ESME POV

I remember when my journey began I was 18 and returning from a trip to forks with one on my sisters and her husband on my way back from forks are car got a flat just outside of Gadsden. I step out of the car to help change the tire. We were not paying attention to are surroundings that we did not notice someone walk up beside use and asked if we needed help. As I look up from the tire I saw this men he was tall at least 6'2" with blond hair and blue eyes. He was athletically built. I could not take my eyes off of him. I fell in love with him instantly. When he introduced himself as Carlisle and shook my hand I knew right then that he was going to be mine. I could not speak I could not get my mind to work properly. So I just stood back to let him help my brother in-law. We offered him a ride to town but he declined and said he was hitchhiking and did not need a ride. I could not look away from him.

I could not wait until I submitted a petition the elders to allow me to take an outsider as my mate. I knew that I could only trust my family with this if I was going to go up against the elders. So I road back home and told my mother what had happened. As we waited for night fall we made plans. As soon as night fell me and my family sprang into action. We found that he had made camp in the forest a couple a miles down the road. He put up a good fight but he was no match for use. We took him home and with the help of my family. I claimed him as soon as we got home. I had no time to savor the moment. Because soon the elders would find out and would be coming, as dawn came the elders came and escorted me and my family along with my mate to are towns' hall where we were going to be judged and punished. We were given a punishment that had two options to choose from one I could keep my mate but I would have to leave the community for twenty years and return of said time or my family would be killed or option two I would have to forfeit my mate and be shunned by the community. So a vote was cast amongst the people and they voted option one.

I was give a one year grace period before I had to fulfill my punishment. That very same day I sent Carlisle to be trained. Thank god I did not have to fight of any other females for the right to claim him because of my families' statues in the community and no one wanted to go against the elders and also I had already mated with him. Before I was sent away I was given a proper bonding ceremony.

So once Carlisle was trained and accustom to his new life we moved away to start are punishment we moved to New York so that I could attend medical school. Three years after we married I gave birth to a healthy baby boy we named him Edward Anthony Cullen.

But know that he is about to turn 18 we have to go back to fulfill are punishment. I wish that we did not have to go back a have fell in love with the outside world, but if I don't go back I will have murdered my family. I know as soon as we get there we will be welcomed with open arms and be forgiven for my crime and I will lose my son.

Edward is very handsome and comes from a powerful family in are community. He will probably be claimed once we show up. I hope that he will forgive me and his father for lying to him and not preparing him for this. I just hope this goes smoothly with the training and the claiming.