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APOV

We were wandering again. That seemed to be all I had been doing for hours and I was growing weak. My stomach growled loudly and I gulped to try to keep the thirst at bay. Sable just glanced at me every once in a while.

I hoped that Jacob and the others had stopped following me. But at the same time I hoped they were.

Turning my head I tried to see if I could spot any wolves tailing us.

Instead I got the surprise of my life.

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JPOV

The Cullen's and I took off at full speed towards the forest. Tiny Alice was in the lead followed closely behind by Jasper and then Edward and Bella finally followed by me in the rear.

I pushed myself as hard as I could.

Jacob! They're here! Embry's voice was slightly panicked and I caught glimpses of shrouded figure's surrounding Allie and the little girl.

Ahead of me Edward sprinted faster.

How many?

Ten, maybe twelve.

Can you hold them off?

We'll have to.

I pushed myself to run even faster. Allie couldn't die. I wouldn't let her. Soon it was Edward and myself in the lead.

I heard Alice's voice echoing behind me as I picked up Allie's scent.

"Jacob! Call your wolves off! Call them off now!"

Still running I turned to look at her. Alice's face was filled with worry and fear. I didn't question her. She'd probably seen something that didn't end well.

Embry! STOP! DON'T DO ANYTHING! RUN AND HIDE! NOW!

I could hear their questions so I sent them the mental image of Alice, of my theory on what she had said.

We're hiding.

Faster and faster I ran. I had to help her. I would help her.

APOV

Sable sensed them before I did. Well, she should being a vampire. Anyway, all I know is they came out of nowhere. They weren't there and then suddenly they were. The group of black hoods surrounded us and I pulled Sable into my side.

The hooded figures contrasted sharply with the green around me. I couldn't make out any faces, only that they were completely silent.

"Now, now my dear," a cold calculating voice came from a figure that stepped from the circle, "just hand over the little girl and you won't get hurt."

A sharp noise came from Sable and she buried her head into my side. My maternal instinct kicked into overdrive even though I had no desire to die myself.

"N—no," I told them hoping my voice wasn't shaking.

The assembled group laughed just like someone had put a sign over my head declaring "Laughter". I grimaced from the cold empty sound.

"I don't think you understand," the eerie figure said coming to a complete halt from it's mosey in front of me. Only two feet in front of me the hooded person towered. Instinctively I pulled Sable behind me—putting distance between her and this person.

The figure pulled off its hood revealing snow white skin that sparkled in the shafts of light that some how managed to filter through the green canopy. I sucked in a breath as I took this in. The man had dark flowing hair and crimson eyes. A vampire.

He smiled at the widening of my eyes. "You see," he said stepping closer to me, "You don't actually have that option."

I held onto Sable's hand with crushing intensity, and then I stepped forward so that the vampire and I were chest to chest.

"You won't take her," I whispered as fiercely as my nerves would allow.

His smile widened into almost wolfish proportions. "Well now. Someone's got a bit of an attitude. Do you know who you're talking to girl?"

Glaring at him I replied with venom, "Do you know who you're talking to boy?"

That creepy smile widened. "Then proper introductions must be made," he made a sweeping bow and before I could move took my hand and placed his ice cold lips to it. "I am Felix."

I could feel the bile coming up my throat from his cold hands touching mine and I couldn't force back instinct to pull away from him. His mouth turned up in amusement as I tried to wriggle my hand out of his.

"Your name, Miss…?" he trailed off.

Yanking my hand to try to rid it of his I replied through gritted teeth. "None of your damn business!"

Felix's laugh filled the air. This one was a genuine laugh. I shuddered at the bell like quality of it.

My body froze as he touched my neck with the hand that didn't hold mine and leaned in to sniff me. I squeezed Sable's hand so hard that my knuckles felt sore with the force of it.

"You are a pretty one aren't you? And that attitude is so . . . refreshing. Much like your scent," he whispered in my ear.

I jerked away from him violently but he still held my hand so I didn't go far. Bending my body back away from him I tried to rid myself of the closeness between us.

"Let me go," my voice wavered.

The wolfish grin was back this time with a glint of something else in it. "No. I don't think I will," Felix looked over his shoulder at the other figures. "Take the little girl. I think I'll keep this one for myself."

My screech of pain echoed off the tree's in the forest as Sable's hand was unceremoniously ripped from mine by one of the figures. Twisting my body around I tried to find Sable—my eyes frantically searched the other vampires.

