Carlisle POV

"All of them?" Bella asked.

"Yes," whispered Alice. "They're going to finish us off. They're going to be better prepared this time."

"How?" I asked.

"They're going to try to find more talented humans to change."

Everyone looked at Stephenie simultaneously. We needed to know what she thought about this.

She was in shock. "I'm sorry. I wasn't expecting this to happen."

Esme patted her shoulder. "It's okay, it's not your fault you ended up here."

I thought of an idea. Edward heard it and nodded in approval. "Carlisle thinks we should find out why she's here and try to send her back. Even if the Volturi still come, they won't have a reason to attack us if she's not here."

"Wait," Alice said. "Do you really think they're going to stop because of that? You know Aro is just waiting for a chance to destroy us."

"It'll at least hold them off," I said. "They have to have a reason, and if they don't have one immediately, then maybe we can stall."

"So it's decided," Bella said. "We're going to try to send her back home."