AN: So I have decided to do a Paul and Bella story. It's not based on any of my one shots, but I have this idea of how I want my Paul to be and act. I prefer the violent Paul but having a soft spot for a few people. Mainly Bella obviously, and I like the idea of Bella meeting him after the rest. The beginning is going to start different, as there is a relationship I want to portray between Bella and the wolves, a connection if you will. So while it won't be detailed in how Bella obtained these connections, I will explain what happened.

On another note, I really want to take my time with this and really draw this out, so (and I will put this on my profile) all works actively being worked on, or on hold will be on a temporary hold. Even (sadly) Wolf Pack Series until I reach my goal. So this will be my only active story tight now. I plan to make that a promise to myself as well.

I am interested in a Beta, but I am curious to know what that entails and if it is something I want to do...so reach out to me about any information. I might try to give you guys a few chapters before I consider it. Updates will be every two weeks maybe? I'm thinking of pushing out a chapter every two to three weeks.

P.S.: There will be some aggravating Mike throughout the story, lovable and not so lovable Jacob, protective Sam, and a few character's of my own.

Characters/Relationships

Bella Swan - age 18, sister-imprint to Sam Uley, Embry Call, Levi and Jamie Collin (for now), best friend to Jacob Black

Paul Lahote- age 20, cousin to Jared and Josiah Cameron, shifter in Quileute Pack

Sam Uley- age 23, Temporary Alpha of Quileute Wolf Pack, brother-imprinter to Bella Swan, referred to as "Boss" by the Collin twins, mate to Emily Young

Embry Call- age 18, brother-imprinted to Bella Swan, third in command to Sam Uley, best friend to Jacob Black.

Levi Collin- age 17, twin brother to Jamie Collin, cousin to Embry Call, brother-imprinter to Bella Swan

Jamie Collin- age 17, twin brother to Levi Collin, cousin to Embry Call, brother-imprinter to Bella Swan

Emily Young- age 22, imprinted mate of Sam Uley, second cousin to Leah Clearwater and Seth Clearwater

Leah Clearwater- age 22, sister to Seth Clearwater, first and only female shifter in Quileute history.

Seth Clearwater- age 14, brother to Leah Clearwater, second youngest shifter in the Quileute pack.

Brady Fuller- age 13, cousin to Leah and Seth Clearwater. Ateara bloodline.

Collin Littlesea-age 13, direct cousin to Jacob Black. Black bloodline.

Jacob Black- age 16, rightful Alpha of Quileute Wolf Pack, son of Billy Black, best friends to Bella Swan and Embry Call.

Jared Cameron- age 19, Beta to Sam Uley (2nd in command), mate to Kim Connwell, brother to Josiah Cameron, distant cousin to Paul Lahote

Kim Connwell- age 17, imprinted mate of Jared, closeness with Emily Young (A lot of people say Connweller, but Kim's last name is never mentioned, so I went with this)

Josiah Cameron- age 16, brother to Jared Cameron, distant cousin to Paul Lahote.

Charlie Swan- age 42, father to Bella Swan, Chief of Police, best friend to Billy Black

Quil Ateara- age 19, grandson of Quil Atera III, second cousin to Jacob Black

*Most of the relationships, bloodlines and cousins are true*

*I own nothing of Twilight, just playing with the pages and films*

Chapter 1: Awake

The large man shut the hood with a frown upon his face, his brown eyes meeting one's a few shades lighter as he looked at his sister for all intent and purposes. Her doe eyes were wide as she glanced at him, eyes begging him to not say what he was about to say.

"He's all died out." He murmured, watching her face carefully. He could read her like a book, open and closed. While Sam could say he was good at reading people, it also had to do a lot with this new bond he had with the small girl. Because really...how could you not read Bella Swan? She was easy to see through clear as day. A thing he both loathed and found comforting.

Sam always thought that when he imprinted on Emily, life was swell. Content, on the surface that was. As deep down inside he felt guilt and self disgust. Which wasn't all his fault. It was genetics and a little supernatural voodoo. It still hurt him when he first imprinted on Emily. He wanted to find some way to explain to the woman he loved about what happened, but was denied that as shifting was a big no no to outsiders, despite the fact that Leah's father was an Elder.

So Sam pushed that hurt to side, only to be gutted like a fish when news of her phasing hit him right in the face. Literally. It had come as a shock to all parties. Sam for one, didn't know what to say or do when her thoughts popped into his head as he patrolled the Southern border of their territory, but wasn't all too shocked to hear the obscenities she threw his way in a very colorful and visual tone.

