A/N All characters belong to Stephenie Meyer :)

BPOV

Jake was quiet on the drive back to Forks that night. When he approached me after the barbecue I demand to know what was going on. He promised he would tell me as soon as we were back at my house.

We were sitting on the deck Charlie had built at the beginning of the summer. I had my head on Jake's chest as he gently rocked the hammock. In his chest, I could hear his heart racing.

"Just tell me all ready, will you. I'm sure whatever it is it can't be that bad."

Jacob chuckled darkly, "You have no idea."

"Come on", I sent poking his chest, "out with it."

Jake took a deep breath, "Okay here it is, the other night Paul and Embry were running patrol in the woods around Forks when they came across a fresh vampire sent."

"Wait! What?" I sat up too fast and the hammock dumped us both on to the deck in a heap of twisted limbs.

"Whose was it?" I demanded.

Jake extracted his legs from the tangle and sat up, "We don't know. Sam's got Embry and me running patrol tonight to see if we can find anything."

He pulled me into his lap and held me close. I felt numb. Edward had promised never to come back and I had naïvely believed that. I hope to hell it wasn't him. I never wanted to see him again.

"Oh God!"

The image of flaming red hair, crimson eyes popped into my head.

"Victoria," I moaned collapsing against Jake's chest, "she's finally come to get me."

Jacob squeezed me tight, "don't worry about it. I won't let anything hurt you. If it's this Victoria we'll take care of her. I promise Bella, I won't let her hurt you."

He wiped the tears off my face.

"Jake what if..." I trailed off.

"If what Bella?"

"What if it's not Victoria? What if it's...?" my voice trailed off again, "Edward?"

Jake was quiet for a while, "Well, I guess that depends on the bells. Do you want to see him?"

I shook my head vehemently, "Hell no. If he shows up here I am going... Well...hmm" I scratched my head.

"You're going to do what?" Jake asked.

"Well sic on him."

We laughed; "I'd gladly tear him to shreds for you. I don't know if this is okay to say, but I am glad you don't want him back. He hurt you bad Bells and quite frankly he doesn't deserve your love."

A crack of lightning lit up the sky and thunder rumbled in the distance.

"So much for summer," I said.

Jake glanced at the sky, "Welcome to forks."

The rain started coming down Jake picked me up off the deck and carried me into the house.

"I got to get going. His Charlie home yet?"

"No, he said something about staying down in La Push to help Sue with something."

"So I could do this?"

He leaned down, pressing his fevered lips to mine, my breath caught in my throat as he nipped my bottom lip with his teeth and his tongue forced its way into my mouth. I gasped into his mouth and kissed him back, my teeth grazing his top lip, I shoved my hands into his hair and pulled him closer.

Jake pulled back and gazed down at me, his brown eyes electrified, "I hate to say this, but I gotta get going or Sam will tear me a new one."

He kissed me again, "Love you."

He opened the back door and slipped out, "Love you too."

***

After Jake left, I double checked all the locks and went up to my room. I was on the edge; the news that there was a vampire in the area, the one who wanted me dead, freaked me out. I lifted the curtain and gazed out over the dark yard. My imagination played tricks on me, in every shadow something ominous lurked.

JPOV

I haven't smelled anything, Embry thought, have you?

Not a thing, I responded, let's head north toward the Cullen crypt.

Embry and I turned and headed through the dark forests toward the abandoned Cullen house. A quarter of a mile from the house the sickly sweet aroma of vampire burned our sensitive noses.

Oh my God, do you smell that? Embry thought.

Yeah I smell that. That's not a Cullen though, I thought back at him.

How do you know? Embry asked.

Sam. He knows their scent. I heard it once. It was right after I changed; the Cullen's were already gone. I asked about them, and real briefly Sam remembered. I could ID their scent anywhere and that's not them.

Should we get closer? Embry asked.

I backed away from the smell and sat down, the wet grass dampened by fur. I think we should get Sam, I thought.

Embry and I both stood. I think that's a good idea, Embry agreed. We turned and headed back toward La Push. Half way there I threw back my head and howled. A few seconds later I felt Sam take up a small space in my head.

What did you guys find, Sam asked.

Vamp, in the Cullen house, but not a Cullen, I thought.

How do you know it's not a Cullen? Sam asked.

Because you know what the Cullen's smell like. Sam's thought's flashed to the Cullen's smell, and that vamp did not smell like that, I thought.

Who is it then? Embry asked.

Victoria, I told them, the Cullen's killed her mate in Phoenix last year. We killed her friend last summer remember?

