The Denali's Girl

In the time it took Alice to alert Carlisle and the rest of her family that the Denali's had called a meeting and inform all the guests that the wedding wasn't going ahead and clear the house of all guests a half hour had passed and Alice had figured out exactly what she had witnessed upstairs. She didnt know whether to be upset with Edward, or elated for Bella and her cousins.

By the time all the cullens made it to the living room Kate, Tanya and Irena were in there waiting for them. A sleeping Bella held tightly in Irena's arms as if the ancient was afraid to put the girl down in case she were to dissapear. Carmen and Eleazer stood flanking the blondes as if in preparation to defend against an attack.

They were the picture of power and it made the Cullens slightly nervous for what was to come.

None of the Cullens except Alice and Rosalie knew what was going on. Edward was being blocked from the thoughts of the Denali's and his sisters minds. Jasper was wincing in the tension and confusion, his gift - advanced empathy and emotion control/manipulation - making it impossible for him ever to feel comfortable in tense situations.

Esme and Carlisle were frowning curiously as the watched Irena hold their sons mate and Emmett just looked thoroughly confused.

"What is going on Tanya? Why did you call the wedding to a close before it even began?" Asked Carlisle. One coven leader to the other.

"We didn't, Isabella did. We walked in to see her sobbing hysterically, saying she cant do this and Alice getting really frustrated when the girl couldnt speak to answer her. However we would have called halt on it ourselves as soon as we saw the girl." Tanya responded. Nodding towards the sleeping human.

None of the Cullens could even pretend they missed the soft, lovestruck looks that passed over all three Denali blondes faces as they gazed at the girl.

"And why do tell would you do such a thing?" Carlisle queried, raising an eyebrow in challenge at the other coven leader.

"Because Carlisle, the girl belongs to us. She is our missing mate" Tanya's voice was fierce and adamant, warning Carlisle that he had no say or leg to stand on in this situation. The girl belonged to them it was as simple as that and if anyone tried to stand in the way of their claim there would be war.

The Denali's could see the shock register on every one of the Cullen coven members faces, except Rosalie and Alice who had witnessed the Denali's discovery upstairs.

"NO!!!! SHE IS MINE!!!" screamed a suddenly furious Edward. Eyes pitch black in absolute outrage. How dare anyone take what was his.

"Son" Carlisle warned, placing a restraining hand on his eldest sons shoulder. Carlisle wasn't happy but he knew the law and he knew better than to anger any single Denali let alone the whole coven at once.

Edwards only response was a deep angry sounding growl. His eyes trained on the human in Irena's arms, who had woken up at the sound of Edwards growl, startled and confused as to what was going on.

"I won't allow them to take whats mine" Edward snarled, stepping forward, towards the Denali's, towards the human, as if he was going to take her out of Irena's arms, even as Irena murmured softly to the human girl, shushing her explaining what was happening and soothing her panic and confusion.

"She is not yours Eddie boy" Kate snarled back, stepping infront of Irena and Bella. She crouched defensively in preparation, just incase the mind reader was actually stupid enough to try to attack or remove the girl from their side.

By this point the girl had calmed enough for Irena to place her on her feet so that the human could see what was happening around her. Keeping her arms around the girl though to keep her close so that Irena could move her quickly if the need arose. Irena wrapped her arms around the girl from behind, pulling Bella's back against her chest and resting her chin on the top of Bella's head in a clear show of possession.

It wasn't lost on any of the Cullens and every single one of them couldnt help but notice that Bella didn't even blink at being handled by the Denali sisters, she surprising looked comfortable with them holding her. Something she hadn't been comfortable with any of the Cullens doing in a long time.

They had all noticed in recent months how Bella flinched whenever one of them hugged her or touched her in any way. They had thought it was an internalised fear left over from her disastrous eighteenth birthday party, but now watching from the sidelines they now knew they would have to reevaluate that belief.

"Bella, get over here now and away from then" Edward demanded. Glaring at the Denali's as he stretched his hand out towards Bella.

Bella for her part was as confused as ever. She knew what she had been told. She wasn't Edwards mate but infact was the mate of the three blondes she had met earlier. She didnt know if that was true, her feelings for them confused her. She didnt know these women yet they made her feel safer than anyone ever had. The blonde that was currently holding Bella had explained that they were currently explaining their claim to the Cullens and had told them that Bella hadn't wanted to go ahead with the wedding. So it had been cancelled and all the guests sent home.

The only thing Bella was sure about in that moment was that she definitely did not want to leave the blondes arms and absolutely did NOT want to go anywhere near Edward. It was never fun for her when he was as angry as he was. She knew if she went back to him he'd only end up hurting her again later for the trouble she was causing. She couldn't go through that again.

Feeling so confused, overwhelmed and afraid Bella didn't know how to verbalise a response so instead she shook her head at Edward hesitantly and pushed herself slightly further back into the blonde behind her, silently trusting the Denali to keep her away from Edward.

Irena for her part just held on to the girl slightly tighter, reassuring the girl that she had got the message.

"What do you mean no Isabella" Edward asked, narrowing his eyes at the girl. "You are my mate and you will do as you are told" he hissed.

Bella felt a shiver of fear roll down her back amd she knew she had to calm down. She saw Jasper wince as he glanced at her. She was all to aware that every vampire in the room would be able to smell how afraid she currently was and she really didn't want to have to explain to them just why she was so afraid.

"She doesn't have to do anything Cullen and you know very well that she is not your mate. She is OURS!!" Tanya growled back, her eyes narrowing and her posture suddenly seaming so much more threatening than her previous relaxed demeanour. She stepped closer to Irena and Bella but positioned herself slightly to the front and off to the side of them, between her mates and Edward. She knew this was going to turn into a fight and she would not let any of the Cullens touch her human.

"I'm sorry Edward, I cant do this, not anymore. I just want to go home. I dont want to see you ever again" Bella whispered, desperately trying to hold in the sob that she knew was on its way. She didnt want him to have the pleasure of her tears. She was so tired of always being so scared.

"But why would you want to go back to an empty house, now that Charlie's gone, there isn't anything there for you Bella, that's why we've had you stay here" Edward retorted as if to dismiss the idea of Bella leaving the house or him for that matter.

"Now son, I believe she has the right to choose where she goes. Shes more than welcome here but if she wants to stay in her fathers home then she can" Carlisle murmured to his son quietly.

"You will stay here Bella, we've been over this" he snapped, taking another step forward threatening. He wouldn't let the human leave, she was his and she had no say otherwise.

Every member of the Denali coven saw the sudden change in Edwards demeanour and hissed in warning, gathering tighter around Bella to protect her from the man she clearly did not want near her.

"She will not be staying here against her will" Irena hissed before turning her attention back to Bella and softening her voice. "Come Isabella let us take you home and we can have a chat there" she said offering her hand to the brunette who took it quickly and started towards the door.

Before she could take another step she was suddenly pulled off her feet and moved behind Irena. A loud ear splitting bang reverberated through the room as the front window smashed and Bella could no longer see Kate or Edward in the room.