A/N- Heeeeeey, So how did ya'll like that little cliffy I left on that last chapter. Muahahaha *a evil grins spreads across the Authors face. steeping her fingers and pressing the tips to he mouth*

I knew you all would be a little confused. I truly enjoyed reading the comments about it. haha. XD One thing I'm truly enjoying about reading all you comments as well as writing this story, it that I'm constantly able to keep all my readers on their toes. I understand my story is NOT AT ALL like the books, movies or even most of the fanfics posted on this site. Truly, the only thing that seems to be any sort of relation to the Twilight franchise is the names of characters and locations. But like I said, I truly enjoy all your reactions to reading this. I'm very proud of my wok I'v wrote so far. My new husband actually suggested I go back to school and get a degree and maybe look into publishing this. I may do that or I may not. I feel like Im not smart enough for that. Maybe back when I was still new just out of high school but not so much 11 years later. lol.

CHAPTER 27

Bella's P.O.V

To say that I was confused would be a huge fucking UNDERSTATEMENT!

James was the Alpha of This pack? but I thought Sam was. What the Actual FUCK IS GOING ON! I could feel my body start to feel flushed and my ears wrong as my blood pressure start to rise. I stared at them all, my hands balled up on my hips. This was ridiculous! someone was going to explain right now or I was going to have a serious conniption-fit.

I waited but no one spoke up, everyone seemed to lost in their own minds. I take a moment to contemplate, and I couldn't help but wonder if everyone in the room -aside from Leah- was as confused as I was right now. Maybe this James guys is just some rogue with disillusion of grandeur. Maybe he was once part of this pack but was kicked out cause he was causing issues about thinking he was the Alpha. But?...no, Sam's specific words were "James is the Alpha" But how can this James dude be the Alpha of our pack if Sam is currently the Alpha. Fucking hell, my head is seriously starting to hurt and my patients was on its last straw. I slowly close my eyes and take a deep breath through my nose- hoping it would help calm me down before I spoke.

"Okay, I don't understand?" I meant it as a statement but it came out as a confusing question. Sam snaps out of whatever thought he had been in and immediately starts moving around the room in an impatient shuffle passing motion. He stops short, raises his eyes over to me. A few emotions flash over his face then sharply turns to Paul and barks out a few orders while walking back over to me.

"Paul, I need you to go find Lucas now. Mind-link Jared, Jacob and have them both meet me upstairs in my living room in five minutes!" Paul nods, but I hardly see it since Sam grabs my hand and starts pulling me quickly out of the room towards the elevators. I was barely able to wave goodbye to Leah in passing. As we walked though the hallways to the stairs I looked up at my agitated mate. Sam moved with jerky motions, His eyes flicked around rapidly and his shoulders were stiff. Small jolts of panic flare within me. I have never seen Sam like this and I honestly hope that I never will again. His eyes are the most bright yeworange (Yellow and Orange) I had ever seen and his body was tense as if ready to fight the next person who spoke.

Where did my Sam go, this Sam right now was definitely not him.

We rush into our room, him rudely pushing me inside first making me stumble a little in the process. I huff and frustratingly pivot around to face Sam. The bedroom door slams behind Sam and rushes over to the closet. I raise one eyebrow and cross my arms, his weird behavior even more puzzling. The only noises in the room are the grunts he was making while he rummages around inside it. What the hell was he doing in there. The hairs on the back of my neck and along my arms started to tingle and rise up. The self preservation I used to lean on very strongly back when It was just LuLu and myself kicking in big time. Something was up, something on a higher level and a guy wanting to fight.

"What is going on Samuel?" I was trying not to panic or get mad at him, but there was something in the way that he was acting that had me super on edge. My mind going over all that has happened in the past half hour. Dissecting every little thing that I saw ad heard, but nothing was explaining what was going on. I could feel my temper rising as my anxiety increased as well as being ignored, I was getting fed up with all of this silent shit. Clinching my teeth together and taking a quick agitated breath once more through my nose I spun around and went to grab the nearest thing closes to me and threw it at the wall by the closet door where Sam was still rummaging around me.

