A/N: I hope you all are doing well! No real note this time since I have posted two new chapters within days of each other! Woot! happy reading! Enjoy!

Amelia ran until she couldn't breathe anymore. She stopped and grabbed her knees, trying to catch her breath. She concentrated on a spot on the ground. She focused on slowing her breathing down. She tried to keep the tears from falling. She would not give Carlisle the satisfaction that he scared her.

She heard a branch snap somewhere close to her. She swung her head around looking for the source of it. Amelia couldn't see anything or anyone. She kept scanning the area as her breathing slowed down. She continued to walk forward. Another branch snapped in the distance. She knew someone was following her.

"Carlisle! If that's you, leave me be! I do not want you around me!" She screamed into the woods.

She moved forward a few more paces then turned her head around. She was still by herself. She sent a little prayer up to whoever was watching over her. "Please protect me from the evil that surrounds me."

Amelia continued walking. She knew if she didn't and stayed in one place, eventually Carlisle would find her. She saw a rabbit scurry out from a bush she was nearing. The animals that were around her started scurrying around the closer she got. She didn't know if it was because of her presence or one of the monsters that were escorting her. She decided she didn't care the reason the animals scurried, she just needed to find a town or a cabin that will take her in for the night.

It seemed like hours when the sun finally set. She was no closer to a town or a place to stay. She didn't even know in what direction she was walking. She found a tree trunk that had fallen over a small rock enclose. There was enough space for her to sit under there. She felt the chill in the night and wished she would have thought about food, water, and blankets. She just saw a moment to flee and took it. She had no tools or any idea how to do things out in the wilderness. She was brought up in a home that taught her manners and etiquette. She had no reason to go out into the woods, that was a man's thing to do.

She sat down under the rock. She pulled her legs together under her dress skirt to keep them from getting cold. She wrapped her arms around herself. Amelia knew it was going to be a long night by herself. Her stomach rumbled and she tilted her head back onto the rock behind her.

"What am I going to do?" she asked herself. She sighed as she waited for an answer she knew she was never going to receive.

Sitting there, she realized how exhausted she was. She curled onto the ground and scooted back out of the wind that suddenly picked up. She was definitely regretting her decision to flee the carriage. She should have listened to Carlisle and let him take her to the next village. She closed her eyes and willed herself to think about anything else other than where she was right now.

Amelia felt warmth surround her skin. She opened her eyes but they were so heavy. She knew she couldn't have been sleeping too long as the sun hadn't started to rise yet. She sat up rubbing her eyes. When she opened them and took a look around her, she saw that someone laid a jacket over her and a fire was started nearby. She quickly began to panic thinking Carlisle had found her. She stood and took a walk around.

A dog started barking a few feet from her. "Quiet boy!" a voice rang out. The dog immediately stopped.

Amelia looked around trying to find the source. Out of the darkness a man's figure appeared. "I'm sorry about Angus, he's a good guard dog but sometimes he forgets who he's guarding."

Amelia took a step back as the man approached her. She didn't recognize him and had no idea why he was out in the middle of the woods. The man must have realized how scared she was because he held out his hand.

"How rude of me, I'm William. I live about a mile west of here. Old Angus found you sleeping and I thought you were dead because you were so cold. You were breathing so I gave you my jacket and started a fire."

Amelia took his hand. She wasn't sure what to make of his blunt kindness. "I'm Amelia."

"Well Miss Amelia, what on God's green Earth are you doing out in the woods unescorted and with no supplies?"

"I was led out here and found I was traveling with men who are monsters. I ran from them. I needed to get away." Amelia turned looking around, "I lost my way."

"I see. You are more than welcome to stay with me until you figure out what you need to do. My wife would not be happy if I wasn't a gentleman and offer you at least that."

Amelia looked at him wearily. The last man who said that to her, that she could stay with him turned into be a vampire, a legend of the night.

"I promise I mean you no harm, just a warm bed and a full belly."

Amelia nodded her head. She would be more alert of this man, just in case he was lying.

"If you are up to it and feel strong enough, we can head over to the house now. Margaret can fix us a warm meal."

"I think I can make it. Thank you."

"Angus, let's go!" he yelled over to the dog. He threw some water over the small fire he made.

Amelia offered his coat back to him. He shook his head.

"No Miss Amelia, you need it more than I."

Amelia smiled and wrapped the coat around her. She fell in step behind the man as he finished gathering his supplies. She looked over her shoulder once more wondering how far behind she left Carlisle and Julius.