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Chapter 13

BPOV

"Y'all need to listen up cuz I will not repeat myself. Before you meet your mates, I need to clear the air and get some shit off my chest. You Cullens know what you did; you listened to a child and left me heartbroken and devastated. I did not move from my bedroom except to use the bathroom. I did not eat, I did not sleep, and I only bathed when I couldn't stand my own smell. I was like that for four months! I had lost almost half of my body weight and Charlie, my bigger than life, strong father, almost died from worry. He was so worried, in fact, that he had lost just as much weight as I had. Did that child tell you what he told me in the woods that day?" When all I got was a tension filled silence, I continued, "He told me that he was tired of pretending to be something that he was not, that he didn't want me, that all of you had already left and didn't think I was important enough for you to say goodbye to, and that I was only considered a pet to you" I finished, that old pain rearing its ugly head.

No one said a thing, all stunned into silence or too ashamed of themselves to say anything. Peter, sensing my pain, put his arm around my waist and pulled me into his side to offer some kind of comfort to me. It was a welcome thing. I never really dealt with what the Cullens and Jake did to me, I just turned all of my hurt and depression into anger because it was easier to deal with than the other emotions.

I was brought out of my Peter induced comfort by Jasper soothing southern drawl.

"I am so sorry darlin'. It's my entire fault that everyone left you. If I had more control…" I stopped him right there.

"You listen here Jasper Anthony Whitlock! You have nothing to apologize for. I was your natural food source; not to mention you were under the influence of six under-nourished vampires' bloodlust plus your own. If you all had been feeding on your natural food, the incident on my birthday would never have happened. They are the weak ones; not you! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise." I told him firmly.

I could still see the shame and doubt in his eyes so I decided to do a little experiment to show him his own strength and the others' weakness.

"I will prove that human drinkers have better control than animal drinkers and I will show you that you have better control than all the rest of the Cullens; including Carlisle. After this test, all of you will be switching to human blood so you are at top strength, healthier, and able to recognize your mate easier." With that, I sent Trey into the house to sniff out the reserve blood bags that I knew Carlisle kept in case of emergency. I also sent Anna out to the nearest town to drain from the source, just in case the bagged stuff was questioned for its lack of freshness.

Thirty minutes later, both Trey and Anna were back with the blood. First, I took the blood bag from Trey, placed a shield over Jasper so he could sense the emotions of the other vampires, but they wouldn't be able to affect him, and ripped open the bag. The reaction I got was as I suspected, and then confirmed by Jasper. The squirrel sucker Cullens were struggling with their bloodlust, even Carlisle was struggling a bit, but my newborns- who I took my 'bloodlust control' off of- were only mildly affected; even Jasper was fine, even though he was a veggie too. As I expected, one of the veggie vamps had to find some flaw in my experiment; Alice.

"This proves nothing. The only reason the newborns aren't reacting is because bagged blood isn't fresh blood and they can smell the difference. Where we cannot cuz we have only fed from animals." She spat out smugly.

"Oh really pet? Is your mind so dimmed by the animal blood that you cannot remember what my punishments feel like? Or are you just over confident with your mate at your side?" she immediately shut her mouth with an audible snap after I was through talking.

"But since you pointed it out Alice, I will demonstrate the same experiment with freshly drained blood."

With that I took the closed cup of fresh blood from Anna and opened it. The reaction was the same. The Cullens- minus Jasper- were all barely keeping control of their bloodlust, while my little army of newborns barely flinched.

My point proven I turned to Jasper and said in a smug yet tender voice,

"See, I told you that you were the strong one in that coven. They could barely control their own bloodlust, and you were fine. At my party you were confronted with six bloodlusts piled onto your own. You are strong Jasper. The strongest vampire I know. You just need your well-known confidence back and I know just the vampire to help you." With that I turned toward the rest of the group. "I will introduce you all to your mates in a moment but first, you veggies need to fill yourself on human blood. Right now you will make do with the reserved blood in the basement." I announced before I sent Peter and Charlotte to gather the bags.

When they got back, I had them hand 3 warmed bags to each of the Cullens. Carlisle was hesitant at first because he had never had human blood before, but as soon as I told him that he would be able to better protect his mate if he switched diets, he drained his bags. All the other Cullens drank the blood with no problem. Jasper's only worry about switching back were the feelings he would fell from his victims. I quickly made him feel better my telling him that he would only drain bad people like rapists, murderers and drug dealers.

As soon as they were done and I saw that their eyes were a bright red I got ready to introduce them to their true mates.

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"With the human blood now flowing through you, your mating instincts should work." I explained to the now red-eyed Cullens.

First, I turned to Emmett:

"Emmett, I know you left because Edward told you that he was trying to protect me and I know that you fought him on it. I am not here to destroy this family, only Edward. Alice has received her punishment and through her pain, Carlisle has too. The numbers I brought with me weren't made to destroy you, but scare you. Plus we will need the numbers for the trials to come" I told him in one, long, unneeded breath. After pausing for a minute to let him absorb that information, I continued,

"I have your mate with me Emmett. I am her sire and she, along with her sisters, are like sisters to me so you treat her right. Remember that for every metaphorical tear she cries I will make you 'cry' double" I walked over to Abigail, grabbed her hand, and pulled her forward.

