We're going to kill those sons of bitches,' Talon growled through the pack mind.

With the impending attack, Jacob had called Sam, Talon, Paul and Jared back from searching for Liz. Sam and Talon were ticked off and their anger and frustration could be felt throughout the pack. Nate agreed with the pair and raced angrily in the woods outside of Billy's house. He didn't like the fact that no one was out searching for Liz and was going to go himself, except he felt responsible for the protection of those inside his grandfather's house and in his section of La Push.

'We will get her back, but right now we have vampires coming in from the east,' Jacob told them all.

A sharp howl from that direction emphasized his words, declaring that the Volturi were indeed coming.

'Seth, let the Cullen's know to alert the Romanians.'

'Already did,' was his fast reply. 'Dr. Cullen is informing them right now. Sounds like they're eager to make their appearance.'

'Let us know cause we're ready anytime!' Jo called out impatiently from where she was in the forest with Paul. She tossed a vampire in her mouth towards her brother-in-law. He quickly took it by the arm and swung it until the limb broke right off.

'We wont be able to hold them back much longer,' Paul added.

Through his mind, the pack could see himself and Jo as they fought through vampires, one after another. It seemed that they were incredibly outnumbered by the number of Volturi coming at them.

'Fall back!' Jacob cried out in his mind. 'You can bring the fight to the Cullen's and the Romanian's.'

Jo looked over at Paul before the pair began racing through the woods, luring the Volturi who chased after them through the mountains and towards the Romanians. They darted around trees, flashes of colour following swiftly behind and around them.

'Dammit,' Paul cursed. 'They're trying to box us in.'

'We're almost there,' Jo reminded them just as they burst through the forest and into the clearing, the Volturi right behind them.

From every side, the wolves raced forward with the Cullen's and Romanians right behind them. Jo passed by Jacob and the pack before quickly turning with Paul to join the offensive.

To the Volturi's surprise, a sudden wave of vampires came seemingly out of nowhere and attacked them alongside the Cullen's and the large wolf pack. The Romanian's were ruthless, giving no pause to attacking their own kind. True to their word, the pack avoided the scent that was given off by the Romanian's and the Cullen's and focused their attention on the Volturi. One by one, the Volturi army was slowly being destroyed, but the one whom they all sought was no where in sight.

"Aro isn't here," Edward suddenly said, his eyes glancing around before ripping another vampire's head off with Carlisle's assistance.

Seth and Sam raced past, jumping and then pinning down a pair of vampires that were about to attack at the two Cullen's. Carlisle nodded his thanks, while Edward quickly heard Seth's thoughts.

"The pack hasn't seen him either. And I haven't seen any of the Volturi's inner guard as well."

To their left, Vladimir suddenly appeared, a smile on his face.

"Just like Aro to make his army do his dirty work," he articulated in his thick Eastern European accent. "That bastard will not get away with the things he has done to us. We have spies working for us within his guard. Once they get word that we have defeated his army, they will make their move."

"Wait," Edward said, his eyes wide upon hearing the loud shouting from the pack through Seth's mind. "You have spies within the Volturi? When were you going to tell us?"

Vladimir shrugged non-chalantly. "Eventually. We didn't know if we could trust you, considering Carlisle's past association with them. We spent years getting our intelligence within their coven. We weren't about to throw that away. It took a while but it will be well worth it when we see that scum fall."

"Aro most likely stayed behind with Elizabeth Uley," Carlisle stated, looking to Edward before he darted at a vampire coming right at him. Vladimir came to his side and with a smirk pulled the head off of the Volturan.

"What is an, Elizabeth Uley?" Vladimir asked him.

Carlisle glanced over at a black wolf that darted past them and gestured to the creature.

"His daughter."

Vladimir's eyes widened. "Aro has that beast's child?"

Carlisle nodded as Sam growled. Vladimir snorted, impressed.

"In that case, it would have been wise for Aro to just come out to the battlefield to get destroyed rather than wait for his demise like the coward that he is."

Vladimir looked over at Sam. "We will all get our revenge today."

'The Romanian's have spies within the Volturi?'

The words that were spoken passed through the entire pack and the possibility of what it could mean - they'd have allies when it came to going after Liz. While for some within the pack it had been a fleeting thought, for Nate, he outlined an entire plan in his mind on how to go about rescuing Liz.

