Chapter 18 – Edwin's Power
BPOV
I crouched down between Jacob and Edward. A growl emerged from my throat. It reminded me of Edwards roar a week ago. That seemed so far gone. I was a vampire now. Something I had always wanted to be. Well, since I met Edward anyway.
Edwin turned toward me and the wolves stopped their attack.
"You." He said with a smile. "You're one of us now aren't you?"
I let out a low growl. The circle around Edwin began to move around. I moved forward.
"Yes you are. Good, now I won't have to go to the trouble to change you myself. I need you to kill my brother." he smiled.
I roared at him. The roar made everyone wince and cover their ears, including Edwin. The wolves whined and scratched at their ears. I hissed at him. "Why would I kill Edward?"
"Because I told you to."
"Since when do I do what you tell me to?" I crouched lower and walked sideways, like the circle was.
"Since now." He smiled.
I kept my circle closing.
"Why aren't you doing my bidding?" he said angrily.
"Edwin." Edward said, stepping out of the circle and standing next to me. I stayed in my crouch and stopped my circling. "She is immune to powers. All of them. Except Alice's and Jasper's of course."
"No!" he roared and began to stare at Edward. "Then you kill her!"
Edward froze. "No." he whispered.
Edwin flicked a wrist toward me. "Go ahead."
Edward began to shake. "What are you doing to him?!" I screamed.
"He isn't immune to powers like you are. He has to do what I tell him to do."
Suddenly all of the wolves jumped at him.
Bella. Get Edward out of here.
"But Jake…"
GO!
I did. Edward was still frozen. He couldn't, or wouldn't, move. I threw him over my shoulder and took off. Alice was right behind me. We ran back to the meadow. Somehow I found it without any help.
I set Edward down under the tree. He still couldn't move. His eyes were blank, staring into the forest. The sun had set and it was pitch black, but I could still see.
Bella. Bella. Bella. Bella. Bella. Bella.
"What's he thinking?" Alice asked.
"He's just thinking my name, over and over."
"He's drawn himself in. So that he can't do anything. It's like a vampire hibernation."
"Well we have to get him back."
"I don't know how Bella." Alice said, looking anxiously at me.
Neither did I.
The trees rustled. I spun around into a crouch. "Who's there?"
"It's me Bella."
"Jake?" I croaked.