"Do you really think this is a good idea?" I stare at Edward as he starts packing a bag. Edward had told everyone about Alice's vision. Victoria would be here on Saturday so Edward was taking Bella down to Jacksonville to see her mother.

"Honestly, I'm not sure but I have to do something. Victoria will be here so in order to protect Bella we need to go to Jacksonville. It's only a short visit."

"I understand that you need to protect Bella, but your not planning on telling her the real reason why you are leaving."

"She would only worry if I told her. The less she knows the better it is for her."

"She's not going to be happy once she finds out that you kept this from her. Your only going there to get her out of town. Seeing her mother is just an excuse."

"If she finds out and she won't. You aren't telling her, none of us are." I just let out a huff. He was so stubborn sometimes. I watch as he finishes packing and zips his bag shut. I follow after him as he leaves the bedroom. "Everything will be fine. Carlisle already called the wolves and they will be on the watch for Victoria. Carlisle and everyone will be working with the wolves to catch her on Saturday."

"Does that mean I will be at the house alone?"

"Of course not. I'm staying here with you to make sure she doesn't come looking for you." I turn to see Alex walking over to us.

"Oh joy," I reply dryly. I turn back to Edward just as he is opening up the door. "Be careful Edward."

He gives me a small smile and nods his head. He then closes the door behind him to go pick up Bella so that they can go to Jacksonville.

My nerves couldn't calm me down. I spaced in and out that night and the next day. It was only when my family was leaving that I snapped out of whatever head space I was in.

I hugged Esme and looked at everyone. "Be careful please. I don't know what I would do if you got hurt." She gave me a smile.

"Don't worry. We will be ok." I nodded as they walked out of the door. A thought then popped into my head.

"Oh Emmett." He stops and turns to look at me. "Please don't do anything stupid. Like going onto Quileute land to try and catch Victoria. If she goes on their land, don't go after her." Emmett smiles.

"I'll do my best." He leaves and I sigh after him.

"That's what I'm afraid of." An arm then lands on top of my shoulders.

"Don't worry, they will be fine." I turn and shrug off Alex's arm.

"I know but I can't help it though." I walk over to the couch and sit down. I'm lost in thought as I look at him. "Can I ask you something?"

Alex sits down on the couch next to me. "You can ask me anything." I stare at him before replying.

"I've been wondering about this but why did you decide to stay. I mean like really stay with us. You were with the Denali's for a while and then you left to stay with us. You lived with us in Ithaca but you always said that it would be temporary. You seemed really happy when we went to visit everyone in Denali. I thought you would go back to living with them. Is it because of what Aro said about us. Is that why you decided to stay?" Alex sighed and ran his hand through his hair.

"No, it wasn't because of what Aro said. Yes, I was happy when I found out we were mates but that wasn't why. When I first saw you, I couldn't take my eyes off of you. I felt this connection and when you looked at me, everything just came into place. I was alone for so long and only used women to get what I wanted. Everything faded away and I felt that everything I had been searching for was right in front of me. I put up a front at first but I always felt drawn to you. My instincts were to protect you and I wanted to get to know you better. I wanted to be around you because it feels like I'm drowning when I'm away from you. That's why I always immediately come to you when you get home from school. You ground me. I decided to stay because I'm falling for you." This was one of those moments that I'm not prepared for. Alex had feelings for me and I would be lying if I said I didn't.

"I'll admit, I didn't like you when we first met. You were annoying and self-centered. Not to mention you always pulled pranks on me." Alex started laughing.

"I only did that to get a reaction from you. I didn't think you would talk to me so I would do anything for you to talk to me. Even if it meant you screaming at me."

I smiled at him. "Well it worked. Aside from all that, you are a comfort to me. I always feel safe when I'm around you. I was trying to deny it but my eyes started opening when we went to Italy. You going back there to protect me despite everything that happened to you. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm falling for you too."

Alex gave me a breathtaking smile. I never thought about dating anyone of falling in love. Everything was changing. This man was everything to me and I didn't want to run away from him any longer. Alex put both of his hands on my face and started to lean in. I leaned in and closed my eyes. I waited but nothing happened. No kiss.

I opened my eyes to see Alex staring at the window. He let go of my face and walked over to the window. I could tell that he was scanning the vicinity.

"What is it?" I got up and walked over to him. He kept looking at the trees and squinted his eyes.

"I'm not sure. I feel that something is out there but I can't see what or who." I looked at him and could tell that he was on high alert. I knew we would have to pick up on our conversation later. I started to grow uneasy. A feeling of dread instantly came over me. Whatever was out there, it wasn't good.

Alex moved away from the window and towards the other side of the room. He walked to the other window and stared down into the trees. Something was wrong.

I turned and looked at him. An uneasy feeling was forming in my stomach. I took a step in his direction, wanting to be closer to him. That's when everything started to go downhill. I heard the noise before I felt anything.

There was an explosion from the window right behind me. Glass rained down all around me. I didn't know what was happening. Fear started to come over me and I couldn't move. Alex whirled around towards me in a panic. "Sophie!"

