Chapter 11

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Rose had set me down and I walked over to Esme and Bella. Esme pulled me in a hug which I gladly returned. 

"It's good to have you here girls." She smiled. "You can help me umpire."

"That's your job." I say to Bella. "I'm gonna go sit on that rock and draw."

"She thinks we cheat." Emmett called out.

"I bet you do." I smirked as I plopped on the ground in front of a large rock. 

I started on my drawing blocking out everything around me. I was jolted from it when I heard Alice scream for them to stop. I look up and saw everyone crowding around her. 

"They're coming." Alice says voice dazed. "They were leaving but they heard us." 

Jasper was suddenly in front of me taking his hat off placing it on my head while brushing my hair over my neck. We stood in a formation with Bella and I hidden behind Edward and Jasper. 

"I believe this belongs to you." An accented voice says causing me to peek around Jasper's arm. 

A dark skinned man with dreads held the baseball in his hand. The man threw the ball blinding fast towards Carlisle who caught it with ease. Carlisle gave him a nod.

"Thank you." He says politely.

"Could you use three more players?" The dark skinned one asked.

Everyone hesitated causing the man to frown and tilt his head.

"Just one more game?" He asked.

"Sure." Carlisle nodded finally. "A few of us were just leaving."

"I'm Laurent, this is James, Victoria and Beaufort." The man says.

My heart stopped and blood ran cold. I quickly look to Bella who looked at me with wide eyes. 'Your dad?' She mouths. I shrug confused.

"I'm Carlisle and this is my family." Carlisle says.

My heart warmed at the thought of him referring to Bella and I as his family. I watched as Carlisle threw the ball to them and the red head caught it. She gave a smirk.

"I'm the one with a wicked curveball." She says voice sickly sweet.

"I'm sure we can handle." Jasper laughed.

"You've caused a lot of trouble for us." Carlisle says.

"We're sorry sir." A deep voice says. "We didn't know this land was taken."

"We have a permanent residence here." Carlisle says.

"Really?" The man says shocked.

The wind picked up and the blonde man smirked in a crouch.

"You've brought a snack." He says looking in Bella's direction.

Everything else went in a blur as Jasper had set me in my jeep and got in the drivers seat. Edward was taking off in Emmett's jeep with Alice and Lilith. Rose and Emmett were in the back of my jeep.

"That man." I say with a shaky voice. "Did he look like this?"

I grabbed a photo out the glove box and handed it to Rose as Jasper sped through the forest.

"Annabella," Rose whispered. "Why do you have the picture of him?"

A tear fell down my cheek as she confirmed my suspicions. 

"That's my dad." I sobbed. "Beaufort Swan."

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Jasper carried me into the house and set me down beside Bella who looked stressed. I was about to hug her when Edward and Jasper stood in front of us protectively. 

"They've came here to warn us." Carlisle says.

"James is very unpredictable." Laurent says. "We've grown tired of his games."

I step out from behind Jasper and saw him. Tears filled my eyes.

"Beaufort?" The man, Beaufort's head snapped to me.

He tilted his head to the side confused.

"Juliet?" He asked.

"No, I'm her daughter." I whispered. "Annabella Helen Swan." 

Beaufort smiled at me slightly. The same smile as Charlie's. 

"Where's your mother?" he asked.

"Dead." I whispered. "She died giving birth to me."

Beaufort's knees seemed to buckle as he fell to his knees. I quickly rushed over to him ignoring Jasper's calls for me. I wrapped my arms around the man that I know as my father. His hands gently grab at my shirt as he dry sobbed. He looked up at me his eyes were brown. How?

"How do you not have red eyes?" I asked, confused.

"My gift is humanity." He says. "How's Charlie?" 

"He's good." I smiled slightly. "Bella and I moved in with him and met our soulmates."

Dad looked at Bella and smiled slightly as he stood up. 

"We better get this show on the road." Dad says. 

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I was anxiously walking the hotel room. Jasper, the Cullen's dad and I flown to Arizona and now Bella stupidly decided to run after James thinking he had Renee. The door opens to reveal dad and Jasper.

"Bella's in the hospital." Jasper says cupping my face. "She has a broken leg and a bit in her arm."

My eyes widen. Was she gonna turn?

"She's not turning, Edward sucked the venom out." Dad explained due to my look.

"Charlie's on his way. So is Renee." Jasper says.

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I paced the hallway now as Dad and Jasper sat in the chair outside Bella's room.

"Annabella!" I heard Charlie say. 

I quickly turn and saw Charlie. He was rushing to me but froze eyes locked with dad's.

"Beau?" He whispered.

"Charlie." Dad grinned getting up and gripped Charlie's shoulder gently. 

"You're dead." Charlie says.

"Beau." Renee's voice filled my ears. 

"I was kidnapped and tortured in Iraq." Dad explained. "I just recently made it out and came to Phoenix to find Annie and Juliet."

Charlie stood there mouth gaped open.

"I want to thank you both for raising my daughter." Dad says pulling Renee into  a hug.

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