Once in a Blood Red Moon

Chapter VII: An Unwelcome Visit

A few weeks had now passed since Isabella found out about the Cullens and her older sister. Harley hardly spent any time at home anymore, she was either with her mates, Chris and Esme, the other Cullen children, or at work. From what Carlisle and Jasper had told her is that Edward was trying to convince Chris to allow him to bring over Isabella to meet the family officially. This information pissed Harley off immensely.

During those few weeks Harley had gotten to know her mates more and even gone out a few times shopping with Alice, Esme, and Rose. It was now the weekend and Harley was sitting in Carlisle's office with him, Jasper and Sherlock working on paperwork for a case from Port Angeles. From the living room angry voices could be heard causing the four mates to go see what the problem was.

"What the Hell is all the yelling about," Harley asked as the four mates joined the rest of the family.

"This moron wants to bring the blood singer here tomorrow to meet everyone," Rose growled out as Emmett held her back.

"Absolutely not," Harley said as she glared at Edward.

"You have no say in what goes on in this coven. You are not a member of this family," Edward lashed out as he made to attack Harley.

Sherlock and Jasper had to hold Harley back before she ripped off Edward's head and set him on fire.  Carlisle was in front of Harley protecting her while Chris, Emmett and Kenneth held Edward back.  Both immortals were glaring at one another, both wanting to kill the other.

"Edward," Chris said once both immortals calmed down enough to not be held back by the others. "You can bring Isabella here but we will not accept her as part of the family. As Harley has mentioned she is not a mate, just a blood singer."

"How would she know if Bella isn't my mate," Edward growled.

"I'm a copycat, you idiot. Sherlock's brother has the same gift as Marcus Volturi and I ended up copying it," Harley said through gritted teeth.

This news shocked everyone but Sherlock who was aware of his brother's gift. Harley was tired of not being listened to about her sister and left to go spend time with her father.  Charlie knew of the stress Harley was under due to Isabella knowing and he wished he knew what he could do to help. As soon as Harley left Carlisle, Jasper and Sherlock looked at each other knowing that their mate needed time to calm down before the Butcher came forth.

Harley sat in her bedroom listening to the sound of the gentle rain on the roof.  It wasn't long till there was a soft knock on her door and Charlie opened the door, poking his head inside.

"Hey Harley, you okay," Charlie asked as he walked in, carrying a coffee mug with warm human blood for his oldest.

"Hey dad," Harley said as Charlie handed the mug to his daughter. "And I'm doing okay I guess. Edward still won't listen to anyone about Isabella not being his mate."

Charlie sighed as he knew that Harley was under stress with both Isabella knowing and Edward being stubborn about her being his mate. Harley took a sip of her drink as she tried to relax. 

"What about telling those kings your kind has," Charlie asked after a few minutes of silence.

"They'd kill not just Isabella for knowing, but the Cullens, Sherlock, and myself for allowing her to know. They might even kill you just because you know before meeting your mate," Harley said.

Charlie sighed as he figured that would be the answer.

"What happens now?" Charlie asked.

"Honestly, pray they never find out," Harley said as she looked at her father.