The Alpha Female
JacobxBella
Rated M
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the franchise, as it belongs to Steph Meyers
The Alpha Female
Chapter 14
Edward paced the floor of his bedroom as his mind raced with ideas on how to get Bella back. He couldn't believe that she was deliberately cutting him out of her life. Furthermore, he couldn't believe that she had exposed herself and essentially him in front of her father in a public neighborhood. His car was completely totaled and most likely couldn't be fixed. However he didn't blame Bella, but rather blamed Jacob Black. If that filthy dog hadn't appeared in her life, none of what was happening would be happening now.
"Edward?" Esme's voice called from the doorway. Turning he saw her staring at him before saying, "Carlisle wants to speak with you, dear."
Nodding Edward left his room and went to his sire's study, knocking before letting himself inside. He closed the door and stopped in front of Carlisle's desk where Carlisle was looking over some medical files before stopping to look up at him. He gestured for Edward to sit down in the chair that was placed in front of his desk and began to speak once the other vampire was settled.
"Edward, we have to talk about Bella," Carlisle began. "I've been doing some research into the Quileute tribe and their beliefs and I believe I have found what is going on with Bella and why she is exhibiting wolf Shifter tendencies."
"Yes? What is going on with my beloved?" Edward asked.
"The wolf Pack before the current one, the one where Ephraim Black was Alpha and we made the Treaty, he once had a mate that was known as the Alpha Female. The Alpha Female was a regular human like Bella that had fallen in love with Ephraim. The two of them tried to perform a ceremony using forbidden magic to bond their souls together, but instead Ephraim's spirit wolf latched onto the woman's soul and thus caused her to turn into the Alpha Female."
"So Black's spirit wolf latched onto Bella's soul?"
"Not necessarily. You see, Jacob is Ephraim's descendent, meaning he has Alpha blood in his veins and thus makes him the rightful Alpha of the Quileute Pack. I believe whoever this woman was, her soul was transferred into Bella's body at some point and has made it so that Bella will be Jacob's mate and the Pack's Alpha Female."
"Is there a way to undo it?"
"I'm afraid not, son. I hate to say this to you, but Bella may be lost to us and being a part of our family forever. It is obvious she is meant to be with the Pack and with Jacob."
Edward shook his head in denial, not wanting to believe what his sire was telling him. Bella wasn't lost to them, she belonged with them. Black and the rest of the Pack have messed with her mind, cast an ancient spell on her, causing her to go through these changes. Bella belonged to him, she loved him. Hell, she even went to Italy to save him from the Volturi and expose herself to save him. And she made a promise to be turned into a vampire. Bella wouldn't just forget about that and leave him and the life she chose behind.
A sudden thought struck him just as those thoughts ran through his head. Bella had made a deal with the Volturi, a deal she had obviously forgotten about it would seem. A smile, a rather unnerving smile, appeared on his face as he thought about that. He knew how to make sure Bella stayed with him and turn her back on Black and this Alpha Female nonsense.
Quickly standing Edward turned to leave Carlisle's study, only stopping briefly when Carlisle called out, "Edward, please don't do anything reckless. We don't need any more trouble coming our way."
"Of course, Carlisle," Edward replied. "I'm just going to visit Bella, that's all. I need to remind her of something important."
And with that Edward left the office and the house, leaving Carlisle with an uneasy feeling in his chest.
Bella was happy to see her burns—all of them—had officially disappeared. It had taken a week, but they were all gone now. Now hopefully she didn't have any more encounters with Edward and him touching her. She looked at herself in the bathroom mirror with a smile before running her hairbrush through her damp hair before returning to her bedroom. She had just taken a shower and had put on a tank top and jogging pants and was going to settle into bed to watch a movie or two on her laptop. She had her snacks and drinks at the ready and Charlie was at work, so she was essentially by herself.
Stepping into her room she was almost surprised to see Jacob there and she couldn't help but smile at seeing him laid out on her bed munching on some of her chips. Tilting her head she greeted, "Hey."
Jacob grinned at her and replied, "Hey Bells. What are you up to?"
"About to watch a couple of movies on my laptop. Do you want to join, or are you only here to visit?"
"I just got off of my shift from patrolling and I told dad I was going to come here afterwards, so I'm all yours for company for however long you want me here."
Bella smiled wider and couldn't stop the blush that had risen on her cheeks. Shaking her head she moved to sit on her bed next to Jacob and powered her laptop on, signing into it and going on the internet to find something to watch, soon settling on the 1990 Stephen King's IT with Tim Curry. As the movie buffered Jacob said, "This movie is freaking long."
"Yeah, but it's good though." Bella looked at him teasingly. "You're not scared, are you?"
Jacob gave a mock offended look and said, "As if I would ever be scared of this movie. Clowns don't scare me."
Giggling Bella said, "Of course not."
"But if one randomly popped out of the sewer offering me a balloon, common sense would tell me to instantly run away."
Bella through her head back and laughed, her laughter causing Jacob to join in on the laughter as well. Before long the movie finally buffered and started, the two of them settling on Bella's bed and watching the movie. They did have to pause it briefly so Bella could plug her charger into it, but other than that there were no interruptions. Halfway through the movie the brunette realized that she was literally cuddled up into Jacob and somehow they had turned so that he was spooning her, his arms wrapped securely around her. Bella couldn't help but think of just how warm, safe, and secure she felt in that moment. And oddly enough she could practically feel her Alpha Female side purring in delight at being so intimately close to her Alpha mate. It was weird, but Bella decided that it was a good weird and that she kind of liked it; or rather, she liked it a lot.
