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Chapter 18: Victoria

EDWARDS POV

I grabbed Bella by the waist. And pushed her behind me. Emmet was directly behind her. Jasper was helping Alice off her feet. Carlisle and Sam were at the front. Esme and Rose were directly behind them. The rest of the pack was shifting themselves so we were all surrounding Bella. Jacob was directly next to me. At this moment in time I was glad Bella was friends with him. He had gotten his entire pack to help me. Help my family protect her. Sworn enemies, now allies against a greater threat.

Victoria slowly stepped through the clearing. I felt Bella shake involuntarily with fear.

"Tsk tsk, Vampires and werewolves, together? How absurd. Funny really you had to stoop to your enemies for help. Am I that much of a threat?" She let out another menace laugh. "Ah, Bella, Come out come out wherever you are. You can not hide from me forever. It would be easier if you just came willingly then your family and friends here wouldn't have to die. But have it your way." I wanted to rip her head off right there. I heard the thoughts of everyone around me. Most of the wolves were shaking. They were going to attack. They couldn't not now.

"DON'T!" I yelled. They all stopped and glanced my way. "She's not alone. don't do it." Jasper sent out a wave of calm.

"Ah little Edward I presume. Your right, I have some friends with me, I am not alone. I have some allies of my own. You couldn't honestly think I would go against your family alone. Although now its not just your family I'm up against. What a pity. Both Cullen's and you mongrels will have to die now."

"NO!" Bella screamed. I turned around and grabbed her.

"Don't she's trying to get a rise out of us. Stop"

"Edward I cant let any of you. I wont!"

"We wont Bella, but you have to stop. don't do this. don't walk away from me now." I looked down into her eyes. Tears will falling down her face. I wiped them away before returning my gaze to Victoria.

"Ah dearest Bella. Afraid for you friends are we. Give yourself to me, and they wont get hurt. I will leave them alone. All I want is you."

Bella took a step around me I grabbed her by the arm and held her. She wiggled and tried pulled herself from my grasp. Jacob grabbed her other arm and held her with me. She was still fighting us. Jasper tried to calm her down but it wasn't working. She was fighting with us, fighting us to let her go to Victoria.

"Bella, STOP!" Jacob shouted. "Think of Charlie. Think of, " he paused I looked at him. "Think of Edward." She stopped and turned toward me. I was almost sure I felt wetness on my cheeks. She struggled from Jacobs grasp and collapsed in my arms, sobbing.

"Dear girl, don't cry I wont hurt you. That much." I snarled at her. She was taunting Bella. Leaving her with only one choice.

"She will never go with you!"

"And we wont let you get her!" Jacob added to my threat.

"Ah the hard way. I love the hard way, its so much more fun! For me anyway. It will only cause you death and pain. Bella I am giving you one last chance! Come with me and they live. Put up a fight, they all die!"

BELLAS POV

Not much of a choice. Go easily to my own death. Or risk the lives of everyone here. I knew even if I chose to go with her. Edward and Jake would never let me go.

I felt Edward tighten his hold on me. Jacob looked at me with pleading eyes. I put my hand down at my side and reached for Jakes. I squeezed his hand in mine. I wasn't going any where, not from a lack of trying anyway.

"She's not going anywhere!" Carlisle stated.

"Leave this place now, and never return and we wont have to kill you!" Sam shot.

"HA, mongrel! I will not be the one to die." she laughed again, it sent chills down my spine. "The hard way It is." She whistled. We all looked around confused.

A pale man with blonde hair stepped through into the clearing behind Victoria. Along with a dark shaggy haired man. Another glimpse and I saw the blonde one had scares on his left cheek. It sort of looked like Emily's. everyone around me wrinkled there nose in disgust. I looked up at Edward and Jacob. Both had a look of fear in there eyes, fear I had never seen before. This was much more than fear. They were terrified. But why.

"What's going on?" I whispered.

"Bella, Bella, Bella, I have allies of my own. You should have chosen the easy way. MARCUS, MICHAEL!" she yelled. I looked up. Where the blonde was standing there was now a huge white wolf, with a silver strip down his back. The other was a dark black. I had never seen anything quit like the white wolf. He was big, much bigger than Jacob. Probably even bigger than Sam. Edward had be pushed behind him in the blink of an eye. Everyone surrounding me moved closer toward me. Protecting me in a circle. I heard Edward whisper no, but it was to late. The entire pack had transformed Edward pulled me out of the way defensively throwing me to the ground and landing over me. Emmet helped us off the ground. I looked in horror as the pack hadn't moved. They had just changed. but Marcus and Michael didn't like the sudden change they were snarling and growling. Slamming there teeth together in defiance.

Edward hissed in Jakes direction, he turned his head slightly his eyes rolled.

"Stupid dog! He could have killed you!"

"He's changed in front of me before Edward its fine!" I snapped. This was not a time to fight amongst ourselves.

