Pure of Heart
Disclaimer: Twilight is owned by SM but the movies were filmed before a live audience. This story wasn't.
Ch. 8: Heat, Pt. 2
LPOV
After having dealt with the parasite, James, Carlisle suggested that we regroup at a hotel and wait for the kidnapper's phone call. Thanks to his little black credit card, our motley collection of lycanthropes, shapeshifters, vampires and humans had the entire top floor of one of the city's five-star hotels. Off course, my pack brothers had taken advantage of the situation and were currently gorging themselves on surf and turf from Room Service. Unlike them, I wasn't able to even think about eating. The instincts of my inner wolf made it hard to keep it together. They screamed at me to hunt down the one that took my imprint and devour them. I paced around the room we were using as a War Room, as Jasper called it, while my reason tried to keep control until we came up with a plan.
It had been a sleepless night waiting for the cell phone to ring. At 8 o'clock in the morning the much anticipated call arrived. Jasper answered it then placed it on Speaker so that Mom and Dad could hear. Harley Stone stiffened when the clipped German accent came through the line. The caller informed my brother-in-law that he needed to come to Port Angeles for the payoff. After arranging for a time, sunset, and a meeting place, one of the town's abandoned warehouses, the German ended the call.
"Bloody hell, I always knew that wanker would come back to haunt us," Harley muttered and we all stared at him.
"YOU KNOW THE SON OF A BITCH," Dad yelled and needed to be held back by Seth before he launched himself at the Child of the Moon.
"During her Eighth Year, when Bella was fourteen, she called me because she was being followed by a vampire. The younger lycanthrope's had only every read descriptions of them in our archives. She told me that he had followed her to school and was currently being given a tour by the Headmaster. I rushed over then signed her out and predictably, the vampire followed. We lead him to a secluded bench in a nearby park, there were enough humans around to insure he wouldn't do something stupid but not close enough to hear anything we said.
"He introduced himself as Joham then explained how he ran across one of Bella's clients in Brazil. The vampire had struck up a friendship with the lycanthrope and eventually learned of Eclipse. Joham said the serum intrigued him because he was a scientist looking for ways to treat his own condition. Something about him was off but my niece was too excited to meet what she thought was a kindred spirit to recognize the signs. I ended the encounter when, instead of discussing Eclipse or herbal means to blunt a vampire's bloodlust, he was only interested in learning about how we breed.
"Joham apologized for being inappropriate; claiming scientific curiosity at learning about a new species was to blame. I'd called for back-up when I'd gone to the school and a couple of PC's followed him after we left the park. For three days, he stayed away from Bella then boarded a plane to Rio. He never tried to get in touch with her again and eventually I put it out of my mind. Obviously, he's been planning and waiting," the lycanthrope explained.
"But why, why her," I puzzled in frustration.
"I think he sees her as his perfect match, even at fourteen, she was highly intelligent and coming into her natural beauty. His eyes were alight when he was asking about breeding. More than likely, he got his answers from his friend in Brazil. Why else would he time his actions so precisely? My guess is that he plans to mate with her," he responded coolly.
"Are you saying that the bastard has raped our daughter," Mom asked fearfully.
"Not yet, but as of tonight, all bets are off," the Sentinel breathed.
"What is so special about tonight," Esme wondered.
"During the first day a female goes into heat she's still able to think rationally. After that, the instinct to breed becomes paramount. Now that Bella has found her mate, that drive will increase a hundred fold. Unfortunately, time is working against us because the further into her cycle she goes, the more likely she is to breed with anyone that presents themselves. It's one of the evolutionary quirks that assure our species survival," Harley answered studiously.
"Bella mentioned those quirks a few times. The last time it was something about a physical mutation," Carlisle commented before I could vent over what we'd just learned.
"Yes, I'm sure that Joham was shocked by that," the elder Stone chuckled darkly but didn't elaborate.
"Explain," I growled and the lycanthrope looked shocked that I hadn't already known about it.
