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EPOV

I stared at him for a long second and then shook his hand. "It's nice to meet you, Seth, but I have to tell you…you have about five minutes to give me a good explanation as to why you are here or I am going to lock you up for association with the ring leader of the biggest prostitution ring in this side of the city." Yeah, so what…I didn't have any substantial evidence to lock him up but still...I was a little crazy right now.

He laughed and said, "Well, I am his cousin so I guess you wouldn't be wrong in doing so."

I raised an eyebrow, "So you don't deny that your cousin has a prostitution ring?"

Seth ran a hand over his face and shook his head. "No, I don't deny it."

I cleared my throat and leaned closer to him. "So Seth…why are you here?"

He sighed heavily and said, "I want out."

"Out of what?" I questioned him.

"The pack." He said as if that much were obvious.

"Well, Seth, how about you tell me what exactly the pack is…then I will help you get out." I told him truthfully. Immediately I was seeing the possibilities of having someone on the inside to keep a close eye on Bella.

BPOV

I woke up the next morning and felt like I was dying. My face hurt and my head was throbbing. I wanted to crawl back into bed but I remembered that Sam was there with me. He more than likely needed to go out. So, pushing myself out of the bed I picked up Sam and carried him downstairs and out the back door. I watched him carefully as he hobbled across the backyard looking for a nice place to go. It was well after nine o'clock so I figured that Jacob had gone to work and left me here alone…surprised that he didn't send a babysitter. Wasn't he afraid that I would leave if I were here alone?

When Sam and I went back into the house I picked up the house phone and didn't even hear a dial tone. I went from the phone in the kitchen to the one in the living room and then picked that one up as well. Still nothing…he had cut off the phones? I walked to the front door and opened it to look outside. His Passat and the Aston Martin were both gone. So he killed the phones and took both of the cars to keep me here. I was just about to shut the door when I saw a car pull into the driveway. Oh…there's the babysitter.

I shut the door and walked away from the door deciding that I didn't care who it was…as long as it wasn't Jared. I swear I would not be held responsible for my actions if Jared walked into this house right now…I poured Sam some food into his dog bowl and then sat down on the couch to grab the remote. Flipping it on I searched through the channels and only looked up to see Seth walk in.

He smiled at me but I only looked back to the TV and ignored him. "Hi Bella." He said and came over to sit down on the couch next to me.

I didn't say anything but just continued to flip through the channels. Seth sighed and said, "Bella, I know that you don't trust any of us…but you can trust me."

I frowned and felt my blood start to boil as I turned to look at him. "Yeah right, Seth, give me on good reason to trust you."

He sighed and opened his mouth to say something but clamped it back to keep from saying anything. After a moment of silence he said, "Bella, you know how you keep telling the girls that they can trust you…"
I frowned even deeper as I saw his point. I want the girls to trust me so bad but yet I am not willing to do the same thing for them. I keep preaching to all of them that I am different and who's to say that Seth isn't the same way.

He smiled brightly and patted my leg before standing and looking at me with a smile. "Jacob sent me though…he wanted me to get his calendar from you. You are the only one that has his schedule and the new secretary needs it."

I frowned and looked at him as if he was ridiculous. "Yeah, sure, let me jump right on that…oh wait, it's in my apartment that his goons trashed. So tell him that if he wants it back he can go find it himself."

Seth laughed and said, "I'll be sure to tell him that."

He turned to walk out the door but stopped in the doorway and then looked to me with a smile. "I have something for you. But you have to come over here and get it. There's a camera set on that couch and you don't want Jacob to see this, trust me."

I didn't go over, I just sat perfectly still and Seth sighed in annoyance at me as he said, "It's from Edward."

I shot him an anxious look wondering what he could possibly have from Edward. I, of course, couldn't sit still and ignore him. Getting up rather quickly, I walked over to the doorway that Seth was standing in. I was anxious wondering what he had, then I was scared because I didn't know if it was a trick. This could be a lie…but he said I could trust him.

"Here you go." He extended his hand and I held my out as he dropped a small object in my hand.

"Bye Bella." He said quickly and rubbed his ear with wide eyes, nodded and then walked away. I watched him as he left the house shutting the door behind him.

