Chapter 19

The plane ride back to Port Angles and then the drive to the house was smooth. Thankfully Bella appeared to be resting peacefully. It puzzled Carlisle on how still she was. Even though he gave her some morphine, he thought that she would still be screaming or shaking; something to let us know that the venom, his venom flowing through my Angel who did not deserve this life. But then I look down at the small baby girl who was nuzzled in a soft pink blanket, her chocolate brown eyes with flecks of gold and red scattered through them and my chest aches even more so.

The thought that I brought all of this on. I put Bella in harm's way. I put her child in danger as well.

Edward, stop! Alice scolded from the seat across from me. You did not do anything; it was that monster that raped her and then the other monster that changed the rapist monster!

I nodded slightly as I lowered my nose to inhale deeply of the scent that came from the baby. Even through all the baby shampoo, lotions and new clothes I could smell not only the new baby smell but also a little of Bella and the venom that slowly seeped through the baby. From watching her for the last several hours I could see how much the small child has changed as well as that of her mothers. The two of them were becoming more angular and the skin getting harder and cooler. The only big difference was that the small baby was not your average newborn; she appeared to be growing instead of the venom halting her age.

"Ouch," I said quietly as the small one put my finger she was holding into her mouth. I rotated my finger up and felt her gums noticing the row of teeth as well as how sharp they appeared to be. "Um, Carlisle, I think she's hungry.""That's impossible, Edward," Esme spoke up from the front passenger seat as we made our way through the rainy forest of Forks. "I fed her right before we boarded the plane, she should be fine for at least another hour."

I nodded. "Then let me rephrase. I think she might be thirsty," I said emphasizing the word thirsty.

I looked over to Alice became quiet and her eyes glazed over, a vision coming clearly coming through my mind as it was going through hers. I tried to hold in the groan at how all of this was my fault again.

"She appears to want blood, Carlisle," Alice said looking down at what Alice calls her new niece. "She is going to be able to digest both human food and our lifestyle."

Carlisle nodded his head in understanding. "Then I guess we will need to send Jasper and Emmett out to go hunt. Alice how long until Bella wakes up?"

I looked over to Alice as well as she focused on the question at hand. Her eyes popped op and her mouth dropped down. "We have visitors waiting for us at the house."

I growled as I held the baby and Bella closer to my body in protection. Carlisle reached for his cell phone to call Jasper who was following us in my Volvo. After Carlisle hung up the Volvo passed us, speeding quickly the rest of the way home. I could hear every bit of Rosalie's grotesque thoughts about what she was planning on doing to the demon that ruined Bella's life in more ways than one.

"Alice, how many visitors should we expect?" Esme asked quietly from the front seat.

"The number keeps changing which makes me think the wolves are involved as well," Alice said as we came closer to the house.

"Carlisle, you get Bella up the stairs and Esme will take the baby," I said as Carlisle turned into the drive slowing down his pace considerably. "Alice and I will keep an eye downstairs. I do not want a single person coming within a hundred feet of Bella."

Carlisle put the car into park and quickly had Bella in his arms as I handed of the child to Esme. I knew without a doubt that she would protect the two of them.

"We don't have much time Edward, Bella is going to be waking up in three hours," Alice hissed as she and I ran around the house to meet up with the rest of the family on the far side of the property.

"That's a whole day early," I murmured.

"We haven't found anyone," Jasper slid to a halt and wrapped Alice around her waist pulling her close. "But the wolves must not be too far away because the smell is all the way over here."

I am going to kill him! I cocked my head a voice that was unfamiliar came through my head. I held up my finger to listen for more making my family quiet down.

"What is Edward?" Emmett asked.

"Shh," I hissed back and circled around the family trying to pick up the voice.

The idiot could not even take a baby from a human, a female voice said. A human!

I covered my ears at how loud her thoughts were.

I guess a woman needs to go in to do a man's job.

I saw the front of our house go through her thoughts. I turned toward the direction of the house and hissed loudly. I immediately picked up speed; running back home when out of nowhere I ran into something hard and huge, crashing me into a heavy oak tree. I stood up crouched and ready for a fight, my siblings behind me crouching down as well.

The fur of six wolves stood up high on their backs, their minds jumbled together as one. I looked into the deep black eyes of the russet color wolf, recognizing his mind and pictures of Bella.

Where's Bella? He spoke and all the wolves looked at me.

