Bella's POV

"The little one escaped. She has him captive." Alex turned from Felix to me. He tilted his head signaling me to follow him.

"No, let her stay here. We need to go now." Said Felix, stopping me in my tracks.

Alec appeared to be torn on whether to stay or go. I nodded my head letting him know that it was ok to leave. He smiled halfheartedly before bolting out of the door.

I stood there looking at the door wondering what was going on. Aro was in trouble, they say, and the 'little one' has him captive. What do they mean the little one?

I took three steps backward and the back of my knees bumped into the couch. I plopped down onto it still starring at the closed door. Would Alec be okay? What if he got hurt? Worse, what if…no! I couldn't think about that.

I leaned my head back taking deep, unnecessary breaths to try and calm my anxiety. Everything will be okay. I thought to myself. Everything will be just fine.

Then I heard screaming. I jumped to my feet and flew out of the room. Something was wrong. Vampires should not be screaming. I ran up the stairs to the throne room. I needed to get to Alec. I needed to know that he was okay.

"What is going on, Alec? Why did you stop?" Came a voice from inside the room. My heart fell to my feet. I placed my hand on the large wooden doorknob, but just as I was about to pull it open I felt my entire body freeze and the wooden door in front of me vanished. It was replaced by a door I was all too familiar with. It was the door to the inside of my bedroom back in Forks.

"Bella? Bella is that you?" Charlie's voice came from the bottom of the stairs followed by the pounding of his feet. The door opened and he froze in place taking me in before he rushed over to me pulling me into his warm embrace.

"Bella! Where the hell have you been? I've gone crazy looking all over this town for you. Why are you so cold?" I pushed out of his arms only to see someone else standing at the door.

Jacob.

"Bella, why?" he said. He would know what I was now.

"Bella, why are your eyes red? You look different. You're freezing cold."

Too many questions were thrown at me all at once. I had some questions of my own. How the heck did I get here? Why was I here? What in the world would I tell Charlie and Jake? I decided that the truth, although crazy as it might sound, was all I was capable of giving.

"Dad, I'm a vampire. Jacob, it's a long story, but you're still my friend and I'm going to need your help. Dad, don't worry I will be fine and I don't think I will kill anyone….Jacob, make sure I don't kill anyone." I ran at vampire speed taking Jacob's hand in mine and dragging him with me. I was astonished at how he was able to keep up with me while still in human form. I ran down the stairs and out of the house. I needed to talk to Carlisle.

"Bella, you were gone for a week and you come back as a vampire. Did Edward do this to you?" When I didn't answer him he tugged at my hand, but he wasn't strong enough.

"Jacob, please just trust me. I need to get to the Cullen's house." I heard him huff.

"Bella, we were all worried. Charlie started getting sick."

"Jacob, do you think I would leave for that long without even calling if I had a choice? No. so shut the hell up and follow me."

"The treaty line…"

"Fuck the treaty line Jacob. Tell them I forced you if it becomes an issue."

It took us no time at all to get there. I flew up the stairs, swung the front door open and ran straight into Jasper. He grabbed my shoulders and sighed in relief.

"Where's Alice, Bella? Please tell me where she is."

"I don't know… she's back in Italy. I…I don't even know how I got here. One minute Alec was going to help save Aro and the next POOF here I am."

He looked at me confused and then groaned. I noticed then that we were joined by the rest of the Cullen's. Everyone was looking at me like I had two heads.

"I'm a vampire now and I brought Jacob with me because I didn't know if I would be able to make it here without killing a human…and I needed my friend with me. They held us captive." I said facing the entire family. Jasper was on the ground with his head in his hands.

"I…I haven't seen Alice since the day we helped save Edward. They had her locked up I think and…"

"I'm okay." Alice's voice trilled from right behind me. I whirled around and came face to face with her and a little dwarf. Jasper let out what sounded like a cry of relief and had her lifted in his arms the next second. I stood there with my mouth more than just a little open. What the hell was going on here?

She shimmied out of his arms after giving him a passionate kiss and then faced me, taking my hands in hers. She threw her skinny arms around my neck and held me close.

"Bella, oh thank goodness you're okay. I was so worried about you. I kept seeing all these things and then EDWARD." She stopped before saying anything else and then looked to the rest of her family. Her happy expression at seeing that I was ok was replaced with one of revulsion.

