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It's official, I'm cursed. Ch.10

"Uhm, why are you bowing?" I asked staring at the giant wolf like he was nuts, which he was, and shifted closer to Paul feeling comfort in his warmth.

He turned to me and licked my face and nuzzled me, he seemed very affectionate in wolf form.

"I'm actually like this in both forms but you weren't ready for the part of me until you shifted and understood better why I am the way I am." He said curling up around me protectively and continuing to pick my neck when I said on the ground and snuggled as close to him and I could get.

I heard a twig snap behind us making me sit up in alarm, trying to get closer to Paul for protection as he growled at the intruder shifting me behind him again.

"Chill guys, it's just Bella." Jake said making me ears perk up and my family wag.

I walked up to Bella and liked her face making her jump back and smack at me. I swear I was the only clumsy wolf in the world because when I jumped back to avoid Bella's smacking hand, I tripped over a log I didn't see behind me and tell back in something cutting my side. I yelped and whimpered in pain.

Paul was beside me instantly growling at Bella as he came to me and started sniffing at me. When he found the slash in my side he nudged me.

"Roll onto your side baby." I did as he said, whimpering even more as the cut stretched making it bleed even more.

Paul laid close to me offering warmth and comfort and he licked my wound clean, speeding up my already quick healing ability apparently.

Bella went to walk forward but Paul growled stopping her.

"I'm sorry sorry Edward, I didn't mean for you to get hurt." Bella said and Paul continued growing at her.

I whined "Paul it was an accident, she didn't mean it." I told him but he just continued to growl quietly warning others not to come near.

"He needs to calm down first Edward." Jacob said nudging Bella back when she went to take another step seeing Paul tense. "He is the Alpha and his mate was harmed. Bella was the cause of that even though it was an accident, he needs to be sure you're okay before he can calm down but he still won't completely trust her around you again until she proves herself an ally." He said nudging Bella back the way they came seeing as Paul was getting more and more agitated because she says still so close to me. "Being my imprint doesn't count, she has to do something selfless for you in front of him. She needs to work that out for herself though, so you need to be prepared for an overprotective dominant wolf and limited, monitored Bella visits for a little while."

I whined again "But I was an accident and my clumsiness."

"It doesn't matter, this right now is a dominant wolf protecting his submissive."

"I don't like that terminology." I started, irritated.

"Alpha wolf protecting his mate. Is that better." Jake mocked making me growl which caused Paul to pause his cleaning and look around snarling.

I whined and nudged his neck with me enough and locked his muzzle. He looked down at me and wuffed slightly before going back to licking me until my wound was healed and the area around it was cleaned of blood.

When he was satisfied he crept up beside me and started to groom my face as I nuzzled into his chest feeling sapped of all my energy.

All of a sudden he leapt up and nipped the back of my neck.

"What the hell are you doing?" I whined.

"Come on we need to get back to your dad and I need to go see Sam and let him know you have shifted."

"When can I see him again?"

"Tomorrow, you will need to be introduced to the rest of the pack sooner then planned."

"Okay." I said happily and barked. Now that stopped me, it was weird. I just have had a funny look on my face as Paul started laughing at me.

"You're a dog now Ed, dogs bark." I leapt at him and tackled him to the ground nipping his neck and licking his muzzle.

"Okay Ed, we really need to get going now." He said nipping me again.

"Okay but…"

"What?" he asked gently.

"I don't know how to change back." I blushed, which should be impossible because hello...I'm a can wolf. But still I felt like I should know this and dumb because I didn't.

"You're not dumb because you don't know how to change back, when I first changed I was alone and he no one to teach me how to do these things and I had no idea what was going on. I was stuck as a wolf for near three weeks until I figured out how to change back. Now when I returned Sam was waiting for me and told me what was happening. I thought he was nuts, but then I realized that I just changed into a wolf so either I was high for three weeks and didn't remember taking anything or he was telling the truth. I went with option number two." I laughed.

"The key is to calm your mind and think of happy memories." Within seconds he was human again.

I felt like my head would explode with all the thoughts running through me head, I was terrified I would be like this forever. I whined and stepped closer to him when he was dressed.

He lifted a hand and stroked my face. "Happy thoughts Edward, you can do it." He continued petting me until finally I calmed enough to think properly. I thought of my mum when we were building the garden together and the would tell me stories of the third wife, although I had no idea who the hell she was talking about I fell in love with that story and often asked her to tell it to me when I was feeling down.

I didn't even realize that I had shifted back or that I was crying until I felt Paul's arms wrapped around me.

"What's wrong baby?" I shook my head and cleared my throat.

"I'll tell you another time, right now I need to get dressed and go home." I told him blushing deeply at the fact that I was naked in front of my very hot boyfriend.