PREVIOUSLY-
"Take my shorts, bro. I know you shredded yours. I can grab some back at Sam's." Jared said to me in the pack mind.
"Thanks man." I phased back and grabbed the shorts tied to Jared's leg, slipping them on before walking back to Bella and pulling her into my arms tightly.
We got back in the truck and I drove her down to Sam's so that we could have a definite pack meeting.
I pulled up at Sam's and got out of the truck, pulling Bella into my arms as I did.
"Are you okay, Bella?" I asked her, worried about the string of emotions flowing through her.
"I'm alright. I was worried that he would try to hurt you because you imprinted on me." She whispered into my chest.
I chuckled. "You don't have to worry about me, babe. I just don't like the idea of the sparkly fuckers sticking around."
"I don't like it either, but it would be nice to have their help to kill Victoria. I have every bit of faith that the pack could take care of her on their own, but it was their fault that she's after me. Hopefully with them it'll be over soon and we won't have to have that looming over our heads." She told me, looking up at me.
I took a deep breath and nodded to her.
"As much as I want to be all macho right now and say that I could take her out on my own, I'm feeling more of a need to be around you right now. To stay close and protect you instead of running around leaving you at home unprotected. Especially now that there could potentially be a possibility—"
I couldn't let my mate be in danger.
"You don't have to be macho all the time." She laughed before grabbing my hand to pull me inside Sam's.
When we walked in, the guys were all waiting for us. We sat down in our usual spot and Sam started the meeting.
"Alright, I only agreed to the Cullen's assistance with taking down Code Red for one reason. They have an advantage that we don't. Where he can read minds, he can predict her moves. We all want her gone. She's gunning for an imprint, a member of our pack. The sooner we can take her out the better." Sam explained.
"Like I told Bella, I am reluctantly agreeing with this shit. My wolf wants to stay near Bella and I definitely want that bitch taken care of so that my imprint and I can relax and get married in peace." I told them all and it was the truth.
"So we're meeting them tonight at midnight at the treaty line? Jared asked Sam. Bella sat up in my lap at hearing it.
Sam nodded. "We'll coordinate attack plans with them for the next time she comes."
"I'm going too." Bella spoke up. I'd worried about that, but I wanted her near me and I knew she wouldn't back down..
Sam looked toward me and I nodded.
"What the hell, Paul?!" Jacob yelled at me. "How can you let your imprint come with us to a meeting with vampires?"
"Listen up, pup. She's safer with all of us there than at home alone while the entire pack is preoccupied. That would give Code red the perfect opportunity to come after her if one of us isn't patrolling the area. Not to mention, I'm not going to lock her in the damn house when she doesn't want to be there. I'll never be like that fucker. I'm not going to control her. She's coming with me and don't fucking question my instincts when it comes to my imprint again." I told him angrily. If my wolf was okay with the idea, then I wasn't going to try and argue with my imprint.
Bella gripped my hand in her lap and looked up at me with a smile.
"I agree with Paul. I think Bella will be the safest with us." Sam told Jacob pointedly.
She's safer with me any day.
"I think you're all crazy, but whatever." Jacob raised his hands and huffed angrily, sitting back in his seat.
We went home after discussing a few more things and as soon as we were inside the door of the house, she had me pinned to the door, kissing me heavily.
An hour later, both of us were laying on the bed completely naked and sated, breathing heavily.
"That was a nice surprise, babe." I muttered. I knew I'd wanted her all day, but I hadn't been expecting it, especially after Cullen.
"The moment you said that you'd never be like Edward, wanting to control me… I've never wanted you more." She murmured into my chest. "That meant so much to me."
"It was just the truth. I love you way too much to ever try to force you to do anything. Not to mention, I do feel better with you near me. No matter how much I don't want you near those corpses, I'd rather have you there with me where I can protect you." I told her honestly. "You're going to have to dress warm, it's going to be a cold night."
"Hmm… want to wear your hoodie and sweats for me for a little while?" She asked me.
Hell yes, I wanted my scent all over her.
"Pick which ones you want and I'll be more than happy to, babe. You do realize that our recent activities will be on full display tonight, right? All of us, including them are going to know what we just did." I wanted her to know so that she wasn't surprised if they ended up saying something.
"I figured they would. You realize I've been around the pack way too much not to know how your noses work already. What we do at home, or in the woods, is any of their business. You're going to be my husband. I think in this day and time, it's perfectly acceptable to do what we're doing. Not to mention, we already live together and sleep in the same bed. It would be way too hard for me to keep my hands to myself." She laughed.
"Gods I love you, babe." I told her, rolling over to kiss her again. She stood up and walked over to my closet, grabbing a pair of sweats and throwing them to me to wear for the afternoon.
A/N- I'm sorry for the late update, my loves. I have been working on a huge project (writing an original pilot screenplay to submit) so I've been a bit preoccupied.