The picture frame smashes against the wall and shatters to the ground. I stormed closer to the closet looking down briefly to see it was a picture of Sam and two other guys. I tilt my head to the side and furrow my brows, I didn't recognize the other to guys but did notice all three looked like they could be related to one another and a fleeting case of guilt washed through me, but as soon as Sam's head pops out from the closet, eyes on high alert, I knew it was worth it. I huff raising both hands in the arm in a gesture that says *well, out with it* then let then fall to slap against the sides of my thighs. the sound seeming louder then normal from how quite the room got. I waited and stared at him. "Now that I have your attention. You have five seconds to tell me what the fuck is going on. If not then I will go find someone who can." My voice had an eerie calm to it even though I was fuming inside and I think Sam was able to pick up on it because he slowly walks out of the closet with a heavy sigh, being mindful of the broken glass o the floor.

He moves to stand in front of me. "Bella. James is a bad man." Sam moves us to sit at the edge of the foot of our bed, wanting me to sit down with him. I move with him but don't sit, instead I stand in front of him and cross my arms over my chest, hugging myself close as I move my weight from one foot to the other. "Okay, I gathered that by your sudden change in attitude as well as your mannerisms," I sigh, closing my eyes and bringing my left hands up to message a temple in hope of relieving some of the pain shooting through my brain. I kept my eyes closed when asking my next question. "Sam, What did you mean when you said James is the Alpha of our pack?" I try not to be snippy but I was finding it pretty difficult. Sam heaves another sigh before looking at his feet intently and wringing his wrists. A sign of his anxiety. My heart clinched at the sight, I hated seeing Sam look so weak. It was my job to make sure he was strong, it was my job to make sure he was balanced and stable and had a clear head to run our pack. but right now I wasn't able to do anything but make things worse with my ignorance and impatience. So as a small way to help I decided to move over and sit next to him, wrapping my arms around his torso and give him a squeeze. after a few slow seconds Sam starts his explanation.

"Bella, The Alpha title is always passed down from father to son unless the Alpha doesn't have a Heir or something severely unspeakable has happened to the pack or raining Alpha- And so my father would passed his title and pack down to Joshua, my older brother." He begins to ring his hands together as he speaks more aggressively. I don't say anything not wanting to interrupt so instead I just run my hand over his back in slow circles. though I was very eager to learn more about his family and had tons of questions already cataloging in my mine, This was the first time he has ever mentioned his family to me and even though I have a thousand questions running through me I don't want to ask them yet. I have to remember my priorities and although getting to know my mate and his family is one of them, This James seems to be a bigger deal. I move to sit down on the floor, kneeling between his knees in front of him. He lifts his head and stares intently at me, I smile and move my left hand up to trance the worry lines along his forehead and nose then lean closer to place a soft encouraging kiss to his plump warm lips unable to tolerate the distance between us at the moment. I take his hand gently in mine, lacing our finger together, urging him to continue.

"Being the child of an Alpha, especially a dominant male, who subsequently would never get that title is not easy. Alpha blood runs through my veins, Bella. I have always been the leader type. All through childhood and into my high-school years I was always leading the other kids. Then when I became of age I would guide and lead others around my fathers pack in a helpful way. We had a rather large pack and my Father was busy wit training my Older brother to take over the pack. So when they were busy with political shit, paperwork, and mock ups I would take care of the everyday shit that needed to get done. Things like giving out chores, training the worriers, making sure our kitchens were filled and our medical teams had what they needed. I never told my Father or my Brother this; but while Dad was training Josh I was basically getting the same training but mine was more hands on then theoretical like Josh was getting. Dad didn't seem to mind though, he new I just wanted to help him. But I would never challenge Josh for the Alpha possession. He is my brother and I would never disrespect him like that and he isn't the type to get aggressive in a territoriality way like some Alphas get. after a few years more of training Josh was almost ready to take over as Alpha when we started hearing about these rumors floating around of an even larger pack than ours. This other pack was four or five hours away from our own. It supposedly had a very cruel Alpha running it. The Alpha would beat on his pack members, punishing them for every small transgression and would always neglect his Alpha duties, leaving his pack to always suffer. My father was then asked by the Were-Counsel to go and investigate this cruel Alpha, find out if the rumors were true," Sam pauses to take a deep breath and run his free hand through his-now messy- hair.