Emily was too wary of her cousin to face her when she came all but kicking and screaming to Sam's to get used to being a wolf and with her pack brothers. Jared and Embry didn't know what to expect, so their attention was focused like a tennis match. Paul Lahote on the other hand? He couldn't give two fucks. Sam had never seen that much rage in one person before. Or lack of feeling. It was like a second skin to Paul. Before he phased, Paul was an angry teen that hurt anything and anyone that got in his way when he was in a mood.

He didn't like groups of people, barely tolerated meetings at the close proximity to his pack, choosing to stand by the wall, making his pack brothers and sister very wary of his presence. Paul didn't talk at all really, only when spoken to and that was a rarity within itself. Sam was the only one that actually said a few words with the boy, to whom only offered a nod in response or nothing at all as he would walk away, a rumble deep in his chest at the acknowledgement of understanding.

Paul was an interesting wolf though. He was just as big as Jacob, if not bigger, a surprise to the Elder's considering the heritage that Jacob possessed. His wolf was also silent. It was like a static any time he was phased, not even Sam could get through it. While the wolf could communicate to them and vise-versa, seeing into his mind was impossible. Something Sam found grateful for as he didn't think he wanted to be in Paul's head.

Paul was scary on a good day, standing at almost 7 feet tall, his hair short like the rest of his pack mates, having that insane beauty that all the shifter's possessed, but in a way that made you either wary of him or want to get as close as possible. Something that people rethought of rather quickly whenever he was out in public.

He had this vibration about him, his hands always fisted at his sides as if waiting for something to blow up and beat someone to death. Which he would if given the opportunity. Paul could take down a group of bikers in 1 minute flat, and still ready to go for round 2. His eyes might have been the scariest thing about him. From a distance, his eyes look normal, what some would call a very dark brown, but up close? They were pitch black, no iris around the pupil visible, and they were dark, void of emotion.

It made chills go up Sam's spine, and a cool hand laying on his arm brought him back to the present. "Can it be fixed?" Bella asked, her eyes hopeful. Ah, Bella. To some Bella was a plain girl, shy. But in Sam's eyes, she was anything but. She was an adorable little thing, that blushed 20 times a day, and tripped over nothing but air every second. She was a brave girl, and very special to Sam. The night he found her in the woods, it gave him something to put his nose to use, his snout to the ground following through the muddled scent of rotting flesh and candy and finally on a scent that smelt human and alive.

Bella was lightweight in his arms, so limp and still, that he would've thought she was dead if not for her steady, but faint heartbeat. She felt like she was something Sam could hold for a long time, his thoughts turning worried as those thoughts, even though they warranted no romance. He was all but too happy to give the small, sad girl to her father, who staggered slightly under her weight.

After meeting Billy Black's eyes and later that night telling the old man where his thoughts had led, the man grew worried. Worried enough that Sam was advised by all Elders to leave said human alone. They did not know what connection the young man was feeling and did not want to open something that could not be closed.

The truth of the matter was that it was already too late. Something deep inside Sam already claimed that girl something fierce, but fought the wolf's instinct to phase hours after that dreaded meeting to check up on the girl. He went weeks, trying to avoid running to the Swan residence and lay his eyes on her. Until Sam's wolf was becoming agitated, prowling at the cage it was in, to go see the human it clearly wanted to lay eyes on. It worried Emily a lot, not that she didn't trust Sam, but she was a bit curious after Sam explained how he felt.

Not wanting her mate to suffer, she encouraged him to go see little miss Bella and Sam went first thing that morning, catching Charlie Swan in the kitchen making coffee, his eyes sunken in. It was a shocker to see the large man on his doorstep looking quite eager and so lost. It unnerved Charlie, who let him in and to the kitchen. Sam's sense of hearing was able to pick up on the thundering heart of the girl who slept upstairs, could hear her tossing and turning, mumbling in her sleep.

Sam opened his mouth to question Charlie, wondering why he looked like the dead, but his question was never able to pass his lips as there was the most painful scream he had ever heard in his life, jolting him still as if he had just been electrocuted. Then, he was racing up the stairs, knowing that to Charlie's eyes, it was just a little too fast.

