The next morning was Saturday and Jacob would be on patrol most of the day. I got out of bed as soon as I heard him leave and started packing a bag with some of my necessities. I quickly went into Emmie's room and took the blanket and stuffed wolf out of her crib and put those in my bag. After one last glance at our house I closed the door, threw my bag on the passenger seat of my truck and drive to Charlie's. His cruiser wasn't in the driveway when I pulled up. I used the hidden key to let myself in and hauled my bag upstairs and where I dropped it unceremoniously on the floor in my old room. I opened the bag and pulled out Emmie's blanket and stuffed wolf. I crawled onto my bed and curled up with them. I couldn't sleep so I just laid there staring at the wall.

When Charlie came home he knelt beside the bed. "Hey Bells."

I looked up at him. "Dad." He grimaced at the emptiness and emotionless tone of my voice.

"What are you doing here?"

"Jacob and I are taking a break. He said he needs time."

"He waits until you lose your daughter to decide you two need to separate? What kind of man does that?"

"This was decided before Emmie… We decided this before. It isn't his fault. It's me. I'm too broken. I cant be what he needs or deserves. "

Charlie watched me for a minute. "Does Jacob know you left?"

I shook my head. "No I left while he was gone. But we agreed that after Emmie's surgery I would come stay with you for a while. Im just holding up my end of the bargain. I owe him that much."

"Bella, come on I am sure you can work this out."

"Dad, I have been broken for a while. I don't know if I will ever heal and even though I warned Jacob before we started dating, he thought he could help me heal. But even he cant. He is better off. It's for the best."

"Bella, maybe you could…"

"Dad, Im really tired, can we talk later?" I closed my eyes.

"Sure Bells." I heard him get up and walk out of the room closing the door behind him.

I heard my cellphone ding. I retrieved it from my bag. There was a new text message from a number I didn't recognize. "Bella, I got your emails. I am here at this number if you need to talk. -Alice.

I started to reply when I heard Jake's voice. I turned off my phone and hid it under my pillow. His heavy footsteps came closer and closer and then I heard a knock at my bedroom door. "Bella?"

He opened the door and came inside closing it behind him.

"We need to talk. I have something I need to tell you. It's not good timing and the last thing I want to do is hurt you even more right now. But you deserve to hear it from me."

He came and knelt down beside the bed so that he could see my face. I stared silently up at him. He took my hands and I let him help me up until I was sitting up on the bed. He sat down beside me and took my hands in his.

"Do you remember the day when I took you to Sam and Emily's to have him tell you about the legend of the wolves and he told you about imprinting?"

I nodded. Sam had told me about him, Leah and Emily. I remember at the time feeling guilty because I compared it to how I felt about Edward.

"I… God… Bella Im sorry, I really am."

I didn't think I had any more capacity to feel pain but as I watched Jacob having such a difficult time trying to tell me something I felt the final little piece of myself being ripped to shreds inside my chest.

"I imprinted on someone today. I will always care about you Bella but somehow now its different."

"I finally understand how you have felt all these months with me. Thanks for coming to tell me. I will have Charlie come get the rest of my stuff. I hope you will be happy." My voice was empty. I had no emotion left. I couldn't bring myself to look Jacob in the eye so I stared at my hands. I removed his mothers engagement ring and wedding band from my finger and silently held them out to him.

"No Bella, You keep them."

"They were your mothers. I cant keep them. I would have given them to Emmie one day but she's gone. Everyone is gone."

"Bella…"

"Jacob please. I have nothing left. He took a piece, Emmie took almost all the rest and now the last tiny bit of me that was left just got ripped to shreds. So just go and let me be. Even if there was no imprinting we wouldn't work. The total destruction of my heart is complete. I will never be able to love you they way you need me to. I will never be able to love anyone. So please just go."

"I can't just leave you like this Bella. Not when you are this upset and not when Victoria is still out there looking for you. I would feel a lot better if you would still stay at our house until we get rid of her. I will move in with my dad."

"I'm not your concern anymore Jacob. You don't need to protect me. I am a big girl, if Victoria finds me then maybe my time is up. Maybe it was up a long time ago but you kept saving me."

"Bella…"

"Jacob, please, I can't do this anymore. Please just go."

Jacob didn't move. I leaned over and grabbed the pill bottle out of my bag and took two pills out. I swallowed them and waited for the darkness to descend. When I woke up my room was pitch black and Jacob was gone. I felt my phone vibrating under my pillow. I pulled it out and looked at the screen. Another text from Alice.

Bella, I must remind you I can see your plans and if they get any more defined I will intervene whether you want me to or not.

I frowned remembering my fleeting thought of going to find Victoria. I opened the phone and started typing a text back.

I don't know what you are talking about. I don't have any plans.

I hit send and then started another text.

My daughters funeral was Friday and then today my husband came to tell me he werewolf imprinted on some other person. Just when I think I cant be hurt more it just keeps coming.

Wait, Your husband is a werewolf?

Yes

Bella, werewolves are dangerous!

Well, that's not really a problem anymore.

My phone flew out of my hand and smashed against the wall. I looked up into the red eyes of Victoria.