A/N So guys this is going to be the last chapter, up next will be the epilogue. For everyone enjoying this story, I hope you have checked out my new story 'Be My Sub.' Nothing beats a vampire Dom with a human sub! I am working on the outtakes for this story it will be in Edward's POV of what was happening on his side. I will work up the guts to post it soon. If you cannot wait, they are on the writer's coffee shop site already. I have the same penname there.

Thank you for your support of this story. And major thanks to Dazzleglo for beta'ing it.

Dreaming of Edward

Chapter 16

Bella's POV

Thankfully, Alice was almost back to herself just days after the kidnapping. Her only ill effects from the attack were doubt and uncertainty which was something you would never associate with her before. James had messed with her mind more than her body, though he done enough damage on that front as well. The first few nights were the worst, listening to her whimper in Jasper's arms. Everyone in the house was on pins and needles whenever she was in the room.

Her biggest fear was the fact that she never saw them coming. If she could miss something so big, she wondered what else she missed. Carlisle being of the scientific mind swears it was the fact that Jacob and the pack are blocking her sight.

Victoria had been chased away five times over the last three months, so the pack was on constant alert. Jacob was exhausted, but he wouldn't stop trying to protect Masen and the family.

"Mamma?"

"Yes Masen?"

"She's coming and she's not alone this time," he said in a nonchalant voice as he played with his bright yellow remote controlled Hummer.

"Who's coming baby?" I paused and peeked up from my laptop.

"The redheaded meanie," he said quietly.

"How far away are they?" I asked trying not to scare him.

He closed his eyes and thought for a second, "Just over ten miles away, they are coming from the west."

Jasper was at the bedroom door before I could move to tell everyone. He just nodded with his lips curled up exposing his razor sharp teeth. I knew I didn't want to be on the receiving end of those right now.

"Baby, how many are coming to visit?"

"Seventeen friends," he nodded.

Jasper's POV

Alice shivered in my arms when we heard Masen telling Bella about the next attempt on our territory. It took me months to get her back to being somewhat of her old self. The scars from her kidnapping would never go away, she would carry them for the rest of her existence, but at least I will be there for her. This needed to end here and now, it was time we were able to live a peaceful existence.

I had been waiting for something like this as the signs were all there, Seattle was under siege. Only a bunch of crazed newborns could wreak such havoc of that magnitude.

I had taken certain precautions just in case it came to this. Now - I was thankful, I had.

This was going to be scary if an all out war broke out.

"Alice get the bags to the front door, and darlin, I love you," I kissed her with every ounce of love I had for her.

"Okay Jasper, I just wish I could see what was going to happen," she pouted.

"I know, but we will win this fight, I haven't lost one yet," I gave her my best-crooked smile putting her at ease.

She raced downstairs as I stopped in front of Bella and Edward's room. Masen was calmly sitting on the floor as Bella did her best to get as much information as she could without scaring him.

Edward was done explaining everything when Bella, Masen and I reached the first floor.

Jake's POV

Everyone heard Masen talking about the bitch coming. How she managed to get past us when we rescued Alice, I will never know! She was good that's for sure. Every time we were close to grabbing her, she found a hole to disappear into.

I instantly ran outside and phased. Everyone was running our way since they had already caught the intruder's scents. They made a loop around so they were coming in from behind the unwelcome guests.

Edward nodded to me and began filling everyone in on the plan. Knowing they would be coming in from the back, I headed to the backyard. I slightly growled when Bella joined me with Masen. I didn't want him anywhere near the fighting.

"Jake would you do me a favor?" of course, I nodded.

"Will you take Masen and run?" I was about to growl a no, but Edward walked out and nodded.

"Please Jacob, here is a backpack with everything you will need to run. I have also included our account numbers in case we can't join you," he kissed Masen on the head and strapped the light blue bag to his son's back.

"There is a cell phone in the bag that everyone here has the number," that was a nice way to say anyone who survives will call me.

After she kissed Masen too, Bella lowered him onto my back.

"Masen, Uncle Jake is going to take you for a ride. You need to hold on tight. Okay?"

"Yes Mommy," he giggled as I wiggled my butt taking his mind off what was about to happen.

I quickly took off heading away from them. The pack was wishing me luck in case they did not see me again. I wished them luck in the fight. They understood I was where I needed to be, doing what needed to be done. Although, it didn't stop me from feeling guilty for leaving them.

