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Your Guardian Wolf

Chapter 11—Not my daughter

Paul pulled his clothes on as he walked out of the forest towards Jacob's house. He saw a police cruiser outside and felt a wave of fear and panic rush through him. He ran to the house, hoping Billy was okay. But when he got closer he heard voices and laughter coming from inside. He felt relieved and knocked instead.

Billy opened the door, averting his eyes and searching behind him. Paul looked back too, fully expecting to find someone there.

"Wait for me outside. I'll call you when I need you." Billy said in a rushed whisper. "Oh and if someone is coming knock three times."

He closed the door without warning, leaving behind a shocked and confused Paul staring at the wooden door. He sighed deeply and sat down on the porch steps, silently listening to the voices coming from inside.

"Who was that?"

"Oh a friend of my son. I told him he wasn't here." Billy replied. He was worried of whether he was doing the right thing or not. He knew Anthony could physically handle the shock better than Harry but he wasn't willing to risk it. Especially now that Charlie had confident in him and told him about the mysterious case Toni was handling. It had leech written all over it.

"He's at Emily's too?" Toni asked. He didn't even know who Emily was. All he knew was that his daughter was always over at her house.

Billy was surprised. "How do you know that?"

"Because my daughter is there too. She's been hanging out with those kids almost since she returned. I'm not sure I like it. Isn't that trouble maker part of that group?"

"What trouble maker?" Billy asked confused. He had a feeling that telling and convincing him had just become harder.

"That Uley boy. The one that disappeared and came back on steroids." Toni asked. He leaned into the recliner, relaxing his muscles and taking a long sip of his beer.

"Sam? No! He's a nice boy! He doesn't do any of those things." Billy said a bit defensively.

Toni didn't reply. Instead he took another sip of his beer and closed his eyes, regretting it almost instantly when images of the cadaver he examined earlier came flashing through his mind. He shook his head and opened his eyes, pushing the images away.

"You okay there?"

Toni sighed. "Yes. It's just been a long day. That's all."

And its' about to get longer, Billy thought.

"Take another beer." Billy offered, handing him another beer as he discarded the empty bottle Toni handed back. "So tell me Toni. What have you been doing that has kept you too busy to visit an old pal?"

He laughed. "I'm not the busy one. Look at you! Member of the Tribe council! I'm impressed!"

"Well you know how things happen sometimes." Billy said. "Besides, leadership is in my blood. It was only a matter of time." He added cockily, hopping to lighten the mood.

Toni laughed, hard, unable to contain himself. "Wow Billy. How modest of you!"

"Should I be grateful then that you've allowed me to be in your presence?" He asked mockingly.

Billy rolled his eyes. "Cut the crap Toni. I was just kidding."

Toni was shocked. He had never heard Billy use a vulgar word so freely. "I see you've added new words to your vocabulary."

"Being around so many teenagers…something has to stick, right?" Billy said, shrugging indifferently.

"And it so happened to be their colorful vocabulary?"

"Exactly!" Billy said reaching out for a beer for himself. "Comes in useful sometimes.''

Toni chuckled to himself. "I never thought I'd lived to see the day."

After that they sat there in silence, each of them thinking about their own problems.

Billy broke the silence first. "Charlie told me about your unsolved cases."

Toni was a bit surprised but didn't linger on it too much. "How much did he tell you?"

It was time for Billy to bring up the conversation he knew he had to have with him. "Enough to know that what you're dealing with isn't normal."

Toni sighed heavy with burden. It troubled him that he couldn't tell the family of the victims what actually happened to them or who was responsible. "That's what I think so too. The bastard must be a psychopath!"

"Probably." Billy said repulsively.

"At first we thought they were animal attacks. But the accuracy of the strikes and there consistency's throughout the victims proved that theory wrong. It's a sick bastard who gets a kick out of draining his victims of their blood and then slashing their bodies almost beyond recognition. All except for the long cut on their neck and their untouched faces." Toni said remembering the bodies he'd witness in that state. Everything was mutilated all except their throats and faces. It was like the bastard got a kick out of seeing their terrified faces, even after death. And every single one of them had a long, deep vertical cut on their throat that ran alongside the artery.

"Must be tough." Billy was getting nervous. He didn't know how to say it. It's not like he could tell him straight out and expect him to have a sane reaction. He needed to prepare him.

"It's discouraging and frightening knowing he's still out there, moving up and down Washington without a pattern. I have a daughter for Christ sake! I have to protect her and how can I do that with the lunatic on the loose?"

