Chapter 14

I was in a black corridor. Running. It was dark and it was scaring me.

Where is this?

Why is it so dark?

Can someone tell me where I am?

Hello?

Is anyone there?

"I'm here Sabby." I froze, I knew that voice. It was a voice I never heard of in the last 200 years. A voice that I tried so desperately hard to forget. It was his voice.

"Why are you here!" I yelled.

"There, there, dear Sab. Don't fret. I'm only here to visit you. But it won't be long til we really see each other." He laughed at that.

His laughter was fading. "What do you mean by that?!" But I heard no response, only his fading laughter.

If he could talk to me in my mind, then he must be close enough to do that. It only means two things; One, he's near. And two, he's coming for me.

I woke up screaming, with someone hugging me.

"Shh, shh. Calm down Isabella. I'm here. Mommy's here." My mother was cradling me in her arms like a 5 year old. But I couldn't have been more safe.

"M-mom. I'm so scared." I sobbed at her shoulder, her still cradling me.

"What's wrong honey? Did you have a bad dream?" Her voice was soothing.

"He's h-here, Mom. He's coming for me." I sobbed harder.

I felt my mother stiffen under me.

"That son of a bitch!" I was taken aback. My mother didn't cuss unless she was absolutely seething."If he so much as comes within a 10-mile radius of you, I'll rip his head off and shred him to pieces!"

"Mom. Calm down." I looked up at her, and noticed for the first time that we weren't alone. We had seven vampires with us.

"No, Isabella. I will not calm down! Not until he is gone." She was shaking now, and nothing can possibly calm her down now.

Someone cleared their throat. "Pardon our intrusion, but who is this he that you are referring to that is such a threat to Bella?" It was Carlisle's calm voice ringing out over my mom's streaming profanities.

Renee stopped cussing for a moment to look at me. "I knew we should've told them sooner Isabella. I told you."

"Excuse me, but what are you supposed to be telling us?" It was Emmett.

I ignored him and burst out, "No! You can't tell them. I don't want to. They're the only people I've ever been this close to. You have to understand that! You of all people should!"

"I know Isabella. But you have to understand also that they must know. And they should be alerted by this also."

"No, I don't want any more people getting involved in this!" I pleaded her not to say anything, but I think nothing's going to move her.

She turned away from me and faced the now curious Cullen's. "I think it's time we told you everything."