Edward's POV

Bella turned and sobbed into my shirt as soon as Masen was out of sight. Alice and Jasper joined us shortly after. We needed to rid our lives of this menace if we ever wanted to have a normal life, well - normal for us.

"Masen is safely away?"

"Yeah Jasper, thanks for having a bag ready for him," he smiled.

"Someone has to look out for my nephew," the rest of the family milled out and assumed their positions.

"I called the Denali's and left their address in the bag. They have promised to take them in."

"Thank you Alice," she smiled insecurely at me. But, in her thoughts, it was the insecurity that James had put there and I hated him for that. He effectively took away our confident happy go lucky Alice from us.

"Alice, don't," I grabbed her hand and held it. "Just don't," she stepped in and we held her.

"They're here," I announced solemnly.

Three minutes later 'The Army' as Victoria was calling them, strolled out of the trees, as if this was a garden party they were invited to attend. I had an idea of how to get her to see reason.

"Why are you trespassing on our property?" Carlisle calmly demanded.

"You took my James and now I am going to take you all down," she snarled furiously.

"Well, that would not have been necessary if he had not stolen a member of my family," Carlisle chided.

"He only took back his daughter, since he was the one who turned her in the first place."

"Is that what he told you?" I tried to stop her, but that was a fruitless venture, "He didn't want me for a daughter! He wanted a plaything!"

"You lying bitch! He had me, he did not need anyone else," this was my opening.

"She's telling the truth. I read his mind before we ripped him apart. His only thought of you at the end was, at least he wouldn't be stuck with you anymore," I chuckled trying to infuriate her further.

"NO!" she went to lunge, but decided against it.

"You saw the signs, he was never bonded to you," slowly she put the pieces together in her mind.

"Do you need more proof? Alice, show her."

Slowly, Alice turned her back towards Victoria and pushed the waistband of her jeans down to show off her lower back. There was no denying the branding he left on her solid flesh, 'JAMES.'

Victoria's mind broke into pieces as she saw he had scratched his name onto her hard body. She would be marred with his name for the rest of her existence. It physically hurt me watching the inside of Victoria's mind shattering into tiny pieces before it folded in on itself. There was no stopping the cascading effects of having no mind. Her mind was only slightly splintered when she lost James, but our taunting effectively finished the job.

Before her mind shattered, I saw in her thoughts, she too wore his etched branding. Hers was across her breast. She seriously thought she was the only one to wear his brand.

Mindlessly, she crumpled to the ground and shook in shock. For a second I thought we were going to have to fight the strapping newborn that moved to her side. Gently he picked her up and cradled her.

"Shush now, I told you I would care for you forever. You are loved."

"You're a good man Reilly. Where will you take her?"

"No place long, since the Volturi will be looking for us. They only gave us five days to kill you before they were going to come after us. That's tomorrow."

"Edward they will come after us. If we are here when they arrive, we won't survive," Alice worried with good cause.

"What about the rest of you? Die here or run for it. It's your choice," Carlisle stated.

"Diego, we can join Fred in Vancouver if we leave now," the smallest newborn pleaded.

"Okay Bree, let's go. I never wanted to come here in the first place. This was never our beef," hand in hand they sprinted away from us and the wolves that were hiding in the trees behind the Army.

"She misled us. There is no glory to be had from fighting here. I don't know about you, but I am running for it," Reilly moved past the stunned newborns.

Quickly two couples flashed away to try and save their necks. The one named Raol and his gang decided they were going to fight, which was there undoing. Before they could move a step towards us, the wolves jumped them and with no help from us, they obliterated the Army in seconds.

Paul was in glory as he tore Raol apart with his razor sharp teeth. Seth was proud as a little peacock as he decapitated his second in command.

"Everyone get your things ready, we leave in half an hour. Sam, tell Jacob to come back. We leave as soon as Masen is back with us," Jake was already on his way back when he heard the battle was over.

Bella's POV

Everyone moved inside to figure out what to do next. Carlisle knew our biggest threat and had no problem stating it. "Demitri will find us and parting ways will not help. We must stand united," he paced nervously

"Demitri is a tracker. What if we remove him? Without him we have a chance right Alice?"

"I see them showing up then nothing. I would assume that's when they encounter the wolves. I see us running, but I cannot see anything after that. I would assume that's when Jacob joins us."

"You bet I am going! Here buddy, you and mommy go see Grandpa Charlie while the big boys talk," Jacob messed his hair so he looked like his daddy.

