More Than My Own Life (Twilight Fanfiction)

The attack

The Volturi prepared to attack. The masters stood taller and the guard bent in to a crouch. "Go" Bella whispered brokenly to Jacob. "Take her and go!" Jacob looked at Bella, agony clear on his face, even in wolf form. "Momma!" Renesmee cried from her seat on Jacob's back. Bella looked at her, love, desperation, and determination written on her face. "I love you, Renesmee. More than my own life. I love you!!!" The Volturi crept forward, deadly shadows. "Go!" Bella screamed. Suddenly, everything seemed to blur around Renesmee. The thudding of paws was the only sound she could hear. Dirt sprayed over her from under Jacob's paws. She held on tightly, her knuckles turning even paler than they usually were.

Suddenly, a pale human figure appeared next to them. Red eyes glared at Renesmee. "Jacob!" She screamed as the figure lunged towards her. Jacob turned sharply, snapping at the creature, effectively decapitating him, and continued to run. The sight of the head rolling behing them made Renesmee's stomache turn.

As more vampires followed the pair, Jacob grew more desperate. A vampire came close behind them, reaching for the child. Jacob sped up slightly, and the creature missed the child, snatching her backpack off her body. Papers and money flew around, covering the forest floor. The wolf, overcome with panic, focused on nothing but moving his feet. Even as the smell of vampires faded away, he continued to run. he was more animal than man, low growls escaping his chest.

So consumed with his inner animal, with running, he didn't notice. He didn't notice the young child on his back growing tired. He didn't notice her grip loosen. He didn't notice her fly off his back, slamming in to a pine tree. And he didn't notice how as the little girl watched him fade in this distance, she whispered  his name, then fell in to darkness.