Chapter 10

TWO DAYS LEFT.
2.30AM – FORK'S FOREST

Collin is patrolling in La Push and I'm in Fork's, back at the same spot we attacked the male vampire. Harry said the redhead would be back and I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that she'll be back tonight. I sat on a huge rock, giving me the view of the forest around me, I was on full alert for anything.

Half an hour later, there was a flash of red to my right and then again to my left. Then she was standing in front of me, six metres away. Her red eyes searched the forest for anyone, well still keeping tabs on me. "You made a mistake coming." She hissed the words at me. "I could have killed you. You didn't even bring your precious Pack for safety and you're in human form, very risky." She shook her head, like she was disappointed at a child. "Oh Isabella." She's done her research, which I didn't like one bit. "I did think about hurting you, but then where is the fun in that." She was walking around but still keeping an eye on me. "I mean, you should be the one hurting and finding out how it feels losing a mate." I stiffened at her words, I really wanted to rip her throat out.

"An eye for an eye." I killed her mate, so she was going to do the same to me. She answered me by nodding her head. "That isn't going to happen, I'm not going to let you."

"I had a feeling you would say that." She walked over to the spot where her mate died and crouched down feeling the dirt through her fingers.

"A Pack against one vampire, I don't like your chances." She let out a small high pitched laugh.

"Did you really think I came alone? I have friends coming." She stood up and looked straight at me. "I'll strike soon. By the way, you stink like wet dog." catching me in surprise, she disappeared.

When I couldn't spot her anywhere, I run off in the direction of Sam's house. 'Collin, get your ass to Sam's.'

'Coming.' I pushed myself faster to the house. 'Is everything alright Bella?'

'I've got news.' When I arrived, Paul and Seth were asleep on the couch, while Quil was getting off the phone. "Quil, wake up the boys." I went into the spare bedroom and woke up a sleepy Brady. "Meeting." He got up and followed me to the lounge room where the rest of the boys were.

"What's so dam important that you need to wake us up?" Of Course it was Paul whining.

"We're doubling our shifts." They all groaned.

"Bella, we don't have enough of us." Brady was the next to whine.

"I'm sure Bella has a good reason." Seth said sticking up for me.

"I do, it's for everyone's safety. I just had a run in with the redhead vampire and found out there are more than one vampire." I wasn't about to tell them, I had a full conversation with a vampire.

"You run into the vamp? Why didn't you tell me Bells?" Collin looked at me worried. I ignored the question.

"We'll have three wolves on patrol, while the other two rest."

"Bella I can patrol now, I've had enough bed rest." I checked Paul over. He did look pretty well and we heal fast so he should be fine for running.

"Do you think you're well enough to shift?" Paul smiled at me.

"Hell yeah." I knew he would have said yes anyway.

"Two teams changing. One will be sleeping while the other is patrolling." Paul let out a loud yes and jumped up from the couch.

"Teams?"

"Paul, Quil and Brady as one team. Seth and Collin with me. My team will continue patrolling til seven this morning and swap over with you at two in the afternoon."

"Yes, back to bed." Brady dragged himself back to the spare bedroom.

"Seth, Collin get something to drink and eat, we're leaving soon." Seth and Collin disappeared. Paul walked over to the fridge and pulled out half a watermelon and started eating it. Quil sat down on the couch looking at the ground, he looked guilty but finally spoke.

"Sam called." I couldn't count how many times he had called. Thank god, Seth and Collin came back into the room, saving me from having to answer Quil.

"Come on." Seth and Collin followed me out of Sam's house. We shifted and spilt up running through the forest.

'Bella, you're going to tell me this time when you run into a vampire.'

'Yes, Collin.'

'You didn't tell us everything.' Seth was too smart for his own good. They were going to find out sometime, might as well do it now.

'Find out what?' Worry started to creep into Collins voice.

'The blonde vampire I killed was the redheads mate.'

'And?'

'She wants revenge.'

'Revenge on you.' I felt Collin come to a holt, when Seth said the words.

'Bella, we aren't going to let you get hurt.' Collin sounded like he was going cry. I wanted to hug him.

'I'll be fine. Its Sam i'm worried about.'

'She's going to hurt you the way, you hurt her.' Seth put the puzzle together. 'Meaning taking Sam away from you.'

'Yeah.' Collin didn't say anything but I knew he heard everything. We patrolled for a couple of hours in silence.

'Have you picked up any vampire scent?' Seth was the first to answer.

'All clear.'

'Nope, do you think it's time to swap?' I almost forgot that Collin had been out running as long as me.

'Head home to your bed boys.' Seth started heading to his home, happy to be able to see Sue and Harry. Collin took off to Sam's house, probably to take Brady's place in the spare bedroom. 'Collin, tell the others to be out patrolling in half an hour.'

