The next morning, Bella had woken up with the stomach flu, probably having caught it from Mike. I held Bella's hair back when she needed to barf, and force-fed her some plain biscuits to make sure she didn't die of starvation. With a quick modification to Charlie's memory, my immune system was impeccable and there was no need for him to worry about me getting sick. Bella called the Black household, and Jacob answered. That was the only time Bella talked to Jake in the next week or so. She called the Black household, went down to the Rez to talk to them and even had Charlie call them, but she wasn't able to get in contact with Jacob at all during the week. Bella went hiking during the week, something that confused me to no end, but she returned home with a wild look in her eyes. "Laurent!" She cried.
"Laurent?" I repeated.
"Yes! Laurent! He was here!"
"He was what?" I scrambled to my feet.
"H-He was in the meadow where Ed…where he and I used to go, he was going to kill me, but those bears showed up, only they aren't bears, Alex, they're wolves! Massive wolves the size of horses!"
"Ok, ok, calm down." I set my hands on Bella's shoulders. "Just…take a breath." Bella did so. "I will go and check out the Meadow, ok?"
"Yeah…ok…be safe." I nodded. Blurring out of the house, I followed Bella's trail until I reached the meadow. I picked across the area, frowning at the stench of the wolves. Following the smell, I passed through the treeline to the smell of ash, where a pile sat. I knelt, picking some of the ash with my fingers and rubbing it gently. Yep, Vampire Ash. Laurent was killed by the Wolves. And if he was here…was Victoria close behind? Was Bella safe?