Thank you for the terrific reviews. Things are heating up in La Push and a couple of unwanted visitors will pay a visit to our friends.

This story is AU/OOC.

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Mature readers 18+ only please.

Three days later...

Peter's POV

The new tribal meeting lodge was completed and so was the shed behind Seth's house. All of the liquor was stored safely away. Last night, the remainder of our group had returned home. We now had roughly three hundred fifty fighters on our side.

Garrett was meeting with Leah and Troy Morrissey, the attorney from Colorado. They were busy planning a legal plan of attack against Carlisle Cullen. There was a lawyer in the group from England who was also in the mix. Though he didn't know US laws too well, he was still well versed in the legal system. They had decided that Troy Morrissey would be the lawyer bringing forth charges against Carlisle, therefore keeping Garrett in the loop with Carlisle. Fraud charges were going to be brought against Carlisle and Alice regarding Jasper's estate and charges of child pornography were also going to be brought forth to Carlisle and Edward concerning the photos taken of Bella when she was still seventeen. They were also going to bring forth child kidnapping charges. Troy and Garrett were in the process of studying for the Washington State Bar Exam so that they could legally practice law in the State of Washington. Their test was next Wednesday. Leah had gotten her law degree from the University of Washington and passed the bar here so she was the only one able to legally practice law in this state at this juncture.

Charlie was returning to work temporarily starting on Monday to make it easier to bring forth any charges. Heidi purchased a new spray tan airbrushing set so that she could spray him to pass for human. Of course, she may have gone a bit too dark because now he looked like he'd been vacationing for months in the Bahamas. We all did. We were her test pilot dummies. Everyone from Caius to Aunt Molly to Maria had to submit to Heidi's airbrush tan before she got it right. Poor Jane had half of her body one shade darker than the other half and Vicky's orange tan matched her hair.

Sue was also going into work, but only to submit her forms for retirement. Marcus was providing her with a letter as her physician stating that her injuries were too severe for her to continue working.

Another thing that had been decided upon was that Charlie's house is going to be sold. The crime that had happened there was just too atrocious. We had emptied the house, aired it out, and given it a fresh coat of paint, inside and out. The hardwood floors on the inside were also brought to showroom shine. Esme spruced up the landscaping around the house so that it would attract buyers.

While we were clearing out the house, Esme found some of Bella's artwork and schoolwork from when she was still in elementary school. Together with Aunt Molly, she created a scrapbook of her artwork, added some photos of her childhood and presented it to Charlie who was tickled pink. I had to chuckle, Charlie really loved his daughter with all his heart.

I was hanging out with Jacob at his house working on Emily's car. It was a ten year old Volkswagen Jetta and it was on it's last leg.

"I don't get it," Jacob said. "She takes really good care of this car. Why the hell is the transmission puttering out."

"Dunno, but I have an idea on how we can get it back up to tip top shape with no cost to her at all."

"How?"

"I was thinking that we could switch the parts out with Fagward's Volvo. It only has sixty thousand miles on it. It's going to take a lot of work. I mean, we're going to have to switch all of the parts."

"Call Rose, Riley, Paul, Quil, Embry, and Randall," he said with a smirk. "With eight of us working on it, we should be able to pop this job out in no time. There were a couple of mechanics among the group of the new vampires, maybe they'll help us too."

"What should we do with the Volvo?"

"I'd say instead of painting it peach, we just leave it at it's pristine metallic silver and park it where the garage used to be at the Cullen home.. He'll probably cry when he drives it. We'll just make sure that we air the fucker out."

Two hours later, we had six vampires and four shapeshifters, one werewolf, and two vampire-shapeshifter hybrids working on overhauling Emily's car and fucking up Fagward's.

"Need any help kids?" Billy Black stopped in.

"Sure, Dad, the more hands the better."

"Good, Hermosa and I will help you."

"What?" we all gasped.

"I fix all of Senor Valdez's vehicles," she declared, grabbed a wrench and started working next to Jacob. "I want to get to know you. You are my mate's son."

"Mommy..." Jacob whimpered. I don't think he was saying it to Hermosa either. I think he was calling for his own mommy. Unfortunately, Hermosa pulled the poor guy into a hug. Jacob had been spooked ever since he had to witness live vampire mating between his father and his mate. And Hermosa and Billy weren't toning down the PDA.

A few hours later, Bella stopped in with Chelsea, who was her guard for the day, and dropped some food off for the non-vampires.

"So, what are you two up to today?" I asked, giving Bella a kiss on the lips.

"I tutored Bree for her GED and cooked."

"Hey, how's that coming?" Riley asked.

"Oh, she's doing well. She wants to take a couple of classes at the community college after she passes her GED and this mess is all over."

"Hey, that's great. Thanks for tutoring her, Bells."

