Title: Regrets
Pairing: Paul/Bella
Genre: Drama/Tragedy
Warning: Character Death
Prompt: "We only breathe for so long."
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The silver wolf paced along the forest that led up to her home. He could hear her screams as night terrors invaded her sleep. Paul wanted nothing more to go in and shake her awake if only to stop the heart wrenching wails coming from her. He didn't understand how her leech ex-boyfriend could have such a hold on her still.
He listened as her father went to comfort his distraught imprint. If it were Paul doing than he would probably try to make her see sense.
Bella was slowly killing herself and Paul didn't know how long he could take watching it.
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Why did he have to imprint on the leech lover?!
He slammed his hand against his front door although not hard enough to do damage. Paul was tired of fixing broken things due to his volatile temper. He breathed in deeply trying to calm down. It was hard because each moment he wasn't around his Bella the more the bond between them hurt him. It demanded he claim her.
Paul could still remember when he imprinted on her when Sam found her in the forest. It changed his life and he didn't know if it was for the better.
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Jacob was hanging around his imprint and Paul was doing his best not to kill the kid. The boy hadn't even phased yet, but it was only a matter of time. He looked forward to see Jake's reaction when he found out that Bella was his and would be only his. The only reason he wasn't bashing his head in was because Jacob was helping Bella recover from her heartbreak.
Paul still wasn't ready to talk to Bella.
He didn't think he would be able to be sensitive about her feelings.
A small part of him didn't want to admit that he didn't want to be around her because then he would have to admit he imprinted and was tied to someone.
Paul was fucked up and he knew he was a hard man to live with much less be in a relationship with.
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A scream carried through the trees by the cliffs causing birds to scatter in fright. Paul stopped chasing the red headed bloodsucker as he took a sharp left towards where he heard the familiar scream. It made his blood boil at just the thought that she was in danger. None of his pack brothers stopped him since they knew it was no point trying to bring him back to chase the vampire who had been causing them trouble. He still hadn't told her about his imprinting on her, but he had planned on doing it soon if only to break her out of her pity party.
Paul suddenly skidded to a halt since he felt the most agonizing pain flood his body. Something inside him completely shattered. He let out a mournful howl. The connection he felt to his imprint was gone leaving him hollow inside. He didn't even know he phased back and was screaming with grief that felt like it would swallow him whole.
He wanted to die.
All his regrets were tearing him apart.
There was nothing he could do except join her in death.
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