Chapter six

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Disappearing act:

Bree's POV

Oh God, what just happened? How...what...who?

That's when it dawned on me. I had my ass beaten. That hadn't happened to me in years, ever since Riley changed me...I suddenly felt so human. Wow, that was one strong vampire; I'm surprised they didn't finish the job.

That's when I remembered...Jasper. He came in and saved me. And the vampire. Victoria. As reality dawned on me I felt a horrific rolling in the pit of my stomach – and I don't think it was from not feeding in days.

"Ping...ping...ping..."

An annoying sound next to my head bought me back to reality fully, and I wondered how long I had been out. Considering I can't sleep, I was extremely surprised at being knocked out for so long – that's if the rising sun outside the bay windows of the...attic maybe?... gave me any indication.

I ripped of the sticker that was making that awful pinging noise from my chest of and leapt up from the bed. Whoa, not a good idea. As the blood re entered my head I went all dizzy and felt nauseous – what did that vampire do to me?

"Nothing, Carlisle has simply helped you. You were pretty beaten up and ripped apart. He helped put you back together again."

A growl escaped as I jumped at the sound of a voice from the side of the room. How had they known what I was thinking? I braced myself for another attack.

"There's no need for that, Bree. It's me, see?"

Edward Cullen materialised in front of me, wearing a calm exterior. So that's how they knew what I was thinking. The mind reader, of course.

Unwillingly, I asked Edward a question – even though I knew not to "and Victoria, my attacker?"

"How do you know it was Victoria?" Edward questioned.

Feeling uncomfortable speaking aloud I instead showed the telepath how I knew Victoria. I showed him the one and only event I saw her face – when she changed me. And I showed him what she had said to Riley about the coming war and us being her army. That night with Diego was the last time...

Edward winced as my memories took a bend towards Diego. I quickly stopped that thought track before I gave too much away.

"I see." That was his only answer.

In the short silence that followed all I could think about was the burning in my throat and the human smell of blood that lingered on Edwards clothing. It took all I had to not growl again. I did not want to seem weak.

"No, I understand, you must be hungry. When was the last time you fed?"

I shrugged my shoulders in response, not quite aware of the answer myself.

"Carlisle." At the mention of his name Carlisle was at the entrance of the attic.

"I think it's time for a hunting trip, but not the kind you know Bree..."

Emmet's POV

The newborn was doing surprisingly well for a first timer.

But dayme, that mountain lion was mine! Curse her and her newborn speed and strength. Right at the last hurdle she snatched that fat, juicy hunk of meat from my clutch and feasted on it right in front of me!

God, she was hungry, we must have been gone for hours by now!

"Emmet, what's wrong? Afraid of a little competition?"

"Rose, I could take her with my eyes closed. But she's new, so I'm giving her a chance."

"Sure darling, are you sure you're not just getting rusty?"

"No way! I don't –"

Oh no.

All the bickering stopped as all eight of us smelt it. That sweet, delicious scent of human blood wafting in our direction from the West. Then everything happened as if in slow motion.

Jasper had Bree in his clasp within seconds, but she was too strong for him, a newborn full of blood was no match for any of us.

Bree knew that her second chance would be over when she kills these unfortunate humans so far of the path, but she couldn't stop herself.

"Bree, don't!" Alice tried to reason to the bloodthirsty newborn but we all knew it was too late. Just as jasper's grip faltered and his arms came apart giving Bree the opportunity she needed. But then something odd happened...

Bree, well she...disappeared. Just vanished out of thin air.

Okay – WHAT?

Where did she...what just...

I looked up to see the question marks on everyone's faces as they stared at the now empty space Bree had been squirming and growling in just seconds before. What just happened...

Then suddenly all we heard was screaming coming from a Westerly direction and the smell of human blood – so potent.

What the...?