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Capítulo 24

Sleep don't weep
My sweet love
Your face it's all wet
Cause our days were rough

So do what you must do
To fill that hole
Wear another shoe
To comfort the soul
There's times that I was broke
And you stood strong
I think I've found a place where I feel I will

Sleep don't weep / Damien Rice

Paul POV
Leaving Bella alone at home was one of the most difficult things I had to do in my life... All my instincts were screaming at me that she should be in a safer and more protected place, accompanied at least by the other imprints, but something in me told me that she needed to be alone for a few hours to be able to process everything that had happened.

I walked slowly to the cabin that was the hall of the council, a large space with a chimney and a small kitchen and a bathroom, which was furnished with chairs, traditional textiles hanging from the walls and a large table in the center. Before our time, meetings were held outdoors and around a bonfire, but that is impractical in a place as cold and rainy as The Olimpic Peninsula, so about 25 years ago the Chief decided to adapt the tribe to the modern times and comforts, and that´s why it was built what is pompously known today as the "The Council of the Elders´s Building".

The Council was made up of the Elders of the Black, Ateara, Clearwater, Call and Uley families, Sam being both the Alpha of The Pack and a member of the Council.

In addition to the Elders, all the members of the pack (Except Collin and Seth who were patrolling) and Charlie Swan on behalf of Bella were present. The revolting leech was in the center of the room, guarded by his two "brothers", Emmett and Jasper, who were given special permission to enter the Reserve, since they had played a key role in the capture of Edward Cullen.

Emmett and Jasper looked troubled and sad, but their grip on Edward was firm (and if they even think about release him, there were enough wolves to kill them all).

Upon seeing me arrive, Billy Black started talking.

-"Now that we are all present, the extraordinary session of the Council of the Elders begins, asking The Spirits to guide us in the task of judging the vampire Edward Cullen for the kidnapping and abuses committed against a member of the tribe..." – He said fluidly, and then he was rudely interrupted.

-"She is not a member of a tribe of filthy dogs! Bella is mine!" - Edward roared before being silenced by a slap coming from Emmett. I saw everything red and I began to lose control.

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Sam POV

-"Shut up you idiot! This is your trial! You're making everything even worse..." - Emmett said to Edward as he and Jasper fought to restrain him.

-"You nasty bastard, fucking son of a bitch, damned women molester, Bella is mine!" -Growled Paul while vibrating and about to lose control.

This audience was emotional for all since the loss of one of us affected us greatly, but especially it was hard for Paul, Charlie and Jacob, the ones closest to Bella.

-"Paul, calm down" - I ordered with my Alpha tone.

-"Bella is expecting my son!" - He exclaimed furiously. "The bloodsucker not only kidnapped and abused a Pack imprint, he also put at risk the life of the first pup of the next generation!" - Paul argued. The pregnancy thing I knew, of course, as well as the rest of The Pack, but neither Charlie nor the Council was informed yet.

-"Pregnant?" - Charlie screamed giving Paul a murderous look, then directing his anger to Edward – "Did you kidnaped and abused my pregnant daughter?"

-"Bella can´t be pregnant! She is pure, innocent, she would never give herself to that dog!" Edward exclaimed, in agony and denial.

-"Bella and Paul live together, Edward, what do you think they do at night? Play cards?" - Emmett asked, infuriating Edward even more.

-"Order!" - Billy shouted when seeing everything was getting out of control – "The subject to discuss is the punishment of Edward Cullen to the transgression of kidnapping not of one, but two members of the tribe. How is the defendant declared?

-" ..." -Edward refused to speak, giving a look of contempt in the direction of the Elders.

-"Well, if you Mr. Cullen do not want to participate in your defense, we will give the floor to Paul Meraz, the counterpart.

-"Bella was kidnapped, drugged, physically and psychologically abused and although there was no rape, there were undue touches... while she was drugged".

-"There is someone who can support the accusations?" – Asked Old Quil.

-"Jared, Jasper and Emmett, who were with me when we rescued her asleep from a hotel room, can corroborate that we found her smelling of drugs and leech poison... He... Licked her..." -Said Paul struggling with all his strength to control himself. Everyone present held their breath at these revelations, and then a wave of growls, both lupine and vampiric, made the cabin tremble.

-"Do the witnesses validate the accusations?" - Billy asked, recovering his composure.

-"Yes" -The vampires and Jared answered in unison.

-"The accused has something to add?" - Billy asked giving Edward the chance to defend himself a second time, only to be ignored again.

-"The council will stay to deliberate with Charlie Swan and Paul Meraz. The others can wait outside, we'll call them when we have a verdict" Billy said in a firm and authoritative voice. Everyone obeyed, including Emmett and Jasper, who dragged Edward out.

-"It is clear that he is guilty!" - Paul shouted – "Is my right to kill him, so why do we have to do this farce trial?"

-"Because this is something that had never happened Paul" - Said Harry Clearwater – "We are setting a precedent..."

-"How. Do. I. Get. To. Kill. Him?" - Paul asked through clenched teeth.

-"Well, there are not many ways to kill a vampire" - I said, trying to be reasonable – "Dismemberment and incineration are the most common... Now if we want to torture him, we just have to do it slowly... We could dismember him and bury his pieces in different parts of The Reservation, and burn one part every month or something like that..." I suggested, letting my imagination fly.

"No" - Paul said, more composed, surprising everyone - "As much as I'd love to torture the leech for years, Bella needs to close the subject tonight. She can´t live in The Reservation knowing that the living remains of her ex-boyfriend are buried here..."

