Disclaimer: I own none of the Characters of Twilight, they belong to Stephenie Meyer.
Claimer: I do Emmaline Swan Turner, Adam Caleb Larkin, and Quinn Michael.
Last Time:
Emmaline's POV
I watched as Bella was pushed into a black limo with tinted windows. My eyes widened in horror as I realized that I knew the strange dark hair beauty heading toward me. The minute she was close enough, her well manicured pale hand shot out and slapped the right side of my face, the world spun around me and my teeth knocked together. If my captor didn't have such a good grip on me I would have been on the ground.
She said nothing as my world continued to spin; there was a coppery taste in my mouth now. I coughed causing a small amount of blood to escape out the side of my mouth.
"Clean her up Marquel, we won't want the newborns to attack her; because I would have to kill them if they did and that's a waste of good talent."
Everything was clear now, and I had no idea what would await me next and Adam wouldn't make in time. I was going to be the first to pay the price of knowing and loving a vampire.
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Chapter 7: Sacrifice
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Alice's POV
We had just arrived at our hunting spot Goat Rock Mountain, and were spreading out to hunt when a vision flashed in front of my eyes. What I saw there almost knocked me off my feet. They had laid a trap and we had been blind to it. They had someone watching us, someone I hadn't seen. They had been hoping that we would all go hunting; it had turned in their favor even more when Carlisle had asked Adam to come with us as well.
"We have to go back; we have to go now it was a trap. The Black Coats are already in Forks, we made it even easier for them by having Adam with us. However, at least he's still alive they had planned on killing him. They have at least fifteen newborns under their control. As to why I don't know I couldn't see any more than that."
Everyone in my family tensed, Edward and Adam were the worst. Their eyes were darker now as their anger started to build. I was taken by surprise when Adam suddenly staggered as if he had been struck by Jacob Black or one of his wolf buddies.
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Adam's POV
I was clenching my fists in the same manner as Edward was at hearing Alice's news. Then suddenly, I felt like someone extremely stronger them me had hit me cross the right side of my face. My vision was blurry and the world around me was spinning, my greatest shock came not only is the little flashes in my head but the taste of Emmaline's blood in my mouth.
I knew the one who had struck out at her with a great force; I had gotten a brief look at them from Emmaline's point of view. I knew the woman that had delivered the blow to Emmaline's face. Her long waves of ebony hair, and the shape of her face however her eyes were not a dark violet anymore, but a bright crimson, like rubies.
It was all making sense now the video feeds and phone calls, and the lack of doing her, own interviews. She had never let me meet her in person; because she knew I would know the monster she had become. The real question was how long had she been doing this? How long had Emmaline been living in a lie? Her own Aunt was now a monster and Emmaline was at her mercy.
"Lucia."
Her name slipped out of my lips, laced with venom and my own self-loathing I should have seen it and I didn't. Now I understood the hold she had on Emmaline. Emmaline had figured out what she was and Lucia had used that to make her do what she wanted to keep the people she loved safe.
I heard Edward gasp as my thoughts reached him but I wasn't waiting for them. I was absolutely sure that Edward would be behind me soon; when he grasped that Bella and Charlie could be in danger as well. There was no time to waste I had to get back to Forks and fast. I was unsure if I had already passed him or whether he was still back with the others.
I arrived home to Emmaline's in less than thirty minutes. Edward showed up five seconds later.
"Bella wasn't at home, and Charlie is still at work. Please tell me that they are here."
He knew before I said anything that they weren't here. There hadn't been anyone here since we had left. Edward's anxious voice interrupted my thoughts.
"If they are not here, where could they be?"
I didn't have an answer to Edward's question. I hadn't lived here long enough to know the answer to. Then it came to me, I did know of somewhere they would go or at least I knew where Emmaline would go there. She had said something about visiting the cemetery so I decided that it was best for me to voice my opinion.
"Forks Pleasant View Cemetery, Emmaline has been, wanting to visit her parents it's the most likely place for them to be."
We both knew that we were going to be too late to stop anything. Edward knew from seeing Alice's vision in her thoughts and me from feeling Emmaline's pain from being hit across her face. We still however, were still going to go it would be painful to be able to smell them and not see them but somehow we would manage it.
