The characters in this story are from my favorite books, the Twilight Series, by the talented Stephenie Myers, and her copy write of the characters is implied.

A/N- Sorry that it has taken so long for me to update the story. I had been out of work sick on disability. Now that I am returned to work daily updates, or even weekly have become harder, but I promise to finish the story. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to read and review.

Chapter 10: Six months later

Six months had passed since the remainder of Jacob's pack had relocated with us to Denali. With the wealth of the Cullen Clan to expedite construction, all houses needed had been completed. The 10 mile by 10 mile space now included separate homes for Jacob and me, Mom and Dad, Aunt Alice and Uncle Jasper, Aunt Rosalie and Uncle Emmett, Billy, Jason, Aunt Leah, Quill and Claire, and last but not least, Embry.

Although Denali was in an eternal state of winter, January in Denali was especially cold and dark. The vampire side of the family liked the dark, because they were able to travel out and about, and attend college at University of South Alaska. Mom was studying English lit. and Dad was studying Veterinary Medicine (so he could be of more help with the twins). Aunt Alice was studying Fashion Design and Uncle Jasper was studying philosophy. Aunt Rose and Uncle Em were not attending school. Rosette was now 18 months old, but she resembled a 6 or 7 year old child. Due to her rapid aging, Rosette was now attending Vampire Academy, as I had, but she was being taught primarily by Grandpa Carlisle. The twins were now 1 year old, and were making great strides in walking and talking in their human form.

I stayed home with the twins during the day, while Jacob, Embry, Quill, Seth and Leah ran their new automotive business. Wolfe Brothers automotive was a car dealership and repair shop. Jacob, Quill, and Embry ran the repair business, while Uncle Seth and Aunt Leah ran the sales department. In the evenings, the pack would take turns patrolling the Cullen Compound, even though there had been no visions from Aunt Alice, or any other indications that something may off. That was at least, until tonight, when Seth came running to our back door in his wolf form. The hair on the back of his neck was raised, and he continuously hit the door with his snout until Jacob went outside to phase.

I knew something was wrong, and at times, I wish that I had my father's ability to read minds. Jacob and Seth continued to pace back and forth in front of the back windows, then Jacob let out a gut wrenching guttural howl, which could be heard for miles and miles. All of the pack, including the twins whom I refused to let go outside were now assembled on our back lawn pacing. I held on to the cheeks of William and Sarah and tried to coax them into turning back to human. They were only able to be part of the pack mind when they were in human form, and from how flustered everyone in the pack was acting, I didn't want my one year olds exposed to that.

Once I was able to get the twins to phase back to human, I rocked them to sleep, and placed them in their cribs. I then walked outside to the back porch. Dad was already their, as well as Uncle Jasper, Uncle Emmet and Grandpa Carlisle.

"Will someone please tell me what is going on?" I yelled at all those assembled in front of me.

Dad said, "Nessie, calm down. Seth picked up an unusual scent while he was on patrol. It was not quite human, but it wasn't animal either. It does not smell like a shape shifter like the wrest of the pack does either."

"Does anyone know what the scent is," I yelled.

"Yes, Seth took me back to where he first tracked the scent," Grandpa Carlisle said.

"Well, what is it?"

Dad took in an unnecessary breath and said, "It appears to be the scent of one of the children of the moon."

"So what does that mean? Aren't they just wolves like the pack? Maybe he or she wants to join the pack or something," I said rambling.

Grandpa Carlisle responded, "Children of the Moon are not like the Quileute shape shifters. They do not move in packs. Their traits are not inherited, they have venom like vampires. They are also not like the pack because when they change in the full moon, They loose all their humanity. They become ruthless killing machines."

"The Volturi have hunted them to near extinction over the last millennium," Dad added.

"Well the full moon has ended," I said, "aren't they transitory by nature? Shouldn't it be gone by the next full moon?"

"No Nessie, they tend to lead solitary existences, but they are not transitory. They survive much the same way we do, leading normal lives during their days, and then due to the full moon, they transform. This threat needs to be taken seriously because their venom can be deadly to vampires, and we suspect to werewolves and other shifters," Dad added.

"But tomorrow the full moon is over, so the threat will be gone for several weeks, right?"

"That would be true, except that we found a victim of the creature, and she is still alive. I took her back to my house to treat her," Grandpa said. "If she survives, she will be changed at the next full moon."

"Do you recognize her? Is she someone we know?"

"No," Dad replied, "It looks like the creature dragged her for quite a distance before drinking from her, .and leaving her to die. She is currently unconscious. Your mother is with her now."

Jacob ran behind a tree, where we kept a small shed filled with extra clothes for him to change into after he phased in a hurry, then came back to the porch in his human form.

"This is too big of a risk," Jacob said to all those assembled. This woman will turn into a child of the moon. She could hunt our pack, our family. She should have been left to die."

"She is an innocent victim Jacob," Grandpa Carlisle said. "Maybe if we take her in, show her how our entire family has learned to live in peace, vampire and shape shifter alike, then maybe she wouldn't turn into the viscous animal, like the one that nearly killed her."

"How are we going to keep her here? If she is a local citizen, missing posters will start to go up tomorrow. How are we going to protect the pack? My family? and the twins during the next full moon," Jacob sneered.

"I can help her with her emotions," Uncle Jasper chimed in. "Maybe it does not have to be this way for her, maybe she can be the first vegetarian child of the moon."

"And if it doesn't work out," Uncle Emmett chided, "I am pretty sure that I can take her at the next full moon."