This was the best chance he'd get to bring up the subject. "What if I told you she's perfectly safe?" Billy asked.

Toni looked at him completely confused. "Safe? How?"

"You've heard about our Quileute Legends, right?" Billy said. Once he started this particular conversation he wouldn't be able to turn around and pretend he never brought it up.

Toni looked at him incredulously. He couldn't believe he was bringing those old legends up but he'd humor him and listen. "Yes. What about them?" He said taking a drink from his beer. It was starting to get warm. He wouldn't let it go to waste.

"Do you remember the legend that told us our ancestors had the power of astral projection?"

"Yes." Toni answered taking another long sip, wondering what Billy was getting at.

"Then I suppose you know the legend of Taha Aki and The Third Wife?"

"I do Billy but I really don't see how our tribe legends can protect my daughter." Toni said chuckling towards the end.

Billy sighed in frustration. "The ability to transform into a wolf has not died. The magic, the gene, it's still in our blood!"

Toni looked at Billy now with a worried expression on his face. His friend was losing it. "Billy…." He said concerned.

But Billy didn't let him finish. "Listen to me Toni. Listen carefully. Our people have been protected from their kind more times than you could ever imagine."

"Their kind?" Toni didn't even know why he was playing along. He knew perfectly well he shouldn't encourage him.

"The cold ones."

That's it. He couldn't go along with this anymore. "That's enough Billy! It's not real. They're just stupid legends made up to entertain the kids. Nothing more."

"I can prove it."

He managed to catch Toni off guard. Billy knew he might not have said things in the right order or brought up any of it the right way. But it was too late now. He had to finish what he started.

"You know me Toni. Do I seem like the kind of person to make something like this up?" He asked hoping the ties of childhood friendship were still strong between them.

Toni sighed deeply. He was doing a lot of that lately. "No. Unless you've gone completely crazy."

Billy smiled seeing his old friends speculation wavering. "Do I look crazy to you?"

Toni actually laughed. "Yeah! And you sound crazy too!"

He rested his head on the recliner and looked at the ceiling. He didn't understand why he was caving in so easily. Part of him wanted to believe him; to believe that his daughter was safely protected. The other part didn't want to because if the stories about the wolves were real than so were the other ones.

"Show me." He finally managed to say. He leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees, waiting to see what Billy had in store for him.

Billy smiled, relieved that his friend hadn't gone crazy and stubbornly held on to his reality. "You can come in now." He said wheeling himself to face the door.

The door opened slowly to reveal a troubled Paul. He hesitated before coming in. He wasn't sure if they should be doing this. Did the others know? Billy was breaking one of their rules!

"Billy…I don't thing we… "He started, his gaze anxiously wavering between both men in the room.

"Calm down boy. You'll understand soon enough." Billy said trying to calm him down. He knew what he was thinking. He was right. No one else knew what he was doing. He took it upon himself to make that decision. Old Quil and some of the other council members could be too stubborn sometimes to make the right decision. And Billy was sure this was the right decision. What better than to have the law by their side?

"Paul! Well look at you! You're so big! Been working out lately haven't you?" Toni asked excitedly walking over and pulling him into a hug. It had been a while since he'd seen him. He always liked the boy. He only threatened to arrest him to make his daughter feel better after their fall out. He even thought Paul would make a good son-in-law.

"Have you made up with my daughter yet? She's a stubborn girl. She takes after me." Toni said proudly without even allowing him to answer. He pointed at Paul excitedly and looked at Bill, "I always wanted him to be my son in law. I still have some hope!"

Billy looked away uncomfortably while Paul chuckled nervously. They were both aware that Jacob imprinted on Naomi, and knew things weren't going to get any easier after Toni found out. "What are you doing here son? Are you here to listen to Billy's crazy talk too?"

Paul looked between both of them and continued to chuckle nervously. He didn't know what to do with himself. He felt so uncomfortable, more so now knowing he'd won Toni over like that. Once again he damned the imprinting shit.

"It's not crazy talk. You'll see." Billy said. He turned his attention back to Paul, keeping eye contact while he spoke. "Paul…I need you to phase."

"What? No!"

"Calm down Paul. Show him, he needs to know." Billy wanted him to realize it was important he did it. "He can help us too."

"If the others find out…"

Billy raised his hands and stopped him. "I'll take the blame. It's my decision and mine alone."

Paul fell a little better but still had his doubts. It wasn't that he feared the pack and the council, he was afraid that Naomi's dad wouldn't be able to handle it. "If you say so."

