First off, I'd like to apology for the disastrous writing in my last chapter. I'm really not that bad! Second, I've been spending a lot of time on my YA Fantasy Winds of Change. I hope to start looking for an agent in the next few months.

That being said, here is another chapter. It's short, but I wanted to give you a little tid bit. Thanks again for ready and happy New Year!

BPOV

This is crazy. I don't know why we're sneaking around. These people want to help me, not hurt me.

We were somewhere underneath the facility. Jacob's wolfy friends were running up ahead, scouting the area. I heard what sounded like a bark and followed the noise to an open waterway. I saw the back of a furry butt scamper down the cement cylinder. My delicate noise picked up the scent of sewage.

"You're kidding right?"

A wet nose nudged me from behind. I whipped around to see a brown furry face glaring at me.

"Jacob, it stinks in there!"

A low growl escaped from his curled lip.

Susan moaned. Jacob's ears perked up and he whimpered.

"What's with you?" I asked. He whimpered again and nudged me into the waterway. "Okay, okay I'm going, geez!"

I can't even begin to describe how horrible this place was. If I was human, I know it wouldn't have smelled nearly as bad. "Eww is that toilet paper!"

This place was too gross for me. I sprinted past the wolves, and out into the fresh air. Susan was still knocked out, but I could feel her stirring. My eyes scanned the area. We were somewhere in the woods, about a half mile from the compound. The alarm was still sounding, which meant we were far from being safe.

I placed Susan on the ground. Fall leaves had already started dropping off the trees, which made for a soft crunchy bed. "Susan?"

Her face stirred.

"Is she okay?"

I turned around to see a naked Jacob walking up to me. "Clothes!" I covered my eyes. I heard the rustling of sweatpants. "Is it safe?"

Jacob knelt next to me in a pair of grey sweats. He gently stroked Susan's face. The gesture caught me off guard. "What's with you?"

His eyes were glued to her, he didn't even respond to me. "Jacob!"

"What is it Bella?"

For a few seconds I was speechless. I wanted to ask why he was so concerned with the girl he almost killed.

"Ugh…" Susan grabbed her head as she opened her eyes. "Where I am? What happened?"

"You're safe," Jacob replied.

Susan glanced up. "You! Why did you grab me?"

Jacob grabbed Susan's free hand. "I'm sorry. It was a misunderstanding. I thought you were one of them."

"Umm she is Jacob," I politely pointed out. His genuine concern was getting a bit annoying. I crossed my arms and stared at the two of them. Susan was staring at him with such intensity, and frankly, I didn't like it. "Can we go now?"

Jacob helped Susan to her feet. "Are you all right?"

She nodded.

"We need to head north quickly." Jacob held Susan's shoulders and looked into her eyes. "I can't explain everything now. You'll need to trust me. I'm going to phase and when I do I need you to get on my back."

Susan scrunched her nose. "I don't understand."

Loud howls sounded in the distance.

"Bella we need to go. Help her."

"Yea, yea," I replied.

Jacob morphed into his furry self. Susan watched with wide eyes. Jacob nudged her with his nose and whined. I walked over and tossed the girl onto his back.

"Hold on,' I ordered before dashing into the woods.

I followed the pack through the dense woods. I could hear the sounds of our pursers gaining ground. The wolves would be on us in minutes. There was no place to hide we would be forced to fight. We were moving quickly, but not fast enough. The wet dog smell became more potent.

I stopped short and looked back at Jacob. "They're here!"

Susan slid off his back and hid beside an extremely large oak. I shook my head. It's pointless, they're going to smell her. Even though I was cold blooded, I didn't have to act like it. I'd protect Susan.

My feet shifted into a fighting stance. The fog in my brain slowly lifted as the drug wore off. I only hoped that I would be able to have enough strength to fight.

Ten dark shapes headed for us. The bright yellow eyes shined with venom. I focused on the two headed for me and growled.

"Bella!"

I recognized the distant voice. It was Edward. I wanted to see him, for him to see the new me, but there was no time. The beasts were on me.

Four hundred pounds of flesh jumped on me. I grabbed the muzzle and twisted until I heard it break. The second wolf bit down into my left arm, crushing bone. With my right arm, I reached over and punched as hard as I could at the beast. The punch landed in the center of his eyes and threw it back five feet.

Before another animal could rip me apart, I jumped onto my feet, searching for another kill. I didn't need to look far. More black shapes came rushing forward in a tidal wave of fur.

"Are you okay?"

Jasper was by my side, looking as gorgeous as ever. I nodded. "Where's Edward?"

Jasper pointed to a group of swirling midnight. I could see a white flash moving in and out of the swarm. "Alice and Edward got cut off."

Another group leaped at us and Jasper jumped up to meet them. His hands punched and tossed, never once missing. I could see the corded muscles of his arms and chest flex with each move. It was difficult to ignore.

A human scream grabbed my attention away from Jasper. Jacob was fighting off three wolfs and having a hard time keeping them from Susan. I ran over, jumped onto the back of the first wolf, and grabbed its head in between my hands. It was amazing how easy it was to twist off.

Gunshots sounded and the voice of men followed. Guns can't kill us, fools. Jacob tore into the next wolf while I helped finish off the third. The wolves seemed to be diminishing as their human counterparts stepped forward.

I smiled. I could easily break a few minor bones and not kill any humans and that made me happy.

A warm hand grabbed my arm. "Don't get shot."

I laughed at the idea of a tiny toy doing me harm. She knew what I must have been thinking because her next statement caught me off guard.

"Those are injectors. They spit out piercing rounds of the drug we used on you, only in concentrated doses. It will paralyze you."

I looked at Jacob in terror and then out to the fight. The humans were out of range, and now hidden. I couldn't see them but I could still smell them. I needed to get rid of those guns.

"Jacob, get Susan to safety. We'll meet up with you soon."

He whined and Susan climbed onto his back. "Be careful," she called out as Jacob disappeared into the woods. Leah and Seth fought beside Jasper. Where are Edward and Alice?

I was afraid to call out and drawn attention to myself. I would find them, as soon my objective was complete.