Author's Note: Oh dear… It's been a very long time since I last updated and I'm truly sorry for that. My life has been a little difficult lately but I'm hoping to be back on track now! So here I am with another chapter for you guys! Thank you for continuing to support me

Lana's POV

I felt sick to my stomach. Positively nauseous and shaking like a complete coward in Jared's mum's car, I waited parked a few miles from The Cullen's trying to become brave enough to do what I had to do.

Logically I knew that I was safe, to a certain degree anyway, I knew that Carlisle and Esme wouldn't allow anything to happen to me regardless of what I smelt like. However, Bella could have told them anything about me and I didn't think for one minute that anything she could have said would be positive. That being said I actually had changed my opinion of Bella in the time I had been here.

All the times I had read the books, fanfiction or watched the movies; I had thought Bella was this simple blindsided by love girl. I had been utterly unimpressed with the representation of 'girl power' that the books had projected, when really I should have looked at it in a way where Bella was actually rather strong and caring to have gone what she had gone through and survived. She was a survivor, so naturally she had to have some balls.

Even if those around her at this present time was feeling more than irritated with her, I could see why and how she clung to those she cared about. Life was fleeting, and despite being ok with being a vampire I reckon Bella also felt unhappy that she had to leave behind those she had begun to finally be herself around. Namely; Jake.

I didn't want her to have this attachment to my wolf, but I couldn't for the life of me think of a good enough reason to rip him from her. Knowing what she was going to be put through for her love of Edward I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Part of me wanted to help; part of me knew I had to help. Why would I have been brought here with all my memories of this world otherwise?

I don't know how long I sat there lost in my melodramatic thoughts but it had to have been long enough for the vampires to notice my presence. A simple triple knock on my window managed to scare the shit out of me enough to make me squeak in the most unattractive way. I turned my head sharply and saw Edward with a smirk on his face instructing me to get out of the car, behind him was Emmett who looked like he was trying to hold back his laughter and honestly I was a little bit intimidated by his size. The guy was built like a freaking tank.

Gingerly I opened the car door and stepped out, immediately Edward moved backwards and I couldn't help but notice he had a warm smile on his face. Straight away I was nervous thinking he could read my mind.

"Good morning Lana, I hope I didn't startle you too much?", he said softly to me. I grimaced as it was obvious I had been scared, still I straightened my spine and looked the vampire in the eye when I spoke. "Morning, only a little bit. I know it's a little out of the blue but I was wondering if I could speak to you all about something important." I said, glancing at both him and Emmett and trying my best to appear nonchalant about being around two vampires.

Edward's eyes widened for a second, he must have been listening to someone's thoughts and they had surprised him as the next thing I knew he gave me a curt nod and ushered me back into the car. The brothers vanished and I started the car back up, manging to manoeuvre it down the almost hidden road towards the Cullen's Manor.

The description that anyone has ever given regarding the house in which the Cullen family resided really didn't do it justice. I mean the place was just the most architecturally beautiful creation I had ever seen with my own eyes, it was so open and modern yet it felt homely. Ironically enough it was as inviting as the vampires that called it home.

I was greeted by Dr Cullen and his wife, whom I assumed I had never actually met as they appeared quite confused as to why I would suddenly show up to their home. I worried I had overstepped the mark by trying this, but it was too late now to turn back.

"Hello Dr Cullen, Mrs Cullen. I'm sorry to intrude, if it wasn't important I wouldn't be here. But I feel there are some things I need to discuss with you if I could take just a moment of your time?", I asked them, rather formally I must admit, my mother would be proud at how posh I was trying to be.

Mrs Cullen smiled at me. "Of course my dear, you must be Lana?", she asked me.

I blushed, realising I hadn't actually introduced myself. "Sorry! Yes I'm Lana, Jacob's imprint" I say returning her smile.

"It's nice to finally meet you Lana. Please come on inside, we can talk more in the warm" Dr Cullen said, gesturing for me to come into their home. I noticed Edward and Emmett weren't here so I assumed they were inside. Realistically I had no idea how I was going to word this but I knew it all depended on both what Edward could read from me and what his sister Alice had seen about me.

