OMG GUYS I POSTED THE WRONG CHAPTER FIRST!
PREVIOUSLY-
It was closing in on the last week of May and I was 27 weeks pregnant when I learned that Rachel Black was in town because she'd just graduated from college and wanted to visit Billy.
My heart nearly stopped. I didn't know why I was so anxious about her being here, but I worried about it.
Jake had told me that she was back in the morning while Sam, Jared, and Paul were patrolling on the outskirts of Forks, looking for signs of the unknown vampire again.
When they returned, they were chatting together about the vampire.
"Did you guys find anything?" I asked them as they walked through the door.
"Yeah, caught a good look at the leech this time too. It's the kid from the posters, the missing kid. Been gone 6 months already. We're thinking that's why he's coming to Forks. His parents live there." Paul told me and my heart stopped again for the second time that day.
Riley Biers. The 19-year-old that had gone missing in Seattle. The one who'd been in love with Victoria because she'd tricked him into thinking he was her mate. He wasn't coming to Forks for his parents, he was coming to Forks to get revenge for the death of Victoria.
"No." I whispered breathlessly, holding onto the back of the couch.
"Bella, honey, what's wrong? Is it the babies?" Sam asked quickly as he and Jared rushed to my side to hold me up.
"No, it's not them. It's the vampire. I know who that is." I told them honestly. "He's not here for his parents."
"What do you mean? Was he in the other timeline?" Jared asked with worry in his voice.
"He was, but I thought we'd taken care of that when you killed Victoria. She changed him and made him believe that he was her mate. He was the leader of her newborn army, all for her." I explained as they helped me over to the recliner. "He's coming for revenge."
"If he's a newbie, shouldn't we be able to take him out easily?" Paul asked and I shook my head, remembering what Jasper had told me.
"Vampires are at their strongest during their first year after the transition because they still have some of their human blood lingering in their muscle tissue. They could crush you if they got their arms wrapped around you." I told them.
"We can still take him out, babe. It's just one of them." Jared said as he kneeled down by my knee.
I would need to check with Charlie and see if there had been any increased crime or missing people in Seattle. I worried that he might have already begun to create Victoria's newborn army.
"Even if he hasn't created a newborn army yet, which he may have already started, he might be your most difficult to kill so far. He was taught by Victoria and still has his newborn strength. We need to have Charlie check to see if Seattle has had an increase in missing persons cases." I worried.
"Paul, get Jake to go up and see Charlie. Have him ask about Seattle." Sam commanded him, but my anxiety spiked.
"No!" I ordered before I even knew it had come out of my mouth. Paul halted immediately and all three of them looked at me with questioning stares. Had I used an alpha order? Why was I so worried about Paul seeing Rachel? Shouldn't I want him to imprint on her?
"Why, honey?" Sam questioned cautiously, having sensed my anxiety of the situation.
"It's nothing. He can go." I told them quietly, putting my head down.
"Bella?" Sam asked, but Paul stuck his hand up.
"I think I've got this one, Sam." Paul told him. "Come on B, let's go talk."
I took a deep breath and followed him outside, down the path towards the cliffs again. We sat and he looked at me.
"Now tell me what that was about?" He asked in a serious tone. It had been a long time since I'd heard him speak seriously, especially to me.
"It was nothing, just a premature response." I attempted, looking out at the ocean.
"Bella, don't lie to me." Paul stated. He hadn't called me Bella since the very beginning.
"I said it before I knew what I was saying. I didn't mean to." I felt the tears welling up in my eyes and I cursed my hormones once more, holding onto my belly.
"You know you can't use an alpha order without meaning it, Bella. Now tell me why I can't go over to Jacob's house." He reached over and gently turned my face to him, seeing the unshed tears in my eyes. I sighed and knew I had to tell him.
"Rachel is there." I muttered to him, letting a tear fall.
He took a moment to process what I'd told him, looking back out at the ocean. I worried what he would think about my sudden insistence that he not go.
"Do you not want me to go in case I don't imprint on her, or because you don't want me to?" he asked quietly, still gazing at the horizon.
Which one had it truly been? I'd been afraid for so long that he wouldn't imprint on her and that I would've taken that away from him like I'd thought about Jared, but now I wasn't sure.
"I don't know." I mumbled almost silently, letting another tear fall.
"I'm going to have to see her eventually, B. If nothing else, just to see if I do imprint or not. If I don't the curiosity would kill me, and I know it would eat at you too." Paul said to me honestly. I knew he was right, and I took a deep breath.
"Might as well rip the band aid off." I muttered quietly.
He walked me back to the house and I rescinded the order, letting him go. I ignored both Jared's and Sam's questions about why I'd reacted the way I did, instead deciding to take a shower by myself. I sat in the floor of the shower and just let the water run over my skin, wondering what would happen.
It was selfish that I didn't want him to go. If he didn't imprint, I was afraid he'd resent me, and for some unknown reason, a part of me didn't want him to imprint on her.
Paul must've been back when I'd gotten out of the shower, because I could hear him in the living room. I couldn't make out what he was saying, though. Due to my anxiety and curiosity, I quickly got dressed and walked out the bedroom door.
A/N- THIS was supposed to be chapter 50 :((((
