Chapter 3 – Hidden Soul

Annabel had found Emilee, and she was adopted by a seemingly nice couple, but looks can be deceitful. He adoptive father Harold Anderson was a cold man, but her adoptive mother Mary was a kind and sweet woman.

When her adoptive mother died she was sixteen, and poor Emilee was put through hell. The man she called her father would rape and abuse her. Annabel wished she could intervene and kill the sick bastard, but she didn't want to expose her daughter to this life.

Emilee was on the near brink of committing suicide, until she met a boy named Benjamin Swan. Emilee and Ben had an almost instant connection after a short time together. Emilee told Ben everything and he became defensive and wanted to rescue her from her horrible life.

Ben and Emilee eloped just as her mother and father had done. They planed to run away so her father wouldn't find them, but the night before they were surprised to find her adoptive father lying dead on the ground looking as if he had been mauled by some sort of animal.

When in fact Annabel worrying for her daughter's well-being killed Harold. She didn't want Emilee to live her life in hiding so she knew it was the only solution.

Annabel watched over her daughter and her sons Matthew and George, and Matthew's son Andrew and daughters Helen and Mary, and Andrew's son Charlie, and Charlie's daughter Bella.

However Bella's mother and Charlie had separated when she was young, so she lived with her mother in Phoenix, Arizona. So she was only in Forks for short periods of time.

Annabel began to notice her great… great… grandson buying things for a teenage girl. This brought Annabel to speculate the return of her great… great… great… granddaughter Bella. She thought it would be interesting for her to return to Forks.

While Annabel shadowed her and Edward's blossoming family. Edward was living with Carlisle moving from town to town, and adding to their family. First came Esme who later became Carlisle's wife, and she treated Edward like a son. Thought she longed for one of her own.

Then came Rosalie, Carlisle had intended for her to become Edwards mate, but she was more like a sister to Edward. Plus she was too bitchy and stuck up for his taste, and he felt no one would replace his beloved Annabel.

Soon came Emmett, Rosalie had been wandering around and she came upon Emmett who was nearly dead after being mauled by a bear. Carlisle turned him, and Rosalie and Emmett had an undeniable connection and she and Emmett became man and wife.

Then came Alice and Jasper, Alice was turned by an older vampire while she was imprisoned in an Asylum. While Jasper was turned into a vampire to train young vampires, and then kill them when they were no longer useful.

Alice escaped the Asylum, and she had foreseen that she and Jasper would be together. She met him in a half-empty diner in Philadelphia, and together they sought out the Cullen family.

Now back in the present Annabel was still awaiting the arrival of her descendant Bella. She hadn't seen Bella since she was a child, she marveled at how much Bella resembled her precious Emilee.

It was her first day back and Annabel watched from a distance. She marveled at Bella's beauty and how much she resembled herself and Emilee. Charlie had just picked her up from the airport and took her inside. While Charlie gave her the grand tour, Billy Black and his son Jacob showed up in a beat up orange truck.

Charlie brought Bella back outside and Annabel couldn't help but ease drop on the conversation.

"Sweet ride…" Bella smiled at Jacob.

"Oh yeah it gets all the chicks." He chuckled.

"It's yours Bells." Charlie intervened.

"Really?" She giggled almost sarcastically.

"You like it?" He smiled.

"Yeah… Yeah…" She replied in the same tone. "It's great."

Annabel couldn't help but chuckle silently in the background. She watched Bella and Jacob get into the truck and followed them from a distance.

She followed them to the Indian reservation where Bella dropped off Jacob then stalked stealthily as Bella drove to the high school. Annabel had often contemplated enrolling in school just for fun it would be something to do, but she new if she enrolled with a birth certificate from 1901 there would be questions.

Bella parked the truck and walked to the front of the school. Annabel thought it would be rather boring to sit outside the school all day so she decided to wander around the forest and catch a meal.

Annabel didn't have the heart to prey on humans so she only fed on animals. It never fully satisfied her, but it kept her alive. Annabel hadn't met many others like herself, but she came across a few. She'd stay friendly, but if they tried to harm her family she would go to any length to protect them.

As she wandered looking for her next meal something didn't feel right. Since she had been turned she could always sense danger and she was almost always right. She looked around to scan the area, but everything looked normal. She walked a couple more yards still with the uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach. Then looked behind her and her eyes met another set of eyes. He didn't recognize her, but she recognized him.

It was none other than James Robertson accompanied by another man. James still looked the same as he did that day in her parlor room, just with longer hair. The other man was dark skinned and tall with long strands of hair that looked as thought they had been twisted.

"What a lovely creature you are." James smirked.

"You don't remember me do you?" She asked coyly.

"Well I have met many people." He replied.

"Annabel…" She attempted to refresh his memory.

"Annabel." He pondered. "Seems familiar."

"Annabel Rothchild." She added.

"Well look here isn't that a blast from the past." He said arrogantly. "Laurent… can you believe I was almost engaged to this fine creature."

"What is that supposed to mean?" She replied puzzled.

"Oh nothing…" He smirked. "I heard the Masen boy planted his seed in you."

She began to get the defensive feeling once again. She went absolutely mad when anyone threatened her family even if it was indirectly.

"Yes it is true?" She said with a baffled look on her face.

"Well I wouldn't want his leftovers now would I?" He whispered in her ear. "Laurent let's go."

Annabel was so mad she wanted to rip him to shreds, and she felt like an idiot for revealing her family to James. Later that day she followed Bella home, but she began to think she should steer clear of her for a while. She did after all admit to having a child with Edward and since she had been alone in the forest. It could have lead James to believe they where all human. She contemplated whether Bella would be safer with constant surveillance or none at all.