Chapter 14

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Author Note – The only characters are the ones I made up. Of course, if I could borrow Derek Hale -Tyler Hoechilin- I would be even more happy but I don't think he would like that much. Or may be he will! Oh well my dreams will have to stay a dream for now onto the before the next chapter. If I mess things up, tell me. Now onward! :D

Note – In my story Beacon Hills is located in Northern California. Between Redding & Eureka. Also in this chapter, I will be guessing Renee's maiden name. It was before she was married to Charlie or Phil.

Human Sides' thoughts

Animal Sides' thoughts

~Pack/Mate Communication~

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(~*Bella's Pov – Port Orford, Oregon – 8:00 AM*~)

Quickly disposing of my meal, I turned and stiffened when the breeze brought Deucalion's scent towards me. Fucker was down wind but didn't know about the change of the winds direction. I took a calming breathe as I turned and narrowed my eyes as him as he stood in a warehouse entrance not far from where I tossed the body in the ocean.

"To what do I owe the honor?" I hissed as I suddenly appeared in front of him. "Didn't I tell you that if you were to hurt either of my mates that I would personally kill you myself?" I whipped my hand forward grabbing him by the throat and shoving him further into the wall behind him.

"I thought you might like to know that Victoria and Edward were watching the field when the Volturi arrived." He chocked out in a clear sentence. "They were up in a high tree but with Victoria's hidden gift of evasion, you nor the wolves were able to see or smell them."

I smelled something alright and it was nothing but lies. "Tell me the truth, Deucalion, or I swear that I will rip you apart and burn your body as though you were a vampire, relative or not." I spat slamming him against the wall again. "How did you know they were there if no one else could see or smell them? If you are working with them..."

"I am not." He snapped back. "I am a demon werewolf after all, my dear. Where you can not smell the magic in the air, I am able because it took magic to turn me into what I am." His eyes flashed red causing mine to flash dark purple.

"Do not test me, Deucalion." I hissed as I released him only because I could hear humans starting to gather on the other side to start work. "If this is a trick, I will kill you without a second thought. Now where did you see them?"

Deucalion rubbed his neck, twisting it to each side. "In the field, they were hiding in the tree where you and Derek were speaking." He tilted his head to the side. "If Edward really believes you to be his mate, wouldn't he try and take out the other two?"

We need to go to our mates! My animal side howled as she wanted to turn and run to Scott and Derek.

"You better not be lying." I hissed slashing him quickly across the face as I took off towards Scott's house.

It was closer to where I was and then I would take Scott to Derek's. If they were in the same place, I knew that they would have a better chance. Of course, without Edward's mind reading he wouldn't be a very good fighter anyway. And I know that my mental shield is protecting both Scott and Derek even if I wasn't around. I was pushing myself as fast as I could but I still felt the pain of going so far away. I cursed myself for being stubborn but I needed to get a point across. I wouldn't let them push me over as though I was a toy they could play with. As I kept running, instead of the pain lessening, it was becoming worse. My eyes widen when I realized that one, if not both, of my mates were in trouble. I snarled as I felt my animal side rattle at the cage bars.

If they touch one hair on either of our mate's heads!My animal snarled in anger. I will rip them apart and I'll be damned if you stop me.

I wont stop you. I promised her. If anything I will join with you to fight against them. If they harm our mates then they mess with us.

I wasn't passing any signs which didn't let me know when I grew closer to Beacon Hills. As soon as I started to smell the scent of the wolves and Cullen's, I knew that I was close. I quickly picked up Scott's scent and followed it until it came out at a house. I frowned as I listened to the sounds of the house but only heard Melissa and Scott's father arguing. I snarled as hearing my name but pushed it aside as I rushed across the street and scaled the side of the house. I didn't see anyone around, which meant most people were either at work or school. I looked through Scott's bed room window and saw that he wasn't there. I jumped to the ground and decided that I would head over to the loft. More then likely Derek and Scott would be in the same place after all. The pain in my chest was just as bad as it had been as soon as I entered the town but all I knew was that something was wrong. I could only pray that my mate's were safe.

Sniffing the air as I went, I suddenly picked up Edward's scent along with another one that caused me to growl in anger. The other scent that was mixed with his was from a female. I could only guess that it was Victoria's. To me it smelled like the old perfume that the bottle looked like an exclamation point. I couldn't remember the name but even as a human it was rather strong yet now it was 10 times stronger since my nose was more sensitive to the smells. To me the wolf shifters smelled like wet dogs but then again so did the werewolves except for Scott and Derek. Like I said before they smelled like home to me. The vampires, on the other hand, smelled rather sweet. Even with Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper and Alice, the only ones I could stand at the time, smelled slightly different. Why I didn't know but I would find out. Until then I had to keep my train of thoughts on saving my mates. I could smell both of my mates' scent getting stronger which let me know I was nearing the loft.