"No, problem. How's the car parts switch coming?"

"Good, we can probably finish this job up in another twelve hours." He was probably right. With all of the supernaturals working on it, we were working at a blinding speed. I also had to admit that Hermosa knew her stuff—she was better than Rose, and nicer too, but there was no way that I was going to tell Rose that, I liked my balls exactly where they were.

"That'll be nice, Emily loves her Jetta."

"Well, it'll be a Volvo by the time we're done with it."

"And, I've tapped the engine out so it's at it's peak performance so it should drive well," Rose added. "Damn it! My elastic snapped."

"I'll get that for you," Hermosa said. She pulled an elastic from her pocket and put Rose's hair back into a ponytail for her.

"Gracias, Hermosa."

"De nada, Rosa."

XOXO

Eleven hours later, we were done with both vehicles. Embry and Paul, the two hybrids without a scent, shampooed the interior of both vehicles so that they were both in pristine condition. Paul dropped the Volvo off at the Cullen property, or the remnants of it, and left the key inside. After he returned, we delivered the revamped Jetta to Emily. She took it for a test drive and she absolutely loved it.

"How much do I owe you guys?" she asked.

"Um, just twenty-six bucks for an oil change," Quil said.

"Really? That's all it needed?"

"Yep!" we all answered a bit too enthusiastically. None of us wanted to tell her about the criminal activity that had taken place just yet. She'd find out the next time she phased, though.

She eyed all of us suspiciously and paid Quil. "I have no idea what you all did, but thank you. You'll tell me if I owe you more money, won't you?"

"Emily, don't worry about it. We used parts that we had lying around." Quil was a pro at keeping a straight face while he lied his ass off.

"Alright, thank you."

She gave each one of us a kiss on the cheek.

We were about to return to our cabins and homes when Chelsea came rushing to me. "I just received a phone call from Edward Cullen. I let it go to voicemail so we could figure out what to do."

"Where are Garrett, Charlie, and the three kings?"

"Garrett, Charlie, and Caius are at a Canuck's game in Vancouver along with Emmett and Jasper, Marcus is at the tribal clinic with the two vampire physicians and the werewolf physician, and Aro and Bella are having a movie marathon."

"Star Wars?" I asked, hopefully.

"No, all of the Vacation movies. You know, the ones starring Chevy Chase."

"You're kidding me?"

"Of course I'm not, this is Aro and Bella we're talking about. You know how weird they are."

"My niece is not weird!" Uncle Quil stated outraged.

"She likes those Vacation movies, she's weird!" Rose said.

"I'm the one that first introduced Bella, Quil, Paul, and Sam to those movies!"

"Oh, so now we know who she gets her weirdness from."

"Alright, Chelsea, let's go interrupt them so we can figure out the best way to deal with your stalker," I said.

We knocked on the door to Aro's cabin where he, Bella, Picia, Dora, Heidi, Santiago, and Fernando were camping out. They had just finished watching Christmas Vacation.

"I declare that next year we shall put Christmas lights up in Volterra," Aro stated.

"I agree. And we should get those Christmas tree things, too," Dora said.

"And presents!" Picia added.

"Ah, yes, presents. We shall make a special trip to Walmart for Christmas presents next year. What's the next movie, Bella?"

"Vegas Vacation. It's my favorite one out of the four."

"Well, let's get to watching it then. Pop the movie in, Santiago. You know, I still don't understand why you won't let me touch the Blu-Ray Player."

"Aro, you've broken three already. How many times do I have to tell you that you press the button and wait for the drawer to open? You don't yank the drawer open."

"Well, it takes too long! We have to wait a whole five seconds for the drawer to open!"

"Um, before you start the movie, we have something that we need to discuss with you," I said.

"Yes, I think Christie Brinkley is gorgeous," Aro stated.

"No, not Christie Brinkley."

"You don't think she's gorgeous?"

"Well, she is cute in a kind of all American apple pie sort of way."

"They don't make supermodels like they used to," Uncle Quil sighed.

"No, they don't."

"Good, now that we've all agreed that Christie Brinkley was absolutely gorgeous in the Vacation movies..."

"I never said that she was gorgeous," Fernando said. "Personally, I prefer the tits on the woman who played the mother."

"Oh, yeah. Those were nice titties," Aro said dreamily.

"Yeah," we all agreed.

"Excuse me! Aren't we here to discuss Edward Cullen!" Chelsea stated.

"Chelsea, I'm really not interested in men," Aro replied.

"Actually, I don't think you can count him as a man. He's really a bit too feminine to be male," Heidi piped in.

"True, but still...he really doesn't do a thing for me."

Chelsea turned the TV off and stood in front of it with her hands on her hips. "We are not here to discuss Fuckward's looks or Christie Brinkley's for that matter! We're here to discuss the phone call that I received from him an hour ago!"

