Wolf Boy
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A/N-thank you for the kind reviews!
Part Twenty-Seven
Crap, this was bad. The first thing that shot through Bella's brain was that she needed to keep Jacob under control. This was exactly what she had been worried about, he had been under so much strain, that anything small was likely to set him off, and this was it! Sure, she wanted to confront Trent as much as he did, but there was a whole world of difference between her doing it and Jacob. She didn't have a werewolf's strength if it came down to a fight. Jacob needed to be careful. If he literally jumped Trent as soon as he walked in, then Jake would be liable.
"Bells, you need to go. I don't want you here when he arrives." Jacob grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the front door.
Bella wrenched her hand out of his and glared at him. "I'm not going anywhere! I won't let you do this. You can't beat the crap out of him, you'll get in trouble. You're being freaking stupid!" She shouted. Tears rolled down her face as she spoke.
"Bells, you need to leave, now." He ordered. There was no way she was staying here near Trent, no way, because if he even looked at her the wrong way Jacob wasn't sure he could restrain himself.
Bella shook her head fiercely. She had always been stubborn, usually he loved that about her-but not right now he didn't. He told her to go again but she refused. 'Fine, if she wants it that way,' he thought, 'then screw it.' He grabbed her, wrapping her in his arms, lifting her up bridal style.
"Jake, don't you dare!" She shouted, her face getting red with anger as she struggled to get down.
Jacob shook his head. He'd deal with her anger later, she wouldn't stay mad at him for long and a night of silent treatment would be totally worth it, just so he knew she was completely safe. Bella started sobbing and wrapped her arms around his neck as he carried her out of the house. Damn it, she was killing him! He hated to see her cry.
Jacob kissed the side of her head. "Hush, everything's going to be fine, I promise. I just need you safe so I can concentrate on keeping calm, okay." He said honestly.
They reached the truck and opened the door quickly. As he tried to put her inside the cab Bella clung to him like a baby monkey and refused to let go. "Please don't get in trouble, Jake, please." She begged, hugging him tighter.
"I won't. I need you to go to Angela's now. And don't come back until I call you. You understand? Can you do that for me?" He asked desperately.
Bella sniffed and pulled away suddenly without looking at him. She slammed the truck's heavy door closed with a clang, placing a barrier between them. "Have it your way then." She snapped angrily, switching on the loud rumbling engine.
Jacob swallowed thickly, hating her angry expression. "I love you, Bells. I just need you to be safe." He explained.
Bella nodded with silent tears falling down her face. "Jake!" She said, leaning out of the window slightly. "I love you, too." She whispered.
Jacob watched as she backed out of the drive and headed down the road. He tensed when she was out of sight, still upset that she was so seriously annoyed with him, knowing that he would have a lot to make up for after this. He had never done anything that she didn't want before and he hated doing it now.
After ten minutes a car pulled up outside. Jacob felt the strain in his jaw as he tried to remain calm and focused. When he was certain he had his emotions under control he went to answer the door. He opened it to find Trent standing on the porch looking at him angrily. Jacob's hands were itching to slam his fist in Trent's face, he hadn't seen him since their last confrontation at the hospital. He was wearing the exact same expression then.
"Well I'm here." Trent stated, sneering as he looked Jacob over.
"Get inside and say what you have to say." Jacob countered, squeezing the door handle so tightly he was in danger of breaking it.
Trent glared at him and pushed past Jacob into the house. "Where's Bella?" He asked angrily. "I assumed she would be here."
"You assumed wrong. Its just you and me." Jacob said calmly, too calmly.
Trent suddenly didn't look so sure of himself. He kept his distance from Jacob, eyeing him warily. "I know your type. You're nothing but trouble."
Jacob laughed darkly. "Yeah, okay." He said sarcastically. "I think we both know you're the one who's trouble."
"It was your damn mother who killed my parents!" Trent shouted as he lost control.
"And I told you I'm sorry for that. But I am not responsible for Sarah's actions. I was a kid when it happened. You can't keep taking out your anger on me or my dad. You're being irrational." Jacob growled. He was losing patience with the merry-go-round of blame.
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Trent spat nastily.
"I'm done with this!" Jacob warned. "I'm telling you now, Trent, that if you ever come near me or Bella again, then I won't be responsible for my actions. Do you understand me? You need to leave. There's nothing left here for you now. Go take care of your sister and try to move on from the past. Holding on to this hatred is poisoning your soul."
Trent smiled slightly as Jacob stepped closer, his stance intimidating. "Do you think I'm just going to walk away?" He retorted slyly. "There is no way I'm going to let Bella become a victim like my sister."
"Bella is not a victim. I am not Riley Biers." Trent's words had given Jacob the opening he needed to introduce the subject of Riley. He assessed the other guy's reaction carefully when he mentioned Lily's controlling boyfriend. He noticed Trent flinch before his dark brown eyes flared with anger again. "Did you know that Riley is missing?"
Trent looked cagey. "How do you know that?"
"I have my sources." Jacob decided to press his advantage. "I also know you were the last one seen with him before he disappeared." He lied, hoping to provoke some kind of response.
"You shut your fucking mouth!" Trent raged. "You have no idea what happened!"
"I can guess." Jacob grabbed Trent and slammed him against the wall, knocking the breath out of him. "Did you hurt Riley?" He demanded.