"So my Father took Josh, myself and a few of our best warriors. The minute we arrived we knew the rumors were true. The children had to stay outside on the grass but couldn't ever play because they were to scared of disturbing there Alpha. Pack members would scramble around to make sure they got their jobs or duties finished, Bella everyone was covered in cuts and bruises. One time I asked the Head Chef of the kitchen about how he got his black eye, he freaked and ran away from me! Iv never had anyone ever look so scared before. Though No one would confirm the rumors even though we could see the abuse on there bodies and see how they all acted around the Alpha. But without solid proof of the Alpha in action we couldn't do anything." Sam stops, shaking his head with closed eyes.

You could see how distraught he felt and suddenly throws his head in his hands. I could hear the sniffles and see his shoulders shake from his sobs. So I did the only thing I could think of. I crawled into his lap and hugged him tight with one arm around his back and the other holding his head close to my mating mark, His face deep in my neck. He breath in deep gulps of my scent, His arms sneak around me tightly, one arm around my lower back -fingers splayed out wide- and the other arm around the middle of my scapula -fingers also splayed out and pressing into the flesh-. The way he was holding me made me feel like I was his only lifeline keeping him grounded. I started kissing his head and running my hands slowly up and down his neck. Hoping it help sooth him.

"The idea was actually Josh's. He knew that I wanted to be Alpha of a pack, so he saw a Win/Win situation for his little brother. I ended up challenging James the next morning."

My eyes widen as I processed everything he just told me, but it was a lot to all take in. So many things rush through my head and Sam must of realized this because he doesn't speak for a few minutes. His thump idly stroking circles over my hipbone and between my shoulders, I found the sensation comforting. With this pause in the story, I decided to ask some questions.

"So you weren't born in this pack?"

"No."

"And you have a brother who is Alpha of another pack out here somewhere in Washington that I still have to meet?"

"Yes." He chuckles into my neck. The sound has my heart fluttering and toes curling. I could listen to it all day long.

"I'm guessing you won the challenge against James? How long ago was all this?"

"Yes, but I decided to spare his life. No, he didn't really deserve it, but I wanted to show the pack that I was a Just Alpha that was capable of mercy. I expected them to be hesitant of me but they accepted me right away. After six months, you would have thought I had been here my whole life." He leans back and gives me a soft smile, lost in the memory of his pack accepting him right away. It made me fall even more in love with him. I didn't think that was even possible. I return his smile. Kissing his lips once before laying my head on his shoulder.

"That was when I was twenty and James name had never come up again. Ever. He has had three years to plan whatever his revenge is and to execute it with his followers backing him. He's dangerous Bella."

I don't even need to contemplate on my reply, it just flows out of my lips.

"You beat him once. I know that you can beat him again." My free hand reaches up and cups his cheek gently. His hand moves up and grabs my wrist, gently leaning into my palm.

"Yes, But. I didn't have a weakness before." He says staring into mine deeply. Love, adoration, and a fierceness shinning brightly in them. It caused my breath to catch in my throat, making me swallow hard.

"You don't seem to have a weakness now." I firmly state. Giving a little laugh but stop as soon as I realize he wasn't happy about my response.

"What do you think you are, Kitten." He says slowly looking directly into my eyes before he moves to give me a kiss to my forehead. He then moves to pull me a little more into his chest. My initial reaction is to blush and make one of those School girl squeals, but something in the back of my mind tells me that this isn't the appropriate time for something like that. After all I was his weakness. Our love is a weakness, dose this mean I am in danger? Oh my god what about Lucas?! My face must of given Sam a hint to my panic because I can feel his hands cup my face, forcing me to look up at him instead of stare at his chest.

"Bella, I need you to listen very carefully to me when I say this. I love you more than anything on this earth. I love LuLu like he were my own cub. I will never let anything happen to either of you." A stray tear rolls down my cheek as I gaze into his eyes, his boring into mine, flickering back and forth as if he could make me see the truth in what he vowed. Not that I would ever doubt him on that.

"That's why you and LuLu need to leave the pack."