The headlights of a car shone bright in the tree gapes, creating rays that flicker off each window to Malachi's home. Just returning from having a quarrel with Jacob, regarding Bella changing and rendering her mortality. Malachi was more than enough happy to come back.

" I cannot believe he wishes bee should die, before thinking of being a vampire. who does he think he is?" He said to no one in specific. Turning off the engine, Kai stares out in the midnight hour. Nothing but thrumming of his car powering down to leaves crunching under paws of nocturnal wildlife finding food.

His eyes flicker up, taking notice of how the front entrance to his house is opened by an inch. Someone was here, uninvited. His gaze darkens, making the amulet placed around his neck radiate a lava orange.

Adonis appears out from the fiery ash of cloud, shutting the drivers side. " there is unwelcome stranger inside, master Malachi. I can smell death." Fire burns in his corneas. " my utmost apology of being unavailable. I had business in hell that needed my support and help with."

" No need for an explanation. I don't expect you to give up your duty in hell. My main goal right now is who decided to enter my home, when I don't have any memory of having visitors." Malachi saunters, in large strides, to his house; Adonis follows. Ready for action. Kai cast out the door virtually leaving it off the hinges, and marches inside. There was a presence of a vampire, he is not familiarised by.

" A vampire was here not to long ago. But their scent is not recognisable of any of their kind I know." The Cullens had a distinct smell. Rather pleasant in comparison to the other coven counterparts. Adonis grazes each of his fingers over and on the surface of the photo graphs. Then sniffs his fingernails.

Malachi returns back down the second level of the house, confound at discovering a disarray; mess created inside his main room he was using to sleep in temporarily. One piece of clothing missing, a grey long sleeve sweatshirt.

" Whoever left took only a shirt of mine. One. Single. sweatshirt. it just doesn't make any sense. why take a shirt? Out of all things?" is what he could think of, saying his convictions. the hellhound goes on alert, hearing the rushing noise of someone approaching.

He takes stance beside Kai, readying to protect the young lord and prince of hell. But relief and recognisance filter his face, of hearing Edward. the flames extinguish. " Kai-Malachi."

" Edward. What is the problem? Why are you here?".

Malachi's Point of View

" Alice had a vision. Of a stranger inside of your house. you came here, alone and had an encounter that lead to an altercation. But Adonis must have altered the vision. I can smell the intruder's stench even outside." He rushes in, going to move past Adonis. Taking my arm examining if there was physical evidence of a struggle. " i couldn't even imagine the horror that would have happen."

There's a fluctuation of my heart beat, fluttering under Edward's touch. I draw in a breath. " Bella and Felix are at the house. they came back, from having an after school date. Alice thinks the same vampire broke in the swan property, while Chief swan was sound asleep. Unaware of the danger he had been in."

That raised an unease apprehension inside of my being, the question of who or why would a vampire be inside of Bella and Charlie's house. I was guarded and made it certain Bella's identity wasn't known to Victoria. I dug deep inside of my mind, figuring out in which part in time there could have been a sheer moment of relevance. But nothing.

" I am taking you to the house. Adonis you may join too." Edward declares, taking and grasping his pointer and thumb on my wrist. " Emmett and Jasper are on the lead to find who the scent belongs to."

I didn't dare argue or talk on Edward suddenly thinkings it okay to grab any part of my body, putting my focus on Bella. Wanting to see her.

There was no use of driving. I lived directly on the treaty border line, two miles from Edward's home. I had raced ahead, being faster than he or Adonis in endurance and running. There was no shock when it came to just how naturally I could obtain and keep the speed. 'Many pros of being a celestial'. Adonis, then Edward, begin following me inside of the Cullens place of residence. I could hear Bella pacing, possibly wearing a hole in the floor covering from being anxious.

Felix was stood, watching, not knowing how to calm her. until she sees me coming up the stair case, is when her demeanour switches.

" Bee." I say, " Hey." Bella runs inside of my arms, evidently shivering in distress; at the notion her father being inside the house, when there was a chance of him being next to die or attacked.

" They were in my home. Kai. Dad could have died!" she cries, tears rolling down. Rosalie, Esme, Alice and Carlisle were situated in different spaces in the common area. Edward goes to stand in front, to address the plight of the problem right this moment.

" Who was it? Someone that we know?" Carlisle begins by asking. I could feel Bella tears leave stains on my shirt, holding her for comfort. " it was a stranger. I nor Malachi could recognise his or their scent. Who ever it might have been." Edward answers, seething. In the second it took him to throw a quick stare my way, I could see his eyes were onyx black. He hadn't fed. None of the Cullens have.

" A nomad passing through?" Questions esme. If a nomad is responsible for breaking and entering inside of not just my home but bee's, it would have left a bloody scene. This was no coincidence. " No nomad would have left Bella's father alive. And for malachi, if what Alice saw was correct, there could have been a serious aftermath. But here he stands. I take something, or someone, changed the course of her vision." Rosalie states.