"Edward is evil. He staged the whole thing. I saw it all in his mind. I see what he is going to do. We need to leave this place. He knows where we live and he will come looking for us and for Bella and then everything will go to hell. I really don't have time to explain right now. Please, just pack your things. We all need to go now."

They all hesitated for a quick second before running up the stairs and preparing their things to leave.

I felt a steamy hot hand take mine. I turned to face Jacob and he held me close to him.

"I'm sorry Bells. I couldn't save you." He whispered into my hair.

"I don't need saving Jake. I need to get back."

He took my shoulders and held me back to look at me directly.

"Did you not just hear what Alice said? Edward is evil."

"I'm not going back for Edward. I'm going back for Alec, my fiancé."

"You're what?"

"A lot happened, Jake. Unexpected things happened and I have a feeling that Alec is in trouble and I need to get to him."

He shook his head but accepted what I was saying. He smiled and kissed my cheek.

"Umm... Congratulations I guess." Huh? Shouldn't he be mad? I mean, the last time he saw me he was begging me not to go cause he loved me.

He must have understood the confused expression I had.

"Uh… yeah," he said nervously, running his hand behind his neck. "While you were gone…I imprinted on Leah."

"Oh." Was all I could say. Well, that simplifies things.

"You should probably get back to her Jake. Things look like they're about to get ugly. This is not your problem. The Cullen's can help me from here."

"Bella, if you're in danger it is my problem."

"Jake, please. Go back to my dad. Explain everything to him."

"What is there to explain? Bella I have no idea what the hell is going on."

"I'm a vampire, Edward is an ass, I'm engaged to a Volturi who is in trouble and I need to find him. Please, Jake I promise I'll call as soon as I can. Please, go to my dad. Tell him I love him." He didn't move for an entire minute, but in the end he kissed my hand and ran out the door. I hoped Charlie would forgive me one day for putting him through all of this.

I wrung my hands together waiting for everyone to get their things when the dwarf spoke to me.

"Alec will be just fine, Isabella." I looked down at him and he had the kindest grey eyes.

"You know Alec?" I said my voice catching in my throat.

"For many, many years. He knows I have taken you. Surely if all you say is true, he will come looking for you. He must not find you."

"What? What do you mean? I need to see him. I need to find him."

"No!" he yelled at me. "Demetri is a tracker, the best one. If you are with Alec he will find you. You are safe as long as he is not with you."

"Well couldn't Demetri find me without having to follow Alec?"

"No, I do not think so. Your mind shield I believe will block everyone around you."

"Then why not Alec?" I said a little irritated. I wanted to punt him like a football across the damn room. Who the hell was he to tell me that I could not see him?

"We cannot risk it."

Thankfully Alice and the rest of the family walked down.

"Alice, please tell me what is going on here. Please tell me how I can get back?" her eyes went wide.

"You want to go back? Bella we were prisoners."

"I NEED TO FIND ALEC!" I shouted.

"Why?" she said still confused.

"BECAUSE I LOVE HIM!" The room went so quiet that I could hear crickets.

"Please tell me what is going on Alice. I'm about to lose my mind here." I said a little calmer.

"Yes, Alice, please do." Said Carlisle.

It took her all of two minutes to explain to me how I was to become some kind of sex slave/incubator for the purposes of creating super vamps that would take over the world and that Edward was in on it the whole time and that he would continue to hunt me down until the deed was done so that he could take my child.

"That's just…sick." Said Emmett getting to his feet. "It doesn't sound like Edward."

Esme buried her head into Carlisle's shoulder while he soothed her by running his fingers through her hair absentmindedly.

"I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself. I'm so sorry everyone. I wish it wasn't true." She turned to me. "I'm sorry Bella, but we have to go."

"I'm not going. Not without Alec." I faced the dwarf who I now knew to be a warlock named Ulric. "Bring him here like you brought us here. Do it. I'm not going anywhere unless he's with me."

He shook his head apologetically and before I knew it we were no longer in the beautiful Cullen house, but in a large elegant cottage. The crashing of waves my only clue hinting at a location. I was being taken somewhere completely against my will.

"Holy shit! That was ridiculous."

"Yes, Emmett. You're right. This is absolutely ridiculous." I said between clenched teeth.

Now, if only I could get away from the teleporting midget.