Hello everyone! Posting day is here. I'm not sure you'll be happy about Billy's punishment but I think this is better for who they are trying to be.

Thanks to Pien and Fran for their amazing pre-reader and beta help. I wouldn't be here if not for the both of them.

SM owns Twilight.

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Chapter 34 – Good Things

The others were in hysterics by the time we reached the guarded door that Benjamin was behind. I had to throw Bella over my shoulder because she was so damn happy that she was dancing all over the place. It was cute, but it was taking us longer to get to the door than it should have.

Even once I had her there, she continued on with her happy attitude. It was a relief from all of the nastiness that we had to deal with downstairs. To everyone that she came in contact with she was a breath of fresh air.

"So who gets to be the bearer of great news?" Bella giggled as she tried to look at the brothers from her place.

The others laughed again, at her. I think it was more due to her red face than anything else.

Marcus was the one to answer her through his chuckles. "How about we let you do it, Bella?"

She squealed. "Really you'll let me do it?"

Marcus indulged her excitement by telling her that he'd love to see how Benjamin takes it from her.

Once we reached the door, I placed Bella back on her feet. She reached up and kissed me gently before turning towards the guards. We watched in concealed amusement as she straightened her clothes then ran her fingers through her hair, trying to make it a little neater. I must have let out a little snicker because she turned to me and pointed. I knew what she meant, that it was my fault that her clothes and hair were like that, so I did the only thing available to me, and that was to put my hands up in a surrendering motion and take a small step back.

We still found her funny as hell.

She took a final deep breath, nodded to the guards at the door and stepped inside once they'd swung it open. We all followed her in to see how she was going to handle Benjamin's news.

Benjamin stood when Bella had entered and bowed to her politely. I liked him for that. He had more manners than anyone I had met this afternoon, and his thoughts were pure. He was only worried about his mate, and he should be.

"Benjamin, hello."

"Hello, Lady Bella. Is that how I should address you? It's what I've heard from the others when they talk about the ladies in Volterra." He indicated pointing to the guards that were standing outside the door. A lot of them had picked up the habit from Constantine. Bella and I tried to change it in the beginning, but Caius had told us that everyone used it as a sign of respect, that it showed they accepted us as leaders of the mythical world so we stopped. Even though we both hated it.

"It's fine Benjamin. How are you fairing?"

He took a deep breath, holding it before releasing it in one big gush. "Honestly?"

"Please."

"I'm terrified for my Tia. I've been gone such a long time, and I don't know how the giants are taking care of her. I need to rescue her from them as soon as possible." He had started to pace.

Bella stepped into his line on one of the passes and placed her hands on his arms, stopping him from taking another step. "It's okay, Benjamin, I understand how upsetting this can be for you and I have a proposal."

He looked at her suspiciously. "What kind of proposal? Last time one of them was handed to me I ended up in a war I didn't want to fight."

Bella shook her head. "No that was an ultimatum, this is a proposal."

He nodded. "Go on."

"My proposal is this; you take a contingent of guards from the castle to help you rescue your mate. When that is done, the guards will come back and you two will spend a month in seclusion here, in the Italian countryside. I'm sure the Volturi have a spare villa somewhere in the area." She looked back to the brothers for confirmation, which they gave her. "Then, after you've had that, we want you to come back and become a coven with Carmen and Eleazar."

"What, why? They were trying to take you out and what about those succubae sisters?"

Bella sighed, looking forlorn. "The succubae sisters are … no longer. They've been dealt their punishments for their parts in this war. And as for Carmen and Eleazar, they are going to be undergoing vampire training 101. While you two are reconnecting, they'll be learning, and then after they need to be trained in how to be in a coven. They won't ever be allowed to run one, but they need to learn how to be a member and that is where you come in. Please, Benjamin?"

Oh, that wasn't fair to him; she pulled out the perfect puppy dog look. It looked like just about every person that she came in contact with couldn't withstand it. She could wrap us all around her little fingers.

He looked at her, pulled at his hair and looked away from her. He paced a little before he looked back and we watched as he gave in. He sighed before he started talking. "Okay, Lady Bella. If that is what you wish. But may I ask one favor first?"

"Certainly Benjamin. Anything."

"Can Tia and I have two months in seclusion? We haven't seen each other in close to six months. They've had me in America teaching the newborns."

She nodded at that request. "Absolutely. Just let us know where this location in America is and we'll handle the rest. The two months are yours. Follow us back down to the throne room and we'll get that contingent of guards for you."

