Chapter 39 Finally I have Had Enough

Bella POV

I watched him limp down the stairs with his head held high, there was something about that man that left me utterly speechless. "Idiot." It was the only word that needed to be said but it still made him break out into a huge grin, when he turns back to look at me. I could feel his pain burning through my veins. It took everything I had no to jump in and beg for Sam to stop but I knew that Paul would learn without it. He had been pushing Sam way too much and this was the tipping point he had no one to blame but himself and he knew as much.

"How do you deal with him?" I looked up to see that Kimmy was taking in a few deep breaths before closing her eyes that were still slightly glowing gold. Her blood lust was it its peak when she saw Sam throw the first punch. But soon I was staring at her amazing topaz eyes, this harsh light to them.

"I'm sorry what did you say." I gave her my best polite smile but I was still a little out of it. She smiled politely before giving me a being smile as she shook her head slowly. Before I could ask her to repeat what she one more time she was slipping off. Hovering behind Paul to make sure that he didn't fall over. Jared smiley smirked at the sight before placing a gentle hand on my back.

I gave him a thank you nod before he ran off in a flash, standing on the beach leaning deep into Kim's side like he had had been there all along. He was so loving and tender their relationship was so cute. Though it did bug me at time when they stared at me like I had three heads. I felt the smile that I had on my face slowly fade away as a cold summer wind ripped through my thin tank top and short shorts.

"You okay?" I looked up to see that Embry and Jake were both looking at me with some weird gleam in their eyes. I didn't get why they seem too worried about me all of the sudden they both made their feelings clear and I was fine with it. They had the right and I wasn't going to be pissed at them when everything they said though harsh was still true.

I nodded my head gets elm careful about my concussion as I pivoted on my heel and started to make my way down the stairs. I wanted to get down to Paul as fast as possible but I also didn't want to make my head or my leg worse. For a brief moment the thought of asking Paul for help flashed across my mind. But he was way worse off than me so I walked in silence.

I could feel his brewing gaze, stalking me like a predator stalks its prey right before they pounce for the kill. I turned to see him sitting alone as a soft looking white sand dune. The mounted sand couldn't have been could for his back and why wasn't he sitting with the rest of the pack.

Was he bitter that they didn't help him, not even Kimmy would sit with him, she was chatting up Jared. Debating monster film semantics. "Bella are you sure that you are okay, you look like you are about to keel over." I felt Jakes hot breath inches from my ear who told me that he could get this close. He was the one that treated me like shit and now he was concerned that isn't how this was going to go. If you are going to hate me then hate me, you don't get to be nice one minute giving someone hope that thing are going to change. Then flip out of nowhere and go back to hating me.

Keep my pained to myself I didn't know how to keep the smell form filter in my nose but as long as I kept the emotional connection shut off. Paul wouldn't know, but as I shift my gaze from Jake that was inches away to Paul. I could see the fire in his gaze like even with all of this injuries he would still kick Jake ass for upsetting me. His hazel gaze began to darken as he made his way off of the sand dune. I forced calming waves over him as I mouthed one word. No.

He didn't seem like he like he was going to listen, his nose was all scrunched up like he was going to fight me on this. But his shoulders slump and he collapsed back on the dune looking at his feet like an upset puppy.

I turned swiftly on my heels forcing Jake to a stop, if I kept walking I would trip and then that would have made everything so much worse. Jake frowned at me as his brown eyes lighten in his confusion. I was tired of him being so weird he needs to pick one emotion and stick with it. "Fine why do you keep asking that?" I look at Jacob for minute giving him to collect his thoughts but he said nothing. What was wrong with me "Either give me closure or leave me alone."

With those final words, I took each step at a bit of a faster pace I just wanted to get away from him he was getting on my nerves. As my feet hit the cold sand a shiver went down my spine as I slipped my flip flops off and head over to Paul. Taking each tentative step slow as I made my way across the sand without tripping or tipping over once.

I made my way or him my feet squish in the sand as the dune laid right in front of me, I could feel the gazes of the people at the fire. I didn't see the big deal, I was supposed to want to be near Paul. The doubt in Pauls' eyes told me that there was something else that I was missing, almost like he was silently asking me to stay away from him. But I was freezing and I hadn't seen him all day so I was going to lay down with him"What was up with that everyone was glaring at me and why don't you want me to sit with you."

I tried to keep the lights hurt from my voice but I could tell that it didn't work with Paul scrunched his nose up and frowned. His arms twitched like he wanted to pull me into a ghu to, hold me till my pain faded but they must have been too heavy for him to move at the moment. I sat on the large mound letting out a light laugh as he frowned at me, my guess he didn't like me making fun of him for basically being a vegetable.

