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A/N: I hope you enjoyed learning about Ruby and Logan's pasts. I enjoyed writing this chapter and hope you do too (:

Reassurance

BPOV

It had been a few hours since the Blake's had shared their pasts with us and to say we were stunned was a bit of an understatement. I couldn't help but feel sorry for Ruby and having to deal with the pain of not only becoming a vampire alone but knowing she killed her only family, it was heartbreaking. As much as she reassured us she was okay and had moved on from her past, I couldn't help feel she hadn't, she just had a thick skin to hide behind.

"Love, are you okay, you've been quiet for a while now?" Edward asked, concern clearly written on his beautiful face.

"I'm fine, just trying to digest something's. Edward, do you think we can trust them?" I searched in those green eyes for an answer and I saw it.

"Honestly, I do. Don't forget they came to us, willing to help, so why can't we trust them. Besides I think having me, Jasper, Alice and Nessie means we would be able to find a way to not trust them. Come on love, Carlisle wants us back in dining room". He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me into his side.

I did trust them, but as a mother I had to make sure my daughter was safe and although they knew the Denali coven, I didn't know them. I just wanted to make sure I could trust them with my family, being in this life had taught me to be sure of people and who were the ones to be trusted and which ones weren't.

As I sat I looked at Ruby and merely smiled and she gave me on in response. Maybe my worries were irrational, I think me and her would become close.

"So, the reason behind why Logan and I are here is because we heard rumours surfacing about a threat in the south-"

"-Wait, this wouldn't have anything to do with new borns would it, because no offence but we've dealt with them before and if you haven't heard, we won!" boasted a proud Emmett.

"Actually Emmett", Ruby continued. "Although you faced a new born army I don't think you've faced one like this. There has been a shift lately in the battles down South. More and more forces instead of fighting for land have decided to join to create large coven."

"Ok, so what does this have to do with us?" questioned a bored Rosalie.

Logan cleared his throat and looked at each of us and then settled on me and Edward. "They are joining together, because after they heard what occurred here with Victoria and her army, they became worried. They believe that a coven with large number is better than having scatterbrained youngsters. They are battling to be powerful covens and are picking off covens one by one to gain the best vampires and force them to join with them. They are targeting those with gifted vampires. They heard of your daughter and well to say they are tempted I don't think describes it. They want power and they believe your daughter along with others in this coven will make fine additions to their "family" of sorts"

No, this couldn't be happening. Why us? We just got our lives in order, why did someone have to always come after us? My Daughter? This must be some kind of sick joke. I looked to Edward and all I saw was him twirling around his wedding band. He only did this when stressed; it had become his new habit. This wasn't good. I couldn't let this happen. They wouldn't get my daughter, any of family for that matter.

"They aren't getting her, any of us. I don't want to but if it comes down to it, we are fighting. I don't want to live knowing I didn't fight for my family." Everyone stared at me and I knew they were thinking the same thing, our family were a unit and we didn't abandon one another. Edward grabbed my hand and pulled it to his lips; I knew he felt the same. This was our daughter and she would be protected at all costs.

"Look Bella, we came here to help you. We have contacts and I'm sure you do to who would be willing to fight, but we need to think rationally here. We can't go in there without a plan." Logan stated. "I know Jasper trained you before but that training won't cut it against fully matured vampires. Me and Ruby managed to find out they aren't planning to attack for another 3 months. This window is short and for all I know their plans have changed since we first heard of the rumours."

"Ok so we start training soon then, the pack is more than ready to tear up some cold flesh again." Jacob stated.

"Hang on, if the south is causing such problems and threats to other covens why haven't the Volturi heard about it and if they have why haven't they stopped it?" I questioned. It was confusing to me, they are supposed to enforce the law for our kind but yet all they did was sit back and watch the conflict rage.

"They have heard about it but, their laws aren't followed in the south. Let's just say the south is out of their control" Jasper said. He looked to Logan for confirmation and earned it in a small nod.

I couldn't handle this anymore. The room felt like it was caving in on me. I mumbled an excuse me and fled to the front porch. As the air hit me I felt calmer. I just wanted the fights to stop, it wasn't fair. My family didn't deserve this heartache; we just wanted to live together peacefully and not have to watch our backs constantly.

What if they got Renesmee? What would they do to her? Would they torture her? Would they brainwash her and make her like them? Sadistic, menacing and downright insane. I couldn't let that happen, I won't let it happen. My daughter deserved a life of happiness, laughter and constant love. Not more pain, hiding, fighting and bloodshed.

I heard the door open but didn't recognise the footsteps; I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see who it belonged to.

"I know your scared Bella, believe me I do, but me and Logan want to help and will do everything in our power to protect you, Renesmee and your family. Like we said inside, we wouldn't have come if we didn't want to help." I sat down and Ruby followed my lead. I guess I didn't block my thoughts from her.

"Sorry I didn't mean to pry but I thought you needed some reassurance and being a mother once, I know the feelings and thoughts you're going to be having, but I promise you, your daughter is in safe hands and no-one is going to be taking her away from you and Edward". I looked at Ruby and knew she was someone I could trust.

"Ruby, I am scared believe me I am. It's just I hate seeing my family go through this. It seems whenever my family are ready to move on and be happy we can't, there is always an obstacle in our way. I want to have my daughter live safe in the knowledge that her family are always going to be here, not off facing the next big threat."

"Bella, I'm going to say this once and only once. Your family are strong and by being here for just under a day I can see how tight you all are as a unit. Your daughter will always be safe and your family will always pull through. You have nothing to worry about and also, you're a mother, you're scarier than a vampire." I couldn't help but chuckle at her statement.

"Thank you Ruby, I just hope your right."

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