Hey guys! THANK YOU for the great reviews!! I just got done with a bunch of tests so i thought i'd get ya'll an update. I thought I'd give Edward a swing. Just a short little chapter to shed some light on the things Bella doesn't know and isn't noticing. Thank you all for reviewing my story! sorry that i'm so bad about responding. I hope to update soon, but school sucks lol

Edwards POV

"I'll leave you to get cleaned up. Come and get me when you are finished and I can take you back down, if you'd like." I didn't want to leave her here, nor did I know how to help her. I didn't feel she would appreciate getting a bath like a dog nor me hanging out while she was naked. I hesitated, longer than I should have. She looked up at me, as if deciding something then let out of soft whine pressing her muzzle against my chest.

Her chocolate brown fur was warm and soft as I ran my fingers through it. I tried to ignore the matted blood I could tell was hers, it made a rage boil inside me that I had never known. She smelled sweet, like freesia though it was heavily masked with the scent of her blood. I expected it to be tainted with the scent of wolf, and it was but not in an unpleasant way. It was a slight undertone that made her scent sweeter. Everything about her I etched away in my memory. Her pull on me was something I'd never known. I had always been content with myself, the women around me of little interest. But this woman, she called to me with her every breath. She would truley be my undoing.

It was strange to see her change from wolf to woman. With the wolves I had seen it was a slower process that I preferred not to watch just was much as they preferred not to be seen. But for her it was like a shimmer, once second a massive, powerful wolf the next a small, slender woman who was undoubtedly the most beautiful creature I'd ever seen.

She stood up, elation in her eyes as she wiggled her small fingers. I wanted to hold them in my hand, I wanted to pull her close to me and feel her skin against my bare chest. These thoughts and the dozens of others I'd been having lately were completely out of line and I knew it. But still, I had them. If I could dream I was sure it would have been of her.

"I'm sorry, I can't seem to change without you. I'm afraid I'm far too dependent on you I'm sorry." She seemed embarrassed as she crossed her arms across her chest, and secretly I was elated she needed me. If only to help her phase.

"Don't apologize Bella, ask anything of me and it's yours." I wanted to give her everything, and anything she could ever want and need. I wanted to hold her close and never let her go. She was beautiful, her eyes so contrasting pulled me to her. I wanted to taste her soft lips, run my fingers through her long brown locks. Her skin was so beautiful, soft and pale and my finger tips burned in want to touch her. For a moment every thing stood still as she stood before me, her eyes burning into mine.

"Thank you." Was all that she said, dousing the fire in me with gallons of shame. I was wishing for things I shouldn't. I turned and left her to bathe, retreating to my own room to get cleaned up. I did not look forward to what awaited us downstairs.

As I showered I thought of what I was going to do. The "New World visitors" could only mean one thing. Quiluetts. Vampires were not on the greatest of terms with wolves, although there were no out right wars. They stayed in the New World while we stayed content in the Old one. There were some vampires who had ventured over, trying to break from the Volturi. But even they were closely watched, there could be no exposure in this New World just as there could be none here.

I knew this tribe of wolves, they weren't a bad sort, though my trust in them was low. But my trust in vampires was just as low so I suppose it doesn't mean much to say such things. But for them to come here, to see her as if she were a side show spectacle angered me. It also struck fear it me, would they try to take her? She belonged in neither world but I desperately wanted to keep her in my own.

Somewhere along the line I began to care for her so deeply it hurt to be apart from her. It was sheer coincidence that I stumbled upon her that day down in that dank cage. I was avoiding Tanya yet again and decided she would find such areas unpleasant and wait for me to resurface, giving me much needed peace of mind. I thought that the cells were empty because I heard no thoughts as I went down, but then I heard soft breathing and a heartbeat. I wondered what creature was stuck down there.

It wasn't until I made it down that I saw her. I had never seen a female werewolf, they were supposed to be a myth. Her eyes glared into mine, pitch black and wary. There was a dead rabbit in her cage and nothing more and I wondered why she was down here and why it was I couldn't hear her thoughts. I knew she was werewolf, for she was far too large to be a simple wolf. I wanted to take her from her cage, she was so thin and I could tell she wasn't eating. And it was then I was bound to her, and I had no idea why.

Surely she was a siren and had called me down to her. Though now I had no idea how to help her. I had power in Volterra, but not nearly enough to save her from the things to come. I could not stop Aro and his morbid curiosity, which would be the catalyst in the events to come. I could only bide my time and go with the flow, making sure she stayed in my care.

Then I heard her soft steps at my door, breaking me from my thoughts, and I opened it before she had a chance to knock, cursing my eagerness until her face lit up in a glowing smile.

"Are you ready for this?" I asked, not sure if I was ready myself. I had no idea what was waiting for her down there.

"I don't have to go alone do I?" she shifted nervously and looked away, as if I would feed her to the wolves alone.

"Absolutely not, I'll be with you. Unless, that is you rather I didn't of course." My words became rushed and I fumbled over them, I didn't want her to think of me as forced upon her and if she didn't want me then I would leave. Though I was beginning to think of how painful that might be.

"If it isn't an inconvenience, I understand if you have other things you need to do. You seem to be important here, I wouldn't want to get in your way." Again her eyes shifted from me, and she seemed to worry about my time. I wanted nothing more than to spend it with her and I laughed to think she would ever be in my way.

"Dear Bella, my time is your time now and I couldn't be more pleased. I'll stay with you till you tell me to leave." The words flowed easily and they couldn't be more true. I wanted to stay by her as long as I could. And do what ever I could to make things easier for her.

"Lets get this over with?" She asked, breathing in deeply. I nodded and led her back towards where the Quiluetts were waiting.

I lead her to the main room where Aro kept his company and held meetings. As I expected James and his cohorts were there along with the wolves from the New World. Instantly all heads turned as we entered, eyes focusing solely on Bella. Suddenly one of the wolves yelled for her.

"Bells!" he shouted, leaping from his chair and bounding towards her. Surprise was all I could feel, to think she already knew these wolves. And jealously that this man seemed to know her so intimately. I could see memories of her flashing through his mind and I was nothing but jealous of his time with her.

Her reaction however is what surprised me the most. She crouched down beside me and growled at the mutt. I could only feel smugly elated that she had such distaste for this dog.

"Bells… Bella it's me Jacob." His movements slowed, but still he continued to move towards her.

"This whole time." I watched as she crouched low and threatening. "Why didn't you warn me! Why didn't you tell me what was out there! Why didn't you protect me!" She was becoming hysterical, shouting at this mutt I'd never met.

"We chased after you, but your blood, he bit you. No woman has ever survived…" his face fell, he didn't walk towards her any longer. I could see his memories, him chasing after her. Seeing, smelling her blood everywhere. He did care for this woman, more than I would have liked.