I moved at close to Paul that I could without injuring him, his heat soon took over my body warming every inch of my skin. He was like my own little space heater and as I looked up to see the other glaring at us. I knew that there was something that I was missing that my space heater didn't tell me about. I shifted my vision so that I could whats the black rolling wave hitting the jetties off to the north shore.

"Usually when a pack member gets beaten into submission they are forced to sit alone, in exile, they are basically the omega till the alpha truly forgives them. Meaning you're should be around me, mate or not." I rolled my eyes and glared over at Sam who was giving me a threatening stare. As if to say get your ass over here before I drag you over here.

"It a good thing that I'm not a wolf then isn't it." I laugh as deep tan frown lines formed on Sam face the anger shining in his eyes. But screw him he could beat Paul all he wanted that didn't mean I was going to walk around like a whipped slave. I twisted my neck upward to get a better look of Paul face. The cut on his lip still bleeding and red with irritation.

Before I could stop myself I flicked my tongue over the cut his wound was cold but it started to warm up as I such on his lower lip hearing a moan of both pain and relief. When I pulled away I could help but laugh at his lustful expression. He looked like he wanted to take me here on this beach with the others around.

"I hear saliva can soothe a wound just as well as medicine." I watched this grin split on his face. "Looks like you and I need a little alone time than cause you got some injuries that need healing." I rolled my eyes at his playfulness but I could tell that he wanted to do more than play. But for me, it was just good to have him around especially considering the way that our day started. That argument went way too far on both ends.

"Sorry about that, I shouldn't have lost it on you they way that I did, I was lost in thought and the impending doom of being partnered with two people that hated me, messed with my head. If you want I can see if Sam will let me go with you, he will probably say no though so don't be too pleased if I can't go."

I sighed gently just hearing him apologize was enough for me, Paul didn't do apologies, in fact, the only other person that he has ever apologized to and meant it was Jake when I left him. His gentle words warmed my heart pushing away the cold sense of dread that had formed this morning.

This whole night seemed to be going my way I mean other than the fact that Paul took a serious beating. I made up with the other imprints, Kimmy joined the pack and I think that Jake might be on the road to forgiveness I can't really tell. But this night went a lot better than the last time that we met with the council.

"They will be here in a few minutes let's go." I heard Sam gruff voice stirring me from my thoughts as I looked up I noticed that I was sitting in Paul lap in front of the fire. This sly grin on his face as if he was silently saying yes I moved you without knowing I'm that good.

I rolled my eyes at his antics but managed to get a good look at his face in the firelight, most of the superficial injuries were gone. But there was still a cut on his lips tough now the blood almost looked darked like that cut had been there for weeks and not a few hours. There was a vertical scar going down the right side of his temple to the top of his check.

I'm sure that if I took off his shirt he body would be a tangle bruised mess he shouldn't even be here and I could still feel faint traces of his pain. It broke my heart carved a line right down the middle. I couldn't even take it looking at him in pain as I stare a the bright orange flames. Watching them flicker in the window as black smoke rose high into the air.

The rest of the pack seemed over it, Jared was sitting close with Kim and I knew that he was counting down the minute till he was over. Sam told them both to lie about marking us but I'm sure that there was something about having to lie to the council that put him on edge. Which I get but he is a horse sized wolf what would Jared have to worry about.

The silence was deafening and the tension in the air made it almost impossible to breathe. This was all starting to really freak out, that was when he walked out of the shadows like monster whispering something between themselves. Did the know or could it have been because Paul looks like he got hit by a bus?

"Which is not wrong, I got hit by a big burly bus named Sam." I hear Paul whispered it low in my ear and I had to resit the urge to giggle as the leader looked our way. Harry was the first one that I saw.

He looked less than pleased to see me or maybe he didn't want to look at Paul since they were on the best terms. But at the moment I didn't care I just want to go to his house and lay down with Paul at my side all night.

I justed wanted to forget about this whole stupid fight that we had gotten into you and cuddle. But what are we doing sitting here about to get yelled at by a bunch of old people? Behind Harry was Old man Quil that didn't even chance a glance at Embry. You could tell that he was finding reasons not to lay his eyes on him.

I felt bad for the guy really but it wasn't like he didn't deserve it with the way that he had been actin. But I know that if my dad had an affair I would want him to recognize his other child. It would only be a matter of time before Quil shifted and things got completed. He might as well come clean now but how could he do that when he couldn't even stand the sight of his own son.