"Emmett Dale McCarty, meet Abigail Lynn Trenton." I watched with a gentle smile as they stared into each other's eyes and formed the mate bond. Emmett's eyes got huge and a look of awe and utter devotion covered his face.

When they hadn't moved after five minutes, I gave Abigail a little shove, which moved her right into Emmett's giant arms. As soon as she was within range, he instinctively wrapped his arms around her tiny form. Abigail, in turn, instinctively cuddled into his chest and they both started purring to each other in content.

"As soon as we are done here you can get to know your mates and spend the break getting to know them and bonding."

Next, I turned to Rosalie:

"Rose, you never pretended to like me so I don't hold your leaving against you. As for your mate, he – and his little clinger- might surprise you" I told her with a knowing smile.

Flashback (1 week earlier)

I had been walking my dad back to his tent when a little blur literally ran into us. I knew who it was as soon as he crashed into Charlie. Little Michael Foster. He is physically four-years-old, but looks 12. Before anyone freaks out, no he is not an immortal child, he is a half vampire, half human hybrid who was abandoned by his father after he was old enough to walk at 6 months old.

The funny thing is that he found us and I couldn't turn him away. He had an ability as well so that was a bonus. It wasn't defensive or offensive like others were; he could make things grow and he could heal damaged flora.

Anyway, back on topic.

When he got up after running into Charlie, he looked up into his eyes to apologize and froze. I already knew this was gonna happen and I was glad it did. Now Rose could be a mother like she always wanted. Michael had just formed a father/son bond with my dad.

From that moment on, Michael clung to Charlie like a starved leech.

End Flashback

I came out of my memories and the first thing I saw was an impatient looking Rosalie staring at me.

"Oh, right. Well my dad is your mate Rose and he has a surprise for you" I said as I pulled Charlie – and consequently Michael- forward. "Rosalie, I want you to officially meet your mate Charlie and his adopted half vampire son, Michael."

Again I watched as the mate bond was formed. I also watched as Rose's eyes filled with venom tears at the sight of Michael. I knew right then that she would be the perfect little mother to him and the best mate for my dad. They will level each other out; my dad will be able to keep Rose grounded and Rose will be able to help my dad open up emotionally.

My next target was Esme:

She deserved to be happy and needed to act her human age of 22, not 45. She has been playing the sweet, obedient housewife and mother of five teenagers for too long. Her true mate would be able to bring out her inner young adult and show her how to have fun and let loose. On the other hand, she will be able to help him grow up a little and learn to be serious when it was needed.

With that final thought, I motioned for Trey to step forward.

"Esme, I know that you only left me because you were following who you believed to be your mate but it still cut me deep that you didn't even bother to say goodbye or 'fuck you'. I will forgive you in time, but until them I need you to give me some space" I told her seriously. "On another note, I want you to meet your mate, Trey Peters. He has the power of invisibility and is known has our camp's resident prankster. He will show you how have fun and act like the 22 year old you are. You will show him how to take some things seriously. You two will balance each other out."

As soon as the last word was out of my mouth Trey ran over to Esme, pulled her into his arms, and looked deeply into her eyes establishing the bond before he whispered in a gentle voice, "My mate, my beautiful mate I will never let you go."

Ok, I may be a stone cold bitch most of the time, but that had to have been one of the sweetest things I have ever heard. Looking around at the other vampires, I noticed they were thinking the same thing. Ok on to the next match.

I turned to my Peter's sister, Charlotte:

"Char, I already feel a sisterly bond with you. I know you have been lonely since you escaped the wars. I also know that you are a very passionate person with a feisty personality. Your true mate is one of my best friends and, besides Vickie, my most trusted soldier. His power is control of ice and the ability to freeze a vampire in its place by turning the venom in its system to ice." I explained to her. "Oh. One more thing. Be prepared when he claims you as his mate, you will be gone for a few days; he is just as passionate as you are. Meet Mitchell." With a sly little smile I pushed Mitchell towards Char and watched as he sprinted to her and gave her a deep passionate kiss that literally made her bare toes curl.

Then I turned to Jasper, "You already know that Vickie is your mate. Things have gotten off track for you two, but you have an eternity to make up for lost time" I told him before turning to the rest of the vampires around me. "Alright troops good work today, you made me proud. Take the rest of today and tomorrow resting and having fun. All new mates take the time to get to know each other and strengthen your bond." With that everyone took off to do their own thing and relax. I watched as Jasper was finally united with his Vickie and ran off with her.

As soon as everyone had settled down or had taken off with their mates, I turned and walked toward my own mate, ready to get to know him and maybe, just maybe let down my guards so he can get to know the real me.

Peter/Bella fluffiness next chapter. Sorry for the long wait. I have been super busy with school and RL in general.

This chapter has not been Beta'd so sorry for any mistakes that I didn't catch.