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Alec POV

Alice.

I wish I could show her that I'm different. That I've changed. For her.

Because of her.

She needn't be scared, I wish I could hold her in my arms and comfort her.

I wish I could save her from my sadistic sister.

'What are you thinking about leech?' Jacob snapped at me.

I looked up to his angry scowl and shrugged.

'Nothing.' I crossed my fingers hoping he'd go away and leave me to think about Alice.

'Oh. So why do you have this lovesick expression on your face?' He pressed.

'What!'

How the-?

'Dude, I've imprinted. I know what people look like when they're in love with someone. It's like they can't think about anything else.' Jacob sat down next to me.

'So who is it?' He asked in a flat tone. The friendliest he'd been so far.

'Er…'

'Is it a vampire?' Jacob wondered.

'Yeah.'

'So, who…?' Jacob wanted to know.

'It's erm… you wouldn't know her…' I mumbled, lying badly.

'Really? Try me.' Jacob's face still wore a hard steely look.

'I….'

Jacob growled in exasperation.

'Out with it, bloodsucker!' He yelled suddenly.

'Let me guess, is she about so high?' He gestured to Alice's height.

Oh God – he knew.

I nodded ashamed.

'With black, spiky hair, golden eyes, an incredibly annoying personality, name Alice Cullen- not forgetting wife to Jasper Whitlock Hale Cullen?' Jacob picked me up and threw me into the nearest tree.

I didn't bother to protect myself, I knew I deserved this.

'How can you like her?' He demanded, shaking me like a rag doll.

'You can't like her! She loves Jasper. Not you! We were all fine before you came along and screwed everything up!' He yelled at me, giving me a good punch.

'H…How did you know?'

Jacob looked me straight in the eye.

'Edward.' He said quietly.

'He knew from the moment he could pick up your thoughts. He knew before Alice had the vision. Before Bella, Nessie and him had even got out of their car. That's why he told me to stay away from the front of the house. He knew that if I saw you- I'd lose my cool. That I'd stop you from telling Alice what she needs to know. Now, he wants to know why you love his sister?' Jacob informed me.

Wow.

Stalker much?

'I heard that.' Edward's fairly calm tones echoed around the clearing.

So he was here was he?

Come out and face me, Cullen.

Edward stepped out from behind a large bush.

'Alec, why did you do this? Why did you save Faye. Why- how- why did you fall in love with Alice?'

I looked at him in surprise.

Out of all the vampires worldwide, he was asking me why I fell in love with someone I shouldn't.

Hypocrite much?

'Er, Bella? She was a human- do you have a valid reason why you fell for her?' I fired at him.

Edward nodded thoughtfully.

'Touché.'

'She's…she's just so…' I tried to describe Alice. I couldn't.

'She's beyond everything I'd ever thought. You've the seen the loyalty she has to people she loves. It's beyond anything I would have thought possible- as is yours Edward. Alice makes me…question who I am. If what the volturi implanted in my head- is right after all. If I should kill or become 'vegetarian' like all of you. She makes me a better person. I need her.' I admitted.

Edward's hand shot out- grabbing my throat.

'She doesn't need you. Once we've got her and Faye back- I never want you near my family again. That includes my sister.' He warned before releasing me.

With that- he and Jacob vanished together.

Whoa, THREAT- sent and received.

That's screwed everything up.

Faye POV

Alice, poor, beautiful Alice lay writhing in agony as the blond vampire continued to torture her. So far, I hadn't been touched.

So far.

I couldn't stop thinking about the dark, haired vampire who saved me.

I mean, it hadn't exactly been pleasant- but the memory was clearer since I met Alice.

I'd tried to forget the horror, the incident- I'd succeeded. It was virtually in a pocket at the back of my brain. Then Alice came along, and all the memories flooded back with her.

Memory ***

I was walking the dog, with little success. I wasn't bulky and butch- I couldn't heave the thing all the way around the park and back- without a tractor or a 4x4. Suddenly, Shadow barked. Which was unusual as the only thing he's bothered about is food.

Before I knew it- I'd been snatched away, bearing in mind that Shadow was now abandoned in the Park. I didn't worry about him running off- he would have collapsed after a couple of yards anyway, but I was concerned with the possibility of someone or something hurting him.

I didn't see my abductors- at least not at first, they managed to restrain me with some rope and a gag and smuggled me out of the Park.

Then something heavy and cold made contact with my temple, knocking me out instantly. At this point my focus of attention was no longer on Shadow but myself. I convinced myself that 'they' must have mistaken me for someone else. There weren't many other options- that were believable.