"Well, why didn't you just say so? What did he want?"

Chelsea put her phone on speaker and played the voicemail. Edward's voice rang through, "Chelsea, love, this is Edward. It is imperative that you phone me immediately, when you get the chance, of course. We need your assistance with a matter concerning Stefan's intended mate, Isabella Swan, and Sulpicia Volturi. I will be waiting with bated breath to hear your lovely voice. Please call me as soon as you are able to free yourself from the shackles of those savages you live with."

"What the fuck does he want with my mate?" Aro questioned with a growl.

I was too pissed off to reply. I didn't like how that cocksucker referred to my mate as 'Stefan's intended mate.'

Uncle Quil opened the door to the cabin and yelled, "Forest now! And run towards the Makah Reservation, we like to keep the trees on Quileute Land as intact as possible."

I went storming out of the doors with Aro on my heels and the two of us started running towards the forest by the Makah Reservation.

"Hit me, Peter! Hit me now!"

I slugged Aro in the stomach and he clocked me on my jaw. The two of us then started landing jabs, punches, and kicks on each other. We knocked down a few trees and a few minutes later, we were both spent and sprawled on the forest floor. Aro turned to me then broke down, "What do they want with my mate, Peter? What? I can't lose her...I can't. Picia's been my rock for three millennia."

He was openly crying and so was I. Something about that voicemail set us both off. Maybe it's the fact that Edward referred to our mates as if they were mere objects, not women that meant the world to us. Women that were kind, loving, and would do anything and everything to make us happy; just like we'd do for them. Women that were our world.

I sat up, slumped my back against a log, and sobbed into my hands. Aro put his head on my shoulder and did the same so I put my arm around him and the two of just cried.

"Peter, I don't think that I quite understood what you were going through all these months, but now with Picia's name thrown into the mix I understand just a little. You must be going through hell. Bella is under constant threat from those bastards."

I nodded my head, unable to speak, and continued to cry. So did, Aro.

A few minutes later, three figures crouched down in front of us. We both looked up to see Bella, Picia, and Maria staring earnestly into our eyes.

"Aro, I'm touched that you're crying about me," Picia said, "but I'm still here and there's no way in hell that I'm letting any of those bastards get their hands on me. I'll die first. So maybe it's time that you come back to the cabin and we devise a plan to keep those pricks from ever laying a hand on me, Bella, or any woman. You can cry afterwards Aro, it's time to fight. You and Peter have brains—good, solid ones, most of the time."

Most of the time? What the hell does that mean?

"I want you to put those brains together and think, both of you," Picia continued. "I'm confident that you can come up with a plan. You're both leaders, powerful leaders, with creative brains and sensitive hearts full of love that are capable of taking down the most evil and devious of villains."

"I've never been a leader," I said. "I was just a peon in your army, Maria. The only reason why you didn't kill me is because I was a strong fighter. You only made me third in command because Jasper told you to."

"No, Peter. You were third in command because of your brains. I kept you close, but not close enough, because I knew that you, more than Jasper, were capable of revolting against me. You were always the bigger threat. I made Jasper second in command because he's easy to manipulate. Look what happened to him after he left. He fell right into the hands of Alice Cullen and whatever manipulative, fucked up evil plan she had devised for him. You, Peter, were always capable of thinking for yourself. You probably could have come up with a plan to take out all of the warlords that I wanted to, but you would never use that brain of yours for my gain. I knew that," Maria explained. "But now...now is the time for you to use your mind to come up with a plan because we're all fighting on the side of good now. We must eradicate the evil in the world. It's imperative."

"Peter, I believe in you," Bella said simply while looking into my eyes. And I saw all of the love, trust, and faith that she had in me. And I knew that I couldn't waste anymore time crying. I had to fight, fight for my love because life wouldn't be worth living without her.

"Let's do this, Aro," I said with conviction.

"Yes, let's; and we must hurry too because I really need to see Vegas Vacation."

"Aro, I'll personally take you to Vegas myself if we can come up with a good enough plan to fuck up those evil bastards."

"Do they have a Walmart in Vegas?"

"Yes."

"Well, what are we waiting for. Let's do this!"

We stood up, returned to the cabin, and put our heads together.

"He's called me six times already leaving similar messages," Chelsea stated. "That works out to about one call every fifteen minutes."

"He'll keep calling you until he gets a call back from you. He can't rest until he's satisfied," Bella said. "He's also very spoiled, he'll whine and pout until he gets his way."

"Bella, tell me how he prefers his women to behave?" Sorin, who had shown up to assist, asked.

"Edward likes women to be subservient, obedient if you will. He likes his women to hold true to his Victorian ideals. A man is always king of his castle, the decision maker, and his wife will obey him at all times."

"And what possessed you to date such a crumb, Bella?"

