BELLA POV

"Tala, we need to get ready for kindergarten!" I call to my daughter.

Yes, I, Isabella Swan has a 5 year old daughter. You see when Edward moved with his family I was having a really hard time trying to cope with their abandonment. I was going out and partying all the time. Drinking, smoking, trying to find someway to feel anything else besides that pain.

So one weekend, about 11 months after they left me, I was continuing my new routine of recklessness and followed the others in search of the parties where I ended up going to Port Angeles to party hard. Most of it was a blur as I tried to feel something but eventually found myself at the bar as always. After several drinks I got so drunk that I decided to go for a walk to get my head in the "game" again. I had to escape the loud music and unbearable heat to try and clear my head and actually hear myself think.

I don't remember where I was or how far I'd gone but suddenly there was this guy who grabbed a hold of me and pushed me to the ground. I don't remember much because I hit my head and I just didn't want to remember, but he raped me. I all I remember is that he left me there in that alley way and I stumbled back to my car and eventyally made it back home. 6 weeks later I found out I was pregnant and didn't know what to do.

I told my Dad and he was really supportive and caring considering the situation and the baby's conception. My mom, or should I say Rene.. well, she didn't want anything to do with the "dirty daughter" who got so drunk that somebody could rape her. She had been fed up with my behavior over the past few months anyway because of the reports she demanded from Charlie the baby was just the final straw.

So here I am in Denali, Alaska starting a new life with my daughter 5 years later. I couldn't explain what drew me to here, but there was just something saying that i needed to be here.

"Yes Mommy, I'm coming down now" My beautiful daughter laughs at me too excited about school to worry about being late. Tala has long hair curly brown hair similar to mine, blue eyes and the biggest smile ever. She looks a lot like me when I was little and not the father, which i am grateful for. She is like a little doll or my angel really because she is just so precious.

"There you are princess, are you ready now? Mommy needs to get to class" I smile at her while I scoop her up in my arms holding her close.

She looks up at me with a bright smile "yes".

After a lot of kisses and hugs and an I love you, I was on my way for my first class in college. I was taking several psychology classes because I planned on becoming a therapist or a counselor so I could work with rape victims when I finished with school. After my own struggles I wanted to help others who had gone through the same or were in similar situations and as a therapist I would be able to do that.

I entered the classroom and found a place to sit as people were coming in and finding they´re own places. As I was taking out my things I noticed this nice looking girl, she must have caught me staring because she made her way to my table and sat beside me. She looked at me for a long time before she leaned over and whispered in my ear.

" My name is Melanie"

I just smiled politely "I'm Bella"

After a while our teacher for this semester came through the door and looked at all of us, almost sizing us up.

She stops completely when she looks at me and I can see her eyes going from a soft caramel color to almost black. The only thoughts in my head right now is that this is a vegetarian vampire and holy shit she is so absolutely gorgeous that i cant take my eyes of of her.

I can see almost every emotion in her dark eyes: longing, jealousy, happiness, lust, joy, and protectiveness.

I break the staring contest and look down at my book; i will not let her know that i know she´s a vampire.

"My name is Tanya Denali, and i will be your teacher for the semester. If you have any questions i will try my best to help. My office hours are from 8 to 5 from Monday to Friday. I am in search for an assistant this semester so if you are interested let me know" the last part she said looking straight in my eyes. I could feel my self starting to blush but that quickly stopped when i felt Melanie lean in to whisper in my ear.

"Do you have a girlfriend or a boyfriend?" she asked looking me up and down taking in my curves and chocolate curls.

"N-no" I stutter out all the while noticing my teachers gaze on me.

"Isn't that lucky for me then, you should go on a date with me Bella, You're a really hot and I want to get to know you more" she says while her hand rested on my knee.

I hear a loud banging coming from the front and I see Tanya looking at Melanie like she wants to rip her head out. once again those caramel eyes are almost pitch black but this time with rage and something else I didn't want to think about.

"What´s your name miss?" Tanya asked glaring at Melanie with such intensity and disdain the poor girl might disintegrate .

"M-Melanie" she stutters out wondering what she did wrong.

"Maybe you should try to pay attention to this class instead of flirting" Tanya snarls at her.

Then she turned her attention to me making me swallow.

"what is your name?"

"Isabella Swan" I say and instantly regret it because I can see the recognition in her eyes. Fuck! there goes my plan of pretending I don't know what or who she is.

Tanya lectured for half an hour her eyes never leaving me except when someone asked a question about the subject or possible assignments. When class is finally over I packed my bag ready to go pick up Tala when I was almost out the door Tanya called me back making my heart race a little faster at the question she might have.

"Miss swan please stay a while"

"What can i help you with miss Denali?" I asked nervously.

"There´s a lot you can help me with, but unfortunately we don't have the time for that now"

Oh god is she flirting with me? What the hell is going on her?

" I want you to be my teachers assistant for this semester" I stared at her in shock but all I can see in her eyes is hope, love, and lust.

I blush when I think about becoming close to this woman and I cant help myself for getting lost in her eyes.

Fuck, I am so screwed, I don't know how much screwed I actually am.

Then the best excuse pops in my head.

" I am sorry Miss Denali but I can't, I have a daughter that needs me and I don't have the time for being a teachers assistant right now" I say and silently pray that it will work…

"you have a daughter?!" she almost screams in my face. I look at her and I can see her eyes are almost black with jealousy.

