Chapter 32: Trouble With Wolves
Bella's POV
Edward immediately pushed me behind him. When I glanced back at my husband I could see from the look on his face that all senses had fled him. He looked like a feral animal. He had completely lost control. Even though I knew that Edward was capable of defending himself I still feared for his safey. Wolves like Jacob were designed to kill vampires. That was the trouble with wolves. If Edward got killed I didn't know what I would do.
I looked back in time to see Jacob running as fast as he could toward us and Edward running as fast as he could toward Jacob. I heard when they collided into each other. It wasn't as loud as when two vampires crashed into each other but it was still loud enough to draw attention.
A smarter person would have ran and hid somewhere but apparently I was not that smart. All I did was stand there and watch in absolute horror. Jacob had Edward's arm in his mouth. I felt my stomach churn. If I hadn't been so terrified I would have been sick right then and there. Jacob clearly had the upperhand and I knew that he wasn't going to stop until he finished my husband off.
I wondered how it had gotten so far. How it had gotten to this point. I thought back to the time when Jacob and I had first met on the beach. When he thought he was only telling me a scary story about the cold ones.he was such a great kid. We had become the best of friends when Edward disallowed from my life.
I just couldn't reconcile that version of Jacob with this version. The one who rapes. The one who kills. What had happened along the way? Before I could think about it too much I heard a wolf howling in the distance. I looked to see two wolves running in tbe distance. One a large dark grey wolf and the other a pure white wolf. My boys. What were my boys doing here?!
Anthony, the white wolf, knocked right into Jacob before he could hurt Edward any further. The started Jacob quickly got up but he didn't do anything. He just looked at my boys in shock as they stood protectively between Edward and him.
Jacob growled at them threateningly but my boys refused to move out of the way. My kids, while still huge, were not as big or strong as their father was, but they were refusing to stand down. I was in absolute shock at what they were doing. They had admired their father. Now they were standing up to him. Even Edward appeared to be stunned by what was happeningm
Jacob tried to leap over the boys but Anthony was somehow able to jump up and stop his attack. Every move Jacob tried my boys were able to thwart. One thing became abundantly clear to me though. Jacob never once tried to fight his own sons. He didn't want to hurt his own children. No matter what my kids did to stop him he wouldn't attack them.
I became aware of the presence of more wolves. I recognized the wolf forms of Seth and Leah as they emerged from the distance. They went and stood by my kids. Ready to fight their own leader if needed.
"What's going on here?"
I turned around when I heard Carlisle's voice. The rest of my family had arrived.
"Jacob appeared and tried to attack Edward. Then my boys came and-" A loud snarl ripped through the air. Stopping me from finishing my sentence.
"Jacob doesn't want to fight them," Edward said as he appeared by my side. His arm reattached.
"Why not?"
"As sick and twisted as Jacob is his love for those boys is pure. He won't hurt them. He also cares for Seth and Leah. He doesn't want to hurt them either,"
"So what are we going to do with him?" I asked.
"Nothing," Edward said.
"Nothing?" I gasped
"The least violent way we deal with this the better," Carlisle added.
"Not only that but Seth and Leah had no idea about any of the things that Jacob had done. He has somehow been able to keep Bella's rape and his attempt to kill Nessie a secret,"
"I thought the wolves could hear each other's thoughts,"
"They can," Edward confirmed. "But Jacob was able to keep himself from thinking about his crimes while he was in wolf form,"
"So what happens now?" Esme asked.
"Jacob broke one of their most sacred laws. To never harm a human. They have their own ways of dealing with transgressions like this. Leah and Seth will take him back home to La Push and the council will decide what to do with him. One thing is for sure. Jacob has been stripped of his status as alpha. But that's only the beginning,"
"Who takes over?"
"Technically Anthony would be the one to take over as alpha since he's the older of the twins but since he's too young Leah will step in,"
I watched as Seth and Leah pushed a reluctant Jacob along. I was surprised by how easy everything went. It seemed as if Jacob was just going to accept his fate.
"So do they know everything now?" I asked, hoping Edward would figure out what I was really asking.
"Yes they know. They know now that they are only here because of what he did to you. They're taking it all in pretty hard,"
I started crying. I had hoped to spare my kids that pain. I wanted them to know that I loved them no matter what. I never wanted them to think they were unwanted or unloved. I loved those boys the moment I knew that I was having them. All three of my children were my everything.
"It will be okay Bella," Edward held me close once again. "Everything will be okay. They will be okay. They have a family that loves them. Us and the pack. We will look out for them and so will the other wolves. In fact Leah imprinted on Anthony the first time they met. Together we will all make sure they know how much they are loved and cared for,"
For once I was absolutely speechless.
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