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Damn the Consequences

The moment Jake smells the disgusting sweet bleach scent, he is locked into total alpha mode. In the doorway stands the barrier between his future and his sanity. Jake shoots forward and shoves Edward from the house and into a tree a few yards away. Thunder rumbles low as the rain begins to slow to its stop. Edward's granite body slams into the redwood with a resounding crack. Shards fly from the meat of the trunk as long splinters split from the flesh and protrude from the bark.

Edward leaves a body-shaped dent permanently stamped on the trunk as he pulls himself from the wooden mold. He hisses and crouches low before sprinting full force. Jake meets him halfway and is flung into the air. In a split-second decision, Jake uses the momentum to twist his body and phases, landing with four paws onto the muddy ground. His claws dig into the earth as he slows his skid to a stop.

The massive russet wolf shakes out his fur and straightens to his full height. Edward hisses as his onyx stare searches Jake's carefully guarded thoughts. Jake knew there would be a day he would need to block his closest enemy. It makes the leech weak, not a true fighter or protector but easy prey. They sink low, and their lips vibrate with synchronized growls as their bodies coil tightly with the pending snap.

As if they are of the same mindset, Jake reads the mind reader and snatches Edward around his middle to slam him into the soft earth. Edward's kick catches Jake in the chest, sending him backwards as Edward climbs up from his shallow grave. Jake stands to his feet and draws Edward into a circle to place himself between his enemy and his family. The mighty wolf bares his sharp teeth and blood red gums as he snaps his jaws, taunting his adversary.

Bella's screams are muffled by the adrenaline rush as the wolf and the vampire meet halfway, again, to collide with an earth-shifting clap. Their growls and snarls scatter the wildlife as they roll in the mud. Jaws snap as each comes just shy of landing a solid grip. Jake claws at Edward, shredding his fancy clothes and cracking his porcelain skin. Edward rips Jake's fur and flesh as he struggles against the oppressive alpha wolf.

The fur along Jake's spine stand on end as two leeches approach him from different angles. Jake opens his jaws wide in his last attempt to take out the tick before the brigade closes in on them. His left canine fang carves a jagged streak down the bloodsucker's right cheek before he is thrown to the side. Jake hits the ground and skids along the mud, forming a mound barricade to break his slide. In front of him stands the war vet pet and the brawny leech, in a protective crouch over Edward.

Jake stands with mud caked in his fur as the blood from his opened wounds coagulates and pinches his skin together as he heals. His ears flatten as he squares off with the three leeches before him. Kill or be killed is the only thought rolling through Jacob's mind as he prepares to spring on his foes.

"Jacob."

The sound of his name pulls the animal back enough for him to register Bella's voice. "Jacob, can you hear me?"

The wolf's mighty body trembles as Jake controls the beast's urge to destroy the threat lurking in front of his reach. Jake's growl is low as he senses her cautious approach.

"Bella, stop, he's dangerous!"

Jake growls and coils low once again as the leech struggles against his captors. "Bella, get away from him!" Edward yells as he thrashes against his imprisonment.

A small hand tangles in his russet coat, her touch soothing his tense muscles. Jake's eyes never leave the fighting leech until he is dragged from view. Bella dips below his massive head and cuddles against his chest. Her tiny arms wrap as far around his mountainous girth as she can, barely reaching his armpits. He closes his stance and cocoons her in his warmth.

Jake uses his snout to pry himself away from her grip. He buries his nose in her shoulder and sniffs. Bella laughs as he forcibly blows tickling strands of hair from his nose. She pinches her shoulder to her cheek to expose the other side of her neck. His mate shivers against his coarse tongue as he swipes along the human teeth marks of ownership.

"Jacob," she breathes, his name igniting a satisfactory purr. He licks along her shoulder and the column of her slender neck and basks in bathing her with his scent. His tongue snakes out to taste the flesh of her exposed chest. Her small breasts bobble behind the lapel of her robe as he releases the taut flesh.

Bella's gentle nudge on his muzzle halts his grooming attention. "Jake, phase back."

At her request, Jake nods his head and steps back, prompting Bella to follow suit. They step a few paces, never breaking eye contact, as wolf transforms into man. Jake stands proudly before his mate as her eyes roam his warrior's physique. His body stirs in reaction to her greedy gaze staking claim. Her chocolate stare darkens as the muscle between his legs twitches to life.