I heard Victoria let out another menace laugh.

"You chose the hard way. don't think I am unprepared in the least. You will loose everyone you care about. There deaths will be on your head!" I studied everyone around me. They all had look of fear on there face. Carlisle no longer was holding a sturn look. He looked scared. He was eyeing the other wolves. Marcus and Michael. Rogue wolves. They really were here, and Victoria had them on her side. Danger magnet that was me. This was all my fault.

Victoria looked at me one more time. Edward stepped in front of me. Just as Jacob had stepped toward me. They were both standing in front of me. Jacob in his wolf form, Edward in protective crouch. They were so close I'm sure Edward could feel the warmth coming off of Jacob. I sighed this was the only time they weren't going to fight.

"One last chance Bella. Come with me, and your friends here don't have to meet a very gruesome demise." she said as she glanced at the gigantic wolves standing beside her. I looked at the white wolf. He was larger than Jacob and Sam, not by much. I thought Jacob had grown, he wasn't this big before. The Black wolf was nothing special, except he looked ferocious.

"She will never come with you, and we will not give up so easily." Carlisle insisted.

Sam growled and nodded his gigantic wolf head.

"Have it your way!" she turned and stalked into the woods. The gigantic wolves followed her slowly.

Nobody moved, I think they even stopped breathing, until Edward told everyone it was clear.

"She's out of range, were safe. We couldn't attack her now. There were others. They were hiding in the woods. I don't know how many exactly. It was all a buzz."

I dropped to the ground. I wrapped my arms around my knees and buried my face into my legs. This couldn't be happening.

"Carlisle. Please tell me that white wolf Marcus wasn't the same Marcus you told stories about." Edward asked Carlisle. Almost pleading.

"All the stories I've read about and heard. He fits, silver strip and all." He replied.

"He wasn't even that old. A little older than you." Edward snapped.

"We don't age the same way. We continue to transform, the only time we age is if we don't transform for long periods of time. Or we stop." Jacob told him.

"Great, just great!" Edward yelled as he leaned down and punched the ground beneath him. Leaving a big gaping whole where his fist hit. I jumped. He ran over to me and knelt beside me. He slowly put his arm around me.

"I'm sorry Bella, I didn't mean to scare you. I, this just is. I'm upset. I'm sorry." I smiled up at him. I couldn't find my voice. So I hoped he understood I wasn't scared of him.

"What are we going to do Carlisle?" I heard Alice ask.

"Were going to do what we said we were going to do.. Fight."

"We don't know how many she has or who she has helping her." Sam said as he looked around at his pack.

"I know." I heard Edward say from beside me. I looked up at him.

"Marcus is, the one Carlisle told stories about, I cant be a hundered percent sure, but everything fits, the rogue from over a hundred years ago. Michael, he's new. He was alone no one else was there to tell him what was happening to him. Marcus came across him in the woods and lied to him, to get Michael to side with him."

"How many more are there?" Jacob asked as he to kneeled beside me.

"There's eight different people they all thought about. Only eight. 5 are vampires. The other three I couldn't tell. They didn't think enough about them. As of now, we have those three, plus eight more, I'm willing to bet she had atleast five in the woods surrounding us. Making sure we didn't make a move."

"Alice can you see who or what they are." Carlisle asked Alice. I looked over to her, she closed her eyes to concentrate.

"The rest are vampires. Marcus and Michael are the only Werewolves. Like Edward said. Marcus, is the same Marcus from your stories. They don't plan to attack for at least another week. Maybe longer."

"Can you keep an eye on them. If there plans change, I want to know about it." Carlisle stated as he looked around at all of us. "I think it'd be best if we all go home and rest. We can meet back here tomorrow night." He paused and looked to Alice. She closed her eyes for a second and then nodded. "Tomorrow night will be fine. Same time. We need to get a plan of attack we can not let them get into the town. We will be able to show you how to handle the vampires." Carlisle said as he looked to Sam.

EDWARS POV

Sam was skeptical at first. He didn't want to give us to much information that we could use against them. Like we would. Were on the same side. Whatever, let him think what he wants. He was nervous to tell us anything at all. He even looked hesitant. "We can do the same for the wolves. Although these are rogue wolves. They might not fight the same." he decided to would be best to tell us. The more help we had the better.

"Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you." Carlisle responded and with that Sam walked toward the woods. The rest of the pack following behind him.

"Jacob!" Sam called from the edge of the woods. Jacob stood up and looked down at Bella. I tightened my arm around her waist. He looked toward Sam, and then looked down at Bella again. I wanted to growl, tell him to leave, but I held my tongue.

Bella finally looked up at him and smiled weakly.

"Are you going to be ok? I wont leave if…"

"Jacob now!" Sam called after him cutting him off.

"I'll be there give me five minutes!" Jacob ordered. Sam didn't want anyone out alone. He ordered Quil and Embry to stay behind and wait for Jacob. They stepped out into the edge of the clearing and stood there waiting.

