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Back to Bella's POV
We were back to our weekly routine, but this time I was studying past wars and generals.
After Edward's little breakdown we hadn't brought the topic of the nomad or why we left the Cullens up.
Another year passed in peace, love, and happiness. My happy-ever-after continued with my prince charming. The only human memories that hadn't faded were a handful surrounding Edward, especially the memory of us by the river as we both lost our virginity.
I was reading and Edward had his head resting in my lap, pretending to sleep. His eyes suddenly flashed open and turned black. He stood and his look of panic set me on edge.
"We need to run!" He was pulling on my hand, trying to get me to follow him.
"Is it the Cullens?" He shook his head no, still pulling on me. "How many?"
"Two! We need to go now, Bella! Please!" I pulled my hand out of his grasp.
"No, a person is their most vulnerable in a battle when they are running in retreat." I said robotically as I tried to hear any footsteps. They just came into my hearing range.
"Bella-"
"No, we stay." I snarled and he shrank backwards. I hated when I snapped at him, but retreat was not the answer in this situation. They were already too close for that. "Stay behind me. Two is next to nothing."
"You don't understand, Love, please listen to me!"
"Hush." I ordered and he finally fell silent. I positioned us in front of our cabin, our backs to it. Edward was fidgeting and it was annoying the hell out of me.
A pair of blonds came into my view. The female was smaller than me while the male was built like a football player, a quarterback rather than a defensive guard. He had the stance of a fighter while she seemed a bit hesitant. What was most prominent about them was their myriad of bite marks.
The male was sniffing the air deeply, but his eyes were locked on Edward. I growled in warning.
"Long time no see, Edward." The male said clearly and slightly snarkily. His red eyes switched to me. "And this must be the fabled Bella Swan."
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