I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT

Due to Sam's orders through Emily Mallie rejoined the pack in the forest. Earphones in trying not to think about what she just found out.

Then Jacob phased in and everyone was shouting in their heads at what Jacob showed them.

Even Mallie who was a pretty open minded person. She was the mate of a werewolf…was pretty disgusted.

How can this be?

What does it mean?

What will it be?
Not safe.

Not right.

Dangerous.
Unnatural.

Monstrous.

An abomination.
We can't allow it.

The pack was moving in a circle now trying to understand what they just witnessed.

The treaty does not cover this.
This puts everyone in danger.

Bella's bruises, Edward's face as he burnt were floating around their minds.

Mallie flinched. This….this thing inside Bella Swan was a killer.

They fear it, too.
But they won't do anything about it
Protecting Bella Swan.
We can't let that influence us.
The safety of our families, of everyone here, is more important than one human.
If they won't kill it, we have to.
Protect the tribe.
Protect our families.
We have to kill it before it's too late.

Edward's voice….it's growing swiftly….

Jacob tired to pick over individual thoughts other then the frantic notions going around her head.

'No spirit would allow this thing to live….it goes against nature….' Mallie thought

'No time to waste.' Jared thought.
'It will mean a fight.' Embry cautioned. 'A bad one.'
'We're ready.' Paul insisted.
'We'll need surprise on our side.' Sam thought.
'If we catch them divided, we can take them down separately. It will increase our chances of victory.' Jared thought, starting to strategize now.

'Wait!' Jacob thought.

"There's little time." Sam said.
But - what are you thinking? You wouldn't attack them for breaking the treaty this afternoon. Now you're planning an ambush, when the treaty is still intact?
"This is not something our treaty anticipated" Sam said.

"This is a danger to every human in the area. We don't know what kind of creature the Cullens have bred, but we know that it is strong and fast-growing. And it will be too young to follow any treaty. Remember the newborn vampires we fought? Wild, violent, beyond the reach of reason or restraint. Imagine one like that, but protected by the Cullens."

"We don't know…"
"Exactly!" Mallie exclaimed. "We don't know….and we can't take chances on the unknown. This thing can't be trusted!"

"It's just a baby!"

"A baby doesn't bruise its mother's stomach or possibly break her ribs!" She told him.

"It's just a baby!"

"Not for long…." Leah mused.

"Jake buddy this is a massive problem we can't just ignore it…"

"You're making it bigger then it is…"

"It's a vampire-human baby. How the hell can we be making it bigger then it is?"

"The only one in danger here is Bella!" Jacob exclaimed.

"As usual…." Mallie mused.

"What was that?" He scowled at her.

Embry growled.

"Nothing, nothing at all." Mallie told him.

"Her choice this time affects us all!" Sam said.

"I don't think so."

"We can't take the chance. We can't have a blood drinker on our lands."
"Then ask them to leave then." Seth said.

"And inflict menace on others? No matter when blood drinker passes through our lands we destroy it. No matter where they hunt."

"This is crazy" Jacob said.

"This afternoon you were afraid to put the pack in danger."
"This afternoon I didn't know our families were at risk."
"I can't believe this! How're you going to kill this creature without killing Bella?
There were no words, but the silence was full of meaning.
Jake howled. "She's human, too! Doesn't our protection apply to her?"
"She's dying anyway." Leah thought. "We'll just shorten the process."

Jacob leaped straight at the female wolf.

"STOP!" Sam ordered.

Jacob did reluctantly.

"Bella's sacrifice is a heavy price and we will all recognise that. It is against everything we stand for to take a human life. Making an exception of our code is a bleak thing. But one that has to be done. We will mourn for what we do tonight."

"Tonight?" Mallie repeated slightly shaken as the quickness of the attack.

"Sam think about this some more…consult the Elders or something….you can't seriously mean for us to…"

"This is not the time for your tolerance for the Cullen's. There is nothing to debate you will do as told!" Sam ordered.

"We need the whole pack for this. Jacob, you are our strongest fighter. You will fight with us tonight. I understand that this is hard for you, so you will concentrate on their fighters - Emmett and Jasper Cullen. You don't have to be involved with the... other part. Quil and Embry will fight with you."

"Paul, Jared, and I will take on Edward and Rosalie. I think, from the information Jacob has brought us, they will be the ones guarding Bella. Carlisle and Alice will also be close; possibly Esme, Seth, and Leah will concentrate on them. Whoever has a clear line on - we all heard him mentally stutter over Bella's name - the creature will take it. Destroying the creature is our first priority."

"Mallie….I need you as far from this as possible but I want you at your strongest…."

Mallie bowed her head.

Could Jacob doing? Killing Bella was like killing him. Like suicide.

"Pull it together Jacob." Sam said. "The tribe comes first."

"I was wrong today Sam."

"Your reasons were wrong then. But now we have a duty to fulfil."

Jacob growled. "No."

"Yes!" Sam growled. "No loopholes tonight Jacob. You will fight the Cullen's with us. You, with Quil and Embry will take care of Jasper and Emmett. You are obligated to protect the tribe. That is why you exist. You will perform under obligation."

Jacob's knees buckled and he was on his belly beneath Sam.

No member of the pack could stand against his Alpha….

Mallie feared that this was only the beginning…

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