Jake POV
Why did I ever like to fight? It is sick and twisted, I thought. And that's exactly what this battle was, sick and twisted.
I leapt at yet another vampire, aiming for the jugular. I quickly overtook it and ripped apart.
We were going to lose. Already three of us had died. Collin and Brady. They were so young. It was cruel for them to die. And Paul. Idiotic Paul had decided to provoke the huge one with the Volturi.
Sam was going to get himself killed too. Trying to do everything at once was keeping him from protecting his own back. Then, I felt his awareness slip away from my mind. Of course now I jinxed him.
This was just too much. We were stupid to try. But Sam's death made me angry. I went at it with a manic zest. We can do it. We can win this, I kept up a mental pep talk for my pack.
Yeah right, Leah snorted, we're dropping like flies.
Thanks for the encouragement Leah. That's really going to make them try harder.
All in a day's work.
Just shut up.
She went silent.
I had so far managed to avoid attacking Bella's side. In my mind I hadn't made a decision about whether or not they were worth saving, but I realized that I had in my heart.
Suddenly I heard a scream. Bella. My mind raced using everyone's mind to locate her. Finally I saw her about 20 feet away. She was being pinned to the ground by the old white haired vamp. I looked frantically for Edward. Where was he? He needed to save her. But I saw he was busy in combat with the huge one. Felix or whatever his name was. He couldn't break free.
I had to make a choice. Did I let her die or did I save her? I saw her head turn back and forth in a desperate effort to find help. She saw me staring at her. "JAKE! HELP!" she screamed.
I knew I couldn't resist that scream. I realized that nothing had changed between us really. We were still best friends more closely linked than any friends I had ever known. I saw that the true question was how could I not save her.
I ran to her. Making a wild leap I jumped on top of him. Than Felix must have seen and leaped on me.
I knew this would be the end. No one was close enough to save me. No help was coming. Tell Cass I love her, I thought.
Sure thing bro.
Of course.
Goodbye.
The packs final words to me rang in my ears as my consciousness faded…