"Dick," I mumbled it under my breath and he didn't seem to notice but the others did. Paul was trying not to grin at me as he turned to look at the last council member which just happened to be his dad. Who had this worried look on his face could he had to know that Paul had not marked me like he was ordered to. Or was it because Pauls face was and is a hot mess compared to a few hours ago. "Not cool babe." Damn this imprint bond, I watched the flames dance across Pauls copper skin for a moment before sighing, even though he got his ass kicked he still looked amazing to me.

He kissed my neck tenderly as a sign of thanks, while all the other wolves rose, Paul, on the other hand, stayed where he was. Which made sense and no of the council members made a fuss about it. It's not like he was in the condition to be standing without fall into the fire anyway. Once the others sat down the meeting commenced though I wished that it hadn't because the first thing that Harry did was looked at me. Deep bag and hollow cheeks made his face look gaunt as a deep frown took over his face. "So did the two of you make your imprints, it needs to be done."

Who the hell would just come out,say somethin like that there was no tactic he could have at least work his way up to it. Maybe explain the role of the two newest wolves, or welcome Kimmy to the pack was rather crude on how he brought it up but Sam spoke in a gruff polite tone nonetheless. "Yes they have now can we move." I knew that he was shooting for polite to me it sounded like he was annoyed and that as putting it mildly. It was go to know that I wasn't the only one that thought the way he put it was rude.

Jared didn't seem to ease up if anything his jaw locked tight as he turned to look at Danny. His gaze hard and cold as his muscles twitched with nervous energy. I would that he was trying not to lose it and he was doing a good job all things considered."Daniel is what Sam said true are they marked."

That was why Jared was so fidgety but would Danny really rat out his sons packmates. Would he really rat out his son? He took in a deep whiff of air and horne st Paul and then at Jared before moving his lips to speak.

"Yes they are marked, I can smell it on them now can we be done with this nonsense." I look at Paul. I wasn't sure if Danny was lying or not but if an imprint was marked could you really smell it. What was even more shocking to me was that Danny lied to Paul. I mean sure his relationship with Paul is less...less tense but not so much that he would lie to him. This was too much thinking for me, I felt my head dip down to lay on Paul shoulder, letting him place a chaste kiss on my temple as he let his eyes flash red at Sam.

Each of the council members slowly nodded there head I could tell that they wanted to change the subject just as bad as us. Jared seems to relax as bit as Paul shifted the both of us so that his dad could sit next to us. His dad was watching him question, the pack was staring warily at him trying to keep their distance, Danny, on the other hand, didn't seem to give a damn.

He speaks slowly so that only me and Paul could hear him, this sly grin on his face."You just had to test him, didn't you?" Paul gave his dad a sly grin as he gently bumped his shoulder against his father. Both their eyes glowing red for a moment. The other was watching them but I doubt that they could hear the two of them speaking. "What can I say I take after my old man, I hate orders especially if they don't sit well with me." Danny gave him a light laugh before turning to look at Sam who was frowning at Paul.

My guess he was still upset that Paul didn't think that anything he did was wrong, to him it was a game trying to see how far he can push before he schnapps. Like when a baseball player tries to steal a base. I smiled to myself it was about time that I started to get theses metaphors right. It looks like all those days watching baseball and football was paying off final. I took in a deep breath as Old man Quil looked at Kimmy this wide smile forming on his face. "What my favorite great-granddaughter doing here."

Kimmy flashed me and Paul a dazzling smile as pride shown in her eyes, even though she wasn't allowed to be around him doesn't mean that she couldn't grin at u. She walked over to her grandfather pulling him into a tight hug. It almost looked like she was going to break his brittle bones. "What can I say Bella and Sam convinced me to join the pack. After Paul pestered them, I figured these pups could use the help of a real shifter."

Kimmy smiled cockpit as her smug tone reached all of our ears, but she did have the right to be cocky. Ever since she joined the fight a couple of months back, she has been a real help. She did patrol shifts giving the guys a break, took random runs to Port Ange so get information on the nest with Rose. I doubt all of this would have been done without me.

Old man Quil looked at me and Paul then to Sam with this look of approval and graduated in his eyes. It was funny he adored his granddaughter but wouldn't even look at his son. That was just pitiful. She gave him a knowing smirk before hopping back to her log next to Jared and Kim. Though she was looking at me this same thought running through her mind that was running in mind. Was someone going to bring up the Embry thing?

I shifted to look at Embry who was staring into the fire, hatred burning in his eyes as he didn't bother to let his gaze shifted upward towards his father. He took in a deep sigh as Jake bumped his shoulder trying to cheer him up, but he was going to have to do a lot more than this. "Paul!" The irritating and demand voice belonged to Harry Clearwater who had this smug and arrogant smile on his face like he knew something that everyone else didn't.