Sable was gripped in between three vampires. Her eyes sought mine. "Allie!" She cried in her little high pitched voice.

I struggled against Felix's grip. He pulled me close to him so that it was almost as if we were in an embrace.

"SABLE!" I screamed tears flowing freely from my eyes. "SABLE RUN!"

The little girl kicked and moved so fast that my eyes couldn't follow her movements. I saw the three figures move back simultaneously and then Sable was gone. She appeared a few yards outside of the circle where she looked again to me.

"RUN SABLE! RUN!" I yelled at her choking back sobs. Her eyes widened as she looked from me to the advancing figures. And then she was gone.

I heard that amused laughter and looked up into the face of Felix who was fairly rolling in mirth. My sobs grew louder as I realized that it was only Felix and I left in the circle. I was going to die. Or worse.

"Allie, is that your name? Well, you've given me quite the entertainment today," his voice was cold and impersonal.

Shuddering against his cold body I became very angry. I flailed wildly against him hitting him hard with my fists and screaming at him.

"LET ME GO! LET ME GO!"

His laughter at my antics made me even angrier. My pounding became even more violent and ricocheted of his stone body. Bruises and cuts appeared on my hands from where I had hit him, blood mixing with sweat and tears.

Suddenly, I was lifted into the air by my arms so that my face was level with Felix's.

"I don't think I'll let you go Allie. You see, you're very amusing. And I think I like you. So, I'm going to take you back to Italy with me," he said with a smile.

"TAKE ME SOMEWHERE?! YOU'RE NOT FUCKING TAKING ME ANYWHERE ASSHOLE!!" I screeched into his face thrashing in an effort to get myself from his grip.

Felix chuckled heartily and then proceeded to cradle me in his arms. Before I could protest he took off walking.

Almost as quickly as he started he stopped. His eyes snapped to the left of us and he stared at the foliage.

"Put her down," a familiar voice said from the right of me.

"Jacob!" I whispered.

To the left of us figures emerged. Alice, Edward, Jasper, and Bella stepped out of the woods creating a line in front of Felix. Seconds later an oversized wolf appeared to the right.

Felix took in a sharp intake.

"Put. Her. Down." Edward said in a low growl.

I pushed away from Felix who went into a crouch and then pulled me by my hair yanking my head back and exposing my neck. He bared his teeth over my naked neck. I shivered intensely and struggled to get away.

It was only a moment before I felt Felix being snatched away from underneath me and I went tumbling to the ground landing with a thump on the dirt only to see Jacob, Edward and Jasper take off in the same direction.

Alice and Bella stepped towards me slowly.

"Allie?" Bella asked gently, "Are you okay?"

I sat up and dusted myself off before looking at them. "I—I think so. Wh—where's Sable?"

They looked at each other and then looked back at me. "Allie," Alice said softly, "we—we could only save one of you." Her gold eyes filled with sadness.

My tears blinded me. Sable, was gone? Killed by those murdering vampire's?

I plopped myself back down on the ground tears streaking through the dirt on my face.

"I'm sorry, but, the Volturi did what they had to do. That little girl—well—she wasn't natural. She needed to be destroyed," Alice went on.

My anger boiled to a head again. "Natural?! NOT NATURAL!? WHO ARE YOU TO FUCKING SAY WHAT'S NATURAL AND WHAT'S NOT? FOR GOD'S SAKE YOU'RE A GODDAMN VAMPIRE!" I shouted at her and Bella.

Alice and Bella didn't walk away. They stood there and took what I threw at them. Seeing there passiveness didn't help my fury. I collapsed into a sobbing heap on the forest floor.

Soft footsteps sounded in my ears before warm hands pulled me into a comforting lap. I had only a glimpse of the Cullen's leaving before all my attention was on Jacob.

He brushed my tears away with his hands his eyes searching mine.

"Allie," he said softly.

I leaned into him and cried upon his chest. "I'm so sorry. So sorry. I know I've been saying that all together too much. But I really am—" I managed to say.

Jacob placed a finger on my lips. "No. I'm the one that should be sorry. I'm sorry I didn't tell you about the Volturi, sorry about the girl, sorry I almost didn't make it here in time."

My eyes fluttered shut with exhaustion. "You're forgiven. Please, take me home."

Jacob's lips touched my forehead. "Of course," he said standing up with me in his arms.

"Not my house, your house," I clarified.

"Of course."

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Christmas had come and gone by the time I stopped having nightmares about what had occurred in the woods. It took a long time, but I was finally able to sleep peacefully. And I was eternally grateful to Jacob for rescuing me.