He started walking towards the front door but Billy stopped him. "Not there boy, someone could see you. Let's go to the back yard."

Paul only shrugged grabbed the handles from Billy's wheel chair and directed him towards the back. As soon as he stepped outside he started stripping but stopped when Toni started freaking out. "What the hell is he doing! Put your clothes back on!"

"Calm down Toni. He takes his clothes off so he won't tear them up. Just turn around or look away."

He looked apprehensive but turned around anyways. Paul continued to remove his clothing. He allowed himself to connect with the wolf, to feel the warmth traveling through his body as it trembled until he phased, landing on all fours.

Toni turned around as soon as he heard the loud thud. His eyes became so round that Paul actually thought they might come out of their sockets. He snorted, smugly looking at his best friend's father. He was pointing at him, mouth ajar as he looked back and forth between him and Billy.

"Fucken shit Billy! Get the gun!" Toni yelled backing away into the house again. He started to turn around but Billy wouldn't let him pass.

"That's Paul! Toni you can't!" For the first time all night he was seriously regretting making this decision. The last thing he ever wanted was to have one of his boys hurt.

Toni looked back, shaking his head. "That can't be him! It just doesn't happen!"

But before he could come up with any more excuses the wolf before him shivered, its' form becoming blurry until a naked and very scared Paul appeared in front of them. "Sir…it's just me…. And I don't want to die." Paul said worriedly, covering his manhood with his hands

Toni blinked several time, thinking he'd finally gone crazy. "I think I had too many beers." He said rubbing is eyes determinedly.

He walked back inside and dropped into the couch, eyes closed.

Billy and a fully dressed Paul followed him in, worried over his lack of emotion at the moment. He looked tired, older. It seemed as if he'd aged years within seconds. He looked so distressed Billy actually started to feel bad for him.

"Sir?"

But he didn't answer. He continued to lay there palm pressed against his forehead, massaging his scalp rhythmically. His breathing was even but his heart was going crazy. That worried Paul. He didn't want another Harry incident. Naomi would never forgive him.

"You can kill those things?" Toni finally asked. It was more of a whisper, tired and fearful.

"Yes sir."

"Is it one of them Billy? Are they connected to my cases?" he continued to ask never stopping his soothing massage of his own scalp.

"I think so Toni. That's why I needed you to know. So that you could be careful."

Toni chuckled heartlessly. "How am I supposed to defend myself against those things Billy? I don't…transform…into a…into a giant wolf!"

Paul felt a little hurt but he understood his reaction. In fact, he thought Mr. Wood was taking it very well. "We could help with that sir. Whenever you had one of those cases, you could call us. We'd go and find a trail, follow it and kill the bastard."

"We?"

Billy sighed, knowing it was time to reveal the rest of his story. "You know that little gang you think Sam has? Well, Sam is the alpha, in charge of all the wolves and protecting our lands, our people….in charge of protecting your daughter."

Toni sat up at the reminder of his daughter. "He's protecting her?"

"We all are sir. She's very important to us." Paul answered.

"Toni, they protect everybody. But your daughter…it seems she's showing symptoms." Billy added, watching his friend intently. He knew he should have waited to say all this another day. It could be too much for him in just one night. But he really hated the idea of starting this all over again.

"Symptoms?"

"Intense anger followed by tremors through the body, like mood swings, high body temperature, dreams, rebellion, anxiety to do something or be somewhere."

"Billy, that's called teenage years." Toni said looking at both of them like they've lost their minds.

Billy raised an eyebrow in annoyance. "Has she been acting up lately?"

Anthony just had to smile. He'd prove him wrong. "Not at all. She's been as good as an angel."

"That's because she's were she's supposed to be!" Billy said completely throwing Toni of his game. "Her wolf is calm now that she's with her own."

"That's not true!" Toni accused, refusing to believe his little girl was going to change into an oversized wolf; that she'd be responsible for tracking down and killing those creatures of the night.

"Why did Katherine send her to you?"

"Because my daughter wanted to be with me! Is that so wrong?" Toni said in denial. But Billy remained silent and waited for him to continue. After a minute he did. "She might have been getting a little out of control too."

"Her wolf was restless. It could sense the others, the danger around her, and it became aggressive. But now she's among her people and she's back to normal Toni. Can you see what I'm trying to tell you?"

