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A/N: I know I've slacked on updates and I really am sorry for that. Real life got beyond busy these past few months; it will more than likely pick back up again in the next few months. I won't let it get in the way of writing again, so don't worry! I'm not due with this baby till July so were good on time, as long she behaves and stays in. Thanks to Jasper'sGoddessofWar for being the beta!

Sam POV:

Paul and I rushed back towards the house, to drop Bella off and make sure she was protected. The pack link in our heads was a jumbled mess and with everyone talking at once, it was hard to make out what anyone was saying, let alone what was happening. We made it back in record time, Paul phasing back to human to get Bella settled and briefing Collin and Brady on who would be on imprint watch. I hated leaving Bella but as Alpha, duty calls when we have wolves in need.

Bella came up to me and hugged me as best as she could and when I leaned down and licked the side of her face; she of course laughed and playfully slapped at me. I couldn't help but to chuckle along with Paul, as we watched drool drip down the side of her face. Once everyone was safely tucked into our home, Paul phased back and we rushed off to join the rest of the pack and figure out what's going on.

We made it in no time to the rest of the pack, who were all gathered around in a small clearing a few miles from La Push. Everyone was restless as they paced back and forth, their minds jumbled. It took me giving everyone an Alpha order to before everyone was calm enough to talk.

"Report what is going on now!" I demanded in my Alpha timbre.

"Seth and I were patrolling our lands when we smelled several new scents. A few were vampire stench, the others were shifters. We believe it was the pack Bella ran away from, the problem is the smells were combined, it doesn't seem like they were hunting each other but instead were hunting together." Jared rushed out. The whole pack started growling again; Paul and I couldn't help but to join in this time.

It took us awhile before we were all calm enough for me to think again. We need to have a serious meeting along with Collin and Brady and possibly with the Elders as well. We decided to meet in the meeting hall, so we didn't have to worry our imprints any more than we had to, Collin and Brady would be briefed again afterwards since we all thought it better to keep them on guard watching the imprints. Once everyone was seated, we began the meeting on what we knew and the possible outcomes on what may lie ahead for us as a tribe and pack.

The only thing we could think of was Jessie's pack was somehow working with some unknown vampires, the big million dollar question was why? What could they have possibly promised these vampires? We all know it's somehow connected with Bella; Jessie wants her back, the only problem was what lengths they are willing to go to. We also called the Cullens to see if they smelt anything new or heard of anyone new being in the area. We knew it wasn't anyone that was staying with them since the treaty states that they have to let us know when they have new vampires visiting them.

Dr. Cullen said they had noticed some new smells but weren't aware of who they were. They said that they would keep an eye out and assist us on anything we needed help with. They also wanted to setup a meeting with us at the border; apparently their seer, Alice has been 'seeing' vampires in her visions that could involve all of us. They thought it better to speak with us in person rather than over the phone. It was agreed we would meet with them in a little while so we aren't out any later and we could get back to our imprints.

Seth and Leah ran patrol while we met with the Cullens; that way they were still connected to the pack link and making sure the wolves and vampires weren't lurking around anywhere. We arrived at the meeting place in no time. Paul and I were the only ones to phase back to human.

"Thank you for meeting us on such short notice." Dr. Cullen said. We nodded our heads; we just wanted to get this meeting over with.

"You said the seeing vampire has been having visions what about?" I asked, getting straight to the point.

"Yes, Alice has been having visions lately that involve your pack and my family. She's seen war coming from another pack and some nomad vampires that are working with them. It seems the leader of the wolf pack is after Bella and has promised these vampires your whole tribe as an offering to them for their help." He replied looking from one member of our pack to the other.

We had constant growls and snarls coming from deep in our chests throughout his speech, no matter how hard we tried to keep them in; When you hear your mates in trouble and war is coming to your land that could mean great loss, anyone would lose their cool.

"Have you seen when this will occur?" I asked directing my question to the one called Alice.

"We still have some time, but not much. I say two months tops before they try and attack. They will try and set a trap for your whole pack, hoping to distract you while they steal Bella and killing your pack in the process." She paused her for a second, looking unfocused, then blinked and continued. "They will setup an ambush; the vampires will come onto your land, three of them. While you're busy fighting them, the wolves will come out of hiding and attack hoping to catch you off guard and eliminate you once and for all. The downside, they don't know you'll already know what their planning and you'll have us. They won't be expecting you to know of their plan, with us knowing will work in our favor. I don't see anyone on both sides being fatally injured, some minor injuries but nothing serious. I do see many of their side dying, but I can't tell you who for certain."

I could feel my pack relax a little more at the seers words; knowing we have the upper hand against them was making us all feel good about our first war. Knowing we still had about two months, gave us plenty of time to train and have a more solid plan of attack when it came time to fight.

We thanked the Cullen's along with a promise to get with them at a later time to discuss more on the upcoming battle. Jared and Jacob volunteered to report back to the Elders and let them know everything we found out. The rest of us headed back to our house to check on our imprints and change our patrolling schedule since we were now on red alert with the upcoming threat.

Once we were close to the house we could all smell the delicious scent coming from inside. The girls were obviously busy making us dinner.

When we had all phased back and had out cutoffs on we charged through the backdoor all of us, all of those who were bonded heading straight for their imprints. Paul and I both grabbed Bella and hugged her to us as we inhaled her sweet scent. I felt my wolf calm down knowing our mate was safe, sound and in our arms.

"I'm so glad you guys are finally home. The girls and I made you guys a feast to pass the time because we knew you guys would be hungry." Bella said kissing Paul and I before stepping back to lay out the food.

In no time, we were all rushing forward and grabbing our plates, and stacking them as high as we could. Soon, the only sound you could hear was the sound of chewing and silverware scraping against the plates. Once all the food was devoured, the girls set about doing the dishes, while we moved to the living room to discuss the new patrol schedule.

Things would be tough the next few months, but we would get by. No one was taking away my mate, she belonged with Paul and I, no one else.