PREVIOUSLY-

"So you're saying I could be Sam's sister?" I questioned after a moment of complete shock.

"Black and white wolf, Bella. Sam's wolf is black."

"It's the only thing I think would make sense. Joshua had a reputation of sleeping around with all kinds of women. Hell, I even heard Tiffany Call say that he'd been with her a time or two way back in the day before he up and left to Seattle." Charlie said, causing me to immediately look between Paul and Jared with wide eyes.

"Embry." We all said at the same time.

I took a moment to process all that was being told to me. There was a good possibility that I was Sam Uley's half-sister. There was also a good possibility of Embry being our half-sibling as well.

"Damn. That's—"

"We need to talk to Sam and Embry." I muttered, cutting Paul off. "Before the pack meeting. But first I need to call my mother."

"Bells, that might not be a good—" Charlie began.

"I have to, Dad. I have to know." I told him. "I might not be able to tell her about the babies right now but I can ask her about Joshua. J, can you go grab my phone and maybe a shirt and some sweats or something?"

Jared nodded and ran up the stairs, arriving back moments later with what I'd requested. I handed Elijah to him and made sure I was wrapped in the blanket before walking into the kitchen to change where Charlie couldn't see me.

I walked back out and Charlie immediately noticed my belly (or lack thereof). I was definitely back to my normal pre-pregnancy size, just with more muscles.

"Wolf thing?" He questioned and I nodded.

Jared motioned for Charlie to sit in the recliner and he laid Elijah into Charlie's arms as I dialed Renee's phone number. My anxiety level as the phone rang skyrocketed and Jared grabbed my hand in support.

"Bella, honey, it's so good to hear from you!" Renee said from the other end of the line.

"Is Joshua Uley my real father?" I blurted out immediately, not wanting waste time on pleasantries. She was silent for a moment.

"Bella, I don't know what you're talking abou—"

"Yes you do, Mom. Is Joshua Uley my biological father?" I asked slowly. I needed to know the real answer.

She stayed silent for a good long while before sighing.

"How did you find out?" She finally responded.

"So he is?" I needed final confirmation.

"Yes."

Her words confirmed that I was officially Sam's half-sister. Most likely Embry's too.

"Bella, honey, I swear it was just a fling and I didn't want to hurt Charlie… It's why I left him. I just felt so guilty…" She attempted to say but I wasn't hearing it.

"That's no excuse, Mom. You cheated on Dad and Joshua cheated on his wife, apparently multiple times. There's even a good possibility I have another half-brother too." I told her angrily.

"Tiffany's boy." She replied. Wait. How did she know?

"What do you know about Embry?" I questioned her quickly.

"Tiffany Call was my best friend. She was the only one who knew about Joshua being your real dad and right after we moved away she called me saying that she was pregnant and that the baby's father was also Joshua. Embry is your half-brother too. I'm sorry, Bella, I just didn't know how to tell you—"

I hung up the phone, cutting her off. I couldn't talk to her anymore at the moment, not when I was so upset.

Jared pulled me into his arms as I let the tears fall from my eyes. I had not one but two half-brothers. Not only that but they were both some of my best friends. My alpha and my pack brother. How would they take the news?

"Are you okay, Bells?" Charlie asked me as I sat back down. Paul handed me Aurora and I just looked down at her. My children were only half-siblings too, despite being twins. However, they would never know the other as anything but a sibling. I decided then and there that that was what I wanted.

I wanted Sam and Embry to be my brothers.

Not this whole 'talk about it and forget about it' type of thing. I wanted us to be a real family. I might have already considered them to be my pack brothers before, but this was different.

"I'm okay, Dad. Really. No matter who's blood runs through my veins, you will always be my father and I'll always be your daughter. I just happen to have two brothers now." I told him as I plastered a smile onto my face.

"You'll always be my baby girl, Bells." Charlie said, smiling back at me.

"You know, I'm glad that she let you be my father. Sam and Embry were both abandoned by Joshua but I still had you. I just wish they both had a father like you too." I muttered to him sadly.

