Chapter 5

Abducted

Betrayal is a cruel thing, sometimes the people who you think are your friends are really your greatest enemies. Maybe that's what makes them so dangerous. A betrayal of this magnitude could bring to us danger and tragedy greater than we could ever have imagined.

The one who had betrayed us stepped forward, grinning evilly, it was Leah.

To say I was shocked would be an understatement, the pack was so close, I never would have expected her to turn against them. From the expression on Jacob's face he hadn't expected it either.

I came out of my thoughts and stared horrified at Leah and those standing behind her, they were the ones I was truly terrified of, the Volturi, poised for the inevitable battle, one that we would most surely lose.

Leah had helped them, she had told them where to find me, and with this information she had doomed us all. Not only the Cullen's and I, but the pack and almost certainly herself as well. I doubted that -even after she had assisted them - the Volturi would leave her alive. No, they would not leave her alive, they would destroy her once she had lost usefulness to them, it was a double betrayal.

There was no way that she couldn't have figured that they would destroy her, though at that moment she didn't seem bothered, not in the least. At that moment she only seemed pleased that she would pull it all off, though I had no idea what vendetta she held against us.

My enemies stepped forward, surprising in the sheer number of them, Aro, Jane and at least twenty members of their talented and malicious guard. I tried pointlessly to hide my fear, but I was sure that my eyes gave all my terror away.

As the Volturi stepped into the dying light -the weak light glistening off of their perfect, razor sharp teeth as the grinned maniacally I was sure that these were my final moments of life, I only wished that I could see Edward one last time, his perfection. I was snapped out of my reverie by an inhuman growl.

Jacob was standing in front of me, now in his wolf form, growling menacingly while trying - in vain - to protect me from the encroaching evil.

Jacob lunged and in a blindingly fast movement he tore Jane's arm for her body. Just as quickly she retaliated, striking him in his broad chest with her catlike claws.

Jacob was bleeding profusely but still, he refused to back down, I knew that he would protect me, no matter what even if it meant losing his own life.

Just as I was beginning to lose hope of escaping, I heard a low and familiar snarl from behind me, Edward. So quickly I could barely see, Edward, Jasper, Carlisle, Esme and Rosalie were engaged in battle with the Volturi, while Emmett and Alice came to stand by me -Alice apologizing constantly for not seeing this coming- protecting me, both from my enemies and the horrendous sight of the developing battle.

They ushered me to a safe distance, I couldn't see what was going on, though Alice's face gave it all away, she was horrified, we were losing.

Unconsciously I began to hyperventilate, what if someone died, oh I would never forgive myself if something were to happen to one of them, my family.

Although I could not see, I could hear the sickening crunch of bones and the howls of pain coming from Jacob. Then, it was quiet for all but an almost silent whimpering.

Alice finally stepped aside, and began to sob tearlessly, they were gone all of them, taken by the Volturi, almost surely never to return for the awful sewer-like dwelling of the Volturi. While Alice sobbed, Emmett stood still, a shocked look on his face, disbelieving.

I looked back to the place where I had last seen Edward, and in his place was the crumpled form of Jacob, still in his wolf form, the source of the whimpering. He lay on the ground broken and bleeding, I ran to him and crouched by his side, sobbing uncontrollably for all that I had lost, and would lose.

He breathed shuddering breaths. "Jacob?" he didn't respond and I knew that he didn't have long left. " I'll always love you, Jake." And with one last labored breath he died.

I sobbed until the last of the evening light was gone behind the trees, when Alice pulled me up and began to drag me back toward the garage. She and Emmett climbed into Alice's Porsche and without asking any questions I climbed in as well and we sped down the Cullen's driveway into the night.

An: I am so sorry. I feel so bad. It has taken me forever to update! writer smacks herself for selfishness As always READ AND REVIEW!!! Anyone who does gets virtual props and cookies. Tell me if there are any spelling or grammar problems, I didn't have time to send it to my beta, I spell checked but the darn spell checker always misses things.