Paul snapped his hand up, he must have been having a private conversation with his father because when I look at his face. He was twisting his head away from his father to look at Harry. Righteous anger burning in his eyes as he thought about having to deal with this old man. "Yes sir" He gritted his teeth as he resisted the urge to deck him like wanted to do 6 months ago with the meeting. Harry's eyes darkened as this nervous glint took over his eyes. "Since you are so good with she-wolves, you wouldn't mind teaching Leah when she shifts. The two were the best friend at one point right?"

Paul snarled under his breath, I looked up at him shocked I didn't know that he knew Leah so well, I always thought that Kimmy was his best friend. Paul shifted his vision, looking nervously as Sam and Emily who both stiffened at the mention of Leah. I could tell that Emily's eyes were wide with fear, "Yeah we were friends before I shifted, you made it clear that I couldn't talk to her. You burned what every bridge had linked the two of us. I won't train her. Plus even if I agree she isnt shifting anytime soon. Quil would be the next one. She hasn't even shown the signs."

Harry smiled but nodded his head before glaring at Kimmy like she was below him. This disgusted gleam singh in his eyes and smile as he looked her up and down. Kimmy must have noticed too because she snarled angrily and stood up, her body tense like she was ready to attack him. Her body seemed to the lung in slow motion but she never made it to her target.

Paul was wrapping his arms securely around her waist holding her in place no matter how hard she fought. Whispering calming words in her ears, it looked really sensation and private I almost wanted to look away. A hissing sound erupted into the air as I looked over to see a knowing gaze in Danny eyes as he watched them. "Your not even tribe the only reason you are here is that you are banging the right drum. Never forget that. "

Here voice horse with more than one emotion, I didn't know the history but as she took in a few ragged breaths to calm herself a cold wind forced my lips to quiver. Danny moved closer to me draping his arm around my shoulder as he lowered his lips to my ear. His warmed breast causing hives to go down my side. He smelled of chocolate and cinnamon kinds of like hot cocoa.

"Don't move if they don't smell a shifter scent on you then they will know that Paul didn't mark you." I looked into his deep green eyes lost for a moment before nodding my head slightly and jerking my head to Paul and Kimmy. "What is up with them?" I breathed his emerald gaze shift from me to Paul watching Kimmy body start to shake as sadness erupted into his eyes.

He took in a low before as he whispered into my ear but I knew that anyone with superhering was listening. "Female shifter is rare for Kimmy's generations, she is one of two, so the older council members see her as a baby maker nothing more. In fact when they found out that she was showing signs of shifting they sent Harry's little brother to become her mate. Imprint be damn they wanted more shifters. More people to protect the tribe. Only problem is that piece of shit nearly killed her. They wanted Paul to be her mate but he refused saying that was inhumane. He told her everything after he found out watching Harry brother was doing to her."

I sucked in a breath I knew that her boyfriend was betting her but damn I did think that she was in some fucked up matting pact. "Yeah well if we are lucky they will pair Leah off with a wife beater. I would love to see her beaten and broken on a floor right before I put her out of her misery. Paul isn't training that fucking bitch."

Kimmy was shaking but Paul held on not even worried that she might pass in his arms. I couldn't tell what he was trying to send me a message in his mind and for a second his voice filtered into my mind. "I have to calm her down any means necessary."

His eyes flashed to me, asking for silent permission to step outside the lines if needed, I simply nodded my head. But before he could do anything the old man stepped in. "Watch it Harry my granddaughter is not your pawn and Paul doesn't have to go near Leah unless he chooses to. It is the job of either the alpha or the beta to train the pup not the 3rd in command. Sam or Jared should have the honor. "

Funny it didn't seem like an honor to me more of a burned or a pain in the ass. I watch Paul turn Kimmy around in his arms. So that he was holding her close to his chest hiding her face in the crook of his neck as she tried to fight of the painful memories. I could tell that she was crying as her shoulder started to shake uncontrollably. "Your such a dick." I couldn't control myself it simply slipped out go my mouth. Harry looked at me clearly this time he heard what I had said. "What was that ."

I looked up at Harry sneering at his mocked polite tone, was he actively trying to get his ass kicked. "I said that you are a dick, a sack of shift, the filth in between my toes after I walk barefoot in the forest. You're below even the basic standards of a human. Someone like you shouldn't even be on the council. Treating women like baby incubators is all kinds of fucked and demoralizing. Especially with your wife beater brother, who by the way should've killed as a sign of basic human dendy."