When Edward nodded, I knew to trust him and go. Masen giggled as I sprinted through the trees with him on my back. Charlie was washing his boat when we exited the tree line.

"Hey - there's grandpa's boy," Charlie grinned.

"Grandpa!" I put a wiggling Masen down and he charged my dad.

"Well, it's nice to see you two," I held my breath as he pecked my cheek.

"We wanted to see you before - we left," my eyes stung from the tears I would never shed.

"Will you be gone long?"

"Honestly, we have no idea how long we will be gone."

"But, you'll call or write, something, anything?"

"Anything I can. There are some - not so nice - people who are going to be looking for us. I'll call when I can and send pictures whenever I have the opportunity," it broke my heart to see a tear slip from his eye.

"I am going to miss you two. We barely had time to get to know each other," I stepped in and hugged him briefly.

Charlie and Masen played in the yard, just as Charlie and I had all those years ago. But, all good things have to end eventually. The Cullen convoy pulled up and I knew it was time to go. Masen ran to his daddy, who put him in his car seat as I said one last goodbye.

"I'll miss you Dad," I choked out.

"I'll miss you too Bells. Take care of my grandson for me," Charlie whimpered out as he released me for the last time.

With one last wave, I climbed into the Volvo. The convoy sped off heading north. Edward clutched my hand and squeezed it securely.

"We're going to Alaska," Masen giggled in the backseat.

"Are we now? And who told you that?"

"Jake," I looked back to see him grinning.

"And the pack?"

"They are setting up our trap. I said we were going to Alaska just not when."

"Edward?"

"We are leading them into the clearing where we play baseball. Us against the pack. They will enter the field and when it's too late, they will be decimated."

When we arrived at the clearing, the pack was in human form taking the field. I guess we were batting first. Jacob ran to the outfield to join his friends. Why were we playing baseball when the Volturi were on their way was beyond me? Dare I even say crazy, but then look who I'm talking about, wolves and vampires.

"Edward?"

"Relax Bella, we have a plan. Just go along with it," his smile filled with mischief.

Carlisle stepped up and hit the pitch thrown by Sam. It was a line drive past first base. Alice went next and at the last minute bunted. Jasper wasted no time in slamming the ball well over the heads of everyone in the outfield. Esme had just rocked Masen to sleep when it was my turn up at bat.

I knew this was not going to be pretty. The last time I played baseball, I put the coach in the hospital when the bat slipped out of my hands and hit him in the head. I copied their stances as I readied myself for my upcoming failure. Suddenly, I was not in control anymore. My body was not my own, which meant one thing. "EDWARD!"

He chuckled lightly as he flew into me, scooped me up and headed for the woods. Never giving the Volturi a second thought, I started removing the articles of clothing that stood in the way of me achieving my reward as he continued to run.

A loud groan escaped my lips as he slammed me into a rock wall. Ignoring the tinkling sounds as rubble shook free of the wall face, I savagely attacked his lips demanding they give me what I wanted. In true Edward form, he submitted to my needs. A low growl emanated from the back of his throat, fueling my fire.

Digging my hands deep into his hair, I jerked his head to the side to allow myself to nibble just below his ear. With one gyration of my hips, he suddenly spun me around and bent me over the remains of a fallen tree. With one sharp yank of my leggings and panties, they were at my knees.

"I know what you need love, and I am going to give you all of it," he purred and shove his cock straight into my depths.

"Oh God Yes!" I panted pleased.

Grabbing my hips tightly, he pulled all the way out, and slammed back in again. "Always

so wet for me," he grunted as he did it again.

"Just for you," I groan as he slammed in again.

"Forever love!" he gasped as I met his movements.

I shivered with excitement when he wrapped his arm around me and found my nipples begging for his touch. His panting breath fanned across my neck as he sucked my earlobe into his teeth.

"Faster," I whimpered.

"Anything for you," he grunted as he drove in faster and deeper.

With erratic thrusts, his hand slid down my body to my pussy and started fondling my clit. "Fuck that feels good!" I gasped as his finger moved so fast it felt like a vibrator.

"God baby, you don't know how bad I want to cum right now!"

"No! More! Don't stop!" I panted out.

"Bella, hurry love, I'm so close!" he pounded into me harder.

"EDWARD!" I howled out as I came around his cock.

"MARRY ME!" he growled out as he spilled deep inside.

Together we slumped against the tattered wood trying to catch our breaths. My mind fumbled around about what he just bellowed. Did he mean it? Or was it just in the heat of passion he said it?

