Chapter 10: Finally

Paul POV

I can't fucking believe her! I just…. I laid out my whole heart and soul to her and what does she do? SHE DOES NOTHING! She could have at least told me that she wasn't ready for it, but she didn't. Instead, she kept quiet. I couldn't stand the hurt and anger I was feeling. I had to leave otherwise I would phase in her room and possibly hurt her.

ARGH! I can't believe that I allowed myself to believe that we actually stood a chance. Screw the fucking imprint. Screw you ancestors!

I ran and ran. I knew that others were running with me but I could care less at the moment. They were shouting in my head.

Paul we need you man! Sam yelled.

It's hella important! Embry said frantically.

I shook their thoughts from my head. I was still livid as hell. I'm not in the right mind to talk to anyone because if I did, I might just rip their heads out. There was one thing that caught my attention though.

Cullen's got your girl! Jared shouted.

DAMMIT PAUL! You imprinted on Bella! Jake growled.

I immediately stopped from my tracks. Soon enough the others had caught up to me and they were surrounding me.

Bella? What about Bella? I shouted at them.

She was running after you from what I gathered. We were patrolling and we smelled the scent of a Cullen. We ran after the scent and saw Bella being taken away by the bronze haired leech. We tried to catch up to them Paul but he was way too fucking fast! Sam explained.

The next thing I knew, I was seeing red. Nothing else mattered but saving Bella. The only thoughts that I could have was "Save Bella. Kill the fucking leech!"

For the second time in ten minutes, I was running again. I don't know why but I just knew where to find Bella. All I had to do was let the wolf in me do all the running. Both my wolf and myself have been so attuned to Bella that we can find her wherever she is.

You need to do some freaking explaining. Jake hissed at me.

Jake, stand down. We have more important matters at hand. Paul, where are we going? Sam asked.

I have no fucking idea but for some reason I just know where she is. Just follow me! I replied.

They did as I told them. I ran and ran through the woods. Everything around me was nothing but just flashes of color. The thought of Bella with the leech just made me run even harder. After minutes of running, I came to a full stop and so did the others. I looked around and we were in some sort of meadow.

"Edward! Let me go!" I heard Bella shout.

My head snapped to the direction of the voice and finally saw Bella. She was pounding hard on the leech's back as she was held on his shoulders. I growled lowly. I got you Bella. I thought to her. She let out a little gasp and I knew immediately that she had heard me.

"Bella, love, I know that you are just confused. Please believe me when I said that I lied to you that day. I still love you, forgive me," he begged. I stepped forward but Sam kept me back.

What the fuck Sam? I yelled at him.

Just wait. He ordered.

I let out a whine but stayed put.

"Forgive you?" Bella laughed darkly. "Maybe if you had come five months earlier I would have believed the crap that you've been feeding me. If you truly loved me, you would have never left me! Love is something that you fight for and would try to withstand no matter what the consequences," she shouted at him.

"It's the mutt isn't it? Alice told me about him. How could you do that Bella? You replaced me with a stupid dog!" Edward growled as he dropped her onto the floor.

I took another step towards Bella, but Sam stopped me again.

"I have every right to do what I want and I want Paul! He's not a mutt nor is he a dog. He was the one who saved me from killing myself, the one who was there to help me pick up the pieces when there was none of me left to pick them up, and the one who comforted me when no one else did. He's my savior! That's what he is," she hissed at him lowly.

I couldn't help the burst of pride that ran through me. Jake let out a whimper.

Fucking serves you right asshole. I thought to him.

I know, I get it! I do deserve it. He said in shame.

When are we going to kill his ass? Embry asked impatiently.

How is he not reading our thoughts? Sam asked in wonder.

Bella. We all thought.

It all clicked into place. As far as I knew, the leech couldn't read her mind either. Whenever I was around her, I was able to dispatch myself from the pack link. I was able to talk to her through my mind. And now, she knows that I'm here with her and she doesn't want the leech to know. She's blocking our thoughts from him like… like a shield.

You have a hard core girl. Jared teased.

If I wasn't so mad right now, I would actually laugh. I told him.

It seems that we got distracted. Fuck. I turned my attention back into them.

"Savior?" Edward scoffed. "So what? I'm your soul mate and you are mine. He can't change that!" he said to her.

"You. Are. Not. My. Soul. Mate. I can feel it in my very bones. I don't belong to you!" she yelled. The leech's eyes dropped down on top of her collarbone. Shit.

"He marked you," he hissed in a deadly calm voice. Bella's hand immediately snapped on top of her skin as she tried to cover the mark. "You are mine and no one else's!" he shouted. He grabbed her off of the floor and placed his mouth on her neck.

FUCK NO! I yelled.

