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Chapter 13

No-one spoke as they stood in the forest, wearing various dark, muted colours like they were trying to blend into the woods. Only Emmett was wearing all white, which Itoro thought was a dumb mistake on his part.

"Are you sure this is where you saw her?" Carlisle asked quietly.

Jasper stepped over to Alice, who looked like she was in a vision, dipping into the future to make sure she was right.

"She's almost here," Alice confirmed, voice lower than a whisper.

Everyone waited, eyes on the forest around them. A bird crowed overhead and Itoro felt anxious. They swallowed it; Jasper didn't need that on him. He was leading their team.

"On your left!" Alice said, and they were all off, sprinting through the forest after the nomad.

On and on and on. Victoria was good and she knew it. She ducked and weaved and moved around the trees, brush, and brambles. Emmett was up ahead first, with Rosalie right behind him. Itoro caught up to Rosalie and pushed forwards to meet Emmett up ahead. Behind Edward, Itoro was the fastest in their coven. Damn him for not being there with them. He should've sent Esme or someone with Bella to visit her mother.

Emmett managed to get ahead, and his hand was going to brush over Victoria's clothes and –

She was grabbed but she quickly threw him over her shoulder, and she jumped over the border. They skidded to a stop on their end, and Carlisle held out a hand.

"Wait. She's in their territory,"

"So we're not gonna follow her on our side? Fucking stupid, c'mon!" They were off before anyone else could protest.

Emmett followed Itoro and the two ran and ran, keeping pace with Victoria on their side as the wolves chased her on theirs.

"She'll get away!" Esme shouted.

"No, she won't!" Jasper snapped through his clenched jaw.

They ran as fast as possible, and one of the wolves almost took off her shin but then she jumped the river and was back on their land.

"TORO!" Jasper commanded as he joined Itoro up ahead.

"On it," Itoro said and sped up. She managed to only just predict the vampire's movements, dodging the trees, and jumping over roots milliseconds after her. She jumped up the trees, and Itoro was right behind her, just out of reach. Jasper was right behind them, switching it up, and they jumped for Victoria in mid-air. Jasper missed her, but Itoro's fingers grabbed her hair.

"FUCK!" Itoro yelped, and the two went stumbling to the ground. The hair was yanked from Victoria's head, but Itoro was following again, ignoring the way Jasper collided with the ground roughly behind them. "It wasn't Edward who did it, Victoria," Itoro said suddenly, knowing full well Victoria could hear her. "D'you wanna know who took your mate away? Me. Come on, you soulless bitch."

Victoria stopped so suddenly that Itoro almost crashed into her. The two grabbed each other, and the snarling and hissing started. Victoria's hands were trying to grasp Itoro's neck, and they were scrapping. Victoria tried to throw her into a tree, but Itoro held on and the two went flying through the air. Itoro's arms went around her neck midair, but Victoria was slippery. They made a crater in the earth, and sharp jarring lines broke out over Itoro's and Victoria's faces. They snarled in each other's face, and Itoro grabbed her and tried to bite her neck, bite a piece out so the others could help.

Victoria punched her right on the tit, and it genuinely surprised them. What the fuck, attempted murder's one thing but punching someone else right on the boob? Not fucking cool.