Dangerous Love

Disclaimer: Oh, please, if I owned Twilight, I would make a whole bunch of friends and myself vampires, and one of my friends a werewolf. (It is recommended that you read Eternal Love and Broken Love first.)

Summary: Esme, now a vampire, is reunited with Carlisle, her love. But the short-lived peace is interrupted by werewolves, newborn armies, and danger around every corner.

Investigation

Esme POV

All of us were gathered around the dining table. Carlisle unfolded a map of Seattle and spread it on top of the table. "Alright, we have eight people. It's not safe to go alone, so we'll have to go in pairs. Emmett and Rosalie, you take the north side. Alice and Jasper, you take the east side. Edward and Bella, you take the south side. Esme and I will take the west side, near the coast."

"But if we have the werewolves with us, won't we be able to get everything done quicker?" Bella asked.

"I refuse to work with those mongrels," Rosalie hissed.

"No werewolves, then. Everybody make sure their cell phones are at full battery. We may need to maintain constant communication, so keep your cell phones on at all times. Alice, can you see anything?"

"I see us finding bodies and trails, but nothing else, really."

"Then let's go. We shouldn't procrastinate any longer."

We all entered the garage. Jasper and Alice took the Porsche this time. Carlisle had bought her one after Italy. We raced out and formed a procession of sports cars as we raced towards the city.

We parked near the docks and got out. Carlisle turned to us. "Remember, if you find anything, anything, at all, call the rest of us. And don't forget, we can't be too careful."

We split up. Carlisle and I ran swiftly along the coast, keeping an eye out for any clues. We were at one of the piers when Carlisle's phone rang.

It was Edward. "Carlisle, we found a trace of a vampire trail, but it's not Victoria's."

"How old is it?"

"Probably a few days."

"Alright, then it's probably faded away somewhat. Keep searching."

His cell phone rang again. This time, it was Rosalie. "We found something."

"What is it?"

"A body."

"Of who?"

There was a moment of silence, and then she spoke up. "A little girl. Six years old."

Carlisle clenched his fist and stared at the water. "A little – you're going to have to bring the body to a hospital, a police station, a morgue, somewhere. Just don't let anyone see you."

A little girl. Killed by a vampire because it was thirsty. It was my entire fault. If I wasn't here, then Victoria wouldn't even know that I existed, and she would have no reason to want to kill me, because then James would be alive still.

I raised my head up and sniffed. There was blood, and a lot of it. "Carlisle, I smell something."

He, too, sniffed the air. "It's coming from over there." He pointed his finger to the east. We ran over to the source. I had a sickening feeling in my stomach as we got nearer.

It was coming from an alleyway. Carlisle cautiously approached it and entered it. "Oh my God." He stared horrified at whatever was inside of it.

I stood by him and let out a choked sob. Because in the alleyway were the bodies of Linda and Stacy Robbins.

NO! I KILLED THE TWO AWESOME HIPPIE TWINS! Well, I wasn't going to be killing Charlie - that's a thousand times even crueler. Remember, review = preview!