Nate continued to run the perimeter of La Push nearest to Billy's house, all the while he formulated how he'd find her. The entire time, his thoughts repeated over and over 'I need to find Liz' before it became his ongoing mantra. It became so loud in the pack's mind that Jacob could sense the wolves starting to become unfocused.

'Nate, you need to stay where you are! We need to protect the reservation. That is our priority.'

Jacob's reminder echoed loudly in his mind. The rest of the pack naturally concurred with their Alpha and refocused themselves. Not surprising to Jacob, Nate pushed back.

'What if we could to both? You heard those bloodsuckers - they have spies with Aro. We can get to Liz and destroy the Volturi!'

It didn't help that Nate's wolf was instinctly drawn to Liz's scent that the vampire had left behind. He'd slow down whenever he approached the area. It was still quite strong despite the pouring rain.

As it seemed like he was about to turn to race into the woods after that scent, Jacob's strong alpha timbre reverberated throughout the pack.

'Nathaneal! STOP!'

But Nate didn't heed the order.

'We have a large army of vampires on our side,' Nate reminded him while he still seemed to be oblivious to the strong demand made by his father. 'We will succeed.'

'That may be true, but the last time you faced a vampire on your own, you nearly died. I don't want you going alone.'

'Dad, I can't sit still and wait any longer. And I've learned from my mistake.'

'Nate, please,' Jo pleaded. 'You know that it's a trap. You know what their plans are for you and Liz.'

'I know, Mom. And I wont let that happen. I'll bring someone with me.'

'Nate...' Jacob began before he felt, rather than heard Nate give out an order that was apart from himself. At the same time, while he could still hear Nate, Jacob could also feel the pulling away of the minds of four wolves.

Nate's thoughts instantly called out for Derek, Jonah, Talon and Ryan, who were patrolling the perimeter of La Push while the rest of the pack were with the Cullen's and Romanians fighting the Volturi. He ordered Ryan to cover his portion of La Push nearest to Billy's house before he called Derek, Talon and Jonah to come with him. None of them questioned him. But the older pack members recognized the obvious shifting that was occurring. The thoughts and voices of their son's had suddenly disappeared from their minds and they were confused.

'What the hell is going on?' Jared asked in the pack mind, feeling the distinct separation being felt throughout the pack. It was certainly not the optimal time for a power shift but it was evidently occurring.

'I can't hear Ryan anymore,' Paul exclaimed, beginning to get concerned that he was suddenly unable to hear his son's voice in his mind.

"Derek's gone too," Embry agreed.

Leah suddenly raced forward as it was obvious the group of wolves were suddenly disoriented with the turn of events. She jumped on a vampire that was about to plow into Embry's side. With a sudden shake of his head, Embry turned and assisted her, thanking her for watching his ass.

'The kids are all fine,' Jacob assured them. 'They're under Nate's command. I can't call them back.'

Nate had suddenly become Alpha of his own pack right before their eyes.

'Jake! You have to do something!' Jared exclaimed. 'Nate's not ready to lead!'

'We've all seen his mind,' Paul added. "His focus is on Liz. He'll lead them into a trap.'

'I trust the kid,' Sam suddenly told them. 'If anyone can find her and get her home safely, it would be Nate. Her safety would be his priority.'

'But at what cost!? Our son's will follow him blindly and any of them could die for going on their own,' Paul thought.

'They're all doing what they were born to do - protect the tribe,' Jacob finally added with a growl as he, himself relented and accepted the fact that he couldn't control Nate, nor the four other young wolves. Nate was now their Alpha and Jacob's wolf couldn't help but recognize it.

'We trained them well,' he added before sending a mental thought to Nate to be careful. It wasn't a command but merely a request from a concerned father. Nate understood the difference and agreed.

The sentiment was shared by the entire pack, while an inherent air of pride circulated throughout the pack; the Spirit Warriors within were content with the natural course of events, despite what their human father's were feeling. The three boys were on their own and the pack could only hope they were prepared.

"I hate you."

Although Liz could barely utter the words any louder than the rain pouring around them, her defiant eyes glared at Kyle and invoked the emotion that was coursing through her. Her short hair was matted to her face and neck while Kyle silently shackled her ankles together and entwined the heavy chain between them before locking it around the tree behind her. He didn't look at her and based on the chuckles from Alec and Demetri standing to the side, they found her muted outbursts to be amusing.

Kyle paused and finally glanced up at her, his red iris' softening upon meeting her piercing dark brown. With an unnecessary sigh, he reached up and gently brushed her wet hair away from her eyes. Quickly, Liz turned her head, shaking him away, not wanting his fingers to be touching her skin. Dejected, Kyle slowly pulled his hand back.

