I know I can do this

It felt like we had been sitting there for hours. No one spoke. Claire crawled over and sat snug next to me. Quil would die if anything happened to her. Actually all of them would. I need a plan to get out here. I have a little girl, a pregnant girl and a shaking leaf , otherwise known as Emily. Me? Well I was on the verge of tears. My vision was so clouded I was practically swimming in them. My wrist still throbbed but that was the least of my problems. Without thinking I handed Claire to Emily. She began to protest but I shook my head. I walked to the door of the barn- obviously it was locked.

"Oh- honey, you are never going to get out of here" a beautiful voice sounded behind me. I didn't turn. "You know- I almost feel bad for you. You must be so frightened. If those damn dogs didn't love you so much, you would not be in these positions. If anything you should be blaming them" Without thinking ( I really needed to work on that) I took a swing at her. She caught my arm and put in behind my back. I felt her breath on my neck. " Baby girl- you are just a feisty one aren't you? Why so angry? Don't worry we won't kill you yet. I want the satisfaction of watching Embry's face when I kill you. I want to watch his whole life crumble before his eyes" she whispered into my ear. "You are probably wondering why we are doing this. What have you ever done to me?"

"I don't care"

"Like hell you don't" I struggled against her grasp. "Let me tell you a little story. About four years ago, I was a nice pretty girl, very much like yourself." She began pacing around the room. "Then I met a Quileute boy. He was fun and handsome. He always had a joke for every moment of the day. He asked me out. I immediately fell in love with him. We dated for a long time. I was convinced I was going to marry him. We were perfect for each other. Then one day I was walking in the woods and I ran into a beautiful man. Next thing I knew I was in the worst pain in my life. I screamed as loud as I could for this boy I was in love with. No one ever came. Then I was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. I wanted to go see him but I was told that I had to wait a few years. So I have waited patiently. Then I return with my coven to find my boy married with a pretty little wife- WHO DOES NOT EVEN COMPARE TO ME!" she screeched at me. "But, you see another girl had the same trouble with Jared- so I wonder who it is that I am talking about"

My exhaustion gave in then. I sank onto the floor. She knelt down to me. Gently she tipped my chin up to look into her eyes.

"Hurts, doesn't it?"

"Did you really think he would be waiting?"

"Of course, we were meant to be together"

" No, you weren't"

"He would have imprinted on me"

"You have one soul mate"

"Yeah- where's yours now?"

"He's coming soon, I know it"

"Well I hope so pumpkin- cuz I am getting bored looking at your face"

"So you are going to kill me- and what? You think he'll take you back?" I spit at her face.

"No- sweet girl- I can almost see why he likes you so much. You aren't that bright are you?"

"I am twice the girl you'll ever be"

"I want to see him suffer. Suffer the way I have been suffering. How better to do that than by having his old love kill his new one?" She shoved me to the ground. I landed on my wrist and screamed out in pain. "Everyone else is just here for fun!" She laughed maniacally.

Suddenly a large screen was brought into the barn. I heard the "Wedding March" playing. I didn't need to look at it to know was she was doing. I was suddenly shoved up into a chair. I felt rope go around my wrists. Why in the world was this happening to me?

"Lacey- I love you with every fiber of my being" Embry and I had never watched out wedding video. We were going to do it on our one year anniversary of marriage. Now his beautiful face was staring at me. All my resolve was leaving me. If something happened to me, Embry would snap. "See- I was nervous when I asked you to marry me because I couldn't imagine you saying yes. But you did. You don't know I am talking into this camera right now. You are talking to some people over there. You are absolutely glowing and I fall in love you even more every time I see you. Don't ever forget that" I felt the tears that had been threatening me begin to stream down my face.

"Wonderful- isn't he?"

"Yeah- he is"

"He never said those things to me, but he loved me. I wish you didn't have to suffer. I watched the whole tape. You really are a lovely girl, Lacey. I bet we would have been friends" I wanted to tell her that we could be friends now. But I would be lying so I merely nodded at her. She wiped the tears off my face. "Well, it was nice knowing you" I heard a crunch and saw the door fly open. There stood a pack of wolves. That's when I black out.