What's she doing here? Sam asked, why now?

It's simple, I thought, obviously by now she knows something happened to her friend. She probably came looking for him, and now she knows the Cullen's left Bella. Why not now? Edward's not here to protect her anymore, so now is the perfect time to extract her revenge.

Seems kind of meaningless now; the Cullen's left, obviously Edward doesn't care for her or else he wouldn't have left her, Sam reasoned.

She's a bloodsucking leech Sam; I hardly think she cares about any of that.

Not the point guys, Embry interrupted, what are we going to do?

We wait, Sam told us, watch the place, see if it is Victoria. If it is, we take her out. We have no treaty with her. I'll get Paul and Jared out here in a few hours. Are you guys okay for a while?

Embry and I agree that we were fine and settled down under some pine trees with a good view of the deserted Cullen home. I could feel the tension rolling off Embry, Was it easy, before, to kill the other vampire?

When Laurent had come looking for Bella neither Quil nor Embry had changed yet. Neither Quil nor Embry had changed yet.

Yea, it was easy. The stinking bloodsucker had no idea we even existed. He ran like a scared little girl. He was fast; but we were faster.

We sat under the pine tree in silence for a while, staring at the house. Do you think the Cullen's will ever come back? Embry asked.

I sure as hell hope not. Thunder rumbled in the sky and the rain began to fall once more. I think if they ever did come back, I'd kill them. Edward first, then pick the rest of them off one by one.

That would break the treaty Jake, Embry gently reminded me.

Damn the treaty, I scoffed, they deserve to die. Not only for what they did to Bella; but for what they've done to use.

I hated the Cullen's; I hated morphing into a giant dog and having to share my personal thoughts with six other people. I'd learned to live with what I was, but I didn't have to like it. Beside me, Embry drifted off. For a while the night was quiet; the rain quieted down to a gentle drizzle. I was starting to drift off when I heard the front door open; the hinges squeaked loudly disturbing the quiet night. One the porch a red headed vampire appeared, her pale skin stood out in the darkness.

EMBRY! I called out.

Huh? What? What's going on? Embry shook the rain from his fur, waking himself up.

Vamp-on the porch.

There was a rustle in the woods behind us. I turned swiftly, a low warning growl rumbled in my chest.

Whoa, calm down! Paul said.

I'd been so focused on the vampire that I hadn't heard Paul and Jared shift.

What do we got? Jared asked.

Red headed vamp on the porch, Victoria…she's here for Bella, I told them.

We al turned to look at Victoria. She leapt from the porch and stood in the moonlight that washed over the yard. She looked up at the abandoned house, laughed and then darted into the woods heading back toward Forks.

What do you want to do Jake? Paul asked me

We need to get Sam, I answered.

There's no time for that Jake. She could get to Bella be fore we could get Sam, Jared snapped.

I hated being second in command. Damn Ephraim Black and his leader of the pack genes. I hated the weight my decisions could hold. If someone got hurt it would be a direct result of a decision I made; or didn't make. I looked into three sets of eyes staring back at me.

Let's go, I finally said.

Yes!

All right!

I feel like vampire tonight, like vampire tonight!

The four of us darted across the Cullen's moonlight yard and into the woods behind Victoria.

Paul, Embry, take the left flank. Jared and I will take the right, I ordered. Circle around and take her down. Watch y our backs and don't let her grab you. If she grabs you; you're dead.

The four of us split us and snuck up on the red head. She whirled around looking at the four of us. Growls echoed in the forest; Victoria crouched and hissed. Paul lunged at her, his teeth bared. Victoria grabbed his hind leg and tossed him in a tree. He tore a large chunk out of her thigh. There was a metallic screech and a sick thud as Paul's limp body him the ground.

"You can't beat me," Victoria hissed and lunged for Embry. Jared and I attacked her; grabbing at her arms and legs. Metallic shrieks and screams filled the night air as we tore the vicious vampire to shreds.

Later, after Paul regained consciousness, we burned the pieces. Bella will be happy to hear Victoria's dead, Embry said.

Mhmm, I agreed, these damn vampires can't seem to stay away from her. They're like moths to a flame.

Yea well let's just hope the damn Cullen's stay away. They've already complicated our lives enough as it is. Who knows what you'd do if they came back, Paul said to me.

I'd kill him, I told them.

Sam wouldn't let you, Embry reminded me again.

Sam couldn't stop me, I sneered.

Lets go him, Jared said rising, Paul are you okay?

Yea. We've got to let Sam know what's happened.

Let's go, last one back to the rez buys breakfast, I challenged.

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