Bella held her breath as she took a seat at her normal lunch table. The whole table was silent at the resident student around her gossiped and pointed.

Bella looked at her friends as they stared at her like an alien.

Angela was the first to speak.

"Bella...Wow…"

"Wow! Wow is that all you can say, Angela? How about what the hell!" Mike bellowed. "I mean...I mean look at her! your…your-"

"pregnant mike. I am pregnant yes, with my husband's children." Bella sneered.

"Hus- Hus- "

"husband mike." Bella said boldly "my husband. Say what you want or whatever you want but if I hear a word or any kind of remark about my husband or my pregnancy, my foot will go so far up your ass you won't be able to breathe is that clear."

Mike looked like he swallowed a car. However, Jessica broke the silence.

"Well damn Bella, if had known that marriage and a baby would have given you a kick-ass backbone, I would have suggested it a long time ago..."

The table broke out into a laugh.

"so, Bella when did you uh…well get …pregnant? And married?" Tyler asked

Bella blushed.

"I got married over the break. We figured there was no point in waiting…"

"Because of …the baby? Is...is that why you got married? I mean… the wedding was so beautiful…" Jessica commented.

"wait you went to the wedding!" mike accused

"yes, I did, and it was wonderful and Bella Forget my previous question. I see the way Paul looks at you and I know its love…its nothing compared to the way Edward did. He always looked like he was trying to read your mind and even worse…eat you. Like it was SOOO creepy. Paul looks at you with love and adoration…and I can't help but be just a tiny bit jealous."

Bella smiled.

"thank you jess."

Her eyes then looked towards Angela. Waiting for well, she didn't know?

"I'm sorry, Bella…I'm just shocked? Surprised…I…I really don't know what to , I'm sorry I have to go...studying and all."

Bella's brows furrowed.

Was Angela upset with her? Was she judging her?

Bella shook her head. She didn't have time to worry about whether Angela was judging her or not. What Bella needed to focus on how she could help the pack. They were preparing for war and yet still had to maintain some sort of humanity…

How could she help them?

And bam! That's when it hit her…this was going to be great!

But wait…is the pack going to want her around? Especially with everything going on. And once they found out the truth about Paul and Jacob and her pregnancy, they would surely blame her... Maybe she could do it without her being present… At the end of the day, the pack needed to be united and Bella was going to make it happen.

…

Paul growled and straightened as he felt the presence of his pack nearby.

Embry and quill. His wolf told him. He had no idea how he knew that, but he had to rust his wolf. It was another perk to the Alpha status.

Embry? Quill?

What the? Oh my gosh I'm hearing a voice inside my head! -Quill

Did someone call me? What is going on? -Embry

Both of you calm down. Somehow some way...I can communicate to you without being in wolf form. So just shut up and keep your ears open, be ready to strike, and guard the front door. Phase-out.

but Paul…were not in wolf form…- Embry

Paul growled. That didn't make sense. They were fully human! And he could communicate with them.

However, he couldn't focus on that, he needed to find out what this leech wanted with his mate.

"you five seconds before I kill you. Speak!"

"aren't we impatient? I wonder how Isabella deals with that, but I digress. Hear me now, shapeshifter…False information has been given against you and I have come as an aid. Sent by my master…"

"That doesn't help me leech!"

The leech rolled his eyes and had the audacity to sit in the chair across from Paul desk.

"I have a name good sir." The leech said stunningly polite.

Paul stared at the leech and tapped into his wolf. He could feel everything living thing from miles away and he could taste the atmosphere and the sickening dead flesh of the leech…but Paul was a strategist and he would not lose is cool.

With a sneer, he sat himself down as well.

"Very well, tell me your name?"

"it is…Demetri, at your service."

"who sent you?"

"my masters…who are unavailable at this moment but should be here in a few days' time. it is very hard for one to get away as they are under watchful eyes…"

"and your masters are?"

"I'm sorry, I cannot divulge that until they get here. However, I believe we were talking about your mate. The great and invincible Bella swan. Such a... strange and yet remarkable women. I believe congratulations are in order on your new nuptials."

Paul ignored the compliment and studied the vampire. He had an olive undertone to him with shoulder-length brown hair. and his eyes were blood-red with just a hint of black. A sign he needs to hunt soon.

"what's your gift?"

"Pardon me?"

"your gift. Your power. The thing that makes you valuable once you wake up form days of burning…"

"ah, yes… my gift…I am a tracker. Nothing special."

Paul could smell the lie a mile away.

"Tell me about this false information."

"yes, well, my masters only ordered me to warn you about the betrayal. It seems young Edward Cullen only has his own personal interest at heart. And also, to say that you might just be fighting two wars at once if the mind reader isn't deposed of."

"And where is the mind reader?"

"out and about but definitely not in forks and I am not allowed to track him. I'm simply here to aid you and your blushing bride…"

"and why would I need your aid?"

"Simple. Your pack is strong, and you are stronger however, you are only human…and you need to sleep sometime. And I assure you that I can be trusted. "

"you say that, but your actions need to prove it. you want to be trusted; I'll send you over to the Cullen's. -"

"I actually prefer to be somewhere else. I understand your land is sacred and that you have a treaty with the Cullen's. But my treaty is personal and does not mingle with the animal drinkers… My loyalty lies with you ..."