"I don't know why she thought she could keep this from you but before I say anything else, I need to know if you love my niece," Harley commented while he eyed me warily.
"Yes, she's my imprint, my Soul Mate, the most essential part of me and I'd die without her," I told him truthfully and without hesitation.
"After the Children of the Moon re-integrated into human society to hide in plain sight, we have excelled in certain professions like the military. The first documented case of the mutation occurred during the Napoleonic Wars. The male lycanthropes of a particular village had gone off to fight, leaving their mates behind. While they were away, one of the females went into heat. The remaining women had an unexpected physical response to her pheromones. They grew a fur covered sheath that contained a functioning penis. When the males returned home, the unnamed female was heavy with child. The women explained what happened and the men smelled the truth of it.
"The mutation appeared under similar circumstances during both World Wars and the Ruling House speculated that in a same sex environment, females would develop the mutation to guarantee the survival of our species. Twenty years back, a Den of lesbian lycanthropes in Bordeaux that somewhat proved the hypothesis. When Bella went into heat for the first time, the mutation appeared despite the number of males in the immediate area. I think it happened because Bells was born a lesbian.
"In all honesty, I'm glad that the mutation doesn't appear in the males of my species; more specifically the gay males. If I had to go through the pain of labor, I'd kill my mate for putting me up the pole and most likely eat the little monsters when they made me mad," Bella's uncle revealed but shuttered then smiled ruefully at his final admission.
The entire extended family stared at the Sentinel in shock while we processed what we'd just learned. It was a couple of seconds before my mind started working properly. Deep down, I knew that the new information didn't change anything. All it meant was that there were certain times when my imprint was just a little bit more than normal. For the most part, the others looked like they shared my conclusion. Dad seemed embarrassed and Mom looked at me speculatively. The last thing I wanted to know was what she was thinking.
Story time over, Harley and the Sentinels took control of the gathering and planning started in earnest. I wasn't happy about how the strategy session played out. The Pack would scout around the town and find Bella's scent then go straight to the drop site. They, Jasper and the Sentinels would deal with Joham and anyone he brought with him while the Cullen's pulled off the rescue. Dad would make sure the local cops stayed out of the way and Mom was supposed to be ready in case of emergency. I was just supposed to stay behind at Harry's old house on the Reservation and wait for word.
I almost wore a path into the wooden floor from my pacing as I waited. Five hours after the plan was set in motion, my parents walked through the door followed by Carlisle who carried an unconscious Bella. Relief overwhelmed me and I collapsed into Mom and Dad's arms sobbing while the doc placed my imprint on the bed in the master bedroom. When I calmed down, all three assured me that Joham hadn't raped her. It wasn't long before the high levels of pheromones in the air started to get to me. Mercifully, the three adults left with a promise to check in later before I lost control.
When the door closed, I stalked back to the bedroom shedding clothes along the way. I paused in the doorway, naked, and drank in the sight of Bella in the bed, safe. The covers were thrown back and I was pleased to note that my imprint was naked as well. She had started to wake up and her pheromones intensified. Her body was burning up when I spooned in behind her and the heat seeped into me and ignited a fire inside me. My teeth clamped down on the back of her neck as Bella's eyes fluttered open and she whimpered.
One of my hands snaked around then started to manhandle her ample breasts while the other ghosted down her torso. My fingers tingled as they brushed along the soft fur of her sheath. There would be time enough to enjoy its contents but her nubile body had other places that needed to be plundered first. At the base of the sheath was her engorged clit and soaked slit. A memory of our first time flashed before my eyes and I realized that revenge was going to be sweet; my Bella was going to learn to submit.