'No problem Bells.' I felt Collin shift and I was completely alone. Half an hour will give the boys enough time to eat breakfast and be ready for their patrol. Taking my time, I run around Folks and La Push patrolling.

It was strange being a wolf and not having the rest of the Pack with me. I use to be able to block out the rest of the Packs mind when I first changed, but ever since Paul got me to open my mind, I can't seem to block them out again. Not that I cared. If someone offered me to go back in time and stop myself from getting angry and turning into a wolf, I don't think I'd take it. Thinking of a world without the Pack- my family, and Sam is almost seemed impossible.

I felt someone shift and Paul was my first thought. Of course he couldn't wait half an hour before coming to patrol. 'Here I was thinking how much you missed me and your thinking of Paul.' Sam, it was Sam's voice, he was joking. I started barking happily and I could feel the big wolf grin on my face. 'So you did miss me?'

'Are you crazy? Of course I miss you.' I let out a sad sign. 'I wish you were back.'

'Me too, honey.'

'How did you know?' He knew exactly what I meant. How did you know to shift now? He wasn't even meant to shift, he was meant to be talking to the other pack leader.

'I got a phone call.' He didn't sound too happy. 'Why haven't you been calling me back? I'm surprised you didn't shift when you heard me.' I laid down on the forest floor, feeling the weight of stress on my shoulders again. When I didn't answer, he continued. 'The boys say something's wrong with you. Tell me what's on your mind?'

'Nothing.' I knew he didn't believe me.

'You're an open book.'

'Am I really an open book?'

'Stop being stubborn and avoiding the questions.' He was dead set on finding out.

'I'm not avoiding the questions, now isn't the time.' I snapped at him.

'Now isn't the time? Bella, your upset and all I want to do is make you happy.' I could feel him walking holes into the ground.

'Than come home and we can talk.'

'Bella, as much as I want to be with you, I have to finish with the Pack.'

'What's wrong?' I could feel the confusion in his mind when he said Pack.

'I'll tell you what's going on with me, when you tell me your problem first.' He said I was been the stubborn, listen to him.

'Sam, I can handle it, I'll tell you later.'

'Bella.' He sounded angry and frustrated at me.

'Sam.' I didn't want him angry at me, I felt bad knowing he was upset and it was my fault. He was always looking after me, but I couldn't do the same for him but that's what I was trying to do now. 'I've heard horrible stories about wolves losing their mates and I can't think about letting you go, not now, not ever.' Even though he didn't know anything about the vampires in town, I had a feeling he knew what I was talking about. Just hearing him calmed my nerves about the vampires and drama.

'Bella, You don't have to worry, I'm not going anywhere, I love you too much.

'Love you to Sam, forever and ever.' We felt the others shift.

'Sammy boy, you still here.' Paul walked over to me, with Quil and Brady close behind.

'I better leave. Bella you need to go home and sleep and the others need to patrol.' He wasn't here, but he still took control of everything. 'And Bella, promise me something.'

'Yeah?'

'Be careful.' I nodded my head, I was about to shift until I remembered something.

'Sam, what were you going to tell me?' I was talking about the deal we made, I tell him my worries and he tells me his.

'We're having a new member.' The boys had been listening and of course Brady was excited about something new happening.

'What does that mean?'

'You'll have to wait until Embry gets back to tell you. Bella bed.' I headed for Sam's house.

'Oh yeah, she's heading to bed, your bed. Women aren't meant to be in a guy's bed sleeping, there are better things to do. Guess I'll have to help Bella there.' Sam growled at Paul, making him laugh.

'You come anywhere near the bed, and you'll be sleeping outside in the dog house.' Paul's laughing stopped and he looked over at me hurt. 'Love you Sam.'

'Love you Bella, be safe.' I arrived at Sam's house and shifted back to human. Seth was no where seen in the house but Collins snoring was heard from the spare bedroom, I went straight to Sam's bed and fell asleep.

Wet mud was squishing between my paws and rain was pouring down on us. The night was cold and windy. There were 12 of us wolves. A Russet brown wolf stood in front of the pack, while a black wolf stood between the Russet brown wolf and me. Two small grey wolves flanked my sides, with the rest of the pack was flanked around me, ready for the command of the leader.

The hissing and growling sounds were getting louder on both sides of the field. Red eyes glowed in the dark night. They were standing in a defence position. Both sides waiting for the other side to make the first move. The wolves were starting to get restless. We all knew that the night was going to be long and we wou-

"Bella, Paul called." Collin was shaking me. I had to catch my breath from the strange dream, I've had it before I turned but small details of the dream changed. "Bella, Paul called." Collins words finally clicked, Paul called.

"Come on, where's Seth?" I was walking out the house with Collin following.

"Probably already there." We shifted and I could feel the pack running, they were chasing another male vampire. Collin and I took off in the direction they were running.

'Bring the vampire to Collin and I, we'll hopefully catch it by surprise and we'll attack.'