I looked at the small flesh colored bud in my hand and wondered what the hell this was supposed to mean. He had rubbed his ear…did that mean that I put this in my ear? Feeling like an idiot I moved the bud to my ear and slipped it inside. Then as if I wasn't dumb enough I said, "Hello?" as if it was a telephone or something.

I heard a musical laugh in my ear and it was the oddest sensation ever. It was like a small phone in my ear. And that laugh…I would know that laugh from anywhere. "Edward…" I breathed through my tears.

"Yeah, baby, it's me." He said and I felt tears rush to my eyes as I sat down on the floor between the foyer and living room. Apparently the cameras don't reach this area.

He must have heard me crying because he immediately started, "Bella, please don't cry…it makes it harder for me to stay here."

"Edward…" I cried out lightly and covered my face as if I could keep the tears away just by covering them up.

"Bella, it's so good for you to be able to hear me. I have so much I want to say…so much I want to talk to you about."

"Edward, I miss you so much." I said around my sobs and wiped at my face.

"I know, baby, I miss you too. It won't be long, Bella. I promise it won't be long until we are together again." He assured me.

Pulling my legs to my chest, I wrapped my arms around my knees and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Edward, it has been so bad. I feel like I am trapped here like a dog in a cage." I looked up to Sam resting on the couch. His chin was resting on his paws and he was watching me sadly.

"Bella, I'm so sorry." He said almost in agony. "I wish that I could get you out of this right now."

"But you can't, Edward." I said immediately. "I have to help these girls. I am the only hope they have…it's so bad on them. They don't get sleep, and they won't let them eat. Emily is a real bitch, Edward, and I want to punch her in the face. God I hate her."

"I know, Bella, I know." He said soothingly and I could just imagine his arms wrapped around me as he wiped the tears from my face.

"I miss you." I said and wiped away the tears and then went on. "I love you."

"I love you, Bella…so much." He said almost in a fevered voice.

I sobbed a little and then looked around to make sure Seth had left. "Edward, how did Seth know…why was he here?"

Edward laughed and said, "He came in last night. Said he was tired of being in the pack and revealed some really great information. We are taking Jacob in soon. He has said enough and we got it all on tape so we know the truth."

I was so relieved. "When?" I asked anxiously.

Edward sighed and said, "They are being too slow about all of this shit so by the end of the week. I swear if it is the last thing I do it will all be over by the end of the week."

Today was Monday…I could last until Friday right? "What are they waiting for?"

"You." Edward sighed.

"Me?" I questioned in shock. "Why me?"

"Jenks…he wants a confession from Jacob before we do anything. He thinks that if we bring him in he will deny everything. With a confession we are more likely to get him in jail quicker…it's all about the legality of it, Bella."

I frowned. "It's absurd."

"I agree." He replied.

"Have you talked to Kim?" I asked him nervously. Was she alright?

"Yes, I visited her yesterday. She didn't say much. She heard that I knew Jacob and that shut her up real quick. I gave her my number and told her that she could trust me and that if she wanted to talk she could call me."

"But no call." I observed.

Edward sighed. "No call. But Seth was very helpful."

"So he is working from the inside now?" I asked and wondered if he knew the publishing company was all a cover as well.

"Yes he is." Edward confirmed.

"Did he tell you about the publishing company?" I asked and looked around the room in anxiety in case someone was close by. Of course it was just Sam and I and he didn't speak so I think I was ok. I'm pretty sure the cameras are video only and not audio. I would whisper just in case.

"No, he didn't say anything about the publishing company but I heard what Jacob said about it being a cover." Edward said as if he were thinking as well.

"But a cover for what?" I asked and thought about it for a second. "He can't just be hiding the girls through it…they aren't even tied in with the company."

"I know and I do believe that all of the pack is aware of whatever he is hiding. I think Seth would have told me last night if he knew about that. He revealed a lot last night."

I frowned and crinkled my eyebrows together. "Like what?"

Edward laughed once and said, "Bella, you don't want to know. All that we need to know is that Jacob is definitely running a prostitution ring."

"Well last night at the club I saw something that made me wonder." I said and then told Edward about the girls that I saw leaving the room last night with Jared. Of course I heard him release a slow groan at the mention of Jared's name. When I was done he was silent for several long minutes.