There had to be a clue as to where and why they had been taken. Much to my surprise Carlisle and the others met us at the cemetery. However, the minute I got there everyone else seemed to fade away. I kept, replaying Emmaline's pain over again in my head.
I heard Edward wince as he came across the pain in my thoughts. No one said anything, they were all quiet. I focused my tawny eyes on Alice; she seemed to be very frustrated about something. Her brow wrinkled down in a frown, she then closed her eyes as if she was trying to concentrate on something. Edward and the others had gathered around her, Edward spoke first.
"Alice, what is it? What's wrong?"
Alice shook her head her voice spoke the volumes of how upset she was.
"I can't find them; I can understand not seeing Emmaline I'm not in tune with her yet. So I tried to find Bella, but I can't something is blocking me; someone is keeping me from finding them."
I knew nothing about what talents that Lucia had. I did know what Horace and Marquel were capable of doing. I couldn't remain silent my new family needed to know what they were like. I did my best not to think about them. I spoke out loud for those who could not hear my thoughts. Edward stiffened and growled low, he however didn't say anything. Edward allowed me to speak the thoughts that were going through my head.
"I know who is blocking Alice's gift. It's Horace he has the talent of cloaking things in darkness, which is most likely what he is doing. Darkness was all you could see am I right, you could feel the two of them but couldn't see where or what is going to happen to them."
Alice's shimmering gold eyes widened, as she shook her head yes. Edward however didn't stop at there.
"You know what Marquel can do too, but you won't even think about it now. Why is that Adam, what kind of talent does Marquel have and why are you nervous about mentioning it?"
I sighed as I looked into Edward's eyes one word was all I was going to need.
'Torture.'
I felt myself wince at the thought of it. There was no time for me to dwell on it as I was seemly transported somewhere else; it was dark and stonewalls surround me. Sasha she was one of the Black Coats, she was the one doing this to me. I knew where Emmaline and Bella were now. I then heard a voice in my head, I knew this voice it was Lucia.
"Well now Adam, you've made friends with the Cullen's I see. I have nothing against them, so if you just bring yourself to me. I'll be happy to give them back Bella. Enough, Sasha we will let him give what I said some thought. I'm looking forward to meeting you face to face."
I could hear people calling my name; it took me awhile to realize that it was Carlisle and Edward talking to me. When I could once again speak, I was sure that no one was going to like what I was about say. I however, didn't care what they thought.
"I have to go there, if I go Bella will be freed and your family will be safe."
Edward however didn't agree with my choice.
"No, we can't let you do that. Bella was taken as well, if she wasn't trying to start anything with our family. She should have left Bella in Emmaline's car. Lucia didn't she had Bella taken as well, so that involves us now for Bella is one of our family."
Looking at the faces that were now around me they all share the same determined looks on their faces. There was only one thing I found wrong with that.
"We will have to go at separated times. I have to go there alone, if I show up with someone they could end up killing one of them."
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Bella's POV
Darkness, that's what greeted me; I wasn't knocked out just blindfolded. I knew right away that my captors were vampires; by the way they moved and talked. I couldn't make out what they were talking about. Everything they were saying sounded like whispers in the wind.
There were at least three vampires wherever we were, the other breathing I heard besides my own was labored as if the person was in pain. I was proven correct when a soft whimper followed. I knew that whimper, and it made my throat feel like it had a lump in it. I started to feel ill when light smell of blood reached my nose. When they started talking again I could understand them this time.
"You've had your fun Marquel I think you've done enough damage for now. Isn't there something else that Lucia needs you to do?"
"Bloody all right I'm going. You make sure you take care of my little poppet here."
Emmaline winced once again; my only thought was that Marquel must have touched her.
"Hands off her Marquel, you heard Grace. You've done enough for today, and if you touch her like that again I'll kill you myself."
I flinched as a low menacing growl filled the room we were in. It was followed by a higher sounding growl that sounded more feminine then the other. Then just as soon as the growls started they stopped. The area around me went quiet, and suddenly the soft voice from earlier spoke.
"Eve, make our other guest more comfortable, unless you feel like you should excuse yourself."