"Paul is right" - Charlie said. "Even though as a father I need revenge, as Chief of Police I cannot be in favor of torture. If the way to kill the vampires is a fire, I propose to do it immediately and end the problem".

-"All agree?" - Billy asked.

-"Yes" - We all answered, giving priority to the opinions of the most affected.

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Paul POV

All the members of The Pack shifted in a wide circle, leaving only Edward and me in the center. It would be me who would execute the filthy leech.

Without wanting to postpone the inevitable, and knowing that he recognized what was going on, I launched myself into the attack, but the leech evaded me, anticipating my movements... Damn telepath!

But what he didn´t consider was that when he dodged me he was at the mercy of Jacob, who snapped off half of his right hand with a bite.

The bloodsucker cried out in pain and tried to attack me, but this time I decided not to premeditate my movements, but to act instinctively... if I don´t know what I'm going to do next he cannot foresee it...

Bite to bite, and with the occasional help of some member of the pack, Edward Cullen was dismembered. Every piece that we plucked from his body was incinerated, until soon there was nothing left of him but a column of purple and bittersweet smoke.

The boys of The Pack wanted to celebrate the death of the leech, but I didn´t have the energy or the desire to drink or party. I just said goodbye to Charlie (who told me we needed to have a serious talk) and Sam and I slowly went back to our homes.

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Bella slept soundly when I entered our house. Silently I took a shower and brushed my teeth to get the vampire smell of my body and mouth, and once dry, I slipped naked between the sheets. Bella, half asleep turned to me and clung to my body resting her head on my chest, sighed happily, and went back to sleep.

For me instead, the rest was delayed... I couldn´t stop thinking about how close I was to losing my family, my Bella and our puppy... The firstborn of The Pack.

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Days after…

-"Dad, try to understand, it was not planned!" - Bella yelled.

-"That's what makes me angry Isabella, your irresponsibility! I don´t want you ruining your life! A son is too much responsibility and you are only 18 years old!" - Argued Charlie.

-"A son would never ruin my life! Or is it that I ruined yours?" - Bella told her father defiantly.

-"Bella you are the best thing that has happened to me, and the truth is that I'm dying to be a grandfather, but that's not how things should have happened!" - He answered.

-"Chief Swan, I promise you that I will take care of your daughter properly, I love her more than my life and our son is highly anticipated by the whole tribe..."- I said trying to divert a little attention to me so that Charlie would not be so hard on Bella.

-"And that's another thing! My grandson is going to be a wolf?" -I asked.

-"We don´t know with certainty" - I answered – "But I would dare to suppose so, as long as there are leeches in the surroundings..."

-"Dad, you once told me that the only thing you expected from me is that when I grew up I would be happy... And I am happy! I'm happy with Paul and I'm happy to be a mom... Rejoice! You are going to be a grandfather!

-"Okay" He sighed "But promise me you're going to finish high school" - Charlie said resignedly.

-"Of course I'm going to finish! In fact, since I study from home I'm very advanced and I have excellent grades... I`m just a couple of months from graduate, don´t worry, dad, I'm going to get my diploma.

-"And later..." - He began to complain again.

-"Later on we will see what happens. For now everything is fine in the world"- Bella said hugging me. I kissed her hair and extended my hand to Charlie. For a moment I thought he would ignore me, but after a couple of seconds of deliberation, Charlie opened his arms and told me.

-"Goddamit! Welcome to the family, son" - And after giving me a couple of masculine slaps on the back, he added, "Call me Charlie."

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3 months later…

Bella POV

Paul paced the hospital corridor from one side to the other, nervous and worried.

-"Paul please sit down already" – I said. This would be our first ultrasound.

Thanks to the contacts of Collin Sr. I could do the exam in the Hospital of Forks with him as the nurse, so that no one would notice my high temperature... A pregnant woman shouldn´t have a fever and I am no longer below 102.2 °F.

-"And if something fails? And if the puppy is not right?" - He asked.

-"Nothing indicates that we are not perfectly well! Sue has monitored me every week!" - I exclaimed. I wanted to have a normal delivery and in The Reservation, in the traditional native way. Sue laughed at me and said that I would reconsider when I had to suffer the contractions... She said that I would pray and beg for an epidural injection.

-"I'm nervous..." - He sighed sitting beside me at last and taking my hand into his.

-"I know, me too, but the only thing we achieve with this anxiety is to alter the puppy! Watch how he kicks" I said, putting one of his hands on the round protrusion that was my stomach.

-"Wow! I'm sorry" - He said to my stomach. The puppy calmed down... He liked to listen to his dad talk – "But I need everything to go well... Behave well with your mom and don´t kick her so hard - He scold him. The puppy kicked once more and then he seemed to fall asleep.

-"Go ahead" Said Collin Sr. at that moment, giving us access to the examination room.

I undressed and put on a hospital gown in the bathroom and positioned myself with my feet in the stirrups of the stretcher. How embarrassing! Paul fortunately remained by my side at all times while Collin Sr. made sure that everything was in order down there. Then he put a sheet over my pelvis covering me and lifted my robe to start with the ultrasound.

Suddenly we could feel a noise, like an arrhythmic drum.

-"Oh, oh..." -Said Collin Sr.

-"What? What's going on? There is something wrong?" - Paul asked.

-"Not really... It's just... I hear more than one heart ... in there"

-"Ja! That is my super sperm!" - Paul shouted, raising his fist to the sky.

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