Disclaimer: Twilight is the property of Stephenie Meyer

So this is not a sneak peek, I decided to write an epilogue instead. I hope it gives some clue of what's to come

This is dedicated to everyone who's willing to follow Essie's story all the way to the end


We ran for hours and I could feel my energy start to drain. The vamps, well they could go on forever like this if they wanted to, but I needed to rest. I was determined not to show weakness though and I pushed myself further than I would have normally.

I tried to keep going, but it was useless. I stumbled and Tobias caught me. Without a word he lifted me into his arms and carried on running. It was at this moment Jane looked back and she frowned. She stopped, forcing Tobias to stop as well.

"You look foolish." She said. "You are too small to carry such a tall girl. It will look too conspicuous should we need to carry her past mortal eyes."

"Essie needs sleep." Tobias hissed.

"And I will not deny the girl that. Aro wants her in perfect working order and I will deliver. However you cannot carry her. Felix!"

Felix was suddenly at her side.

"Carry the wolf child." Jane ordered flatly.

Felix and I looked at each other; we were both in agreement over this idea. Neither of us liked it, but it wasn't a good idea to anger Jane.

Tobias glared at Felix and his arms tightened around me protectively.

It'll be ok. I thought toward him, desperate for him to just do what Jane said since I couldn't bear to see her use her power on him again.

Tobias gave me a questioning look.

Now's not the time for us to demand. I said and Tobias nodded.

Without another word he walked over to Felix and passed me to him. I actually felt a little dwarfed by Felix as he cradled me to his chest. This was a new experience for me outside of the Res, but Felix was just so BIG.

I wasn't sure I could drop off as Felix carried me. He was too big, his scent was wrong and the entire feel of him just didn't seem right to me. Well I guess the biggest thing was he wasn't Tobias and to make matters worse he had that slight tint to his scent that marked him as a carnivore. Miss Wolf was going wild, but I willed her into silence. The sooner I could sleep the sooner I would wake refreshed and I could run again.

With this in mind I drifted to sleep in the arms of the enemy haunted by dreams of what awaited me in Volterra…

I awoke with the sky still flashing overhead and the sound of steady running footsteps. As soon as I stirred Felix stopped and placed me on the floor. Jane seemed to have a sense for this because she stopped too and turned to look.

"Where are we?" I asked, rubbing sleep from my eyes.

"Coming upon New York City." Jane answered as Tobias came to my side and took my hand.

"Already?" I asked shocked.

"We wished to make quick progress in order to catch our flight." Jane observed. "However we will need to feed before we embark on such a journey. I suggest you two do the same."

"But…"

"I know you are vegetarian. You will find animals enough in these woods. We will be back at this spot in an hour, insure that you are too." Jane stated.

"Yes Jane." Tobias said quickly before I could speak.

Jane gave a little smile before she turned from us.

"Come." She said and Alec, Felix and the other vampire formed in around her.

They floated away through the trees leaving Tobias and I standing there.

"What do we do now?" I asked.

"We hunt as quickly as we can or face punishment form Jane." Tobias said softly. "Come, there is game nearby."

"Are you mad at me?" I asked.

"For protecting our families? No. You told me over and over that this was your wish, I just wish we had more freedom."

"I'm sorry." I gasped, throwing my arms around him.

Tobias hugged me for a moment but then sighed.

"We must hunt now. Jane and the rest of them will not be long."

I nodded my head sadly and we broke apart.

Tobias kissed my cheek before taking my hand and leading me into the trees. We found a prey quickly and fed in silence, feeding more than usual because we didn't know when we'd get the next chance.

I was drinking some water from the steam while Tobias buried some of the carcasses since there were too many for the local scavengers to take care of. I had the warning of him a moment before he reached me and I turned to find Darius grinning down at me.

"Well hello Katy dear." He crooned.

I growled and turned quickly, dropping into a stance that would allow me to protect myself.

"Well this is a turn up for the books." He said, reaching his hand out as if to stroke my cheek.

"Don't touch me." I warned, jumping back to avoid his touch.

"But what about that wonderful night we spent together?" He asked in mock hurt tones.

"Step away from her." Tobias growled in a low threatening voice.

"Why if it isn't the mongrel lover himself." Darius teased as he turned to face Tobias. "You're on the bottom rung now old man so I'd watch me back if I was you."

"I do not hold with the Volturi hierarchy, I am here only for my beloved. If you so much as look at her the wrong way I will have no compunction in tearing you apart." Tobias said in a cool icy voice that sent a shiver down my spine. "Come my love." He said, holding his hand out to me and withdrawing all attention away from Darius. "We must return to Jane, the only Volturi authority present here."

"Ok." I said, moving around Darius and taking Tobias' hand.

Tobias kissed my hand and I kissed his cheek while ignoring the gagging sounds that Darius was making. Tobias and I smiled at each other, each trying to be reassuring to the other before we ran off back to where Jane had left us.

We got there a second before Jane glided into the clearing looking satisfied and I shivered a little at the thought of how many people were now dead to make little Jane smile in that way.

"Shall we continue now?" She asked lightly.

"Should we not wait for the others?" Tobias asked as he still held my hand.

"They'll catch up." Jane said simply. "And if they don't they know their way to Volterra."

"Of course." Tobias said.

"Are you good enough to run now child?" Jane directed at me.

"I'm good for the day." I assured her.

"I hope so. I should hate to damage you in any way. Aro would be most vexed with me. If any of our employees have done anything to upset you, please let Aro know and he will deal with them as he sees fit. Until we reach Volterra and Aro has got the measure of you, you are a guest of the Volturi. You will not be harmed."

I looked to Tobias.

Say nothing of Darius yet. He said into my mind.

"I just fed my fill of blood. I'm good for the day. Although I will need human food at some point. I need to keep the balance of my two sides."

"That must be most vexing." Jane said, putting her head on the side and looking sympathetic, but I was reading her mind and I could see it was an act with no true sentiment behind it.

"I don't find the feeding so bad. It's the confusion of what creature I am at the moment that totally bugs me. So are we going to stand here chatting all day or do we have a plane to catch?"

"Are you always this bossy?" Jane asked in slight amusement.

"Essie is the Alpha of her pack. Being bossy is part of her nature." Tobias said in a way that made him seem proud of the fact.

Jane laughed melodiously, "I see you ar still the joker Tobias." She said. "And you are right child, we must be getting on. Follow." The last word left us in no doubt that we were to obey and we followed her as she began to run, slower than I would have liked.

Tobias kept my hand and it was his constant warning in my mind that stopped me from challenging Jane to a race. I just wanted to be at our destination already, but I knew that was never gonna happen. We had to go at Jane's pace, she was in charge. I hated not being in charge, but every time I was about to complain Tobias warned me not to.

After ten minuets Felix joined us along with Alec and the guard member I didn't know. Jane picked up the pace, but not by much. It seemed a ridiculously long time before we reached the airport.

"I take it you have your passports." Jane said as we stood overlooking the busy terminals.

"Yeah." I answered.

"Good. Now follow us." She said, as if there was any need to.

Tobias and I looked at each other before we followed the Volturi down toward the busy airport and into the rest of our lives.


This was just to round of Uncertainty. I will be posting the prologue for 'In Darkness' strait after, so expect it up really soon

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