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Chapter 14

Bella's POV

I asked them if I was allowed to touch her hand. They nodded so cold was all I thought. She was no longer the warm mother I grew to love. I felt something in her hand. I slipped it into my pocket without them realizing it.

"Are you ready to leave Miss. Swan" the man asked

"Yes thank you, I must alert my father of the news"

I walked back into the waiting room to see my brothers waiting still

"What is it"

"We need to get home now" I hissed. They looked worried; I swear to gods, who ever did this would pay. They've messed with the wrong family.

We arrived at home and Charlie was sat on the couch working on his laptop.

"What you all doing home"

"Emmett, James sit down with dad"

"Bells, what's up" all of them were sat down

"I got a call earlier saying for me to come in and identify a body" pause "I went in there and I identified it….the body…was Renee" gulp, the sick was rising in my stomach.

They were all looking at me like I had two heads.

"Are you being serious" James asked

"Yes"

Charlie threw his laptop across the room "Basterds, who did it"

"I don't know yet, but I'll find out"

EVENING

I was in my room; I took the item out of my pocket I managed to hold from Renee. I never got a chance to ask her what was wrong with her. I didn't cry. I wouldn't cry, not yet.

I looked at the detail, it appeared to be a necklace, it had two eagle heads and the eagles were glued together so there were only two wings not four. On top of the eagles held a crown and then they were perched on a dagger. The dagger held one single ruby into the crest of the sword.

I clasped the necklace to me and did some research. I feared the worst. I got out and went into our library. I ran my fingers across the spines of the book. I slid the book called 'territorial wars' out.

I sat down on the black table and opened it.

I read it page by page until I came across the page which struck my attention.

1702

The family of Harold Whitshawe lay peacefully in their home in Chicago. Harold Whitshawe didn't realize however that someone was watching him and his family. Harold was the person who held that territory and Chicago was an ideal place to hold any operation. When Harold came home he found he had found his wife dead,

Two weeks later Harold found his two year daughter, Molly. Dead on the floor next to her toy. Then the people who had killed his family made contact with him, saying if he did not give up his territory they would kill more of his beloveds. Harold signed over his territory and left his home place with his remaining family member William Whitshawe.

Territorial wars have been exclaimed through out time. These days they are very rare but not unheard of.

The people who are trying to take over the other persons territory leave a sign, mark, or symbol of their arrival.

I was angered; someone had killed Renee for our territory. No way in hell. I grabbed my phone

TO EDWARD

FROM BELLA

We have to set up a meeting right now, it's important. Get your family together and make something up of how you got the message to come

I put the book back and walked into my brother's room and fathers.

"We're meeting the Cullen's at the usual place, this is important"

They were flustered and still recovering of the news of Renee but this was important, I felt my phone buzz

TO BELLA

FROM EDWARD

We're on our way now x

I got my gun and coat.

"Come on" I beeped

"God Bella calm down" my brother Emmett asked. I raced off to the usual place.

MEETING ROOM

Laurent was waiting for us again, he opened the doors and the Cullen's weren't here yet.

"What's this about Bells" Emmett asked with a worried frown

"I'll explain when everyone gets here"

The door opened and in came the Cullen's

"What's all this about Charlie?" Carlisle asked

"Sit down everyone" I asked, we sat in our usual places "Now, I have reason to believe someone is after our territory, the reason for this being is…" I looked at Carlisle briefly "Renee is dead, I found this" I placed the necklace on the table so they could all see "it's the mark of the other coven, I've read about things like this happening and it won't stop with Renee" I looked to the Cullen's "That's why I've called you here, I have reason to believe that it won't be just us they target"

"So your saying we're having a turf war with another coven?" Jasper asked

"Yes"

"What other things do you have?" Carlisle asked, I saw his eyes. He was trying so hard to control his tears which were treating to come out of his eyes. I noticed Charlie noticed and he looked down I wasn't sure in anger or sadness

"That's all I know, I'm just saying be careful for yourselves and your partners" I looked to Edward. He nodded.

NEXT DAY

We drove to school and went into our classes. I had arranged to meet Edward at lunch at my car. I walked fast to my car, hearing the click of my heels. I saw Edward leaning on my car. I opened it and he got in.

I raced away from Forks High and onto an abandoned place.

"Are you ok?" he asked placing his hand on my thigh

"I will be when we catch…" I trailed off looking in my mirror

"What is it?" he asked

"Someone's following us" Edward looked in the mirror at the side of the car. The car behind us sped up slightly

"Shit, Edward get the reg" Edward got a pen out of his pocket and started to write on his hand, right when something smashed the window at the side of the car

"Shit" he cursed. Edward went into his jacket pocket and got his gun out. He got the window down and started to shoot.

I put more on the gas to make us go faster, I'm so glad I had my car built special to make me go faster. 250, 300,450.

A shot shattered the glass at the back of the car

BANG!

"AH!...Shit" I looked to my shoulder they'd shot me.

"Fuckers" Edward shot again and I saw their car swirl. I saw the driver slump forward.

They had trailed behind and I breathed out a sigh of thankfulness. I continued racing just in case. I looked at the board at the side of the motorway

SEATTLE

"Bella let me check your shot"

"Just a little further ok? You got money on you?"

"Yes"

"We'll stay at a hotel tonight"

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