A/N: Next update not coming for a couple more days. Thanks to all my readers, tons of you are adding this story to your favs or getting the alerts, But your not REVIEWING. :( I would love to hear what you think.
Thanks again to my wonderful beta, AzBella.
Also FYI- I am adding a Wolf Pack family tree sort of, to my profile, to help anyone who is confused from this point on, about who belongs to who. Hope it helps.
Chapter 10
Rescue
My heart was racing and my mind was running a million miles per second.
"What do you mean, something is happening to Rissa?"
"Well, Alice just saw a vision of her running from something. She isn't sure what it is. Everyone is headed to her place now. Someone will call when they can tell us more."
I couldn t believe it. Someone or something was trying to hurt MY girl. I knew she wasn't safe alone. I had this terrible feeling that she needed to be protected. And I just left her.
"Billy, it's going to be ok. She will be fine," mom tried to reassure me. She went to put her hand on my shoulder.
I just brushed her off, and started pacing again. Part of me wanted to phase, turn into something else, and run away. I couldn't be here, thinking about this, and not able to help her. The other part of me knew I needed to stay right here, where I could hear the call come in and know right away what was happening.
I decided the pacing would have to do. No one said a word, they all just stood around watching me go crazy. After what seemed like forever, Edward s phone rang again. I stopped and stared at him with everyone else.
"Hello?...Yes, ok. I ll tell him .Ok. See you soon. Bye."
The conversation lasted about twenty seconds.
"So is she ok?" I was extremely impatient to know how she was.
"She is fine. Now."
"Now? What happened?" I was demanding answers.
"She was gone so they followed her trail to the end of the street and found her hidden behind a dumpster in the alley. She was scared and hiding from something, but the perpetrator was long gone when they found her." He had been standing next to mom, and came to put his hand on my shoulder. "I'm so sorry, Billy. But she is ok, and they are helping her pack for the trip here. They also moved their flight to the first one of the morning. She will be calling you in a few minutes."
Ok, so she was alright at least, that was good right? I saw red; I wanted to kill whatever had scared her. I wanted to kick my own ass for not being there to help her. The woman I loved was running scared for her life, and I wasn't there to keep her safe. It was a horribly shameful feeling.
"It's not your fault, B." My grandpa was re-assuring me after hearing my thoughts.
I hated when he could see in my head. Grandma Bella came to hug me again. Mom and Carlie joined her. With in minutes I was feeling much better. But the hug from mom had me seeing the whole episode of me pacing and getting the worst news of my life from her perspective. I fought the urge to let it flair up again.
"Mom, do you mind?"
"Oh, sorry honey. I didn t even think about it."
Her touch had forced all the memories in her mind on me, and I knew she usually kept her distance for that reason. I couldn't be mad at her wanting to comfort me.
At that moment, my phone began ringing in my pocket. It was Rissa calling. I reached in my pocket to pull it out and the same second I started darting for the forest. I just needed some privacy. I knew that would put enough distance between me and Carlie. I could deal with just grandpa Edward hearing me.
"What happened, babe?"
"I don't know. I was just getting ready for bed. Something didn't feel right. I can't explain it. I was cold. It felt like icy fingers were around my arms. I was frozen in shock, but something in me told me to run so I did." He voice was shaky and I could tell she was on the verge of tears.
"It's ok, baby. Don't be scared. My family will take care of you. You will be in my arms by noon tomorrow." I was trying to reassure her. I was trying to reassure myself.
"Billy honey," my Aunt Alice's voice had taken over the phone. "She's pretty upset. Maybe you could call her in the morning. We are taking her back to our place to get a couple of hours of sleep till we have to be at the airport. I promise you, I'm searching for anything that could help us figure out who this was."
"But you think it was.... one of you?" I had to ask her.
"Most likely, that would explain the cold, but not why I can't see them."
"Ok, just please take care of her. I'm going crazy here." I really was loosing my mind with worry. "At least let me tell her bye."