'Leave her.' I heard a rough, coarse voice echo around some kind of room as I stirred. Naturally, I panicked- I stood up and tried to bolt. Then the giant of a man who had spoken somehow caught me in a matter of seconds. Now, I know it was his vampire super-speed. At the time- I thought he was on steroids.

'Let me go!' I'd cried, I'd begged and screamed. Nothing worked, they were all heartless. Except the young dark-haired boy, sitting opposite me. There were four of them, a smallish one that seemed to have a fierce look in his eye, the giant on 'steroids', the pale, blond haired girl with the cold face and the boy. His eyes were crimson like the rest, but instead of cruelty and amusement at my pain- his were filled with compassion and guilt?

The giant man threw me on the floor.

The floor smashed against my head and for a moment it felt like I'd cracked my head open but it seemed relatively okay. I lay still, pretending to have fainted. It was the safest option.

The boy still looked uneasy.

'This isn't right.' He mumbled to the others. They all froze and turned to look at him in astonishment.

'What?'

'What did you just say?'

'BROTHER?' The girl slapped him so hard- I swear it should have snapped his jaw. It didn't seem to do any damage though except irk him.

'I don't think that this is right, sister. She is not part of the Cullen Coven. We have no quarrel with them- so why should she be a part of this?'He said, his teeth bared.

I thought my best chance of survival lay with silence.

'Alec, she has the sight! She's the Cullen midget freak's great niece!' The girl groaned, giving him another whack.

Alec looked shamed still. And kinda…something else.

I couldn't quite place his emotion.

'Oh…I didn't know.' He murmured quietly.

'I thought Aro told you?' The giant man asked.

The boy Alec shook his head-

'No, I just came to help the mission go securely.'

They all nodded their heads, his answer seemed to satisfy them.

'Do you think she's awake yet?' Alec asked them.

The girl smiled prettily.

'She will be soon.' She assured her brother.

With a quick glance over at me, I felt unimaginable pain fly through me, coursing through me.

I screeched, writhing and wriggling locked in her gaze.

Something warm and wet was trickling down my neck- blood I assumed.

'Um, so tasty…' The girl ran her pink tongue across her top lip.

I groaned, the pain fired up again- this time I couldn't see anything.

Then- all of a sudden.

It stopped.

The pain vanished.

All my senses were cut off and I was floating in space, floating- pain free.

It was nice.

AN escape.

A temporary, wonderful pause.

Then I was brought back to Earth.

The girl looked furiously at her companions.

'What do you think happened? Why did she suddenly stop screaming? Why didn't I get my wonderful scream? I need my scream!' She shrieked, obviously upset about my lack of pain.

'Jane…maybe she's immune….I dunno.' The small man tried to calm Jane down.

The boy looked at the floor, but for the first time- he looked kinda happy.

He caught my eye and gave me a surreptitious wink.

Then- I knew it was him.

Somehow- he'd saved me.

He motioned with his hand, I frowned- what did he want?

He signaled for me to wait.

Then all of a sudden, the other three people in the room froze- they tumbled around wildly like blind people.

The boy leapt up and untied me.

'Can you walk?' He asked me in an urgent tone.

I nodded and got to my feet.

'Hurry- I don't have much time. They know now that I've betrayed them- they'll kill us if they get hold of us. We have to go NOW.'

He sprinted out of the door.

I wasn't one to argue so I followed him.

He was too quick and soon had disappeared into the night. He also had super speed.

I began to panic.

I stumbled through all these bushes and hedges before I heard a noise behind me.

I swiveled around.

Dreading the worst.

Preparing for my doom.

Oh, Thank God- it was only Alec.

'Where were you?' He demanded.

'You were too fast!' I protested.

He nodded as if he'd expected that kind of answer.

'Okay- get on my back.'

'What?'

'Get on my back.' He ordered and effortlessly heaved me up.

Then we were flying- at an impossible speed.

Everything around me was blurred, was out of focus.

Like someone had picked up a remote and pressed the fast forwards button.

He jolted to a stop.

Outside my house.

'How…?' I questioned him.

He didn't even look out of breath.

He shook his head.

'It doesn't matter. I have to do something- for now just stay inside. Whatever you do- you can't tell anyone about this, okay? Not that they'd believe you anyway but Jane might be able to track you, especially with Demetri and Felix. They're a lethal troop. ' He nodded and gave me a little pat.

'Wait!' I yelled before he could speed off.

'Why..Why did you save me?' I faltered underneath his icy gaze.

He gave me a small smile.

'I…I don't know. But I'm glad I did. Keep safe, Faye.' He winked and vanished again.

That was four days ago.

Now, I was waiting for him to save me again.