"I'm fine Grace, what about you."
"I'll be fine, for another day or two."
Then suddenly the darkness suddenly left my eyes and I was blinded by the dim light that was filtering into the room. Once my eyes adjusted to the new light, I could see the two female vampires that were in the room with us. The one that I figured was named Eve was still standing in front of me. She was about five' one and she couldn't be any older the fifteen maybe sixteen years old. Her hair was a bronze color that was similar to Edward's color, and was cut in a bob hair cut. She gave me a small smile; I would have been at perfect ease with her; if it hadn't been for her red eyes.
My eyes then drifted over to the other one who was called Grace she was taller and she looked older then Eve. About five' seven or five' eight, and she had to have been twenty-five when she'd been changed. Grace had dark curly hair, her face was just as gentle as Eve's; her eyes however were much darker then Eve's neither one looked like they were going to eat me. However, I was unsure how far I could trust her. I had only been taken away for maybe three hours, and I was already missing the warm golden eyes of the Cullen's.
Eve smiled one more time at me, "Don't worry I don't plan on eating you. I have no desire to, I'm pretty sure that's why Lucia plans on killing me when she no longer has a need of me .She's not that happy with our aversion to not wanting to feed on humans, though Grace is a year older than me, I'm a lot newer then she is, about five months or so."
I saw a slight movement, to the right of me I saw the Grace was hovering over something. It took me a minute to realize that what she was leaning over it was Emmaline. At first glance I was sure that she going to bite her, then I noticed that she was holding Emmaline's right hand, she was gentling wrapping her ring finger and pinky. I stood up slowly as to not startle either one of them; and started to make my way over to Emmaline.
Neither, one said anything to me as I made my way to Emmaline I saw a bowl of cold water sitting beside her head I took the cloth that was there and started to wipe away the blood that had dried to the corner of her mouth. She saw me and reached her left hand out toward me.
"I'm so sorry Bells, I shouldn't have asked you to come to the cemetery with me. You'd be with Uncle Charlie if I hadn't."
I did my best to sooth her guilt the best I could.
"Trust me Edward has told me more than once what a danger magnet I am. So I could have gotten in this kind of trouble by myself alone."
This brought a half smile to her lips; the other side was swollen from where she had been slapped. I then felt a cold hand touch my shoulder.
"I figured the two of you were hungry, I hope this is ok."
I turned my head to see what Eve was offering me and Emmaline. A pizza box was in her hand along with two bottles of water. All I could do at first was nod, my head.
"Um yes, that will work thank you."
Eve smiled at hearing me reply. My eyes never left Emmaline; she was watching Grace very carefully. I was curious about these to vampires that seemed to be like the Cullen's' without the gold eyes. Eve made me even more hopeful for myself, for when my fated day was here. She was a newborn but she didn't act like one; she had control over herself somehow she wasn't lusting after my blood or that was how it felt.
There was one thing that was clear to me. Emmaline was here to be tortured for what I didn't know, but the one known as Marquel seemed to enjoy and very skilled at it. There was one thing I didn't get was how was it that Emmaline didn't cry out in pain as he removed two of her fingernails and then dislocated her right shoulder. She had barely moved, tears had slid silently down her face; but she hadn't screamed out in pain once. I then heard Grace's light and airy voice speaking to Emmaline.
"Alright, I want you to bite down on this wooden dowel; while I reset your shoulder."
I had to look away at that moment there was no way that I could watch. It was all I could do to keep the nausea that the slight smell of blood was doing to my stomach at bay. This time as Grace popped her shoulder back in place, Emmaline let out a muffled cry.
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Edward's POV
The anger that I felt was nothing compared to the rage that was rippling off of Adam. I didn't need Jasper's empathy talent to feel what Adam was feeling. I myself had been there several months before. When I had first read James thoughts and what he wanted to do to Bella and then my reaction on the field had only made him want to go after her more. I also understood the need to be careful; one wrong move could not only mean Emmaline's death, but Bella's now as well. It was something I wasn't going to risk any more then what Adam was going to risk.
"Adam we need to think this though before we do anything."
However, much to my family and my disappointment Adam had left already, I knew all along that he was going to do this; but we were strangers and yet he felt like all of this was his fault.
