Chapter 14

BPOV

After visiting hours were over Paul and I went back to my house and I made us something to eat in silence. We ate and just sat there, the past few months had taken a toll on everyone and I knew that I was to blame.

"Paul. I'm sorry", I'd already said sorry numerous times, but I still felt the need to say it. Anger flashed in his eyes, "yeah, you keep saying that Bella. But really, you should have never left. You should be able to trust me and the pack to keep you safe". I went to open my mouth to reply, but he cut me off, "you want to know what Leah thinks? She thinks you fucked one of the Cullen's and that the baby is one of theirs. Stupid, I know…as if a dead person could reproduce, but that's what she thinks." My mouth dropped open, "I never once touched one of them in a sexual way. I would never betray your trust like that". "But you could betray it enough to take off with them, right? That's makes sense Bella" he shot back. "Paul. I told you…it wouldn't have ended well if I had stuck around. I left to protect everyone" I tried explaining again, hoping he'd understand. "Yeah, that's what you keep saying" he replied dryly, "listen. I have to go home for a bit. I'm sure Sam will be calling a meeting with the Cullen's soon, and one with the pack as well." "Well, shouldn't I be at the pack meeting? I am pack, am I not?" I asked him. He shot me a look "are you Bella? I don't know of any pack members who'd go running off with a bunch of vampires". I tried to cover the look of hurt in my eyes, but it didn't work. His face softened for a minute, but he quickly hardened it back up, "look. I'll be back later" he said before he quickly went out the front door.

I waited until he was out of sight before I let the tears fall. I knew that me leaving would come with consequences, but I thought Paul would understand. The tears continued for a good thirty minutes before they finally slowed down. Once they finally stopped I started to clean the house. The kitchen floors needed swept and mopped badly. I was elbow deep in Mr. Clean and water when I heard the door knock. I looked out the window and noticed that it was Leah, I mentally groaned, not wanting to have to deal with her crap today.

I pulled the door open and glared at her "what do you want Leah? I'm busy right now" I gritted out between my teeth. She glared back at me, her face hard…what was with the wolves being able to keep a hard face? Ugh. "I wanted to talk," she finally said. "Yeah, I'm sure you said enough to Paul already" I said angrily, what could Leah possibly have to say to me? She walked in anyways and sat down, "gee, invite yourself in why don't you?" I muttered. She shot me a dirty look "I was sent over her by Sam to apologize. Stupid fucking alpha order, we can't ignore it. But it doesn't mean I like you because I don't" she said angrily. This was no surprise to me, I knew she didn't like me. "You have it all Bella. The pack likes you. You have an imprint, can have children, a man who would die for you" I cringed at the thought of Paul dying, "you have a life ahead of you and instead of embracing it you ran off with your wolfs natural enemy. You didn't have to see what he was like the two months you gone, it was awful. If he was human he likely would've been committed to an institute or something. Yet the whole time you were off living your life, having fun, forgetting all about Paul". That's what she thought? "Seriously Leah? You think that being on the run from a physcotic vampire was FUN? You think that the whole time I gone that Paul wasn't on my mind? Every minute of every day he was on my mind. It was worse than being with that asshole who I thought loved me. Being away from Paul and the pack was the hardest part of it all. I want you to leave Leah. Don't come back, you're not welcome in my home. If you come here again I'll have Charlie file a restraining order against you".

She stood up, her entire body shaking "what? Afraid of the truth, leech lover? You don't deserve Paul or the pack? You don't even deserve the bastard child that you're carrying." Before I knew what I was doing my hand was against her cheek, "don't you dare call my child a bastard. God, you're such a bitch. If you would take your ass out of your head for just one minute you'd see that there are more people in this world who've gone through worse. Okay, you lost Sam. That happens. It's LIFE. Grow up and get over it! He obviously didn't love you the way he said anyways. If did he could've chosen to just be a brother or friend to Emily, not a lover" I rubbed in her face, she wanted to be a bitch than two could play that game.

Her shaking increased, but I didn't care, I kept going, taunting her. "You'll probably never find someone. No one will want to put up with your bullshit or all the baggage you come with." She was about to phase when I heard "Leah, outside. NOW!" Sam demanded, using the alpha tone. She snarled at me, the weight of the alpha order weighing on her. She gave me one last dirty look before running outside, slamming the door and phasing near the forest line.

Things were silent for a few moments when Sam looked at me, "that was low Bella" he seethed. "Oh, shut up Sam. I bet if she'd called your child a bastard you or Emily would've gone off on her as well. Just wait until Paul hears about this" I said smugly. "Paul won't hear of this. I will be ordering Leah not to think about it, I won't be thinking about this either. I expect you to do the same, not tell him. He's been through enough the past two months" he eyed me. I snorted "whatever Sam. I'm not one of your wolves, I won't bow down to your every command like you make them do" I shot at him, "now, please leave. I was busy before Leah came over and I'd like to finish cleaning my house". He stood there, dumbfounded for a few moments but finally left. I sighed a breath of relief and finished the floor.

