A/N: Thanks Sherry!
Here goes.
Chapter 44
A few minutes later, my father walked out of our family home with a smug grin on his face. He was flanked by Caius and some other man that I didn't recognize. "Edward," he grinned. "It's nice to see you again. I gather you have finally come to return what you stole from me?"
Edward let out a low growl and shifted his stance, ready to pounce.
He was going to get slaughtered out there if I didn't do anything, he was gravely outnumbered, but I was torn. Did I help Edward or stay with my son?
I looked down at Edmund, wondering what I should do and while I was distracted Alice zapped me, catching me totally off guard. I never once, even a second believed my sister would betray me … that she was on his side.
I fell to the ground withering in complete and utter agony. It felt like a thousand bolts of lightning running through my body. I cried out in pain, wanting it to stop.
Alice grabbed Edmund's hand and started dragging him towards my father. My poor son looked dazed and confused. He had no idea what was happening. She held her hand above his head. "If anyone tries to take Edmund, I will hurt him."
I knew then, it had been a mistake to bring our son here. I had just handed him over to the devil.
Edward was frozen on the spot. He didn't know what to do, as was most of our pack. No one wanted to risk Edmund getting hurt.
The pain stopped the further she moved away. Jasper came over to my side and helped me to my feet.
"Did you know?" I growled, snapping my arm away from him. He had been the one that had spent the most time with her since we had returned to La Push. He had been the one that had shared his bed. If anyone should have known, it should have been him.
Jasper shook his head as he looked down at the ground, his face full of anguish.
"I've brought you a present father," Alice chirped. "A hybrid. Half Werewolf, from Edward, and half Druid, from Bella. The perfect combination," she said as she presented my son before him.
I could see the gleam in my father's eyes as he looked down at my son. It was another trophy for him to add to his collection, but there was no way I was going to let him have Edmund. There was no way I would allow my son live through the hell I had to endure while under my father's roof.
Jasper put his hand on my arm, holding me in place. "Not yet," he whispered.
I growled at him. I was beginning to feel the pull of the full moon. It was almost time.
Alice skipped over to the man I didn't recognize. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her passionately. "I've missed you, wife," He whispered as he pulled away. It had been so faint I almost hadn't heard it.
"I've missed you too Marcus."
I shook my head in disbelief. I couldn't believe her deception. Edward had been right along and I had been a fool, not to see it.