"Carlisle, let me go first, I can follow him faster. The rest of you can follow later two at a time. Perhaps it will give Adam the time he is looking for."
Jasper however didn't like my idea.
"This is madness; none of you have experience with newborns yet."
I didn't move my gaze from Jasper as I spoke.
"No but you do so give them a quick crash course, before following me."
I could tell from Jasper's thoughts that he wasn't that happy with my choice.
"And what about you Edward, how with you know what to do?"
"Adam has experience with fighting newborns, I will follow his movements."
My golden orbs then fell on Carlisle.
"I will scout ahead and see just how many newborns there are and then let you know."
My eyes landed on Esme.
"You don't have to come if you don't want to."
Her caramel hair bounced as she shook her head.
"Bella may not be one of us yet but she is very special to me already, I will come and do what I can."
I was able to follow Adam's scent for twenty miles or more before I lost it. He had then switched to his Mustang. I wasn't that familiar with Adam's car yet I could only hope that I could keep track of him in order to find him in time.
"Hang in there Bella; I'm coming to get you."
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Adam's POV
In a short amount of time I would be giving myself up to the Black Coats. I knew that Edward and the others would follow me. My one hope was that I could lose them in time. This was my problem and so my fight as well. Now that Bella was a part of this two Edward didn't see it that way. He saw it as messing with the Cullen family, I had to keep reminding myself that their involvement had nothing to do with me and Emmaline and everything to do with Bella. I had only been a part of their family for barely three days and Emmaline had now been missing from my side for a day.
I knew that my death awaited me when I walked through those doors. I would have died a thousand times if it meant I could keep her safe. I winced in pain as a voice echoed inside of my head.
"You're being a very good boy. If you hadn't been, terrible things would have happened to her."
Then as to prove a point pain shot through the tops of the pinky and right fingers on my right hand. More pain then erupted from my right shoulder, as if it had been dislodged. I found myself breathing hard through my nose to try and manage the pain.
"You'll have me soon enough so why don't you let them go."
"Yes that is very true, however you're not here yet so. They will stay where they are, I promise not to hurt her any more as long as you keep your word."
I sat in my car for several minutes waiting for more pain, but it never came. I was only again alone.
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Emmaline's POV
My body shivered several times, where ever it was it was very cold. Something cold and wet had fluttered on to my eyes; I blink twice and then noticed the hole in the ceiling white flakes of snow were falling on me. I first I thought I had died but the numbness in my fingers in toes told me something different. I pulled in a quick breath as something cold and wet pushed against my cold cheek making it colder, something then whimpered. I heard claws and chains scrape the concrete as whatever it was laid down beside me. I pulled in a slow breath and the smell of wet dog greeted me, but so did the wonderful feeling of heat.
Whatever it was, it was really warm like a thermal blanket. The animal beside me started to growl softly as someone started to open the door. I then felt the animal's warm wet tongue licking at my now injured fingers. The dog then growled again as the door quickly opened. A voice spoke so quickly I almost didn't hear it. It was soft like the tingle, tingle of bells.
"Easy Tears, it's me Grace. I've come to help Emmaline not hurt her."
The large dog then disappeared through a hole in the wall.
A thick heavy blanket was wrapped around as Grace lifted me effortlessly into her arms. It wasn't until much later that I learned what she had said was the truth. The room I entered next was so much warmer I then heard Bella repeating my name over and over again. A soothing warmness flooded over my two fingers that were now fingernail less; the pain was gone soon after.
The only pain that still bothered me was my dislocated shoulder. Grace spoke gently to me as she placed a wooden dowel in my mouth. I bit down on it hard to muffle my scream of pain as she reset my shoulder. Darkness swallowed me then as I gave into the pain and fainted.
In my strange dark slumber, I could make out the sound of Bella and Grace's voices as they talked.
"He's going to come back and hurt her isn't he, the one call Marquel."
"Yes, since Adam is on his way here. She will hurt her again in order to hurt him long enough to trap him. It is the way that the Mistress Lucia works."
"Grace, where did Eve go?"
She left to go get the two of you something to eat. She may catch a rat or two or even a stray cat. To help her tide herself over, until we are free from Lucia."