PPOV

We stood at the treaty line waiting for the Cullen's. Sam, Jake and Jared were in their human forms, the rest of us in wolf form. My wolf wanted nothing more than to tear apart the leeches, the man in me agreed. "You can't Paul. It'd violate the treaty and start a war" Embry tried to reason with me. I rolled my eyes "screw the treaty. They took my imprint". "We didn't take her, she asked us for help and we helped her" I looked up and it was Edward talking to me. "Stay out of my head you mosquito" I muttered, "you still took her when you shouldn't have" my wolf was growling angrily at him. "Paul, ENOUGH" Sam ordered, "we are here to discuss the treaty with the Cullen's and nothing more". Carlisle gave him a weary look, "the treaty hasn't been broken Sam. We have not harmed any humans or changed any humans" he said. "Yes, we realize that. However, the council has agreed that next time you take an imprint, even if she asks you to than the treaty is void. Is that understood?" his voice rang of authority. The Cullen's nodded, understanding his wishes, "good. Now, the rest of the treaty still stands in place. No feeding off humans and no changing any humans. We have to be going, we have a pack meeting so we can discuss Bella's return." With that he turned around and phased back to his wolf form, as did Jake and Jared. "Back to my house, now" he barked, "when we get there we phase back. The meeting will be in human form".

"First things first, Leah you will apologize to both Paul and Bella" Sam said when we got back to his house. "But" she went to say, but he cut her off with a growl, "NOW LEAH". She rolled her eyes and mumbled "sorry". He smiled slightly, "now. We need to discuss the obvious. Bella's return and her alliance with the Cullen's" he paused for a moment "and obviously her condition." I growled with how he said it, he made It sound like a disease, a plague "it's not a condition. She's pregnant you idiot" I ground out. "Whatever Paul, you know what I meant. Obviously she is pregnant and with the first wolf pack baby. However, there is a situation" he explained. I didn't like how this conversation was going, "like?" I asked. "Like the fact that Bella isn't Quileute. The baby will only be half Quileute" I didn't let him continue "yeah, Embry is only half Quileute too, what does this have to do with anything?" I demanded. "The baby will have to be born on Quileute land in order to have rights as a tribe member. However, the tribe's people may not be….open….to a white woman giving birth to a child on their land" Sam explained. I released a low growl "fuck them. I turn into a giant fucking wolf to save those fuckers from vampires. I had my whole stolen from me. They didn't" I raged. "They don't know that Paul. To them you are just a regular Quileute in a relationship with a pale face" he sighed, "but I'll talk to the council. See what they can do to help the tribe become more understanding. Now, next matter of business, obviously the Cullen's return. I was serious when I added that treaty condition. We step up patrol, monitor Bella like a hawk. Obviously she has allied with Cullen's. I know we have before in the past, but now it's personal. Paul, you go on patrol for now. Leah, you go apologize to Bella. Everyone else, go home" he concluded and that was that.

I gave Sam a dirty look and took off outside to the forest and phased, a stream of profanities running through my mind. After everything that I've done for this tribe they can't look past the colour of my future wife's skin and accept her and my baby? Fucking closed minded people, that's what they were. I ran for hours, blowing off steam when I finally heard Jake enter my head "boss man says you're good to go for the night Paul". "Fucking finally" I muttered and took off towards Bella's place.

I got there in record time, desperate to be near my imprint, especially when we had been apart for so long. I hopped silently into her window and just stared at her in awe. She had a certain glow to her, pregnancy was treating her well. Her hair seemed shinier and healthier, her breasts more full, her small bump was rising and falling with each breath she took. As I got closed I noticed that her eyes were brimmed red, she had been crying. Instantly I knew who was to blame, I jumped out her window, phased and ran straight to Leah's house.

I was banging on the door, likely waking Sue up but I didn't care. Finally Leah came down, still half asleep. "What the fuck do you want Paul?" she hissed in an irritated voice. "What the fuck did you say to her you bitch?" I hissed back. Her face remained hard "I didn't say shit all to her. Why? What did she tell you?" "She didn't tell me anything. She was asleep when I got there, but I can tell she'd been crying. I'm not stupid." She shrugged her shoulders "well, it's probably the guilt weighing down on her from leaving you to basically die". I growled at her, I was getting sick of her shit. "You better run back to her Paulie. Don't want your wolf getting too agitated, now do we?" she taunted. "Fuck you Leah. I know you said something to her and I'll find out" I growled as I stalked off, back to my Bella.

A/N- Lots of tension and drama. This will likely last through out the next chapter and possibly the one after that too. Do you think Bella will tell Paul what Leah said and what Sam ordered her to do? If she does, how do you think Paul will react?

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