods and drained a couple of deer. They weren't the best to feed from out there, but I couldn't leave Bella for that long. I was disposing of the dead deer as my phone rang.

"Yes?"

"Hey Bitch. Whats new with my little sister?" My brother asked me.

"No much. I don't think I'll have to wait too much longer to make my presences know to her." I told him, feeling a little excited by the prospect of being with my mate.

"You got your power back?"

He asked this question every time we spoke since I have being keeping him informed about Victoria and Maria. He's been especially worried about Maria having some kind of gifted vampire to masking our powers. He wasn't to happy that I told him to stay away but he understood that I was right. If Maria knew that we both were in Forks, she would come with all her army to get us.

"No. But I think she has finally given up on poor Eddie. She went from crying her guts out for him to hating his guts" We both took a moment to laugh at that. "Did you tell the whole family yet?"

"Yes. They were a little hurt that I kept so much from them, but they understood that it was necessary. They are also angry at Edward for convincing everyone that he was Bella's mate."

"Have you heard from that fucker yet?"

Edward had left the family almost immediately, claiming that it was too painful to be around the family with all of them thinking of Bella. The last time they heard from him he was in South America.

"No, but I assure you that when he finally calls... he will wish that he never had. I don't even think that Esme will be nice to him for awhile."

"I Bet... so has Alice had a vision of Maria or Victoria?" I questioned, turning the conversation away from doucheward before I got pissed off at him again.

"No. But Carlisle thinks that you are right about the gifted vampire. He said that blocking Alice with a shield would be enough, but he's never heard of a shield that could block your power."

"I know."

"Emmett and Rosalie want to go to Forks, just in case you'll need them. What do you think?"

"I don't want to bring anymore vampires around, and raise any alarms. Plus the wolves are doing an excellent job for now. If push comes to shove, I'll grab Bella and run."

"Asshole, you know that wont work. She would want to stay close to Charlie and if she knows about the wolves, them too."

"I know, I know fucker. But if it comes down to it, she is more important then the rest of them. If we're lucky they would follow us and leave the rest alone"

"Yeah you wish. You know that bitch. She wouldn't leave them alone, especially if hurting them would cause us pain."

I sighed in defeat. "I know Jasper"

"Are you OK brother? You know I would come if I could help you and Bella right?"

"Yes I know, but so far everything is OK."

Jasper was going to say something else but we both heard the wolves howling on the distance. Oh Shit!

"What was that?"

"That the howling for a Vampire! I have to go. I need to see where they are and where Bella is. Don't you dare to come, I'll call you later." With that I flipped the phone shut and took off running to Bella's house. I needed to check on her first and then see who the wolves got.

I got to her house and the truck was gone. Fuck, Fuck, Fuck! Common baby where did you go? At this moment I didn't worry about getting permission. I just jumped through her window and went inside, looking for any kind of information to tell me where she went. I knew today she didn't have school or to work.

"Dammit! Why did I stay gone for so long?" I murmur to myself....."Great now I'm talking to myself too. Isabella you're driving me fucking nuts"

I went through her whole house and couldn't find any clues as to where she went. She only left a note to Charlie saying that she went for a drive and would be gone for a while. I went to find my motorcycle and started riding everywhere in town. I rode past the houses of everyone from her school and I even drove to Port Angels and back. I didn't bother with Seattle, I knew that her truck wouldn't make it there so going that far would be a waste of time.

I got back to Forks and ditched my bike. I took off on foot, trying to see if I could pick up her scent. It was getting late and I was scared shitless. Where is she? I kept running between town and her house but nothing. I got to the La Push border and started running around to see if she maybe went to see Jacob, but nothing. I was hoping that I would see a wolf so I could ask if they saw her.

Yeah... I was getting really desperate.

About that time, I heard another howl through the woods so I ran faster in that direction. I was going strait towards the wolves. It seems that they knew something and I was positive that my Bella was somehow in the middle of it as well. I was running at top speed when I came across a scent. Vampire. I knew this scent, it wasn't Victoria's but it was one of the scents from the baseball game last year. Travis and James were dead and it wasn't Victoria -that meant that it was Laurent. Shit I didn't even see this one coming. Fuck.