"Bella, are you alright…after last night?" He asked me in a deep voice.

I frowned and shook my head knowing good and well he couldn't see me so while I was shaking my head no I said, "Yeah, I am fine."

Edward sighed heavily and said, "Yeah, well, I don't believe you."

I felt tears swell up in my eyes as I closed them and rested my head down on my knees. "Can we not talk about it…please?"

Edward was silent for one long minute but said, "Ok."

"Thank you." I breathed and then asked Edward if he had spoken with Emmett about how he was associated with Jacob.

"No but I plan to…soon." He said almost angrily. "I had to make sure that you were alright first."

I smiled and said, "I'm fine Edward."

"Not yet…you will be fine when you are here…in my arms again." He said and took a deep heavy breath.

I didn't want to cry again so I changed the subject. "Go talk to Emmett. And check on Alice and Jasper…let them know I am ok. And my dad…" I felt the tears crawl into my eyes again. "He must be worried."

Edward laughed and said, "You act like you are never coming back and you really don't need to be talking like that."

I smiled and shook my head. Taking a deep breath I said, "Edward…go talk to Emmett."

He sighed and I could hear the smile in his voice as he said, "Alright…I love you."

Smiling I said, "I love you too. I will talk to you later though, right?"

"Always." Edward said. "Keep the ear piece in."

"I will."

He sighed and said, "I love you."

"I love you." I responded.

EPOV

It took a lot for me to walk away from the station. But I had to do this for Bella, I knew that it meant a lot to her knowing her friends and family were safe and also knew she was safe in return. To my surprise when I checked my phone I had several missed calls from Jasper, not to mention the endless voicemails.

"Edward, hey, we need to talk. Call me." The first one said. They went on… "Edward! Please…call as soon as you can." "Edward, I swear to god if you don't call soon I am going to kill Alice! Call now!"

I ignored the rest of the messages and called him immediately as I sank into the front seat of my car.

"Thank god!" It wasn't Jasper, it was Alice. "Where is Bella? She wasn't at work today, and then Jacob let me leave early…early as in, as soon as I walked in the door. I asked where Bella was and he said she was busy. Busy…with what? Edward, you better tell me where she is at right now or you are going to have a very unruly mess on your hands."

I took a deep breath and tried to remain calm. "Alice…I want you to sit down, and breathe."

"Hell no!" She screamed at me almost frantically. "Tell me where she is at. I haven't heard from her all weekend, she hasn't returned any of my phone calls or text. Then I went over to her apartment last night and it is trashed, Edward. Trashed! Everything is turned upside down and completely destroyed. There's not even a lock on the door any longer. Tell me where she is at, and now damn it!"

I frowned and took a deep breath. I didn't know if she could be trusted, or if she was making this phone call against her will. I had to consider those things with my job. It was instinct to assume the worse of everyone. I hate that about myself. Alice is just a concerned friend…come on think, think. What would you do if she were a concerned friend coming into the station and asking about a missing person? View this from the third eye…not from your personal view.

"I can't release that information, Alice, but Bella is safe." For now… I cringed at the thought I finished in my head. It was a constant worry. They were dangerous, they've killed people before, correction, they have killed women before. I was worried sick.

"Edward, I don't need you to feed me that bull shit right now. Where. Is. Bella?" She said in a fierce voice and I would no doubt be afraid of her menacing appearance right now if I were in front of her.

"She is…" Just tell her. Hell…you already suck at your job. "She is with Jacob, he has kidnapped her and we are working to get her out right now but it's going to-"

"What?" She screeched. "She's with who! Hell, Edward…I thought you would take better care of her than this. How could you let this happen? Of all people I thought that you would keep a close eye on her! I should give you a-"

"Alice stop!" Jasper grabbed the phone and was screaming something at her. If they were fighting things were not good… "Sorry man," He apologized and I heard a loud groan and a door slam. "Alice, she can be a fireball sometimes."

I tried to smile. I failed. "I understand. I know she's upset but, Jasper, you can't let her interfere. That wouldn't be helpful in the least. I don't want to risk her safety too."

"I know man. She's not going anywhere, trust me." There was loud screaming and yelling in the background. Jasper sighed and said, "I need to go calm her down. Take care, Edward."

