To The Death

Edward grasped my hand tightly as we looked up towards the cave nestled in the side of the mountain. I could smell the filthy dog from where we were standing and I could also smell the fear of my daughter; it made my blood boil and my skin crawl as I thought about what Adam might be doing to her.

"They're coming", Edward stiffened beside me and gripped my hand tighter as we watched Adam and Leon leap swiftly down the cliff face as though it was nothing more than walking down the street. Nessie was nowhere to be seen. Adam leapt across the final boulder and looked into my eyes with a smugness that made them glaze over with fury.

"Where is my daughter?" I spat through my teeth and Edward had to restrain me before I leapt forward and tore Adam's throat out.

The dog swept his long dark hair behind his back and raised a smug eyebrow, "She's safe".

"Safe?" My hands balled into fists, "Give her back to me, now!"

Adam shook his head, "Sorry, no can do", beside me Edward growled and Adam moved uneasily on his feet before continuing, "She's ours now and we'll dispose of her properly".

I couldn't understand how he could be so laid back about murdering my daughter, he made me furious and at that moment I wished that Jasper hadn't killed Elliot, I wanted my desire to destroy Adam to be let free. I stepped forward, past Edward's restraint, and glared into the filthy dog's dark eyes,

"I'm going to have to kill you, you know that right?"

He simply laughed and gestured for Leon to step forward. The red head strode towards my family, taking long strides as his large frame cast a shadow against the dewy grass. I instinctively threw my shield up around the six of us and hoped that Leon was simply a brute, with no extra powers. I saw Emmett out of the corner of my eye; he stood up straighter and moved in front of Rosalie, Jasper did the same. We stood there for a few moments and waited for the dogs to make their move.

Suddenly Adam looked up towards the sky and smiled, showing his gleaming teeth. The moon broke through the clouds like a giant white face and it shone down on us with a light that made the vampires present look like ghosts. The light seemed to dance off of the werewolves' skin like the sun did with ours; it made Adam's evil face look even more sinister, like an unused clown mask with hollow eyes.

Both Adam and Leon breathed in heavily and Leon spoke with a fixed grin on his face, "Its party time!"

My family stepped back as Leon and Adam dropped to the floor; they started to writhe around, not unlike what Jasper had been doing near the house, and they each began tearing at their skin like it was a separate entity that needed to be removed. Leon's flesh began to drop off of him in large clumps that slapped to the ground around him and a thick, red hair began to spread across his body like fire. Adam tore his skin away like shreds of cotton and they each stretched as their arms snapped noisily as they lengthened into long, thin front legs. Their legs did the same, as did their faces. Their noses cracked and their jaws loosened as their faces became sharp, pointed snouts.

Finally the wolves stood up on all fours; they were as tall as Jacob and his pack but they had longer legs and smaller bodies that somehow made them look more dangerous, as though they could tear you apart with a swipe of their claws. Adam was the taller of the two; he had long, lank dark fur that hung down his thin legs like spider webs and his eyes were a scarlet red that looked impossibly bright. He leaned forward, dipping his narrow head and bearing his sharp yellow teeth at Edward and then, with a sound like cracking paint, he spoke,

"Okay vampire, let's see what you've got".

Adam launched himself at Edward and he only just managed to manoeuvre out of the way and miss the wolf's long talons that swiped through the air. Edward growled and sprang at the huge wolf like a lion catching a gazelle; he leapt onto Adam's back and began tearing at his fur vigorously.

Meanwhile the other wolf, Leon, was circling Rose and Emmett; Leon was shorter than Adam but he was built sturdier, like a very large pitbull terrier, and he moved with such power that the ground beneath us trembled with every step. Emmett looked towards Alice and Jasper and nodded and then he turned to me,

"Bella, go get Nessie, Rose and I can deal with the mutt!"

I nodded and followed Alice and Jasper as they flitted from stone to stone up the side of the cliff. We reached the cave in a matter of seconds and there, in the dark, damp hole was Renesmee. I embraced her tightly in my arms and she held a firm hand to my face, replaying the last few hours for me. I saw glimpses of Adam and Elliot and Leon and I saw Renesmee struggling to move as Adam held her down with his power. Then I watched as the scene changed into flashes of Jake and I lifted her hand away from my face,

"Its okay, he's fine. You'll see him soon".

Nessie smiled and followed us as we ran back down the rocks towards our family.

I watched as Rosalie was suddenly thrown into Emmett by the red wolf and I listened as Leon laughed an inhuman laugh through snarling fangs. Nessie suddenly gasped and I followed her gaze towards Edward who was pinned to the ground beneath the large black wolf. Adam's snarling mouth was dripping with saliva and he was licking his lips with a long dark tongue as he spoke,

"Stupid bloodsucker, doesn't know when to stop", the voice sounded like sand rushing over rocks and it felt so unnatural coming out of the wolf's mouth, "Now look at your friends as they watch you die".

Everything happened so fast then. Alice gasped and Jasper darted to her side. Leon batted Emmett to the ground with a large paw. Rosalie screamed. Adam leant in to tear Edward's beautiful face to shreds. And a large, russet coloured smudge flew through the air, knocking Adam into the trees.

I realised a moment later that the blur had been Jacob; he was in wolf form and he was battling Adam ferociously. The rest of the pack was there too; Sam and Embry were tearing into Leon as Emmett and Rosalie held him down and Quil and Seth were circling Jake and Adam, waiting for the opportune moment to help.

This was it. All I could do was stand and watch as the most important people in my life fought for their lives. I prayed that no one would get hurt.

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