Paul tapped his fingers on the desk.

"but why not alert the Cullen's of your presence...there are plenty of vampires over in their area."

Demetri made a face of disgust.

"I personally do not like the Cullen's; they live against their true nature. And they would be too …stunned by my presence…it would cause distractions.."

This cold one can be trusted. We sense it, his wolf urged.

Paul's eyes flashed yellow.

"Let me tell you something right now, you make one step backward. One slip up, Give me one reason to think you might hurt my mate or my pack and you won't have to worry about returning to your master anymore Because ill make sure your life end right then and there permanently…"

A/n: can anybody tell me in the comments where I got pauls threat from! It's a shout out to a great worth watching cartoon!

Demetri cautiously stood and the red-eyed vampire bowed low before him, his neck exposed. Paul let out a wall vibrating Growl.

His wolf was very pleased

"you have my word…"

"good. Now go hunt…and far away from here and no innocent humans! I'll have you followed if need be!"

…

Bella hummed a tune as she kneaded the four dough. Sweat was forming on her forehead, but she couldn't stop to wipe it, she needed to do this. The pack needed this.

"Bells! You home!?" Seth called out.

"I'm pretty sure you hear the heartbeats Seth" she grumbled

"well, someone sure is cranky."

Bella rolled her eyes.

"just tell me you let everyone know." Bella whined

"of course, I did big sis…although well just ...just take it easy…please...you've been working for hours. Come on just like a ten-minute break, I'll take over for an hour or two. Paul should be home soon."

Bella sighed and did as asked.

"I know ...I can feel him. He doesn't seem very happy."

Seth whirled around covered in flour.

"you can feel him too?" he whispered.

Bella's eyes went huge.

"What is this Seth?"

"I think it's the power of the true alpha…especially since you and I have such strong bonds with him."

"maybe…maybe with this impromptu gathering, we can create some new bonds. The pack is broken, Seth…" Bella told him.

Seth's shoulder slummed as he put the pies in the oven.

"I know Bells. It is. and in truth, only you and Paul can fix it. The pack….it needs the love that you guys have and with you carrying the first pair of pack cubs… it's…trust me...it won't be as hectic as you think."

Bella was going to say something, but a hot hand gingerly massaged into her shoulders. A moan escaped her lips.

"and that's my cue to leave…" Seth joked

"stay Seth…" Paul responded.

Bella blushed and turned to see her husband standing over her.

"hi…" she whispered.

She and Seth could feel his agitation and resignation. He was hiding something and something important.

Instead of responded, Paul grabbed a fistful of Bella's hair and gently pulled her head back, his nose landing in the crook of her neck and then stopping just below her ear.

He was scenting her. it was something he explained after he marked her. just by scenting her, he could tell where she had been, who she had been with, how she was feeling, whether she was horny or not ( and if he kept gripping her hair like that she'd jump his bones, Seth or no Seth) whether she was fertile and how the babies were. It gave him so much information that sometimes words weren't needed.

Bella swallowed hard, as Seth slowly removed himself from the room. The wolf must have been close to the surface, no, the alpha was close to the surface.

Paul stopped at her earlobe and nibbled.

Bella groaned.

"scent me." he ordered.

"huh?"

"scent me... do exactly what I just did to you. Start at the crook of my neck and then stop just below the ear. I promise…it's not weird." he said again, as he lifted her from her chair and sat in her seat, putting her in his lap.

Bella hesitated but did as told. She started from the crook of his neck. Throughout the day, Paul had experienced bouts of stress, frustration anger and then an uncontrollable rage took over along with surprise but then it was overtaken by a volt of power. He had been commanding and demanded respect and order, she felt a sickening feeling run through her and her nose suddenly assaulted by the smell of bleach and sugar, it was disgusting and Bella had to jerk back away from Paul, but he held her. A dangerous growl vibrating in his chest.

"you smell that my mate? That stench! That disgusting, stomach-turning stench...that is what leeches truly smell like. But human noses can't smell the stink, they are the perfect predator. But Bella lahote, Wife, marked and mated to the true Alpha of the Quileute tribe, don't you ever forget that smell. Don't you ever forget the true nature of the cold ones? Never, never get so comfortable that you forget their true nature and the same goes for the pack…don't you ever get so comfortable and so blind that you forget that we are supernatural creatures. And that We, all of us the leeches the wolves, we could kill you in a second! Do you hear me, honey? Don't ever lose sight of that. A hungry vampire, a violate wolf...it's all the same. WE are dangerous… and we do make mistakes… no matter how much power we have… I am saying all this because we need you not to be blind to the circumstances around you…always be on guard. I need you to be on your guard…so many things are changing, and I can't lose you…your all I have…"

Bella buried her head back into Pauls neck. His scent had changed. Protection, love trust…fear…and furthermost…want...

"The pack will be here soon. I figured a cookout would be good before you went to see the Cullen's… We need to be united" she whispered.

Paul growled.

" then I guess we should make sure they know just who exactly lives here."