"I was young and stupid. Edward had come along at a time of great turmoil for me. I had been rejected by my mother and I felt so unworthy, so alone. And Edward took advantage of that, and he knew exactly how to coax him to his side."

"Chelsea, when you call him, you must behave like a shy, virginal, Victorian woman," Maria said.

"How the heck am I supposed to do that? I've never been shy, virginal, or Victorian."

"Dig deep and channel your inner shy child, not your inner Lolita," Aro suggested.

An idea hit me all of a sudden. Victoria. Victoria could pretend that she's Chelsea. She was a professional actress before she was changed and she's proven time and time again in her...ahem...new line of work, which by the way was nixed by an angry Charlie and Sue...that she can mimic voices with ease. "Find Vicky," I said, then I explained my idea to everyone.

A couple of minutes later, Victoria showed up. I told her about Edward's phone call to Chelsea and how I felt she would be perfect at calling Edward in Chelsea's place. She was eager to help and a few minutes later, when Edward called again, she answered the phone in a perfect imitation of Chelsea's voice.

"Hello?" she whispered into the phone.

"Chelsea, I'm so glad to finally be able to reach you. Why didn't you call me back sooner?"

"I'm sorry, Edward. I was in the throne room with Aro, there was no way to call you without raising suspicion. You must not be so persistent. Sometimes I just can't get away. I'm alone now. Far from the castle in Florence."

"I apologize. I should have thought of that. How are you, love?"

"I am...surviving."

"I shall save you from your cruel predicament, my love, just as soon as I can. Please, though, for now, you must remain strong. I must ask you some questions. You must answer them truthfully."

"Of course, anything for you, my beloved," Victoria looked like she was going to gag as those words left her mouth.

"First, tell me. I've heard that Aro has obtained a new pet. Who is she?"

Victoria looked around at the room, desperate for an answer.

"They think it's Bella," Brewmaster's voice rang through my brain.

I pointed to my mate. Vicky nodded in understanding and said, "It is Isabella Swan."

"And what does Peter Whitlock think of it?"

"He is dead. I killed him myself. Aro ordered his death because he wanted Isabella Swan for himself."

"Good, good. That bodes well for our cause. We didn't need such a deviant wreaking havoc on our side."

"I thought you would be pleased," Victoria said.

I can't fucking believe she killed me off.

"Tell me, how does Isabella feel about being Aro's pet?"

"She is enjoying the power."

"I'm not surprised. Once she started feeding from human blood, I knew that her mind would become clouded. All the work I did, down the drain. Alas, it is no matte. She is Stefan's, I don't need such a whore," Edward mused. "Chelsea, my love, I have another question. What of Sulpicia Volturi?"

"She is angry, extremely angry. Her mate spends all of his time with his new pet."

"So, she is vulnerable?"

"Extremely, she is in a fragile emotional state."

"I am very pleased with this news. We are in need of a new slave here in the castle and Sulpicia Volturi would be a perfect addition. That's all those Volturi scum are worth anyway. As for Isabella Swan, Stefan would like his intended mate returned to him, even if she has been defiled."

"That's suicide, my love. Both Isabella and Sulpicia are heavily guarded. In fact, I am heavily guarded now at most times."

"I am aware of that, but we are not as weak as you think. We have a force of over two hundred experienced vampires that have been trained by the warlords of the Southern Vampire Wars and the Volturi. They are loyal to us and will begin creating and training newborns in two months time. Within six months, after they are properly trained, we plan to storm the castle in Volterra. Until then, you must look for ways for us to infiltrate the castle and you must pay close attention to times when Isabella and Sulpicia are alone."

"I will, but I must ask you a question. I long for a way for us to be together, but what of your mate, Charlotte?"

"I have no feelings for her. She is not of an enlightened plane as you and I are. She's a whore that will open for legs for anyone. You're not to worry, my love. I will handle her on my own. In any case, I have great plans for you and me once we conquer the Volturi.""

"What kind of plans?"

"That is for me to worry about. As a woman, you need only concern yourself with what I tell you. Rest assured, I will handle everything and the two of us will be together for eternity."

"I cannot wait for the day."

"Patience, my love, just do as I instructed and I can promise you that a life of untold wealth and infinite happiness will be ours. I must end this call, Alice is coming. Goodbye my love. I will contact you again when the opportunity arises. Trust no one, but me. Stay safe. Guard your thoughts from Aro." Click.

"Well, how did I do?" Victoria asked.

"I think that you make a better me than I do. I didn't realize that my voice sounded so sexy," Chelsea said.

"Phenomenally, but why did you kill off Peter?" Aro asked.

"The element of surprise. If they think he's dead, they won't even consider him to be a factor."

"Good thinking."

"Is it my imagination or did it seem as if Edward has his own plans, separate from Carlisle, the Romanians, and the Egyptians?" I asked.

