A/N: Thanks Sherry xx
Chapter 35
When Peter left, I got off the sofa and went over to the bed, taking a seat beside Charlotte, who thankfully had now covered herself up. "I'm sorry. You must really hate me for not warning you in some way. I know I feel like I should have-"
"Bella," Charlotte said, putting her hand on my arm. "You did warn me in a way. You warned me to stay away from Peter and I guess I should have listened to you, though I will be honest, I thought that you were trying to keep him to yourself. I never imagine that you had this sort of secret or that you had your own hottie."
I laughed nervously. "Yeah, I certainly wasn't trying to keep him to myself. He was only there that night because Edward is overprotective and he insisted that I have one of the sentinels with me."
"Sentinels?"
"It's basically what we call our guards. Did Peter inform you about his job or the ranks of the pack?"
"He told me he was a guard. I guess he just didn't use that word. He also told me that you and Edward are the alpha couple."
"Yeah… I guess I am still getting used to that position myself."
"You haven't always been the alpha pair?"
"No, I was only recently chosen to be Edward's mate and when I say chosen… I mean he didn't give me much of a choice. I guess you could say that these men are pushy. They know what they want and they go after it. Not allowing anything to get in their way."
"You can say that again," Charlotte laughed.
It was so nice to hear her laughing after everything that she had been through, I couldn't help but laugh with her. "I'm so glad you are okay," I sniffled as my emotions did a complete one-eighty. "I want you to know that I was against Peter turning you, but Edward supported him and I wasn't left with much a choice. I won't lie, I've had a pretty lonely life in this pack and I'm excited at the thought of having a friend now."
Charlotte pulled me into her arms, hugging me tight. "I'm so glad that I have you to help me go through this. I'm not sure I would be able to do it without you."
I half laughed, half cried. "I should be the one comforting you, not the other way around."
"You are comforting me by just being here, supporting me, but I also get to support you. That's what friends do."
I felt happy. All warm and fuzzy inside. I was so grateful that Charlotte seemed to be taking this all in her stride. I knew we were only going to grow closer.