Hey guys! I am so sorry it took me over a month to update this story. I kind of ran out of ideas on what to write about and I felt that I needed to take a break from it for a while. I would like to thank any of my readers that has stayed patient with me. There has been a lot going on lately that has caused me to become extremely busy. Whether it is school or managing a girlfriend, all of this causes a very busy me. Anyway, thank you guys again and here is the next chapter for you.

Hidden Soul

Chapter Twenty

Bella's POV

"Bella…is that you?" I heard my father ask as he turned slowly to face us.

I met his eyes and I could instantly tell that he really was my true father. I mean, I look almost exactly like him. I can't believe I have never noticed this before that I have never looked like Charlie or Rene.

"Hello father. It's your daughter Bella. I have come here to ask a favor of you." I said as I held Rosalie closer to me. I felt her hand rub my side slowly to show that she is here for me, which instantly makes me smile.

"Jacob, Leah, do you mind leaving us for a minute? I would like to speak to my daughter in private." Nathan said as he motioned for the guards to leave.

The bowed a little and then abruptly left the room. Once it was only the five of us, Nathan turned back to look at me while moving a little closer.

"I can't believe you're actually here. I see that Charlie and Rene has taken good care of you. Remind me to thank them later. But what is it that you are asking Bella?"

I sighed softly and looked back into my father's eyes. "My mate and I are being threatened by a powerful lycan and also another person who we seem to believe is half lycan. His name is Kevin and for some reason he has been following our every move and I fear that he will make his move at any moment and possibly kill my mate, my pack, or even myself. I have come here to ask if you would help protect us and possibly stop him."

Nathan's eyes scrunched in what seemed to be confusion and shock. "How powerful do you think this Kevin fellow is? Do you know the description of what he looks like and the name of the person that is possibly helping him with whatever plan he has made?"

I nodded my head while saying, "Kevin is an all black lycan with piercing green eyes. I believe he may be just as powerful as we are father. I know I have never met you until now, but Charlie has informed me about my family's history and how strong the Aradia's are. I believe that Kevin is a power hungry being that wants to possibly destroy our family and he will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants. I have another thing that I need to inform you about, and it's something that I don't quite understand but I would like to speak to you about it later in private."

He nodded his head to show that he understood before saying, "Well Bella, my lovely daughter, you and your pack are more than welcome to stay here for as long as you need. I give you my word that I will do everything in my power to help stop this monster and to keep you and your mate safe, speaking of, care to introduce who these people are?"

I smiled and turned to face my little group. I then slowly let go of Rosalie so I could walk over to Blain and Carina. "This is Carina McAllister and Blain Carmody who is the newest member of the pack."

Nathan smiled and shook both of their hands. "It's a pleasure to meet you both." His eyes then caught Rosalie's, which made him smile and walk over to her. "Now who is this lovely woman Bella? I know that she can't possibly be part of your pack because her eyes are something I have never seen before."

I smiled and walked over to Rosalie and wrapped an arm around her waist, which made her instantly get closer to me. "Father, I would like you to meet my mate Rosalie Hale."

Nathan smiled and pulled her into a hug, which I wasn't that happy about but I decided not to do anything since he was only being fatherly. "It is very nice to meet you Ms. Hale. I do hope you have been keeping my Bella in line."

Rosalie laughed and smiled while saying, "Of course sir, somebody has to make her behave."

He laughed and looked at me. "I like her Bella! She is definitely a keeper!"

I blushed and wrapped my arms around Rosalie. "I definitely agree with that statement. Oh but I do have a few more pack members outside. I didn't want to bring everyone in so I wouldn't seem threatening or anything. Do you mind if I have them come inside now?"

"Of course I don't mind! Everyone is welcome here!" Nathan said as he smiled at the two of us.

After a few minutes, everyone was back in the throne room. "So, who are these other lovely people Bella? More pack members?"

"Yes, this is Blain's older sister Destiny, and this is Devin Powell and then Rosalie's aunt Natasha Patterson. Everyone, this is my real father Nathan Pearce."