"Jacob we'll protect her, she'll be fine." I promised.

"I know, I trust you with her. Weirdly enough today showed me in some weird twisted way, you love her."

"Its not weird or twisted, I would give my life for her. You may say we are not living creatures but ever since I met Bella I have never felt more alive. With out her I would surely die. Oddly enough tonight has shown me that you also care for Bella. I too trust you." I stated. I sighed. "Don't mistake my trust Jacob. I trust you with her life. I trust you not to let any harm come to her. I do not trust you with her though."

"Edward one mistake that's all I need you to make.'

"Then you will be waiting for eternity my friend. I will not make another mistake again. I will be fighting, much more than you."

"Good I wouldn't want to win because you gave up."

"Don't put her through that Jacob, don't put yourself through that."

"I'll be just fine." And with that he walked toward his friends and they disappeared.

I leaned down and picked Bella up off the ground into my arms. She placed her head on my chest.

"Than you."

"For what my love?"

"For being nice to Jacob even though I know you don't want to. I know he's trying to get me away from you. I heard, one mistake."

"He will never get that mistake Bella."

"I know. But still thank you for being nice."

"Anything for you. But I meant every word I said to him. I trust he has you best interest at heart. No matter how misguided his attempts are." I laughed

"Yea, as if I could love anyone other than you."

"Bella you do love him."

"But its not the love I have for you."

"No, your right its not but still don't cut him short." I smiled at her.

"What are we going to do Edward. There huge, there so much bigger. They can kill all of you!"

"Let em try!" Emmet exclaimed with a grin.

"This is no time to joke. Bella is right on one thing. Marcus is much bigger. He is vicious he has left over a hundred years of destruction in his wake. He suddenly disappeared a little over a hundred years ago, presumably he was killed but now we know different. We need all the help, all the strength and all the advantages we can get. I will not lie. With him against us I am a little worried, but Bella do not be afraid. We will all be ok, we can all take him."

Bella nodded her head. By the look on her face she wasn't convinced.

"She needs sleep Carlisle can I take her home?"

"Yes Edward stay with her, but I want Alice and Emmet to go with you to her house they can come home once your safe inside."

I finally got her home, she didn't make a sound the whole way home.

I placed her gently on the bed.

"Bella. Love say something."

"What do you want me to say?"

"Anything. Tell me what your thinking."

"You wont like it. You don't want to know."

"Tell me anyway, and I always want to know what your thinking.

"I'm thinking that there has to be something more I can do. I can't just sit around and let you all run around fighting rogue wolves, especially Marcus. You heard Carlisle. He's lethal. What if he kills someone? What if he kills you?"

"Bella, keep your voice down, Charlie is sleeping, and Bella he's no match for all of us."

"What if he's not fighting all of you. Or are you forgetting Michael the eight other whatever they are, and Victoria!"

"Bella nothing is going to hurt you, we wont let any of them get anywhere near you."

"I'm not worried about me!" She started sobbing again. I pulled her closer to me, trying to console her. She was shaking and tears were rolling down her face. "I'm worried about everyone else, and. You! What if something happens you Edward? I couldn't live without you, I cant handle loosing you again. You cant do that to me!" her words cut me like a knife. The images I had seen in Jacobs memory came rushing back, ripping my heart open. I had done that to her. What if something did happen to me. How could I put her through that pain again. But we cant just leave, Victoria would just kill everyone else we left behind. Everyone we cared about.

"I wont let anything happen to either of us. I cant live without you either Bella."

"Edward, how can you be sure? You cant know that you'll be ok."

"But I do, Alice would see."

"If there is werewolves involved she cant see anymore!"

"But Victoria doesn't trust them enough to stay with them. She leaves them in the woods or somewhere, and goes to where she's hiding. If she didn't Alice wouldn't be able to see what she plans. But she does, she sees them she sees Victoria ordering the eight other vampires. Its when they join the Werewolves she cant see. Until then we know what she's planning. So far she plans to attack in a week and two days. The wolves aren't with her."

"But Edward, when they are with her she'll be blind. We all will!"

"But at least we know when to expect her. We'll be ready for her. Now get some sleep my love. Please. Tomorrow I have a surprise for you to take your mind off of all of this."

"I don't like surprises." She frowned. It made me laugh she was so beautiful. I knew she would love my surprise and I didn't want to ruin it for her. It was Saturday so I had the entire day to carry out my plan.

"Bella, Alice has already told me that your going to love it."

"You tell Alice but you don't tell me?" she pouted. It made me laugh even more.

"Bella its time to go to bed, its been another long night."

I grabbed Bella and pulled her back to lay onto the bed. I wrapped my arms around her and hummed her lullaby. She leaned up searching, I couldn't resist. I gave her what she wanted. I kissed her gently, bringing my cool lips to hers.