When I was in front of the building, I could hear snarling and snapping coming from the loft's level. Derek had taken the entire top floor of the building and made a loft up there. I snarled rushing forward and up the stairs. I didn't even wait as I bursted through the door and grabbed Victoria by the back of the neck. Edward had Derek by the throat as he was snarling at Scott. I could see that Scott was torn between taking Edward out or saving Derek. Derek and Scott's eyes snapped to mine when my scent finally reached them as did Edward's. I could see his eyes widen as he stared at me as I held Victoria above my head by the back of her neck. My claws were dug in and she was able to move. Never again would this vampire escape because I was going to put an end to it. I snarled as I locked eyes with Edward as I tightened my hand around Victoria's neck until it popped off, like a champagne cork.

"Love?" Edward asked as he kept Derek in his hands as his eyes turned to me. "You finally came to be with me." I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"You're an idiot." I snapped as I dropped Victoria's twitching body to the ground and placed a shield around her.

I didn't want anyone to put her back together and if she did that by herself, I didn't want her to leave. I wasn't about to let this bitch get away from me now that I had her. I also realized that it was rather easy to take her down because if she had the gift of evasion, shouldn't she had known I was coming? But then again I am a shield, both physical and mental. Whether her power was either it wouldn't do any good on me. Just like with Demetri. I heard Alec speaking that neither him nor Jane could use their powers on me. I quickly turned my attention back to Edward when I heard Derek chuckle.

"But love?" I didn't let him finish as I lunged, using my shield to protect Derek, as I grabbed Edward and slammed him up against the wall.

His now red eyes were staring at me in shock as I held him there. Scott grabbed Derek as soon as I had Edward and placed our wounded mate behind him. I could see that Derek didn't like it but from the bite marks I see I could tell that Edward had taken more then just his blood. I could see the clear venom draining from Derek's throat, where one of the bite were. I snarled loudly that the windows shook as I glared into Edward's fearful eyes.

Smart boy. My animal purred as she paced around in the cage. She was waiting for the mind reader's pyre. Fear me because I am your death.

"Bel..." I didn't let him get another word out as I used my other hand to slap him across the face. I must have hit him harder then I thought because a crack appeared. Edward's eyes widen and I could hear my animal snickering.

Did you do that? I asked her with narrowed eyes. Edward believed I was glaring at him.

My animal snorted. He deserved it. He wont get the message until we beat it into him. I could tell it would be rather hard to make Eddie here believe until I had a little idea.

Would it work? I asked her as I held Edward still. He was to afraid to move. His scent was clouded with fear.

Perfectly. She purred as she got ready. Letting him see just what our mates did to us is the perfect punishment. But I do believe we owe him for biting our mate. I could understand her anger.

Agreed. I chuckled as I saw Victoria finally pull herself together.

Literally. My animal side chuckled as I watched from the corner of my eye as I kept my main attention on Edward. I then decided it was time to deal out the punishments when Victoria stood and snarled as she realized who surprised her. I could only smile as I looked back at Edward.

"The punishment for biting my mate is to receive a bite from me." I couldn't help but smirk as I felt my fangs grow. "Did you know that werepires are known for their neurotoxins? I believed that it could take your memories of me but then again you are a vampire. I suppose it only works on the humans. It's a pity really because then I wouldn't have to do this." I then latched onto his throat, sinking my fangs into his neck.

I could hear him howl in pain but I pulled a mouth full of his venom and realized it tasted rather sweeter then humans. I pulled another mouth full before I shoved him away from from and into the wall. I smiled as I licked my lips of the remaining venom that collected on my lips and watched as Edward touched his throat, shaking.

"What... did you... do... to me?" Edward got out as the toxins went into effect.

I bent down in front of him and looked him over as though he was something to eat. It was kinda ironic because that was how he looked at me the very first day and I could only him thinking the same thing as the fear spiked in his scent along with remorse. I tilted my head to the side and snorted.

"Since the toxin I placed with my nails wasn't enough to wipe your memory of me," I lowered my head as I bent down in front of him. I was balanced on the balls of my feet, my elbows were on my knees. "I had to inject the source of the main 'blood' flow. I injected my venom into your jugular and it is now working its way up and will remove every memory you every had. I will leave you one however. This one that way you can remember the punishment and that should warn you not to fuck with me again. Of course, the bite mark on your neck is another reminder. Just like mine." I then showed him my wrist that now had the vampire bite yet there were two bites in the center while directly on the other side of the bite mark, there were two more.