Her eyes meet mine, showing reposition that I was not hurt.

" The scent disappeared about five miles south of Bella's house." Jasper walks in, catching my gaze and I gave a candid nod of gratitude. He returns it. Emmett went straight to rose, attaching her hand to his own.

" Someone is orchestrating this."

Carlisle points out, matter-of-factly. Felix came up behind and puts a hand of comfort on Bella's waist. making it known he is there. I was certainly glad of Edward not having the ability to read my thoughts. I was thinking of one hundred outcomes, which each equal to me finding out who is in control of this. And bring much deserve reparation.

" Victoria. It has to be her. It couldn't be no one else. I just know." I say, what Bella and I are thinking. I am most certain. No — positive.

" I would have seen her decide, Malachi." It's clear by Alice's reply she is discontented on not knowing who is behind this. Of having her visions not give a direct rejoined; answer. " the Volturi, then." My eyes burn, from Edward's reaction the colour had alter to red.

" that would be a foolish move to play and make." It is one thing I had my house, miles from the town or closes civilisation who no one but the Cullens and a selective people knew of, broken into.

But to have a vampire terrorize Bella and Charlie was not acceptable. " there is a visit to Volterra overdue."

" I don't think it's the Volturi, either." Alice claims. " I have been watching Aro's decisions, too."

Bella had cease her crying, now sitting back on the couch. Felix held her hand, having kneeled down to her height, using consoling gestures. " Aro would not be that idiotic. I can promise. He would never allow a vampire, to continue parading around and cause a problem. That goes against everything in the monarch ruling he created. No vampire is to act irrationally." Felix now spoke, directly, towards where I was staring out in the night. Then to the Cullens. " So we keep searching, looking." Emmett adds on, eager to find and dispose whoever or what was the source of danger is.

" We'll also take shifts and turns guarding Bella, including Malachi, at her house. It's the best decision to have each of them in one place, meaning if there's trouble we can be there to defend both." I glance over the faces of each vampire in the room, blinking.

'Am I hearing this correctly? I am capable of fighting off some immortal.'

" it's the best chance of being certain you are safe, Malachi." he goes on further saying. my face is presumably, and loudly, showing what I was saying mentally.

" I am all for protecting Malachi. But Bella?" Rose, bitter, rolls her midnight ochre eyes.

" Rosalie, please." I say, asking with my own eyes to be nice. " No. she is right. You can't protect me, watch my dad and go out to find the intruder. Including keeping yourselves fed."

" As much appreciation I have for the concern of my life; safety. I'm perfectly qualified to keep both bee and I out of harms way, you do remember who I am. Don't you? Carlisle." I had to give the Cullens a reminder, not wanting to have overconfidence. that is ignored, pushed aside, when Edward argues.

" I know you have the capabilities, Malachi. but our kind can be unpredictable. Smart. Even if you can fight, if you are bitten." I gave a stare, dumbfounded.

" are you forgetting one taste of my blood, can eviscerate anyone who bites into me." I didn't wish to avow a fight. Not in front of Bella.

" we wouldn't be alone, Edward. We would have..." Bella hesitates. I gave her a look that said 'No'. Knowing who she was referring too. 'Jacob. The pack.'

The following morning came about. Jacob, including Paul which was a surprise, made the trip to Bella's house. Both came out following behind my steps, having sniffed and acquaint the scent left by the vampire. " it'll be hard to miss when we cross it again. We can handle it from here." Jacob, nodding his head back at Paul who copies the motion, relays to Edward.

" We don't need you to handle anything." He says, giving a pointed glare. " Or anyone."

Not this again. I could feel a migraine forming, the blood pulsating behind my eye sockets.

" We're done here." Edward goes to take, grip, my arm. but I pull back, I slap the back of his head. He winces invoking Jacob to snicker, but I repeat the action and he cringes. Paul bristles, laughing. His entire body vibrating in a cackle. " you just told, dude. Leech. I think I will shut up, now. I don't like how Kai is looking at me."

He straightens. Recovering from his laughter.

" Can you not tell how tiring this is. From now on, please just focus on the fact at play here."

I know this wasn't going to be a walk in the park, easy. This was not about of concern of rivalry no more. It was to keep Bella and Charlie safe. I just didn't know how much longer I could take this without snapping at each.

With each day that follow, it was an effort to at least make the effort to work as the same team. An alliance that was far from easy or compatible. It wasn't long, before I saw Jake again. Bella had stayed behind, Felix had made it clear just how much he cared for her security guarding her inside the safe keeping of Charlie's residence.

" So, what do you plan and want to do for the day. I hope none include slapping my brain out of my skull. Like last time." Jacob jests, giving a wolfish grin. Showing his canines. I chuckle.

" No slapping today. Well not right now."

