Out of the ashes

I'm burning like a fire

You can save your apologies

You're nothing but a liar

I've got shame, I've got scars

That I will never show

I'm a survivor in more ways than you know

...

You can never hurt me again

Mark's pov

I left my car on the road by the dirt track entrance, walking down the track quickly toward the house.

It was lit up against the dark trees and night sky, I swigged more whiskey as I came to a quiet stop outside the porch, watching as shadows moved around inside and different colour lights flashed around the room from the TV.

She was in there, ready and waiting for me.

Sam pov

We were all at the beach, it was quiet, no one was around, Sue had left the diner open in case we needed to get in there. Everyone was huddled closely around the roaring fire that Paul had started to keep the two girls warm. I couldn't smell anyone except the guys.

"You think he's out there?" Rachel was squinting into the trees from Paul's lap.

"Gotta be, he wouldn't have pestered Claire for information if he wasn't coming" Jacob growled as he said it. Quil growled too, he was pissed that the son of a bitch got that close to Claire, we all were.

"We just sit and wait then" Seth threw himself down into the sand.

"And what do we do when he arrives? We can't kill him, that's murder" Leah piped up, I glanced at her, she was staring into the trees like the others.

"Only if we get caught" Jared chimed in. I snorted and nodded at him.

This Mark guy hurt my baby sister. I didn't care about law; he would pay for what he did to her.

The tree's rustled behind us, we all span around. Embry emerged, a pair of shorts hanging loosely of him as he shuffled down toward us trying to zip them up.

Embry pov

She hates me.

I ran faster through the trees. I don't understand. I scared her off. I hurt her. What did I do?

Her sobs from earlier still clung to my memory, cutting me like a knife. She had been so upset, her heart was breaking with each sob.

I couldn't feel her now, she wasn't in pain. She was calm. I ran faster.

The guys weren't at the house anymore; they had gone to the beach to wait for Mark.

I could hear them as I rounded on the beach. They were talking about murdering someone.

Mark, I would rip his limps from his pathetic body.

I phased, stumbling through the trees I pulled my shorts on, trying to zip them up I fell through the bushes onto the beach.

The guys all looked up at me, Sam's eyes met mine, and he nodded at me in acknowledgement. I nodded back as I walked to them.

"He isn't around here, I just ran a perimeter of the beach, nothing" I spoke directly to Sam, his eyes flashed with disappointment.

"We wait; Jason and Charlie are checking the roads. We just wait" He sat himself down as he said it.

Wait, we just wait. I feel like I have waited my whole life for this.

Mark's pov

I walked slowly back to the trees, I needed a plan I couldn't just go running in all guns blazing, literally. Laughing at my internal joke I was filled with hatred again. For her, for the kid, for that guy she was with. Embry.

As I edged backward from the house I went tumbling into something, I looked down, a box of kids toys. Eurgh, stupid freaking kids, without thinking I smashed my foot into the box, sending it flying into a tree. It made a loud crash through the still night.

I looked back to the house, shadows moved across the window and I ran behind the Mercedes ducking out of sight.

Jodie's pov

We were sat in silence, just waiting for someone to ring.

Gracie was sat cuddling into me. Emily was smiling as she watched us.

"What?" I frowned at her, she had been staring and smiling for what seemed like forever.

"Nothing, I am just hopefully, the guys will sort that asshole out and you can move on with your life, maybe even move on with a guy who I know likes you rather a lot" She smiled wider now.

"What guy?" I frowned again as Gracie looked up, her own little smile on her face.

"Embwy of course, Embwy loves you mommy" Gracie's little voice was met with a nod of agreement from Emily.

Embry's words flashed through me, she was beautiful, she was strong, and she wasn't me. Pain ached through my heart as the faceless girl who taunted me in my sleep poked up. I looked back at Emily, she was encouraging this whole thing. Gracie would be hurt when she realised Embry loved someone else.

"Don't be stupid, he has a im" Before I could finish my sentence a sound erupted from outside the house, causing me to jump violently nearly sending Gracie flying from my lap.

"MATT!" Emily screeched as she flew up.

"Stay in here, I am going to check it out" Matt's voice flew through the kitchen door, the front door opened then banged shut as he left.

Mark's pov

The front door opened and slammed shut, footsteps pounded down the wooden steps of the porch.

I peered up through the car window, Matt was walking toward my hiding place.

"Who's there?" He got closer to me but stopped.

