Sitting on the couch (which I thought was pointless, considering the fact that we didn't have to sit, and it wasn't like anyone was going to invite any humans over now that Edward had Bella), I stared at the wall, going over my options for the tenth time that hour.

The infuriating letters had stopped, but I wasn't fooled. Jasper and Edward thought that they had done a pretty good job intimidating Royce's little buddies, and, of course, Carlisle wanted them to just leave us alone, so no one said anything. All I could think about was that one stupid, brief little visit wasn't going to change anything. Royce would just find another way to ruin my life.

It had been two weeks, and even Emmett had started to grow complacent, something that pissed me off to no end. He was my husband, but even he just wanted it to be over with. I knew that if he saw Royce, he would definitely do some damage, but the whole family had reached an unspoken agreement to wait him out. Waiting on Alice, in other words.

Just as I thought this, an irritated shriek came from upstairs. Before anyone could move, Edward let out a curse I had never heard come out of his mouth, and Alice came flying down the stairs.

"WHY?! HOW?! How does that despicable man keep avoiding my visions?!" Everyone was frozen in shock, the pressing silence finally broken by my scream of rage.

"I told you that he wouldn't leave!" Was all that I managed to say before I was abruptly grabbed from behind by Jasper. The whole family had run down the stairs when they heard Alice's announcement. Emmett stared at me in distress, wanting to help, but knowing that restraining me was the best course of action at the moment. God, why did he have to have a sudden moment of clarity right when I wanted him to just attack Jasper?

Carlisle's voice intruded on my rapid thoughts before I could decide whether or not to flip Jasper or hit him, his trying to calm me down was getting irritating.

"What did you see Alice?" He was the only one who actually looked relatively calm, lines of stress the only indication of his inner turmoil.

"There's another letter. Waiting in the forest, over by Goat Rocks. He obviously tracked your scent there Rosalie, and he knew we'd find it, we hunt there pretty often."

"Well? Are we going to go retrieve it, or are we just going to keep standing here contemplating the wiseness of that action too?" I asked cynically.

Without speaking, my family all turned towards the door, and Jasper finally let me out of the unbreakable arm lock he had me in. Without pause, I flung myself out the door, Emmett close behind. It took us only minutes to make it to our usual hunting ground, and Royce had placed it right where we would quickly find it, making no efforts at all to hide it. I could hear Edward and Jasper's infuriated mutters. What if a human had found it?

I ripped it open frantically, eyes scanning the letter before I let out a frustrated, muted scream.

My Sweet Rosalie Hale,

I am highly vexed with you now. I didn't expect that you, of all people, would do something so coarse as to not only keep associating with those vulgar beasts, but to send them to my current home to threaten my colleagues. Though you have disappointed me yet again, I am willing to forgive you one more time. Be aware, though, that this is the last time, and that there will be no such disobedience allowed once we are married. Now, I beg you leave those animals, and join me at my abode.

Yours Always,

Royce King

"What does it say, Rose?" Emmett of course. In a fit of anger, I threw the paper at him, which was rather futile considering it wouldn't hurt a little human child, let alone a vampire.

We sprinted back to our house, only to find the dog there, waiting for us.

"Hey guys!" He greeted us with a grin. "I came over to see Renesmee, but I saw you weren't home. What were you...?" The idiot mongrel's voice at last trailed off as he realized that something was wrong.

"Not now, Jacob." Bella was the first to speak. "We can't talk right now, there something us Cullens have to talk about." The stress on her face was a dead giveaway that it wasn't just a little family decision we had going on, but a full-blown problem.

"What's going on?" He demanded to know.

"None of your business, puppy." I snarled. The last thing we needed was a dog complicating things. Carlisle threw me a reproving look, and explained the problem to Jacob.

"So Blondie has some freaky stalker chasing her from a past life that joined up with a huge coven, and now all because of her Renesmee is in danger?!" He yelled.

At that, my anger exploded. He thought that I was putting her in danger?! He was the mongrel who could have a fit at any moment and kill her!

I lunged forward, and almost had his throat in my hands when Bella tackled me and put me in a headlock, Edward quickly grabbing Emmett before he could cause any damage.

"Calm down Rosalie." That was Carlisle, working with Jasper to attempt to cool down everybody's tempers. "I understand how you must be feeling right now, but we have to use our heads and come up with a plan. Attacking their coven recklessly will only get us all killed."

"What are you proposing, Carlisle?" Emmett joined into the conversation, watching him closely.

"I suggest we get the Tanya and her family involved, we won't be able to accomplish anything without them."

"And," Jacob broke in, "you need to get ready to have a pack of wolves waiting outside your door."