I don't know what's going on with me lately. I have all these weird feelings and pictures in my head lately, but I haven't told anyone. Not even the Cullen's. I don't want them to think I'm losing my mind. I can't get the picture of Edward and a Strawberry blonde out of my head. It just feels so real. I shook my head. I need to head to the Cullen's house. Edward is hunting, but I don't want to be alone right now. Otherwise I will just dwell on the pictures in my head. I got in my car, my new car. Edward had decided that he didn't like my truck, and so he went out and bought me a new car. A Volvo S90 in midnight blue to be exact. Neither Charlie nor I were happy about that, but all Edward said was it "Was safer for me." For his Danger Magnet. I must admit that it was nice, but I miss my truck. That thing had a character to it that this car didn't have.
I walked into the house and automatically Alice was in front of me.
"Hey Bella, want to go shopping?" She asked, and I shook my head.
"No Alice, I'm just going to go and wait for Edward in his room." I responded and headed up the stairs. She was in front of me in an instant.
"You sure? We can even go to the bookstore. I'm sure there is a book in there that you haven't read yet." She chirped, but I could see the telltale signs of deception in her eyes.
"No Alice. I really just want to wait for Edward." I said and walked around and continued up the stairs.
When I was almost to his room, I heard what sounded like moaning coming from his room. I walked up to the door, and the sounds got louder. I opened the door, wondering how he didn't hear me come in and walk all the way to his room. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
The strawberry blonde was straddling Edward and her very naked body was facing me so that I got an eye full. She looked at me and smirked before saying,
"Oh look, your pets here. Let's give her a show." She said and began to move again. All I did was walk in take my ring off and place it on the shelf that was right inside of the door, but I knew that Edward saw everything I was doing. I turned so that my back was to them and walked out without saying a word. I walked back down the stairs and ignored the rest of his family until I made it down the stairs. They were all looking at me with pity.
"How long?" I looked at all of them and they looked at me before they looked at each other. I scoffed.
"Since he came back from Italy." Emmett said, for once seriousness rang out in his voice.
"So much for being my family, like you claimed." I said before walking out the garage door. Alice flashed in front of me.
"We are your family Bella. We told Edward that he needed to tell you." I rolled my eyes and walked around her, grabbing a bat as I did. I walked over to Edward's precious Volvo. I gripped the bat like Charlie told me and swung with all my might. The shattering of glass was music to my ears. I continued swinging until I was panting. I took my phone out and took a couple pictures of my handiwork, before I dropped the bat and walked past the Cullen's again. I headed outside, for once thankful for two reasons. The first being that none of the Cullen's followed me, and two that Edward had put the car he bought me in only my name. I peeled out of the driveway and took off to the Rez. The one place they can't go and can't see me because of the pack. I pulled up to Jake's house, and he was opening my door in seconds.
"Hey Bells." He started, until he looked at me. "What happened? Why are you crying?" I Lifted my hand to my face and my fingers came back wet. I roughly rubbed my fist across my face, before I stepped out of my car and looked into his worried face. He looked into my eyes for a moment before he pulled me into a hug. I laid my head on his chest before I pulled away and looked behind him to see the rest of the pack.
"You'll be happy to hear that you were right about the Cullen's. Turns out that Edward has been cheating on me since we came back from Italy." I hadn't even finished my sentence before Seth was grabbing me and moving me to the porch. I heard Sam say,
"Jacob, you will calm yourself." Sam ordered, and even I could feel the alpha order in that.
'Wait, how can I feel the alpha order?'
Jacob looked like he was trying to fight the order, but then he finally relented. He walked up to me.
"You want me to tear him apart for you, cause I will." He said, I gave him a half smile and shook my head.
"I already had my revenge, the beginning part anyway." They all looked at me in confusion and I pulled out my phone to show them the pictures. That was when Alice called me. I growled and hit ignore.
'Did I just growl?'
"I bashed in his precious Volvo." They passed around the pictures before they all gave me a high-five, making sure to keep their wolf strength in check. I was just about to say something when Sam's phone rang, he looked at the caller id and growled.
"What do you want?"
"Yes she's here, but I highly doubt she wants to talk to you, leech." I felt the pack form a half-circle around me and I felt a new emotion run through me at their protectiveness. I felt like I belonged. I felt like I was one of them. I smiled at that. I finally found a place I belonged. I wonder why it took so long for me to realize it.
"I am not going to do that. I will give her the option to come, but I refuse to make her do anything. I'm not going to subject her to what your family did to her." Jacob growled, as my forehead wrinkled in confusion. Sam hung up and looked at me.
"The doc vamp called a meeting at the northern treaty line and insisted that I bring you. He said that "His family and himself have some explaining to do." I rolled my eyes at that.