I followed the Cullen parents inside and up some stairs into a large open plan living space, where all their children were patiently waiting for me already apparently. I took a much needed deep breath, being in a room full of vampires was playing on my nerves and I really didn't know how Bella coped.

"Don't worry dear, you're quite safe. No one here will hurt you, you have my word" Dr Cullen told me noticing my apprehension when I entered the room.

I gave him a weak smile and nodded, clearing my throat before I addressed the room. "I suppose you're all wondering what I could possible need to tell you? I will say something important that will help both you and the wolves with a certain red head you're trying to deal with at the moment. However first I would like to know what you know about me. I don't know whether you heard but since the accident I have no recollection of being here, no memories. And I'm aware of you having abilities, like mind reading and seeing the future. I guess in a way I would like to know if my blank memories have affected your gifts at all." I asked, purposely looking at Edward, Alice and even Jasper.

"Why should we tell you anything?" Rosalie hissed at me, I was worried about her reaction the most given how protective she was of her family.

"Rosalie don't be so rude! Lana's done nothing wrong!" Alice hissed at her, surprising me entirely. I hadn't expected the pixie to defend me, not that I thought she would be hostile at all I just assumed that she wouldn't be completely confident around me either. Rosalie just scowled at her and glared back at me once more. I shrugged my shoulders and said "Because the information I have, and will tell you regardless of whether you answer my questions, will help keep your family safe. I don't want anyone to get hurt and I'm hoping what I know means we can avoid that" I said as calmly as I possibly could.

Rosalie looked a little impressed if I do say so myself; perhaps she hadn't thought I would have the guts to stand up to her.

"I can't see you when you're with the wolves Lana, if that helps at all? I only saw you when you came into Forks, that's why we knew to meet you earlier" Alice told me smiling encouragingly at me.

"Unfortunately I can't read you very well either. I get some thoughts however most of its jumbled, but it's not like Bella's where I get nothing at all". Edward said as he leaned up against the wall closest to me. I let out a breath I hadn't realised I had been holding and Emmett's booming laughter filled the room which was rather infectious, enough to make me smile at least. "Relieved that my brother can't read your thoughts eh?" He teased.

"Well, yes actually. Lord knows I don't want to even be in my own head let alone have someone else in there. No offence Edward" I said half shrugging.

"None taken" Edward replied a smirk gracing his lips momentarily before his facial expression turned more serious. "What do you know about Victoria?" He asked.

Esme encouraged me to sit down and for the next half an hour I told them everything I knew about what Victoria was planning, apart from knowing the exact dates in which the battle would occur as I couldn't remember them, and by the end of it you could hear a pin drop it was that quiet.

It was Carlisle who finally broke the silence with a question I had been waiting for.

"Lana, how do you know all of this?" He asked me, concern in his eyes.

"It's complicated but I just know things, I have a gift of my own I guess but I'm still trying to work it out. I know without a doubt that this is what Victoria is up to though, and if you and the wolves work together you can take her down. She won't be expecting such bitter rivals to be working together" I told him, my heart beating faster than I wanted it to in a room full of vampires.

"But how come I can't see her?!" Alice whined as she sat beside me, a pout forming on her lips which made me frown.

"She isn't the one making the decisions Alice. Victoria knows your blind spots and she's using them to her full advantage, she knows that by letting this Riley guy make the decisions regarding the newborns then you can't see what she's up to. Victoria is playing you off against each other, hopping over the line where she knows you can't cross, and it's only making you concentrate harder on her which is what she wants. That combined with her gift of evasion means pinpointing her is going to be difficult". I said patting her hand with sympathy.

"This sounds incredibly accurate Lana. But I must admit working alongside the wolves would give us the advantage we need, and the numbers, if it came to a battle. " Jasper said quietly from across the room and I sighed for what seemed like the tenth time since I entered the house. "Trust me I know, it sounds impossible. But some might say vampires and werewolves couldn't possibly exist and here I am chatting to you. I haven't had a decent night's sleep since all this started" I replied.

