Chapter 2

BPOV

The scream was piercing.

Edward held me tighter.

Renesmee started crying into my shoulder.

Alice screamed again.

"Alice!" I heard Jasper call to her, trying to pull her out of her nightmare. "Alice! Please, what do you see?!"

"Alice, sweetheart," Esme was trying now.

I broke away from Edwards desperate eyes, twisting, trying to turn so I could see her. The sight shocked me.

Alice, my dear sister, was curled up in a ball on the floor, hugging her knees, trying to hold herself together. For the first time she looked small and vulnerable, she was falling apart at the seams. And Jasper wasn't much better. He was crouched down in front of her trying to pry her face up to look at him.

"Alice," he said calmly "Alice look at me darling."

"Jasper…" she whispered, slowly moving her head up so that she could see his eyes.

"That's it, I'm here"

I had to hold back a gasp when I saw her eyes. They were empty, haunted and desolate.

I was not the only one who reacted that way. Though my eyes where glued to Alice's shaking figure, in my peripheral vision I saw Rosalie place her hand over her mouth in shock and lean back into Emmet for comfort.

Carlisle took over the situation, trying to be diplomatic when we all knew that he was as concerned for his daughter as we were.

"Alice, can you tell us what you saw?" he said slowly and clearly.

The memory scared her we could all see the fear in her eyes. She remained silent while still staring at Jaspers face, trying to calm herself down.

"Edward," Emmet mumbled. "Edward did you see anything?" I tore my eyes from my tiny sister to my husband and daughter. Renesmee now had buried her face in his chest while his forehead was on her shoulder. Both of them where shaking. Before I had time to think I pulled Renesmee into my lap and cradled her to my chest, whispering comforting words in her ear while stroking her soft hair.

"Edward?" I asked him.

Alice looked at him as if they were having a silent conversation, until she shook her head and her gaze returned to Jasper.

He didn't start speaking until I felt his hand pick up mine.

"I only saw a little…" I had to strain to hear him. "It was dark, very dark. Almost as if my eyes where closed. And then I heard a man scream…It was a horrific scream," he paused to look up at me. "And then I didn't see anymore, Bella used her shield. But I know there was more."

The pain on his face and in his eyes was like a stab in the gut. It hurt me too. I pulled on his hand and I felt him shift along the couch until he was pressed up against my side. My hand found its way to his cheek where I turned his towards mine and he rested his forehead against my temple. Edward groaned and I wanted to do nothing more than pull the disturbing images out of his head.

"There was more." A quite voice startled us, "After the man's scream there was a woman…she shouted his name," Alice was whispering the words to herself more than to us. "Then there was the sound of grinding. It was the sound of some one, a vampire, being ripped apart. Then there was growling and more…screaming." She was having a difficulty getting the words out of her mouth; Jasper crouched down next to her, rubbing her back in slow circles.

"Its okay Alice." I heard him whisper in her ear.

She continued "They where shouting each others names, they were mates and they were watching each other…" she gripped on to Jaspers shirt.

Alice didn't need to finish the sentence; we all knew what was going to happen to the poor couple. My eyes wandered the room and I noticed that each pair was holding onto each other with the same tight grips that Edward had me in earlier. I didn't need Edwards talent to know what they where thinking. What if that happened to their mate? How would they cope with the pain of watching your loved one, your mate being pulled apart right in front of your eyes. I know that if I where ever in that situation… just the thought of Edward dying was too much for me. I tightened my grip on him.

Rosalie was the first one to speak again, "But, why did you see that? What does it have to do with us?"

Carlisle was one step ahead "Alice you said they where shouting each others names, who were they? If we know them then maybe we can give them a warning, nobody should have to go through that type of pain."

Carlisle's compassionate side shone through and I felt more positive, maybe we could warn them. My mind instantly started naming mated pairs that the Cullens know.

Kate and Garret,

Benjamin and Tia,

Carmen and Eleazar,

Maybe it was even Aro and Sulphia.

To our surprise Alice started dry sobbing even more. "Alice, its okay, we can tell who ever it is to be careful. We can stop this from happening." Jaspers encouraging words were affecting all of us, I noticed that Edwards's eyes were beginning to lighten up, Rosalie let go of Emmet with one arm and Esme moved her face from Carlisle's chest and spoke to Alice with newfound hope in her voice. "What were they called Darling? What were their names?"

But she still didn't answer; instead she stared at the floor. Her eyes full of defeat.

"I, I can't-"

"Go on Aunty Alice, we can help them." The most surprising voice spoke out, "We can can't we Momma, can't we Daddy?"

Neither Edward nor I replied, we were too shocked at the fact that our daughter had spoken up.

Renesmee had broken Alice down; she nodded to my daughter slowly.

Carlisle asked one more time "Who was it?"

Her mouth stayed shut, but she moved instead. First she lifted her shoulder slightly, then her arm. Her movements where not fluid enough, they were too jerky. Then she lifted one delicate, perfectly manicured finger and pointed…

At Edward and I.