Everyone greeted him with respect which was a very good thing. "I would like to welcome everyone to my humble abode. All of you are welcome to stay for as long as you need. Now, I will have Jacob and Leah show you all to your rooms and keep in mind that there will be a big feast tonight as a welcoming party. The dinner will start at eight sharp. Feel free to roam around or go for a run. Just be careful to not get caught by a human."

We all followed the two guards from earlier down the hallway. Gradually everyone was shown to their room and it turns out Rosalie and I got the biggest room out of everyone. I guess that is what you get when your father is the ruler of the lycans. I plopped down on the bed with a sigh and Rosalie followed seconds after.

"Well, that was definitely interesting. I'm glad everything went well with your father." Rosalie said as she rolled over to her side so she can look at me.

I did the same and smiled at her. "I definitely agree. I'm glad he is willing to help with as much as he can."

"Can I ask you something Bella?" Rosalie asked as she looked at me shyly.

"Of course sweetheart, you can ask me anything." I said as I wrapped an arm around her waist slowly.

She cuddled into me while saying, "What is it that you wanted to talk to your father about that has to be in private? Is it something I don't know about?"

I pulled her closer and kissed the top of her head softly. "Oh, I just want to talk to him about those odd dreams I have had with Kevin in them and how realistic everything is. There is also a few other stuff I would like to ask him about and I just prefer it wasn't around an audience. I promise I'm not hiding anything from you Rosalie, you know I would never do that."

"I know you wouldn't Bella, I was just curious that's all. I understand completely though because I don't think everyone needs to know about these dreams. It could get into the wrong hands and could be used against you or something."

I laughed and turned to look at her. She looked at me the same time I did and we both smiled at one another. "You are so beautiful, you know that?"

She blushed and hid her face in my chest. "Bella, you're making me blush."

"Good, I like when you blush. I think it's cute."

"Oh yeah? Well I'll show you cute!" Rosalie said right before she flipped us over and pinned me down to the bed. She started to tickle my sides which caused me to start cracking up and kicking my legs to try and get free.

"Ah! Rosalie quit it!" I said in between laughs and kept trying to get free.

"Who's the cute one now huh?" Rosalie said while she smiled down at me and kept tickling me.

I managed to get just enough leverage to flip us over and now I was on top. I looked down at her and grinned. "Oh I believe that is still you sweetheart." I started to tickle her sides while laughing.

Rosalie started to crack up and squirm frantically. This lasted for a few more minutes until I finally stopped and pinned her hands above her head so she couldn't get free. "Do you give up?" I asked as I looked down at her.

She was breathing kind of heavy since she was trying to desperately get out of my strong grip. That's the thing I like about being a supernatural creature and not human, I get extra strength capabilities.

"Fine, you win…for now." Rosalie said while grinning up at me.

I laughed some and leaned down and was about to kiss her when I heard a throat clear. I quickly rolled off of her while sighing and looked to see Nathan standing in the doorway with a grin on his face.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you Bella, but I was wondering if you would care to join me on a little stroll?" Nathan asked while still grinning at the two of us.

I sighed quietly while saying, "Sure. Just give me a second to join you."

"I'll be waiting in the foyer."

He walked off and I turned to look at Rosalie, who I could tell was equally as frustrated as I am that we got interrupted. "I'll be back in a few hours sweetheart. Then I promise we will finish this later." I said while grinning and giving her a soft and sweet kiss.

She smiled and kissed me back while saying, "Good, now go and talk to your father so you can come back here sooner."

I grinned and got up and slid my shoes on then left the room. I walked along the darkened hallway that leads to the front part of the castle. I eventually managed to make it to the foyer and I saw my father standing there. He noticed I was heading his way and he looked at me with a smile while nodding his head to the direction in front of him. I smiled back and took the hint and followed beside him.

We didn't speak a word until we got outside the castle grounds. The weather turned from steaming hot and sunny out, to a little chilly out and over cast in a matter of minutes. This weather kind of reminded me of the weather back in Forks, which is weird since it's summer here in Italy. We finally managed to walk into what seems to be a forest. That was when the silence was finally broken.

"So, I'm very curious Bella. How did you manage to find where I live? Not that I'm not happy to see you, I'm just very surprised. I thought I concealed my presence from the world better than that."

