A couple nights later, I was sitting on the couch in Emily's living room when Sam came in followed by Jared and Harry Clearwater.

"Chief Swan needs our help," he said, causing Paul and I both to jump to our feet.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Your sister went for a walk with Cullen and isn't back yet," he said.

"Shit," I cursed under my breath.

"What?" Sam asked.

"Something happened the other night when she was at Cullen's house. She came home with stitches in her bicep," I said.

"Was she changed?" Harry asked.

"No, her eyes were still brown, but most importantly her cheeks still flushed when she stepped outside," I said.

"Let's go, Paul and Jared take Liz's car. She's riding with us so we can talk," Sam said. Paul grabbed my key lanyard and we parted ways.

The entire way home, Sam and Harry questioned me about what happened that night and what's been going on since. I answered to the best of my abilities, but I couldn't answer nearly half because Bella doesn't talk to me that much.

"Dad," I said, running up to him as the guys went with Harry and Billy to split up and try to find Bella.

"Lizzie, have you seen her?" He asked.

"Not since this morning," I said. "I went right down to the reservation after school."

My dad went back to looking at the map, so I hopped up on the hood of the cruiser and leaned forward, my head dropping into my hands. My mind was a worst case scenario making machine, so by now Bella, in my mind, could be stuck in a human trafficking ring or dead and dismembered already. I could tell that I was starting to cry, but tried to force back the tears.

"Hey, Liz," Jake said, hopping up beside me.

"What's up?" I asked.

"I feel terrible about the way I just ditched you when Bella showed up," he said. "My dad said you were with Paul."

"Yeah, we've been together for a couple months," I said. "And, I accept your almost apology."

"What do you say we start hanging out again?" He asked. "Quil and Embry miss you too."

"Yeah," I said. "We should hang out again. I've missed you guys too."

"They'll find her you know," Jake said, staring out into the wood line.

"Yeah, if anyone can find her, it'll be the three of them," I said.

"So, what do you even see in Paul?" He asked.

"We'd been best friends for a long time before he just disappeared, and he had an explanation as to why he disappeared. I trust him, and I know you don't like him, but he's been great for me," I said.

"What are you talking about? He's been great for you?" Jake asked. "How?"

"I can't really explain it," I said. "You know how I used to let my blood sugar get really low and I'd pass out? Well, that doesn't happen anymore. Or, how I used to be so quick to snap at people? He's kind of calmed me down in a way."

"You can't be serious," he said.

"Jake, come on, I know you don't like him, but, will you please just be supportive of me in this?" I asked.

"Of course, I want my best friend back, and the only way to do that is to support her no matter what," he said, wrapping his arm around my shoulder like a big brother would.

"Thanks," I said, leaning into the hug.

"Anything for you," he said. We stayed there for a few more minutes before Sam walked out of the woods carrying Bella.

"Go get my dad," I said, running off towards Sam.

"Bella?" I asked. "Bell, talk to me."

"She hasn't said anything," he said as her entire body shivered.

"Thank you so much Sam," my dad said, running up to us with Jake close behind.

"I can take her upstairs if you like," Sam said.

"No, I got her," my dad said. "Do you think maybe Emily could come check on her though?"

"Yeah, I can go pick her up right now," Sam said. "I'll take the guys home after I bring her down."

"Thanks Sam, for everything," I said, hugging him.

"You know we'd do anything for you," Sam said. I nodded, before letting him go back to the pack. He howled to bring the guys back to the house before leaving.

"I'll let them know where you are," I said. He nodded before running off with Harry. Jake and Billy were heading inside to stay for a while with my dad and I. I was standing a few hundred feet from the treeline waiting for the other two boys. Soon enough, they were running towards me and shoving each other around.

"Hey, babe," Paul said, wrapping his arms around me. "Where's Sam?"

"He went to get Em," I said. "My dad wants her to come check on Bell. He found her about fifteen minutes ago."

"Paul, come on, we've gotta go," Jared said.

"Sam said he'd take you home after he brought Em down," I said.

"Sweet," Paul said, kissing my cheek.

"Let's head inside," I said.