The movie continued to go on and right at the part where the Losers' Club as adults found Stan's head in the refrigerator in the library, Jacob let out a growl and quickly sat up, holding Bella tightly against him. Startled at Jacob's sudden change in demeanor she asked, "Jake, what's wrong?"
However Jacob didn't even need to answer as her nose caught the sickly sweet stench of what was obviously a vampire. Turning her head she looked and could see Edward standing creepily in the shadows in a corner of her room glaring at them in disgust. She turned her head to the window seeing that it was open and wondered how she had missed hearing it open beyond the movie. Pausing the movie she asked, "Edward, what are you doing here?"
"I came to see you, my love. I believe we have to talk," Edward answered almost casually.
"Don't call me that; we're not together anymore. What part of that can't you understand?"
"But you are my love, and always will be."
Jacob growled and spat, "Get lost, bloodsucker. You and Bella have nothing to talk about."
Edward stepped out of the shadows with a smug expression on his face before saying, "Au contraire, Jacob Black. Bella and I have much to discuss. Most specifically about a certain deal she made back in Italy when she went to go and rescue me."
Bella's face paled drastically as her heart suddenly stopped beating. She was suddenly finding it hard to breathe as she stared at Edward in horror, hating him for reminding her of her deal with the Volturi, of purposely bringing it up in front of Jacob, of doing this to spite them. Jacob looked confusedly down at Bella asking, "What deal, Bella? What deal did you make when you went to rescue his pathetic ass?"
"Ah, I see he doesn't know anything about it. Well, isn't that just a shame? I suppose I'll leave you to it to explain things to the pup, Bella." Yes, Edward was definitely smug about this.
Tears filled Bella's eyes as she watched Edward walk towards her bedroom window to leave and a few spilled over as she asked, "Why are you doing this? Why would you do this to me, Edward?"
Edward almost looked startled that she seemed to be blaming him and answered, "I have done nothing, Bella. This deal came as a decision you made yourself. I'm just reminding you of it before you get too deep in the paws of the Pack. After all, they can't save you from the fate you've chosen."
"But why purposely bring it up in front of Jacob?! How can you be so cruel to do that?!"
"Because we belong together Bella. We are meant to be and I'm only securing that we will be together again."
Before Bella could say any more Edward was gone out of the window in a blink of an eye, the window shutting behind him. Bella covered her mouth with her hand and closed her eyes tightly, already feeling her anxiety quickly rising to the surface. Feeling Jacob take his arms out from around her she opened her eyes and turned around to see him looking at her with the same hard gaze that Sam seemed to always give off, and she didn't like it. Turning to face him all the way she started, "Jake, listen-"
"What deal did you make in Italy, Bella?" Jacob asked. "And don't lie to me. What deal did you make to make him be so smug just now?"
The brunette opened her mouth to speak but was having trouble find the words she wanted to say. Or rather, the words she didn't want to admit. She knew telling Jacob the truth was going to hurt him, especially now, but she also didn't want to lie to him. Biting her lip she took a deep breath and said, "When I went to Italy, I met the Volturi. The Volturi are basically royalty by vampire standards and the largest coven to ever exist. Like the Cullens some of them have special abilities, but theirs are deadly. Humans aren't supposed to know about the existence of vampires, but because of my involvement with Edward and the Cullens, they knew about me because when Edward thought I was dead, he went to them to die to "join me" in death."
"That's overly dramatic."
"Yes well, I went to rescue him and they met me. None of their powers worked on me and Aro, the main leader of the three rulers of the Volturi, found it very interesting. But as vampire law states, because I know about them I had the ultimatum of either being dead or turned into one of them. And because I was so desperate and hell bent on being with Edward and wanting to be a vampire at the time I…"
Jacob closed his eyes in pain and finished, "You chose to be turned into one of them."
More tears fell from Bella's eyes and she whispered, "I'm sorry."
Bella reached over to touch Jacob, but he smacked her hand away, quickly getting off of the bed and heading to her bedroom door. Going after him Bella called, "Jake! Jake, where are you going?"
"Away from here, and away from you. I can't even look at you right now, Bella. How could you make a deal like that?"
"I was stupid to do so, but you have to understand the state I was in back then!"
"I thought I had put you back together and you basically fell back again when you found out he was going to die. It probably would have been better if he did."
"I cared about him, Jake. I wouldn't wish that on him."
"And what about me? Did you ever think of how this might impact me, especially now knowing that you're my soul mate?"
Bella paused as his words sank in. No, she hadn't thought about how it would impact Jacob and his feelings, because all she had been caring about was Edward. Until recently her whole world revolved around the vampire, and now she was seeing how her involvement with him was ruining things, and she had no one to blame but herself. And now even Jacob was leaving and she didn't want that. She watched as he opened the door to her bedroom to leave and she whispered almost brokenly, "Jake please, don't leave. Don't leave me, please. Please."
Jacob didn't move for a moment but finally turned to look back at her. His eyes were filled with hurt and his jaw was clenched, but he seemed to be trying to keep it together. After a while he said, "I just need a moment to myself Bella. And you know I have to tell Old Quil and the Council about this."
"I know," Bella replied softly.
Jacob nodded before completely leaving Bella's bedroom, heading down the stairs and completely out of the house. Bella moved to her window in time to see Jacob move towards the woods and disappear into them. When he was out of sight she moved back to her bed and laid on it, burying her face in her pillow as she cried. She hated hurting Jacob and she hated Edward with a passion. Just when things seemed to be probably be looking up for her, they were dashed with a simple reminder of her promise to the Volturi.