"Thanks Jasper."

"And…" He hesitated for a second released a long sigh and said, "And be careful…it wouldn't help Bella any for you to get hurt by putting yourself on the line."

I rolled my eyes and suppressed my groan. "Bye Jasper."

"Bye."

I hung up and angrily threw the phone into the passenger seat. Then…I broke. I bent over the steering wheel and as unmanly as this is, I cried…I couldn't do this. I couldn't sit back and let Bella stay in that hell hole not knowing whether she would see the sunrise in the morning. What if he found her bug or, God forbid, Seth compromised us. I knew I shouldn't have trusted him. I am getting desperate and my decision making skills are getting weaker and weaker. I need her safe. I need her in my arms hugging me telling me that she is fine and that everything will be ok. As I spoke to her earlier, I closed my eyes and imagined that she was here with me now, I could see her dark eyes. I could run my fingers through her mahogany hair as I inhaled her delicious scent of strawberries and cream.

I was going to lose my damn mind if I didn't get her out of there and soon. I sat up and wiped my face off quickly before putting the car in reverse and pulling out of the lot. I didn't really have a set destination but I just drove…and soon I found myself driving towards Jacob's house but I couldn't stop. I was so close, I could almost see her smiling and running into my arms. Just a few more turns, another curve and then his house would come into view. I was so close…there was something calling to me inside the car though. It took me a moment to realize it was my phone. I wanted to ignore it, I was almost there. Surely no one was outside, they wouldn't see me come up. I could swoop right in and grab her.

The persistence of my cell phone was enough to drive me nuts. I reached over and answered it angrily.

"Hello." I said through gritted teeth and slowed my speed a little as I rounded the last curve and the house came into view. So…close…

"Edward Cullen?" The voice barked quickly causing me to slam on my breaks.

"Yes." I answered almost in a whisper. I could see the top floor of the house. I was right here. I could feel the warmth of her skin. So…close…

"This is Lieutenant Caius, you are needed at the hospital. Ms. Worthington would like to have a talk with you." He said and tried to take the edge out of his voice so that it didn't sound like such of a command.

I gritted my teeth and glanced down the road behind me and back to the house. Right there…one more turn.

"Mr. Cullen." The man said again and I groaned inwardly as I reversed and did a u-turn in the middle of the road.

"I'm on my way." I pushed the pedal to the floor as I hung up the phone before throwing it in the passenger seat again. I cursed myself mentally for turning around. Bella needed me more than Kim did, but I promised her that if she wanted to talk that I would be there. I told her she could trust me and I didn't want to betray that trust just when she needed it so much. But Bella…she was so close and yet so far away. I couldn't go back now…I had a job to do and so did she. She wanted to stay there, actually wanted to stay there. Was she out of her fucking mind? All she would have to do is say the word and I would have her out of there in a heartbeat. Soon, she would be out soon.

I entered the hospital and headed straight for intensive care. After showing my badge and passing several guards I finally entered Kim's room. She looked…better. The bruises were worse but she looked in better spirits. Besides, bruises always look worse right before they heal. She smiled and nodded at me politely as I entered the room.

I returned the gesture and asked, "How are you doing today?"

She grinned and said, "I didn't know if you would come or not."

"I told you that I would be here when you were ready to talk." I reminded her and then raised my eyebrows. "Would you like to talk about something, Kim?"

She sighed slowly and then closed her eyes before nodding softly. I nodded and pointed to the chair beside her bed. "Mind if I sit?"

"No, please. This might take awhile." She said with an embarrassed grin. Bella grins like that…

I took my seat and then stared at her waiting. I wanted to be impatient but she needed to take her time…I understood that. I slowly pulled the voice recorder out of pocket and hit the record button without her even noticing. When she looked over and spotted it on my knee she raised an eyebrow.

"Do you mind if I record this? It may help us with the investigation and to these people it means nothing unless I have it on tape." I told her truthfully.

She grinned and nodded. "That's fine. I don't know how helpful I will be but…I figured, what could it hurt to tell you my side of the story?'

"Just take your time, Kim." I assured her softly and sat waiting for her to speak.

