PREVIOUSLY-

He kissed down my belly and brushed past my hip, down my leg. His warm breath stalled near my sex, just off to the side where my thigh met my torso.

"This is definitely the spot." He stated, kissing it carefully before pulling away. "But not right now."

I pouted, having felt like I'd been set on fire by him only to be doused by cold water.

"Why?" I whined.

"Because you're not ready for me yet, princess. Trust me, when you are, I won't be holding back." He told me, pulling me back into a sitting position before sliding his shirt over my head and pulling his cutoff shorts up my legs.


His words and actions nearly left me in a puddle.

When I woke up that morning, I hadn't expected to gain another new imprint or feel a whole new flood of emotions.

"What do you want to do now, B?" He asked, bringing me back out of my head.

"Well I was going to say that we could go have hot sex in the woods, but since you don't think I'm ready…" I trailed off, biting my lip, looking up at him from under my eyelashes.

"Spirits, princess. I can promise you that will absolutely happen. You've got the idea in my head now, there's definitely no getting out of it. Are you trying to kill me on my first day?" He asked, taking in a deep breath.

"If I killed you, then you wouldn't be alive to keep your promise to me." I winked at him before laughing. I was having so much fun with it.

"You won't be laughing when I'm fucking you so hard that you'll be screaming my name for everyone to hear." He breathed in my ear, instantly drenching my panties. "Oohh my princess has a little wild side, doesn't she? Have Sam and Jared seen this side of you yet?"

I shook my head.

Sam was precise, controlled, the alpha. Jared was comfort and sensual, and now Paul was feral and untamed. Each excited me in their own way, and they all complemented a different part of me.

I knew there was a different reason why each of them imprinted on me.

Sam needed me to help keep him grounded, to complete the alpha pair, to take some of the massive pressure off of himself and to let him and his wolf be himself.

Jared was my comfort. He was caring and loving, always touching and kissing. The romantic one of our relationship that I'd coveted.

And Paul was my confidant, my rock. He was wild and free, but he was intense and passionate as well. He also wasn't afraid to be completely honest with me, which I sometimes needed.

All of them together fit each part of me equally.

I finally felt completely and totally whole. Nothing was missing, not even the tiniest part. I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that these three men were my only imprints. I was never meant to be with Edward, or with Jacob. How could I have missed the greatest things in my life when they had been literally standing right in front of me?

"Stuck in your head again, B?" Paul asked me, shaking me out of it. I nodded, though he already knew. "What's on your mind?"

Paul had always been the easiest person for me to have the deep discussions with. Even more so than either Sam or Jared. He always knew when something was on my mind and never let me get away with it.

"I was just thinking about how you were always the missing piece. All this time, even after Jared imprinted, I still had the tiny thought in the back of my mind that something was still missing. With the bond we had before, how could I not have known? Especially after Jared imprinted, we knew it was possible." I told him as he gathered me into his arms and rested his head on mine.

"We might have all known it was possible, but when I didn't imprint when Jared did, none of us thought I was going to. Apparently Jared was the only one to guess that I would after I finally saw Rachel. Something about both of us needing to have full closure or some shit before the imprint can take hold. You got your closure after you told dickward to fuck off, but I didn't get mine until I saw Rachel and knew for a fact that I wasn't going to imprint on her. I sure the hell didn't know that I needed closure from something like that. I mean, I was curious but that was it." He said to me as I considered it all.

"Paul…" I began, unsure how to continue.

"Don't stop there, B. You know you can tell me anything."

I took a deep breath. "Sometimes I get caught up on the thought that all three of you would have had easier lives in the other timeline. I feel like the changes I made here are selfish. Like Sam would have had Emily, Jared would have had Kim, you would have had Rachel. Different people, someone that you could have had all to yourself, and not have to share between two others. You all could have had separate families and kids…"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, B. I'm going to stop you right there. Who gives a single fuck if life would've been easier? Jared and I have told you before that Kim and Rachel weren't what we wanted in this timeline. Kim's a total ditz and Rachel is hot but self-absorbed as hell. You know I have enough of that myself for all four of us. And Sam—"

"Sam hasn't seen Emily yet, Paul. She didn't come when she was supposed to, and she was only here while we were in Florida. I've been afraid of him seeing her since the very beginning." I interrupted.

"He can't imprint on more than one person, Bella." Paul tried to tell me.

"Three of you imprinted on one of me, Paul! Who's to say that it can't work the other way around? I mean, if he sees her and imprints on her, I'm sure that she wouldn't be okay with our lifestyle."

"It's not going to happen." Paul attempted to reassure me. "Now, how about we go and talk to Sam and Jare about arrangements. I'll go phase and have them come back. We'll need to tell the rest of the pack what happened, too. And eventually your dad."

I hadn't thought about telling Charlie. He'd accepted both Sam and Jared before, but I worried that three of them would be too much.

He kissed down my belly and brushed past my hip, down my leg. His warm breath stalled near my sex, just off to the side where my thigh met my torso.

"This is definitely the spot." He stated, kissing it carefully before pulling away. "But not right now."

I pouted, having felt like I'd been set on fire by him only to be doused by cold water.

"Why?" I whined.