I followed the scent and it kept crossing other vampires scents. I counted five in total. This can't be happening. I kept to Laurent's scent since the soldier in me kept saying that Laurent was in charge in this mission. It came across a small clearing next to the road and found Bella's truck. I felt the hood. It was cold. Too cold. I started running as fast as I could again in the same direction he went. This wasn't good.

And then I smelled her. She was bleeding and Laurent was with her. Fuck! anything else? I mean how is that such a beautiful and smart girl is such a danger magnet? It would probably remain one of life's many mysteries. I heard him tell her that he was thirsty and that she was mouthwatering. I could also tell that there were more vampire on the way. Shit!

He noticed me coming. I made sure he knew. Anything to buy me more time to get to Bella. He was in front of her in a defensive crouch and hissed when he saw me coming through the trees.

"You! No! You are not suppose to be here!" Laurent was frantic.

"No? You are the one that shouldn't be here. Isn't Irina waiting for you in Alaska?" I corrected angrily.

I could hear Bella's gasp from behind me, but at the moment I couldn't look away from Laurent. If I gave him the chance, he would run and tell Maria that I was here.

"We didn't think that you would be stupid enough to come here. Edward and Jasper were suppose to be here"

"Well, I'm not Edward or Jasper." I said matter of factly, gesturing to my body with my hands.

"Maria is going to be pleased either way"

"Well you can tell that Bitch to go to hell" I snarled.

"She thought that you would be extremely difficult, after what happened with Charlotte and all." he stated smugly and I winced.

"Yes, you are definitely going to be difficult. I guess it's a good thing I brought some people to help me." At his words three more vampires came out of the tree line.

"No!" Bella yelled from behind me.

I started to back away getting closer to Bella and making battle plans to attack. I heard some howling and I knew that the wolves were near, but not all of them.

I saw two of them in my peripheral vision. The russet one and the gray one.

"Jacob Black I know that you are there. I need you to come out and take Bella away with you. Run as fast as you can to the Rez and keep her there." I said without turning around.

The others vampires were closing in on us. They were all newborns and they were hungry. I know that if they attack, Bella won't survive here for more then five seconds.

"No please. You run and leave me here. They want me. You run and save yourself." Bella pleaded in a whisper. Jacob's wolf came out of the trees and started looking at me like I was crazy or something.

"No Isabella you are going with Jacob. I need you to be safe OK?"

I turned to look at her as I said this and for the first time I got a good look at her. She was more beautiful up close with those eyes that could see through your soul. She didn't say anything else. She just stared at me.

I turned a pleading look on Jacob. "Please take her. When I'm done here I'll go to the border and explain everything."

He nodded and I turned to Bella. "Isabella I need you to get to his back and hold on."

"No!Please! I want to stay." she pleaded.

I looked at Jacob in question and he nodded. So I picked Bella up in putter her on his back with a whispered. "Run"

The two wolves took off with Bella yelling 'no' the entire time. I turned back around to see three angry vampires. I guess they were pissed at me for taking away their meal. Laurent was leaning against the nearest tree with a smirk on his face.

"Do you see something funny fucker?" I asked him.

"Well it seems that Eddie boy isn't the only one with feelings for the human. What is so appealing about her? Perhaps I should take the time to figure it out." He answered like he was talking about testing a new car.

It just pissed me off even more.

"Is that your death wish asshole? Because I assure you that would be your last" I snarled in a low, menacing voice.

"Oh yeah? How so? I mean there are four of us and just one of you..." He trailed off with another smirk.

"Are you sure about that?" A familiar voice drawled from behind me.

Well shit....why wont he ever fucking listen to me?

"Well hello Jasper! How nice of you to finally join us. How is the wife?" Laurent asked, though I could see the slight glimmer of fear enter his eyes.

"Just fine and you?" the little pixie stated, stepping up to join us.

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