A/N: im not totally sure this chapter works, if there is anyone still reading this please let me know if it works. now on to the story

Bella woke with a start the smell of Edward in the air and memories of being bound in silver ropes and faceless people flaying her open still clinging to her sleep addled brain, bella tried to remember what had happened last night, things slowly started coming to her. She had been having one of her frequent night terrors and in the middle of it the smell of Edward's venom had caused her to lash out but he had remained just out of reach and then disappeared. "What the fuck are you playing at Edward?" she muttered as her phone rang

"hey zeke" bella said running her fingers through her hair

Hey? that's all you have to say after you leave me a message about breaking rule one and then you don't answer your phone all last night" zeke bellowed " what the fuck is going on?

"a van hit black ice in the parking lot and headed towards me so I stopped it but Edward

"the same Edward that you wanted to gorge yourself on his venom and kill everyone in the room? Zeke interrupted

Yes the same one, he decided he was going to play hero and save me but I had already stopped the van and almost threw the van on top of him, and then a stupid human called 911

Well can you blame them?

Zeke quit fucking interrupting me, do you want to hear what the fuck happened or not" bella snapped

"you've been in to your alcohol haven't you that's why you didn't pick up the phone last night" zeke replied soberly

"when they make you go to the hospital and you have to act like nothing is wrong with you while holding off a major panic attack just from being in the building and then the himadorians corner you trying to figure out what kind of monster you really are. Yes " bella exploded on him "besides you didn't pick up" She finished quietly

"fuck, bella im sorry. What were the himadorians asking?

"Just the usual, how is it that a small girl like you is able to stop the van, I told him the story about him saving me was more believable and that he wasn't the only one that had secrets to hide. And I think Edward was in my room last night I smelt him when I woke up

Shit! He probably saw your chains

Yea I think I lunged at him too

Well fuck, at least you both are on a mostly even playing field now. Have you managed to get any intel on them so far?

"like sam said all of them have only hunted animals out of town so far, the smaller blond haired guy stares at the humans like they are snackpaks but he hasn't attacked anyone yet. The oldest one is the doctor that charlie had look me over at the hospital.

"what? one of them is at the hospital? How is that even possible?

I know right but charlie mentioned he was chief of something at the hospital. All of them have gold eyes with no tinge of red anywhere.

Huh well shit now what? Are you going to try to stay away from them like you planned or are you going to talk to them and try and find out more about them?

I have no fucking idea, listen I've got to go its almost time for school and I'm going to have to deal with all this accident bullshit when I get there. I'll call you later ok?"

Good luck I'll talk to you later please try to take it easy bella"

Will do" bella replied as she gathered up everything and with dread headed out