After that I didn't remember anything more until Eve came without dinner. After we had eaten a little; Grace and Eve gave me light smiles.
"You should rest, the need couple of hours will be painful for you physically and emotionally."
I wasn't sure what time it was, when Bella touched my shoulder waking me from my sleep so I could have breakfast.
She handed me a blueberry muffin and then a mug that had milk in it. After I had eaten Grace offered me a glass of juice and a bowl of fruit salad. The offer of these kinds of food told me that I was in for another day of torture.
Which only told me one thing, Adam was here and they were going to use my pain to not only hurt him but to capture him. I knew all about the Volturi and their three leaders Aro, Marcus and Caius; Aro was a collector of sorts he loved to have vampires with intriguing gifts. My Aunt Lucia was a collector to maybe that was why she had been changed, Aro had found her interesting. However, it had been Marcus who had done the deed.
Lucia collected creatures of mystical natures; she had learned the truth about Adam before I had. She had, had her heart set on catching him and now it looked like she was strong enough to do it now. She had newborns at her command and disposal, she kept them hidden, locked up I wasn't sure if I wanted to know how she controlled them. Then I remembered the huge dog and realized that he wasn't a dog at all, she used him as her slave as well.
Much to my disappointment, it wasn't Grace or Eve who came to get me; it was Horace.
"All right you, time to go."
A neck chain was fastened to my neck like a collar. When I didn't respond and stand when he wanted me too he lifted me onto my feet using just his one hand. The wolf that I had slowly started to make friends with; didn't like the way he was treating me. He let lose a low growl and crawled out of the dark shadows that was the stone wall with the hole.
"Shut up you mongrel, she none of your concern."
I winced at the sound of bone breaking and a long whimper of pain from Tears; as Horace hit him across his face. Though he had to be in pain Tears glared up at Horace from his place on the ground and showed his teeth to the vampire; almost in a warning. Air whistled passed my ear as I was picked up roughly. I was sure that I now had bruises over my arms.
I was then taken to a platform of concrete and the chains that were attached to my shackles were looped through large rings that were mounted to the stone wall. I could then just barely make out the sound of voices. The one I knew well it was Adam's voice; the other belonged to Lucia.
"I'm here now you have me now let them go."
"Yes you are here, but if I do that how do I know that you won't run? I can't afford to lose such a stunning catch. So I plan on taking precautions."
I looked up startled as the ceiling above me started to open. The ground I was weakly standing on started to shake, knocking me to my feet. Pale grey light filtered through a tinted window more grey light filter through open windows blowing snow in with it.
I heard Adams panicked voice before I saw him.
"Emmaline!" A low growl then erupted from Adam as he went to move toward me.
The little feathery voice of Lucia followed.
"I'm so disappointed Adam. I thought I told you to come alone and a one the Cullen's is already here. The others are coming as well, two by two or at least it's what one of my sentries told. Looks like I will have to teach you a lesson."
I winced as Marquel smiled at me. There was a quick rip of fabric as he tore away the fabric from my left shoulder. I couldn't stop the scream that escaped my lungs as I felt shearing heat start to burn away the flesh of my shoulder. My scream was shortly followed by Adam's scream of agony as he fought against two of the newborns that held him. He then collapsed to the floor.
There was a low growl that came from my left as Grace came in with Bella. I just barely made out the redness of her eyes that told me that she had heard my scream. Seconds later I hear the familiar sounds of metal caving in. It would seem that Emmett and the other Cullen's were here. Emmett, Jasper and Edward were in the front; followed by Carlisle, Rosalie, Alice and Esme.
The smell of burn skin filled the air; it was the first time I felt my stomach roll. I glanced weakly over at Bella and Grace as Grace nodded to Bella. Grace's eyes now reminded me of Quinn's amber orange eyes now. Eve must have brought her something to eat. Eve, I could help but wonder where she was now. She had asked if she could come home with me and Adam, she had told me that my voice had a calming effect on her and I reminded her of her mother and sister. I had told her yes, but now I wasn't sure if we would make it home.
"Edward." Bella had then run toward Edward and into his arms. I lifted my head slowly to see Edward kiss the top of her head. He then slid her behind him; the other Cullen's seemed to circle around her Carlisle was checking to make sure she was all right.