"Ok, here she is."
"Billy?" Her voice was still cracking.
"Yes, sweetie, I'm here. Listen, they are going to take care of you, and nothing else will happen. Try to get a little sleep tonight and Ill be there when you get off the plane in the morning. I love you." I tried to make my voice sound calm and patient. Inside, I was raging with anger for the person that did this to her.
"Ok. I love you too. Bye."
I hung up the phone, placed it back in my pocket and then ran back the where I had left my family on Grandpa Billy's porch. Dad was walking out the door to join us as well. He must have gone inside for something while I took my phone call.
"So that was Paul. Both Cheyenne and Pauly are showing symptoms." Dad s eyes were down on the ground and he was shaking his head. I could tell he was upset to hear this.
"Jake, we need to talk about what could be causing this," Grandpa Edward said to my dad.
Before anyone else could say a thing my grandmother stepped in. "Tomorrow, Edward. Alice will be able to help immensely when she arrives, and everyone here needs to get some rest. There isn't anything more we can do tonight."
"Yes, it s nearly midnight, and it has been a very long eventful day. Tomorrow is sure to be more of the same. We will need our wolf pack well rested," mom agreed with grandma.
She looked to Sammy, who had been completely silent up to this point, as if to tell him it was time to head home.
"If you all don t mind, I would like to stay with Carlie. I won t be able to sleep if she is very far away. I ll sleep on the floor if you want," Sammy pleaded. I knew how he felt.
My mom just smiled at him. "If your father won t mind, then I'm sure we can figure something out."
"Where are we all going to sleep mom?" Carlie asked.
"Your father and I are going to take your Aunt Rachel's old room. Billy will take the room that used to be your father's, and you and Sammy can sleep on the couches in the living room," mom answered after much deliberation.
"Bella and I are going to hunt and then I will check in with Alice in a few hours to see if we have anything new," Grandpa Edward assured us.
When I lay down in bed, my mind was racing, going over the events of the day. I knew it wouldn t take long for me to fall asleep. I was exhausted and it had been a very draining day. But I needed a few moments to think.
Rissa was going to be ok. Of that, I was sure. I trusted my uncles, aunts and great grandparents to take care of her. She would be here tomorrow, but we would still have this other issue on our hands.
What could be causing us to change? My wolf pack was now at seven. So far, we had myself, the alpha, and Sammy, who was eighteen and Sam's oldest son. There was also Jace and Jamie, Seth's twin sixteen year old sons. Three more kids started changing today. CoDa, Jared and Kim's seventeen year old son and now Pauly and Cheyenne were turning as well. Pauly was seventeen like Coda and Chey was sixteen like my sister.
Oh god, my sister. Who else did that leave unchanged that might possibly still join us in the coming days? Sammy's little brother Jason was only fourteen. I hoped he wouldn't be dragged into this, he was still so young. There was also still Embry's son Micky too. He was fifteen. Quil only had one child, Clairise and she was only two so she was definitely not going to be joining us.
At the most, I could only see nine of us all together. Sam had said they had over fifteen in their last battle twenty years ago. Would nine be enough for whatever was causing this? What could it be anyways? We were only created to defend our people against vampires, so that part was pretty safe to assume.
From what I knew, up until twenty years ago, my family was the only coven in this area. So it's got to be someone relatively new here. Someone who doesn t know about the wolves and our oath to protect the people of this area. Right?
Could it possibly be an attack on the wolves, and not the people we protect? Could Rissa's near attack have something to do with a personal vendetta with our pack specifically?
Seconds later, my eyes fluttered closed and I was plunging into sleep.
A/N: So I want to thank everyone who reads the updates, and adds this story to their alerts, or favorites, there really are A LOT of you. But I dont have hardly any reviews, so please take a sec and let me know what you think. The future chapters havent been written yet, so you could have an effect on how things turn out. I try to update a few chapters a week. So your input is greatly valued! :)
