A/N: lol...I know I said I wouldn't be able to update soon but I just couldn't get this chapter out of my head so here it is. But seriously, I gotta study now so no more updates in about 1-2 weeks. Please review!

Chapter 11

"Irina?" Carlisle asked. I was surprised to hear his voice. I turned my head and spotted him and Esme standing by the door. Have they been there all along?

"I saw Victoria talking to Irina. She's convinced Irina to avenge Laurant." Alice informed.

"But why?" Esme questioned. "What is he to her?"

As soon as Esme asked that question, my mind automatically rewind back to my encounter with Laurant that day in the meadow. I knew exactly why Irina agreed to take revenge for Laurant. "They're mates." I whispered.

Just then, four heads snapped in my direction with surprise. Except for Edward. He knew. He was there that day too.

"Bella's right." Edward confirmed. "Laurant said so himself." I shivered as the mental image of that day pronouncedly flooded back in my head. Edward stood up from his knelt position on the floor. He sat next to me on the bed and wrapped his arms securely around me.

"Even if that is so, we are practically family. She would do that to us?" Carlisle asked incredulously.

"No, Irina just wants to kill the werewolves. She has no intentions to harm us. But she doesn't know that Victoria is deceiving her." Alice assured.

"How so?" Jasper inquired.

"She told Irina she'll help with the werewolves but we all know who Victoria really wants. Us. Irina thinks that she is genuine." Alice retorted.

"Wait, Alice, how are you seeing all of this so clearly?" Edward probed.

"I don't know. Apparently Victoria has made up her mind. She's not even trying to block her decisions from me. It's like she wants us to know they're coming. She's confident."

"Which means this might be a trap." Jasper voiced.

"Let me call the Denali clan to see if they can stop her before…" Carlisle offered.

"It's too late." Alice exclaimed. "They're on their way now. With help too. About ten others. Newborns, from the looks of it. We're outnumbered!"

"How long do we have?" Edward asked while pulling out his cell phone.

"My guess would be tomorrow." Alice replied.

I saw Edward quickly dial the phone and held it to his ears. "Emmett, you and Rose need to come home now." He yelled into the phone and then hung up.

Alice shook her head. "We're still outnumbered. Not to mention they have newborns with them. They're much stronger than we are."

"The wolves!" I recalled suddenly. "They could help!"

"Yes." Carlisle reasoned. "I see why not. We collaborated with them in the past and they have the right to know that a group of malicious vampires are after them too. I'll call them right away."

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We relocated ourselves in the living room. Carlisle was on the phone with Sam and from the one-side conversation I could hear, Sam have agreed that fighting together would put us at the advantage. With the return of Emmett and Rosalie, we would have seven vampires with six werewolves on our side. We outnumbered them by one.

But of course with the involvement of the werewolves, Alice was unable to see the outcome of the battle. She couldn't even see when they would arrive. Therefore, the wolves were to meet us tomorrow morning to await our common enemy.

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The sound of someone's loud voice woke me up. I sat up and rubbed my eyes, adjusting it to the darkness. I noticed that I was in Edward's room. He must have carried me up here when I dozed off at some point in the night. But where was he now?

I got off the bed and made my way towards the door. The sound of voices became more pronounced as I descended down the stairs.

"Bella!"

Emmett? I thought. Then I was abruptly lifted into the air and I found myself encased in massive stone arms. Yep, it was definitely Emmett.

"Emmett, put her down. She can't breath. Edward's going to kill you." Alice scowled. And thank goodness she did. It was getting difficult to breath.

"I'm sure he will." Emmett chuckled. He loosened his hold on me and gently lowered me down until my feet were on the ground again.

I smiled up at him. "I've missed you too."

He playfully ruffled my hair. "It's not the same without you Bella."

Emmett tugged me towards the couch where I noticed Rosalie was sitting. I was hesitant to approach her. Last I remembered, she didn't approve of Edward's involvement with me and I wasn't sure if she still felt the same.

To my surprise, Rosalie smiled at me tentatively. I smiled back at her timidly. "Hi." I said. She nodded her head towards me in response. Emmett took his seat next to Rosalie.

"Where's Edward?" I questioned as I sat down next to Alice.

"He and Jasper went on a quick hunt to gain strength." Alice replied.

I sat there with everyone, aside from Jasper and Edward, and listened as Emmett told us what he and Rosalie been doing. I thanked them for protecting my mother.

The sky was brightening outside as our conversation came to an end. Dawn was here.

"The wolves are here." Alice announced.

"Emmett and I will go greet them." Carlisle said.

Seconds after Emmett and Carlisle left, Jasper entered the room from the back. I diverted my eyes to where he entered, waiting for Edward to walk through. But he didn't. Was he outside with Carlisle and Emmett?

I turned to ask Jasper but found him gazing around the room, looking for something.

"Have Edward not returned?" I froze at Jasper's question. My eyes widened in fear. Where was Edward?

"No, he's supposed to be with you." Esme stated, worriedly.

"We split up and I…" Just then, the sound of growls interrupted Jasper's explanation. He was immediately positioned into a crouch. "They're here!" He hissed. He sprinted out the door with Rosalie on his heels.

My heart dropped and I began to panic as I heard loud crashes from outside the house. The fight has started. I turned to look at Esme and Alice, who were still with me. They were just as fearsome as I was. They didn't know what to do. This wasn't the plan. Edward was to protect me, not them. I could see that they were hesitant to leave my side.

"GO!" I shouted. "Go help them! Don't worry about me."

They both exchange glances. I saw their lips moving but they spoke to low for my less sensitive ears to hear. Then I saw a nod from Esme and she bolted out the door.

Alice ran to my side and ordered me to back up against the wall. I started to protest and order for her to go help the others but suddenly, a blur flew by and Alice was no longer standing in front of me. She was being pinned to the ground by a crazed red eyed fiend. My face was twisted in horror at the sight.

"Alice! NO!" I cried.

My feet automatically started to run towards her. I needed to help her. But then I felt my breath being knocked out of me as I collided into something hard.

And then I could feel that I was being moved, being carried away from Alice, from the house. But I couldn't see anything for I was being hung upside down from somebody's shoulder. But I could tell we were moving really fast and really far away. My heart pounded faster and faster. Who was carrying me? What was carrying me?

Whoever it was stopped abruptly and tossed me, aggressively, onto the forest floor. I rolled around a couple of times before my back slammed into a tree. There was a nagging pain in my left wrist and I knew it was broken.

"Surprise, surprise, Bella."

I didn't need to look up to know who it was. That sadistic feline voice belonged to no other than Victoria.