"yes i have a daughter, she´s 5years old and her name is Tala" I stand my ground not afraid of this vamp when I came to my daughter.

"How the hell did that happen? please don't tell me Edward got you pregnant and left you? I will fucking kill that controlling shit faced brat!" She growls clenching her hands to keep from tearing up the room.

"No, its not Edwards, its somebody else's" I looked away from her not really wanting to think about it.

"Are you together with the father then?" she steps closer to me. I can smell her perfume and I get dizzy from it its an addicting floral scent and something else... snow? rain? I cant tell, I would need to get closer and I don't trust myself being so close to her. She smells so good though, god I want to kiss her.

"I need to go, I need to get Tala from school, Have a nice day Miss Denali".

I stormed out of there needing to get away from that intoxicating smell and those beautiful eyes, her sexy body, and all the feelings I get when I go near her. I had just gotten myself back on track and comfortable with life I didn't need another relationship and certainly didn't need another vampire around. I had sworn myself off the supernatural world and yet it had found me again. I needed to focus on getting Tala and getting home because that's all that matters: my daughter.

TANYA POV

Today I was finally going to meet my mate, I was so happy I couldn't wait for it. I had waited centuries for this person and we would finally be in the same room. would she run to me? would she want to kiss me right off the bat? oh god I was acting like a love sick idiot and we hadn't even met yet.

I walked in to class and started searching for my beautiful mate Bella. yes I knew who she was. The Cullen's had told me about her through out there visits when Edward had claimed her as his but I knew she was mine based on the scent that clung to Edward. She was sitting in the second row and I almost ran to her. I needed to distract myself so I started talking instead beginning with my introduction as I did every year.

I started speaking to the class and suddenly I hear the most annoying sound coming from the girl sitting right next to MY Bella, and that's not the worst part, no the worst part is when she had the nerve of actually asking MY mate out on a date. Bella is mine, all mine, and I am not letting her go. Nobody will stand in my way when it comes to getting Bella, No one.

She quickly stopped when I reprimanded her about not paying attention and to stop flirting. With that wench taken care of I counted it as a good thing, if not.. well lets not go there right now.

I needed to talk to Bella alone so I asked her if she could stay after class. She needed to be my teacher assistant because there was no better way to get close to her or keep an eye on her than if she was my assistant. When she asked me what she could help me with I wanted to say so many things but I refrained from doing so because I didn't want to scare her away. I didn't want to scare her away because that would be terrible but I couldn't help having a little fun so I said there is many things you could help me with and it was worth it when I got to see her blush. I made a mental note to make my Bella blush more in the future because she was so adorable when flustered.

Sadly I didn't get the answer I wanted, I was shocked and jealous and angry as hell that somebody got to touch my mate, got to be inside my mate, that some other being got to see her naked. If that child is Edwards I will kill him for abandoning his own child and leaving Bella like that. you don't abandon a good woman especially a woman like Bella you would have to be an idiot to do that but then it was Edward so... any way It only got worse when she said that it wasn't not Edward's child. Something happened there but I don't know what and I couldn't help my mate if she didn't tell me what was wrong. I could smell her fear and sense her unease about the subject but there wasn't anything I could do just yet she didn't trust me, as much as that thought pained me, we had only just met.

She ran from me after saying that she needed to get her daughter leaving me with out answers and worse without my mate. Still thinking about her daughter I couldn't help but wonder what she looked like. did she have big brown eyes like Bella? was she as angelic as her mother? was her hair as soft and curly as Bella's? I didn't really matter what the child looks like I will forever protect her daughter and Bella. They are mine to care for and mine to protect.

I need to find out where they are living. I need to protect them the beast within me demanded it. She is my mate and her daughter is mine to protect too no matter who the child's father was...

After finding her address in the school's directory I ran to her place, I just needed to see where she lives so I could come back later, and maybe I was hoping to catch a glint of them. Bella was so beautiful and I wanted to see if her daughter looked like Bella.

Unfortunaly they weren't home so I ran in the woods to hunt, I needed to feed because all of this is taking its toll on me.

When I got home I met Irina outside happy to see me after a long boring day. You see I am the coven leader for Irina, Kate, Carmen and Eleazar. Showing weakness is not my strong suit and Kate is the one person in my coven that's always trying to point that out to me when I show it.

"How was your first day as a teacher? Did you get to meet your mate? How is she? Is she beautiful?" Irina asked all of those questions in one breath too excited to care about Kate's amused smirk.

I didn't know how to answer that so I just sat down and started telling everything, from the moment I went inside that classroom until my mate ran from me. Irina was shocked to hear that Bella has a child. When Alice first called to tell me that Edward made everybody leave my mate she didn't say anything about a daughter. This was news to everyone and we needed answers and sadly the only person who could answer them wasn't here luckily we had her number on speed dial.

"I'm going to call Alice and make her explain I know there is something wrong with this picture cause there's a lot of the story missing and I want to know why" I muttered I didn't tell the others but I could see it in Bella´s eyes, the pain, the fear, something had happened and I wanted to know why.

I ran back to the woods and dial Alice´s number luckily she picked up after the first ring.

"Alice, we need to talk about Bella"