A/N Here´s the next chapter. I know some of you didn´t like Jacob in the last one. I think this one will explain his behavior… I´ll try to update on Sunday. Thanks to all og you for reading and reviewing. SM owns of course.

The Cullens, before the meeting

Carlisle Cullen stared at his children in disbelief. Alice and Jasper had just gotten back dragging a very changed Edward. Alice told Carlisle what had transpired during the day and Carlisle was baffled. Surely, Edward had left the family and their lifestyle before, but it had been a long time ago and Carlisle had thought they were past it. Then Edward goes out and attacks a random girl from school. It was not alright. Especially not since the girl was the mate of the werewolves leader.

"Son, what were you thinking?" Carlisle asked Edward.

"I wasn´t. Her blood…it was the sweetest most amazing smell! I just couldn´t resist!" Edward said honestly. There was no point in lying or trying to deny what he'd done. Edward was truly ashamed of himself and now he couldn´t believe what he'd tried to do.

"We need to figure this out." Carlisle stated. "I'm amazed that Alice managed to get to the wolves off you."

"So am I, Carlisle. So am I. I thought my last moment had arrived when he showed up."

"You say he´s powerful?" Carlisle asked, turning towards Jasper.

"Very." Jasper nodded. Jasper was their best fighter and a great strategic. When Jasper was human he fought in the civil war. "He phased in the air and he was bigger than the other wolves. He was also very much in control. They are often very unstable."

Carlisle thought about Jasper´s statement, trying to figure out what to do. He liked Forks and so did the rest of the family. The treaty with the wolves was cherished and he did not want to give anything up.

"We have to give the wolves what they want." He said. "But they will want Edwards head and I won't allow that. Son, I think you need to leave us for a while. Go to the Denali´s in Alaska and sort yourself out. Spend time with Tanya, you´ve always enjoyed her company, haven't you?"

Edward thought about this. Whenever one of them had messed up before the family always relocated together.

"You won´t relocate with me?" he asked, trying desperately to hide the sadness in his voice.

"Not this time. The treaty with the wolves and the peace we have here is too important. If we leave with you there will be no chance of saving the treaty. But know this, I won't let them get to you! I will fight every one of those pups if I have to!"

Edward nodded. He understood Carlisle´s point of view. He did not want to leave his family, but he knew the wolf would not give him another chance. If he didn't leave he would cease to exist. Besides, if he stayed in Forks her scent would be around. He would smell her sweet blood and he simply could not handle it. The fact that he couldn´t read her mind made it even more exciting. It made him into a hunter, a predator, who had to read his prey in other ways.

Realizing where his mind had gone Edward looked up at Carlisle and said:

"You're right. I need to leave. Now."

Jacob

Jacob took Bella home and helped her sneak in her room. It was only hours before sunrise and Jacob needed to go see his pack. He left her in her bed, looking sweet and sexy as always. In a few hours she would have to get up again and go to school. She needed her sleep.

He left and felt like the biggest jerk in the world. Not for leaving her, but because of what had happened earlier. He had promised himself he would wait, make sure she was ready and then make it special for her. He had not planned on having her on the floor and he hadn't planned for it to be so rough. He had planned to make love to her the first time, not fuck her senseless. But all that had changed today when the bloodsucker tried to kill her. He needed to make sure that every supernatural creature around knew she was his. He knew the Cullens could smell that she wasn´t his mate in every sense of the word and he needed to change that. He needed to mark her with his scent. So he had made up his mind during the meeting with the Bloodsuckers. He would have her tonight and he would let the animal in him do what it needed to do. Mate. Fuck. So he had his way with her and he knew it couldn´t have been done in any other way the first time. She was his now and nobody could doubt it. The alpha had taken his imprint in the way he was supposed to.

Now the human in him felt like an insensitive fucker. He knew he´d been to rough on her. The blood on the rug had confirmed that. He´d been entered her with such force and he knew it must have been painful to her. And what had he done when she gasped from pain? He´d told her it would get better! What was that? And why the hell had he acted so commanding and raw? She must have been scared form all his macho talk about her being his. He growled and banned himself before phasing and running to meet his pack.