"I wouldn't waste your time with that human," Demetri stated, with a chuckle.

"I'm not," Kyle admitted to him harshly before he swiftly stood up and walked back to where the pair stood.

"She does have a pretty face," Alec said. "I can see why you had a relationship with her as a human."

Alec smirked and tipped his head to the side, watching Liz. She had lowered her head, and pulled her knees to her chest in an effort to warm up in the cold rain. The clothing stuck to her like another layer of skin and provided no warmth whatsoever. While the vampires around her wore thick, hooded robes to protect them from the elements, Liz was barefoot, wearing only her pajamas and her hooded sweater, both of which were soaked right through. She shivered uncontrollably, her teeth chattering as the water poured harder and the thunder cracked while the wind began to pick up.

"Did you and her ever have an intimate relationship?"

Kyle shook his head.

"She had an ideal that she wanted to be married before she had sex for the first time."

"How old fashioned," Alec said with a smile. "So much for that. I doubt she ever dreamed that her first time would be surrounded by vampires."

Kyle paused. "What are you talking about?"

Demetri snorted. "Aro will require us to be present during the copulation between her and the dog until conception can be verified. If you are uncomfortable watching your ex-girlfriend have sex with someone else, you could always bring that concern to Aro, but I wouldn't recommend it. Aro doesn't like it when someone counters his request."

As he finished speaking, the rain began to pour down harder.

"The Alpha's son better get here soon," Alec said, looking up at the dark sky, as he huffed and pulled the hood further over his face. "I don't want to be standing out in the rain and mud for much longer."

"I'm sure we'll all be headed back to Voltura soon enough," another vampire added as he approached.

Alec smiled.

"Emmett, you spent many years of your existence in this area of the world," he stated to the large vampire. "I don't know how you could stand it always being wet."

Emmett smirked. "You get used to it. But I much prefer the luxuries of what Voltura has to offer."

Demetri nodded in agreement just as Jane suddenly appeared, her face an expression of anger. Alec seemed to notice something was off with his sister the moment she arrived. She stalked her way towards Liz.

"You!"

In a flash, she had Liz off the ground, holding her by her neck with her back pushed against the tree. Liz gasped, attempting to pull Jane's hand from her already bruised neck.

"You told them our plan! I know it!"

While Demetri, Alec and Kyle looked on, Emmett was the one to respond, grabbing Jane's arm.

"What's going on?!"

"They knew! Those dogs were prepared and they have an army consisting of both the Romanians and the Cullen's!" she shouted, the news quickly spreading to the vampires who stood around. She paused and took a long side glance towards Emmett.

"Or perhaps your allegiances towards your former coven still runs deep."

Emmett snorted and rolled his eyes. "Jane, let her go. You know that she hasn't told anyone. She's been here the whole time. And as for my connection to the Cullen's, you know that my connection with them ended a long time ago."

"Perhaps," she said thoughtfully. "Or maybe it was your wife."

"Rosie? Please," he said with an eye roll. "You wont find someone in the world who holds more resentment towards the Cullen's than her."

"Well, someone alerted them to our plan and only a certain few were privy to the details of when and where. I want to know who!"

"Sister, it doesn't matter anymore," Alec said softly, coming to her side. "With the Alpha's son coming here, we will prevail."

"Our army is being slaughtered!"

"Jane, dear," Aro's melodic voice chimed in the air as he approached with Caius and Marcus at his side. Everyone seemed to pause and turned towards Aro as he came closer. "Release the girl before you kill her."

Jane quickly turned back to Liz, whose lips were turning a light tinge of blue. With a glare, she let go of Liz's neck, dropping her to the ground. While Liz coughed and sputtered to get oxygen in her lungs, Jane turned to Aro.

"She must have somehow told the dogs of our plan," Jane stated, angrily.

"As your brother has said, it doesn't matter," he said, moving towards where Liz was coughing on her hands and knees. "The package has been delivered. But with the recent turn of events, we are running out of time. We need the Alpha's son to arrive sooner and I believe she can assist us in that."

Aro crouched down beside Liz before she quickly turned and moved away from him, towards the tree behind her. Liz put her hand to her sore throat while Aro smiled at her

"I need you to scream for us," he told her sweetly.

"No," she rasped, softly.

Kyle stepped forward.

"Aro, she can barely speak. How is she to scream?"