With that, my beautiful leading lady walked out with the rest of us following behind her.

~*~HS~*~

We met a little while later in the throne room. Bella had already ordered Felix to gather a contingent of twenty vampires and a few other mythical creatures. Ones that had previous experience with giants. Benjamin was very impressed with her leadership skills as he knew that we had only joined the Volturi a few short weeks ago.

As Bella gathered them all together, we all watched with amusement as she told them to go and rescue Tia, to have fun doing it but also to be careful.

"As far as I'm concerned you are all family. I will worry about you until you return to tell me that you are safe and uninjured. Thank you for your service, now please rescue poor Tia."

"Yes, Lady Bella." They all chanted before bowing and leaving the room with Benjamin leading the charge.

"Telling them to go and hunt down other creatures will take some getting used too. It's like sending your children or brothers and sisters into battle." She sighed.

"Well, you did a fabulous job, my dear." Marcus complimented while pulling her into a hug.

There was a beep from the intercom on the table where we had our discussions. "Yes, Heidi?"

"There are a Raphael and Dina here for Bella and Edward."

"Thank you, Heidi. We'll be there in a minute."

"No problem, I'll let them know."

I looked up to see Marcus and Bella having an intense conversation about sending the guard out to collect people. She needed the reassurance from someone that it was the right thing to do; that we couldn't do it all ourselves and as the leaders we were to be here not just to maintain the rules but for those that came to the castle to see us.

I walked up to them and wrapped my arm around Bella's shoulders. "I'm sorry to interrupt love, but Raphael and Dina are here to see us."

The excitement that lit up her face was stunning. "Oh good." She looked around the throne room. "Ruse, can you be a dear and go and get the Cullens from their hotel, please. This is news that they are going to want to hear."

He bowed low to Bella, "Yes, Lady Bella. I'll return with them as soon as I can."

"Thank you, Ruse. Let's go, Edward." She demanded as she walked past me and grabbed my hand.

"Yes, Lady Bella." I crooned in her ear as I walked beside her.

She looked up and me and saw the smirk that was on my face. "Funny, Edward."

I chuckled in response.

We walked into the reception where Heidi was sitting doing some paperwork for the charities that the Volturi ran. It was something that I had instigated when I was here years ago. Aro was lamenting that they had too much money – not something you hear very often – and not enough tax breaks to offset it. I suggested opening up and running a group of charities. They wouldn't need donations because the Volturi groups pull in plenty of profit and interest on investments. This was another way that they could give back. There were now charities ranging from all types of cancers, childhood diabetes, and school scholarships both here and in countries all over the world.

They thought about it for years, during the time I was here and even after I left. When I went to college for the first time, I did a business course, and came up with a business plan and forwarded it to Aro. He loved it so much that he and the others started it, and it had become wildly successful.

Bella squealed when the two Angels came into view. "Raphael, Dina, it's so good to see you!"

They laughed and hugged her back after she had launched herself at them. "We only saw you a little while ago at your Mating Ceremony, Bella. Edward, good to see you again."

"You too, Raphael. I can't imagine what business you have down here, though."

They both smiled a secret smile while looking at each other. "We're here with a mission from the Gods. One that will make your family very happy."

I looked at them, trying to work it out. I knew that Raphael was the Angel for healing so I figured it had to do with Dina, but I wasn't sure what she was.

"Don't worry Edward. All will be explained when your family gets here." Dina promised.

Bella and I led them back towards the throne room catching up on everything that had happened. Dina had not been able to be at the battle that we had been in, but Raphael was here to help all manner of creatures that were hurt and giving final rights to the few that we had lost.

We introduced the brothers, Sulpicia and Anthenodora to them as they had descended from the tower to find out what the news for Rosalie was. It didn't take long for the family to arrive. Hugs and kisses were doled out when we were all together and when that was done some of the guard brought in chairs for everyone.

When everyone had quietened down, Carlisle was the first to speak. "Why are we all here?"

"That's an excellent question, Carlisle." Dina started. "We – the Council of Angels – and the Gods have been keeping a very close eye on your coven since Bella had her visions of Edward being her mate. After the colossal mess that was Didyme's relationship with Balail, we wanted to make sure that our newest Earth Angel would get the best from the very the beginning.

"At first, we were impressed that you were able to co-exist with humans so easily and keep the secret that you seemed to want to keep. It was a very jubilant moment for us when we saw what your chosen field was Carlisle, being able to be around that much blood. But it also concerned us to see what had happened with the rest of your coven, the only one that seemed to make a go of life was Edward."

