3rd Person POV

Isabella sat at the top of the cliff looking out over the ocean waiting for the pack leaders howl. She missed home and watching over her mates family. The pack leader called her in because they had a coven of "vegetarian" vampires moving to the town. Just because there was eleven of them he decides he needs a panther shifter to help out. Ah, there is the howl. Now it's time to shift and get to the treaty line, which was such a waste. They're vegetarians for crying out loud. It's not as if people of the "rez" didn't go into the town of Forks anyway.

BPOV

As I run through the forest I'm trying to figure out why I agreed to help out with this. Sam won't even tell me the name of the coven that is setting up residency in Forks, Washington. Idiot thinks just because I'm a panther I don't deserve the same respect as his fellow "dogs". Of course I'm the first to the treaty line. Should I stay in panther form or should I shift to human form? Decisions. I think I'll shift to human. Might as well keep my secret for as long as I can.

As I'm shifting behind a tree I hear eleven vampires approaching slowly, well slowly for them anyway. Wait! I recognize those scents. No, it can't be the Cullen/Whitlock Coven, can it? As I peer around the tree I see Carlisle and his mate Esme. Oh My God! I can't believe it's them. I step from behind the tree to get a better look.

"Isabella?" whispers Carlisle.

"Hi Carlisle. Long time no see. It has been what, 90 years or so, right?" I say with a little hesitation.

The last time I saw Carlisle I was lying in a bed next to Edward and Elizabeth Masen sick for only the second time in my very long life. Only two diseases have ever been able to keep me down. The Plague and the Spanish Influenza. Worst time in my life.

"That sounds about right Isabella, but what are you doing in Forks? The last time I saw you, you were very sick in Chicago" he asks with a bit of awe in his voice.

"I know. I thought for sure that would be the last time I ever saw…." I'm interrupted before I can continue.

"Wait. I remember you I think. You were in the same hospital room as my mother and me." States a bewildered Edward.

As I look up to him and the two standing next to him something in me shifts. I feel an instant pull to all three and by the looks in their eyes they feel it too.

"Yes, that was me. My name is Isabella Swan. I am a panther shifter. I'll tell you more, but I think I should be introduced to the two cowboys standing next to you. Although I already know who they are. It is nice to meet you Peter and Jasper Whitlock or should I saw Captain and Major?" I state teasingly.

The two in question give me bewildered looks like I've grown a second head.

"It's nice to meet you Isabella. May I ask how you know us ma'am?" Jasper drawls out.

"You may ask cowboy, but if you can hold that thought the pack is on their way and I think it would be best if I explained that after this little meeting is over. Just trust when I say you have nothing to be worried about from the pack. I won't let anything happen, but I do need to shift back so if you will excuse me for just a moment I'll be the giant panther that comes around that tree back there." I state with as much authority as I can say.

Carlisle's POV

I never thought I would see Isabella again. I thought for sure she had parished along with Edward's mother. Speaking of Edward, I know he is listening to my thoughts right now.

I will explain everything later son, but I think right now it would be best if we keep our heads wrapped around this meeting. I know you have questions. Your brothers do as well, but I can assure you Isabella means us no harm and if I am correct you and your brothers are her mates

As I state this last part he gives me a bewildered look and then a smile stretches across his face. I look away from Edward back to the tree that Isabella disappeared behind and gasp in shock. Before us i foot tall, jet black panther. She is absolutely beautiful and I'm not the only one that thinks so. Jasper, Peter and Edward cannot take their eyes off of her. As I watch her walk over to us I see she goes straight for the three boys and starts rubbing her face on their chests.

"She's scent marking you boys. Let her finish and I'm sure she'll explain everything later." I didn't want them freaking out by her actions.

She's making sure everyone knows not to hurt you and the others Edward. She's protecting what she perceives as hers.

He nods in acknowledgement to my thoughts. As he does this we see ten large wolves approach and one tall Native American that I assume is the pack leader Sam.

"Carlisle Cullen, right?" Sam asks with a bit of a sneer.

Before I could answer him I hear a low growl come from Isabella. I didn't notice that she had moved over to his side until now. He looks down at her in shock. She just turns her head and looks back to the boys.