Aro turned his head towards where Kyle had boldly spoke to him without asking for permission. It seemed everyone around him knew the consequence when it came to dishonouring their leader in such a way - everyone, except for Kyle. With a quick nod from Aro, Alec and Demetri flashed forward and grabbed ahold of either of Kyle's arms.

"What the hell?!" He exclaimed, pulling at his limbs from the two vampires whom he had been having a civil conversation with earlier. "Let me go!"

"No one dares to dishonour Aro," Caius told him.

Before any sentencing could be done, Jane moved protectively in front of Kyle.

"Aro, he is ignorant of our protocol," she pleaded to him. "He has been with us for such a short time."

While Aro sighed he nodded. "Then I trust you to inform him of our laws." He paused for a moment and shared a glance with Caius and Marcus before looking to Jane once again.

"Since you gave him immortality, we know that you think of him to be as close to you as your own brother. Just know that we will not be so understanding the next time should he step out of line."

"It wont let it happen again, Aro," Jane assured him while Demetri and Alec released Kyle's arms.

Aro smiled. "I know that, dear Jane. In the meantime, I'd like you to help us with our current situation here."

Aro glanced back at Liz and smirked before a sneer grew on Jane's face.

"It would be my pleasure."

As though it came out of thin air, Liz instantly held her head between her hands and screamed as she felt the pain of a thousand nails drilling inside of her skull. She couldn't help but curl up on her side in agony while her screams echoed within the forest around them.

A scream pierced the darkness and found its way right to Nate. The wolf growled and caused Nate to push his legs harder and run faster. Somehow he knew that it was Liz.

'Nate, we need to have sort of plan,' Talon suggested, hearing his sister's painful screams that pierced at his heart.

'Yeah, we can't just go running in there without thinking,' Jonah added.

In fact, Nate wasn't thinking. He was being driven by instinct, the wolf having taken over his intuition and desires and at the moment, it wanted nothing more than to protect its imprint.

'Hey! Did you hear us?!'

Talon nudged Nate in the side, causing the wolf to come to a sudden halt, turn and snarl at them. All three wolves instinctively lowered themselves to the ground, recongizing Nate as their leader and the desire to appease him.

'Whoa! It's just us!' Derek exclaimed loudly through the small pack.

Shocked at his reaction, Nate shook his head and whimpered.

'Damn,' he thought softly. 'Sorry guys, I didn't mean to do that.'

'Of course. And I get it - you're heavily invested in finding Liz. We're right there with you. But we need to have some sort of plan,' Talon told him.

Nate looked up the wooded mountain that they were climbing. The scent of vampires was thick in the area but they had yet to cross paths with any of them. They were close; very close.

'I'm gonna keep going,' he thought. 'I need you three to hang back. They don't need to know that I didn't come alone. At least not yet. We'll stay in communication. I'll let you know when I need the backup. Our goal is to get Liz safely away from the Volturi.'

While it wasn't what Derek, Talon or Jonah were wanting, they knew not to argue. While Nate continued on, the trio hung back for a bit before racing forward.

Nate put his nose to the ground before he suddenly heard a heartbeat. He recongized it as not belonging to a deer or any other animal in the forest.

'I think I've got her,' he said, moving slowly through the woods.

'Be careful!' Jacob's voice suddenly shouted in his mind. 'Aro's missing a few of his key Volturi guard down here - some of which Edward tells me are extremely dangerous. They may be with Liz. I can't spare anyone yet but Bella and Carlisle are coming up to help.'

Just as Jacob's thoughts flittered through his mind, he saw her. In the rain, he barely recognized her form, but the scent he detected didn't cause him to doubt that it was Liz. She laid on her side at the base of a tree, the rain pouring down on her shivering body.

Nate glanced around, seeing that she was alone despite the area smelling strongly like vampires. He huffed, trying to focus on the sweet, intoxicating scent of his imprint shivering on the ground.

'I don't like this', Jonah said. 'We're coming to your flank.'

'No! Not yet!' Nate ordered, his Alpha timbre dripping in his tone. 'Stay hidden until I say. We wont risk her safety.'

Liz opened her eyes upon hearing the huff in the darkness amidst the sounds of the rain falling on the leaves. Somehow she knew it was Nate. She lifted her head slightly as her weak eyes quickly searched left and right while her heart rate picked up.

"No, Nate," She rasped weakly, hoping that he'd hear her. Tears filled her eyes. "You need to go. Please."