He chuckled, "Sorry, that wasn't very romantic. Was it?"

"No," I giggled.

"No what? No you will not marry me? Or no it wasn't very romantic?"

I looked over my shoulder to see his expression was bordering on being crushed. "No, it wasn't romantic," if I could still blush, I would be florescent red.

"Isabella Swan will you marry me? Please?" he asked as he stroked my cheek.

"Yes Edward Cullen, I will marry you - if the Volturi don't kill us first," his smile was a beacon of hope.

After un-rumpling and finding the rest of our clothes, we slowly walked back and awaited our fate

Edward signaled everyone that the Volturi were approaching fast from the east. The way they floated into the clearing was majestic. I have never seen a vampire as graceful as the petite blond named Jane. The largest brunette male named Felix, rivaled even Emmett in size. The blond petite male surprised me the most, he looked like a little boy no more than 8 years old. Demetri did not walk, he strutted like a peacock.

We had positioned ourselves so we were in an arrow formation, with the pack staying hidden in the trees. It was decided between Sam and Jasper that the wolves would remain there with Masen, unless it became absolutely necessary to expose themselves.

Together we moved forward to the halfway point to greet them. Edward was suppressing a growl as he took in their faux smiles. "Greetings. You are a long way from home. What can we do for you," Carlisle's voice was nonchalant.

"There has been a lot of newborn activity in the area over the last few months. We followed their scents here hoping to dispatch them," Jane answered with just as much enthusiasm in her voice as Carlisle.

"Yes, we noticed it as well, but as you can see and smell they are not here. We have no idea where they are," Jasper smirked.

"Well they were at your house a few hours ago," Felix growled letting his aggression show.

"Really? Well it is a good thing we had already evacuated the residence. Do you know why they were there?" I had a feeling Edward asked this to incite their thoughts.

"No we have no idea. Perhaps they were looking for you?" Demetri purred.

"Perhaps, or maybe they just wanted to eliminate their competition for the territory?" Esme artfully deflected.

"Well since they never found us, I guess we will never know," Alice chirped.

"So it would appear. I suppose we will have to hunt them down and ask them," Jane nodded to Demetri.

His lips curled up into an evil smile and he shot off in the direction of the wolves. It took everything I had not to flinch as he ducked out of sight and into the trees. How Edward could remain so calm, was beyond me. I held my breath and waited for his screams to begin, but they never did. In fact, quite the opposite, nothing.

He emerged, with her hand draped over his arm, as he and Leah crossed the field and headed back towards us. Everyone was more than slightly flabbergasted.

"Who is that?" Jane growled.

"As she eloquently explained it to me, I am her imprint," he smiled and gazed at Leah.

"What the hell is an imprint?" Felix looked more baffled than the rest of us.

"She is my world. It was instantaneous. I have never felt pulled to anyone like her. She is now the reason I exist," he revealed.

Before anyone could move, Jane snarled and stared down Leah, sending her down to the ground withering in pain. That probably was a bad move because before Jane could adjust her stare, Demetri had her in a headlock and with a deafening crunch, Jane's body slipped to the ground.

Alec was about to make his move when Felix grabbed Alec and with one jerk of his huge hands tore his head right off. Demetri just smiled at his friend.

"They were already standing on my last nerve, so now what?"

"Now we make a new life here. Unless my lady would like to find a new home?"

"No I like it here just fine, but I think a change of diet is in order."

"Anything you wish my lady," he lifted Leah's hand and kissed it sweetly.

After burning the remains, we all headed back to the house together since there was quite a lot to discuss. It seems that the family has grown once again and at this rate we were going to be the size of a town. I had to wonder if it would ever stop, not that it mattered, Esme was more than happy to have someone else to dote on.

A/N Hey everyone! I have been working on three original stories with dazzleglo. One she even co-wrote and contributed to the other two heavily! We are very proud of our hard work and would love it if you would check them out. They are exclusively on the writers coffee shop library site. We would absolutely love it if anyone voted for any one of them. The poll is on the library home page.

The stories are:

Whether You Love Him or Not (A romance about an arranged marriage)

Fate of the Fairies (This is a tale about the good side and the bad side of the winged creatures. Don't let the first 2 chapters fool you, this is not a cute, fluffy Tinkerbell tale. These are not the goodie too shoes from Disney.)

Diaries of a Lonely Teenager (This story is about a life lesson learned the hard way.)