Broken ➳Jacob Black [Book 2]

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Kate was woken early the next morning by a very frantic Bella. Bella was shaking her torso to get her up.

"What?" Kate asked annoyed.

Bella looked around and threw some clothes at her, "I need your help doing something."

Kate sat up and pushed the hair out of her face, "Considering everything you've wanted to do lately is dangerous, I want to say no."

Bella rolled her eyes before disappearing out the door, "It's not going to be dangerous and even if it is, I'll have you to protect me. Now get dressed."

Kate looked at the clothes in her hands, "At least tell me where we're going."

"Hiking!" Bella shouted at her.

She got up groaning and muttering curses about her sister while she dressed. Kate looked into the mirror and saw that she looked like hell. There were tear stains on her cheeks and her eyes were still puffy but had dark circled under them that marked her lack of sleep. She looked at her phone and sow about a hundred calls from Jacob and almost that many from the rest of the pack. She flung the phone on her bed and sighed. Kate finished getting ready and sighed, once again, when she found Bella at the bottom of the stairs ready to go.

They trekked through miles of rough terrain toward the east. Roots and tree branches seemed to jump out at there legs to stop them from getting to their destination. Dirt slid beneath their feet making the journey even more dangerous. Kate was far more coordinated than Bella was and even she was tripping all over the place.

Bella led Kate for hours without giving her any rest or indication of where they were going. She walked through some trees and stopped causing Kate to walk right into her.

"Bella, come on at least tell me where we're going," Kate whined.

But Bella wasn't paying any attention to her. She walked further into the clearing leaving Kate behind trying to follow her. Kate looked at her sister to find her looking horrified onto the clearing in front of them. She looked from her sister to the grass and found nothing that could hold her attention that much. She looked around the clearing to find dead grass, as it should be this time of year.

Beside her Bella collapsed onto the ground and pulled up some pieces of grass.

"Bella, what the hell is wrong with you," Kate asked her now freaked out at her sister's reaction.

Kate was about to bend down and help her sister before movement at the edge of the clearing caught her eye. Kate looked up to see the vampire Laurent standing before them as dangerous as ever. She hadn't seen or thought of him in almost a year. She saw images of James appear in her head and her blood was cold as she stared at the vampire in front of her.

"Bella, get up," Kate told her sister sharply.

Bella looked at her in confusion at her tone before doing what she said. She looked to where Kate was glaring and understanding crossed her features.

"Bella, Kate..."Laurent said in his sickly sweet voice.

"Laurent," Bella breathed out.

"You seem pleased to see me," he cooed.

Kate watched him warily. She felt her body go into hyperactive mode. She saw and felt every movement that he made, "Not at all. Merely surprised."

Laurent regarded her with a smile before using vampire speed to get closer. Kate put herself between Laurent and Bella, "I didn't expect to find you two here. I went to visit the Cullen's but the house is empty. I'm surprised they left you both behind. Weren't you sort of pets of theirs?"