Carlisle nodded. "Yes. I have since learned of what I had done to our children and even to my wife. I will be taking a sabbatical of sorts from the medical field to learn how to be a functioning part of our family."

Dina seemed pleased to hear this. "While I am glad that you are starting to learn from your mistakes, what displeased us all the most was how your … family … handled Bella when she entered your lives. Edward, was of course, brilliant in his acceptance of her, Emmett and even Esme also, to a point. Although Esme's learning curve was learning to let go.

"Alice, it pleased us to see that you came around to the right thinking as well as you, Jasper. Although, you were somewhat quicker than your mate. But to watch you bloom out in the world, as well as, maintaining your façade has been a pleasure to see. We are pleased with all of your progress. Even you, Rosalie."

That shocked everyone, but none more so than her.

"How can you be so happy with my progress? I took the longest then totally fouled it up when they told us about Bella being able to have Edward's child."

"Because, Rosalie, you had the most to overcome. You'd held out hope that Kate would be his mate for a very long time, but eventually accepted Bella for who and what she was. Having been told that you would never have a child because you are a vampire and then be told that Edward could, would be a shock to anyone that believed otherwise. Not only that it was the one thing you wanted more than anyone else – any woman, human or otherwise – would have been upset in that situation."

Dina took in a deep breath and then let it out. "But your selflessness when it came to trying to help Bella when the succubae sisters attacked her more than made up for what you had done in the past. You lost part of the movement in your arm due to the potion that Kate had, and you nearly lost your life to them. And for that, the Gods and I have seen fit to reward you for your sacrifice."

I looked at Bella and noticed a happy little smirk on her face. I opened my mind to see if I could hear what she was up to but she beat me to it.

'I'm not telling you anything Edward.' She giggled. 'You'll see with the rest of them.'

I did the only mature thing and blew a raspberry at her in her head, causing her to giggle out loud. The others smiled at her happiness before turning back to Dina.

"Has Bella explained my role in Eden? What I do up there?"

Everyone shook their heads except for Bella and Didyme.

"Do you enjoy keeping secrets, Bella?" Dina laughed.

Bella shook her head. "No, but I think this one is better coming from you than me."

Dina nodded. "My job in Eden is twofold. The first, is an Angel of Learning. I help run and teach at the schools in Eden. I'm not there all the time, but I help when I can. The second part is the Angel of Fertility working in tandem with Raphael."

Everyone gasped at the revelation.

"I see that you know what that means because even Angels sometimes have trouble conceiving. What this means for you Rosalie and Emmett is that we can give you what you want, just once."

Rosalie was still as a statue. She was in shock. Emmett was ecstatic, he'd always wanted to be a father as a human but had let it go when he'd been turned into a vampire, knowing it was impossible. But the fact that he could now have that and with Rosalie was the best news he'd heard next to me finding Bella.

Alice was looking forward to offering Rosalie her help and from a rather strong vision that she was now getting, Rosalie would be happy for it. It would bring them closer.

I was worried how Esme would feel about this as she had been dying to be a mother too, but that was until I read her mind. She was happy that Rosalie would finally be able to know the feeling of having her little one grow inside her. Esme had her children through all of us. We'd filled that void for her. She also knew that it wasn't something she could do again. Losing her baby in the violent way that she had, had scared her from ever wanting to try again. Besides, she was looking forward to being and learning how to be a grandmother. A role she would be proud to take on. Even Carlisle was looking forward to being a grandparent. He knew that he wasn't fit right now to be a father to a newborn.

By the time I'd circled around everyone I'd realized that Rosalie had started dry sobbing in gratitude. She was hugging Dina as tight as she dared thanking her over and over again. Dina was taking it all in stride but was trying to get Rosalie to release her to go over some things. Emmett pulled her away and settled her down so that she could listen. When she was ready, she nodded.

"This pregnancy will be very similar to a human pregnancy. The most noticeable will be that you will change and grow as your baby does. So you'll have to stay clear of vampires that don't know. Either go into seclusion or stay here at the castle, but seeing as the ones that would cause you the most trouble are no longer with us then you should be okay.

"It will be similar in length to a human pregnancy plus you will have cravings for both blood and food. Because to start with, your baby will be hybrid-like, but it won't be a hybrid, it'll just exhibit some of the same things. Your body will absorb everything as will your child's so there will be no need for potty training. The baby's need for food will diminish as the child grows until eventually it will only drink blood."