Anthony didn't like what he was hearing. His daughter couldn't possibly become one of the protectors. He wouldn't let her! She was his baby and he'd rather go to hell and come back before he ever allowed her to willingly put herself in danger. La Push already had enough protectors he didn't understand why they needed more. No, he wouldn't allow it to happen. He'd file for a transfer. He'd get out of La Push and take his daughter with him, far away from all this supernatural insanity.

He wasn't willing to put his beautiful daughter through the kind of pain and suffering transforming into a wolf could bring. "No Billy! My daughters isn't one of them. She isn't! I won't have it! I won't!" He stood up and took off, straight out the door towards his car.

As soon as he stepped outside and saw the darkness of the night, he couldn't help but wonder if he was alone, supernaturally alone. He would always question things now. He wouldn't be able to live a normal life anymore. He would always be afraid for his daughter, afraid something would happen to her. The nun idea was looking better and better as the hours passed. What better place than a convent to be safe, close to God and far away from those monsters.

He heard footsteps behind him but he did not stop. He got into his car and locked his door. He was having trouble trying to assimilate and believe what they said to him was true. They didn't just tell him, they showed him! Yet he couldn't believe. He didn't want to believe. He looked up and saw Paul leaning against the porch railing, looking sad and hurt. Toni didn't have anything against the boy. He didn't judge him for what he was. He just didn't want his little girl becoming one too. It wasn't the life he envisioned for her.

He looked at his phone, and hour had passed since he'd send Naomi the text and she hadn't replied. He felt instantly scared. He quickly dialed her number and waited for her to answer. Ring after ring his heart pounded faster in his chest.

"Hey Dad." He sighed, releasing the air he didn't know he was holding in.

"Hi sweetie. Did you get my text?" It felt so good to hear her voice and know she was alright. He knew where she was, surrounded by werewolves. But he knew she was safe even if he still didn't want her turning into one.

"Yes dad. Sorry I didn't text back. I got distracted talking to Leah" Was Sue's daughter one of them too? Toni only remembered ever seeing boys with Sam.

"Clearwater?" He asked.

"Yeah. You know her?"

"Isn't she the girl your brother liked?" He asked remembering the friendship his son shared with her.

"Shhhhh! Dad! You'll blow his cover!"

He laughed, typical of his daughter to look after her brother's best interest, even though he was so far away. "Sorry! I didn't know!" he felt better now that he was talking to her. It made him feel like nothing had changed. "Are you staying with Leah tonight?"

"Yeah dad. Are you still at Billy's?"

"Yes, we have a lot of catching up to do." As much as he hated it, now that he knew about the supernatural and their involvement with his daughter, he needed to know everything. He'd find a way to protect her.

She was silent for a little. "Umm. Well okay. Call me later when you get home so I know you got there safe, okay?"

"Okay sweetie. Call me too okay?"

"M'kay. Bye. Love you.''

"Love you too."

Naomi closed the phone feeling a little concern over her dad. He sounded strange, troubled maybe. She wasn't sure any more about staying over at Leah's house. She would feel better once she was sure her dad was okay. She didn't need to ask him to know something was wrong. He wasn't the best person in hiding his emotions. She could always tell when he was struggling with problems.

"Noami?" She stiffened. The body that belonged with that voice was the last person she wanted to talk to. She could feel the heat radiating off of his body. He was so close to her she could smell him. She didn't want to talk to him. She turned around trying to evade him by walking to the side but he only took a step and was blocking her escape once again. This time however, she was face to face with his chest.

He reached for her arm but she flinched back. He grimaced but didn't except and other reaction from her. "Can we talk?"

"I can't. I have to go." She said walking out of the house. She knew the rest of the guys were watching them. She could feel their eyes on them. They probably knew what happened. She smirked to herself when she realized Bella probably went after them after hearing Embry and Quil enthusiastically inviting her to watch the rest of the movie with them. She heard what sounded like a stomp and a loud humph as someone dropped onto the sofa right after.

She walked out of the house, heading home. She realized it was dark but the light of the full moon enlightened everything well. Besides, she was never really afraid of the dark, just occasionally terrified. She was tempted to go back and get Leah but didn't want to risk running into Jacob's girlfriend.

"Nim..Naomi! Wait! Please let me explain!" He was right behind her, keeping up without a struggle. She increased her pace holding back enough so it didn't look like she was breaking into a jog.