She took several deep calming breaths and I saw tears spill over her cheeks before she spoke. "It all happened back in March. Two friends and I were coming into the city for my birthday." She smiled sadly at me and said, "We were all twenty one and knew that we only wanted to party and have a good time now that we were finally legal. So we went to a club…downtown." Her voice was cracking and her breathe was becoming ragged as she took slow steadying breaths. Her eyes set on me and she smiled slowly. "Don't let them lie to you…Jacob owns every club in this town." I knew that, thanks to Seth. "We went to the one that he hardly ever goes to, of course I couldn't have known that then. It wasn't until later I realized that we picked the wrong night to be there. See Jacob has a system…he sends the boys to a different club every month. He goes in alphabetical order, at each club the guys pick out one girl and bring her back to "The Wolf." The club we were at that night was called "Omega." At first we thought that it was just some really attractive guys hitting on us but then they spiked our drinks…" She stopped for a second and I could see in her eyes that she was recalling the encounter. "I didn't drink mine because I had my suspicions. Well Jared noticed that I wasn't drinking mine. They came back to our hotel room with us and then it all happened so fast. My friends passed out and I think they were waiting on me to pass out but then Jared told them I didn't drink anything and I wouldn't be passing out anytime soon. Quil…he-uh…he knocked me out with the telephone."

Her eyes watered over as she bit her lip and stared at her feet under the covers. I couldn't even begin to imagine how hard this was for her. She was taking a big step in telling me this today. I wasn't so much concerned for Kim, she was here safe with guards outside of her room. But Bella…she was stuck with them. I gripped my fists thinking about it.

"You don't have to go on if you're uncomfortable about it." I assured her and I assumed that she would stop there but she shook her head and closed her eyes as tears fell down her face.

"No, I have to tell you. I can't hold all of this in a moment longer." She paused for several minutes and continued. "When I woke up I was lying on a cold floor and there was a bright light coming from somewhere but I could never figure out where. I heard them talking about me. Jacob was fussing at the others for not making sure that I drank my elixir. He was pissed and instantly I was afraid of him. He was really violent with the guys, hitting them and punching them the whole time. Jared said that I didn't need a drug after Quil was done with me. I don't know what happened while I was unconscious but by the sounds of it, it wasn't good. I try not to think about that part…" I looked at her with so much sadness in my eyes. How awful, the things that this girl has seen are scaring.

"Anyway, Jacob said that now they didn't have a choice because they were so sloppy with me, I would have to stay. He said it like I was a homeless dog or something. After that they left me alone with Jared. He pretended to be nice and doctor the wounds on my head. He assured me that as long as I obeyed the rules that I would be ok. Emily came in then, gave me my tattoo and put a J on it. At the time I didn't understand that it was because I would be Jared's slut. Apparently the J was his request." She scoffed and rolled her eyes. "When Emily was done, Jared took me upstairs to the dance floor, he told me this would be my new home and that I would spend most of my time on the pole, that I was a filthy slut and that was where I deserved to be. After that he…" She took a steady breath before going on. "he told me my friends were dead and that I was lucky that he had liked me so well. According to him, he saved my life and I owed him for that…when I wasn't willing to 'thank him' in the way that he wanted, he forced himself upon me.

"The next morning I was thrown into dance rehearsals and that night I was on the floor working for them. I tried to run away that night but Jared found me in the parking lot. He beat me nearly to death, it was a lot worse than this." She laughed sarcastically and pointed to her face. "After that I was afraid to run, afraid to call for help. I was afraid to breath."

I felt like crying for her and all I could think of was that sick mutt Jared. When I get my hands on that fucker he doesn't stand a chance…

"And your friends?" I questioned wondering if they had really killed the other two girls. I needed to know about them, make sure they were safe. If they had been murdered then we were about to go to defcon 4.

She shook her head. "They are fine. He lied and said they were dead to scare me no doubt but I saw them on the news about a week after I had been missing. The headlines said that two girls survived brutal attack and that their unlucky friend had gone missing. But as soon as I got here they contacted my family. My parents are on their way here now."

"I'm glad that you are getting out of this Kim, and just so you know it is being stopped. We are working as hard as we can to get all of those girls out and as soon as possible." I told her truthfully. I am working to get the girls out…especially Bella.

