Bella was worried incredibly worried. She thought of little else these days, where was Renesme, who took her, and why?

It was for this reason she had taken a job in the city, her family had thought her mad, Edward was stunned, but they all calmed down when she outlined her reasons and motivations. She had taken a job in a book store, not just any old book store but a very old book store. She believed it would be here amongst the old and dusty tomes she would find clues as to what had taken her Daughter, and why.

And so she found herself, of all places on the subway, in a crowded car packed with a sea of humanity. It was a cattle car , that would ordinarly strained her will and filled her vampiric senses with the sights, sounds and smells of people. A cattle car , packed to the brim with walking bags of blood.

The truth was, it did not bother in the slightest, she made sure she was well fed before each trip into the city, and her worry and doubt filled all her mind so she barely even noticed the ocean of warm bodies all around her.

Warm bodies? Too late she took note of the bodies behind and crowding around her, too late she noticed the smell of wolf. 'well well well, what do we have here fella's?, a poor lost leech' the warm breath whispered in her ear, far too softly for the humans around to hear.

She was surrounded, four large male werewolfs crowded in on her. 'So, ' said the leader' what should we do with her. Bella took stock of her situation, it was not good, these were not the tribal wolfs she was used to, this was another type of pack altogether. They wore leather jackets and gang colours , true urban wolves, she could expect no mercy from them.

What were her options? her racing mind calculated her odds in a fight, and she assessed she would have little chance. The leader held a cigarette lighter in his hand and wiggled a finger at her in a 'no- no' motion. Again he leant in close and spoke softly to her. 'yes you could start a fight, and it would get messy and then we'd feel the need to kill every last human on this carriage.' He nodded to one of his larger companions hey tiny he said, knowing the nearby humanity could not hear, if it hits the fan, would you start with that mother over there holding the newborn.'

Looking Bella in the eye he said, 'it's your move, just know that at the end, these people will be dead, and you'll be a pile of ash on the floor' Bella looked at the leather jacket the alpha wore, the colours and insignia, a laughing skull wreathed in flames. She briefly remembered Carlisle's orientation lecture about the city, of all the gangs in the city, this one was the most feared. What most people did not know what that the upper membership of this gang was made up solely of werewolves, humans were used in the lower ranks as cannon fodder, or food. She glanced around at the men and women surrounding them, many were completely oblivious, a few avoiding her gaze, most people did not want to know, no one dared cross the Skulls

Bella was truly alone in a crowded subway car full of people.