"Well I already have two extra sons. No harm in adopting two more." Was Charlie's response. My eyes widened as I looked over at him in shock.

"Really? You'd do that?" I questioned, unbelieving.

"Every kid needs a dad, Bells. They're my daughter's half-brothers. It doesn't matter if Sam's legally an adult or not. Better late than never." Charlie spoke.

I was stunned speechless by his offer.

"Jared, can you go grab Sam and Embry please?" I asked after a moment and he nodded, heading out the door.

"Now what happened to you, son?" Charlie asked Paul, noticing the bruising and slash across his side.

"Fucking Cullen. It's a good thing B took him out." Paul told him honestly.

"Wait, you're telling me that Bella took out Edward Cullen?" Charlie asked him incredulously.

"I told you she's a badass wolf, Pops. He'd already hurt me and was coming for J and the babies, so Bella went all mama wolf on his ass. Tore his head clean off with her teeth. He's nothing but ash now. Good riddance." Paul replied.

"Thanks for the graphic there, son. I would've been fine with you saying she took care of it instead of telling me that my daughter tore off a vampire's head with her teeth." Charlie said making a face causing me to laugh.

No more than 5 minutes later, Jared was back with both Sam and Embry.

"Jared said that you really needed to talk to us before the pack meeting. Is everything okay?" Sam asked me worriedly.

"I know how I phased." I replied to him with a quietness to my voice.

His eyebrows rose and he urged me to continue.

"It turns out that both of you are my half-brothers. My mom just confirmed that Joshua Uley is not only my father but Embry's father as well." I told them both. Sam looked back and forth between me and Embry before settling on Charlie.

"It's true?" Sam asked Charlie who nodded his head in confirmation. "Bella, you're only 6 months younger than me which means that Joshua cheated on my mother while she was pregnant with me."

"And Embry is only 8 months younger than me. I'm sorry, Sam." I told him. "I wanted both of you to know."

"So you're my sister and Sam is my brother?" Embry questioned.

"Yeah we are." I replied to him.

Sam was speechless.

"Sam, I understand if you don't want to claim me as your sister but—"

"No, you're my sister. Embry is our brother. I'll openly claim you both without question. I always knew that my father, our father, was a shitty person, an even worse father, I just didn't expect him to have abandoned all three of us. Surely he knew about the both of you before he took off." Sam said to us.

"That man was never a father to any of you three and frankly, he doesn't deserve the right to even be called a father at all." Charlie told all of us.

"Sperm donor is more like it." Paul muttered under his breath causing Charlie to look over at him then back at the three of us.

"Now, I've already told Bella, Jared, and Paul this but I want you two to know as well. I may not be any of your kids' biological father, but I'd like to think that I'm a pretty good dad. Being a parent has nothing to do with the blood running through your veins. If you ever need anything, even if it's just to sit down and talk or listen to me crack horrible dad jokes, I'm here for you. Sam, I know you're an adult already but the offer stands." Charlie told them.

Sam remained calm but I could see all the emotions I needed to right in his eyes as he nodded to Charlie, holding his hand out to shake in a wordless motion.

I then looked over at Embry who had tears glistening in his eyes at Charlie's speech. After Charlie dropped Sam's hand, Embry hesitantly reached out and Charlie grabbed his hand. A moment later, Charlie pulled Embry toward him and hugged him, patting him on the back as Embry nearly broke down.

After breaking away, Charlie cleared his throat. "I meant every word I said, boys."

"Thank you, Charlie. Truly." Sam told him graciously.

"It's Pops now, bro. Our Pops, your Pops. Hell, he might as well be Pops to the whole damn pack." Paul said with a laugh.

"If they want me to be, son, I will be." Charlie said seriously but with a chuckle. "I'd be more than happy to."

A/N- Everyone knows now! Gahhh I love Charlie so much.

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Oh and if you're reading my other story 'Alternative Fate', my document apparently didn't autosave the last 5,000 words I'd written, so I have to rewrite it. I got my Covid vaccine yesterday and had some pretty crappy side effects last night but I'm feeling much better now, so maybe I can get some things done.