" there is a party we are going tonight. A few members and elders of the tribe want to meet you, in all your angelic glory. Paul will not stop saying how bad ass his imprint is. I have never heard him so excited before. It's honestly creepy." He professes, starting the engine of the rabbit. I clip in the seatbelt, 'you give love a bad name' begins starting to play on the radio. Paul was certainly a wolf that kept on receiving,

I have yet to actually give time to him. I felt guilty given the drama the vampires in my life created.

Night time fell over the quiluete reservation. Jake and myself had spent the better part of today driving, eating assorts of cashew nuts that were served in the markets. Wasting time before the 'party'. " are you sure I am not crashing, or intruding on this party. I feels as if I'm imposing on something inclusive. Not meant for outsiders, like I." There seated on logs, formed in a half form circle, were Embry, Leah and Quil. I could recognise.

" well, if I am being technical, you are a meeting crasher. You see? The council leaders. Dad, Quil's grandpa, and Sue Clearwater."

The crackling of a bonfire and smoke fills the night. " She took over for Harry once he died." it was sad, knowing the reason for his heart attack is because of being frighten by Victoria. " it was actually dad's idea, for you to be here. To hear the histories of the tribe."

I was technically an anomaly in history myself. offspring of the great fallen Angel and king of darkness, but I was a stranger.

These were sacred stories of the tribe. " Jake.. I shouldn't."

" We have a role to play. You more than others. Besides it's the first time Seth, Leah and Quil'll hear them, too. But you'll be the first outsider to know."

'I feel underdressed.'

" A little notice, heads up, would have been appropriate. Jake. I could have dressed for this evening." That earns a light laugh, from him. I was being serious, but hearing his laugh made me grin.

" Jake!" A boy comes running over, excitedly and damn near tripping over his own two feet.  'He can't be older then fourteen. Fifteen.' he dressed in a brown sweatshirt.

" Paul's been hoovering the grub. But I saved you some burgers!" The boy fought back a gasp, noticing me. I had each of my hands hidden, only taking out one to shake.

" Kai, this is Seth. Newest member of the pack. Seth joined not to long after Leah. He is her brother. " Seth stares, in veneration. Eyes sparkling. " newest. Bestest. Brightest." he boasts, showing and out spreading a smile.

" and slowest." Jake brought Seth down in a headlock, showing off how 'slow' he is. I snort. I enjoyed seeing Jacob interacting among the wolves. " Come on, your father is about to start."

Paul waves me over, ketchup blobbed on his mouth. From biting in the burger he had devoured, Jacob had rolled his eyes but none the less sat beside me.

" the quiluetes have been a small tribe for the beginning, but we have always had magic in our blood. We're great spirit warriors, shape shifters that transform to the powerful wolf." Billy does the shape of claws, mimicking paws.

" This enabled us to scare off our enemies. And protect our tribe." His gaze remains solely focusing on myself, as he continues telling the tale. " One day, our warriors came across a creature. It looked, appears, a man. But it was hard like stone. Cold as ice."

Jacob nudges my shoulder. But I was intently listening, Paul's attempt of giving me a burger was declined, not wanting to miss details of the story.

" our warriors' sharp teeth finally tore it apart. But only fire would completely destroy it. They lived in fear, that the cold man was not alone. And they were right. She had took her vengeance out on the village. Our elder chief, Taha Aki, was the only spirit warrior left to save the tribe after his son was killed."

A deep sadness settles in my soul. imaging the countless of lives, people, were murdered.

" Taha Aki's third wife could see that he would lose. She pleaded to any god that was listening, to answer her prayer of a saviour to help her. the third wife was no magical being, no special powers but one. Courage. The thirds wife sacrifice distracted her but before the cold woman could maim Taha Aki's third wife a guardian had came from the heavens. Ebony of skinned, and bore great wings of power. He called himself gods greatest soldier."

I am positive my mouth was hanging, loose. There was no correlation and certainty of 'gods greatest soldier' being my uncle. " He had assist in destroying her, along with Taha Aki. Smiting the woman."

My imagination created a picture of uncle amen let a battle cry out, using his unimaginable brawn to aid Taha's third wife.

" She, along with the great Angel spirit, saved the tribe."

'I got to ask uncle Amen of this.'

I have a new found sense of respect for him.

" Over time, our enemies have disappeared. But one remains, the cold ones."

I could sense each of the council members now, mindful to how they whisper softly.

" Our magic awakens when they're near, and we sense it now. We feel the threat in our blood. Something terrible is coming, and we must all be ready. On alert. All of us, including yourself. Malachi."

I remain silent.

'I certainly know that, Billy. I do.'

Jasmine speaks;

I thought to add in Amenadiel help in aiding Taha Aki. Cool little cameo and twist the lore of Lucifer in, too.

Quick note.

If I wrote anything wrong, to the viewers/readers that made it sound like it was a moment, or something, where he shouldn't have been please I would like to be informed. In private messages.

I don't want to make it like I am giving a saviour complex through Amen. Thank you.

I would never want to make my books uncomfortable to read. Because I can alter it. I just wanted to include some of my own ideas and inclusions. Incorporate Lucifers storyline.