She looked up at me and said, "Thank you so much, Edward."

I wasn't sure why she was thanking me. "For what?"

"For caring." She admitted and smiled weakly at me.

I grinned back and said, "You're welcome, Kim."

She smiled and looked down at her lap and I had to ask her, "Kim, can you answer a question for me?"

She looked up and swallowed a little too roughly. "I don't know if I can answer."

She didn't know whether she could answer, not whether she knew the answer. I nodded and stood up out of my seat still leaving the recorder on. "Do you know how Jacob is linked to the gym, specifically Hale Fitness Center."

Her eyes stayed on mine as she searched them for a second or two. "Like I said, Jacob owns every club in this town."

I frowned not really understanding how the gym was supposed to be a club? Her eyes drifted away then and I knew that she had shared more than enough with me today. I wasn't going to push her for more answers. My cousin however…I was going to beat the shit out of him until he told me the truth.

"Thank you so much for your help, Kim, and I really do wish you the best." I nodded and smiled down at her.

She looked up and quickly asked, "How is Bella?"

I immediately felt my heart sink. "She is…hanging in there."

She frowned and said, "I hope she is ok. I really did like her. She was the first person in the past three months to treat me like a human being again."

I smiled sadly at her and thought about what had happened last night with Jared…I didn't want to upset her though. She didn't need to know.

"Bella has a knack for doing that." I admitted. There were times she made me feel more human than ever as well.

She smiled at me and mouthed one last 'thank you' as I walked out of the room. I clicked the recorder off and slid it back down into my pocket.

Now…to find out about these clubs.

BPOV

The rest of the day was a snore war. I had nothing to do and I was so bored. I napped and played with Sam. Then I fixed lunch, played with Sam and watched TV. I sat for quite some time and waited to hear back from Edward but I ended up falling asleep…again. Sam woke me up barking wildly. It startled me up from the couch and I heard cars in the driveway along with doors slamming and people talking.

I stood up and walked towards the door peeping through the glass only to have the door yanked open and Jared to walk in with a bright smile meeting me. His eyes were black and there was a scratch across his nose, he was limping and apparently didn't learn his lesson last night.

I narrowed my eyes at him and took a step back as everyone else came in behind him. Jacob was the last one in and he delivered a swift slap to the back of Jared's head causing him to step away from me and head towards the living room. Seth grinned politely and winked as he shut the front door. I still didn't know what to think about his hand in all of this…what side was he on? I watched Sam slink out of the living room and all of the pack crowded the area effectively turning my resting zone into mayhem. I turned and glanced up the stairs before taking my leave. I disappeared into my room and locked the door before Jacob got the chance to follow after me.

Turning around I leaned back against the door and stared across the room biting my lip. I had to find a place to hide the ear bug. It was quite obvious if someone looked at my ear they could see the bug. Looking around the room I mentally observed every place until I finally found one sufficient enough. I opened the night stand drawer and saw a little ledge underneath it that the drawer slid across. It wouldn't touch the bug as it slid open and closed so I pulled the bug out and placed it there before silently closing the drawer.

"Bella!" Jacob banged on the door loudly and called out to me. "Come out, now!"

I rolled my eyes and sat down on the side of the bed. "No."

"Bella," He groaned through his teeth. "You have guests to entertain. Come out now!"

I had guests to entertain? Since when is this my house? I didn't respond, only sat perfectly still on the side of the bed and crossed my arms.

"Bella!" He screamed and hit the door a little harder this time. "I really don't want to break the door down but I swear to god I will. Open the damn door!"

"No!" I screamed back and sat still. I wasn't moving for him. He could entertain his own damn crowd.

He huffed loudly and then I heard him mumbling under his breath as keys were jingling. What is he doing? I stood up and walked over to the door. Did he have a key to the door? But he said…he said that I would have this room to myself. I saw the door knob jiggle a little and Jacob cursed loudly as he hit the door with his foot.

"Damn it, Bella!" He cursed and the door knob started jiggling again.

Shit. I heard the door click and he cracked open. Jacob stepped into the room with the most pissed expression I had ever seen. He was livid!

"Bella, get your ass out of this room, now." He spat out and pointed towards the hall.

