Hey guys! I am so sorry I have been MIA for several months. I have had probably one of the busiest semesters ever. I wasn't even taking any hard classes, I just had to spend most of my semester writing a huge term paper for my comp class and I somehow managed to get behind in my math class. But this coming week is finals and I'm not too worried about that at all. So that means I now have a lot more free time to write and everything. I would like to thank all of my readers for all of the support I have had throughout this story, and I would also like to thank all of you who have been patient with me and who have stuck with this story all this time. It really means a lot to me so thank you so much. It still actually surprises me how many reviews/followers/favorites I have with either myself or my story. When I first started on this website I originally believed that I would never get as much as a fan base (even if it is small) as I do now. I honestly thought that no one would even like my writing. And it definitely has improved since the 6th grade when I started out. But enough of this sappy stuff. Here is the next chapter for you guys. Enjoy. =]

Hidden Soul

Chapter Twenty-Two

Bella's POV

"Not that I'm opposed to running around outside or anything, but may I ask why exactly are we doing a random perimeter run? I figured it would be easier to look for Rosalie in the daylight."

We have been running deep in the woods for a few minutes now. I wanted to make sure we were pretty far out so no one could over hear our conversations.

"I told you before Devin, I will explain everything to all of you once we get there. We have to get far enough from the castle. I sense that we are being followed so we need to throw our pursuers in for a loop."

They all nodded their heads in agreement and soon enough we were all zigzagging all over the forest. We made sure to split up from one another to confuse whoever it was that was following. I'm almost positive it was one of my father's guards. I knew he would be suspicious of this, so luckily I was prepared for this situation. After what seemed like an hour of running in loops, I could sense that we finally managed to throw off our pursuers.

Nathan's POV

I was pacing in the hall waiting for Sam and Jacob to arrive. I felt like they should have been back by now. Knowing them, they probably managed to reveal themselves and got their asses kicked by my daughter. No matter how much I don't trust her, I can always tell she is my daughter. I may not have actually raised her, but she still has my blood and genes in her and I know she knows how to defend herself. That's why I have to keep an eye out on Bella, because she can be very strong and powerful if she knew the full strength of her power.

After a few more minutes of pacing, the front doors finally flew open to reveal a very worn out looking Sam and Jacob. I had to try my best not to roll my eyes at the sight.

"What happened? Did the big bad lycan manage to give you a good exercise?"

After a few seconds of catching their breath, Jacob finally manages to respond first. "You never mentioned how fast she actually was master. We had to full on sprint just to keep up with her."

I actually rolled my eyes this time while saying, "Well what do you expect Jacob? She is my daughter you know. Now, did you manage to hear or see what they were up to?"

"Yeah…about that…" Sam started out while looking down.

I glared while saying, "What do you mean by that? I told you guys to keep a damn eye on them! Is that such a hard thing to do?"

They both winced while keeping their eyes downcast. "We're sorry master. It really wasn't our fault though. We even stayed far away so we weren't detected! I don't know how she knew we were following them!"

"Well apparently you weren't careful enough! My god you two are the most pathetic excuse of guards I have ever seen. I asked you two to do one SIMPLE task and you both still couldn't even manage that! I swear I have to do EVERYTHING." I yelled at them. I could feel myself starting to shake, which is never good.

"We are very sorry master. We promise we will never fail you again." Jacob said.

I sighed and tried to gain my composure. "Just…get out of my damn sight before I decide to kill one of you."

They both quickly left without saying a word. I swear I have to do everything these days. I might as well not even have guards.

Bella's POV

"So are you telling me, that your father basically started this whole war like thing between your family and the Hanley's?" Destiny asked.

"Basically, yes. He was the reason why Kevin's father got kicked out of his pack. And he is probably the reason why Kevin wants to get revenge on him somehow and I suppose that he thinks using me to do that will hurt my father the most. But if you ask me, I honestly don't think my father cares about what happens to Rosalie or myself." I said while looking at everyone.

"But what makes you think that Bella? He is your actual father, even if he didn't end up raising you." Blain said while looking up at me.

I sighed while saying, "I know, but there's just something about him that makes the red flag go up or something. I'm pretty sure he sent some of his guards to follow us, but luckily for us we are smarter than they are and actually managed to lose them. But that may not be the case for next time so we really have to watch what we do or say around here now."

"I know you explained what happened between Kevin's father and yours and you said that he sent guards to follow us, but what else has he done to make you believe he's up to no good?" Devin asked.

"Earlier today while we were split up into groups, me, Natasha, and Carina were all talking about how Rosalie got taken. There were supposedly guards guarding the front and back entrances of the castle, mine and Rosalie's room, and the perimeter around the castle itself. Carina said she was outside during the time Rosalie was taken and she said that there was nobody guarding the doors or the perimeter. Natasha also said that she was inside the castle and didn't hear any sounds of struggle at all. Which leads me to believe that Nathan was part of Rosalie being taken. I mean, it is kind of ironic that I was far from the castle talking to him and that his guards weren't doing their jobs."