Harry looked up at me shocked as a silence fell over the fire, no one spoke not even Harry. He was too shocked that I would call him out on his bullshit did he think that I wouldn't stand up for Kimmy. While he shoved her past trauma in her face like it was nothing. shred over the crowd almost as if he was to consume to speak. He like over me like he was waiting for a pathology and he made me want to scream there is no way that you can control me, and that Paul didn't mark me. But that would throw Danny under the buss and he was just starting to get his life back on track with his kids. I couldn't do that to him not when he was trying to be a good man and father.

Harry snorted and shoved a grubby finger at Kimmy who was silently crying in Paul's arms. Paul whose eyes were glowing red in the dark lighting the cam up better than any flame. His heinous thought was filtering into my mine. Each one more vile and violent than the one before it and I thought that I would flinch and disgust or fear but this ass deserve it."This half breed mutt shouldn't even be setting foot on our land she is lucky that she had such an important job for the tribe. A pale face like you shouldn't even be involved, your worst then a half breed."

I snarled angrily at him what right did he have, both Pal and my anger was filling my veins, it was like nothing I had ever felt. Like being struck by lighting the surge that I got from out combine rage was enough to set me off.

"Your not tribe, I'm Paul mates making me more apart of the tribe then you're pitiful ass will ever be, and if we are talking about half breeds, what about Embry? You all seem to be wrong him, you the doting grandfather can stick up for your granddaughter but you can't even make eye contact with Embry. All you people aside from Danny are pitiful you don't even deserve to be on the council. A sexist pig that uses women like token and a sack of shit father that is willingly missing out on a spending time with his kid. Piss off."

I glared at the both of them staring harshly as Old man Quil as he choked on his air, trying to find the right words to say to me. "You dare..." I cut him off before he even had a chance "Oh I dare, I might not be getting along with Embry. But he deserve a whole lot better than you, you piece of shit." I sneered at him holding my ground as Kimmy and Paul looked at me in shocked.

I wasn't one to go looking for fight but these old men needed to learn some goddamn respect. They are all risking their lives not only for me but for the entire tribe and the people of Fork. Who they have no reason to protect, no obligation. But they are treated like trash, I don't think so.

With both of them staring blankly as me they start to move as if out of impulse. Both of them looking a lot more casing for old people. Anger guiding their action but before they could even lay an angry hand on me. Danny stood up snarling so loud the earth beneath our feet quacked. "I would really hate to kill the both of you, but I will don't think you are laying a hand on her."

I looked at Danny's back, his muscle tensing as his body gave off a slight tremor as his glowing eyes lighting up the rage plaster on his face. "You are a council member same as us and you think that she should speak to us like that." He twisted his neck back giving me an award-winning grin that would have made my heart throb, hell it did make my heart thorb. "What can I say she's not wrong and I like the feisty ones. Beat it"

I watched the two men exchange looks like they were having a mental conversation before Harry turned back to look at Danny. "There will consequence for this Daniel." He shrugged his shoulder like their impending words were no big deal. "In case you forgot I am older than the both you, not aging has its props. So there's really nothing the two of you can do to me."

I looked at Danny starring in amazement there was no way that he was older than them. But both old men took his words gravelly and nodded their head at each other. Like they had decided on a course of action. Both their faces forming into a sneer as old man Quil eyes drifted to Embry for a moment. Who just so happens to be staring at me his eyes wide with shock. Harry, on the other hand, took a step closer to me.

Before I knew what was going on, there was a giant timber wolf, with a glowing silver coat standing in front of me. His sliver was different from Pull it looked like pure moonlight, he was studying and his glowing crimson eyes were striking. Even as he took a step forward his long bushy tail curled around me. Like he was trying to call me. before i knew what was going on. There wa a silver wolf with salting crimson red eyes cruel around me. His fangs were banged as his lips curled over his gums, snarling low btu as I look at the ground I didn't see the strands of his clothes.

Harry snarled at me but shifted his gaze to look at Danny it was the smart thing to do. "You laid your bed Danny, I hoped for your wife's and kids sake you can lay in it." That only earned a growl to rip from Danny clenched teeth. He stalked a little closer but he tail was still wrapped firmly around my tongue flickered over his chops as he growled so fiercely that the window blew roughly through the trees. "Doesn't look like he is joking to me you better beat it." I could hear Paul smug voice but I couldn't take my eyes off of Danny hulking from.

Harry sighed and walked away with Quil in toe but he kept throw glancing at Embry on his way up to the parking lot. I let out a breath that I didn't even know I was hiding un as I shifted to see a human Danny standing there. Still fully clothed with the ones that he had on before he shifted. "How did you do that." I looked at him confused and he smiled wide "93 years of practice that how, not all wolves find their imprint during their first lifetime."