I glanced at the clock, watching the car pull out of the driveway. It was almost four in the morning. I looked over the faces of my family, all of them matching expressions of exhaustion. "There are plenty of rooms for everyone to sleep in, there's one on this level, three in the basement, some upstairs and two beds in the attic room."
"I'm done talking to you," Sam said, mainly to me.
"I know, but my family is tired, if you dont need to hound them for questions, then im sure they can all get some rest," i said in a clipped tone. I wanted him out of my house and soon.
"Maybe you should get some sleep too," Paul suggested, ignoring Sam's look of irritation. What his problem anyways?
"I'm still wired from my run," i lied, and he gave me a look, like he knew i was lying. "I wont be able to sleep until i know Bell's is back," and he gave me an understanding look.
"Fine," Sam said, as if we needed his permission. I rolled my eyes, and nodded at everyone else, letting them know i'd be fine.
"We'll re-group once we all wake up," one by one we all hugged, before they all filed out in different directions. Then it was me, my imprint, Jake and the bitch Samantha.
"So what else do you want to know?" i asked, not covering up my dislike for him. Though based on the look he had, he just wanted to be a pest.
"Look Sam, they haven't hurt anyone, they dont eat-," Jake swung around to me, "you dont eat people do you?"
I gave him a weird look, "do you?" i said in response. We didn't normally eat people, but sometimes we got weird cravings. I didn't feel the need to share that though.
"NO!" he said in horror.
"Well there you go," i said amused. He let out a relieved breath and turned back to Sam.
"Paul can stay here and if anything happens he'll let us know, besides it might help with the red headed leech," that caught my attention.
"Red headed leech?" i repeated, getting a bad feeling.
"Some vampire that's been trying to get at Bella," i felt my eyes go wide in shock.
"Why?" i asked, barely containing my anger. Why hadnt she told me about a vampire?
"Her boyfriend killed the red heads mate when he tried to hunt her," i frowned, and let out a frustrated growl.
"Of freaking course, you leave the girl alone and she still manages to almost get killed by supernatural creatures. What is it with her?" i asked to nobody in particular.
"What else can you do? Other then turn into a wolf?" i eyed Sam for a moment, not liking that question. He was digging for something, trying to find out if i was a threat maybe? I was, but he didn't need to know that either.
"Fast, strong, good senses and intuition, nothing over the top," i lied. If he wasn't well educated, he didn't need to know anything else. I suddenly worried he would find out more. God, what if he found out about Darklings, what if he found out i was a Darkling. i got the feeling he wouldn't hesitate to take that as confirmation i was evil and try to kill me. That thought amused me, i would love to see him try.
"Nothing special than," he said unimpressed.
"Not unless you count my great skills at kicking ass and fucking," i shot at him, enjoying the way his face went red. I ignored the way Paul tensed, and the look Jake shot at Paul. "Can you leave now? I'm tired."
"Paul?" Sam asked, voice distinct and suspicious.
"I'll stay," he said, and with a nod, Sam left. I glanced at Jake, who looked more curious then anything.
"Did you want to stay too?" i asked, unsure about how Isa would feel about that. It occured to me that i had way to many names for her. Isa, Is, Bell, B, Isabel, and a bunch of nicknames mostly to piss her off. I smirked slightly.
"I just wanted to talk to Bella," he said, nodding slightly.
"Yeah, if she wants to talk to you when she gets home," he didn't comment on how i spoke as though this was her home. But to be fair, it was. Not the place so much as the people in it. Wherever pack was, was where home was. I stood, grabbing the remote and tossing it at Jake.
"Paul?" i ventured, nodding at the staircase, he looked relieved and sort of jumpy but he stood as well. "Eat what you want," i said to Jake, going up the stairs.
I closed the door behind us, pressing my head to the cool wood. This could end so many ways, and most of them didnt seem very pleasant. I felt his gaze on me and i took a deep breath. "Hey," he said quietly, surprising me with how close he was.
He stood so close, i kept my eyes closed, preparing myself for, well just about anything. He took my hand, spinning me around. He stepped closer to me, pressing my body against the wall. I let out a moan, his hot skin pressing again mine. I tensed, surprised even more when his lips crashed against mine, hard and demanding.
I reacted instantly, wrapping my arms around him and pressing my body into his tighter. He lifted me up, and i wrapped my legs around him, deepening the kiss. Both of us pulled back to breathe, the room seemingly hot and thick.
"Your insane, you know that?" he whispered, voice rough and deep.
"is that going to be a problem?" i asked, still very breathless.