"That does seem pretty suspicious if you put it that way. So, what's the plan then?" Destiny asked.

Rosalie's POV

It has now been a few days since I have been taken from Bella, and I have to say that I'm getting really pissed off. Every day has been the same so far. Kevin comes in and antagonizes me, usually end up beating me, and then leaves. I actually haven't seen Alice this whole time, which makes me believe she only does the dirty work. I have been kept in a dark room this whole time and these chains are really starting to annoy the shit out of me. But I have to keep myself together and keep my powers under control. I mean, I could easily break out of these chains but I have to stay undercover for my safety and for Bella's as well. If I let them know I have powers, that could end up disastrous not only for myself, but also for Bella. I'm starting to feel so weak though. I barely get fed and all this beating is leaving me broken and weak.

I managed to lift my head up to see a pair of green eyes glowing in the dark room. It must be time for my daily beating again.

"If you're here to beat me, just save the harassment and just do it Kevin." I managed to croak out.

The eyes got closer and closer to me. I then felt a pair of soft hands on my arms and a quiet voice say, "Now, why would I beat you Rosalie?"

"Alice? What are you doing? Did Kevin put you in charge now or something?"

"Rosalie, it may be hard to believe me when I say this but, I want to help you." Alice said, still speaking softly. It was almost as if she didn't want Kevin to hear.

"Now why in the hell would you want to help me? You're the reason why I'm even here in the first place." I said with venom in my voice.

I heard her sigh quietly. "I know I am…and I can't tell you how sorry I am for everything I have done, to you and to Bella. But, I realized how horrible Kevin really is and I want to be able to help. Now, I know you may not trust me, and I don't blame you, but I'm going to help you get free."

"You can help me by unchaining me and then letting me go."

"Rosalie, you know I can't do that. If I do, then Kevin will just come back and either capture you again or kill you or possibly Bella. And I know you don't want that to happen. But what I can do is come to Bella and help her find you."

"How do I know you're not just going to trick her into coming here just to get her killed? I know Kevin wants to fight her until the death. So how do I know that you're just not speeding the process along?" I asked.

"Because Rosalie, I realized how wrong I was about everything. I thought Kevin was different. I thought he just wanted to help. He told me so many lies Rosalie, and he also came to me when I needed help the most. You see, after my family and I moved away from Forks, my life went down the drain. I mean, I lost my one and only friend and best friend when I moved away. My parents actually split up because my father took his job way too seriously and was never home. My stupid asshole of a brother always degraded me when I even mentioned liking a girl and my parents just sat there and listened to it. They never said a word. I was bullied at school to the point where I didn't even want to live anymore. And on the day that I was planning on ending it all, Kevin came along and made promises of making my life better if I just helped him out. He ended up biting me and I became a half-blooded lycan. After that, everything just came easier to me. But the only thing I was missing was my best friend. That's why I originally came back to Forks. I wanted a life away from my family. Kevin mentioned something about a Bella and how he wanted to revenge his father by killing her or something like that. I didn't even think it was your Bella he was talking about."

"Let me just stop you right there. If you're about to say that you didn't know that kidnapping me and him killing Bella was going to be part of that plan, then you can just leave right now. Because I know damn well you knew what you were doing. You knew every fucking move you made Alice and yet you still did nothing to stop it. You could have prevented all of this! I could be in Bella's arms right now curled up in her house." I said while glaring furiously at her.

Alice winced a little while saying, "I'm not going to lie and say I didn't know what I was doing. But you don't seem to understand Rosalie, I was literally forced to do what I did. You don't understand how strong and powerful Kevin is. He threatened to kill not only Bella, but you and myself as well. I knew that there was no way in hell there was a chance that I could even come close to beating him, but I knew if I somehow helped you and Bella out that she could defeat Kevin. Hell, I think he knows deep down inside he can't beat her. But he's just too full of himself to admit it. So this is what I'm going to do. I want to help you out as much as I physically can without getting you even more hurt or even Bella. So, tonight I'm going to go out and find Bella and then help her find you. I promise this will all end soon okay?"

I sighed and thought about it. There could be a chance that everything she has told me is the truth, but there could be a chance that it's all some little façade she's putting on just to get Bella hurt. But, if I do agree to have her help us, then Bella can find me and then soon end all of this.

"If I tell you that I'm going to trust you on this, swear on everything Alice that you won't disappoint me again. Because I swear to god if you are lying about all of this, I'm going to personally kill you myself and I will make it as slow as I possibly can." I said while putting a lot of venom in my voice.

I heard Alice physically gulp while saying, "I swear to you Rosalie that I'm going to help you out. Now, I'll be back in a few hours. I need to go find Bella."