"Miles you out here? Don't play games" He spoke into the trees. I stayed silent.

"Shit" He mumbled before turning to run back to the house.

I launched from my place behind the car crashing into him, and sending us both pounding to the floor.

"Mark get off me ass" His fist plummeted into my stomach. I gasped but grabbed his throat.

"You can't help her now Matty, she's mine" I squeezed tighter around his neck.

He was going red, gasping for breath.

"They. Will. Kill. You" He gasped it out and I chuckled. They being the big guys who surrounded her most days.

But they were at the beach, they wouldn't realise until it was too late.

I threw him up, shoving him backward into a tree.

He went to punch me but I ducked.

Shoving my gun into his stomach his eyes opened wide.

"Don't do it Mark, you don't get it, she isn't yours anymore. Just let her go Mark, go get on with your life, she doesn't love you, you can't have her back" He stopped struggling.

I looked blankly at him. I didn't want her back, I just wanted her long enough to teach her a final lesson.

"But Matt, I don't want her back"

He frowned before realising what I meant.

"You bas.." I dropped my gun, grabbing the knife I had in my back pocket. I plunged it into his thigh and he fell to the floor gasping and rolling in pain.

"Why can't you ever be quiet" I kicked him, over and over as he rolled around the floor, blood poured from his leg, he stopped struggling, and his body limp against my kicks.

"Interfering asshole" I spat at him before turning back to the house, it was silent. I walked slowly toward it, the electricity box was sticking out of the side of the porch. I smiled, let's play some games shall we Jodie.

Taking my knife back out I cut through the wires.

Jodie's pov

"You think he's ok?" Emily's voice shook slightly.

"Yeah, probably a cat or something" I waved it off but my heart was pounding.

"I wanna see a cat mommy" Gracie clapped a little and I kissed her little head.

"Maybe it was Miles" Emily chimed in.

"Yeah probably, it's what? Quarter to 8, he could have got off early" I paced the kitchen holding Gracie tight to me.

"I feel strange" Emily had gone a bit pale, her hand clutching her stomach.

"Dont wor..."

Before I could finish my sentence the house fell into darkness, everything switched off.

Gracie let out a screech and started crying slightly.

"Oh my god, what the hell" Emily flew up, her head shaking around wildly in the moonlight that shone through the window.

I tried the switch, nothing.

"Powers off"

"If this is Matt messing with us, it isn't funny" She sounded ready to cry.

"Naughty uncle Maddy" Gracie was sniffling in my arms. She didn't like the dark.

"MATT? MILES?" I called out hesitantly. No reply.

I took Emily's hand, walking slowly through the door to the living room. It was empty and silent. Emily was shaking like a leaf behind me.

I let her hand go and walked to the window, the light from the moon shining through the trees, there was a heap by a tree, and it looked like a person. I squinted more. It was a person. Crap.

Something moved to the right of the porch. I jumped and looked down.

"Daddy" Gracie pointed at where I was staring.

My breath stopped, but my heart pumped faster. Mark. It was dark but his big stocky body moved slowly through the night. A knife in one hand, a gun in the other.

I locked the front door as he rounded on the porch steps. Holding Gracie tightly to me.

"Emily get upstairs and hide now" I shouted back to her, she nodded and ran for the stairs. I followed her. We got to the top of the stairs as the front door started banging.

"Its Mark, now hide, I have a gun, and I'll meet you in your room now go" She nodded but her face was pale and full of terror. I handed Gracie to her and turned.

I ran to my room, throwing open the case that lay under my bed, the gun. I grabbed it and ran back to the hall way. The front door slammed open and I ran harder, throwing myself into Emily's room and shoving her bedside table in front of the door as a block. It wouldn't hold for long.

"Emily?"

"Here" Her little hand flew out from their bathroom. I walked slowly to her, making no noise against the squeaky floors.

I shut the door and sat her down in the dark on the edge of the bath. Gracie was sat in the bath, her blue eyes wide with fear.

"Mommy, why daddy at unca Sams?" Gracie's soft voice shook a little, she hated him.

"I don't know baby just keep quiet, think of happy stories in your head, then you can tell me what they are later" I whispered back to her, she nodded and started silently mouthing words to herself.

We were silent, just our heavy breathing breaking the silence.

"Where's Miles?" She whispered, I shook my head, I had no idea where Miles was but Matt was dead. Tears sprang in my eyes. He was dead.

Miles pov

I shivered as I entered the cold Forks night air, waving goodbye to the guys I worked with I hopped in my car.