"Well I actually found out through Devin. A while back he mentioned how he knew I was an Aradia and I asked how and then he proceeded to tell me that apparently you stay in touch with his parents so you can know how I'm doing. Which by the way, why in the hell didn't you just keep in touch with Charlie? That would have been way easier."

He sighed and looked at me while saying, "I know it would have been Bella, and I'm sorry for never having Charlie tell you about your past. But I did all of this for a reason. When your mother was pregnant with you, it was very troubled times. There was this group of hunters called The Exterminators, yes I know that is a very cheesy name but they weren't people you wanted to mess with. This group would go all around the world and search for supernatural creatures, mostly the lycans."

"Why were they hunting us father? I mean, we don't even harm humans!" I said in shock.

"I know we don't, but for some reason this group seemed to look at us as evil monsters. If they encountered any supernatural creature, especially if it was a lycan, they were ordered to kill it on sight. During the time your mother was pregnant with you, we lived in this small village in the upper parts of Europe with Charlie and Rene. One night, our village went under attack by The Exterminators since the people that lived there were all lycans. Somehow the group found out about this village and decided to destroy it. By this time you were just a newborn and your mother and I feared we weren't going to make it out alive. Charlie and his new wife Rene had an escape plane but there wasn't enough room for all five of us to come along, so I begged them to take you and make sure you stayed safe."

"How did you make it out alive?" I asked as I looked at him curious.

"I honestly don't know how I did. I remember at some point during the fight your mother got severely injured. I was trying so hard to stay strong for her. We managed to make it out of the village and hid up in the mountains. Your mother fell deathly ill from her injuries and on a cold, miserable night she passed away in her sleep. I was absolutely devastated beyond compare and I'm surprised I am even alive to this day. I quickly grew angry and swore to take revenge for my mate. That was when I found out about my strength and my unnatural power. I quickly found a pack and that was when I became Alpha of it. I trained them day in and day out until we were strong enough to defeat The Exterminators. As expected, an all-out war broke loose and it went on for several years. By the end of this war, all of The Exterminators were killed off and that was when I became ruler of the lycans, or an Aradia." Nathan said as he looked over at me.

I was completely surprised by all of this and I couldn't respond right away after he finished the story. Then it suddenly dawned on me, Devin mentioned that Nathan knew Kevin and his family but he wouldn't tell me how.

"Is something the matter Bella?" Nathan asked since he could sense my confusion.

I looked up at him and hesitated for a few minutes. Then I finally said, "When Devin told me where you were located at, he also mentioned something else to me."

"And what was it that he mentioned?"

"He said…he said that you know Kevin and his family. He wouldn't tell me how you knew because he said that it was something you needed to tell me instead." I said as I looked at him again.

His face scrunched up in confusion as he said, "What was this Kevin guy's last name again?"

"I believe his last name is Hanley. Do you remember that name at all?"

He stood there thinking for several minutes. Suddenly, his face looked up in surprise as he remembered something. "Of course, I can't believe I didn't think about them when you first mentioned it. When you said the name Kevin, I didn't even begin to think it was the Hanley's. But now that I know, it all makes sense on why he's hunting you down."

Now it was my turn to have my face scrunch up in confusion. "What do you mean father? Did he do something in the past before?"

"No, not necessarily Kevin exactly, it was more like his father. You see Bella, when I found a pack, the current Alpha at the time was Kevin's father Jeremy. The thing you need to know about the Hanley's though is that the men are full of arrogance and are very power hungry. I could sense this strongly when I entered the pack and I quickly challenged him for his spot as Alpha. Jeremy grew furious at this and he accepted the challenge, his arrogance getting to his head. Unfortunately for him, since he was too confident I could easily predict his moves and I soon beat him, which made me become Alpha. Jeremy was so full of hate that he tried everything he could to defeat me multiple times. I believe that is why Kevin is going after you and your family Bella. His father raised him up to be power hungry and made him believe that the Aradias are the enemy. He is trying to finish what his father started back then."