It was late one night when I couldn't sleep. It wasn't because of the nightmares—it was just that I needed to see Jacob again.

I snuck out of my house in my new Victoria's Secret nightgown that I had received for Christmas.

I had almost made it down the driveway before warm hands pulled me into an embrace.

"Jake!" I gasped.

He laughed against my cheek. "I had a feeling you'd try to sneak out tonight."

Brushing my lips against his I replied. "Can—can we go somewhere alone? Just the two of us?"

His eyebrows raised in the dark. "My dad's up in Forks tonight . . ."

"Perfect," I told him with a kiss.

Jacob opened the door to his room which was dark and stepped through the doorway to sit on his bed. I stood there watching him.

The moonlight strayed through the blinds on his window as I slowly walked in his room and shut and locked the door behind me. Jacob's eyebrows rose again with silent question.

Slowly never taking my eyes of him I drew the straps of my silky nightgown down over my shoulders so that it fell of my body in a pool of fabric at my feet.

I stepped out of that fabric so that I was standing in the moonlight in only a bra and underwear. Jacob's breathing caught in his throat.

"Allie," he whispered huskily.

He stood up from the bed and approached me where I stood. His hands gently stroked my back and thigh as he pulled me in for a kiss.

I kissed him deeply back as his hands wandered to the back of where my bra gently clasped. His hands were on the clasp when he spoke.

"Allie--?" I cut off his question with a kiss.

Jacob swept me up into his arms and deposited me on my back on his bed. His body hovered over mine.

He kissed me deeply on the lips. His mouth explored the path down from my lips to my neck, to my collarbone, to the space between my two breasts. He came back up and kissed my mouth again before his hands unhooked my bra.

Peeling away the lacy fabric that had once covered me Jacob sucked in a gasp.

I giggled and then pulled him down to kiss me again.

While he was occupied with my mouth my hands fumbled with his pants. I managed to get them unzipped and was pulling them down his legs when he laughed.

"What?" I asked pouting.

"Nothing," he replied and promptly got rid of his pants so that he was wearing nothing but boxers. My hands slid over the planes of his chest and he smiled wickedly at me.

Jacob's hands mimicked mine and I had to bit my lip to keep from moaning.

"Jacob," I whispered arching my back so that our bodies met and kissed him tenderly on the lips, "I love you."

Jacob stroked the side of my body before nibbling on my ear. "I love you, Allie. Always." His hand fingered my panties. "Forever." Gently, he slid them down to my knees all the while kissing my neck and collarbone. "To eternity," he pulled my underwear down to my ankles. "And back again."

I gasped out loud as he took his boxers off so that we were both naked.

Reaching up I put my arms around Jacob's neck and kissed him, my teeth scraping his lower lip. "Then show me," I whispered against his mouth.

And he did.

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Sunlight streaming through the window caused me to wake from my blissful sleep. I blinked rapidly at the light and turned my head away from the window.

I was wrapped in bed-sheets cradled in Jacob's arms. His head was propped up on his arm and his black eyes watched my blue ones. Inexplicably I felt unbearably shy in his gaze even though I had just well…slept with him.

"Morning beautiful," he said kissing the top of my head.

I blushed and touched his cheek. "Morning handsome."

Jacob grinned at me. "Did you have a nice evening?"

My cheeks burned red with embarrassment. "As a matter of fact, thanks to a certain someone, I did."

His eyes never left mine. "Same here."

I giggled at him and he reached across me to his nightstand. Digging around in the contents he finally crossed back over to his side of the bed.

"Allie, there's something I want to ask you," he said seriously, his eyes twinkling with delight. "Will you—"

But an unwelcome knock at the door said that we had visitors. "Jake! Sheesh. It's noon! What are you doing in there?" Quil's angry voice filtered in through the door. "I'm gonna break this door down if you don't open it! Geez are you—"

Jacob rolled from the bed and with no shame unlocked and opened his door to face Quil completely in the nude.

Quil's eyes widened in shock before focusing past Jacob to where I sat on the bed, blankets wrapped around me, to my discarded clothing on the floor and back to Jacob.

Quil blushed a bright crimson and turned away leaving us without saying a word. Jacob and I broke down in laughter.

Tears still streaming from our mirth Jacob threw some of his clothes at me with a smile.

"Put these on, we have things to do," he said with amusement.

So, his question forgotten, I followed his orders.