"Jacob, I do not have to be down there. There is nothing for me to do and I am not going to get myself in the same situation like I did last night." I spat hatefully and crossed my arms.

He groaned and rolled his eyes. "You wouldn't have been in that situation last night if you wouldn't have been snooping around in things that are none of your business."

Oh, no he did not just say that! "Well if it is all 'none of my business' then I don't need to be down there to hear whatever business you need to talk about."

He shook his head and walked over grabbing my wrist and yanking me towards the hall way. I tried to fight him but it did me no good. He was a lot stronger than I was.

"You're not going to be around to hear our business. You are going to be in the kitchen cooking." He said and dragged me down the stairs. I was about to argue but we stepped out in front of the others. They all stared suspiciously as Jacob pulled me into the kitchen.

"Now," He said and straightened his shirt. "Fix whatever you would like, dear." He sneered the last word and I narrowed my eyes at him before walking over to the sink and pulling out the white bottle of cleaning liquid. It was ammonia…perfect!

"Bella, what the hell are you doing?" Jacob asked annoyed as I sat the bottle down on the counter and started towards the fridge to see what there was to fix. What goes good with ammonia?

"I'm cooking…dear." I snarled and pulled the ground beef from the freezer. "Would you like your ammonia in your hamburger or in your mashed potatoes?"

He stared at me in disbelief for several seconds before grabbing the ammonia bottle and walking out of the room. I stared at the back of his head as he left me alone. I looked to Sam who was lying on his doggie bed across the kitchen. I shrugged at Sam and walked back over to the sink and pulled the Drain-o out to put it on the counter next to the stove.

About an hour later I walked into the living room to find the six guys staring back at me. I looked at Jacob and sarcastically said, "Your food is ready , your highness."

The guys laughed and I turned to march back up the stairs. I wouldn't be needed anymore. As I started up the stairs I heard Jacob call behind me, "Why is the Drain-o on the counter?"

I grinned evilly and ignored him as I locked myself back in my room. This time I scooted the short dresser over in front of the door and smiled at my handiwork as I sat down on the bed. It was quiet downstairs for the rest of the evening and I couldn't help but to wish that I would have brought Sam upstairs with me. At least he would keep me company. As I waited I wished that I really would have poisoned their food. I left the Drain-o out just to make them a little paranoid, put them on edge for a change.

It was eight o'clock when the last of the pack left. I could see their cars leaving the driveway. One by one they left until it was only us in the house. I heard him come up the stairs and move around in his room for several minutes. He spent several moments on the phone and then headed towards my bedroom. I didn't want him to know I had slid the dresser over in front of the door so quickly I moved it back over into its place and left the door locked.

He started knocking on the door and instead of pissing him off I opened the door and stared at him expectantly.

"Get ready, we are going to the gym." He announced and I took in his sweat pants and t-shirt.

"Why are we going to the gym, Jacob? It's nearly nine o'clock at night." I stated obviously and pushed the door back to hoping it would hit him in the face.

Unfortunately that didn't happen and he caught the door before it had the opportunity to smack him in the face. He pushed the door open and stepped inside.

"Get dressed, it's protocol for the pack to exercise three days a week and that's not going to change for you, Bella."

I rolled my eyes and said, "Well if I were truly part of the pack you wouldn't hide everything that goes on from me. Face it…I'm not anymore a member of the pack than one of your sluts, Jacob."

Turning around, I went and sat on the edge of the bed picking up the book that I had been reading again. He didn't say anything but stood in the door impatiently. After several seconds of silence he huffed loudly and said, "You have five minutes to get dressed and ready to leave for the gym or I might just make you one my sluts, Bella."

With that he turned and disappeared out of the door leaving me alone. I felt tears swell up in my eyes as I stared at the book in my hands. I hated myself as I got up and dressed in my gym clothes and pulled my hair back. I thought about getting the bug and putting it in my ear but I knew that Jacob would see it, so with a reluctant sigh I walked out of the door as I stared at the nightstand. I hoped there were no video cameras in the room so that Jacob would know I had hid the bug.

