Embry was gone when I woke up the next morning. His scent was all over the bed, all over me. I breathed it all in. Last night had been so amazing. It always was but it seemed more powerful this time. More binding. I think, hoped, he would be okay. Death wasn't really something that would go away but at least he'd be able to make it through this. I knew he'd talk to me if he needed to.

I yawned and stretched. My body was heavy with exhaustion, though my mind was wired. I took a glance at the clock beside my bed. It was already 12. I didn't usually sleep in this late. I would blame it on our long night but it had been happening a lot lately. I was always so tired. Man I had to pee and I was starving. I turned on my side and saw a piece of paper on my pillow.

You were sleeping so peacefully I didn't want to wake you. Charlie slept over at my house.

I am going to get some breakfast and a change of clothes. I'll be back as soon as I can.

I love you, Embry.

Those simple three words always put a smile on my face. He always made me feel so wanted and cared for. He was the best thing in my life. I was totally in love with him. It was far past time for him to hear it.

With a big yawn I climbed out of my bed to go shower. When I got back to my bedroom there was a tall figure in my room. One that wasn't Embry's. "Edward what the hell are you doing here?" I asked. He was staring intently at the tangled sheets on my bed. A deep frown formed on his face. I fumbled with the zipper on my jacket to pull it up over my bra. I had expected only Embry to be here so I hadn't given it a second thought.

"You slept with him," he accused.

"It's none of your business what I do with my mate. Once again, why are you in my room?" I hadn't realized what I said until it was out of my mouth. Embry was my mate now. Boyfriend just didn't seem like a strong enough title.

"I miss you," he said finally turning to me. His eyes searched mine desperately for some sign of love. He would never find any directed to him ever again. But if he was looking for annoyance he'd be able to find plenty of that.

"Well that's hardly my fault. I wasn't the one who left. You can't dump me for something better than expect me to accept you back with open arms. I'm not stupid." I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Bella there was no one else. Allow me to explain."

He walked closer to me but I just stepped back. "Edward I don't want to hear it," I said impatiently. Embry could come over at any minute. I didn't want Edward to be here when he did. He still didn't know about Edward being back and I'd love to keep it that way. It would only make him worry about me which he didn't need now.

"But you must. I still love you. I never meant to hurt you. I left so you would be safe. My life is dangerous and I didn't want to risk loosing you."

"But you're more than willing to now?"

"No, of course not! I am positive I can protect you now. I just didn't realize that last time."

"Too bad I don't want you now." Too bad for him any way. "I am happy with Embry. He's my mate. We were meant to be together."

"Love..."

"Don't call me that Edward. You lost that right when you left me crying in the forest begging for you to come back to me. I am Embry's love now. He would never hurt me the way you have."

He suddenly appeared in front of me and grabbed my arm. I flinched at the amount of pressure. Edward usually was extra careful with me, at least he used to be. I tried to yank my arm away but he just gripped me tighter. Anger flashed through his eyes. I could feel my wrist swelling. "That dog is no where as good as I am. How can you possibly want him over me?"

"How can you possibly be so egotistical? Let go of me. Now!"

His hand didn't budge. "You belong to me."

"Dammit Edward! I am not anyones property. I am a person. You don't own me. Embry doesn't own me. You can not control what decisions I make with my life. You are a vampire. If we were meant to be together I would have been born in the 1900s but I wasn't. Embry has imprinted on me. It's unbreakable. We are soul mates."

"No!" Edward yelled. It wasn't unusual for Edward to get upset, he had always been emotional, but he never loss his temper with me. And he hardly ever yelled. I could see in his eyes that he was loosing it. Something inside of him just seemed far too unstable. I felt a rush of fear shoot up my spine. I hoped Alice would see if anything bad would happen. Or at least that Embry would come in soon. I liked the latter better. I really needed to be comforted right now. Sparks of pain were shooting up my arm. Hot tears were forming in my eyes.

"Edward stop it. You're being irrational." By the look in his eyes that wasn't the right word to use.

"Irrational?! I am not the one in a relationship with a werewolf. What if he got to angry and phased? Or if he just got too excited? Did you ever think about that why you were having sex with that dog?" He said sex like it was the worse thing in world. "Now you're even pregnant with the mutt! You'll have to raise a demon. Werewolves are volatile. They could kill you."

"So can vampires. Embry has never hurt me." A few tears slipped from my eyes. I needed my Embry right now.

