Bella POV

My whole body was on red alert as I stood in a dank tent, well the one I had been shoved into anyway. Emmet and Jasper were waiting hidden in the bushes at the top of the ridge, more than ready to run to my rescue if need be. I whipped around as the flap opened and he walked in, his hair cut short and shaggy as it always was. His eyes seemed darker, as if he had seen to much violence as if small parts of his should were as black as his irises. But other than that he was Jacob.

But he wasn't My Jacob.

He was what he had been ever since his change and ever since he had started the fight against Edward. And as much as I had denied it at the time, I knew that I would always love him, a small part of me would anyway. Not for what hew as, but who he had been.

The human boy I had grown up with me. I loved him as the best friend I longed for to laugh and joke with. I was not in love him though, that part of me would always be Edward. And I saw now just how hard Jacob had tried to change that. And how aggressive and resentful he had become once he realised he could not.

"Bells?" He said quietly and walked towards me. His voice had altered, it was now more husky. Like his fathers had been. He sounded so old.

I mentally chided myself, how hypocritical could I get?

"Jacob." I said simply, my tone serious and business like.

He stopped and sighed, hand falling away from where it reached to touch me.

"There was a time when you called me Jake." He reminded me, one eyebrow raised.

I swallowed and stared him down.

"Times have changed."

He sighed and folded his arms over his chest, looking me up and down, "You can say that again."

I swallowed, "I want Edward back Jacob."

He shook his head, "No can do, sorry."

I growled quietly, "The Volturi and the newborns will kill you Jacob, you don't stand a chance."

He shrugged, "I wont have lost anything. I don't have any family."

I frowned, "You never mated, imprinted?"

Again he raised his shoulders nonchalantly, eyes down. He kicked the floor.

"They don't call me Luna Funesta for nothing."

I swallowed, "Jacob please."

His eyes snapped up and they were darker than even Edwards were when he was… urgent.

"I tell you what, you give me something, and I will let this whole idea go. You'll never see me or the pack again. We'll move on, then you'll have your territory and your husband." he demanded.

I swallowed, "Name your price."

He was suddenly in front of me, face leaning down to look into my eyes,

"Tell me you love me more than him, tell me it was always me, that you didn't know how to turn him down… that it hasn't been a waste…" He trailed off.

I took a stuttering breath.

"Jake…" I whispered and reached up to ouch his cheek when his hands caught my wrist and pinned me against the tent pole in the centre.

"Mean it." He snarled in my face.

I swallowed and nodded, pushing away gently from him.

My hands cupped his cheeks in both my hands and my thumbs Stroked the skin there. His eyes closed contentedly and I took another deep breath.

"You'll always be my best man Jake, you always have been." I whispered and my hands gently dropped, me taking another step away from him.

His eyes opened to see my shake my head.

"But I can't lie to you." I whispered.

"Its always been him, and it always will be." I breathed and a snarl rose form his throat.

He went to table me when a murderous roar ripped through the air and figure hurled Jacob through the wall of the tent. I didn't even have time to register who ti was before I was on someone's back and we were running, the sounds and shouts of many angry werewolves leaving us behind.

I was set on the floor, shuddering with sobs as Edward turned to face me, holding me tight in his arms as I cried and kissed every inch of him.

"How did you get out… your arm…" I sobbed and tried to see when eh stopped me.

"Emmet and Jasper, my arm healed." He said and it was only then I noticed my brothers stood looking vigilant a few feet away.

"I'm so sorry." I sniffed.

He shook his head and hushed me gently, "You have nothing to apologise for."

I swallowed, "Are they following us?"

Edward opened his mouth to answer when a murderous group roar filled he air from all sides, and the whole forest seemed to erupt into flames. Trees swayed and burnt, ash falling all around. I gripped Edward tightly as Emmet and Jasper joined us, my eyes wide and for once scared.

My husband clutched me to him as grey cloaks swarmed around and past us, running towards the advancing line of brown wolves.

I swallowed and Edward grabbed many hand.

"We are leaving, this isn't our fight." He said and we turned only to see Caius stood beside Jane.

"this is everyone's fight now Edward." He snarled.

Edward swallowed, "let us past Caius, there is nothing you can do which will change my mind."

Caius chucked and grabbed a person form behind him. He threw a girl on the floor with wide brown eyes and bronze hair She looked like she was going to cry when her eyes met mine and Edward, and I thought I recognised her, but I could not see how.

Edward stiffened dramatically next to me, his eyes not leaving the girls.

"Edward?" I gasped quietly when I saw tears in his eyes.

Caius chuckled, "Say Hello to Mummy and Daddy… Ellie." He snarled and pushed the girl towards us/.