Lucia then stepped out of the shadows and Carlisle step in front to be the spoke person for the family. Lucia was the first to speak.
"Well, now as you can see your precious pet human is unharmed and you have her back. So you can leave now."
Carlisle however didn't agree.
"I'm terribly sorry, but Adam and Emmaline are a part of our family as well and we would like them returned as well. It is evident that they are not in the same condition that they were taken in."
Lucia continued to stare at Carlisle and his family; before she started laughing.
"The seven of you think you can just take them back. I'm sorry but the two of them are just too rare to give to you. I couldn't believe it at first, to real live soul mates. They feel each other's pain. If one is in pain then the other feels it too; I haven't had enough time to see just how deep that gift is."
"She's your niece, yet you treat her as if she is some sort of experiment for you to play with." There was tenseness to Edward's voice that I had never heard before and the anger in his voice spoke the volume of how much know this sickened him.
"Were you going to change her as well?"
The smile that she gave was pure evil; her voice had no compassion to it at all.
"I was she was going to be a gift to Aro and the others. However, Aro seemed frightened of whatever gift she would have. I was told she would be of better use as a human then one of us. Really Carlisle you're free to go now. It wouldn't be a fair fight."
Edward seemed very smug as he continued to look at Lucia.
"So you were hiding members of your family from us, there are more than we thought; though two of the original fifteen are on our side." Edward looked over at Grace quickly.
"We did not come alone."
I then noticed Jacob Black step from behind the Cullen's, a sandy colored wolf, a grey wolf and another grey wolf with black spots followed him.
"Sorry, leech but we just couldn't let our blood drinking friends have all the fun. Especially, if it meant getting the chance to kill some bloodsuckers like yourselves."
One of the newborns I had learned was called Sean, suddenly touched the back of Adam's neck. Adam then fell to the floor his body twitching in convulsions of pain. I wanted to turn away I didn't want to see him in pain, I then felt a volt of electricity as it surged through my body. I couldn't remember if I had screamed or not as my eyes rolled back in my head. I faintly heard Adam's now hoarse voice; it was then that it wasn't Adam who was speaking it was me.
"Stop it, stop hurting him."
There were low growls around me, Marquel laughed once at me as I somehow managed to get to my knees.
"That's why I like you poppet you have such a fiery spirit."
The minute his cold hand touch my cheek I could smell burnt flesh again. My body was so numb I wasn't aware that I was being burned by the hot iron again; until I heard Adam grind his teeth together. I could feel Adam's eyes on me glowing a beautiful butterscotch color, yet the edges would be dark with his anger. A low menacing growl came suddenly, followed by the sound of chains scraping the stone floor at a fast pace. Tears could no longer stand watching me by abused anymore then I was sure the Cullen's could.
Tears barreled out of the shadows, he lunged and snapped at Marquel. Saliva flew from his mouth as my giant grey, black wolf friend did his best to defend me.
"Bloody, damned dog."
The chain groaned as Tears pulled against his shackles. I was preparing for Marquel to strike him. The attack however, came from Lucia, she whipped out a spike tipped whip and struck out and dug into his back as he stood over me.
"Damn you wrecked beast."
It wasn't until a pained hissing came from Tears did I realize that the whip had been meant for me. She was going to kill me and see how many of the vampires in the room lost it. Marquel was suddenly flying thru the air and Grace and Eve were at my side. I suddenly felt light and I could feel pain course through my back.
I then heard a familiar voice, "Hey, there shelia girl. Sorry we're a little late but it looks like the fun is about to start."
Quinn was here with Tamara and Lucas. I then winced at the sound of boulders hitting one another, and the sound of tearing metal. Lucia's warriors were freed from their cages and now attacking my family and friends. They were true newborns, the thrill of the fight and the craving of blood was what they lived for. I was so happy that Eve wasn't like them, I was happy that she had her defect as Lucia called it, Grace too.
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Edward's POV
So the rumors were true, Lucia was a collector or sorts. I heard a low growl beside me to look down at Jacob who had phased into his wolf form.
