The next day at the morning gathering.
"You can stop looking for Renésmee," Vincent said.
Wow! How could that be?!
"Why Vince?!" Rosita being the loudest with her voice.
Vincent's decision was too shocking for everyone. Why did they stop looking for Renésmee? That woman was Luna, she meant everything to Vincent. You could say she was Vincent's second life.
"Are you giving up on Nessy?"
"No—I just…"
"Then why did we stop looking for her?" Rosita tugged on Vincent's collar angrily.
The man was in her grip without a fight.
What is this? She thought werewolves were the most loyal creatures in the Land of Eden. It is said that they lived for each other and were inseparable even to the end of their lives. Is it just an exaggerated superstition?
"Rossie…" Gale steps forward to mediate between the two of them.
"Is there something wrong with your brain? Are you starting to lose your sanity?" Rosita still had no intention of letting Vincent go.
"Yes."
"Yeah, you mean?"
"You are right. There must be something wrong with my brain or my heart." Vincent's confession and his sad face made Rosita back off.
"Don't make a face like that while saying nonsense. Do you feel anything about Nessy…"
Rosita was always impressed by the imprint and the magical connection. Vincent always appears when Renésmee needs him. He always knew whatever happened to Nessy. If Vincent had intended to stop the quest, something must have happened…
Vincent couldn't bear to look at Rosita, he turned to Gale and the gang. "You heard Jacob's confession last night. I also… couldn't sense Renésmee's presence. Not at all."
Rosita didn't understand because she didn't have dinner with this pack. As a vampire, her eating schedule is different from that of werewolves. She couldn't quite understand why Vincent said he couldn't detect Renésmee at all.
"Don't you guys have imprints?"
"That… doesn't work now." Not for Renésmee.
The pack were not too surprised to have heard Jacob's confession. They had calculated the possibilities when Jacob confessed.
"Then you're going to give up just because that damn bond can't give you any visions or clues?"
It was very difficult for Vincent to say yes. "Rosita… I'm trying too. I just can't let this pack go on an aimless search."
"Nonsense!" Rosita cursed.
Yes, that's just an excuse. Vincent knew the members of this pack would always be ready if he asked for it. They would continue to search for Renésmee, even to the ends of the Land of Eden.
The problem is that Vincent just doesn't want to travel. He didn't want to leave this castle. He didn't want to be away from Alice.
Vincent had thought about bringing Alice along with them on a search expedition but after hearing the possibility that Alice was divine blooded he gave up. Being outside Seth Valley was too dangerous for Alice.
"Vince, we will keep trying to find Renésmee anyway." Gale makes a sound before Rosita throws another tantrum and yells at everyone. He didn't want it to get any worse.
One by one the members of this pack spoke.
"Yes, Vince. Nor can we sit idly by and leave you frustrated."
"Yes, Renésmee is like a sister to me."
"We still want to try, Vince, for you, for Renésmee and for this pack. For all of us."
"Hmm, we are all one family."
They get emotional and feel guilty. They had to keep looking and find Renésmee as soon as possible. They couldn't wait for something to happen to Renésmee.
Even though neither Vincent nor Jacob could sense Renésmee's presence now. What if suddenly the imprint connection is reconnected? What if it was too late because they didn't try to find her?
Vincent and Jacob could be devastated. Then this pack will also follow in destruction because they are both the main pillars.
"It's already the end of summer… You should start preparing for the fight in the fall."
Oh, right. The fight in the fall. It's not just the Alphas who will be fighting for the castle. The werewolves can also challenge other werewolves to get promotions or change packs.
"What's wrong with you? They still want—" Rosita exploded again after hearing Vincent's words. His words made sense but come on… Renésmee should be more important than that.
"We will form a small group and go in turns to look for Renésmee. What do you think?" Noah usually isn't very good at strategy but this time he suggested something good.
That decision was better than stopping looking for Renésmee altogether. Maybe there was hope, maybe they could find her.
Bella was secretly grinning in the corner of the room.
Isn't it strange that Vincent only confessed his feelings about Renésmee now?
[ There must be something wrong… why don't you just say that Renésmee might have died
so you couldn't feel anything and gave up looking for her. Poor you big boy... ]
Ah, finally something good happened. If possible Bella wants to celebrate today. But she still didn't know how long this state of affairs would last. Those damn visions could just come back. She had to find someone who was well versed in this imprint. His father should be able to help.
Argus Richard—Bella's father, is an Alpha from a large and well-known pack. They had lived in Gregory Castle for decades. Argus' power collapses when he is defeated by Vincent.
As a form of final negotiation, Argus lets his daughter join the pack led by Vincent to ensure that Isabella, his daughter, has a comfortable life in the castle.
Convenience is what shaped the Bella that she is today. Although strong and well-trained, her heart was filled with the ego and fruit of arrogance that Argus had instilled.
Young Bella is filled with thoughts that she might be able to be Vincent's partner. The Luna of the strongest Alpha. However in reality she was not the woman who appeared in Vincent's imprint vision.
Her sanity had been suppressed for the past four years from watching Vincent with Renésmee. Plus there is no sign of a man connected to the imprint with her. Even if there were, that guy would definitely be in big trouble catching up to Bella since he wasn't Vincent.
If only there was no absolute bond like an imprint for the werewolves. Things would have been easier for Bella or for the other people.
After this meeting ends Bella plans to go see her father. Before that she wanted to confirm what Vincent would do.
[ Ah, that man… where is he? ]