I just kept driving, we'd cleared out of Forks miles ago, and I couldn't help but feel a hard rock in the pit of my stomach. This didn't feel right. I should have been with Bella, or Edythe. I was running. This was cowardice. I blew a breath against the dank air of the truck.

I stole a glance over in the passenger seat when I'd noticed Edward. His finger rested against his head as this veins appeared. He looked stressed, and like he was meditating. I remembered his abilities and something clicked. He was in contact with someone, Alice maybe, or Edythe. My chest tighted.

His eyes popped open, wide and glaring off into the distance. "I need to go."

"What is it Edythe?"

He shook his head, "No," grunted, "No, Edie, no."

"What is it?" My heart couldn't take it. I felt helpless, while the woman I loved, was…I didn't know what was going on but I knew she needed me—or something. She needed help. My foot slammed on the break.

"What are you doing?"

I whirred the truck around. Thankfully we were on a deserted road. I slammed my foot on the gas heading back toward Forks. Come death, Edythe wasn't going to be harmed over my stupidity.

"I'm going to help her, whether you like it or not." I charged, "So tell me what's going on. Is James hurting her?" My blood fueled thinking of James harming Edythe.

He shook his head, "She made me promise to protect you."

"I don't care," I growled, "Edythe is my life now. I love her."

A quiet moment past, and I couldn't read minds but I thought we'd reached an understanding.

"We'll figure it out," he said, "It's not James."

I looked back at him.

"It's Victoria." He shook his head, "I can't find James."

A swallowed a lump in my throat.

"Is Bella safe?"

He nodded, "But Victoria, is after Edythe. She jealous." He breathed, "Thinks that James hasn't gotten over her, and this is all for Edythe." He looked down, "She wants to kill Edythe."

"Is she okay?"

He nodded, "Edythe fought her off, but she's hurt bad."

"He have to get out to her." I said, "Do you know where she is?"

"Vaguely. I don't recognize the surroundings, it's all woods though."

"I could be anywhere."

"I have an idea of the range." He said, "I might be able to get out to her."

"Where? I want to help. I need to help."

"Meet me at the Sheriff's station. It should be somewhere around there."

"Okay."

With a nod the wind fluttered up and he was gone.I was alone in the truck. My heart beat heavy in my chest. I couldn't think about losing Edythe. I had to do something. I actually hoped Edward could, before I had a chance to, it didn't matter as long as she was safe.

I finally pulled into the empty precinct the sky was turning dark, and I knew Charlie was at home for the night. Either that or on the phone with my mother trying to figure out what was going on with Bella and me. He'd probably figure out Mom didn't have anything to do with this, and we hadn't called her. I was just hoping that didn't mean he would come looking for us. I'd been silencing his calls, and they'd stopped after while. I hoped he'd gotten the point, I was supposed to be angry at him. I thought back to the terrible things I'd said to him, about being like him. I'd remembered the look in his eyes. They'd burned into my memory. He'd always told me how much he'd wanted a son, and how much I meant to him. He'd loved Bella and I the same, but I knew, that it was one thing for Charlie to be a failure as a husband but it was that much worse to feel like a failure as a father. I think it was because him and his father didn't really get along. He'd never really come to terms with it before my grandpa died.

I reached for the cold metal handle of the door and yanked, but the door didn't budge. I blew out a breath that created a small cloud. My eyes trailed down to the wide black mat beneath my feet. I'd glanced around, I was surrounded by trees. I stepped back off of the rug and pulled it back, hoping for a key. With vicious vampires on the loose, I wanted to take my chances in a small building than out in the open.

As luck had it, a brass key sat under the rug. Took it and unlocked the door, and locked it again from the inside. I peeked again out of the glass window of the door and walked toward my dad's office. I eased slowly around the small office, looking around carefully. It could have easily been a trap, and James could have just as easily tracked me here. That could have been why Victoria attacked Edythe. I glanced around when my eyes set on a tall wood cabinet. I knew that was where my dad kept his rifles. I walked over to the chair behind his desk, praying to the high heavens that Charlie left a key somewhere in it. I searched the drawers with no luck, even the file cabinets on the other walls of the office. I tried pushing in the doors to see if they would release, hoping maybe he might have absent-mindedly left them open. No such luck.

