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CHAPTER 11 –The Third Wife's Son

Infidelity. It was the only thing I could think of. Had Renee cheated on Charlie? I felt sick.

"I can't see it Jake, it doesn't make sense. It's not in Renee to cheat."

"Maybe she didn't we don't know anything Bells."

"What other possible explanation could there be?"

"I mean, you do look like Charlie."

"Not really, mostly Renee, any resemblance could be luck. Poor Charlie, this would break his heart. This can't true!" This would break Charlie's heart, of course, but what about mine? I really did love my dad and if he wasn't actually my dad…

"So what are you going to do? Ask Charlie? Your Mom?"

"My mom. I have to. What will she think if I'm wrong?" It took three days of internal struggle and four wolf transformations before I decided I HAD to talk to Renee. Charlie was at the station, Jacob was off patrolling the forest, and I wanted to crawl into a hole and stay there for a very long time. I was sitting in the exact center of my bed staring at the little silver phone resting in front of me. It was now or never. I wanted to be alone for this, and now could be my only chance. I dialed the number with shaking fingers and waited. Renee picked up on the third ring.

"Hello?"

"Hi Mom."

"Bella sweetheart! What's up? I miss you so much!"

"Mom?"

"Sweetie what is it?"

"I have to ask you something."

"Uh oh this sounds bad. Spill girl."

"I don't believe this but I just have to ask you anyway, okay? Be honest."

"Ok. Bella you're worrying me, what is it?"

"Have you…Did you ever cheat on Charlie?" There was a brief pause.

"No! Bella baby how could you even ask that what's happened? Did Charlie?"

"No no no Dad didn't say anything that made me think…I've just been having this…nightmare." Yea. A furry little nightmare that I wasn't waking up from.

"A nightmare?"

"Yea I don't know I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything."

"It upsets me that you think I was capable of something like that Bella! Your father and I didn't work out but I have never been unfaithful to any man I've been with!"

"I know, I'm sorry."

"That must've been one very vivid nightmare!"

"You have no idea. I'm sorry Mom."

"It's okay baby, I love you."

"I love you too."

I was so relieved for a moment as I lay back on my bed until the itch of an unsolved mystery crept back into my brain. I've got to figure this out, and I knew just where to start.

I was sitting in the courthouse. I was five hours into a grueling search, trying to trace back my roots on Charlie's side. I had a hunch, and I didn't have the slightest clue how to go about discovering the truth. Charlie, after all, did have a strong pull toward the reservation, right? Many of his friends are Quileute. Maybe, just maybe, there was a trace of Quileute in his blood, in my blood, which caused me to acquire the wolf gene. I had managed to trace Charlie's family back several generations before finally coming to an interesting new last name. Kwoli. Kimi Kwoli to be exact, married an Edmund Swan. I quickly scanned the page with the court house's ancient machine and rushed to my truck. I immediately headed for the Reservation, flushed with excitement. When I pulled up in front of Jacob's house I could see him walking out to greet me, undoubtedly he heard me coming.

"I think I found something!" I called as I jumped to the ground and raced to meet him.

"Nice to see you too," he joked bending down to peck me on the lips.

"Are there any Kwoli's that live on the reservation?

"Huh I don't know but it sounds Quileute to me."

"You aren't sure?"

"I'm sorry Bells but unfortunately I can't speak the language very well, mostly just the elders are fluent. My Dad can probably help."

I was sitting at the Black's small kitchen table as Billy rolled in near enough to me to read the scanned paper I had brought.

"Kwoli. Yes this name belongs to a very old Quileute family. This name has died out however, not enough males to carry it on. This is really something."

"So that's it then!" I exclaimed excitedly, "I have Quileute in me!"

"I can tell you more than that Bella. The Kwoli family has long been rumored to be the descendants of Yaha Uta."

"Who's that?" I asked eagerly.

"Yaha Uta was the son of Taha Aki and his third wife. Taha Aki was chief of the tribe and the first to transform into a spirit wolf." I was in awe of what I was hearing. That I could be related to the first wolf, and a chief of the Quileute Tribe.

"And the Kwoli's were related?"

"It hasn't been proven but many believe so. Kwoli afterall, means wolf in our language. Kimi means secret. Maybe the Kwoli family knew more about their personal history than they led on."

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