It seems that werewolves have four fangs. As Edward's eyes closed, I turned to Victoria who had been rather quiet. I then realized I had strengthened the shield around her so much that it kept the noise from passing through. I chuckled as I realized that she had no idea what I just said, giving me the element of surprise. I removed the shield from around Victoria but kept one on my mates and Edward. She would not take him and run. I had a shield around the whole building and that would mean she wouldn't be able to get in or out. Of course neither could anyone else. I didn't care at this time. I needed to take care of these bastards and I would deal with them.

The Volturi be damned!

(~*3rd Person Pov – Outside The Loft – Just Inside the Tree Line*~)

The wolf shifters from La Push, along with Cora, were standing just outside the tree line as the vampires stood about three feet behind them. The Volturi were behind the Cullens who were directly behind Sam, Paul, Cora, Jake and Embry. The Volturi guards were standing behind them. Felix, Jane, Alec, Renata and Heidi were all behind the Kings. Felix was close to Caius while Jane and Renata stood next to Aro. Alec and Heidi were standing next to Marcus as they all kept their eyes on the building in front of them. They could hear the snarling and snapping but the words were not reaching their ears. Aro frowned because he knew what the cause of this was. Even with Renata, he could not hear inside and with her shield he was usually protected. He feared for the first time in his life that some one had the ability to destroy all he had worked for.

The wolves were uneasy not only because of the vampires behind them but the fact everyone there was worried about Bella. When Chris Argent and Charlie called to let them know before they arrived that Bella went to hunt, they started patrolling until they found Edward's scent mixed with the red head, who they were informed by the Volturi, was named Victoria. Aro had seen her thoughts when she went to them and noticed that it was Carlisle's family that she and her mate stumbled across. Aro warned her not to go against them but she wanted revenge. Now he realized he should have let her kill the human when there was time. Marcus was the only one who didn't seem as worry as the others because he could see the bonds that this girl made was rather strong compared to those he has seen for years. Even his bond to his brothers were rather weak compared to what they were when they were younger.

Being over 3000, does take it's toll after awhile even for a vampire.

"Jasper, can you feel anything from the building?" Alice whispered at his side as her eyes were glued to the top floor windows.

From where they were standing, they couldn't see very well. She had also tried to see what was happening but she believed it was Bella's shield that was keeping her out. Alice knew that Bella was only doing this to protect her mates but she hated being blind when there was danger lurking around. Lydia, Stiles, Issac, Allison and Charlie were all at Argent's house in case something was to happen. They were the last line of defense in case the Volturi or Victoria got through. Alice already told them that no matter what Edward was not getting out of this alive. She could only pray that it was by Bella's hand then the Volturi's. Alice was better suited that a family member kill him.

"I'm sorry, Darlin'." Jasper whispered as his darkened eyes narrowed at the building. "I can't feel anythin'. Somethin's blockin' me."

He was trying everything he could to get pass the shield that was in place. Jasper could only guess that Bella was rather strong. He was glad she wasn't a vampire because he could only wonder what she would have been like.

"Bella's shield." Carlisle whispered as he stood next to Esme. Rosalie and Emmett were on the left side while Alice and Jasper were on the right. "I always knew that she was special because of the fact Edward was always thralled by her but now I can see that what happened really hurt her worse then any of us could imagine." He finished in a whisper as he held a sobbing Esme close.

"It seems you and your mate need to be reminded of what a vampire truly means." Caius hissed his eyes black with anger. He could not believe he was related to dogs. "You shall be coming back with us along with your son, that is if the werepire does not kill him for us." He did smirk then which caused Aro's eyes to widen slightly. Marcus just smiled as he realized that Bella was already forming a bond with Caius even if the vampire did not realize it yet.

They were not much that different.

(~*3rd Person Pov – Woods – Around 9:00 AM*~)

Deucalion took the long way home when he came across Jennifer's scent along with Peter's. He snarled as he sprinted in the direction of where it was heading. His eyes flashed red as he kept his guard up. The twins were no longer under his control because they were now in Scott's and Derek's pack. While he did not like either of the two Alpha's, Deucalion knew that if anyone could handle Isabella it would be them. He could just tell by the look in her eyes, that she was a striking image of his departed sister. He knew that his family was gone but finding a piece of them and the finding out he was related to vampires were something he wasn't expecting. Deucalion could tell that he was getting close because Jennifer's scent was mixed with blood and he knew that she was most likely dead. He stopped not far from where he saw Peter Hale standing over Jennifer who was trying to rouse the dead tree. Deucalion chuckled as he tilted his head. He had heard that the Banshee, Lydia, had brought Peter back because of him being buried here. Shaking his head, Deucalion listened in on what was being said. If it had to do with his niece or nephew, Charlie, then it had to do with him as well. No one messed with Deucalion's pack and got away with it. Not when he could stop it. For now, Deucalion decided to sit back and see what was going to unfold.

