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Bella's POV

Jacob was the one that held me together after Edward had left. He had been one I loved with all my heart and soul and the one I would die for without a second thought, the one who said he didn't love me and left be broken, unwanted and alone. I realised now that I no longer needed him, though I loved him, I could live without I had my pack now and that was all I needed.

I had gone to see Jacob after refusing to return home to Phoenix. From then on we had been inseparable, joint at the hip Jacob and I. We would spend whole weekends in his cosy little garage chatting aimlessly about anything we wanted. That was until that night I decided to ask Jacob and Mike to come to the cinema with me, everyone else bailed on us and then half way through the movie Mike ends up puking his guts out in the men's bathroom. Little did I know, that was going to be the night that changed my life irrevocably. Jacob ignored my calls for three weeks after that night and I had never felt so lost in my life.

But then I began to piece it all together, Billy had said that Jacob had mono, though I knew that was a lie, I could hear in Billy's voice that he was uncertain about the lying her was attempting to sell me. I don't think he realised I could hear Jacob talking loudly in the background. I knew also that if he did have mono Jacob would have gone to the doctors and after pestering Charlie for the better part of two weeks I found out the no doctor had been called or visited.

Over the next few days memories I had once thought had no relevance became more and more poignant, the first being my promise to Edward about staying out of the woods. He was a vampire and he wouldn't ask me that if there wasn't something there that he feared.

The next was Jacob and the way he would talk about Sam Uley and his "cult." I couldn't hate Sam though, no matter how much he scared Jacob he had saved me that night and I was eternally grateful. Jacob had said that they kept looking at him like he was next and so that must have meant that he needed to join the cult for one reason or another.

These thoughts spun round and round in my head for almost a week, so much so that it made it difficult to sleep or concentrate at school. I just kept feeling like I was missing the bigger picture. One night though it finally clicked. It was a rare occurrence that I actually slept, but that night I was out for the count. My dream was vivid, so many colours and sounds ran through my mind that I thought I was drowning. They all seemed to focus on one point. Jacob was telling me about the tribal legends on first beach shortly after I had moved to Forks. Though this time I listened closely to the whole thing, instead of focusing solely on the Cullens.

Did you know that the Quileutes are supposedly descended from wolves…?

It switched then to the dream I had often where Edward walked away from me leaving Jacob who lay on the floor shivering and twitching until he finally turned into a giant russet wolf. His eyes were the same though and that's what gave him away.

Three words spun round in my head for the rest of that day. Luckily it was a Saturday. Jacob's a werewolf.

My first reaction was to panic and then I realised that I'd dated a vampire and had no right to judge. I couldn't wait to tell him, though I was scared that he was going to be angry with me. By the tone of Billy's voice over the phone it was obvious Jake didn't want to talk to me anymore.

This wasn't something I was willing to lose my best friend over, I mean fair enough he turned into a giant wolf now but that didn't mean that he was my Jacob, he was just a little…different.

I steeled my resolve and jumped into my truck and headed down to La Push. Billy met me at the door looking less than amused. After telling him that I needed to speak to Jake I thought he was going to shut the door in my face, until I unfolded the piece of paper that I was going to leave in his room and showing him the one word that I had written on it. I honestly thought Billy was going to faint at that point.

Jake had been sleeping when I entered his room, he had looked so peaceful. I didn't have the heart to wake him so I left the note on his pillow and retreated quietly hoping that soon I would get my best friend back.

My best friend the werewolf.

The next morning I was woken by a loud banging on the front door. I really thought that someone was going to knock the door down and attack me. So still in my pyjama shorts and a baggy hooded sweatshirt I trudged downstairs and sleepily unlocked the door, only to be swept up and crushed against the most muscled chest I had ever been pressed against.

Behind me I could hear numerous people chuckling. I knew instantly who it was I recognised the musky scent and wrapped my arms tightly around Jacob's neck. I missed you, I'd breathed against his chest.

Jacob spun me round before placing me back on the floor and taking my hand, my head was still spinning. I really looked at him then and I remember doing a double take. He was huge. He'd grown at least a food and he looked like he'd been on steroids for months. I giggled then as I realised he was actually kinda hot.

He told me how happy he was that I had worked it out and that now that I knew he could talk to me again. I had almost forgotten the others behind us until I heard the familiar voice of Embry Call asking why he didn't get a hug like that too. I just laughed and threw myself at him feeling happy again for the first time in a long while.

Sam stepped forward then and without thinking I threw myself at him too. I hugged him tightly and thanked him for finding me and bringing me home safe that night. At first I think he was a little shocked but he soon relaxed and kissed my hair telling me that it wasn't a problem and that if I ever needed him I knew where to come.

It was the first time that I met Jared. I realised that I was going to have a hard time keeping my eyes of any of them, they were the most gorgeous group of boys I had ever seen.

