Darkness Begets Dusk

I finished dinner, and I took a shower soon after. I came out of the shower when I saw Maxwell's goodnight text. "Jake. Thank you so much for the memories today. Each laugh, each smile, and each day with you is always special. I love you always". I read it and.... It made me scared for some reason. The way he worded it made me feel that something was wrong. Nah, I'm just overthinking things. But...maybe I'm not. There was something he was going to tell me, but then he skipped over it. Things went well today. Before I went to see Max, I was shocked to see Jared and Embry at my door.

I let them in, and they were sorry about the whole "Sam" thing and "Maxwell being a threat" mess. I had my own personal disappointment with them. "You guys really hurt Max. And me". Jared said, "Sam was frightened, and he was being an ass". Embry added, "We were stupid to think that. But the others are firmly behind our Alpha, well...not us anymore I guess". They came up with the idea to go to the arcade, and it was a good plan.

Maxwell and I have been through a lot, and I needed fun as much as he needed it as well. I'll stop by tomorrow and talk to him. I sent him a text message. "Sorry that I missed saying goodnight to you M. I love you and I'll see you tomorrow". I checked my clock, it was 11:30pm. He's asleep by now. Then I went to bed. I woke up the next day, it was 10am. I woke up and my father was in the kitchen cooking pancakes. "Morning son" he said. I replied, "Morning Dad. I'll get the mail". I went outside and I brought in the mail. I sorted through the mail, and then this unusual letter caught my attention.

It had the letter "M" on it, and of course I knew it was Maxwell. "Pancakes are done!", my dad said as his voice traveled from the kitchen. I had a feeling of foreboding when I was opening it. Why would Max send me a letter? A letter for what? He could just call or text me. I read each word. My hands began to shake. I was so angry and so terrified; I could not pick which emotion to feel. I felt like my heart was ripped out of my chest. My tears began to wet the paper. I blacked out. I felt dizzy. I thought I would vomit.

I screamed so loud, my father rushes into the room, "What has happened Jacob!? What is it!?". I could barely speak; I was crying so bad. The letter fell onto the floor. I fell to my knees. "Maxwell......Max went to Italy this morning Dad. He's going to...the Volturi. The fucking Volturi!!!". I was freaking out. I didn't know what to say or think. My father said, "Jake. Calm down". I snapped, "How the hell can I calm down?! Max's has walked himself to death's door!".

Panicking is not gonna make this any better. I centered myself and then I said, "I'll call Jared and Embry, right now". My father asked, "What about Bella? Or The Cullens?". I wasn't sure about that, Bella threw herself into the fire rescuing Edward from himself. However, my hope is that Edward and his family could help me if they could. "I'm on it Dad".

He took my hand and said, "You can do this Jake". I nodded and I immediately dialed Jared and Embry. "You guys, we have a big problem. And Max is in the center of it". I told them everything and they were on their way to my house. I got dressed quickly and it wasn't too long after that Jared and Embry came over.

Jared said, "What the fuck was he thinking!?". Embry said, "Max made this choice, but this is so dangerous!". I had to sit down and process. My father said, "Boys. Calmer heads will prevail over panic and rash actions. Max wanted to do this, but he has also imperiled his own life. We want to help him. I want to help him".

I listened to my father, and I understood what he was saying. I stood up and said, "I'm going to ask the Cullens for help". Jared retorted, "Won't that make it worse?!". Embry said, "The Volturi already aren't fans of them, and if they interfere-". I raised my hand, "No. We are only three wolves. As much as I have faith in our strength, I am not stupid. We need more help. Sam has Leah, Seth, Quil, and Paul. Brady and Collin are too young to help". Jared spoke up, "It's your call Jake". Embry said, "I'm in all the way".