"Yeah, it did. Especially when he spoke of a life of untold wealth. Then he ended the call because Alice was headed his way. He also told her to trust no one, but himself."

"You know something, Edward is so full of himself that I wouldn't put it past him to think that he could take over the vampire world singlehandedly," Bella said.

"What of the over two hundred experienced fighters and the newborn vampires they're planning on creating," Chelsea asked. "That's double our initial estimate and we weren't even counting the newborns."

"So, we're on even ground and they won't be expecting the werewolves or the shape-shifters. I think we're good, but we need to teach everyone to fight newborns," I said.

We continued discussing the situation when a howl rent the air. It was a warning howl, we had all been trained to recognize it. Suddenly, the stench of burning vampire flesh hit our nostrils.

"Ugh, what the hell is that stink?" Bella asked.

"Vampire burning," Picia informed her.

"That was Jared howling," Uncle Quil said.

"I want Bella, Sulpicia, Rose, and Tanya on lockdown!" Aro ordered. "Secure the perimeters. Everyone man your stations!"

"We don't know where Rose and Tanya are!" Vicky said.

"Find them!"

"Aro go! I've got Picia and Bella! Dora stay here!" Chelsea shouted. "Heidi..."

"I've got this, don't worry."

"Don't worry about Picia and Bella, they're about as strong as you are, Chelsea," Maria smirked. "Fernando, stay in the room. You can't fight for shit!"

Jenny Cameron came thundering our way in wolf form. "A vampire tried to get through the trap door and was charred. Paul and Sam are headed in the direction of the Cullen home. Rose and Tanya are being guarded by Marcus, the two vampires, and the werewolf in the tribal clinic."

"Maria, you and I are going to the former Cullen home. Come on!" The two of us started taking off at top speed. I could hear others in our group uniting to secure all of the perimeters as we ran.

Demetri caught up with us when we were halfway there. "There are only six of them," he said, running with us. "One was charred when he tried to get through the trap door. We should be able to take them all into custody."

I nodded my head and kept on running. As we approached, Paul put two fingers to his lips. Sam was in wolf form. Embry, Rico, and one of the vampires from the Nigliktok Nation were with them. We all approached silently and waited near the entrance to the long tunnel leading to the Quileute meeting lodge. We stood where our scents wouldn't be detected.

Five vampires suddenly came rushing out of the tunnel, running in fear for their lives. Without even thinking about it, Maria, Demetri, Paul, Rico, and I decapitated their heads. Satisfied, we started running back to our meeting spot in the woods. Embry let out a howl indicating to everyone that we had the intruders.

We arrived at the hunting cabin where Billy and Rebecca had transformed. Aro, Riley, Luca, and Eleazar were there. Charlie, Caius, Emmett, Jasper, and Garrett had returned from the hockey game and were also there. We threw the trash down on the middle of the floor.

"Who are these vampires?" Charlie asked.

"I can identify one of them," Jasper replied. "It's Jacques Branleur."

"Yeah, it is, isn't it? I recognize him from the photo. The blonde looks familiar too."

"That's because the cumsponge makes the Whore of Babylon appear to be a saint," Maria sneered.

"Oh, so it's your ex-wife, Peter?" Charlie asked.

I nodded my head that it was.

"The blonde vampire is Ruben Dedov," Caius snarled. "Volturi defector, traitor."

"Who are the other two?"

"The male is the Egyptian vampire with the power to control the elements. I can tell with my gift. I don't know who the female is, but there's only one way to find out," Eleazar said. "Put Jacques Branleur back together, we'll start with him. Luca, keep your shield wound around the vampire with the element control, just in case. Maria, you can play with Charlotte, loosen her tongue up a bit after you put her head back on her."

"With pleasure."

"Need any help?" Jane appeared looking feral and excited at the same time. She actually looked giddy as she suddenly unleashed her gift on all five headless vampires. She abruptly pulled back on her gift and said, "That was just a teaser."

"God, I have a hot mate!" Paul whooped as he watched Jane and Maria drag Charlotte's head and body into the forest. How the hell can he be proud of having a sadistic mate? I love that my mate is all sweet and cuddly, and of the non-sadistic variety.

Demetri grabbed Branleur's body, spit some of his venom onto the neck and reattached his head. He shoved him onto a chair and we surrounded the whimpering fool.

"Why are you here?"

"We're just taking in the sights of the beautiful Olympic Peninsula."

"Oh really?"

"Yes."

"Interesting because I can tell that you're lying. What about you, Jasper?" Charlie asked.

"I can feel the deception rolling off of him in waves. Let me see if I can persuade him to be a little more forthcoming."

Jasper sent him pain, but it had the reverse effect. Rather than writhing on the floor like most of us would, he was in complete control and he actually seemed to be enjoying it. In fact, he seemed to be aroused by it. Holy shit! He is aroused, his dick is actually hard.

