Her Final Days

Chapter 23

Where we last left off: "We'd like to take you to the police station," said Gerard.

"Indeed," said Annmarie as she reached for her purse. She began wondering what are you up to this time, mom? Ever since dad died, you've been out of sorts. She decided that Rosalie would be leaving the nursing home as soon as she was found.

But what of Jill, she thought. She was 17 years old, raising a baby, and forced to work in a bar in order to make money. Annmarie planned to get 

Jill out of that place and into her home. That girl shouldn't have to suffer any further abuse.

Little did she know that her mother's secret past was about to come out...

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Annmarie frowned as she tried to process what was going on at the police station. Her mother and niece had both vanished without a trace and no one knew what had become of baby Emmett. Something wasn't right and she was going to find out the truth.

Carlisle Cullen was also summoned to the station, as his house was the only house that was located in the woods. When questioned, Carlisle claimed that the baby had showed up at his house just hours before Rosalie and Jill were reported missing.

Later that night, after baby Emmett was put to bed, Esme looked at Carlisle and said, "I wonder if there's more to this baby than we initially thought. Who knows who this little baby belongs to." Carlisle said nothing, but continued to gaze at the sleeping baby.

Just then, there was another baby's cry being heard all over the house. "We found another lost baby," Alice cried out as the Cullen family rushed to the living room. "It's a little boy."

"I see," said Carlisle as he stared at the little boy. He appeared to be about six months old, with pale skin, brown eyes, and brown hair. "Where did you find him?"

"In the woods," said Emmett. "He was just sitting there, crying. No one else was around."

"The poor little thing," Esme said as she reached out for the little boy. "Are you sure you didn't see his parents?"

"There was no one else," said Jasper as he came into the room.

"Indeed," said Carlisle. "I guess we better inform the Wolves to be on the lookout for anyone else wandering around in the woods. Who knows who else we may find in the woods."

Everyone nodded as they thought of Bree, Riley, and Laurent, who they had found in the woods during several previous searches. Right now, Edward and Bella were teaching them how to hunt for food.

Carlisle said, "We'll start back up in the morning; someone is bound to show up sooner or later." The others nodded and then headed off to bed, not knowing that within the next few hours, something would change their family forever...