I'm back! Glad to be back in the North but this heat wave is killing me. I feel like melting into a huge puddle of Jell-O, so be thankful I even got this done…naw I probably would have done it either way. Thanks for reviewing! Two chapters left! I already have the last chapter finished guys…it's official. This chapter's song is called Mirror by Lil Wayne & Bruno Mars…

Mirror on the wall, here we are again

Through my rise and fall

You've been my only friend

You told me that they can understand the man I am

So why are we here talkin' to each other again

Forks, Washington, 2008
Isabella Marie Whitlock Mason Cullen POV

Edward quickly moved to stand in front of me. His posture was protective and he stood still as a statue. I latched onto his arm and stood my ground right next to him. Jasper and Alice mirrored our positioning, staring in fear at the cloaked figures before us.

"Oh how wonderful! The Cullen family is whole once more." Aro's gleeful voice mocked as it rung through the silence of the cool winter's misty air. Marcus, as always, had the expression of a statue. Caius on the other hand was looking intrigued, angered, and excited. Poor Jasper's probably having a field day.

"Yes, Aro. You're indeed correct. We've finally reunited with our Bella, and we couldn't be happier to have her back." The way Carlisle hinted that I was permanent made me feel warm. He truly was an amazing man.

Aro's smile widen as if by force, almost like someone was pulling a string on the corners of his mouth. Caius rolled his eyes. "Nevertheless, there is a situation at hand and we are getting carried away." His voice was cold and his eyes matched the tone well. Frozen red irises.

Edward's hand instantly found mine and he wove his fingers through it. I rubbed my thumb on his wrist and he applied pressure, hinting that he wanted nothing more than to take me in his arms and run away this instant. But we had to stay and face the mess of our pasts…mostly mine.

"Ah yes dear brother. I mustn't get so off topic." Aro chuckled merrily. I stiffened knowing what was coming. "Well we appeared to have interrupted quiet the…controversy. Would you please tell us what has happened here to cause such a catastrophe?"

"And why we couldn't be here sooner." Someone murmured amongst the guards. Caius hissed at the man and he immediately stopped his small talk with another vampire. I realized the vampire who spoke out was Santiago, and to his right appeared the same vampire I had been battle across the field with. Renata the physical shield.

When our eyes met I couldn't help but flash her a dazzling smirk. She bared her teeth at me and I innocently looked away, pretending nothing even happened. Alice noticed my glances and gave me a small wink. I bit my lip to keep from giggling.

"An unwanted visitor from Bella's past came back to seek vengeance. She rightfully fought him off and won, but left his mate seeking revenge. She didn't just want to take down Bella, but our entire family. She created an army in Seattle and brought them here just as you showed up." Carlisle explained.

"Yes that does seem like a vengeful vampire. But I wonder who the other newborns where. It seems like your son and daughter both knew who their leaders were." Aro inquired, nodding his head at Jasper and I. Edward stiffened.

"Jasper and Bella both have similar pasts mostly because…well they're actually blood related." Carlisle let that sink in and we watched as Aro's eyes widened. Caius seemed slightly angered and even Marcus looked intrigued, as if testing out our strange connections.

"Oh how remarkable! Such an unheard of tragedy and yet so wonderful to see them reunited." Carlisle reproached the subject with slight defense. "Yes it was a bittersweet moment for us all."

"But you didn't answer my question, friend. How did the leaders of the raid know these two?" Was he doing this to goad me or was he just plain stupid? Carlisle seemed slightly confused as well but answered him regardless.

"Bella was changed by the leader, Kara. Jasper was changed by her partner, Maria. It appears they've combined their armies and tried to raid you while thinking you were occupied." I never thought of it like that, but Carlisle was absolutely right.

"But how did they know we were coming to end the other newborns?" Caius asked, sounding very accusing. "I think I know the answer to that." Rosalie said, shocking everyone.

She stepped closer to Carlisle but remained near a wary Emmett. "While I was fighting off a newborn named Bree, she was constantly loosing focus and searching the grounds for someone. I could only assume that someone was her mate. Finally she found him and saw he was being what appeared to be scolded by the other leader, Victoria. I assume he was in Victoria's army, escaped, and then found his mate with the other armies. He must have unthinkingly revealed the purpose of Victoria's army and the other leaders must have assumed it was best for them to attack now rather than later."

I was shocked into submission by my sisters raving intelligence. Emmett smiled at her and she moved closer into his arms. Carlisle looked proud of her and he took center stage once more.

