𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐄:
Victoria

THE FAMILY WAITED IN THE FOREST, where Alice saw the vision begin. Edward, unfortunately, went to Florida with Bella. He'll be missing out on the chase.

Genevieve made two shadows stand by her side, and the other shadow's warning got louder and clearer every second.

"Are you sure this is where you saw her?" Jasper asks his best friend.

"The shadow's warning is getting clearer," Genevieve announces to them.

"She's almost here," Alice says, still in her dazed state. She was watching her visions.

Then they hear a twig snap and the sound of footsteps faster than a human pace. Alice turns to Emmett.

"On your left," Alice yells at Emmet.

Emmett and Jasper start to run, leading the chase. Greyson and Alice ran to the side, blocking the other escape routes.

Carlisle and Esme stay at the back, just in case. Genevieve saw a glimpse of red hair in the corner of her eye and chased it quickly. Victoria was leaping in the branches like a cat.

Genevieve orders her shadows to track after the redhead, but it was no use to Victoria's abilities. Self-preservation made her impossible to get caught.

Victoria jumps across the ravine going to the Quileute border. Genevieve made the shadows block their way, blocking Emmet from jumping to the border.

"She'll get away!" Rose protests.

"No, she won't," Jasper yells back. He nods across the border.

Three wolves emerge from the tree line. They are chasing after her but not quick enough as she leaps back to their side of the border.

"All ours now," Emmett says with a smirk and chases after the redhead.

Genevieve leads the chase, and she is gaining on her. She grabs hold of her hair, but Victoria is too quick. She caught her hand, throwing her across the forest.

She groans in pain but stands up quickly, running between Alice and Greyson. Her brother was getting frustrated he couldn't sneak a touch with Victoria for his ability to work.

Emmett ran after her. He caught hold of her head and shoulder, and they tumbled down.

Victoria uses it to her advantage and kicks Emmet to the tree, then she jumps back to the wolf territory and kept running.

Genevieve saw what Emmett was about to do for a split second. The shadows were about to block him, but they were too late. Emmett was fast and determined.

"No, Emmett! Stop!" Genevieve warns him.

But he didn't listen as he jumped to the border only to be stopped by a hot-headed wolf. Paul. They collide in the middle and sound like boulders.

There was a stand-off for a minute. They growled at each other. She saw Victoria smirk at them from the other side, then ran away.

They all walk back to the house, disappointment and worry surrounding their faces. To what extent will Victoria do for her revenge?

"I didn't even get to touch her. If I did, she'd probably be dead by now," her brother says as he sits on the living room sofa.

"I think it's her ability. That's why it was hard to catch her," Genevieve says to them with a frown on her face.

"Let's not beat ourselves up for this," Jasper says as he hugs his mate from behind. He was taller than her, so he towered over her.

He rests his chin on top of her head, and her tense posture softens. She felt relieved at her mate's touch, and she instantly leaned on his chest.

"She's taunting us," Rosalie says with an annoyed voice. She crossed her arms, and she thought, why was she even agreeing to this, her own coven risking their lives for a human who will eventually get old and die?

She wondered why her brother even bothered with the human since he, too, didn't want to change her and tried to give her an everyday human life.

"You have a leaf on your hair, Gen," Alice points out to her new sister. Genevieve groans in annoyance and stomps her way toward her and Jasper's room. Jasper just chuckles.

Following behind her, she went to her walk-in closet and pulled out a pair of underwear and satin pajamas. Even though they don't sleep, it makes her feel human when she just lays under the covers with Jasper.

She took a quick shower and did her night routine while Jasper went to the bathroom and took a shower. She sits in the bed, her back on the headboard as she waits for her mate to finish.

The water stops, she hears him get dressed, and he finally walks out of the bathroom.

She looked at him with a soft smile and patted the bed, signaling him to lay beside her, and he did.

He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer to his chest, and her arms hugged his waist tightly.

"I love you, Genevieve," he says while he kisses her temple and he plays with her jet-black hair.

"I love you too, Jazz, for eternity," she says to him. She traces symbols to his chest, and he can't help but let out a contented sigh.

"In times like this, I wish I could sleep," she says while looking up at him and pecking his jaw.

"If we can sleep, you'll always be in my dreams," he says while hugging her tighter, making sure that this is indeed real, that he finally has his mate beside him.

"Just close your eyes and soak up the peace that we have right now," she murmurs to him. They both know what she meant.

After this, the family will be stressing about the human safety and mysterious disappearances in Seattle and Victoria.

In times like this with her, he never in his whole life felt at peace, and she gave it to him. She was the reason why he existed in this vampiric life.

For decades he never found his purpose, but now he did. He was here for her to care for, protect, and, most importantly, to love her with all the love he could give her.

He finds hope in her, and she fills the hole in his undead heart.

She is his Serenity.

THEY ARRIVED AT THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT. They immediately got greeted by the confrontation that was happening in the middle of the school lot.

"Can't put the pup on a leash," Greyson said with a smirk, not bothering to hide his amusement at what was happening in front of him.

"Clearly, got a love triangle happening there. It's very obvious. The mutt didn't even bother to hide his jealousy toward Edward," Genevieve pointed out. Jacob heard her and glared at her.

She raised her eyebrows at him and looked at him up and down, and rolled her eyes. They saw the offended look Jacob gave her. Edward smirked.

"You can be a mean girl if you want to. It's hot," Jasper said while wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him. He trailed kisses in her jaw and down her neck, then her shoulder.

"The sexual tension between the two of you is getting hard to ignore the family is getting uncomfortable," Alice said to the two while crossing her arms.

"She's right, sis. Even though I shouldn't talk about your sex life, it's getting annoying," Greyson complained. Genevieve and Jasper looked at each other and smirked.

"It's the mating pull. It's getting harder and harder to restrain myself," Jasper admitted while his mate playfully slapped his chest and rolled her eyes.

"Why are you both restraining yourselves then?" Alice asked and raised her left eyebrow at them.

"We want it to be special, a night we can't forget," Jasper said with his thick Southern accent. Her mate rolled her and smiled.

"Very cheesy," she said while she pecked his cheek.

Then they saw Bella move away from Edward and walk towards the pup, and climbed at the back of the motorcycle.

"Lose the grin, Jacob," they heard Bella tell the smug wolf, who had a victorious smirk on his face.
"-we're just going for a ride."

"Hold on tight," they heard the wolf tell Bella. They sped out of the parking lot, leaving an enraged Edward.

"He finally chose the pup," Greyson told Edward with a teasing smile.

Edward just glared at him and stormed inside the school.

They just looked at each other and laughed, and walked inside.