From within the darkness, a shadow slowly appeared. A low, rumbling growl bubbled up from Nate's throat as he slowly made his way towards Liz. She was still fifty feet away and it felt as though each slow step barely got him any closer to Liz. His eyes locked onto hers for a brief moment as he focused on her. In that mere second, he could see her pain, and her fear. It raised an anger within him and Nate growled, raising his head to the sky before he howled, notifying the rest of the pack of his position.

As though it suddenly came from thin air, he felt his lungs tighten, much like he was having an asthmatic attack once again. Instead of just gasping for a breath, pain radiated from his lungs and slowly filled his stomach. The wolf whimpered loudly before dropping to the ground. As much as he tried to fight it, Nate couldn't help but phase back. As a human, he laid on the ground with his arms clutching his stomach, his face grimacing in pain.

He was so focused on the pain that he didn't even notice the vampires dropping from the trees above or even Liz shouting his name as loudly as she could.

"Stop hurtin him!" Liz cried.

Aro met Jane's eyes and he nodded to her. In that moment, Nate's pain broke and it left him panting, naked on the ground. With a sudden gesture from Aro, Demetri and Emmett picked up Nate by his arms and dragged him across the muddy ground towards Liz. They let go of his arms, dropping him to the ground with a thud. While Nate winced, he instinctively moved himself closer to Liz. He was desperate to just touch her. When he finally wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close, Nate gasped at the sudden cold temperature he felt radiating from her onto his skin. He could feel Liz's body trembling and through their contact, Nate sensed her pain and weakness along with a flood of images of what she had endured.

"I'm pleased that you can finally join us, Nate," Aro said, moving up from behind them, surrounded on either side by his fellow leaders and his guard. "You have certainly grown since the last time I've seen you."

Nate turned, purposely blocking Liz behind him from Aro.

"Let her go," Nate demanded. "You wanted me, you have me."

Aro smirked. "You two are a package deal. There are no negotiations when it comes to that."

"You kidnapped her, she has been assaulted and she's nearly hypothermic. I will kill you for what you've done to her!" Nate shouted, his body trembling as he pushed himself up to stand.

While the vampires backed up in concern, Aro stood his ground, a smile on his face.

"I suggest that you keep your temper under control if you want no further harm to come to come to your imprint."

Nate paused hearing Aro call Liz by her association to him. Aro smiled, seeing the confusion on Nate's face.

"I read her mind shortly after she arrived," Aro explained. "I knew that she'd be the perfect tool to bring you to us. You two have a unique bond - different than the rest of your kind. You can read each other's minds. I find that fascinating."

"I don't give a rats ass what you think is fascinating," Nate spat at him, snarling under his words. "Let her go!"

Aro raised a finger and shook his head.

"She is my assurance that you will do what I say. If you do not follow my orders, then she will suffer. And once she's carrying your child, I doubt you'll so much as growl without being told. And then your children will grow to serve the Volturi."

"And I will tell my children from the moment that they are born of what the Volturi has done to us," Liz rasped painfully, as she held onto her neck. "The pack would not stop searching for us and Nate and I will protect our children from being brainwashed by you!"

A sudden howl in the woods caused the vampires to glance around nervously. Nate smirked, recognizing it as Talon announcing a forward in battle. He was undoubtedly nearby and Nate quickly sprang forward, away from Liz before he instantly phased.

"Jane!" Aro called out, seeing Nate as he stood protectively in front of Liz with his teeth bared.

A few seconds passed before Aro looked over at Jane in confusion. The blond haired girl glanced nervously from Nate to Liz, finding that for some reason, her power was useless on them.

Nate stepped forward, prowling towards Aro before Alec suddenly ran forward in an attempt to jump onto Nate's back. At the last possible moment, Emmett grabbed ahold of his ankle and pulled Alec back, dropping him to the ground with a thud before stepping on his torso and pulling his head right off. Nate quickly turned and met Emmett's eyes.

"I've got your back!" He shouted, as he turned, determined to protect Liz behind him.

Aro watched the exchange in anger while Jane screamed at seeing her brother's destruction.

"Betrayal," Aro uttered before he gestured with his arms towards Nate and Emmett. All around him, the vampires who had been witness to Nate's capture rushed forward to attack both the wolf and Emmett.

At the same time, three more wolves rushed forward, grabbing vampires by their arms or snapping at their legs. Beside Emmett, Bella suddenly dropped down on a vampire, knocking it to the ground. He turned, and smiled, already having known that it was her who prevented Jane's power from being used against Nate and Liz. Bella stood beside Emmett, ready to help him.