Here she paused.

"The most noticeable thing about your baby when it's born will be the fact that it will have a heartbeat. Its heart will beat, and it will need sleep until it reaches maturity, then it will go for one last sleep, and it will be then that he or she will be transformed into a full vampire. It will reach maturity by its twentieth year and by then it will be fully grown, never to leave you permanently."

That was a lot of information to take in all at once. I could see the happiness in Rosalie's countenance. She might only get one chance at being a mother, but it was one more chance than she had before. She was ecstatic, and I knew that she would never take this opportunity for granted. We sat there talking about it for a bit longer before someone had to ask the one question that had been burning in our minds. That person was Emmett.

"How will you make this a possibility for us?"

Dina looked at Raphael before answering.

"It really is this simple. I'll hold hands with Raphael, and we'll both think about the miracle that we want to bestow. When we have the same picture in mind we'll both have to touch the bare skin of Rosalie's stomach, from there Emmett, it's all up to you, and you only have twenty-four hours to make it a reality."

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Emmett waggled his eyebrows as he asked making us all laugh.

We watched as Dina and Raphael did exactly as they had described while Rosalie held up her top enough for them to place their hands where they were needed. Once they were done, Emmett picked her up and threw her over his shoulder.

"Don't come looking for us. To be entirely thorough we'll see you in two days!"

With that, they were out the door and off to their hotel room. I just hoped it would be in one piece when all was said and done.

The Angels left to go home, happy they'd done their work while the Cullens decided to go and look around Italy some more. They'd wait until Rosalie and Emmett were ready to go before leaving for Colorado Springs.

We all said our goodbyes, however, because Bella and I would be leaving to go to La Push with the Quileute soon.

~*~HS~*~

Landing in Seattle was a little bittersweet for me. It wasn't that long ago that we had lived in the Olympic Peninsula, but it was the place that my Bella would have found me if it wasn't for the fact that we had moved on. I realized that we weren't meant to meet then, but it would have saved me from more loneliness if she had.

'I know my love.' She whispered to me. 'We met when we were meant to. Although I wished it had been earlier too.'

I nodded, pulling her close and giving her a kiss to her head. We made our way to the rental counter, hiring a van to take us to Forks. We decided that it would be easier, and we would return it when we were to be returning to Italy.

The trip over from Italy had been quiet, but the trip to La Push with everyone in the van was anything but. They were a noisy bunch of just … children when they were all together. Paul had forgotten everything about his wolf. He remembered his love for Rachael and what the Blacks had done to her so he was eager to get home. He was a much more pleasant person now that his body wasn't ruled by the wolf. He got along with everyone. The same could be said about Leah. Now that she was not ruled by what she thought was love for Sam she allowed love back into her heart. She was a shy, blushing, giggling girl around Jared and it was a beautiful sight to see. They were going to make a beautiful couple and would make beautiful puppies – a thought that made Bella giggle – of that, I had no doubt.

Quil and Embry were eager to get home to their imprints Claire and Kim. They had been away far too long.

We were going to stop at the Cullen house to drop off Bella and me. We couldn't go onto the reservation until Sam had been stripped of his Alpha status. Leah and Seth didn't think it would take much, and they were going to enroll the help of Sam's fiancée, Emily. She had been hurt the most throughout all of this, and they knew she would want a normal life. So they'd strip him of his wolf and leave him with just his love for her.

Leah climbed into the driver's seat while Seth took the passenger one. He leaned out the window just as she was about to pull away.

"We'll call when it's safe. Then you can be there when we confront Billy. Maybe we can lock him up or something."

Bella and I could see Paul grimace in the backseat at the mention of Billy.

"We'll do our best to help Seth." Bella started. "For now, go, we must get the house ready for the builders that will arrive from rounding up the last of Stephan and Vladimir's creations in the next few days."

We'd decided it was best to wait until we dealt with everything before we started building.

"Okay, we'll call soon."

We watched them drive off before going inside and cleaning up for the crew.

~*~HS~*~

The next morning, after we'd eaten, my bracelet started to ring. Pressing the green button the image flew up from the projector.

"Good morning, Seth."

"Good morning, Edward, Bella. I've just left Emily's house. Sam has reverted to a human and has no idea that he even had a wolf. I am now Alpha of the pack and acting Chief. I'll meet you at the boundary line this first time and after that, you will be welcome anytime. We'll go to Billy's first."

Looking up at Bella, we smiled. "Excellent Seth, we'll be there in a half hour."

