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 25

Paul stormed into the hotel room that he was sharing with the redhaired vampire, spitting mad as his thoughts rolled around what the other Pack members had said. They were blatantly insinuating that Victoria was going to kill them all, along with him. But Victoria wouldn't betray him, not when they both had the same goal to get rid of Bella. They were all blind, all caught up in the bullshit of the true Alpha and Alpha Female, but he wasn't stupid. Victoria wasn't going to betray him, wasn't going to kill him. And the Pack would soon see that she was helping to do them all a huge favor.

He looked up when the sound of the hotel door opened and Victoria walked in, blue contacts covering her red eyes. She stared at him for a moment before raising an eyebrow and asking, "What has your hackles raised?"

Not responding right away, Paul stepped up to the vampire and asked, "Is there something you want to tell me?"

"No," Victoria replied evenly, though confusion was clear on her face.

Paul grabbed a hold of Victoria's hair and wound it in his fist, roughly jerking her towards him. Yanking her head back to force her to look at him, he glared into her fake blue eyes and growled out, "Don't lie to me."

"I'm not, puppy. What the hell is wrong with you? What happened between you leaving and coming back?"

Instead of answering her question, Paul growled once again before bending his head down and placing it in her neck, mouthing and pressing rough kisses against the cold column, his hand still wrapped in her red hair while his other grabbed her hip. He pulled her close to him so he could ground his hips against her own, letting the leech feel his hardness against her.

Victoria moaned softly and allowed the wolf shifter to drag her to the hotel bed and throw her onto it, letting him climb on top of her and strip her bare. As he did she took a good look at him, seeing that he was obviously in no mood to talk, though it was apparent that something was bothering him and he quite frankly wanted to hear something from her. However, whatever it was wasn't going to be said any time soon. Victoria was tempted to stop him from about to fuck her, but she had to admit she was looking forward to it. From what was already happening, it was about to be rough, and she was a fan of rough sex. Whatever Paul was angry about, it could wait.

Jacob watched Bella sleep in his bed, a troubled expression on his face. Bella wanted to fight in the battle against the redhead and her army of newborn vampires, despite the fact that she was carrying their child. He didn't want to her fight; he wanted to protect her and their baby. However, Bella was too stubborn to stand down and insisted on fighting. Couldn't he see that he just wanted to make sure they were safe? Knowing Bella she probably did, but wanted to put an end to everything she had inadvertently started. He had to admire her bravery, though. He could imagine if things hadn't changed in her life—her becoming the Alpha Female—she'd probably be begging him to not fight at all and stay with her. But Bella was different now, and yet she was still the same girl he had always been in love with.

Sighing softly, Jacob gently stroked Bella's hair before placing a soft kiss on her forehead and leaving his bedroom, silently closing the door behind him. Walking down the hall and into the kitchen, he found Billy seated at the table drinking a cup of hot tea, a contemplative expression on his face. Frowning he asked, "What is it?"

Billy looked up at his son and gestured at the chair across from him, indicating for him to take a seat. Once Jacob was seated, Billy began to speak saying, "Son, I want to know if you've noticed any strange activity concerning the Cullen house or them in general."

Jacob frowned in confusion before answering, "No, I haven't. Besides, they've left dad, for good this time."

"Yes, I am aware of that. And yet I believe not all of them are gone."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that one of the Cullens are still lurking around here in Forks, and I believe it to be Edward. And you and I both know the reason as to why he would stick around when his family has packed up and gone on."

A grave silence fell between them as Jacob's mind instantly supplied the answer to Billy's statement: Bella. Edward Cullen would only stay around because of Bella, because the creep was still in love with her though she had moved on. And if he really was around still, then that meant he wasn't planning on letting Bella go on with her life. It might even mean that he was planning something take Bella away from him and carry her away somewhere.

Running a hand down his face Jacob asked, "Are you sure Cullen is still around these parts?"

Billy nodded once and replied, "Without a doubt. The only thing is that I don't have any idea where it is he could be hiding out."

Jacob didn't like the sound of that. Edward fucking Cullen was still lurking around and he and Bella had been none the wiser. He had thought that after Bella had made it clear they were never getting back together and the rest of his family leaving, he would have left as well. But apparently the mind-reader didn't get the memo. Or rather, he was just blatantly ignoring it in favor of pursuing Bella. He didn't think that their problems could get any bigger than the redhead and her army, but he was wrong. Their problems had an extra layer now that it was known Cullen was still around for Bella and biding his time for when he was to strike.

Seeing the stress his son was under with the information he had given him, Billy reached out and placed a comforting hand on his boy's arm. When Jacob looked at him he told him, "I know this is a lot to take on, especially with being a new Alpha, but believe me when I tell you that you are handling it the way you should be. You are thinking with a level-head and not letting your emotions control your actions." He gave Jacob a hard look. "At least I hope you're not."

"I'm learning not to, I promise," Jacob reassured his dad. "I know I've let my emotions rule me for a while, but I know I can't let that happen now, even if I want them to."