"Because you're not ready for me yet, princess. Trust me, when you are, I won't be holding back." He told me, pulling me back into a sitting position before sliding his shirt over my head and pulling his cutoff shorts up my legs.

His words and actions nearly left me in a puddle.

When I woke up that morning, I hadn't expected to gain another new imprint or feel a whole new flood of emotions.

"What do you want to do now, B?" He asked, bringing me back out of my head.

"Well I was going to say that we could go have hot sex in the woods, but since you don't think I'm ready…" I trailed off, biting my lip, looking up at him from under my eyelashes.

"Spirits, princess. I can promise you that will absolutely happen. You've got the idea in my head now, there's definitely no getting out of it. Are you trying to kill me on my first day?" He asked, taking in a deep breath.

"If I killed you, then you wouldn't be alive to keep your promise to me." I winked at him before laughing. I was having so much fun with it.

"You won't be laughing when I'm fucking you so hard that you'll be screaming my name for everyone to hear." He breathed in my ear, instantly drenching my panties. "Oohh my princess has a little wild side, doesn't she? Have Sam and Jared seen this side of you yet?"

I shook my head.

Sam was precise, controlled, the alpha. Jared was comfort and sensual, and now Paul was feral and untamed. Each excited me in their own way, and they all complemented a different part of me.

I knew there was a different reason why each of them imprinted on me.

Sam needed me to help keep him grounded, to complete the alpha pair, to take some of the massive pressure off of himself and to let him and his wolf be himself.

Jared was my comfort. He was caring and loving, always touching and kissing. The romantic one of our relationship that I'd coveted.

And Paul was my confidant, my rock. He was wild and free, but he was intense and passionate as well. He also wasn't afraid to be completely honest with me, which I sometimes needed.

All of them together fit each part of me equally.

I finally felt completely and totally whole. Nothing was missing, not even the tiniest part. I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that these three men were my only imprints. I was never meant to be with Edward, or with Jacob. How could I have missed the greatest things in my life when they had been literally standing right in front of me?

"Stuck in your head again, B?" Paul asked me, shaking me out of it. I nodded, though he already knew. "What's on your mind?"

Paul had always been the easiest person for me to have the deep discussions with. Even more so than either Sam or Jared. He always knew when something was on my mind and never let me get away with it.

"I was just thinking about how you were always the missing piece. All this time, even after Jared imprinted, I still had the tiny thought in the back of my mind that something was still missing. With the bond we had before, how could I not have known? Especially after Jared imprinted, we knew it was possible." I told him as he gathered me into his arms and rested his head on mine.

"We might have all known it was possible, but when I didn't imprint when Jared did, none of us thought I was going to. Apparently Jared was the only one to guess that I would after I finally saw Rachel. Something about both of us needing to have full closure or some shit before the imprint can take hold. You got your closure after you told dickward to fuck off, but I didn't get mine until I saw Rachel and knew for a fact that I wasn't going to imprint on her. I sure the hell didn't know that I needed closure from something like that. I mean, I was curious but that was it." He said to me as I considered it all.

"Paul…" I began, unsure how to continue.

"Don't stop there, B. You know you can tell me anything."

I took a deep breath. "Sometimes I get caught up on the thought that all three of you would have had easier lives in the other timeline. I feel like the changes I made here are selfish. Like Sam would have had Emily, Jared would have had Kim, you would have had Rachel. Different people, someone that you could have had all to yourself, and not have to share between two others. You all could have had separate families and kids…"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, B. I'm going to stop you right there. Who gives a single fuck if life would've been easier? Jared and I have told you before that Kim and Rachel weren't what we wanted in this timeline. Kim's a total ditz and Rachel is hot but self-absorbed as hell. You know I have enough of that myself for all four of us. And Sam—"

"Sam hasn't seen Emily yet, Paul. She didn't come when she was supposed to, and she was only here while we were in Florida. I've been afraid of him seeing her since the very beginning." I interrupted.

"He can't imprint on more than one person, Bella." Paul tried to tell me.

"Three of you imprinted on one of me, Paul! Who's to say that it can't work the other way around? I mean, if he sees her and imprints on her, I'm sure that she wouldn't be okay with our lifestyle."

"It's not going to happen." Paul attempted to reassure me. "Now, how about we go and talk to Sam and Jare about arrangements. I'll go phase and have them come back. We'll need to tell the rest of the pack what happened, too. And eventually your dad."

I hadn't thought about telling Charlie. He'd accepted both Sam and Jared before, but I worried that three of them would be too much.

I also knew we'd need to tell the elders soon too. We'd skirted by so far, with them only knowing about Sam, but they couldn't deny an imprint. It was the most sacred bond to them, and they would have to accept it.


A/N- What do you think of my reasoning behind all 3 imprints? What do you think Charlie and the Elders will say?

Side note:

My loves, I've done what I keep saying I wouldn't do until this story and Dive Deep are finished, but I just couldn't help it. I got an idea in my head and I needed to get it down before I forgot it... 10,000 words and 5 hours later and I'm sucked in. Don't worry, I will most definitely finish both this story and Dive Deep first. For those interested, it will be a Paul/Bella (only) story written in Paul's POV.