"See you soon."

"This is going to be a loud experience, Edward. I may have to freeze him long enough to get him inside his house so that he is unable to alert those around him."

I nodded at her point as we stood to start cleaning. "I agree with your assessment. What I hope to find out is how deep his hatred runs and whether there is hope for him. Otherwise, I have a feeling that we'll be calling in your father, and I really, really don't want to do that."

Bella slid her hand into the pocket of her jacket before she pulled out a vial of the forgetting potion. "Or maybe we might just have to use some of this and clear the information out in his house."

"Pass the heritage onto a new family, so to speak?"

"Yes, I think the Clearwater family deserves that respect. But we'll check them out before we hand it over."

I nodded in agreement before ushering us up the stairs to get dressed. After that, I took her out to the garage and showed her the Volvo I had there.

"Time to get a move on."

"Yay." Bella cheered with a sarcastic tone.

I snorted at her then pulled into the driveway before heading out to La Push. We were quiet as I sped down the road towards the border. Once we reached it, we were welcomed by the now familiar, sandy wolf, Seth.

'Follow me. I can lead you there through the tree line. He's going to be aggravated, to see you, specifically.'

"I know Seth. Bella has a plan to get him in the house if need be." Bella looked at me with a quizzical look until she realized what was going on, then she nodded to herself.

'Okay good. My mother is going to be there too, as support, she knows what's going on.'

Poor Seth was overwhelmed, and it was only his first day on the job. Having his mother there was going to be a good thing. Bella and I could assess her while talking to Billy, but if she'd raised Seth and Leah to be the good people they were, we shouldn't have any problems.

"Seth's mother, Sue, is going to be there too. That will make things easier I suspect."

"Yes, it will. Seth's a very clever boy."

The scene arriving at the Black's house was exactly as I suspected it would be. His house was on the outskirts of town so Leah, Jared, Embry, and Quil were there in their wolf forms. They took their places behind Seth when he stepped out of the woods. Sue was standing where I pulled up, and Billy was standing on his porch demanding to know where his son was and if he wasn't here where the hell was Sam. He became louder when he watched me step out of my car.

"You!" he bellowed almost running to the car. "What in the Hell are you doing here? You aren't allowed on tribal lands, this is a blatant break of the treaty!"

"Ah, the treaty with the Cullens, yes?"

"Of course, which damn treaty are you talking about? You signed it so you can't be here!"

"Billy, let me introduce myself as you seem to be under a misconception." I started as I rounded the car to let Bella out. "My name is Edward Masen of the Volturi, and this is my mate, Isabella Masen. As you can see, I am not with the Cullens so the treaty doesn't apply to me anymore and as such, I am allowed on your land. Regardless, the treaty was dissolved this morning."

He stopped short at my introduction then turned a dark shade of puce when he heard about the treaty. "WHAT do you mean the treaty was dissolved? Wait until my son or Sam hear about this!"

My Bella stepped in at this point to try and calm him down before he had a stroke. "Mr. Black, I'm sorry to inform you that neither your son nor Sam can come to your aide anymore. Sam was stripped of his wolf and his memories of the wolf this morning and will live a happy life with Emily from now on. And your son's soul was removed from this plane of existence a few days ago and taken to another one never to return. I'm sorry for your loss."

Billy sputtered before becoming indignant again. "That's not possible, nobody can be stripped of their wolf or memories! And my son is not dead! He'll be here, you'll see!" He screamed, "and don't you dare talk to me again, you filthy woman! Your place is to be seen and not heard."

He stormed towards her, planning to 'put her in her place' by slapping her across the face. My protective instincts took over at those thoughts, and I was in front of him before he could take two steps. I grabbed his raised hand and forced it up behind his back until we all heard a sickening crunch and he screamed out in pain.

"Not so much fun when you're on the receiving end, is it?" I hissed in his ear. "You will not raise your voice or your hand to my mate ever again, or another woman for that matter. You are as vile and disgusting as your son. You should be grateful that we are letting you live – for now – your only redeeming quality at this moment is that you haven't raped anyone, that I can tell."

I looked back to see the wolves had turned into their human forms and Bella was consoling an upset Sue. She'd heard of what Billy had done, but it scared her to see it first-hand.

"Now we are going to go inside your house and talk like civilized human beings. You will treat my mate with the respect a queen deserves because that is what she is. She's not only a leader of the mythical world but something far more dangerous than I could ever hope to be. Do you hear me, Billy?"