'Damn, leech. I wonder where she found him at, he didn't come from Forks. Cuz I can't read his thoughts. What do you get on him le-er Edward?'
I couldn't agree more with Jacob's thoughts.
"He doesn't know much himself. Not who he is or even how to phase back to his human form."
'Looks like we found the perfect spot for Bella to be safe; if he is that protective of Emmaline then he'll keep Bella safe too. Those female bloodsuckers are they the ones that took care of them?'
"They are."
'So do you think we can trust them with Bella?'
"I do indeed, Jacob."
'Beats the hell out of me why I trust you but I do.'
I didn't comment on Jacobs last thought Carlisle and I both knew we had been stretching it by asking Jacob to help, so I wasn't going to push my luck with him. I turned to look at Bella.
"Bella, I'm going to take you over to Grace, Eve, and Tears. You'll be safe there, are you ok with that?"
Bella just nodded her head to me. Jacob's thoughts warned me about letting harm come to Bella. I would give my life before I would let anything happen to her. Carlisle was at my side as well as I took Bella over to them. At the sound of Carlisle's startled gasped I turned to see what had surprised my adopted father.
"You have a gift of healing, I have never heard of it being such a talent among our kind."
Bella spoke suddenly.
"Grace was an intern at a hospital before she was taken and changed maybe that has something to do with her gift."
Carlisle kneaded his chin as he gave it some thought.
"I do suppose it could be a possibility; we all have something we excel at when we were human."
I could only hope that the choice that I had made today; if anything ever happened to Bella again I wouldn't be able to forgive myself.
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Bella's POV
I wasn't really sure was had happen at first, Edward was there at helping Grace protect us. Then the next minute, Edward had been pulled away from us into a fight with a newborn. Grace followed him next as four more newborns surrounded him. After a while I wasn't sure who I should be watching now. I had lost sight of Eve, I found her engrossed in a battle with two newborns. Marquel had found his way to a weakened Adam.
I flinched as I watched Adam try to stand only to have Marquel kick him in the ribs knocking him to the ground again. I had no idea that the pain he felt from Emmaline would weaken him so much. The brief moment that Adam looked up I could see just how dark his eyes were. Edward's eyes were a vibrate golden yellow. Adam's had been amber at first and now they were black as ebony.
Noticing movement beside me I turned to look at Emmaline. When I tried to speak to her my voice caught in my throat as I watched Emmaline cut her right arm; catching the blood in an empty bottle. She then ripped her pants and tore it off to tie off her arm.
"Emmaline stop, what are you doing?"
Her mismatched eyes just stared at me.
"I can't lose him Bella, Adam is my life. Human blood makes them stronger, it's more filling, and you already know all of this."
I winced as I heard Adam cry out in pain again. There was no way I could bring my eyes to look up. It wasn't until I heard Emmaline scream that I managed too.
"No! Please no, don't."
Marquel was just standing there staring, while my best friend and family member lay across the downed body of her lover. All of a sudden Marquel was sailing across the room. Emmett or Jasper must have taken him out. I could hear Edward talking to me, but I couldn't seem to find my voice.
"Bella, Bella are you all right? Bella talk to me please."
It didn't matter what he said to me I couldn't pull my eyes away from Emmaline. I just kept seeing her body draped over Adam's body like a shield. Then I realized that Emmaline wasn't lying across Adam anymore; and Adam wasn't on the ground anymore. The bottle that had, had her blood in it lay on the floor rocking back and forth, it was now empty; a small drop of blood was caught on the rim and dripped toward the floor.
"Bella, you're starting to scare me a little. Please talk to me."
I tried to find my voice; I could feel the worry in his voice as he continued to say my name. It was in those few minutes that I recalled what had happened minutes earlier. Marquel had come forward and had ripped her away from Adam like a rag doll. After that Marquel had flown through the air. It wasn't until later that I realized amidst the growls and the sound of shredded metal that it was Eve who had taken out Marquel.
A shriek suddenly ripped through the air causing Edward and I both to stop and look toward the sound.
(A/N: This chapter is 16 pages long four pages shorter then I thought it would be. Sorry for the late update. I hope you guys enjoy and please review I love hearing from you. Your reviews mean so much.
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