"You fucking ruined everything!" Trent screamed in Jacob's face. "You're a monster! Bella deserves better than you, asshole!"
Jacob glared at Trent as his fingers slowly curled into a fist.
"Jake, no!"
Jacob's head spun around at the sound of Bella's voice. What the hell was she was doing here? He let go of Trent, who slid down the wall, landing on his feet heavily. Jacob went straight over to Bella and positioned himself in front of her protectively.
"You shouldn't be here." He said with a gruff tenderness colouring his voice.
"Well it's lucky I am. You were about to hit him." Bella whisper yelled at him.
"I wasn't." Jacob denied. "We were just talking."
"You had him pinned against the wall." Bella hissed irritably.
Trent stood a little way from them, breathing heavily. "You've seen it with your own eyes, Bella. You see how out of control he is. This was what I've been trying to warn you about. The guy has anger issues just like Lily's ex. Soon he'll use his fists on you. Can't you see that?"
Jacob surged forward and grabbed Trent's shirt, pushing him back against the wall again. "I see right through you and so does Bella. Your words mean jack shit to her. Now tell me what you did to Riley!" He demanded again.
"He did something to Riley?" Bella felt her blood run cold. She saw Trent's expression turn shifty as he licked his lips and swallowed thickly.
"Did you beat the crap out of him?" Jacob questioned as he tightened his hold on Trent's shirt. He was in danger of ripping the material.
"You can't prove anything." Trent licked his lips again, his eyes flitting between Jacob and Bella furtively.
"I don't need to." Jacob laughed bitterly. "You kicked the shit out of Riley for what he did to Lily and then you left him for dead in some dark alley somewhere. Didn't you?" He slammed Trent against the wall for emphasis.
"The bastard deserved it!" Trent screamed as he finally cracked under the pressure.
"My god!" Bella put a shaking hand over her mouth as she stared at Trent in horror. His handsome face was twisted into something ugly as he yelled obscenities at Jacob.
"Calm the fuck down!" Jacob yelled as he shoved Trent onto his knees, making him bend forward. "Take a breath."
Trent was gasping. His eyes wide and staring as he tried to draw air into his lungs.
It took Trent a long while to calm down. Even when he was breathing easier, his features were still twisted with hate. "You have no idea how much I wanted to kill that bastard for what he put Lily through." He snarled. "I wanted to kill him, and I thought I had. The asshole wasn't breathing."
"What did you do?" Bella whispered.
"I panicked. I was stuck in some back-street alley in the middle of Port Angeles with a dead guy lying at my feet." Trent flinched at the memory. "I knew I was going to go down for it. Lily was going to be on her own and I wasn't going to be around to take care of her."
"Then what happened?" Jacob asked brusquely.
Trent didn't even seem to be aware that Jacob had spoken. He was lost in the horror of the past. "This red headed woman came out of nowhere. She had the freakiest eyes I've ever seen. Like they were red-blood red. She scared the crap out of me. I thought she was going to call the cops on me but then she offered me a deal."
Jacob let go of Trent and went straight to Bella. She was staring at Trent, her whole body shaking with shock. They both knew who Trent was talking about-Victoria. Jacob wrapped his arms around her, holding her together like he always did.
"What was the deal, Trent?" Jacob said quietly. "What did she offer you?"
"She said she'd get rid of the body for me. And in return…." Trent shuddered and shook his head as if to clear it. Slowly, he raised his eyes and looked directly at Bella. "She knew all about me. She knew all about you." He mumbled. "I don't know how. She went fucking crazy. I couldn't deny her. I couldn't. I had to think of Lily."
"Trent!" Jacob growled. "What did she want you to do?"
Trent crawled to his feet. He glared at Jacob, backing slowly toward the door. "Why the hell should I fucking tell you?" He whipped around and fought to open the door. He managed to wrench it open.
"Trent, stop!" Bella cried. She got in Trent's way but he slapped her around the face, shoving her hard against the wall in his bid to escape.
"Shit!" Jacob, seeing red, ran after him. He grabbed Trent by the arm, intending to drag him back into the house.
But Trent began to scream for help. Passer's by stopped and stared toward the house in alarm. Jacob was forced to let him go. He watched in frustration as Trent bolted for his battered old Volvo, climbed inside, before roaring off down the road with squealing tires.
Jacob tore back inside the house when he heard Bella whimper. He found her lying on her side, curled into a ball, her eyes squeezed tight shut, her jaw tight. Her face was a picture of pain. Jacob felt sick as he dropped onto his knees beside her. "Bells?" He whispered, bending over and stroking her red cheek where Trent had slapped her.
Bella whimpered and tried to move, making a strangled noise. "It hurts, Jake." She cried, looking at him desperately. She looked terrified, and so scared that he felt like his heart would stop beating at the sight of it.
"What hurts, Bells?" He asked. He needed to get her some ice for that cheek, she'd have a wicked bruise for a week or so but it'd be alright.
"My stomach hurts." She gasped.
Her stomach? Jacob didn't understand how the pain could be in her stomach. He looked down at her abdomen, she was cradling it, shaking with the pain. There was blood seeping down the leg of her jeans. Jacob felt his heart stop as he made a grab for the phone to call 911.
A/N-thanks for reading!