Prologue

"Be content with what you have, for God has said; Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you. So say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid." - Hebrews 13:5.6

His voice aroused me from my sleep. "Carlie….Carlie" the voice cooed, I recognized it immediately and knew who it was. I sat for a few seconds, surely if my human hearing had picked it up then my parents would hear it and be up here any minute.

"Carlie….do you not miss me? Come to the window, come and see me."

I hesitated for a moment before pulling the blankets back to get out of bed. 'Why had my parents not come up yet?' I thought to myself. They could be out hunting or maybe left? No my father never left me alone, "Overprotective fool!" as my aunt Alice would say. And then I snapped back to reality, he was here, here to see me, come back to be with me? Had my father changed his opinion on the situation? See reason? Not likely but maybe that's why they hadn't heard him, they had orchestrated this whole scenario to make it private for us.

"Carlie….I know you hear me, come on my sweet….I've missed you."

He sounded different, desperate almost? Maybe he did miss me like I had missed him. I finally opened the window, "BE QUIET!" He screamed at me. I stopped suddenly, I realized sadly that my father had not been apart of this and I hesitated.

"Your parents are a bit preoccupied, now come to me." He said.

So he understood my apprehension, I felt just like Romeo and Juliet at that moment, I acquired quite a knack for the classic much like my mother. I began opening the window slowly again, then I closed my eyes, I was flying through the forest I could feel his cold hand against my skin and I closed my eyes as the wind blew against them. Suddenly we stopped, he dropped me to the ground and I turned around to face him. I gasped at what I saw; he looked like a tortured man, his face in pain and hunching over like he had a hurt back. But then he opened his beautiful eyes and looked at me, I suddenly was hit with a truck load of emotions, anger, disappointment and for maybe the first time…Fear. They were red, bright red in fact, I had never seen a vampire with bright red eyes, the volturi had them but they were not that bright because they had not feed in awhile I had over heard my grandpa say, I was suddenly afraid for myself.

"Has your father scared you away from me now?" He sneered in a vicious tone I had never heard him use.

"No…No." I stumbled out. "What happened?" I asked, the only question I could ask seeming as I had a million questions running through my mind.

"What happened…WHAT HAPPENED?" He screamed…Then he laughed and said, "My sweet I've been gone too long I'm hear to receive what is rightfully mine, they cant keep us apart, were mates after all." I took a minute to contemplate his words, I had never heard him speak like this, and I was concerned.

"You need to take me home, my parents will know I'm gone soon." I spoke slowly with conviction.

"NO!!...What do you miss your DOG? Your reek of him, you belong with me, I NEED you, WANT you and no one will deprive me of you any longer, I can take care of you, your safe with me always." He said.

He suddenly began to calm down running his fingers along the side of my face. And then I heard a fierce snarl behind me, I stopped breathing and closed my eyes. I began thinking about how naive I had been; so discontent with my life wishing so much to be immortal, now I face death. So stupid I had been for not listening to anyone, thinking I knew everything about this world. Now I stand praying wishing to take it all back.

I turned around and look back at the man snarling stand behind me ready to attack. And it came to me, something I had read from the scriptures my family made me read. No I would no longer hide behind my loved ones, I wish to be equals and tonight I would no longer be afraid, the Lord IS my helper....Then it all happend so quick.

Sooo what do you think???!!! Do you think I should continue or give up??

Who could it be Carlie is talking about?? Who is snarling behind her?? Let me know if I should continue to let you guys know!!! Thanks!

A/N- I'm not the type of author to hold chapters hostage unless I get reviews but for this one time only I will only because I dont want to write a full story if no one is interested.

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