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Chapter 26

Werewolves

Victoria POV

I watched Tanya as she smirked and blew on her fingers, instantly drying her freshly painted nails with her cool breath. She looked at them and laughed. I raised my eyebrows and she threw a smirk towards me and explained, "The color is meant to be blood red, but it's a few shades darker. I don't mind. I think it looks lovely with my skin tone."

I rolled my eyes. She is so girly, it's kind of annoying. But I guess as long as I get to play a part in Bella's breakdown, I don't really care. I honestly don't think Tanya is capable of killing a vampire or in this case, a mermaid, simply because she has a crush. I understand if it was your mate, but a crush? Really? I mentally rolled my eyes again and glanced at the cameras. Edward was nowhere in sight. Bella was swimming around in the water, near the shore.

We had placed the cameras at a certain angle, so we could capture her on film as she swam. Human eyes wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a mermaid and a fish, but my heightened senses allowed me to do so. She was swimming lazily and slowly, which made me wonder if she ever got bored of the ocean. Well, I don't get bored of land and I've been alive since the late 1500s. That's a long time. Come to think of it, I haven't really gone too deep into the ocean. I'm sure it'd be pretty. I heard they have colorful fish down there. I'm sure it'd be pretty.

My phone buzzed against the desk it was on, so I reached out and answered before the buzz could finish.

"Hello?"

"Victoria, baby, where are you?"

I heard James and forgot everything. I smiled and felt the familiar warmness in my chest at the sound of his voice.

"Hi James. I'm just hanging out with Tanya. Miss me?"

I heard him chuckle deeply and I smiled widely, dropping my gaze to my lap as I pulled at the hem of my shirt.

"Of course I miss you. Why? Do you miss me?"

I smiled widely and nodded and then realized he couldn't hear me so I said, "Uh huh."

"Okay, well I just wanted to make sure you were okay. I love you."

That fuzziness inside my stomach returned and I asked, "Hmmm? I'm sorry, I didn't hear you."

He chuckled again and murmured, "I love you."

I felt the satisfying tickling in my abdomen and asked him to repeat himself again.

I could hear the smile in his voice as he repeated those three little words that would make my heart swell. "Baby, why do you keep asking me to repeat myself?"

I grinned at my lap, "I like to hear you say you love me."

"And I do. You could just ask me to say it again."

I laughed, "Where's the fun in that?"

"Where indeed? I'll talk to you later. I love you."

"I love you, too."

I waited for a few moments and heard the call end, so I put my phone down, grinning like an idiot. Tanya walked in with a bag around her shoulder and then I realized that I should be mad at James. I wiped the smile off my face and then wondered when Tanya had left. I guess I was too caught up focusing on my lover's deep voice.

James could be lethal, but he was always so sweet to me. I didn't mind that he could kill another of our kind without really caring because he made me feel safe. He was the perfect example of what a vampire should be: strong, amused, violent, and he was even a tracker. He made my malicious side turn sappy in a heartbeat. All he had to do was walk in the room and flash me his taunting smirk and my knees would go weak.

I shook all thoughts of James from my head and focused on what I was currently doing with Tanya.

"Hey, has Edward found Bella yet?" I shook my head in response as she plopped down on the couch next to me. She gave an exasperated sigh and then turned to sit so she was facing me. I didn't want to be rude, so I turned as well and looked at her with expectant eyes.

"Yes?" I could tell she wanted to ask me something, but she wouldn't spit it out for whatever reason. I was getting extremely impatient, so I growled lowly, while keeping my face curious.

She must have understood because she clasped her hands and leaned towards me, her expression made it evident that she was extremely curious about something. "Edward left me around 4 hours ago with a mermaid, so why isn't he with Bella?"

I shrugged, wondering the answer myself. We remained quiet, lost in our own thoughts. My thoughts were revolved around the love of my life and that fail of a fish, Bella. How dare she try to take him from me! I still remember the day I came home from hunting and James smelled a little different and his shirt was somewhat damp. I brushed off the feeling and felt my heart rip open when I heard him murmur Bella's name.

I asked him who she was and he denied it! I later found out she had the ability to wipe his memory, but I was honestly scared about losing him and the fact that she could easily grasp his attention in a romantic way made me grit my teeth and suppress the sobs that threatened to escape my lips.

I couldn't and I wouldn't lose him to a fish. I breathed in deeply and began planning in my head. I wanted to get rid of Tanya, but she seems just as angry as I am and it would be best to have someone who is close to the Cullens. I bit my lip as I decided to keep Tanya in the picture.

A few hours later, Edward showed up at the shore. Bella popped her head out of the water and gave him a big smile, which he returned. I leaned forward, "Tanya."

She was at my side in a flash and leaned over me to stare at the screen on my laptop which was ridiculous considering she could watch from across the room. I just bit back the vile words that wanted to come out in a snarl.

We watched as Edward jumped in and swam underneath the water and I heard Tanya growl loudly when he reached Bella. They kissed once and I could see how in love they were. Maybe we shouldn't do this. I mean Bella didn't do anything with James… I think. Maybe I should ask her. I thought about it and was pulled out of my thoughts when Tanya left my side and threw a glass cup across the room at the wall. What's that going to do?