Quil had turned up not ten minutes later and I had never hugged anyone for fifteen minutes straight but somehow we managed. It was then that I learnt how much these guys ate. I went through three loaves of bread that morning just making toast.

I was happier than I'd been in what felt like forever, not two weeks later Leah had phased. No doubt she'd been difficult and resented me at first because "If I hadn't have dated a blood sucker she wouldn't be in this mess right now." None of the boys had been able to get her to phase back to human to comfort Seth who had phased at the same time. So Jacob called me at four in the morning and I had dragged myself over to Leah's and ended up telling her my life story and how Edward had left me alone in the forest. I told her that I knew she was scared out of her mind but she had the entire pack behind her and they would support her all the way and if they didn't I'd kick their asses.

She had phased back after that and our hug lasted long enough to rival Quil's. She explained to me then about how she and Sam were high school sweethearts and how she thought that they would be together forever, until he ran off with Emily.

I in return told her about imprinting and how sorry Sam was about what had happened, but you just can't deny the imprinting pull if you're a wolf. Leah and I now had a bond forged through knowing what it was like to be left alone. Now I considered her my sister and I knew it was the same for her too. I'd never really had a close girlfriend besides Alice, but Leah was an Angel and I could have sworn she had a bit of a thing for Quil.

Less than a week after both Colin and Brady had joined the pack and I had gained two new brothers.

"Hey Bells, can I talk to you a minute." Embry's soft voice brought me out of my thoughts. I shook my head and took in my surroundings, most of the pack besides Sam, Emily, Quil, Leah and Paul who I had yet to meet, were playing football further down the beach. I motioned for Embry to sit opposite me, we were close to the water but not quite close enough to get wet. I watched as he landed gracefully in the sand and crossed his legs. I leant forwards and rested my forehead against his, it was something Em and I had always done when the other needed comfort, he truly was like the big brother I never had, even though he was younger.

"Come on the Em, What's up?" I asked as I watched his brow crease gently.

"I'm just so worried, Bells. What if she hates me? What do I do if she doesn't want me?" I sighed placed my palm on Embry's cheek offering comfort.

"Embry" I whispered utterly confused as to why he was worrying about this, nobody in their right mind would turn him down, especially his imprint. "I don't know what you're worrying about, any girl would be lucky to have you. You're smart and funny and let's not forget absolutely gorgeous." I chuckled at his smirk. I was going to pay for that later.

"From what I heard she likes you anyway, so why don't you just talk to her, ask her out to the movies or something on Friday. I doubt she'd say no, I know I wouldn't if I were her."

Embry's eyes lit up. "You're sure that would work, I mean I haven't ever done this before." He looked down blushing. I lifted his chin and attempted to show him just how much I believed it would work. "Of course I'm sure Embry, she'll feel the pull too right? Go get her." You could almost see his excitement vibrating through the air.

I had an idea then, and I knew the next words out of my mouth would get Embry back a little for all the times he's attempted to diffuse my Mike Newton Stalker situation.

"Or you could just take her round the back of the school and kiss the hell out of her, I don't think she'd resist…well too much" With that I stood up and attempted to run further away from a mortified and highly amused Embry. Being a human though I didn't get very far before he caught up to me and threw me over his shoulder and not lightly, while jogging towards everyone else who was still chuckling.

I kicked at Embry's chest in a failed attempting to get free while laughing. He had almost reach Quil who was waiting with open arms for Embry to pass me to him, then I had another brain wave and pinched Embry's ass hard. He was so shocked that he lost his grip on my legs and I ended up tumbling down onto the sand. I didn't bother trying to get up and just lay in the sand giggling.

Seth walked over to where I was lying and offered me his hand. I took it happily and he yanked me up to my feet and beamed at her as he pulled me into a hug. "That was brilliant Bells," he whispered, even though there was no need. I pulled back and grinned pretty damned please with myself. "I do try."

Seth looked over his shoulder . "Bells, that's Paul, the grumpy ass you've yet to meet," he pointed behind him and I lifted my head to look. I was anxious to meet Paul as I'd heard so much about him, yet he never made an appearance,

I gasped, standing before me was the most gorgeous man I had ever seen. I was instantly captivated by his eyes, which were the richest beautiful shade of brown I had ever seen. My greeting died on my lips as I lost myself. He too seemed to be having the same problem. He looked like the blind man seeing the sun for the first time. The world fell away as I took in his sculpted toned body before I met his eyes again and felt my cheeks heat. He could have been a God, I had never seen anything more beautiful, not even Edward compared to his rugged beauty.

Suddenly it clicked as he broke his gaze staring angrily at the sand as if it held the answer to all of life's questions. Paul had imprinted on me and he didn't seem too happy about it.

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