"Rosalie that seems like a very smart observation. So you see Aro, we've never meant you any harm." His attention went back to the leader of our race and I felt like hackles could have stood upright on my neck at any moment. Suddenly I remembered the wolves. I had to admit I felt slightly bad for putting them out like this. They were probably frantic with panic on their side of the reservation, worried due to all the new vampire smells.

"Hm, that does seem to sum things up. But what I am most curious about is why our dear Isabella has…increased her powers." All eyes drew towards me and Edward shifted slightly, narrowing his eyes at the guard.

I sighed and moved in front of him, but his arm wrapped around my waist and molded me into his chest. My wings were now folded into my back, but the damage was done and Aro had seen the giant black masses.

"Aro, have you ever heard of something called a broken imprint?" I said in a small voice. His eyes took on a curious spark and he tilted his head slightly. "No my dear, I'm afraid I have not."

"They are very real and in comparison, so are wolves." I heard a sharp intake of breath from Caius and I thought back to my past. Kara had remarked something about him and wolves not boding well together.

"Impossible! We've killed off all the children of the night millenniums ago!" He snarled at me. My family stiffened and Aro raised his hand as if to ease everyone, including his anxious guards.

"They're not children of the night…more like shape shifters. They imprint to find their mates, and it just so happens that some of them imprint just to find friends. In my case, that was exactly what happened. A wolf imprinted on me but neither of us wanted to accept it. I was taken while hunting and brought to the Sungati caves so they could perform a ritual that would break the imprint, thus creating me, a broken imprint."

Aro looked very aware suddenly and his excited was blatantly visible. "Are there others like you?" I froze but made sure to not come off too wary. "Not that I know of." I spoke calmly and fluidly, surprising my entire family. They played along, knowing what I was trying to do.

I didn't want Aro knowing about the broken imprints because I fear he would hunt them down and use them for his own sick advantages.

Aro sighed. "What a shame. You would be even more useful now, perhaps if you ever reconsidered…" he trailed off, hinting if I wanted to join the guard. I wanted to strangle the man, really I did. Edward pressed himself further into me and tightened his arms, his eyes pitch black.

"No thank you. I know where I belong now and I don't plan on leaving anytime soon." The confidence and loyalty in my voice was enough to shut Aro up. Caius rolled his eyes in ager and Marcus inspected the relationships. He touched Aro's hand and finally Aro sighed and nodded his head.

"I see. Your bonds are much too strong to break." His eyes slightly averted to Chelsea and my shield tightened around my family. She sadly shook her head and Aro sighed in defeat.

I noticed a stab directed at me and turned my head back to seach the mass of claokes. My vision narrowed in on a small figure who was glaring daggers at me with her viciously red eyes. Jane snarled under her breath and tried to attack Edward. I hissed at her and she bared her teeth at me.

"Jane, peace darling." Aro spoke softly to her and she huffed but reluctantly stopped her futile attempt for a fight. Caius seemed even more angered with me now that he saw my shield fully working once more. "She's too powerful." He hissed at Aro. Edward's chest rumbled with a deep growl and I lightly stroked his arm.

"I see you're strength has increased beautifully. I wonder if my powers are still disdained." Aro spoke darkly and extended his hand. I stiffened and felt Edward's arms practically mold into my skin.

I pulled his hands away gently and began to walk towards Aro slowly. I didn't know what he was trying to do, but I had an idea that he was testing me against his shield, Renata.

As I got closer I saw her concentrating even harder and clenching her fists. I felt the buzzing of her shield pressing against mine, but it did nothing to my dismay. I let a victorious smile slip onto my lips.

The guard was perplexed and Caius was outraged. Once I was only a few inches from Aro, I extended my hand for him. His frown was permanently etched into his slightly angered features, and he took my hand with more force than usual.

After only a few seconds of silence he dropped it and shook his head in defeat. "I still here nothing." I nodded my head and walked back towards my family. With my back to the guard, I let a giant grin etch across my cheeks. Emmett had to restrain himself from laughing aloud.

I walked back into Edward awaiting arms and sighed in contentment when he wrapped me into his embrace. "Now if the testing is over, may we please retire back to our home." Carlisle spoke with a soft voice, though his expression showed his anger at Aro's disdain.

"Very well, I see it fit if we take our leave now." Aro told his brothers. Marcus nodded mutely and Caius reluctantly agreed. "Behave yourself from now on Cullen's." He hissed at us. "We'll make sure of it." Carlisle agreed with a small friendly smile.

The guard hesitantly followed their masters until we could no longer see the line of black and red cloaks. I let out a huge sigh of relief but looked towards my sister for finality. I needed to know if they had any alternative plans and were planning on raiding us tonight.