"Jasper, stop! He's getting off on the pain!" I shouted.

"You sick fuck!" Jasper slapped Branleur across the face.

"Hit me again. Give me more. Please!" he begged.

We all looked at each other, perplexed. Caius ripped Branleur's head off and said, "Conference! Now!"

We went outside to talk. A horrified looking Jane and Maria returned with Charlotte in six pieces. They threw her parts into the hunting cabin.

"We ran into a slight issue," Maria said.

"And what issue would that be?"

"She seems to enjoy the pain. In fact, she offered to eat us both out."

"We ran into the same problem with Branleur," I said.

"Didn't Esme say that they were participating in an extreme form of BDSM?" Emmett asked.

"Yeah, she did. Maybe we should read up on BDSM?"

"We don't have time, Peter! How the heck are we supposed to deal with these sick fuckers?" Caius asked. "Besides, whatever it is would be an insult to BDSM. They seem to have created their own sick, twisted form of sex."

"Hmm...perhaps it would be prudent if Charlie and Garrett question him. They both have their gifts of persuasion and Charlie would be able to tell if they're lying," Eleazar suggested.

"Any gifts?" Aro asked.

"Charlotte can see mating bonds," I said.

"Precisely, and Branleur can fake them. He can't create them, but he can temporarily make you feel as if you're mated to someone," Eleazar explained.

"Um, guys?" Embry was waving his hands in front of us. "Why can't we just have Riley use his gift on them? You know, tell them that they have to answer every question we ask them in detail."

"Because we're old and forgetful. I'd say we try to question them without any powers, then go with Embry's idea as a back up. And Riley?"

"Yeah?"

"No funny business."

He put his thumbs up and crossed his heart.

We all walked back inside. Demetri and Adam, the Nigliktok vampire, reassembled the two perverts. Charlotte had the nerve to stand up and approach me. "Peter, please. I know you still..."

A pissed off Jane shot her a dose of pain. Charlotte moaned in ecstasy.

"Jane, I don't want to hear or smell that shit from her!" I yelled.

"Sorry!"

"Oh man! She had an orgasm!"

"Did I say that you could cum, bitch?" Maria snapped and slapped her across her face.

"No, mistress! I'm sorry. I deserve to be punished."

"What the fuck's wrong with you?" I asked. "You were never this way."

"I've changed, Peter. I've met my mate and she trained me. Please, just let us go. I'll do anything for you. I'll give you anything. My body is yours."

"Um, trust me. I'm more than satisfied with my mate plus I don't have any fear of catching any communicable diseases when I'm with her."

"She's not your mate. She's Stefan's," Branleur stated.

"And what do you have to say about that, Charlotte? I know that you can see mating bonds."

"I...I..."

Suddenly, I felt a sharp pull to Jane. She looked me in my eyes, touched my cheek, and I felt tingling. Paul was staring at us looking horrified. Jane reached up on her tippy toes and kissed me on the lips.

"What the hell?" Paul asked just as the feeling abruptly stopped. I saw that Charlie had Branleur cocooned tightly in his physical shield.

"What was that?" we both asked.

"That was Branleur using his gift on you because Charlotte was about to spill the beans. Isn't that right, Branleur?" Eleazar asked.

The freak remained mum with his mouth shut tightly.

"On your knees," Caius growled to him. "Now!" Branleur dropped to his knees and immediately assumed a submissive pose. "You will answer our questions honestly or start losing limbs permanently. Embry, go and start a fire in the fireplace."

"What is your name?" Charlie asked.

"Jacques Branleur."

"When were you changed?"

"In August of 1346 in Crecy, France."

"Who changed you?" Garrett asked.

"Alis-Maria Bratianu." Okay, so he was changed by Alice, but they only realized that they were mates last year?

"Is she your mate?" Jasper asked.

Branleur started fidgeting and looking all over the room. Then he seemed to come to a decision of sorts and rather than answering Jasper's question, he stared at him with lust in his eyes. From his position on his knees, he eyed his crotch hungrily.

"I asked you if Alis-Maria Bratianu is your mate?" Jasper repeated, forcefully this time.

Wrong move. The creepazoid was turned on by force of any kind. He reached out in front of him with his hands, ripped Jasper's jeans off, and tried to attach his mouth to his cock. Jasper threw him up against the wall.

"Please, Jasper, I can make you feel good," Branleur pleaded.

Jasper used his gift to knock him out. I was so completely caught up in the twisted events going on in front of me that I didn't notice that Charlotte was sliding my zipper down.

"Shit!" I yelped just as Jane shoved her away from me.

"Please, Peter. Let me make you happy," Charlotte begged. "I can make you all happy." She was down on all fours crawling towards us.