He pushed her door open, his senses widening out for anything dangerous but found nothing but Bella Swan thrashing in bed, her forehead covered in sweat, hairs sticking to her forehead. Charlie was barely making his way up the stairs, hoping that Sam, anybody, could do anything to help his daughter from the nightmares that plagued her at night, ripping her from a slumber viciously, throwing her into a storm of self-torment.

He leaned against the doorway tiredly watching with hooded eyes as Sam shook her violently, making Charlie go still for a moment contemplating if he needed to remove the man. He went still as Bella jerked awake, her limbs flailing about. Sam reached over, cutting on the lamp, relief flooding his eyes as he finally laid eyes on her, taking in her pools of chocolate, feeling a sensation akin to imprinting flood his body making him shudder.

But he didn't harbor any romantic feelings. A strong amount of unconditional love and protectiveness filled him as her eyes widened slightly, her mind breaking apart, trying to rebuild itself. The dam broke as she looked into a pair of eyes that seemed to know everything. And Bella let it all go, a babbling mess that made Sam tense up, remembering that her very normal father was within hearing distance.

While Charlie didn't call a mental hospital, much relief to Sam, he was a bit in denial that his daughter could have possibly been involved with something such as a vampire. So Sam had to break the ice so to speak, and in the Swan's back yard, stripped, amused at Bella's attempt in modesty, Charlie just watching warily, as he phased, shaking out his black pelt. Bella stepped forward hesitantly, Charlie not too far behind her. She lifted a hand so slowly, watching as the wolf laid semi-yellow eyes on her before lowering himself to the ground, making a slight purring mixed with a low growl as Bella scratched behind his ear. Thus incorporating her into this new life.

"Sam? Are you alright?" Bella's light voice floated up to his ears, bringing his attention back once more, her worried eyes taking him in. "Fine, fine." He squeezed her shoulder softly, his wolf reprimanding him of leaving his human pack-mate worried. "I was just thinking is all. But yes. It can be fixed, although it is going to take some time. Once I figure out what's wrong. Are you coming by today? Embry's going bat shit crazy since school started back up." He stated, grabbing Bella's bag and leading her inside.

Sam always escorted Bella inside her home after finding out that the on leech none of them could catch was after her, in a sick game of twisted revenge. He wasn't taking any chances, and always sent a wolf to guard her at night. Sam watched as Bella opened up the front door, her face scrunching up in thought. Embry was a god send, and for some odd reason connected with Bella on a level Sam did himself, the Elder's encouraging the young men even more to stay away from the girl.

But she was an imprint of sorts, and Sam would fight them until he turned blue in the face because this was his pack and their human. Nothing would change his mind. It happened one day when Bella popped by, wrapping her arms around the alpha in greeting, nuzzling her nose against his cheek. The large man wrapped his arms around her, chuckling at her enthusiasm. And that's when Embry came running in, a panicked look on his face. "Sam! That redheaded leech is back. She's on the run now. Paul and Jared are on it now." Sam's look of content slipped from his face, pulling back from Bella, a low growl rising.

Embry sounded no better. His eyes drew to the human that Sam coveted, curious about Bella Swan. Sam moved to Emily quickly, giving her a quick kiss. As Sam made his way out the door, he paused waiting for Embry, but both paused as Bella turned around slowly, her face void of all color, her brown eyes wide and stricken with fear. "Victoria." She whispered, shuddering. "What did you just say? You know it?" Embry asked, stepping forward, salivating for more information.

"She's... that's why she's been here, and...oh..." She whispered gravely, her eyes going unfocused as she thought about something. Seth Clearwater had just phased a few weeks ago, just days after Collin and Brady, and Bella put those pieces together, her stomach clenching in guilt. "What?" Embry snapped, frustrated. He crossed over to her in two long strides, grabbing her by the arms.

Sam almost went ballistic, ready to alpha order Embry away from his sister-imprint until the boy froze. Sam felt a pulling in his chest, his eyes immediately finding Bella's eyes which seemed mesmerized, as she blinked a few times. Sam knew that when Embry drew her in, coaxing the small girl to open up and take a deep breath that Embry seemed to have connected with Bella as well. They finally understood what and who this redhead was. What she wanted. Sam would be dammed if he let the frigid bitch get her claws in Bella. The men were gone, leaving Emily to holding a shell-shocked Bella in her arms.

"Tomorrow maybe." Bella said quietly with a laugh. "If he can wait." Sam mumbled watching her. She scribbled a note for Charlie before heading back outside with Sam. She stood on the porch, giving Sam a smile, Sam leaning down to nuzzle the top of her head with his cheek. "One of us will be by tonight." He promised and jogged to his pickup truck, waving at Bella before getting in and driving off.