It was at that moment that I felt arms snake around my waist. I looked into Alex's eyes in fear. I couldn't say anything before the arms yanked me backwards out of the window. I felt myself plummeting to the ground. I let out a scream as I was falling. Was this how everything was going to end? I then felt the arms of my captor disappear before new ones caught me in time before I hit the ground.

I looked around me in fright as Alex held me in his arms. I then turned and wrapped my arms around him. I buried my head into his chest refusing to let go. I don't know how long we stayed like that before he let me down. I looked around us but didn't see anyone.

"Are they gone?" Alex kept his arms around me as he scanned the forest.

"Yes. Whoever it was decided not to linger."

"Who was it?"

Alex started shaking his head. "I don't know."

"Was it Victoria?"

"No. It was a male. I've never seen him before." I was then consumed into my own thoughts. Riley Biers. That was the only person that would do this. This incident led me to a realization. Victoria wasn't just after Bella, she was after me too.

Alex took my hand. "Come on. I'm taking you back inside. Your family should be back shortly." I nodded as Alex led me back into the house. I walked up the stairs to the living room and stared at the broken window. I never imagined that anything like this would happen. I was still in shock that Riley jumped through the window only to drag me outside.

I sat down on the couch as Alex came back over to me. "Here, drink this." I gladly took the cup of water from him and took a sip. I just sat in the room in silence. I was shaken up by the whole ordeal. I kept staring at the broken window. Images of me being pulled through the window kept playing in my head.

I was glad Alex was here with me. I felt a little better knowing that he was here. Alex stayed close to me. He would scan the yard but made sure to be as close to me as possible. I think he was afraid that Riley would come back for me.

I started to relax when my family came home. "Sophie!" I looked up to see Rosalie making her way over to me. I stood up and wrapped my arms around her. I buried my head into her shoulder. "Are you ok?"

I pulled back and nodded my head. "I'm fine." Rosalie smiled at me sympathetically. They obviously knew what had happened. Carlisle comes to me next and looks me over. His doctor skills are kicking in.

He hugged me after he seemed satisfied that I was ok. "I thought the worst when Alice told us about her vision." Carlisle broke away and looked at Alex. "Thank you Alex. You saved her and I cannot express how grateful I am."

Alex smiled and waved him off. "It's nothing. I'm just glad that she's ok." I looked at my family since they were all here. My eyes narrowed at Emmett, seeing that he was wet.

"Emmett, why are you wet?" Emmett sighed and rubbed the back of his head.

"Victoria was pretty much dancing on the line between the two lands. I think she figured out that we can't go onto their territory. Well, she was on our side and I got close to her. She then jumped onto the Quileute land. My ego got the better of me and I jumped over the line onto their lands. One of the wolves attacked me and I landed in a stream that was right behind me."

I knew it. I knew that this would happen. "Emmett! I told you to be careful. How are you even here?"

Jasper sighed."It was at that moment that Alice had her vision. She said Sophie and the whole pack turned to her. She said that you were in danger and that we needed to get home. Sam phased back and said that we could go. He did warn us about not doing anything like that again. He said next time they wouldn't be so lenient."

I ran my hand through my hair. I looked at Emmett. "You need to be more careful. I don't know what I would do if we lost you." Emmett smiled and ruffled my hair.

"Ok short stack." I scowled at his nickname that he gave me.

I turn and looked at Alice. "What exactly did you see?"

"I saw you standing by the window looking at Alex who was across the room. I saw the glass exploding and this vampire's arms wrapping around your waist. You were pulled out of the window and plummeted towards the ground. That's where my vision ended. I didn't know if Alex got to you in time. We all thought that the worst had happened. Thankfully the wolves let us leave."

I nodded my head and saw Carlisle studying the broken window. "I will get this fixed tomorrow. We will need to be more careful about Sophie's safety. I don't know why someone would go after Sophie." I let out a sigh and made a decision.

"It was Victoria." Alex and Carlisle both shook their heads.

"It couldn't have been. Victoria was with your family and the wolves. I told you that it was a man that attacked you," replied Alex. I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. I hope I was making the right decision.

"That's not what I meant. I know it was a guy but if you think about it, Victoria is behind this. She obviously has someone working with her."

Everyone looks at me confused. "Why would someone be working with Victoria," questioned Esme.

"Think about it. James was after me and Bella. Edward killed James so she wants revenge. She probably didn't come after me before because I was with all of you. That would be a suicide mission. She probably assumed that I would be at the house alone or not as protected. She had someone come here in her place to inact her revenge. She probably turned someone to get them to help her." It was like a pin dropped. No one was saying anything.

"That would make sense," answered Jasper. "We thought it was only Bella. She wants us to hurt by losing Sophie. Sophie was the one that James wanted the most."

Carlisle sighed. "We don't know about this for sure but it would be best to take extra precautions."

I looked at my family and Alex. Everyone looked to be on edge. There was no telling what Edward would do once he learned about this revelation. I then knew what I needed to do. I was going to have to tell them everything and I needed to do it soon.

So what do you think? I wanted Sophie to be a little more vulnerable now. I wanted to create this incident because I believe it strengthens the relationship between Sophie and Alex. Do you all want Sophie to tell everyone her secret? I'm trying to decide when or if I should do it. I am leaning towards her telling them but I want it to be at the right moment. Please tell me your thoughts. Until next time!