"Have you told the wolves any of this yet?" Edward asked me, his brow forming a frown even though he wasn't actually looking at me. "No not yet, but I will be. I wanted to talk to you first purely as it was concerning Bella, and she's your mate. Though, as the trouble is spilling onto the wolves' territory they have a right to know as well." I said confidently.

"Thank you for telling us this Lana. It's given us much to think about. I know Bella hasn't behaved very well towards you, but we appreciate that knowing this must have put you in a difficult situation… " Carlisle spoke, the rest of his family all seemed to be eyeing me with either looks of respect or pity and I wasn't sure why.

"You're welcome. However could you give me some time to speak to the pack before any plans are made? It's going to be a bit of a shock for them to hear my knowledge of all this, and they're quite protective of me as it is. I had to sneak up here this morning" I finished smiling tightly.

Esme's mothering instincts must have kicked in as I saw concern flicker across her face at the thought of me having to sneak out of town. "They wouldn't hurt you would they dear?" She asked me.

"No! No, honestly they would rather kill themselves then harm an imprint. Sorry for making you think that. Jake will go out of his mind purely because he'll be able to smell you all on me and his wolf would see that as me being in danger. It's just going to be a headache as I'm not the kind of woman who likes to be coddled" I said laughing slightly, Esme visibly relaxing with my words.

"Well I better get going; I'll give you my number in case you need to get hold of me for anything. I know I can't physically fight, I'm not suicidal, but if I can help in any other way I will. Thank you for being so understanding with all this" I said getting up off of the couch. Alice rose with me and hugged me tightly as a goodbye, which wasn't as unpleasant as I had imagined it would be. She handed me a bit of paper and a pen and I wrote my number down for her and she promised to call me if she 'saw' anything.

Esme hugged me as well and told me I was welcome back any time I liked, she was so sweet it was hard to believe she was a vampire, I hugged her with a bit more passion than I had intended to as she embraced me near the car.

"Drive safe…" Carlisle said wrapping his arm around his wife as they watched me go.

I smiled and waved knowing in my heart that I had done the right thing in letting them know what I knew. I drove to the nearest grocery store and bought a load of junk food, fully prepared to eat the lot when I got home, and didn't realise I had been so long in Forks until I noticed the clock in the car read eleven o'clock.

Panicking I raced back to La Push realising I only had an hour before Jake got off of patrol, I needed to get rid of the stink of vampire from the car and myself or shit would hit the fan! As soon as I pulled up outside my house I reached into my purse and sprayed the perfume all inside the car, luckily I had remembered to bring it with me when I left the house this morning. Gagging over spraying too much I got out, picked up my bags and made my way inside.
Thankfully no one was home yet; Jared must have crashed at Kim's last night. So I dumped the food in the kitchen and ran upstairs to take a much needed shower.

By the time I had come back downstairs, my hair wrapped in a towel and my comfortable lounging clothes on, I was no longer alone in the house. Sat at my kitchen table eating my food was none other than Jake, gloriously half naked and far too engrossed in the food to have even noticed me come in.

"Excuse me, but I don't believe I bought that for you mister!" I grumbled at him, hands on my hips and a faux scowl on my face. Quite funnily Jake spun round mid-bite into a doughnut looking rather sheepish at having been caught. He messily wiped his mouth and swallowed before he stalked towards me with a cheeky grin on his face.

"Sorry babe. I got off early and you know how hungry I get after patrol", Jake said sneaking his arms around my waist and pulling me close to him. I raised my eyebrow at the clear double meaning to his words, giggling as he planted heated kisses along my jaw line until he reached my lips.

The moment his lips touched mine I was lost. Curling into him as much as it was physically possible and barely noticing the solid wall that suddenly met my back as Jake pinned me against it heating up our embrace further.

"I missed you", I breathed into him loving the way his kiss deepened. I was all up for a heavy make-out session after the stress of the morning but as quickly as it started it abruptly came to an end when Jake's lips made their way to the crook of my neck. He became very still, his arms tightening around me and I almost felt the growl before I heard it.

Biting my lip I didn't dare open my eyes as he murmured darkly into my flesh. "Lana, why do you smell like leech?".

Crap.