Bella sighed happily, making her way inside.

When Bella first met Sam, she thought everything was finally falling together. She was getting better. When she looked into the eyes of Embry, she didn't know how incomplete she was. It was a weird experience for her, but she wouldn't trade them for the world. While she hasn't had that "sibling-imprint" as Sam would call it, with the remaining wolves, she had a decent relationship with them, all of them excited when she came around. They surprisingly harbored no ill-feelings about her love for the creatures she used to call family. She sometimes felt bad though that this was her fault. Young boys were phasing, showing signs at just 13. Sam had his hands full, she knew that for sure. She hated all the stress her "brother" was under and tried to ease his mind when she could.

She especially felt bad for Jacob. He was close to phasing too, and Bella wanted to be there for him, but Sam was worried and didn't want her to get hurt. Bella knew that what he was saying was logical and agreed when Jacob starting having small outbursts. She sighed, pushing that thought away. It was rolling around evening and Bella was happy she wrote a note for Charlie telling him that the food was in the oven. He always seemed to miss checking there.

She stared at the stairs as if they were going to bite her. She didn't understand that no matter how many times she slept with an electric blanket, trying to mimic her boy's heat, it didn't chase the nightmares away. It was always her room though. She could sleep anywhere and she'd be fine on most days, if she was exhausted enough. She just wanted one peaceful night to sleep. She walked up the stairs slowly and into her room, breathing heavily. She flicked on her lamp, freezing instantly as she felt eyes bore into her head. Bella's heart almost stopped in fear that a vampire was standing in her room. One with fiery red hair or golden eyes. It was neither.

This vampire had red eyes, bright and cold as the teenage boy stared at her, his lips curling in satisfaction. Bella only managed to suck in a breath before a feeling like ice blanketed the room, making her shiver violently. Before she could blink, a tall man stood in her doorway, white teeth glistening in the soft light. Bella knew immediately who this was as he stalked from the doorway, standing as a barrier between the vampire and his prey. The vampire growled crouching, and if he could go back in time, just for a second, to see the smile that crept along this unknown creatures face, he would have told Victoria to kill him the moment he woke to this life.

Bella watched with petrified fear as the man glanced at her over his shoulder, a bold move to something that could kill them both. "I'll be back." He rumbled deeply before charging at the vampire, the two going through Bella's open window, something she should have noticed. She followed with her eyes and then feet as she looked out the window, her large eyes catching nothing, but her ears catching the sounds of tearing metal. Her heart thundered in her chest as she waited with baited breath. A quiet "move back" made Bella comply, scrambling backwards as the one and only Paul Lahote jumped thorough her window. Bella took two steps back, eyes wide, but not out of fear, although he was quite intimidating as he towered over her. She craned her neck upwards, looking into his expressionless eyes, and instead of flinching away, she was curious. His eyes were blacker than Sam had described. He was huge! The man rivaled Sam all the way.

Paul looked her over once, and then twice, making her blush a bit. Then those soulless black pits were staring at her, as if simply looking at her, but with a gaze so intense. "You need sleep." He stated, and turned away from her and made his way towards her rocking chair and sat down with a graze she didn't know he possessed. Bella just blinked and he raised a brow as she stared at him for more than a minute. "I'll be here." He stated, holding her eyes. She nodded slowly. Trying to remember what Sam said about this particular shifter. He spoke to no one. Touched no one. Evil. Animalistic. Asshole, among other things. Bella nodded her head, not finding him all that scary once you're in the same room as him. She hesitantly climbed into bed, facing the wolf, to find his eyes trained to the window.

She turned off the light and laid down. Tense. Her near death experience was making her shake slightly. Shiver. She tossed and turned for a few minutes, huffing in frustration as she couldn't get comfortable. Maybe it was his presence? No. She felt...safe? Somewhat like it she guessed. She froze as she felt the bed dip, heat engulfing her quickly. She sat up slowly, facing Paul in curiosity. He laid down like she was moments before, watching her face closely. Using a hand, he urged her head down to her pillow, his other encasing around her like a cage. The warmth seeped into her immediately, her shaking stopping as well as she sighed in comfort. "Thank you." She whispered, feeling more content.

She didn't know Paul. She heard very horrible things, but right now? He wasn't being horrible.

AN:...SO?