"You mean concerning Bella."

Jacob didn't reply to that, knowing what Billy was saying. When it came to Bella, Jacob's emotions always stood out and dictated his actions, no matter what. But he couldn't let that happen now, not when he had the responsibility of being the Alpha. Of course, he'd always worry for his mate, but Bella was now the Alpha Female and could take care of herself. She didn't necessarily need his help, not unless her life was in grave danger. But it wasn't just her for him to worry about, it was their baby. As much as he would prefer Bella to take a back seat to the battle that was coming, he also knew she'd resent him if he made her do so. He had to trust that she would be alright, she and their unborn child.

Deciding to steer the conversation away from Bella, he cleared his throat and said, "I think a few of us should go and scout out the Cullen property and see if Cullen is still hanging out around their somewhere."

"I would also suggest a few patrols around the Swan residence as well," Billy said. "We want to make sure Charlie will be safe as well. Who's to say Edward won't try to use Charlie against Bella to get her back?"

"If he claims to love Bella as much as he does, then he won't touch Charlie. Besides, I think he believes the biggest obstacle to "win her affections" is me. He'll have to get rid of me first to get to Bella, and he can't do that without hurting her."

Billy gave Jacob a strange look. "What makes you say that?"

Jacob looked off to the side with a small smile. "Bella once told me that—and this was while she was still hung up on Cullen—that my pain was her pain. If Cullen does anything to hurt me, then he hurts Bella. And I know that is something he probably doesn't want to do."

Billy sat silently, taking in his son's words. His pain was Bella's pain. No truer words could come from someone that wasn't his mate. If Bella had told him that while still being with Cullen, before becoming the true Alpha's mate, then that meant she already loved Jacob despite her denial and protests. A small smile slid onto his face seeing now that Bella really was meant for Jacob, even before she even knew it. Jacob always believed so, and now it seemed to be true. He wondered if Cullen knew it and tried everything he could to keep Bella away so it couldn't come to fruition. He was conniving like that, so it was a possibility, even if he tried to prove otherwise.

However, because the vampire was conniving, it was also possible that he would throw caution to the wind if he felt it was necessary. Cullen probably wouldn't even consider Bella's feelings anymore in his actions, so long as the end result was the same, and that was to get Bella. Billy told Jacob these thoughts, watching his son's face as he listened to what he said. Jacob's face showed no emotion to what he was saying, keeping a poker face as he listened. When he finished silence hung between them. After a while Jacob stood up from the table before saying, "Nothing is going to happen to Bella concerning Cullen, not if I can help it. He won't get close to her, not before I kill him first."

And with that, Jacob turned and headed back down the hall to his bedroom to join Bella, Billy watching him silently as he walked away. He didn't doubt Jacob's confidence that he would end Cullen and protect Bella. It was Cullen that he was worried about. After all, he was a vampire and was under Carlisle's tutelage for the longest. And though Carlisle was the better of most vampires, he too could twist things to suit him if necessary. It wasn't a stretch if Edward was able to do the same. He just hoped Jacob and Bella could handle what was thrown at them.

Paul thrusted a few more times into Victoria before stilling, spilling himself inside of her and then collapsing on top of her. He panted into her neck as her cold hands ran up and down his back, causing goosebumps to pop up on his bare skin. He tucked his head into her neck while his hand threaded though her red tresses, his other hand holding her closed by her naked hip.

Victoria laid their with Paul on top of her, allowing him to catch his breath from their wild fucking. As enjoyable as it had been, something had obviously brought it on, and it had to do with his short temper. Knowing that he was a complete hothead, she knew she had to gently coax it out of him.

Turning her head, she placed a soft, gentle kiss on Paul's head and ran her fingers through his short, black hair before saying, "Not that I minded what happened just now, but I'd like to know what video you watched that got you hot and bothered."

Paul chuckled and kissed her neck, holding her closer as he said, "Nothing like that, but it was enjoyable. Anyway, I'm glad that you told me the truth."

"What truth?"

"That you're not hiding anything from me."

Okay, so far so good, Victoria thought. Giving an amused giggle she asked, "What makes you think I'm hiding something?"

He didn't answer at first, but then sat up a bit to look at the redhead. Looking into her contact covered eyes, Paul told her, "Apparently my nosy Pack seem to believe that you are leading an army of newborn vampires and plan on killing us. They claim they saw you encouraging them." He settled back down on top of Victoria. "But it's good to know that they're just bluffing and blindly following Jacob and Bella like the idiots that they are."

Victoria stayed silent, continuing to run her fingers though his hair and hand up and down his back, gently coaxing him to sleep. And as Paul succumbed to slumber, Victoria frowned in agitation. It seemed as if those stupid wolves knew of her plans and what she was going to do. Not only that, but Paul knew as well. This could be problematic for her, but luckily Paul was stupid enough to not believe it. However, the others did believe it, making things a tad bit harder. She needed to rethink her plan, and she needed to speak to Edward.