He shook his head, not even hearing me. "Maybe that's what you like. The risk of being hurt. The danger. I can be dangerous Bella." As if to prove his point he shoved me roughly against the wall, my head bouncing off of it. He lifted my other wrist and inhaled it deeply. He kissed it before scraping his teeth along my veins. I squirmed, trying to break his hold. It only caused me more pain. He nipped me lightly. There was no burn so I assumed no venom got into the cut. Though that was a small part of my worries at the moment. A small trickle of blood eased from the open slit. His cold tongue darted up and licked it up. His eyes were pitch black. I had never feared Edward so much before.

"I hate you. Just get away from me." My voice cracked.

Some sense must have popped into his head because he was no longer grabbing me. I held my arm tight to my chest. Edward shook his head slowly, as if to clear it. "I didn't realize...I'm sorry. I..." Edward ran away. It was what he was good at it.

"Bella," Embry's voice hit my ears before I saw him. When I got downstairs I attached myself to him. My whole body was shaking with sobs. I was so afraid. How could Edward do that to me? Edward, the man I once loved, the man I thought I wanted to spend forever with. He was a monster. Everything about Edward, us, was ruined. I couldn't think of any of the good things we ever shared. I hated myself for ever getting involved with him. I should have stayed away from him when he had told me to.

"Baby, what's wrong?"

He dropped a bag on the table and picked me up. I felt him inhale deeply but he remained silent even though I knew he smelt Edward's scent on me. He sat down on the couch. I kept as close as possible as I could. My arms were wrapped so tight around his neck they hurt and my legs were wrapped around his waist. I tried talking but no words would form. He whispered words in his native language to calm me down. Usually it did but now... Not even Victoria installed so much fear in me. It had to be at least half an hour before I was able to calm down. When I did he didn't force anything out of me. He just gave me the food he bought and turned the TV on. He ate with one hand, keeping his arm around me at all times. When we finished I curled up into his side.

"Edward was here," I finally whispered. If possible his arms tightened around me. "He hurt me." I held my wrist up to him. He had seen it earlier but I hadn't been able to tell him what happened. He grabbed them in his large hand and place feather light kisses on them repeatedly. "He said he wanted me back." I sniffed.

"I'll kill him," he whispered in a deadly tone.

"No. The Cullens would come after you and your brothers. It's not worth it. He wont do it again. I'm sure," I lied.

He pulled me into a tight hug. For the first time Edward's words registered in my brain.

I was pregnant.

XTwo Months LaterX

"Bella just tell me!" Emily complained.

I came over to her and Sam's house right after school. I was so grateful that it was finally Friday. Ever since Spring Break ended the days seemed to drag on forever and it seemed like I would never see Embry again. His long patrolling hours only made it so much worse. Sam had the pack working over time to catch Victoria. It was so horrible. I missed him all of the time and my hormones didn't make the situation any better. I still haven't told him about my pregnancy; I didn't want to add stress onto him. Everything just seemed so hectic. People were disappearing ,or ending up dead, rapidly. Most of it is happening in Port Angels and Seattle. The Cullens are trying to figure out what to do about all of it.

The Cullens. I still had no idea what to do about them. Alice had returned to school. Things were a bit strange, especially since everyone felt a need to talk about us, but I would adjust. Though I did have a problem with her coming over to my house uninvited. Don't get me wrong, Alice was still my sister but she and Embry didn't get along very well. I tried not to be rude and kick her out but I didn't want to make Embry be uncomfortable. And if I have to choose Embry wins every time.

None of all this drama seemed to phase Emmett much. He was still trying to squeeze the life out of me and making jokes at my expense. Rosalie, shockingly, didn't completely hate me anymore. The few times we were actually in the same room together she said hi to me. Granted it wasn't much but at least she stopped pretending I didn't exist. Jasper has gotten a stronger grip on his blood lust. Now we could hold a conversation without him wanting to rip my throat out. Esme and Carlisle were still as loving as ever. They were upset about losing their son but didn't want to jeopardize losing their daughter in any way.

Edward had run away, again. His disappearing act was quite perfect. Alice didn't know where he was. Every other day I received a gift from flowers to jewelry. None of them were signed but they all had a simple white card with elegant writing. I'm sorry. I love you. It didn't take a genius to figure out they were all from Edward. At first I threw all of them away but after awhile when my anger faded I started putting them in boxes, minus the flowers. I didn't love Edward anymore, I wasn't sure if I could ever feel anything toward him again, besides fear. Whenever he made his reappearance, if ever, I planned to give it all back to him. Until that time came, I was more than happy to let it grow dust in the back of my closet.

