BPOV

"Jacob, why am I a werewolf?" I looked up into his eyes seriously; waiting for him to respond. He seemed to have trouble answering this. A long moment passed as he would open his mouth but then close it, his eyebrows furrowing in thought.

"I'm not quite sure, Bells. I mean, you're not Quileute, ugh this is just so confusing!" Jacob turned away from my so he could rub his temples with his fingers.

I thought for a moment. If I wasn't Quileute, then it must have to do with part of my heritage. Maybe…maybe one of my ancestors came from a different line of descendents of wolves. If my theory was true, then that means…I could really be a true werewolf! I was surprised at my own anxiety.

"Bells, what are you thinking about?" Jake pulled me out of my thoughts. I didn't realize that I had been zoning out on Jake. I looked up at him and then smiled.

"Jake, just think about it! What if part of my line of ancestors were different descendents of wolves? Not your line, of course, but a different line. Jake do you know what this means? I have my own tribe! This is so exciting!" I started to shake with happiness. Jake's expression was shock and wonderment. He rubbed my arms trying to calm me down.

"Whoa there, Bella. Take it easy for a sec. Are you sure?" Jake's eyes were full of curiosity, but his expression still showed uneasiness. My smile faltered and I stopped bouncing up and down. I looked to the ground for a moment, deep in thought.

"We need to have a tribal meeting." I said flatly, gazing up into his eyes. His face turned serious, and he nodded once. He took my hand, pulling me out the door and down the trail to Sam's house. We walked at a human pace. Jake wrapped his arm easily around my shoulder, and I leaned into his side.

"Jake, what does my wolf look like?" I asked after a long moment of awkward silence.

"Well, actually you're wolf is very beautiful. It's HUGE too. Your wolf head is about two feet above my human head. You have white fur, but it's not a dull white, it glows like the moon does at night. I got to tell you, when your tongue flops out like it did earlier, I couldn't help but think of how cute that was." He smiled down at me, kissing my forehead. I giggled.

"What else?" I asked more eagerly. He chuckled at my sudden curiosity.

"Well, let's see…oh, here's something interesting; your wolf eyes…they're a startling bright blue. It's very beautiful. I think it has to do with your skin color that your wolf is so different from my wolf and the rest of the packs'. My russet skin color is most likely the reason why my wolf's fur is about the same tint. Your white paleness is probably why your wolf's fur is white, but I'm not too sure about the glowing part," I listened tentatively to Jake as he admired my wolf, "Oh, and I hear your roar is quite something, too?" His eyes were glistening with wonderment as he gazed into mine. I blushed.

"Well, my human side was screaming at the time and what came out was this outrageously loud and powerful roar. Hmmm, I wonder…" I turned away and looked out into the trail. We were almost to Sam's house.

"What?" Jake replied.

I looked up into his eyes with a competitive grin. "I bet you my roar is louder than yours." I challenged. His eyes got wide for a minute, then he broke out laughing and I just couldn't help but join him in his laughter.

"Bella, Jacob! Come quick! Billy has some news!" Sam called out from his front porch. Taylor removed his arm from my shoulder and placed it in my hand; pulling me along as we ran the last few yards to Sam's front porch steps. I released Jake's hand and walked quickly through the door to find the whole pack and Billy either sitting on the couch or standing and leaning against a wall.

"Bella, please. Come have a seat over here next to me on the couch." Billy ordered gently. I nodded once and sat on the very end of the couch next to where Billy sat in his wheelchair right to the side. Embry sat next to me and his arm was around me on the couch. Jake deliberately walked around and sat between me and Embry, forcing him to move over. I gave Jake the look that said, 'stop being an asshole.' He held his hands up guiltily.

Billy touched my hand lightly with his. "Bella, there's something that we need to tell you. Well, we actually are pretty much telling it to all of you." Billy looked around with a knowing look at all of the people in the room. I was confused.

"Wait, what do you mean 'we?'" I asked impatiently. Jake grabbed my hand, holding it in both of his. I glanced at him quickly in fear.

"We, meaning me as the other person," Charlie entered the room, "Hey, honey. Surprise." He was still in his police uniform. Was this meeting so important that my Dad had to be in on it, too? I squirmed uneasily.

"Dad, uh, what are you doing here?" I asked nervously. My dad looked at me for a moment and then walked around the couch to bend down in front of me, grabbing both of my hands. I looked at my hands that were placed in my fathers.

"Dad, what's going on?" I demanded. He sighed and looked up at me.

