PAUL'S POV
Why am I such an idiot? I yelled to myself as I ran through the forest on my first patrol since Millie had moved here.
What did you d onow? I heard Jake asked. He didn't sound surprise that I had messed it up again.
I told him about how Millie lied about having a boyfriend so she didn't have to go on a date with me. The old Paul took over when Millie said no, so I did the only thing I knew. I flirted with the person who I knew would hurt her the most. Now Millie had ignored me completely for the last couple of days. Little did she know, I had been stalking her, just making sure she was alright.
Have you thought about talking to her? I know it isn't how you normally apologize to the girl you were with but Millie is different. I don't think she will be as easy as swayed as the other girls. Jake advised.
Go and talk to her now.I will cover fory ou.Jake added.
Really? Thanks bro. I sighed and changed direction completely, sprinting back through the trees towards Millie's house.
When I had stopped spying on her from the forest she was getting ready to go and meet Leah in Forks for dinner but she should be back now.
I skidded to a stop in the forest behind her house and phrased back. I pulled on the pair of jeans and t-shirt I had hung on the tree before I had left and brushed the leaves out of my hair.
I decided to make it an official visit so I knocked on the front door. Maddy, Millie's mum opened the door.
"Oh hello Paul" she smiled softly up at me.
"Can I talk to Millie please"
Without realising I was scratching my neck nervously. Maddy nodded and stepped to the side so I could step into the house.
"Her bedroom is the third door on the right, just before the kitchen" she said as she strolled back upstairs.
I nodded and walked quickly down the hallway. I knew exactly where Millie's bedroom was, I didn't need instructions.
I stopped by the closed door and tried to slow my heart beat which was beating faster than it ever had before.
Get a grip Paul, I thought to myself. I rolled my shoulders and then knocked on the door.
"Millie?" I mumbled nervously.
There was no reply, so I knocked again. "Come on Mill, can I speak to you"
I pressed my ear to the door, trying to hear if there was any movement. Instead of movement or the rustling of material, I could hear her heavy breathing and every so often a cry.
Was she crying?
"Millie if you don't open the door I am coming in anyway" I warned her.
She moaned quietly but still didn't move. I breathed in deeply and pushed open the door. I had never been in her room before. Normally I would have stood there taking in the surrounding but I moved straight over to Millie. She was curled up on her bed, facing away from me with her duvet wrapped around her, hiding her beautiful face from me.
"Millie are you okay?" I sat on the bed beside her, stroking the back of her hair softly.
She flinched at my touch and sank deeper into her bed, pulling the duvet over her.
"This isn't because of me is it?" I asked, slightly reluctant to know the answer.
She moaned quietly.
"Not everything is about you" she sobbed, wiping away some tears using her duvet cover.
"Talk to me then" I growled.
I instantly regretted it as she began crying even more. I stood up and climbed over her. She had to look at me if I was right infront of her, I thought.
I had dreamt of being in bed with Millie, but not quite like this. I laid down on the bed beside her, and rested my head on her pillow, waiting for her to glare at me. Instead, she stayed hidden beneath her duvet.
"Please Millie. I need to see your face to make sure you are alright. If your aren't upset because of me, you will talk to me" I whispered down to her.
She breathed in deeply.
"Just remember, you wanted to see me" Millie muttered.
"Why wouldn't I want to see you? You are beautiful" I assured her.
"Okay just promise me you won't run off" she added.
I nodded quickly. "I promise" I promised her.
Millie pulled out from underneath the duvet cover, pulled down the hood which was hiding her face and turned her face to the side, revealing a massive blue and purple bruise covering her cheek with a cut running through it and across her bottom lip.
I held back a gasp and tried not to react to the sick feeling in my stomach.
"What the hell happened to you?" I whispered, holding her face between my hands so I could look at her cheek.
Millie burst into tears and fell into my chest. I wrapped my shaking arms around her, holding her closer to me. I was determined not to get too angry until I wasn't with Millie. The last thing she needed was to see me phrase into a giant wolf in her bedroom. Even though the guys had almost begged me to tell her about the pack and legends, but after tonight I was definitely not going to tell her yet.
"Millie tell me what happened" I begged her.
"David" she managed to stutter out before falling back into my arms.
I tensed instantly and my hands began to shake even more. I dropped my arms from her and jumped off the bed.
"I will be back as soon as possible. I will deal with David and he won't come near you again" I kissed her forehead quickly and then ran out her bedroom.
"Paul" she moaned loudly.
As I sprinted into the forest I remembered I had promised to stay with her but I had to sort David out. Just by thinking of David, I got so angry I phrases and pushed off in the direction of his house.
Paul what's going on? Leah asked as I thought of Millie's injuries.
Everyone gasped and fell silent as I imagined Millie's face.
I thought she was meeting you? I spat.
She was butt hen she rang me and said she was ill. I thought she might be going with you some where or something. Leah thought innocently.
No Leah.
I was a werewolf, with a very bad temper but I would never sink so low to hit a girl. David didn't deserve to live for what he had done to Millie and I was going to make sure he knew it.
No Paul. You are not going to kill him. Sam took over in alpha mode and everyone else phrased out.
He hit her Sam. I can't just let him get away with that. I don't care what you say, I am going to beat some sense into him.
I waited anxiously for Sam's reply.