"Fuck no," he whispered, pressing his lips to mine again, just as hard and passionate. Then everything caught up to me, i couldn't help the intense relief that overcame me. I also couldn't control the sudden need to feel him, to feel every part of him.
I pulled my body from his, untangling us and pushed him hard. He let out a surprised gasp as he hit the bed, and moaned as my body hit his hard.
I straddled him, pulling off my shirt and ground my hips into his. He let out a mixed sound of a growl and a moan as i pressed into him, unsurprised to find him hard. "Holy fuck," he growled, raising his hands to touch my body. Taking me by surprise, he had us flipped and i was on my back so quickly i lost my breath. His skin hit mine, hard and unhesitant, and all coherent thoughts left the room, replaced by pure animalist need and lust.
The door flew open, the light flipped on, "Luna i-wow, oh my god," Isabel said, wide eyed and staring at me. she looked away quickly, Jake behind her.
"i told you not to go in there," Jake said awkwardly, shaking his head turning and disappearing. I looked around the room, surprised to see how destroyed it was. I glanced at Paul, who looked completely unashamed and just as surprised to see the damage.
"You said you thought someone was being murdered," Isa said, eyes wide, face flushed and embarrased.
"I said it sounded like someone was being murdered," he correct from a distance. Looking around the room, i couldn't blame him for thinking that. Most of the furniture was broken and everything that had been neatly put away was either on the floor or some other part of the room.
"what's up Bell?" i asked, changing the subject for her traumatized benefit. I slid from the bed, naked, and moved to the bathroom door, wrapping a silk komono around myself. "How'd everything with your mate?"
"They, uh, they want to meet you tonight," she said, relieved to think of something other then how my bedroom had become like this.
"Were they angry?" i asked, watching her carefully. She seemed relieved, and a little calmer then when she'd left, but i could tell something was bothering her. "What happened?" i asked, eyes narrowed.
She looked down, and then back up to meet my gaze. Her eyes watered slightly, and i moved towards her, wrapping my arms around her. Jake came back in, hearing her sob slightly. Paul had pulled his shorts back on, and looked like a dear in headlights.
"Edward wasn't angry," she said finally, and shook her head, tears sliding down her face. "But Alice and Rosalie hate me."
"Who?" i asked confused.
"Sisters of Edwards," Jake supplied, kneeling to give Bella an encouraging smile. She hesitated, and then Jake pulled her into his arms, rubbing her back soothingly. I was completey at a loss, why did his sisters matter? "Bella was best friends with Alice and Rosalie was always a bitch to her," he said, seeing my bewildered expression.
"Isabel, what did they say when they found out?" i asked, keeping my voice calm, though i was anything but. I was very glad i was going to meet them.
"A liar, Rosalie just kept saying i didn't belong and that i was a monster and an abomination and weak, that they should've just left me behind," she said, breath hitching.
I felt eyes shift darkly and Jake gave me a weird look. "What about Edward?" i asked as evenly as i could.
"Relax, beautiful," i felt my eyebrows raise at Paul's nickname for me, but didn't comment. Jake snickered though, and then smirked at the dark look Paul gave him.
"Edward was mad, but he said, he said he loved me and he always would no matter what," she said, calming down at her own words.
"Then that's all that matters," i said simply, "and believe me, if there smart, they wont be stupid enough to say anything like that in front of me. The next time they do, regardless of whether or not i'm around, you shut them down. Got it?"
"There vampires Luna," she said as if i were nuts."
"And were werewolves, what happened to the girl that wouldn't stop until she had Vierra back? Make her proud Isa, make her proud knowing you wouldn't take shit from no good racist vampires even if you didn't have her to back up the bite," i said, watching her expression change completely.
"Vierra wouldn't let anyone talk to me like that, i shouldn't either," she said thoughtfully.
"Whose Vierra?" Jake asked perplexed.
"Vierra is the name of my wolf," Bell said, suddenly calmer. "I can't wait to see those two assholes again."
"Atta girl," i said kissing her forehead. "Get some sleep."
"Jake will you stay, i dont like sleeping alone," Isabel said, standing with Jake.
"Sure sure," he said, smiling at me in thanks. They left the room, closing the door behind him.
"You have names for your wolves?" Paul asked surprised.
"Yeah, most werewolves do, takes a while to figure out their name, they dont exactly speak any human lanugage let alone english," i said shrugging, looking around the trashed room thoughtfully.
"What's name of yours then?" he asked, curiously. He gestured at the bed, and i stood, crawling into the blankets and letting him pull me into his arms.
"Aleera, my wolves name is Aleera," i said, hearing her soft purr at the sound of her name leaving my lips. She usually didn't like when i spoke her name, but she liked my telling Paul about her.