"He is good at stating the obvious it seems." A voice said, and I looked over to the porch to see a native American man about Sam's height and build with the cropped hair cut off shorts I have come to associate with the pack. I followed his lean muscles up his torso before stopping my ogling at his eyes. They were a deep mossy green as he looked at Sam. He must have felt my stare and turned to look at me with what started off as a frown, but instantly changed when our eyes connected. His face changed to that of awe mixed with a little bit of remorse. Remorse for what I didn't know.
Our eye contact was when Sam spoke. I took my eyes from Paul with what felt like a herculean effort.
"Welcome to the pack Bella." I looked at him.
"What do you mean?" Sam smiled at me.
"Paul just imprinted on you. You are now part of the pack." I looked to Paul again, and thought,
'I really do belong here. With him.'
I looked at him for a moment before I looked at Sam.
"I'll go with you to the meeting. Just because I want to hear what they thought was a great reason for lying to me." He nodded, before looking at Paul. I remember the stories that Jake told me about him, about how he was a loose cannon that can go off at any time. He reached out and grasped my elbow to turn me. His touch gentle and allowed me to remove his touch if I wanted. I didn't.
"Will you ride with me?" I nodded to which he replied with a nod of his own before walking away.
"Where are you going?" I asked, as I saw Jared and Sam come out of the forest in their wolf form. Paul turned to me and said,
"To change." Before walking into the forest and returning in his wolf form. He stopped a few paces away from where I was standing. I walked slowly up to him and laid my hand on his face. His eyes slowly closed, and he leaned his head into my hand. I smiled and began to scratch behind his ears. He huffed in what I could only assume was appreciation. I turned when I heard my name. Jake was behind me with a sweatshirt in his hands. I frowned at him.
"We run really fast. It might get cold for you." I nodded and took the sweatshirt from him and pulling it on. I looked down at me.
"This thing is like a tent." Paul snorted a laugh, and Jacob laughed.
"Well hop up." I turned around and Paul was already kneeling for me to get on while Jacob ran into the forest, I'm assuming to change too.
"Uh, how do I hold on?" He just shook his head. "Your fur?" He nodded. "Doesn't that hurt?" He shrugged and shook his head again. "Okay, okay." I said, before burying my hands on his fur. He took off and I leaned closer to his neck to avoid as much wind as I could. I smiled and said, "Wow." He just wolf chuckled and kept running. He eventually slowed down, and I could see the other wolves step out of the trees, but Paul stayed where he was. I released his fur. I didn't know what was going, but I assumed they had a plan and unlike the Cullen's I trusted that they had a reason and its wasn't to keep me in the dark. Paul barked lightly. "Are we going now?" He nodded. I buried my hands in his fur again and he walked forward for about five minutes before we broke through the trees and stood next to Seth. I looked over and smiled at him and he smiled back. I looked and saw the Cullen's and the strawberry blonde standing a couple of yards away.
"Love. Come. Let's go home, and I can explain." I scoffed. Edward looked at me.
"That's not very ladylike Bella." I narrowed my eyes at him as the wolves growled. I pat Paul's neck. He craned his neck to me.
"Let me down." He looked like he wasn't going to, but then slowly kneeled. I slid off his back, and walked up next to Sam.
"Where is the treaty line?" He looked at me but responded with.
"Where that boulder is." I nodded and took a few steps forward.
"It's not gentlemanly to cheat on someone you say you love." He glared at me, and I felt the wolves take a step closer. I glared at him, my anger growing with his next line.
"This is not the time or place to discuss this."
"Says the asshole who brought the strawberry blonde that he used to cheat on me with." I felt Paul walk up behind. I felt my anger reach its peak.
"My name is Tanya. Eddie and I have been together on and off for centuries. We've loved each other for the same amount of time." She sneered, and I moved my eyes to her. My vision began to turn red.
"He never mentioned you besides to say that you were one of his "cousins" from the Denali Coven. Besides why should I give a shit what you think you little whore." She glared at me and moved to take a step when Carlisle held out a hand.
"We are getting off track here. Bella will you please come back to the house with us so that we can explain in pri….." I turned to who I used to think of as a father.
"In private? That's your answer to everything isn't Doc? Well hate to burst your bubble , but I'm not going anywhere with any of you." I hadn't realized that I was standing right next to the treaty line until I grabbed and pulled to their side of the line. I looked up to see Edward's face inches from mine. The wolves growled ferociously but didn't cross the line.
"Bella stop being a child for once and let us talk!" He said, and with every word squeezed my arms tighter.
"I'm not going anywhere with you. Now let GO you're hurting me!" The wolves growls grew in volume. He glared and began to apply more pressure, but he suddenly released me and I stumbled back to my feet. My vision went completely red at that point.
"You son of a b…" I then felt an explosion rip through my body.