7.45pm, I was already late. Leah will go mad.

I turned my engine over and sped from the car park, as I did Charlie's police car flashed at me from the other side of the road and signalled for me to pull over. So I did. Charlie jumped out smiling.

"Hey man" I lowered my window to shout the acknowledgement.

"Miles, you just getting off? Leah is gonna be pissed" He smirked, I rolled my eyes back at him and he laughed again.

"We been checking the roads, cant see him, no idea where he's gone" Charlie glanced back at his car, Mark's brother was sat in there. I smiled at him and he smiled back, seemed like a genuine guy.

"Probably got scared of the guys and left" I answered blankly, he wouldn't have left, I know guys like him, he wouldn't stop until he got her.

I stayed stood with Charlie for a while, talking over what the guys were planning. As I turned my car back on to leave I realised it was 8.00, and I still had the half hour journey to Forks. I was in trouble.

Jodie's pov

"JODIE COME ON BABY, YOU CANT HIDE, I JUST WANT TO TALK" The voice I knew so well hammered through the small house. Gracie gasped and Emily whimpered a little but I stayed silent, I wasn't scared anymore. I recited it to myself, trying to believe it.

Footsteps came up the stairs, heavy familiar footsteps.

"Jodie" Emily's voice was panicked but still a whisper. Gracie had stood up in the bath and was clinging on to Emily's arm.

"Shhh" I waved my hand at her.

"No Jodie, seriously, my water broke"

I almost dropped the gun, her what? I span around I couldn't really see her but I knew from her voice she was being serious.

"What? Emily please say your joking" I grabbed her hand, she squeezed it.

"I would love to, but I felt weird earlier, and I ignored it but my water just broke"

"Oh god" I felt sick. This was bad. Typical, but bad.

"JODIE COME OUT AND PLAY, YOU LOVE THIS GAME" Mark's voice was closer; the bedroom door was being kicked. Emily whimpered again.

"Mommmy!" Gracie screeched as tears fell down her little cheek.

"Emily, you stay here, keep her quiet, I am going out there, he won't hear you" I whispered to her, handing her a towel.

"No Jodie you can't, he will hurt you" her eyes were wide as she rubbed Gracie's head.

I ignored her, pushing the towel into her hands.

"If you get contractions bite on this, don't scream if you can help it, not until someone comes gets you. I love you, promise you will take care of Gracie if anything happens to me" My voice broke a little. I sounded like I was saying goodbye.

If the boys didn't turn up soon then I guess I was saying goodbye.

"No don't say that" She was crying. I shh'd her as the bedroom door flung open. She whimpered again. I leant down and kissed her cheek, then Gracies.

I stepped away from them, unlocking the door slowly, I pocked my gun out, firing it at random.

"AH CRAZY BITCH" Mark's scream filled the room.

I ran out, slamming the bathroom door behind me I ran straight for the door.

A hand grabbed my arm spinning me back around.

"GET HERE BABY" Mark's voice was venomous. I squirmed, kicking my knee up it landed in his balls. He gasped, letting my arm go he doubled over.

I turned, sprinting down the hallway and down the stairs. He was behind me. I could feel him.

"Come on you little slut, come here"

I tripped down the last few steps, falling to my knees I tried crawling but a hand enclosed around my ankle, pulling me backward.

I peered up, his glazed angry eyes stared down at me, his heavy body pining me down, his gun pressed against my throat. My gun was led on the floor out of my reach. I had dropped it as I fell.

He stared down at me; stale whiskey filled my senses, I gagged, I hated the stuff.

"Eenie meanie minie mo, catch a Jodie by the toe. Got you"

Embry's pov

Sam was pacing, he was on edge. A permanent expression of anger was on his face. He didn't even light up when Kim or Rachel spoke to him, he just glared. I had never seen Sam this angry.

Then it hit me, pain, Jodie was in pain.

"Ahhh Jodie, something's wrong"

Everyone's eyes snapped to me.

"Dude, you always feel her pain, since the moment she got here she's been in pain, its fine the boys would ring us if there was a problem" Jacob spoke up now, he smiled lightly at me.

Yeah, they were with Matt and Miles, they were fine. Fine, just fine. The pain in my chest wasn't calming down, it was worse than it had been before, before she was in emotional pain. This felt more physical. Jacob's words rolled through me, she was with the boys, and they were fine. Matt was probably play fighting with her. She was fine. She was fine.

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