I really hope I didn't just sign a contract with the devil.

Bella's POV

The meeting with the others went pretty well. We all decided that it was best to just keep things on the down low. We also agreed to keep an extra eye out on the others and to be careful with what we say. I was now up in my room attempting to sleep, but let's face it, I really can't even sleep a wink knowing the fact that Rosalie is out there probably getting beaten to death. That fact alone makes me want to find Kevin and kill him.

I sighed and gave up trying to fight sleep and just decided to get up. Walking to the window in the room, I decided to just take a seat and keep a look out. So far everything has been normal in the past few minutes. Suddenly, I looked further into the woods and saw a pair of glowing green eyes. I heard my inner beast start to growl ferociously and quickly got up from my spot. I managed to avoid the other guards and sneak out of the castle. Once I was in a safe distance, I quickly phased and bolted into the woods and towards the pair of green eyes.

After running for what seems like miles, I stopped behind a tree and saw a dark figure of a lycan with the pair of glowing green eyes. I growled, causing them to look at me. I wasted no time and lunged out of my spot, managing to tackle them to the ground.

"Which one are you? I swear to god if you're Kevin I'll fucking murder you!" I yelled at them while keeping them pinned down underneath me.

The lycan started to whimper while saying, "Bella, it's me Alice. You have to let go of me. I can help you."

"Now why in the hell would I ever trust you Alice? You're the reason why Rosalie is gone! I should just end your pathetic life right now!" I said while gripping onto her even tighter.

"Bella, you have to trust me! I can help you find her. I know where Kevin has Rosalie. Just please Bella, let me go so I can explain."

I kept my tight grip around her throat and thought everything over. What if she was telling the truth? What if she can help me find Rosalie?

After a few minutes, I finally released my death tight grip. "If I fully let you go, how do I know you're not just going to run away or try to hurt me?"

"If I wanted to hurt you or run away, I would have put up more of a fight with you. Instead, I let you tackle me. So please, just let me go so I can explain."

I sighed and slowly let her go and got up from the ground. Alice got up as well and slowly phased back. She looked at me while saying, "I think it's best if we talk while in this form. That way we can be on the same level."

Sighing, I slowly phased back as well and kept my stance guarded while looking at her. "It takes a lot of nerve to show your face around me, especially since you're the one who took Rosalie that night. Now, what do you want Alice?"

Alice visibly gulped while saying, "Like I told you, I want to help you find Rosalie. I know where Kevin is keeping her, and I'm pretty sure you will never be able to find it on your own no matter how hard you try."

"What makes you want to help me all of a sudden? Why the 'change of heart'?" I asked while looking at her.

She sighed and looked up at me while saying, "Because, I realized how truly horrible Kevin is. At the beginning, he made all these promises to me, saying that I would have a different life, that I would have all of this power. He never once mentioned how he wanted to kill not only you, but my best friend as well. But before you ask why I continued to do all of those things let me explain. I had to do what I did in order to keep both you and Rosalie safe. I knew that if I didn't at least pretend to help Kevin, that he would kill not only me, but the both of you as well. But I also knew that if I just pretended to help Kevin out, then I can at least kind of give you an advantage over him. I knew he was planning on kidnapping Rosalie to get to you, so I had to do what I did to stay alive and help you find her. Which is why I'm here. I want you to kick his living ass to the grave Bella. He's not only hurt my best friend, but he's hurt her mate."

I stayed quiet, just taking everything in. After a few minutes, I finally spoke. "Alright, so let's just say I believe you about everything. Where is Kevin keeping Rosalie? And how do we get there?"

"Oh, he's keeping her in a warehouse on the outskirts of Volterra. The only way you can get there is if I help you get to it." Alice said while looking at me.

"Well, I will have to speak to my pack first. And I know damn well they won't be very welcoming to you. But, since you're my only way to Rosalie, I'm trusting you to an extent so I will make sure they won't kill you on sight. So, let's go talk to them." I said while sending a mental message to everyone in my pack and also telling them to tell Natasha about it as well.

I really hope Alice isn't just setting us for a trap. But like I told her, she's my only connection to saving Rosalie and I'm going to take every chance I get in order to save her.

Well, there was the next chapter for you. I know it probably wasn't as long as it should have been for as long as you guys have been waiting. But, it's pretty late and I really didn't want to hold off this chapter any longer than I have. I also thought this was a pretty good place to stop. The next few chapters should be pretty intense and filled with lots of information. And hopefully it will answer a few of those questions you have. Like I have mentioned in previous chapters, I do plan on making a sequel to this story, even if I've been missing these past few months. I'm about to be on summer break so I will have a lot more free time to write. Like always, reviews are very much welcomed here. Especially if you have any ideas on what to put in this story. I will try my best to update as soon as I can. =]