"Bella. What is it? Just tell me. I'll act completely surprised when Kelly gets here," Emily went on.

I just shook my head and finished my fourth muffin. Today I decided to tell the them I was pregnant so they could help me tell Embry. Jacob was supposed to drop Kelly off half an hour ago. When we called the first time she was giggling and I could hear the bed squeaking. It was safe to say that she and Jake would be a little while longer. I called a few minutes ago to tell them to speed it up but got no answer. It must be great to spend that kind of time together with your imprint, I thought with a sigh.

My phone vibrated in my pocket. I pulled it out but silenced it once I saw it was from Alice. I had just talked to her earlier. She was already aware that I was pregnant since she could hear the heartbeat. She was already wanting to plan a baby shower. Of course I told her that Emily would probably do it. She was probably just calling to try to change my mind again.

The front door suddenly flew open and crashed into the wall. Sam came running in first, heading straight to his imprint. He had mud and blood all over his clothes. The scent of smoke tented the air around him. He wrapped Emily tight in his arms,most likely breaking off her air supply. Embry charged in right after Sam. His hair was tangled, more than usual. There was a scar on his cheek that was still bleeding. He was just as dirty as Sam was. His eyes were wide, with fear? He pulled me from the couch and into his arms. This wasn't the first time they had come into the house like this but it was somehow different this time. Something was wrong.

"What happened?" Emily and I asked at the same time.

Embry sat down on the couch and brought me to sit on his lap. I bit my lip as he wrapped his arms around my waist too tight. I worried he was going to crush the baby. He realized he was holding me to tightly and loosened his hold a little. He rested his forehead on mine and gazed into my eyes. I could see he was slowly starting to relax but there was still fear in him. I could feel it.

"Jacob and Kelly were attacked," Sam responded.

I gasped.

"Oh my God," came from Emily.

"Are they okay? Where are they?" I asked quickly.

"They are at Billy's house. Three bloodsuckers went after them. Kelly has a twisted ankle and a few scratches but she's ok. We got there before too much damage was done to her."

"What about Jake?"

Sam's voice held a note of complete and utter sadness. "Billy and Sue are taking care of him. It's the best we can do for him. He was unconscious when we left him."

I wanted to know more but I didn't dare ask. He was good at what he did but taking on three would be hard for even Sam. He needed more help then what they could offer. My phone started to vibrate and I instantly knew what needed to be done.

"We need Carlisle."

Sam frowned but nodded. I wasn't sure if that made me feel better or worse. If we really needed Carlisle Jacob must be...

I dug out my cell phone without finishing the thought. I couldn't let myself go there. "Alice..."

"Why did Carlisle disappear?"

"We need him over here. One of the werewolves were hurt. Where is he?" I said quickly.

There was a slight pause before she asked, "What's the address?" I ran it off to her quickly before thanking her.

"He'll be over there in five minutes," I told them as I replaced my cell phone.

Sam nodded. "We should get back over there then."

"You both need to shower. You said Jake was asleep anyway. He wont notice."

Sam stared at me for a moment then turned for the bathroom. Emily was right behind him. I looked back at Embry. He was still staring at me. I realized he hadn't said anything since he walked in the door.

"Lets go," I told him as I stood. I grabbed his hand and headed for the door. His house wasn't all that far from Emily's so we walked. Embry didn't say anything the whole time, just stared blankly at the street we got to the house I took him straight to the bathroom. His mother was over at Charlie's so I didn't have to worry about her. I stripped both of us and got into the shower. When we were out and in his bedroom I got us both dressed. Thankfully I kept a few outfits over here. Embry remained mute through the whole process. He just kept staring at me as though he was waiting for me to disappear.

I sat down on the bed and pulled Embry down with me. "Baby you're scaring me," I whispered.

His overheated hand came up to stroke my face. "I don't want to lose you."

I blinked. I had no idea where that came from. "You never will."

"People keep dying...Jake will be next."

"No. Carlisle will take care of him. I promise."

He pulled me into his arms. "I would die if I ever loss you," he whispered.

"Don't think about that. I'll always be here with you."

He nodded but the worry was still in his eyes. "We should get to Jake's."

"Ok." I nodded. He took my hand in his and led me from the house.