'Ahhh Bella I don't think that would be a great idea.' It was strange hearing a worried Brady.

'Why? We don't have time for arguing.' I ignored them as well as I could and pushed on further, when everyone started screaming my name.

'BELLA!' I heard the Pack scream at me. Something hard slammed into me, knocking me off my feet and throwing me into a small stream. Everything was blurry but I could make out the sounds of a fight. When my vision finally became clear, Collin was standing in front of me, protecting me from the male vampire with dreadlocks.

Collin and the vampire watched each other for a moment, moving when the other did. Slowly I flexed my sore muscles and stood up behind Collin growling at the vampire. I could hear the rest of the Pack coming fast towards us, before they could reach us the vampire attacked Collin. Collin didn't react fast enough and almost got his head ripped off, only missing a few inches. He was on the ground bleeding and I had to stop myself from running over to him. The vampire scrunched his nose in disgust and slowly walked towards me. I went straight into defence position ready to strike at any moment. He went to jump at me, when at the same time a black wolf jumped over me and smashed into the vampire bring him down to the ground, not far from a bleeding Collin. Russet brown, dark grey and brown wolves soon appeared next to the black wolf, the rest of the Pack came racing to the stream. The vampire had no escape, it was surround by the Pack. Even Collin was sitting up, watching the Pack. He didnt need to do anything, the Pack had it under control.

The vampire was snarling, but didn't try anything. "Victoria is going to enjoy this war." I could feel the confusion in the Packs mind.

'What war?' Jake asked, before anyone could answer the vampire started talking again.

"Ahhh...you look like lost puppies." A few of the Pack growled. "Hasn't your female told you?" The vampire was looking straight at me. "You're going to wish you were never born." He was talking to only me. I wanted him to shut up and stop talking, of course he didn't. "You'll lose everything." My anger was building. "We'll that's what I heard it feels losing a mate." He gave me a sicking smile and pointed a finger at me. "That's going to be you." I went to jump at him but the black wolf blocked my way.

'Destroy him.' Sam order without looking away from me. He nudged me away from the others and pulled me into him, he licked my face a couple of times before heading back to the rest of the Pack.

Collin was sitting under a tree, he looked tired and sore. I was thankful for the fast healing, I wouldn't know what I would do if anything happened to my Collin; he was sort of my own child.

I walked over to him and nudged him down to the ground. 'Lay down.' He complained.

'But the others-'

'No buts lay down.' He did as I asked, laying his head on his paws. 'The others didn't almost die a few minutes ago.'

'I didn't, it's a scratch.' I nudged his head to the side for a better look at his neck, he winced when I moved it.

It was slowly bleeding, but his fur was sticky and matted from the wet and dry blood. I started licking his neck and cleaning him. He signed and finally relaxed. 'You feel like a mother to me, I'm glad you feel the same.'

When I finished cleaning him as best as I could, I laid my head on his shoulder while we waiting for the others.

Our sun was soon blocked and replaced by a shadow, the Pack was back. Everyone lay down around Collin and me, making themselves comfortable. 'A vampire is a great way to come home.' Jared's voice was full of sarcastic. He wished he could be with Kim, just like I wanted to be with Sam and forget the last two days had happened.

They were all thinking about the words the vampire said. Collin and Seth had an idea what was going on, but the other hardly knew anything.

'Is Bella or Sam in danger?' Brady's confident voice was no filled with worry.

'Sam is.' My voice croaked the words out.

'Jesus Christ. When Quil rang I didn't think it had gotten this out of hand.' Jake was pacing around. I looked over at Quil, he had his head down. That was who he was on the phone with this morning. 'Bella tell us what the hell went on while we have been gone.' We spent the next couple of hours running through everything.

It was almost night fall when we finished, Sam addressed the Pack. 'Stay calm and don't do anything stupid.' He looked at me near the end. 'Tomorrow we'll meet at Clearwater's house for lunch. We'll talk with the elders. Head home and rest.' Embry's mind was on other things.

'Sam can we-'

'Tomorrow at lunch.' Sam said before Embry could say anything else. 'Rest Now, it been a long day.' Everyone mumbled goodbyes and started heading home. Jake, Collin, Brady and Seth stayed behind with Sam and me.

'You coming home Bells?'

'I'm going to stay with Sam.' I hoped Sam wouldn't mind. Jake nodded his head understanding and left, probably to find Billy and then sleep at Clearwater's house with Leah.

'Goodnight Bella.' Collin gave me a kiss goodnight on the cheek and left with Brady and Seth, leaving Sam and I alone.

The forest ground became very interesting at that moment. 'I bet I could beat you to my house.' Before I could answer, Sam ran off in the direction of his house and I was soon following.

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AN: Hello readers, hope you liked this chapter, i would have updated sooner but i went camping. The next chapter should be up very soon.

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