"Yes that is correct Sam. It is nice to meet you and the rest of your pack. This is my family. The three boys to my right are Edward, Jasper and Peter. My wife and mate Esme. Then we have our daughters Alice, Charlotte and Rose with their mates Randall, Garrett and Emmett." I state as politely as I can. I notice he sneers at the word family and when I mention the three single males in our group. This doesn't go unnoticed by Isabella either and her growl is louder this time.

"Silence Isabella, you are here to help us not the leeches!" Sam barks out.

Isabella seems to get even more agitated and doesn't notice a russet wolf step up to her. Once she does notice him she looks over as he snaps his jaw at her close to her left ear. This earns him warning growls from all three boys. They may not consciously know that she's their mate, but their inner instincts know it immediately.

Isabella rushes behind a tree and comes out moments later shifted in to her human form.

"Snap at me again Jacob Black and I'll make sure you're running on three legs for the rest of your life and as for you Sam I do not belong to your pack. I am here because you told me you had a large coven moving in that was a threat. You and I both know this coven is no threat to anyone on the reservation or in the town." She growls out the last sentence with her eyes trained on Sam.

As soon as she was done she walked across the treaty line and stood defiantly in front of the boys staring straight back at Sam and Jacob. This caused several of the wolves to start growling and the russet wolf to start inching forward with his eyes trained on the hands each boy had on Isabella.

"Enough Jacob! I don't belong to you or this pack. I'm free to do what I want. Leave my mates alone!" Isabella growled out which caused the russet wolf to charge. All of a sudden you heard a ripping noise and in Isabella's place was the giant panther again. She met Jacob halfway and rammed into his side.

EPOV

One moment we had a hand on our mate and the next she's in her panther form and charging at a giant wolf. It took Randall, Garrett and Emmett to hold all three of us back. Our mate was in trouble and they expected us to do nothing about it. None of us knew if she could hold her own against the wolf or if she would need our help. I tuned in to the thoughts of my family to see what they all thought about the situation.

I hope the poor dear will be okEsme

If Isabella can push the wolf to this side of the treaty line maybe we can help, but we can't risk it on their side-Carlisle

She's holding her own Edward. We need you boys to calm down or it's going to get worse- Garrett

I couldn't listen to anymore. I needed to focus on Isabella right now. She was pinned under the giant wolf who was trying to bite her neck. I needed to get out of Garrett's hold and help her! Jasper was struggling against Emmett trying to get free and snarling. His eyes were pitch black as I am sure mine were.

"Let me go Emmett! She needs our help. He's going to rip out her throat!" as he said this I looked over and noticed that the wolf had gotten his teeth in to her throat. That was the last straw. I struggled out of Garrett's hold just as Jasper and Peter broke free. We all three rammed into the wolf's side, but the main problem was he still had ahold of Isabella. As he was forcibly removed from her you heard a pained cry come from the panther. Peter stayed in a crouch in front of Isabella while Jasper and I checked on our mate.

"Come on darlin' stay with us so we can get you to the house. You're already healing so just hang in there kitten." Jasper said in a whispered voice.

It did look like she was healing already. The blood flow had slowed and the outside of the wound was slowly closing, but it was still too slow for my liking.

"We need to get her back to the house Jasper. She doesn't need to heal in the woods. We can take her up to one of our rooms and let Carlisle get a look at her." I tried to reason with Jasper. He didn't want to move her yet.

I know Edward, but she's in so much pain. It's like I can feel it

Now that he mentioned it so could I. It felt like someone was trying to rip off my head. It was going to take two of us to pick her up because she was so long. I went to her back legs to try and pick her up, but as I did she whimpered out a low cry which earned me a growl from Jasper and Peter.

"What?! I'm just trying to pick her up so we can get out of here. She needs rest and it should be in a bed instead of on the forest floor. Don't you think? I didn't know it would hurt her." I defended.

"Can you change back angel? It might make it easier for us to get you back to our house." Peter suggested.

Isabella tried to nod her head, but it just made her bleed more and cry out.

She's gonna need somethin' to cover herself up with Edward Peter thought to me.

I shrugged off my button up shirt to cover her up with as she slowly started to change back in to her human form.

"There we go darlin'. That should help us carry you back to the house. Do you have a preference on who carries you darlin'?" Jasper asked.

He didn't want to assume who she wanted since it looked like all three of us were her mates. She just picked up her head and shook it to let us know she didn't care. Jasper picked her up and started running.