Love is the most beautiful of dreams and the worst of nightmares.
~ William Shakespeare

Chapter 36:

Jacob's POV:

"Quit the sob story parasite." I growled. He has to bring everyone down with him, doesn't he?

The grim reaper's -my new nickname for Edward, the one who causes pain and kills everyone on his long list till everyone is gone - eyes turned into thin slits as he looked at me.

"Protect her? From what?" Charlie asked, now sounding genuinely curious.

There was a long awkward pause before anyone answered."Protect her from me. I don't deserve her." Edward answered.

"You don't deserve her." Alice said and I nodded in agreement.

Great, I am in the same wavelength with the pixie.

Charlie flopped down in the nearest chair and closed his eyes. "No."

"No what?" Bella asked.

"I will not let you run off and get married." Charlie answered. "How long have you two known that you would be getting married?"

Finally the voice of reason! I agreed. Way to go, Charlie!

She visibly hesitated before answering. "Well, it's probably been about a week or so now."

"And what exactly happened a week ago?" Charlie asked.

"Well . . . " Bella said after a while.

"We thought about it a bit more and decided, why wait? We both knew that we couldn't stand those four months we were separated this past year. We knew we would always be together since we first saw each other after those few months . . . " Edward trailed off.

I bet he is good at coming up with lies.

"I admit I was a bit hesitant at first. I didn't want to be that girl, the girl that gets married right out of high school and has no idea what she wants to do with her life." Bella said.

"And you don't think that's what you're doing now?" Charlie asked her angrily. "If you actually do this, you will be 'that girl'!"

She has always been 'that girl'. This is Bella Swan we are talking about!

"I may be getting married, but I sure as hell know exactly what my future will be!" Everyone in the room eyes' widened, including mine.

Billy rolled out of the room into the kitchen, opened the fridge and from what it sounded like popped open a beer and drank it down.

Has Bella lost it or what? I thought. "You'll break the treaty." I snarled and started shaking harder, taking a step toward the life sucking parasite.

THIS MEANS A WAR! Sam needs to know and get ready for the breach. He steals my once future girl, leaves her like trash to die, comes back and declares that he is getting married?! Leeches are good for nothing.

"You already did, Jacob Black." The calm, blonde leech said and took a defensive position in front of the pixie vampire.

I suddenly felt calmer. I don't know how and I don't know why because I am still shaking but I feel calmer.

"How did I break the treaty?" I snarled.

"What will your future be?" Charlie asked, ignoring the scene unfolding in front of everyone.

"Ummmmm . . . "

Nice one Bella, way to let that slip. I thought.

"My future is with Edward." Bella answered.

She needs someone to slap some sense into her. I thought. She is a total nut case!

Edward growled. "You broke the treaty by telling her what we are."

"I didn't believe it then. Who knew you were a leech?" I defended myself.

Bella may be a nut but she is happy. She was slowly coming back together. She didn't hold his hand much and, she cringed when one of them touched her but, she was happy and slowly beginning to trust them again. She was in love with them and, after all they did to her, she accepts them back. She was getting better, I could see the light in her eyes, sometimes it wasn't there, but when it was everyone could tell that she was happy. Today was one of those days. I lost the love of my life.

I was in love with Bella Swan. She was marrying that bloodsucker instead of me. I guess we all have a monster inside of us. Bella could break your heart. Edward and his parasite clan, well you guessed that one. And me, I turn into a giant wolf.

I was the natural path her life would have taken . . .

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