I am not going to stop you from hitting him Paul but I am coming with you to stop you from killing David.
I smiled to myself. The alpha was actually letting me punch someone and he was coming to watch me.
I understand Paul. If someone touched Emily Iwould want to kick his arse too.Sam explained.
I nodded and then phrased back when I realised I was in walking distance of David's house. As I walked out of trees, I noticed there was only one light on in the house and the humming of loud rap music echoing from the house.
Sam was waiting in the trees behind me as I banged loudly on the front door.
The door opened slowly and David peered out. His face went white and his eyes widened in shock. Before he could close the door, I slammed my foot in, stopping it.
"Paul, I don't want any trouble" David mumbled, walking out of the house with his hands up in the air, showing his surrender.
I chuckled quietly and shook my head. When David was least expecting it, I swung my iron fist around, smashing him in the face. I felt a surge of satisfaction as David's jaw broke and then swung my other fist, hitting the other side of his face and kept hitting until I was happy. David slumped to the floor, clutching his face.
"If you touch Millie again, I will kill you. Do you understand me?" I growled down at him.
"Don't threaten me. I could get you arrested for this" David stuttered out, holding on hand infront of his face to defend it.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you, unless you want everyone to find out that you are a woman beater?" I felt my blood boiling underneath me skin but stopped myself from starting to shake. "And that wasn't a threat, that was a promise" I hissed.
David flinched away from me.
I smiled to myself, proud of my tolerance of the boy who had hurt the girl I loved. Sam chuckled as I jogged past him.
I phrased into my wolf so I could run faster back to Millie, after all I had promised I wouldn't leave her.
The back door was still unlocked as I tried it, so I slid silently through the house and into Millie's bedroom, without even knocking. Unlike everyone else in the house, she was still awake, laid on her bed, staring blankly at the TV. Her eyes flicked to the door as I closed it.
I walked nervously over to her but she didn't turn away like I expected. Instead she moved across the bed so I could sit beside her.
"I am so sorry I left after I promised not too. I understand if you're angry with me" I mumbled, wiping away a loose tear which was running down her bruised cheek.
She winced slightly.
"Sorry"
"I'm not angry with you yet" Millie forced a smile and smirked up at me.
I laughed quietly and frowned down at her.
"Yet?"
She shook her head.
"I will be angry with you in the morning. If I get angry now, you will get angry and do that thing that makes your hands shake and then you will have to leave again" Millie whispered.
My heart accelerated as she smiled rested her head against my shoulder.
"So you don't want me to leave?" I asked, trying to stop the smug smile spreading across my face.
She shook her head quickly. "Not tonight. I don't want to be on my own tonight" she said, glancing nervously at her window.
I nodded in understanding. She was scared that David would come looking for her again but I had dealt with him.
I sank deeper into her small bed, making myself comfortable and Millie rested her head on my chest.
"I promise I won't let anyone hurt you again" I whispered down to her, making her jump slightly.
Millie snorted quietly. "What? Like you promised not to run away?"
I laughed softly, making my chest move therefore moving Millie. She lifted up her hand, waving it infront of my face so it hit my nose, trying to stop me from moving.
I caught her hand quickly and kissed it softly. She giggled softly and then fell silent. I sat quietly pleased, watching as Millie slept peacefully in my arms. Her body moved in rhythm with mine and I could feel my heart accelerating.
Suddenly Millie's phone vibrated on her table, making me jump. I leaned over and answered it quickly.
"Hello?" I whispered quietly.
"So you are the mysterious Paul I heard about" I recognised Rosie's voice from the screaming phone call at the party.
"You must be Rosie" I replied.
"Now you listen to me you pompous idiot. I know that you are a werewolf, and I am guessing you have imprinted on my best friend. So I am telling you, if you so much as scratch her or hurt her either mentally or physically, I will hunt you down and rip you apart. Not even your pack with me able to stop me. Do you hear me?" she growled.
I felt my eyes widened with shock.
"How do you know what I am?" I muttered.
"Not all of the descendents live in La Push. I have been a werewolf since I was fourteen, living in London made it hard for me to be able to phrase if I got angry, and so I can control my anger. I haven't phrased in almost six months but I will be more than willing to break that record if you have hurt Millie" she threatened, making me shake slightly.
"I am not going to hurt Millie" I told her, using every inch of control I had to stay completely still as Millie began to stir.
"Have you told her about you and your pack yet?" Rosie asked.
"No. Does she know about you?" I asked doubtfully.
"Of course she knows about me" she said smugly.
"I am her best friend and if you really are serious about her, you should tell her too as soon as possible. She took it well considering she knew nothing about the legends. She accepted me, so I guess she will accept you too" Rosie grunted.
"Fine, I will tell her but not yet. She is too fragile at the moment" I muttered.
"What happened" Rosie snarled in my ear.
I breathed in deeply.
"Some boy from my school hit her because she refused to go out with him. And before you start threatening me, I wasn't with her. I thought she was meeting Leah, who is also a werewolf so she would be safe but David got to her before Leah did" I sighed.
"You killed him right?" I could hear the anger in Rosie's voice and wondered if she was really controlling herself.
"Nearly" I assured her.
"Good now I will let you go back to sleep because I can hear her breathing in the background" Rosie laughed softly and the call ended.
I sighed quietly and placed the phone back on the table and drifted off to sleep, cradling Millie in my arms.
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