"Major!" I yelled. He knocked her out too.

"Conference outside! Again! Now!" Caius ordered.

We filed outside, making sure that everyone, including the three vampires that were still disassembled were knocked out.

"You know, I've never had an interrogation go so poorly," Aro noted. "Those two vampires seem to be completely addicted to sex."

"Really, Aro? I'm so glad to see that you noticed that," Caius said, sarcastically. "Well, what do we do now?"

"I'd say we go with my gift," Riley said. "I'll tell them that from this point on, they can only tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth."

"That's perfect, Riley."

"Um, I need a pair of pants," Jasper said. He kind of shredded mine.

"I think there are some clothes left over from Rebecca's and Billy's change in the bedroom. I'll grab you something," Luca said. He walked into the cabin and came out with a few choices. He looked apologetic. "Um, there were only two things left over, both Rebecca's. You have a choice between pink pajama pants with multi-colored cupcakes on them or these red lace pajama pants that tie with a black satin bow in the front."

"Give me the cupcake pants," Jasper sighed. "I'll probably turn the fuckers on if I wore the red lace ones."

"Are those crotchless?" Emmett asked, eyeing the red lace ones.

Luca pulled the pant legs apart to take a look. "Yes, yes...I believe they are. I'll just bring these back to my mate later in case she's missing them."

"You do that, Luca."

"Ahem, um would you happen to know where Rebecca purchases most of her lingerie?" Demetri asked nonchalantly.

"Fredericks of Hollywood," Paul, Riley, and Sam all answered quickly, then shut their mouths. It was too late though, Jane had the three of them writhing on the ground in misery.

"I don't even want to know why the three of you know where she shops for lingerie," she snarled.

"Thank you, Jane," Luca said.

"You're welcome."

Jasper put his fleece, cupcake pajama pants on and we went back inside. He woke Branleur up first and let Riley work his magic, then did the same with Charlotte.

"Is Alis-Maria your mate?" Jasper asked Branleur again.

"No, she is not. Charlotte is Alis-Maria's mate."

"Why are you pretending to be Alis-Maria's mate?"

"Calin doesn't believe in homosexuality so Alis-Maria asked for my assistance."

"Who is Alis-Maria's mate?"

"I am," Charlotte replied.

"And are you supplying Edward with a false mating pull?" Eleazar asked Branleur.

"Yes."

"Tell us why you are here," Sam ordered.

"Stefan wanted five new females for his harem from the Quileute Reservation. Amun also wanted five. This is why Benjamin and Tia are here. Dedov is just a strong arm and Guerrero was just killed."

Sam slapped Branleur across the face.

"Please, hit me again. You are the definition of a modern day Adonis with your toned muscles and your sinuous jawline. Your tanned body oozes with sexuality. I just want to reach out and touch you. In fact, I've never seen such gorgeous male specimens such as the ones who stand in front of me now."

"Listen, man, I have no problem whatsoever with homosexuality. I just don't roll that way," Sam said. "Don't try to push your beliefs onto me."

"I agree with Jacques," Charlotte said, licking her lips. She pointed to Charlie. "You, in particular, have a rugged, older male appeal. You look like a man that likes to take control in bed. You remind me of the Marlboro Man. I can give you whatever you want."

And with that, Jasper knocked them both out again.

"Okay, I want to barf," Sam stated. "Emily doesn't even say shit like that to me."

"I'm switching from Marlboros to Camels," Charlie declared.

"Riley, when Jasper wakes them up, perhaps you should use your gift again and this time figure out a way for them to tell us the truth without thinking anything sexual during the interrogation. I mean, that crap Charlotte said was just a little too honest for my liking."

"Right, let's do this," Riley stated.

We walked back inside, they were both woken up, and their minds manipulated by Riley.

"Tell us about Stefan and Amun's slave harem?" Charlie asked.

"There are about eighty women in Romania and sixty in Egypt," Branleur said.

"All Quileute?"

"No, women from around the globe. Our masters are very particular with their tastes. They do have a preference for females of the Native American variety though."

"Have you stolen women from this area in the past?"

"Yes, Quileute women are a particular favorite of our masters, they also like Hoh and Makah women, though not as much as the Quileute."

"What happens to the women once you take them?" Sam asked.

"They are trained to service the males according to their likes and dislikes, then changed. After their transformation, they are trained again and taught control and discipline."

"So you rape them, change them, and rape them again?" Maria asked, aghast.

"I wouldn't call it rape. It's an honor to service the kings," Charlotte stated. And the scary thing is that she truly believed in what she was saying.

"Don't either of you find this the least bit disturbing? You're taking women against their will, from their homes, and families. Women that are mothers, wives, daughters, and you're ripping their souls away!" Rico snapped.

"It's not much different from what you did during the Southern Vampire Wars."