"Bells, there's no easy way to say this, and I should have told you this sooner, but…well, honey me and your mother adopted you when you were just a year old." A moment passed as my shock turned into sudden anger.

"Bella, wait. Let us explain first." Charlie pleaded in a sad voice. I tried as hard as I could to fight back the feeling of betrayal. The gasps sounded from all around the room. Billy kept his hand on my forearm. I snapped my head to look at his calm, but sympathetic stare.

"Well, you weren't really…adopted," Billy cut in, "You were saved. It was a long time ago. I was still able to phase into a wolf which was about 18 years ago. Bella, there is another tribe called the Kanuwats. Their tribe is located about 30 miles north of our tribe. The Quileutes. I was running in my wolf form to see if there was another line of wolves other than us, and when I got there…there were white wolves with bright blue eyes like Sam has described your wolf." Billy paused to see my reaction.

My anger started fade away. So there was hope! I could have a tribe that I belong to! Billy caught sight of my excitement and chuckled. "Bella, listen for a moment, please." I became serious. I nodded, and Billy continued.

"There were many of the white wolves there. I remember there being at least 8 of them. Bella, try to handle this calmly. Those wolves were trying to protect you. They were trying to protect you, because those were your older brothers." Wait, wait, wait. I had brothers? My brows furrowed in confusion. It was silent in the room except for the breaths that started to quicken.

"Brothers? Impossible!" I tried to deny it. My curiosity betrayed my attempt at trying to be disbelieving.

"Bella, please let me finish. Okay, well your brothers were all able to sense my energy. At first, I was slightly afraid, but then I relaxed as did your older brothers. A grey wolf that was taller than all of them and me walked through the trees in front of me. He was a very beautiful wolf. His fur glowed in the light of the moon as did your brothers' fur, but his was more pronounced. It glowed almost to the point that he sparkled. I remember feeling a very majestic aura that came from him. I knew from the moment I saw him that he was the chief of the tribe. Bella, you are the rightful daughter of the chief of the Kanuwats." I tried to open my mouth to say something, but Billy gave me a stern look that stopped me from saying anything.

"His name was Eu Von Le, which means, Majestic Leader. He sensed the peace that I brought and invited me to a bonfire in our human forms. After we all had phased back and were all sitting around the bonfire, your mother joined your father and she was very pregnant…with you. You were to be born that night. Your mother, Shishahley, was very beautiful." Billy stopped for a second and then looked more deeply into my eyes.

"Bella, their skin color was the same color as ours. When you were born that night, you had the same skin color as Jacob and you had the same color hair. A flawless jet black. Your rightful birth name, Bella, is Kalina, which means beautiful girl. Your father, mother and brothers loved you from the moment they laid eyes on you.

Unfortunately, a vampire had been running through the forest near your tribe and when it came across the scent of your people he attacked. He had killed eight people by the time your father and brothers had phased into their wolf forms. I was too much in shock to form into my wolf, and the order your father gave me to stay with your mother and you. You were crying non- stop and your mother sang to you trying to calm you down. I looked out of the tepee you and your mother were staying in and saw that not just one vampire had arrived, but 4 more had come along, too. I wanted so badly to go and help your father, but I gave him my word that I would stay and protect you and your mother.

Your mother knew that the vampires were getting close. She looked down at you and then up to me and said, 'Billy, I need you to do something for me. It's very important that you do this. I want you to take Kalina-

'No, Shishahley, I can't.' I pleaded with your mother.

'Listen to me. Take Kalina into Forks. Once your there, I want you to give her to Charles Swan. Let them be her adoptive parents. Please, do this before those vampires get to us. You must do it now.' Your mother stood up and handed you to me. She kissed you on the head for a long moment and she started to cry. You looked back at your mother and started to cry, too, once you realized what was happening. Shishahley nodded at me, and I was running back to Forks.

When we were outside the tribe perimeters, your skin color started to change. It turned into this pale white and your hair lightened to a dark brown. It was the most extraordinary thing that I have seen in all my lives.

I arrived at Charlie's place at about midnight. Charlie opened the door and noticed you in my arms. I looked at Charlie with a pleading look. He let me come in and I explained to him everything. He knows of your true family and he knows of us," Billy gestured his hand around the room, "Rene was thrilled of having a baby girl. Charlie was a little apprehensive, but he finally agreed that they would adopt you. The rest is history." Billy let out a long breath.

The silence in the air was so evident you could cut it with a knife. There was just one question I was dying to ask.

"Billy, am I the last of my kind?" I choked out.