"She's safe," is all I said in return. "Now, if you excuse me."

I took a step to the right but the wolf stopped me in my tracks. You broke the treaty.

"No treaty has been broken, I did not nor has anyone else in my family bite a human. She was biting by another vampire who, if you don't mind, we are trying to locate and I have a very good feeling that said vampire is on the way to my house to finish a job."

I watched as the wolf ran out of sight and a second later walked back out of the trees wearing nothing but a pair of ragged old shorts.

"Is she hurt?" Jacob Black asked in his human form.

"What does it matter to you?" Rosalie asked from behind me with her arms crossed.

"Look, Blondie, she is a friend of mine, if she is hurt I deserve to know."

I cast my eyes down knowing that we wasting time. "A newborn vampire changed Bella, the same person that raped her. The baby has been changed as well."

Jacob's darks eyes grew wide. "Where is this newborn?"

"We don't know, but a female is after the baby," Alice said. "You all are involved as well, my visions have been faulty which makes me believe that you step into my visions."

"Wait a minute," Jacob said turning to look at my pixie sister. "Visions?"

Alice sighed with impatience. "Yes, visions, I can see decisions that are made. And right now the decision of the female is going to the house. So we need to go."

Jacob looked behind him and nodded his head minutely to the rest of the pack who dispersed. "We will take parole around the parameters of the property. If you do not mind any extra help that is?"

"Why should we trust a dog?" Emmett asked.

"Because it looks like you will need more help and Edward there seems to have his hands tied. Bella's father is best friends my father, so if anything happens to Bella then chances are my dad is going to make me pay. We picked up a trial on the way out here of more your friends. How many did you say there were?"

"Four," Alice spoke.

Jacob shook his head. "I think you might want to take another head count fairy," Jacob said before walking into the tree line. "The strong was much more potent coming from the Seattle winds. I think one of your friends might have been busy."

I heard Jacob howl as he paws padded off into the dark forest and I turned to move toward the house.

"Do you think we can trust him?" Jasper asked as we flew through the front door.

I took in a huge breath smelling the air and the only thing I could smell was that of wet dog that was circling the tree line around our house.

"I don't know, but I have the feeling we do not have much of choice. The only thing that I do know is that Jacob Black at one time had a thing for Bella or still does. He is sincere about that. Alice did you see anything about the others that Jacob was referring to?"

Alice chewed on her lip as her eyes focused. "No, but that is not to say it is not happening."

Carlisle came down stairs while Rosalie and Alice went upstairs to help Esme. "Emmett, Jasper, you all need to go hunt for Bella and the baby. We will need to be prepared."

The two nodded their head and then started for the door. Emmett stopped abruptly to look at Carlisle when Jasper ran into him. Together they fell down to the floor. Emmett jumped to his feet and then turned his attention back to Carlisle.

"What do you mean for the baby?" Emmett asked. "I thought that they drank milk."

Carlisle nodded his head. "Usually you are correct, but this baby is special."

I groaned. "Can you two go and round up some deer or something?"

Once jasper and Emmett left I walked over to Carlisle and began to fill him in on the wolves. As well as letting him know that they have been tracking more than we at first intended. "The female is close though. I can her thoughts even though they are distant. I know that she is mad."

Carlisle nodded his head. "Apparently someone screwed up. I don't think who was in the room was there to bite Bella, he must have heard you coming."

"Not someone, Carlisle, it was Dean," I corrected. "And I can guarantee that he will pay for it."

My head snapped up to the stairwell. "Reneesme?"

"I'm sorry," Carlisle asked looking at me.

"The baby," I started. "I think that is the baby's name, or will be once Bella wakes up."

Carlisle's brow closed together in confusion. "How is it that you know the baby's name?"

I began to descend the stairs to confirm the thoughts that I keep hearing that were not anyone else's in the house. I stopped at the guest bedroom that Esme and Carlisle quickly put together. I put my hand on the knob, turning it gently.

"Reneesme?" I asked when walking in the room.

The one day old child was laying on the floor next to Rosalie already looking like a three month old, her head turned toward me with a toothy grin. Her eyes flickered oddly as if she recognized me and they also captivated me. I lowered down onto my knees and looked at her; very faintly I could see my face flash through her eyes. Followed quickly by Bella's face.

I heard Bella moan from the bed beginning to stir. "My baby…."