I sat back on my father's tattered leather chair, and thought. If he did have a key it wouldn't have been easy to see. My hand searched under the desk, until I slid underneath letting my hand guide me. I'd pushed back one of the draws and noticed a black box attached to the back of of it. I slowly pushed it open and noticed a ring of keys and attached was a picture of me, Jake, and him. Jake and I couldn't have been older than about six. I'd remembered the fishing trip, Jake and Jules' dad was there. That was before their car accident. I remembered, the beam in Charlie's eyes when I'd caught my first fish. My only fish. Jake caught at least eight. I shook it off.

I make my way back over to the wooden cabinet and opened it, to find a line of rifles, with ammunition lined up across the back. I'd been hunting with Charlie, Billy, and Jake before, but I'd never been given a gun. I was just trusted to hold ammo. I was sure it was because I was a klutz. That couldn't be me anymore. I thought to myself, now I had to be a sure shot. If the stories were correct, the rifle would slow them down unless I blew their heads clean off. Or was that werewolves?

I shook my head, I needed to stay focused. I took one the rifles cradling it in my hands.

"Hey."

I jerked around at the sound of the voice, the barrel of the rifle pointed at a familiar pale man leaning against the steel file cabinet next to Charlie's desk. I blew out a breath. "Ed, you scared me."

He calmly strolled in my direction, "Do you know how to shoot that thing?"

I tilted pulled the gun to me, "Yeah," I huffed, "Do you find Edythe?"

His eyes darkened and I felt my chest tighten, "She's fine," He said softly, "She's at the house healing. Rosalie, Esme, and Carlisle are tracking Victoria. Hopefully she'll lead them to James, then you and Bella can go home."

I nodded as I swallowed in relief, "I'm going to go to Edythe."

"No." Edward blared his dark eyes widened.

"I need to see if she's okay." I puffed my chest.

"She's fine. She told me to tell you she's fine." He strolled to the window, "She wanted me to make sure you were safe, so I'm here on behalf of her. It's over, Beau."

My eyes narrowed incredulously, "Seriously? James is still out there, James and his other blood sucking musketeers."

"Laurent, is on our side. He's an old friend."

"But Victoria?" I breathed, "She almost killed Edythe, and she's still out there."

"You're being dramatic, Beau." He sighed, "My family will catch Victoria and James, and destroy them." He let out a light chuckle, "They aren't the first to come up against us, and they certainly won't be the last. It's a vampires life," His hands rested on the window pain as his head drooped, "Those that don't approve of our lifestyle, and those that want to use our talents. Alice, Edythe, and mine. But now, I need to get you to a safe place, to wait for word that they have been destroyed."

There was a light buzzing sound, and Edward pulled his phone out of his pocket, "That's Alice, that means they've got Victoria."

He walked out of the room talking on his phone. My phone began buzzing. I pulled it out, hoping it was someone confirming James was no longer a threat. My heart thudded as I noticed Edythe's name flash across my screen.

"Babe, are you okay?"

Heard a deep chuckle on the other end that set my blood to a boil, "Well, I'm fine sweetheart, thanks for asking."

"How'd you get Edythe's phone."

"I have my ways."

"Victoria."

"Well as I said, I'm doing amazing. I'm having the time of my life. Wish you were here and all of that. But," The pause in his voice lunged my heart in my throat, " I can't say the same for your dear baby sis."

I grit my teeth, "You're bluffing."

"Am I."

The next thing I heard dropped a heavy bolder in the pit of my voice. There was no mistaking Bella's voice.

"Beau? Beau! BEAUUUUUU!"

"I tracked her to your old home town. She wasn't hard to find. We are having so much fun at your old school. I hope you'll joins." He let out a hissing laugh, "But your other friends aren't invited. Come alone, or I kill her."

The phone went dead.

Sorry for the delay everyone and sorry again for the short chapter. Thank you so much for the support and doing my best not to leave you all hanging for too long, work has pulled me away from my story. I'm not sure the link, I will get it soon, but I am also working on a TAP by Wattpad story of So…This Is Life, my handle is The Barista. I hope if you can check it out. I'm not as far in it, but I am just hoping it brings it more to life. Hope to update you all sooner than later, thank you again.