Katherine Cullen was not one to be lied to. She may not be very old, unlike her 'siblings'. She's the newborn of the family, under the rule of not only the Volturi but mostly the wolf pack where she becomes family. After all, she's an imprint. They...
We ran home, I was seething about the wolf and Victoria. How could it just let her get away.
It was just a mutt.
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The next day I spent finishing preparations for the party. Until Edward came home with Bella saying someone had been in her room. Jasper and Emmett tracked it.
We waited, finding a place in the living room. "Who was it? Someone we knew?" Carlisle questioned Edward who didn't seem to have any answers.
"It was a stranger. I didn't recognize his scent." He answered and I shifted in my seat next to Rosalie. Alice and Bella were on the other couch, Carlisle was in front of them, Esme in front of us. Edward stood before us all.
Esme stood confused, "A nomad passing through?" she questioned but I shook my head.
"I wouldn't have left him alive. Even so the house smells like mutts and vampires." I say playing with my hands.
"A passerby wouldn't have left Bella's father alive." Rosalie agrees as Jasper and Emmett enter, finally back from tracking the scent.
"The scent disappeared about five miles south." Jasper informed us, and Bella looked distressed, like the rest of us.
"Someone's orchestrating this." Carlisle sighs and I look up. It was silent for a moment, only one person we know wants Bella, and we've been chasing her for months.
Bella sighed "Victoria?" and I shook my head, we would have recognized the scent if she was in the room.
"We just chased her off, Laurent and James are dead. She would have had to find someone new to help her." I disagree with Bella, but not completely, "No one else has a grudge against Bella that we know of though." I try to think.
"No it wouldn't have been her. I would've seen her decide." Alice looks at Bella, all of us a bit confused by the situation.
Edward seems to come up with an idea as he puts in "It has to be the Volturi." but I have to disagree with that.
"No I don't think it's the Volturi either." Alice says and I stand up, getting bored of sitting in one place. I walk to the window behind the couch but still listen and watch.
"I would recognize the scent. I can see if it's one of them." I offer, but Alice shakes her head and I bite my lip.
"I've been watching Aro's decisions." she told us and I sigh, if someone was going after Bella, they would've ran it through Aro.
"Nobody would go off on their own to search in Bella's room. I wasn't even allowed to leave Italy without notifying Aro. Only high guards." I inform them and Carlisle nods in agreement, he had been in the Volturi once many years ago as well. He knew how it worked.
Emmett speaks up again, "So we keep looking." and I just nod in agreement, we had to protect Bella, otherwise Edward would go nuts.
Edward was obviously reading my mind because he looked at me. He should stay out of my head and he sighs, obviously hearing that too.
"We'll also take shifts guarding Bella at her house." Carlisle announces and I shift my gaze to him. Was I going to be allowed around them?
"Another protection detail?" Rosalie asked in despair and astonishment, but mostly annoyance.
I look at Rosalie, finally getting my chance to get out of the house, "Do you have anything better to do?" I question and she rolls her eyes at me.
"You just don't want to be stuck here anymore. You couldn't care less otherwise." She retorts and I glare at her.
Bella shakes her head, "No she's right. You can't protect me and my dad and search for the intruder." she disagrees making Edward look at her. There's 8 of us, we could do it if we tried.
"And for Victoria." Rosalie adds, staring at Bella, being rude. But for once they were in agreement. Neither wanted to have another patrol.
"And keep yourselves fed." Bella continues and I look down. I was feeding more than normal.
Edward didn't like this plan as he argued, "I'm not leaving you here defenseless." but neither of them seemed to want to back down.
"I'm not gonna let you starve. And I wouldn't be unprotected, I have..." she trailed off, apparently uncertain of how we would react.
"What?" Edward asks but I had the feeling he knew the answer because soon he walked away and Bella stayed sitting.