"There's a difference," Maria said. "Yes, our crimes were atrocious, but we all feel remorse for our sins and we've paid for our sins in our own ways. We also never raped women. We didn't change people for sexual gratification, we changed them to fight."

"Some of you did," Charlotte stated.

"Yes, and those vampires who did were all killed by our hands."

"Well, like I said, those women that serve our masters hold a place of honor. They aren't raped. They willingly serve them."

"They willingly, and I use the term loosely, serve them after they've been brainwashed. After they've completely lost their sense of self."

"I have another question for you, Charlotte," I said. "I paid a visit to my house in Montana with my mate recently. Imagine our shock when we found Carlisle Cullen's scent permeating throughout the house along with a dismembered vampire. Be honest, Charlotte, why was Carlisle's scent in my house?"

"We were using it as a safe house. My mate assured us that it would be okay because she saw that you never used it. I don't know a thing about the dismembered vampire. Honest. Jacques do you know anything?"

"No, I do not. That is, unless, Calin has slipped again."

"What do you mean by Calin has slipped again?"

Branleur looked at me and sighed, "I will tell you everything. I am assuming that Charlotte and I are to be executed, no?"

"Most likely, yes," Caius assured.

"Then I shall be honest and repent my sins. I will not go to my death with my last act on this earth being treason. Though you may not believe it, unlike Charlotte here, I do believe in God."

And then Jacques Branleur spoke, on camera too, because Emmett wisely suggested filming it. He told us everything that's been going on with the Cullens, Romanians, and the Egyptians that he knew of since his change. He was high up in the rankings in the Romanian coven, fifth in command after Carlisle and Alice. He was even higher up than Edward who was sixth in command. He warned us that Bella and Tanya were in grave danger because Stefan and Vladimir wanted them for their beauty. Rosalie, not so much, because it was only Joham that wanted her and he held no place in their ranks. He also said that Stefan wanted Picia solely so he could cause Aro pain and that he wouldn't be surprised if Dora was next on the target list. Stefan was proud of the way he was able to steal Didyme out from the clutches of the Volturi. He had kept her alive for thousands of years just to torture her, but Branleur warned that with Bella, it was a different kind of obsession, and that Stefan would stop at nothing to get her. He had portraits of Bella plastered all over his wall and that when he got his release from his slaves, he called all of them Isabella.

He also warned that Carlisle, himself, was obsessed with Bella. He wanted her for himself. Branleur was never interested in her because he is homosexual, but Alice wanted Bella for herself, desperately. Branleur disclosed all of the financial information that he knew. Then, we had him draw a detailed map of the castle in Sighisoara and the temple in Akoris.

"What do you know of Esme Cullen?" we asked him without disclosing any information that we knew of her whereabouts.

"Calin is hoping that she is dead. He will follow up on her when he returns to the United States in April. She was only a pawn in his game really. He's hoping that the werewolves in Romania have destroyed her."

"Why? What do the werewolves have against Calin?"

"Their mates are beautiful. Calin enjoys taking them to his bed. He has for the past few centuries."

"What of the hybrid vampires?" Aro asked.

"Calin discovered that all hybrid vampires have superior shielding abilities. They are to be created for that purpose only."

"And what is he planning on doing with their human mothers?"

"Dispose of them."

"Are there any in the making right now?"

"Not yet, they are planning on beginning production after they storm Volterra in eight months time. Newborn production will begin in two months. At this point, our combined forces consist of roughly two hundred sixty-eight experienced fighters," Branleur stated. "I have no more tell you. My only request is that you dispose of me quickly, though I am fully aware that it is not within my rights to make any requests."

"Let me ask you this," Charlie said. "Why on earth would you participate in such heinous crimes against humanity while knowing it was wrong?"

"It was all I knew. Alis-Maria brought me into this world knowing that I would do their every bidding. I was a soldier fighting in the Battle of Crecy when I was changed. I had lost so much of myself already that I was easily manipulated. Perhaps now that the end approaches, God will see fit to redeem me, if only slightly."

"May God have mercy on your soul," Aro said.

With that, Jasper knocked him out and Demetri threw him into the pyre that we had going outside. Charlotte was torn apart by Maria and thrown inside as well. She didn't have the benefit of being unconscious. And that marked the end of Jacques Branleur and Charlotte Cullen. May God have mercy on their souls.

What did you think of the gang working together to "revamp" Emily's car using all of the mechanical parts from Edward's volvo? And Hermosa, wow, she fights, she repairs cars, and she sews...she's a superwoman, isn't she? Will poor Aro ever get to see Vegas Vacation? What did you think of Edward's phone call with our resident actress Victoria? And what are your thoughts on Charlotte and Branleur and his subsequent confession? I'd love to hear your thoughts. I shall always respond to your reviews. XOXO mama4dukes