Alice giggled. "Relax guys; seriously they're not coming back!" The wind whipped at my hair when I was suddenly spun around. I had no time to register the joy and absolute love in my husband's eyes before his lips crashed onto mine.

I responded almost immediately and wrapped my legs around his hips. He moaned into my mouth, "my Bella." I've never felt so euphoric in my life. I smiled and placed kisses all over his face. "I love you Edward." I whispered before colliding with his lips once more. He whispered back his love and I all but melted into his strong arms.

Finally, I have found my peace.

Nashville, Tennessee, 2008
Katarina (Kate) Stacie Denali's POV

"Come out come out wherever you are!" I whispered lowly, though I knew my voice could be heard for miles. A slight shift in the air told me he was to my right. I spun on my heels and was met with a pair of lips as we tumbled to the ground.

Laughter rang out as we wove around each other and planted our lips into the others. Pure bliss erupted from deep within me and the need to be with my mate was quenched once more.

I've never really thought much about when I would find the right one. I always believed it to be this long process and stressful recognition before you got to the PDA part of it. Little did I know, it was practically love at first sight. And when we met in that dingy run down dinner, I knew I had met him.

"Tag, I win again." He whispered into my ear before placing his lips just below the hollow of my neck. I arched my back and groaned at the radiant lust pulsating from the two of us. "You do realize we were playing hide and go seek, right?" I retorted with a smirk.

He raised his brows challengingly and I flipped us so that he was the one on the bottom. "Either way, I won." His brilliant smile made my dead heart stutter once more. "Garrett, play nice." I chuckled and leaned down for another kiss.

A gust of wind whipped past us and my eyes flew open. I gasped and shot to my feet, searching around the forest. "What is it?" Garrett asked, his strange orange his blazing into mine. I was teaching him how to hunt and successfully doing so.

"I smelled…something familiar…it was probably nothing…" I trailed off again but to no avail. The wind shifted again and the scent hit us hard. "There are two of them." He whispered and wrapped an arm around my waist, bringing me to his side.

I burrowed my face into his shoulder and peeked through his arms. I saw a flash of honey blonde hair and smelled her scent like a wrecking ball had hit me. I shot out of Garrett's arms and was hugging her in the next millisecond.

"Tanya!" I squealed like a little girl and latched my arms around her back. She was frozen for a few seconds, most likely in shock at my reaction to her. Then she reciprocated and tossed her short arms around me, bringing me tightly against her tiny frame.

Okay…she wasn't that small, I was just a giant. Seriously I had to be like 5'9!

"Kate oh my god I'm so sorry I didn't mean anything!" She burst out into sobs and I gently stroked her back. "Tan, as long as you're here is all that matters." I whispered into her arms. My head fit on the crown of hers and I opened my eyes to see a muscular man staring at me.

I let go of Tanya and she followed my eyes. "Oh! Kate I want you to meet someone very special. This is Alexander, my mate." I felt my jaw drop as she ran to him and hugged his side. He chuckled at her antics and kissed her cheek. My heart fluttered at their small sign of affection and soon, I was the one hugging Alexander.

"Thank you" I whispered in his ear, too low for anyone else to hear. He smiled brightly at me and whispered, "Thank you for understanding. I know my past is absolutely vile and horrid, but nevertheless you greeted me like a long lost friend."

"Alexander we all know what you went through. Don't worry about it, everyone has dark pasts." I winked at him and he looked at me perplexed. I heard footsteps approach us and saw Alex get defensive.

"No wait!" I gasped before my sister could growl at him. "Tanya, Alex, I'd like you to meet Garrett…my mate." Tanya gasped and looked back and forth between the two of us. I smiled and nodded at her.

"Nice to meet you" She said to him. He smiled back at her and wrapped her into a hug. My smile broadened at the display, and I couldn't be happier my mate and sister got along so well.

"Why don't we all go back to our place so we can discuss a few things." Garret suggested softly. I nodded my head and together we took Alexander and Tanya back to the motel we were currently residing in.

An hour later, and many sobs afterwards, I got an idea. I felt horrible after hearing the betrayal of our parents and the death of our sister. Now that they were gone, it seemed like the four of us were the last 'Denali's' remaining.

So together, we made our own coven.

Aaawww, I'm kind of glad things worked out for the Denali sister in the end. I know it's not exactly the best way to gain the tittle of a coven, but it still tugged at my heart a bit. ONE CHAPTER LEFT! I already finished most of it and I think you will enjoy it ;)