He nodded, emitting a little sob at the pain in his now, dislocated shoulder. I pushed forward on it forcing him to take a step towards his house.

"Come now, everyone," I called. "We've been invited inside for a civil meeting."

I heard several snorts behind me but forced Billy inside. I marched him through the door and into the kitchen, forcing him roughly down into a chair on the opposite side that Bella would sit. I watched her out of the corner of my eye as she gave Sue the potion she had in her pocket, and it looked like we were on the same wavelength. Billy would be uncooperative, and we would need to wipe his memories. Hopefully, he would become a productive member of society.

"Jared could you find the bathroom and a first aid kit for me, please. In failing that, could you find something I could make a sling out of for his arm?"

"Sure, Edward."

"Seth. Come here and hold him steady would you?"

He nodded and stood on the other side of me. Bella sat at the table and watched with fascination as we put Billy's arm back in place. She wasn't going to make it easy or take away the pain for him, this was part of his punishment for how he treated his daughters.

Once Jared came back with a bandage, I fashioned a sling or him and then stood behind Bella with my hands on her shoulders. Sue was standing off to the side ready to make the drink Bella had told her to. Seth, Jared, and Quil were standing behind Billy while Leah and Embry had gone to his office to search out his copy of the treaty and any other paperwork he had regarding the running of the tribe. We'd agreed upon that yesterday only they weren't sure why. Billy thought they were standing behind him in support of him when in reality it was to intervene before I had to. They were fully supportive of the new regime and knew it was the best bet to get their tribe out of perpetual poverty.

"Now Billy are you prepared to listen, and to a woman at that?" Bella asked, again with a sarcastic tone.

Billy grunted in acknowledgment, but that was all he was giving.

Bella sighed before again trying. "Surely in all your time as Chief and as per the treaty signed between you and the Cullens you were advised of the Volturi and what they stand for?"

He nodded without saying anything, his belligerent attitude was all he could hang onto at the moment.

"Well then, you know that we are the governing body over the mythical world." She stated while pulling out her Volturi necklace, and I followed suit. These caused Billy to widen his eyes. "So what we say goes. Did you know that your son involved your protectors in a mythical war with us?"

"No." he mumbled.

Bella looked up at me silently asking if he was telling the truth. I nodded letting her know that he was.

"Did you know that your son was a rapist, a disfigurer and an arrogant son of an asshole to boot? Oh, what am I saying, I see all that in you." She commented sarcastically. "Now the war was won by us and punishments have been dealt. As I mentioned earlier, Jacob was seen unfit to continue in society, ever again, so he has been removed and placed somewhere where he cannot reincarnate.

"It was decided that Sam would be stripped of his wolf memories and his wolf as of this morning because he was an unfit Alpha and Chief of this tribe. He will only know of his love for Emily, and he will believe that she was attacked by an animal. Emily will be taken to the hospital this morning where a consult with one 'Dr. Cullen' will be held for plastic surgery since you buggered up her chances for minimal scarring with your prejudice. It is the only case that he will be taking in the near future."

Sue placed an unopened bottle of water in front of Bella so that she could take a break from her monolog. I believe that she had decided Billy's fate when she motioned to the kettle. Sue took the hint and started preparing a cup of coffee for Billy.

"Paul has chosen to have his wolf stripped, and his wolf memories removed, leaving only his knowledge of his love for Rachael and what you have done to her. At this very moment, I believe he's planning an elaborate proposal that the Volturi are paying for, and he will be enjoying a very high paying job, courtesy of us.

"Seth is now the unequivocal Alpha of the pack and will be the Chief of the tribe when he turns eighteen. In his place, his mother Sue will hold that title, and she will confer with him before making a decision. The only wolves left are Seth, Quil, Embry, Jared and his imprint Leah."

She watched as Sue added the liquid before placing it in front of a seething Billy.

"You will be stripped of your rights as Chief and all your documents are being gathered to take over to Sue's house. Did you know she had a degree in economics? She'll be very apt in taking care of the tribe's interests and all the money we plan to invest in your little corner of the world." She paused and watched as Billy polished off the coffee before she let a smile creep over her face. "Say goodbye, Billy. Let's hope your second chance at this life is handled better than your first."

He looked up at her as she stood. "What are you talk … I'm sorry, who are you and what are you doing in my home?"

Hmm so what are your thoughts on Billy losing it all?

Again, I've been busy this week, so I haven't had any reading time. And any spare that I've had has been spent writing. I apologize for the lack of recommendations.

Let me know what you think, see you next week!