"That makes complete and total sense now. But I'm confused at something father. About a month before I moved to Forks I started having these odd dreams. Every single one of them was the exact same. I would always be running through the forest being chased by some dark lycan with piercing green eyes. I would be forced to stop running because a deep and wide river would be in the way every single time. And then this figure would appear out of the shadows and they would just laugh at me menacingly and threaten me. Then when I met Rosalie these dreams would stop happening. For about a month I would have restful sleep and then one night they returned. It was when Rosalie and I finally got together and I accepted the fact that she was my mate. Then the same dream would happen again but only this time the figure would threaten not only me, but Rosalie as well. I soon figured out that the figure was Kevin who was chasing me and threatening me in these dreams. Now he is in my town and he has been keeping a close watch on us."

"I have never heard of that happening before. I wonder if he has some kind of power that no one else has, I mean it only makes sense to me. I give you my word though Bella that I will keep you and Rosalie safe. We need to put a stop to this once and for all. Do you know if he would have followed you here?"

Right before I answered, I was suddenly hit with an over powering sense of something bad happening. Suddenly I was hit with another one of those vision-like memories that I had when Alice first arrived in Forks.

"How in the hell did you get in here?" Rosalie asked surprised.

There was a menacing laugh that echoed throughout the room while the person said, "It doesn't matter how I came in my dear Rosalie. Now, I'm very sorry for what I'm about to do."

With that the person leaped towards Rosalie and there was quite a bit of struggle.

"Bella! Bella hurry! I'm being attacked!" Rosalie full on yelled as loud as she could.

"Now do you really think that dear Isabella will be able to hear you? She is miles away hunny and there is no one here in the castle thanks to my dear helper." The person said while they laughed again and tackled Rosalie on the ground.

The stranger put a cloth like material over Rosalie's mouth and pressed it against her hard so Rosalie would be knocked out. After a few more minutes of struggling, Rosalie stilled and the person started to carry her out of the room.

The vision stopped and I could feel my blood boiling. Nathan could tell something was wrong.

"Bella, what's wrong? What did you see?"

I started shaking and I could feel myself starting to phase. "We have to get to the castle…NOW!"

And with that I went bolting off and phased before I could even get one foot on the ground. Nathan phased soon after I did and we were both heading full speed towards the castle. I got there in record speed and didn't bother phasing back. I climbed up the wall and towards the window that was in our room. Busting through, I looked around and didn't see Rosalie anywhere. Nathan jumped in after I did but I was already searching frantically around the castle for her. When I couldn't find her, I felt my body shaking with rage and I let out the most menacing sounding roar I have ever made and punched the wall so hard I left a huge hole in it.

By this time, Nathan already phased he was quickly coming over to me trying to calm me down.

"Bella, listen to me right now, you need to calm down. I know you are beyond furious and you have every right to be but you need to calm down."

I snarled at him and threw him across the wall. By this point my pack, Natasha, and a few of the guards came running in to see what was going on. When the guards saw me throwing Nathan across the room, they quickly started to charge over to me. Before they could though, he quickly put a hand up while saying, "Stop! Do not get any closer to her. She will hurt you if you even attempt to touch her right now. Now Bella, please calm down. Try to control yourself so you can phase back and we can talk about what happened."

I snarled again and glared at him while saying, "How in the fucking hell do you expect me to calm down? My fucking mate just got taken from right under me, and all you can say is to CALM DOWN?"

"Woah, Rosalie got taken? What the hell happened?" Carina asked surprised.

"Who in the hell took her? I'm going to kick their ass!" Natasha said while trying to control her power from surging through.

By this time I was down-right furious and I roared again very loudly and I bolted off from the room. I managed to get outside before I felt myself being tackled to the ground.

"Bella no! You cannot go off and get her by yourself! Whoever did this is clearly a lot more powerful than we think and I'm not going to let you risk your life. Rosalie wouldn't want you to die trying to get her back. It would kill her." Nathan said. Apparently he quickly phased and came after me.

I heard the members of my pack and his pack as well come sprinting out here. They were all standing in a stand-off formation snarling at each other. It seemed like Nathan's pack wanted to come after me for trying to attack their Alpha, while at the same time my pack wanted to go after them for trying to come after their Alpha.