I ran at full speed towards them and knocked him down. I dug my teeth deep into his skin and felt it pierce under my razor sharp teeth. He let out a scream and tried to scratch me. He was able to get me off him and he took off running.

Get him! I yelled at the others.

They ran after him and I saw everything that happened. They were able to catch up to him and ripped him to pieces. I looked up and already saw the smoke from the fire. I scrunched my nose at the smell. The flames turned purple indicating that he was completely gone.

"Paul," Bella breathed. I had stayed with her.

I'm so sorry that I left. I apologized. I walked over to her and nudged her body. Her arms wrapped around my neck and she buried herself into me. She burst out sobbing. I phased under her touch and I immediately placed my arms around her waist and pulled her closer, not caring that I was butt naked.

"I was so scared. He's not the same. I knew you were there and… I… didn't want him to hear your thoughts. I had to protect you. I couldn't let you get hurt," she said through sobs.

"It's alright," I whispered against her hair as I rubbed her back soothingly.

She nuzzled her head into the crook of my neck before pulling away. She grabbed my face and pulled me closer to hers. She rested our foreheads against each other and fluttered her eyes closed. "I do want to become your girlfriend. You got the wrong message. I was just so in shock. I tried saying yes but nothing would come out of my mouth. When I was finally able to catch up to what was happening, you cut me off and left," she explained in a soft voice. "I'm sorry."

My eyes widened at her confession. God, I'm such a fucking idiot. If I had just stayed, none of this would have happened. I hadn't even let her have a chance to talk.

This time, I grabbed her face and pulled her into a kiss. I put all of my emotion into the kiss and so did she. I cupped the back of her neck and brought her closer. My hands gripped her waist possessively and didn't allow her to pull away.

"I'm sorry," I murmured against her lips. I landed more kisses on her lips until I finally stopped.

"Is the offer still standing?" she asked with a small smile.

"Absolutely," I grinned at her. She pushed me away from her body and eyed me up and down. The corner of her lips curled into a smirk. I knew I was naked and took pride in it. Besides, she seemed to be enjoying it.

"I, Bella Swan, would do the greatest honor in becoming your girlfriend," she smiled widely before jumping onto me. I fell back onto the ground while she hovered over me. She cupped my cheeks and pulled me in for another heartwarming kiss.

I gulped and looked into her eyes once again. "Is it too early to say that I love you?" I asked hopefully.

I heard her mouth go dry. She opened her mouth to say something but nothing would come out again. I laughed and caressed her cheek. I was not going to run away this time. Instead, I waited until she was able to talk again. "Not…." she was able to get out. "Not at all," she finally said. "I love you too," she whispered lovingly.

I let out my widest and brightest smile. I grabbed her waist once again. "I love you," I murmured over and over again as I kissed her in all the places that I could reach. She sighed contently and dropped all her weight onto my body.

"Is he gone?" she asked in a cracked voice. I gave a small nod. I had expected her to start crying but instead she just snuggled in closer to my body.

"No regrets?" I asked. Please, say no.

"None whatsoever," she answered but I could feel her frown on my skin. "He was going to change me and I didn't want that. You guys did what you had to do but…. he was my first love, you know? For months, I stayed stuck over him. It also doesn't help that Alice betrayed me like that. She was almost like my sister," she explained further.

I caressed the skin on her back that was exposed and comforted her with no words. We stayed there for who knows how long until someone decided to ruin it. Asshole.

"You two seem to be getting comfortable," Embry teased. I groaned and Bella flushed a bright red. She brought her head into my body to hide her face.

"Fuck off Embry," I said while giving him the bird.

"Bella is aware that you're still naked, right?" Jared laughed.

"Yes, I am aware of that," Bella muttered, but it sounded muffled against my skin. They all laughed.

"Alright you guys, leave them alone," Sam ordered. "Once you two are done, come over to my house. Immediately," he chuckled.

"Where's Jake?" I finally asked. I felt Bella tense.

"He's at the house already. Like I said, be there," he said once more before taking off.

"Try not to get too distracted," Jared teased.

"Is he big enough for you Bella?" Embry laughed.

I looked at him and growled. He and Jared bumped fists with shit eating grins before running off.

"Sorry," I told Bella.

"It's alright," she smiled at me softly. She finally got up and held out her hand for me to grab. I grabbed her hand and she helped me get up. She looked me over once again.

"For the record, you are big enough," she grinned while I laughed.

WHOO! Awesome chapter, eh?

Sad to say, like I'll Catch You, this story is also nearing its end. I'm sorry!

I'm slowly trying to finish all of my stories because I wanted to re-continue some other stories like Unavoidable Circumstances (Also Bella/Paul) and I also wanted to continue on with Another Chance, a story that I haven't been updating that much.

So... yep!

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