𝐈𝐧 𝐀 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟗

-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞'𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐯-

"Stop!" Alice said as we all looked at her."I didn't see them..." Edward and Jasper were immediately at Bella and I's side. The family instantly gathers at home plate.

"They're traveling so quickly," Alice replied.

"You said they left the county," Rosalie asked her. "They did, but then they heard us...," Alice corrected as she looked at Edward.

"And changed their minds." "Put your hair down," Edward told Bella as she removed her hair from her ponytail.

"Like that'll help. I could smell them from across the field," Rosalie sneered. Edward ignored Rosalie as he arranges Bella's hair. "I shouldn't have brought you here," Jasper told me.

"I'm so sorry."

"Don't be," I responded, kissing his cheek. "It's not your fault."

"They're here," Alice announced, Suddenly, they all turn as one toward the edge of the forest.

"Stay close to me and Jasper, Charlotte. As you you know, 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭" Ruby told me, pushing me behind her and Jasper. "You guys smell like a vampire"

They got less tense but they noticed that Bella's smell is still very strong.

There's a faint rustle... then three people emerge.

As they were near, Bella and I saw their bare feet, then the deep burgundy color of their eyes. The guy in front had dreads with dark skin. The other guy was pale white with blond hair.

The girl had wild red hair and the second guy had on Waylon's jacket.

The first guy holds up the baseball. "I believe this belongs to you," he replied as he tosses the ball. But his casual toss is still blindingly fast. Carlisle easily catches it and smiled politely.

"Thank you," Carlisle thanked him.

"Would you like to have three more players?" The guy asked. "Of course," Carlisle replied. "I'm Laurent," he introduced them. "This is Victoria. And James." James looked at me as I held onto Jasper.