Behind them, Carlisle dropped from the trees above and he immidiately went to Liz's side. He was concerned when she wasn't responding to his questions. While the bruising on her neck worried him, Liz was barely coherent and Carlisle wasn't liking her lack of response, the palour of her skin and her body temperature.

"I need to get her out of here!" He called out towards the wolves.

"Let me help," Kyle suddenly said, coming to his side.

As though a flash of light appeared out of nowhere, Rosalie suddenly had her arm wrapped around Kyle's head, prepared to rip it off. Kyle struggled within her grasp.

"We can't trust him!" She growled, looking at Carlisle. He still couldn't believe what his immortal eyes were seeing - Rosalie. "He's the one who lured the Uley girl away from her people."

Carlisle nodded, looking at Kyle. "I don't think it would be wise to have you near her, considering that fact. The wolves wouldn't appreciate it, but I'm certain that Emmett and Bella could use some assistance."

While Rosalie slowly let him go, Kyle glanced at Liz's listless form before nodding. While Kyle moved to help Emmett and Bella, Carlisle requested that Rosalie remain to offer them protection in getting Liz to safety.

"We need help here first!" Bella called out. "We're outnumbered!"

"Not anymore," Emmett shouted with a loud laugh as a pack of wolves suddenly emerged from the woods and proceeded to attack the group of vampires. Entwined within the pack were Cullen's and Romanian's alike.

Aro watched in horror as he slowly witnessed the destruction of the guard. Caius was gone, as was Marcus. Demetri was already lost and he witnessed Felix's demise as a pair of wolves descended upon him. Jane's ending was swift as her head was pulled from her body, in the same end as her brother.

Before long, he realized that he was standing amidst a land covered in vampiric body parts and he was the only one remaining. Aro looked up and saw the pack of wolves snarling at him, but glancing back and forth towards the large russet coloured wolf with the slightly smaller one at his side.

"I could have given your children a future of greatness!" He shouted. "The supernatural would fear them and the power they could possess! I could have offerred them an existence far better than what your small tribe could give them!"

Behind Jacob and Nate, Jasper moved forward with a lighter.

"You are weak and inferior! You always will be! The Volturi will always exist. You cannot..."

His sentence was cut short as Jacob pounced onto Aro's body, shovin him to the ground. While he ripped at his arm, causing the Volturi leader to cry out, it was Nate who delivered the final attack that pulled Aro's head from his body. Disgusted, he tossed it onto the ground while the Cullen's and Romanians picked up the pieces, setting them alight.

Nate's attention was suddenly diverted back to Liz. He could see Talon and Sam's wolves hovering above Carlisle, Esme and Edward as they knelt beside Liz.

'Nate, Liz isn't doing well. The leech doctor is bringing Liz back home to our house and is going to take care of her there,' Talon told him. 'I can't hear Dad's thoughts but I'm guessing he's okay with it.'

Jacob bumped Nate in the side and nodded.

'Sam asked me for permission for the Cullen's to come onto our land,' Jacob told him.

'Thanks for the help,' Nate thought. 'I know that I should have waited. I just couldn't anymore.'

'You did what any of us would have done if our imprint was in danger. We can't fault you for that. The important thing is that everything worked out.'

'How are things back at La Push?'

Jacob's mind surveyed those of the pack tha the had left behind to finish cleaning up the destruction of the Volturi and to ensure the safety of the reservation.

'It's fine. And Billy?'

Nate could see into Ryan's mind, seeing his cousin watching their grandfather's home.

'All clear,' Nate relayed to his father.

They watched while Carlisle picked up Liz from the ground. Nate gave out an instinctive growl, seeing her in the arms of a vampire.

'He'll protect her,' Jacob assured him. 'He did it for you once.'

Nate simply watched before they disappeared into the darkness.

'Why don't you go along? I'm sure Liz will be asking for you. I can have my pack handle things here.'

Nate looked over at Derek, Jonah and Talon as they watched him, waiting. Jacob saw them watching his son, much like his own pack seemed to regard him.

'They are your pack. You are made to lead them.'

'Thanks Dad,' Nate told him.

Nate moved over to the trio before all of them darted into the woods, heading straight for the Uley's home.

A/N - Happy 150th Birthday Canada! I had a crazy, busy long weekend but it was so worth it!