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There was no doubt in Angie's mind that the situation she was in was going to end badly.

James and Victoria hadn't said a word to her and yet she knew everything.

When James appeared behind her as she was about to step into her house, she first heard James's thoughts before she felt his hands on her. She barely had time to scream before his hand covered her mouth and his over arm trapped her. The wind hit her face as panic made her uselessly try to fight the vampire off.

She knew he was taking her to the high school where some other vampire named Victoria was waiting for him.

"Smell that?" he said as he joined the red-haired in the reception. The vampire had just wrecked the place and the floor was covered with files and paper. "That's the little sister," he told his mate as he let go of Angie who fell down at his feet.

"She cute," Victoria grinned back at James. "Can we eat her?"

"No. We're gonna make a deal."

Victoria chuckled. "That boy will never give his human away. But it'll be fun to watch," she said as her eyes landed on Angie.

The telepath crawled away until her back hit the wall. She watched carefully the two predators standing before her, knowing perfectly that she could die any second now if Bella didn't come to take her place. And that was the last thing she wanted.

At that moment, she just wanted to be with Carlisle, to see him, to hear his voice, to listen to him saying that everything was going to be okay. But she couldn't think about anything else than his safety. It didn't matter what happened to her as long as Bella and Carlisle were safe. But she knew he would do anything to save her, and that scared her more than James and Victoria.

"Let's make a call, shall we?" James said as he took Angie's cellphone out of his jeans pocket.

As he searched through her phone for Bella's number, he frowned, obviously surprised to see Carlisle's number in there.

"Interesting," he whispered as he scrolled up every private message the two mates had shared. "Seems like their strange diet isn't the only odd thing about this coven," he told Victoria. "She's Carlisle's human."

"Really?" Victoria arched an eyebrow. "Wonder what they do with their humans if they don't eat them," she said, but she wasn't actually curious.

"Oh I see," James grinned after he read another message. "They're mates."

"That explains it," Victoria nodded. She looked like she was getting bored. "Why haven't they turned them yet, then?"

"Who knows what the yellow-eyes think?" James rolled his eyes. "I think it's time we call for a ransom, what do you think?" he said before he pressed the call button.

When Bella and Edward stepped in the Cullen residence they met face to face with Carlisle and Laurent. Edward instinctively brought Bella behind him, ready to attack to defend her.

"Wait," Carlisle stopped him. "He came to warn us about James."

"This isn't my fight," the nomad vampire said. "And I've grown tired of his games. But he's got unparalleled senses, absolutely lethal. I've never seen anything like him in my 300 years. And the woman, Victoria, don't underestimate her."

Carlisle watched Laurent leave and that's when he saw that Bella didn't have any bags with her.

"I thought you were packing to leave," he said.

"Carlisle…" Edward started. "We can't leave," he said, as painfully as it was to stay in Forks and put Bella in so much danger. "There's been a change of plans."

"What happened?" he asked, suddenly worried. He could see on their faces that something was really wrong and his instinct immediately made him think of his mate. "Where's Angie?"

"Carlisle, I'm sorry," Edward said with a weak voice. "He took her."

Bella watched as Carlisle's face rapidly changed. It was beyond worry at this point. It was a mix of pure fear and anger. He looked broken and furious. He didn't look anything like himself.

"But we're gonna get her back," Bella quickly told him, trying to reassure him. "It's me he wants. I'll just take her place."

"No you're not!" Edward immediately said. "I'm not gonna let you go anywhere near him."

"You don't have to let me do anything," Bella shouted. "You can't tell me what to do! Angie's my sister and I'm not going to let her die!"

"What's going on? I thought we had to leave right now?" Esme said as she appeared in the hall followed by the rest of the Cullens.

"He took Angie," Carlisle told them, despair clear in his voice.

"Oh my God," Alice breathed out, more confused than worried, wondering why she hadn't seen it coming.

"He wants to make an exchange," Jasper guessed.

They were interrupted by the ringtone of Carlisle's cellphone. He couldn't have taken it out of his pocket any faster.

"Angie?"

James's inhuman laugh resounded in the vampires' ears. "Sorry no. But don't worry. She's fine. For now…"

"I want to talk to her," Carlisle growled.

James sighed. "He wants to hear your pretty voice," he said as he held the phone near Angie's face.

"Carlisle…" she cried.

"See, she's fine," James interrupted before Carlisle could say anything.

"What do you want?"

"You know what I want."

