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Chapter 16 – Imprint

" Waaaaaa!" I ran – tripping twice – to pick up Rachel, but it was no use; the other babies started to cry too. Jacob, once again, was gone. I'd had no help with the kids for the past week.

When they wouldn't stop crying, I started. I let tears fall freely as I shushed them. Somewhere, I heard a door slam, but I ignored it, setting my head on the edge of Alison's crib. I sobbed.

I heard footsteps walking up the stairs, and soon felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up into the darkness; the person's hand was cold. A light switch flicked on, and Edward was standing there; Alice was behind him.

Alice's face was grave. I gulped. " Wh-what are you doing here?" Alice shook her head. Edward took an unnecessary breath, stating, " We need to talk."

Ten minutes later, all three of us were seated in the living room. Edward and Alice kept exchanging glances when they thought I wasn't looking. Finally, my anger broke through, " If you guys were just going to sit there, then why'd you come?" Alice cleared her throat, " We saw Jacob." I gulped; he was on the Cullen's side.

" What about Jake?" she gulped then stated, " We saw him with his friends. They weren't causing any trouble, but they did break the treaty." I closed my eyes, hoping something bad wasn't about to happen. " Bella, the rest of the family's pissed. We're trying to talk them out of a confrontation, but they won't listen to us. They might listen to you though."

I glared, mainly at Edward, and said venomously, " So that's why you came here? To ask my help? Guess what? Heck. No."

He nodded, but Alice shook her head. " Bella, please. If you won't do it for Edward, do it for your kids, but there's one more piece of information you need to know." I motioned with my hand for her to go on. She took a shaky breath before answering, " I know where Jacob's been disappearing to. He's imprinted – on Jessica Stanley."

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