"I don't need your explanations. I know what you're playing at and it's not going to work with me!" she didn't trust herself to simply just talk to him without going into a full out rampage. She was mad, beyond pissed off! How dare he try to talk to her even with his obvious girlfriend right next to him? She was sure he lied to her. A friend wouldn't look at him the way Bella did. She wouldn't cling to him in a silence territorial claim every time a girl showed up. Least of all, a friend wouldn't try to stop him from coming after her, not unless she had romantic feelings for him. Naomi was sure Bella held romantic feelings for Jacob. She didn't want to interfere there. The last thing she needed was to be involved in a dramatic love triangle.

"She got into an accident and she needs me. I swear Nimi she's not my girlfriend!"

She stopped dead in her tracks. "Nimi?" She asked turning slightly and looked at him questionably.

He looked nervous, like he didn't know what to say. "I meant Naomi."

He felt utterly stupid for having slipped like that. How was he supposed to explain it? He was completely embarrassed and he was sure she knew it. "Your name feels long sometimes so…umm…I made it shorter."

She looked away from him, hiding a smile that she couldn't hold back. He gave her a nickname and he was blushing adorably! It was so not fair! "I'm not sure I like it."

Of course she liked it! She wasn't going to tell him that thought. She continued walking, feeling his warmth's next to her as he kept up with her. "Oh, I could stop."

She bit her lower lip. "I could get used to it though."

He looked at her trying to catch a glimpse of her face, but she wouldn't let him. She kept looking away from him. He wanted to look at her and see her face, her expression. He reached for her arm and pulled her to an abrupt stop. "Look at me."

She looked up at him, her smile gone. "What the hell do you think you're doing? Let go of me!"

"I didn't mean to pull you like that." He said letting go of her, his face looking apologetic. "I just wanted to make sure you believed me."

"Why is it so important that I believe you?"

He sighed. He wasn't ready to tell her he was starting to like her but he didn't want her to think he had something going on with Bella. That wasn't the case and he knew now it would never be. "Because…the other day…on the beach…" he stepped closer to her, starting to feel a thick emotion in his chest. "…I felt…I've never felt like that before. I think I want to feel like that again." He said, closing the little distance between them, lifting his hand to rest it on her cheek.

Her breathing hitched at his touch. He heard her inhale deeply and his own heart skipped a beat when hers started pumping faster. He could feel the desire and need coursing through him as he leaned closer to her. He rested his left hand on her waist, pulling her closer to him as his other hand traveled down her neck, pulling her lips to his. She didn't struggle against him. On the contrary, she leaned closer, her body touching him seductively, fitting perfectly against his own.

He grazed his lips softly against hers, sucking gently; waiting for her to respond. He felt her hand roam his chest and his body was consumed with pleasure. He pulled her closer to him, breathing heavily as his desires turned into lust. He could feel the wolf in him struggling to take over and claim her mouth. But he fought him off. He wanted to savor her, taste and enjoy what could be considered their first kiss. He wanted so many things right now but he knew better than to give into his desires.

Instead he cradled her against him, savoring the proximity and the feel of her lips against his. His lips were on hers, gently touching hers as he reined in his lust. The tip of his lounge slowly caressed her lower lip, teasingly begin for entrance.

"Hey Shorty! Are you okay?" Leah said from somewhere in the distance.

He felt her body tense up instantly but he refused to let her go. It wasn't happening again. He wasn't going to let someone interrupt them again! He tried to kiss her; to actually kiss and not tease her but she pulled away.

"Jake stop!" She whispered urgently as she tried to pull away.

He let her go reluctantly feeling the desire and lust in him being replaced by anger. This wasn't happening to him! Did he have that much bad luck or had his pack conspired against him? Whichever it was he didn't care anymore.

He was going to have to add another person to his "Must kill!" list.

Me: Muahhhaha *cough, cough* muahaha *cough and clears throat* I bet Jacob wants to add me to his "Must Kill!" list too! :D lol

Jacob: Fuck yeah I do! Why do you keep interrupting me? You tease me and tease me and never give in! *sighs angrily* you're so lucky you're her creator.

Me: I'm sorry Jacob but don't fret, soon really soon, you'll get your kiss. And if you behave *wink wink* I can give you more! *blush* (…LOL…)

Jacob: *smiles seductively* I can work with that.

Me: *squeal!*

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Me: *tries to breath before addressing readers* So….What did you think? Poor Toni is having a hard time isn't he? And Jacob keeps fucking up. I think my next chapter will be the original or the next after that.

Hope you liked it please review. I'm working on a preview and will PM it to the reviewers. Don't get me wrong…it's not a bribe… :D …. it's a reward. ;D I can't give you cookies or cake or a tequila shot…:D… so I give you a personal preview. :D you like the idea?