"You can't have her," Edward snarled. Carlisle shot a look he never thought he would ever have. He never thought he would ever want to take an innocent human, his son's mate, to a psychotic vampire to get killed. And yet, it was all he could think about at that moment. He didn't care what happened to Bella as long as Angie was safe.

"Well, I'm eating somebody tonight. And if it's not the big sister, it's gonna be the little one. Call back when you've decided who's gonna be on my menu. I like midnight snacks," he told them before he hang up.

"Call him back!" Bella shouted.

"No!" Edward shouted back.

"You have no right to tell me what to do! This is my sister, this is my life!"

"Wait!" Jasper stopped them. "Alice, what are you seeing?"

"They're at the high school," Edward read his sister's mind. "They were trying to get information on you and your family, they went through the school's documents. They're holding Angie in the reception."

"Let's go." Carlisle barely had time to finish his words before he vanished, followed by his family.

"Go with them," Esme told Edward. "They'll need you. I'll stay with her and make sure she's safe, I promise."

Edward hesitated for a moment. "You have to go, please," Bella begged. "Just make sure that Angie is safe."

Edward sighed, defeated. He kissed Bella's forehead before he looked up at Esme. "Watch over her," he said.

"I will, I promise," she tried to give him a reassuring smile. "Go."

It had been half an hour since James had warned the Cullens of what would happen if they didn't call him back before midnight.

Every minute that passed made both vampires more bored, and more irritated. And every minute that passed made Angie more scared, and more relieved. She was afraid they would actually do it: sacrifice Bella to save her.

The telepath had been crying for a few minutes, sniffing and breathing loudly, and it was getting on Victoria's nerves.

"I swear to whatever God there is that if you don't stop right now I'll eat you!" she threatened as she took a step forward.

"Stay away from me!" Angie shouted. She watched as Victoria's eyes grew big. The red-haired did step back, just like Angie wanted.

"What the hell?" Victoria yelled. James watched the strange scene with confusion. "I can't move!"

It took James a few seconds to guess what was happening. He chuckled, then grinned: "You're a gifted little human, aren't you?"

Angie couldn't believe it. She had just compelled Victoria the way she had compelled professor Varner on her first day.

"James!" Victoria shouted, angry.

James sighed and rolled his eyes. "Undo it," he ordered Angie.

She gave him a puzzled look, which only irritated him more. He stepped forward, which was a terrible idea.

"Stop!" Angie yelled, and the vampire stopped.

"Now, I'm definitely killing you," James threatened as he looked down at his feet, unable to move.

Angie couldn't think rationally and even though, deep down, she knew there was no way she could run away from a vampire, she hoped that whatever she did would hold them long enough for her to get to safety.

She rose to her feet and ran as fast as she could. She had never run so fast, she ran as if her life depended on it. And it did.

She practically ripped the handle off the door as she exited the reception. She ran in the hallways, almost tripping over her own feet. She was running inside the school as if she was discovering the place for the first time. She didn't recognize the building, she felt like she was trapped inside a horror movie and she was running pointlessly inside a haunted house she would never get out of alive.

She had almost reached the exit when someone suddenly appeared in front of her. The sudden appearance made her scream her lungs out and she stepped back, terrified, before she recognized the person who was in front of her.

"Carlisle!" she breathed out, tears of relief falling down her cheeks.

"Angie! Are you okay?" he asked, alarmed, as he took her face in his hands, checking her out for any injuries.

"Get me out," she cried. "Get me out!" she started shouting and hitting him.

"Where are they?" Carlisle asked. "What happened?"

"I don't know," she cried, too scared and confused to even try and make sense of it, "they might still be stuck in the reception," she said. "Please, get me out," she begged, her hands fisting his shirt. "Get me out," she wailed.

Emmett, Jasper, Edward, Rosalie and Alice were all standing at the other end of the hallway and nodded at Carlisle before they ran towards the reception.

"Come on," Carlisle said before he lifted her off her feet. The next second, he was standing outside the school, with Angie in his arms. She buried her head in his chest and cried loudly, getting it all out of her system. "You're okay," he whispered, more for himself than for her, then he kissed the top of her head. He sat down on the grass and started moving back and forth, hoping the movement would soothe her.

A couple of minutes later, he saw whom appeared to be Victoria get out of the high school and run the other way. It took everything he had in him not to go after her and kill her himself.

"You're okay," he repeated as he tightened his hold on her. "You're okay."