Jacob smiled simply at me as I jogged down the stairs. Without paying him any attention I opened the door and ran outside headed for the car. Jacob followed and unlocked the doors as we both slipped inside. The car ride was silent and the entire way I wondered how Jacob was getting into the gym at this time. Was Emmett going to be there? Or maybe Rosalie? You would think that Rosalie would be there to train me. I would feel better if someone else was there…if it's just Jacob and I it is not going to be good.

Pulling into the gym parking lot I saw that there were a few lights on inside and I didn't see any cars in the lot. Jacob pulled straight up to the sidewalk and hopped out of the car. I looked at the gym door as Jacob came around to my side. Pushing my door open I walked up the sidewalk and followed Jacob into the door. He swiped his member card to open the door and held it open for me to enter.

Emmett was standing in the lobby talking to Rosalie anxiously. It looked like a heated conversation and I wondered what they were talking about and more importantly why I was allowed to be around them and no one else. I was getting annoyed with all of this secrecy. I wanted to know the truth.

When Jacob approached them he smiled quickly and said, "Can we start now? I'm kind of in a hurry."

Rosalie glared at him for a long moment but then turned and motioned for me to follow her. "Come on, Bella."

"How have you been, Bella?" Rosalie asked politely once we were away from Jacob.

I gave her a weak grin and said, "I've been better."

She mumbled something under her breath but I didn't catch it and before I could ask what she had said she was ordering me to hop up onto the elliptical.

"Now, be sure that you roll your feet forward instead of backwards. That is everyone's biggest mistake and it is easy to do." She smiled brightly and hit a few buttons on the machine before it started moving.

When I started moving on the machine I focused on the mirror in front of me and tried to stay focused. I had a lot of built up anger and lots of energy to burn so this would be good for me. Rosalie gasped loudly and I looked at her reflection in the mirror to see her staring at the back of my head with her eyes widened and her mouth hanging open. Immediately I felt self conscious so I balanced myself with one hand and covered the back of my neck with the other. Rubbing my hand over the spot I know she was staring at I continued to study her reaction in the mirror. She was shocked but then her surprise morphed into anger.

Rosalie pursed her lips and looked around the room before stepping closer to me and staring me down from the side of the machine. "Bella…how the hell did you get that?"

I stopped moving and dropped my hand from my neck as I stared at her. She shook her head and glanced around. "Don't stop moving." She smiled at me reassuringly and then turned to head back to the end of the machine.

The rest of the training session I was afraid to say anything else. She had definitely saw my tattoo and had even asked about it but then apparently decided that she didn't want to know. I didn't really know what I was going to say to her anyway. What? My tattoo…oh, that old thing, I have had it forever. I don't want to lie to her. I don't want her to know the truth either because I have a job to be done. I have to save those girls. I can't let anyone interfere…especially Rosalie and Emmett. What if they talk to Edward and he tells them. He and Emmett are cousins, they probably trust each other pretty securely. If Edward spoke with them about it then I would be thankful. At least it would be two more people I could trust to keep me safe. They may not give a damn about me but they care about their family. Hopefully for Edward's sake they would keep an eye on me while I was here. Not that I am afraid-ah hell, who am I kidding? Of course I am afraid. I am scared shitless of what might happen to me. I was almost raped last night for Pete's sake! What's it going to be next? Jacob can let himself into my room at any given moment. Who's to say that he hasn't already snuck in while I was sleeping? I didn't really have the privilege to trust anyone right now…so I would leave it up to Edward to put his faith in someone.

After a rather short workout Jacob and I left. Emmett and Jacob talked for a few minutes outside of the car but they were speaking so quietly that I could hardly hear anything. It wasn't a pleasant conversation though. I wonder if Jacob ever has a pleasant conversation with anyone. I doubted it…

Once we were back at his house I said nothing as I let Sam out and then led him up to my room with me. I wanted him by my side tonight in case Jacob tried to sneak into the room. Hopefully Sam would stop him… I was also anxious to get my ear bug back in and talk to Edward for a bit. I hoped that he was at the station!

So there it is!

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Oh come on...don't be too upset about Edward not making it to Jacob's house to get Bella! That would be the end and you wouldn't get to the really cool stuff that is about to happen and the really sad stuff that is about to happen. And you would never find out Rosalie and Emmett's secret and why they are involved and you wouldn't see what happens to the bad guys :D:D Trust me you want the story to go on!

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