Pressed against the wall, I made no move to move. The blond- haired boy came to stand next to Alice and stared at me warily, his body tensed and ready to pounce.

The little girl still stood over by the couch, where she and Bella had been sitting moments before, and she wouldn't take her eyes off of me.

"This is Annika." Carlisle said, breaking the silence.

Alice placed her hand on the blond boy's arm. "I'm alright, Jasper. She's alright."

I sunk back into the wall even more than I already had and wanted to disappear. I had wanted a family, but I obviously wasn't what they wanted.

"I'm sorry about Edward." I murmured. "I don't know what happened. I'll go and I won't cause anymore problems."

Then I turned and ran.