She huffed and came back to watch over my shoulder. Bella and Edward were gone on our first camera, but they came out of the water on camera 6. I blew the picture up in hopes of Tanya putting some distance between us. No such luck.

I watched as Edward lifted Bella out of the water and kissed her again. I felt the slight guilt return and I wasn't sure what to think. Bella doesn't seem like the type to go for James. She looks more than happy with Edward. Maybe I should talk to her, without Tanya's knowledge of course.

Tanya growled again and I rolled my eyes. She growls so much it isn't even funny anymore. I sighed and leaned back, crossing my legs and putting my arms behind my head.

Edward was still kissing Bella and then I saw him mouth, "I love you," to her. I glanced at Tanya. I was more than curious to see how she'd react to that. She was staring at the screen from under her eyelashes and was shaking slightly. Her bottom lip had dropped and she was literally vibrating with snarls and growls. Her fists were tightly clenched at her sides and she began spitting profanities towards Bella under her breath.

I watched with wide eyes. I never knew she could get so mad. I blinked and caught a glimpse of Tanya's blonde hair just as the door slammed shut. I tensed to go after her, but why? She'd probably threaten me and I would beat the crap out of her if I don't kill her first. I might as well sit back and watch from the cameras. I leaned back some more and started bouncing my foot up and down. I started humming and then started moving my head to a silent beat. I ended up moving me shoulders too. Wow, I'm bored.

I stopped when I spotted Tanya in one of the cameras. I smirked as she came into view in the next camera and then leaned in further into the chair, getting comfortable. I was careful to not break the chair. My eyes went a little unfocused and when I snapped out of it, I seen Tanya on the floor with wide eyes. She almost looked scared. I laughed.

She's honestly scared of a fish? I rolled my eyes and then leaned back into the chair. My eyes flew open when I heard a rough growl. That doesn't sound like a vampire. My eyes widened and I shrank back into the chair, making it snap. I was too focused on the wolf to really react. I hit the floor with a loud crack and I sat up quickly, trying to think of why a wolf would be there. I didn't do anything. I just sat there as Tanya got up and snarled at the wolf. I could tell she was terrified. The wolf took it as a threat.

It lunged at her and she dodged, running past it. I watched with wide eyes as the wolf ran towards her and bit into her hair. It stopped abruptly and she flew back into it. They both hit the floor and she pulled out of its hold quickly. She ran towards Edward and Bella, but she was still pretty far from them. She was about 10 miles away, so I highly doubt Edward could hear her thoughts.

She kicked the dog in its mouth and I heard the crack. Tanya kicked it in its chest several times and I gained some respect for her as I heard crack after crack. She gave a triumphant smile to the camera and I shook my head, smiling. She turned to go towards Edward and Bella again, but was blocked by the wolf. How is it perfectly fine and how in the world did it get in front of her so fast?

She took a step forward and the wolf lowered its head and barked at her. I saw saliva dripping from the corners of its mouth and I was scared. Tanya put her hands up in surrender and tried to step around it, but the wolf barked again as it lunged forward. It was fast, so fast Tanya didn't see it coming. She was tackled and tried to hold the wolf off as she whimpered and kicked. The wolf stopped biting at her and composed itself.

I sat up to watch closely. The wolf got off her and then motioned with its head behind him. Tanya asked, "Edward?"

The wolf gave what looked like a nod and Tanya stepped forward only to be tackled again. The wolf calmed down and took a protective stance. It was facing Tanya and started growling again. It didn't want her to go near Edward. What the…?

Tanya simply put her hands up again and backed away. The wolf straightened up and barked loudly making me flinch as Tanya ran away.

I stared at the wolf through the cameras and my jaw dropped when it ran at the camera and I saw the back of its throat before the screen went fuzzy and then black. My eyebrows furrowed and I looked to the next camera to see the same wolf come up to it and break it. A few minutes later, the next camera was cut off and then the next and the next. I watched as Bella and Edward left through the last working camera. I stared at the screen in relief when the wolf didn't come after it. I started kicking around the pieces of the chair I broke and then I heard a bark. I glanced at the camera as I picked up the top to the chair.

The wolf stared into the camera and I felt a chill run up my spine. I shuddered in fear and then the last screen went fuzzy before going completely black. I didn't realize I was putting pressure on the piece in my hands until the back of the chair ripped in my hands. I stared at the chair sadly.

Tanya came in and she was breathing heavily. I figured I could calm her down if I distracted her. She looked like she was ready to pee in her pants, not that it was possible.

I gave her a sad look, "I really liked this chair." She gave me a slight smile and we stared at each other at a complete loss for words.

I stared at the ground for a few minutes and then met her eyes, "Sooooooooo, what now?"

Sorry I haven't updated the past two days. I have finals coming up and I will be busy for the next few weeks. I will try my best to update daily, but I make no guarantees. What I can guarentee is that I will update at least 3-4 times a week if not more...

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