I bypassed her sensitive nub and plunged two fingers into her dripping core. She moaned then tried to buck her hips into my hand. I bit down harder on her neck and twisted one of her nipples in response. She learned her lesson quickly and lay there meekly while I continued to work her core. Without breaking the rhythm of my thrusts, I repositioned us so she was on her back beneath me. My lips ravaged hers then I kissed and nipped down her body. Her whimpers and moans of pleasure drove me wild. I paused briefly and my eyes went wide when her rod broke free from its housing then dove into her sweet pussy.
Freed from the influence of my teeth on her neck, Bella bucked her hips as my tongue focused on her clit. Her body started to shake after I curled my fingers inside her to brush against her sweet spot with each thrust. The combined assault of my tongue and fingers worked their magic and Bella screamed as her orgasm exploded. I lapped up her cream while her body shook with aftershocks. I had been so engrossed with cleaning up every last drop of her juices that I failed to hear the growl until it was too late.
A hand knotted in my hair and I came face to face to winter white eyes when I was roughly pulled up. There was no intelligence reflected in their depths, only scorching need. That was the last thing I saw before she forced me to all fours. Pain lanced through me when the claws that had sprouted from her fingertips broke my skin as she gripped my hips to hold me in place. I howled as my sex was stretched and filled when she thrust her rod into me. Her teeth found the spot where she'd marked me once more as she forcefully impaled my core in a steady beat.
Bella pulled out long enough to get me on my back with my legs over her shoulders. Then she buried herself so deeply inside me that I swear her length brushed my tonsils. Her pace was brutal and the orgasm I had minutes later was primal. My inner walls milked her dry when she erupted in seconds later. I was caught up in the spell of her pheromones and the only think that mattered was being fucked by my imprint and fucking her in return.
Twenty-eight days of near constant sex had made it difficult to walk and I nearly had to crawl out of the bedroom to get something to eat and drink. During the time we'd been lost in each other, somebody would occasionally leave food outside the door. Mom was in the kitchen of her former home making breakfast when I rounded the corner. I was wrapped in a bath towel because the clothes I'd been wearing the night Bella was rescued still lay where they'd fallen as I stripped. My imprint could be heard rummaging for a towel of her own.
"You survived," Mom smirked before she kissed my cheek and directed me to sit down. Bella went through the same greeting after she padded down the hall.
"The two of you need to eat, clean yourselves up then get to school. There are some clothes in the bag on the couch. Expect some teasing from your siblings when you get there. We're having a farewell barbeque for Harley tonight, so no sex after classes are over just head straight over to the Cullen place," she continued then gave each of us a quick peck before heading off to work.
As predicted, Emmett, Edward, Alice, Jasper, Seth and Rosalie were waiting to pounce on us when we pulled into the Forks High parking lot. The other students watched with interest as the two of us left the car while Em, Eddie and Jazz wolf whistled. Rose looked from Bella to me and was about to ask something. I guessed what it might be and held my hands a little more than eight inches apart to show length, then curled a thumb and forefinger into an "O" shape but made sure to leave a half-inch gap between the two fingers.
"Lucky girl," she and Alice commented with awe.
"Don't I know it," I admitted dreamily.
"All of a sudden, I'm feeling inadequate," Emmett joked.
"You should, not everyone can be as good in the sack as me. Let's face it, size really does matter, tiny," the lycanthrope teased and everyone laughed.
I'd missed hunting with Bella during the full moon because I felt dizzy. This morning, I woke up nauseous and rushed to the en suite just in time to throw up. When there was nothing left in my stomach to offer up to the porcelain goddess, I sunk to the cool tile floor and mentally started counted. After doing it twice more for verification, I scrambled over to the sink and pulled a thin box from one of the drawers.
Esme and Mom were sitting at the kitchen table when I walked in shell-shocked after the longest two minutes of my life. The two older women looked from me to the piece of plastic in my hand. Slowly, my mother walked over to me and took the object from my hand. She glanced at the tiny digital display. She showed it to the vampire then both of them guided me to a chair. I hardly noticed when one of them put a glass of water one of them set in front of me.
My universe narrowed to the small screen and the single word on it; Pregnant.