I managed to calm myself down enough so that Nathan didn't have to keep me pinned down. He phased back while standing back up and offered me a hand. I also managed to phase back and I took his hand and stood up. I was still shaking and down-right furious but I needed to keep calm.

"Everyone phase back now." Nathan and I both said at the same time.

Everyone slowly phased back into their normal forms but I could still sense the tension.

"Now Bella, why in the hell did your mate get taken? And please start from the beginning." Nathan said as he was trying to keep himself calm.

I swallowed hard and took a few deep breaths. "While we were talking in the woods, I got one of these vision-like memories that I've had before. I don't know why but somehow Rosalie and I get these with one another. Anyway, someone managed to break into the castle and go into our room. I couldn't see who it was, but it clearly was someone who wants to get to me. So, I am going to assume it was Kevin who did this. But he started to attack Rosalie and so she started to scream my name hoping I would hear. Before the vision ended, she passed out from lack of oxygen and was carried out of the room. Now may I ask something to everyone?"

Everyone nodded their heads at the same time, so I continued on. "Now why in the hell was nobody in the damn place?! Isn't there supposed to be guards or something?" I asked while starting to shake again. I sent a glare to my father's supposed guards, which made them all flinch back in fear.

"Paul, Embry, where in the hell were you? I thought I ordered you to guard the front doors? And Sam and Quil, you two were supposed to be guarding the premises! Jacob and Leah, you were in charge of making sure Bella and Rosalie's room was safe! Where in the hell were all of you?" Nathan yelled at his guards, which they all shrunk back in fear.

"I'm sorry master. We must have been hunting or something. I don't really remember being away from my post." Jacob said as he put his head down.

"I am so sorry Bella. We were all looking around the area. I don't know how anyone got past us though. I mean, we had the whole area protected." Carina said as she looked upset.

"It doesn't matter where in the hell everyone was at when this happened. What is important now is where in the hell Rosalie is at and who in the hell did this!" Natasha said as she stepped into the group.

"Well I am almost positive this was Kevin's doing. But where in the hell would they be?" Destiny asked as she looked at me.

"Well, our best bet is to rest tonight and then tomorrow we will go in groups and search for her. It's getting dark and we will get absolutely nowhere tonight." Nathan said to everyone.

"There is no fucking way I'm going to wait until tomorrow to start searching! I mean, they could be anywhere Nathan! This is my mate we are talking about here! Not just some random person that got taken!" I all but yelled at him.

"Bella, I know you're angry right now but you need to control yourself. You know just as much as I do that we would get nowhere if we went out tonight. In fact, this could all be just a trap and they could be waiting for us out in those woods and we could get killed! Would you want to risk that and have Rosalie suffer without a mate for the rest of her life?" Nathan said as he tried to calm me down.

"I would do everything that it takes to make her safe, even if that meant risking my life in the process."

"Bella, sweetheart, I want to hunt this fucker down just as much as you do, but I agree with your father. We need to wait until morning to search for her. I'll stay with you tonight to keep you safe okay?" Natasha said as she walked up to me and wrapped an arm around me.

I sighed defeated and nodded my head in agreement. We all walked back into the castle and I went towards my room with Natasha. I could hear Nathan ordering his guards to do patrol runs throughout the night, and I knew that everyone in my pack would be helping out as much as possible too.

It was now late into the night and I haven't slept a wink yet. Natasha was sound asleep in the chair that's in the corner of the room. All I could think about was Rosalie and where she was at. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got.

"Wherever you are Rosalie, I swear to you that I will find you. Just stay strong for me baby girl. I'm coming for you." I manage to whisper in the darkness.

So there is the latest chapter of the Hidden Soul story. Pretty intense huh? I'm slowly getting more and more ideas for this story as time goes on, but I am going to apologize in advance if it takes me awhile to update. Like I mentioned at the top, I am very busy at times and I put my school work on top of the list before my writing, even though I do love writing for you guys. Reviews are very much appreciated. They help me get more ideas on where to go and what not. I will try to update again as soon as I can, but please try to stay patient with me. I promise I will not give this story up. Until next time! =]