"What are you doing here?" Jennifer hissed as she tried to back away from Peter but wasn't able because of her wound on her neck. "Did Derek send you to finish me off? Why didn't Bella do it herself?"

Deucalion chuckled as a thought of Bella running away from a fight popped into his head because he knew that she would be running towards the fight not away from it. His mind was pulled back to the present. Peter had grabbed Jennifer by the throat and held her above the ground, her feet were not touching. He was shocked that a beta could do something like this but then again, Peter was an Alpha before Derek killed him.

"No, and Bella doesn't know where you are." Peter answered her last two questions. "As for the reason I am here, I need you out of the way along with Victoria and Edward. If you are trying to kill Bella, I wont be able to kill Scott and Derek. They will be in fight mode for a long time if they feel she is threatened. Not to mention I have others I need to take care of first. Once I've killed Scott and Derek, I will take Bella as mine and no one will be able to stop me. While Bella survived the bite from a werewolf, I don't believe her dad would."

Deucalion's eyes widen as he watched Peter rip the woman's throat out and tossed the body away from him as he licked the blood off his fingers. There was a feel to the air that something dangerous was coming and it caused not only Deucalion but his wolf to shiver in fright. Shaking his head, he turned and headed to the loft. He needed to speak to not only Bella but the vampire Kings. If things were going to go down, then the royalty would most likely be an asset in the upcoming fight. A howl of rage and vengeance caused Deucalion to push himself harder. He shivered as he tried to force the image of Peter tossing Jennifer's body away like a rag doll. Ever since he lost his sight, he didn't even think what his destruction would look like. Now he could see that it would have been horrific.

It didn't take him long before he found that all the scents other then the humans were coming from the direction of Derek's loft. Frowning, Deucalion rushed as fast as he could until he smelled vampires. When that scent hit his nose, he jumped into the trees and made his way over the Volturi and their guards, the Cullens, La Push wolves but Cora wasn't so easy to get past as she had him pinned to a tree just as he landed beside her. Her eyes flashed yellow as her teeth were bared. Aro, Caius and Marcus moved as close to the wolves as they could go because of the sun. Aro held his hand out in a silent offer to Deucalion, even though Aro had no idea if it would work, he wished to see what this man had seen. What caused his heart to turn around so quickly. Aro had spoken to Marcus about their old enemy because in the old days Deucalion would have already tried to kill Caius. It took everyone to keep them apart.

"What are you doing here?" Sam snarled as he stepped next to Jake.

Deucalion looked at Cora then back to Jacob and Sam, completely ignoring the vampires that were there. "I found Peter Hale." he said as his eyes went to each of the wolves. "He finished off Jennifer and is now going to come for Scott and Derek, along with taking Bella as his mate. I also heard that he helped Victoria and Edward escape from where ever they were being held. Are they inside with Bella, Scott and Derek?" His eyes cut to the loft causing Cora to snarl and tighten her grip.

"Why are you doing this?" She hissed and snapped her teeth at him. "You care for no one but yourself!" Cora's eyes were bright yellow.

Deucalion snarled at Cora as his eyes flashed red. "Isabella is part of my pack whether you people like it or not." His eyes darted around to every standing there, even the vampires. "Werewolves take care of what is theirs."

"Let him go, Cora." Jake growled, not really liking the fact this demon werewolf was being let go but Sam said it would be alright.

~And it will be alright.~ Sam spoke to Jake and Cora, who shared her mate's worry. ~There are enough people here that are able to deal with him, if he steps out of line.~

Jake and Cora just nodded praying that Bella would hurry up because they were both worried. Cora couldn't feel her sibling bond between her brother and herself since the shield was placed. No one said anything else as they spun around when the front door was being opened. Jake and the other wolves, both shifter and were's, were at the ready in case it was one of the vampires. Carlisle was ready in case there was anything that needed to be done. Everyone else was holding their breath.

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Author Note – Here is yet another chapter. I think I'm doing pretty good. What do you think? Not only does Bella still have to deal with Victoria, the Volturi, her 'boyish' mates and Deucalion. Yet add Peter Hale to the mix and you have one hell of a problem. Not to mention the humans that are still involved. Deaton is the only one immune to the bite. Also what will happen to Derek? Edward did inject venom into his system. Will he survive? Until next time keep reading and reviewing...

~*Dragon*~