They unconsciously gravitate towards one another. Jake sweeps the hair from her shoulder and pushes the robe aside. He traces along the indented impression of his mark. Bella stretches into his touch as she moans from the attention. "You owe me some answers, Bells," Jake whispers as his finger trails off her bared shoulder and falls to his side.

Bella's eyes flutter open as she shrugs the loose garment back over her shoulder. She tightens the belt once more and allows her hair to slip over the spot he touched. Her eyes dart back and forth as she bites on her sinful bottom lip, just before her head jerks with a sharp nod. Jake follows Bella back to her house where she detours into the kitchen, careful to keep her back to him. The lights are on once again allowing his gaze to flow over her tense posed posture with a clench in his jaw.

Jake forces himself to look away. "Can I use your shower?" he asks in a husky voice.

Bella jumps and nods her head as her breath hitches and her heart rate accelerates. Jake's nostrils flare as the heady scent of her arousal spikes the air. His dick fills to painful portions and his voice drops an octave. "You can join me if you want," he offers and delights in another dose of her fragrant lust.

Jacob's eyes drift closed as he breathes in her inviting perfume. "Maybe some other time," he sighs as he opens his eyes and disappears into the master bedroom.

He finds a towel in the bathroom closet. Jake brings the towel to his nose and sniffs the lavender and jasmine minus sweet bleach scent. Satisfied, he tosses it over the rod beside the shower as he steps into the tile and glass opened stall to turn the faucet on hot. The cool tile feels refreshing against his forehead as the jetstream from the shower head beats down on his knotted back muscles. Mud and blood slide from his body to swirl down the drain at his feet.

Jake reaches for Bella's shampoo and scrubs the mud from his shaggy mane. He picks up her loofa and squirts a large amount of her body wash on it. It lathers pretty decently as he washes his upper body. The moment her loofa touches his dick, his thoughts center on one thing. His cock stiffens as he uses her bath tool to massage his painful erection. Visions of Bella in various states of sexual pleasure have him ready to blow his load. His seed taking root in her belly has him shooting ropes of cum onto the shower floor.

He sags against the wall as he gains control over his panting breaths. Jake chuckles as his wolf gloats in satisfaction of marking the leech's territory with his scent. His laughter gains in volume as he thinks about the tick walking by the bathroom with a pinched expression on his face. It's a bold move, and when the bloodsucker decides to retaliate Jake will be waiting. After he finishes, Jake shakes the excess water from his hair and knots the towel around his hips.

Jake walks into the kitchen to find a mound of sandwiches on a plate. He quirks his brow at Bella as her cheeks begin to flame. "You eat, I'll talk," she says with a gesture to the chair in front of the food.

He glides to the chair as he watches her twist her hands together. Once he is seated, she takes the chair across from him. They sit in silence until Jake bites into one of her peace offerings. Bella picks at her nails and chews on her lip. "I didn't come back that day, like I promised, because I got a letter from the Volturi," she huffs and wets her lips.

Jake raises a brow for clarification as he continues to keep his mouth busy with his food. "They are a really powerful coven of vampires that govern vampire law," she explains.

His brow furrows as she carries on with her point. "When I left with Alice, to save Edward, I met them face to face in Italy. The only reason we survived was because Alice had a vision that I would one day be a vampire," she pauses to fidget in her chair. "Aro's coming to make sure I've been turned," Bella says with downcast eyes.

Jake swallows the half-chewed bite and drops the rest of the sandwich onto the plate. "When?" he growls, as the wolf surfaces.

Bella shrugs her shoulders and twists her hands harder. "I don't know. Alice is watching Aro's decisions. As it stands, he hasn't decided yet," she says as her fingers comb through her hair.

Jake's eyes harden as he grinds his teeth together. His knuckles turn white as his fists clench and unclench with his stewing anger. "Why do you always run from me when I can protect you?" He roars as his fist sends the plate into a frantic bounce on the table.

Bella jumps before she wraps her arms around her middle."Because this isn't something you can protect me from, Jake." Her heart hammers in her chest with her nervous reply.

Jake growls at her confession of not having faith in his abilities as a protector. She never trusts him to protect her, to keep her safe and by his side. The wolf was getting tired of their little mate doubting him. "Bella, you are starting to piss me off with this martyr bullshit you like to pull. I'm a fucking wolf. I was born to rip leeches apart. Why must you always question that?" His eyes flash with dangerous intent, as the table between them disintegrates against the wall. Apparently, his mate needs a crash course in respect for him and herself.

Bella knocks over her chair as she stumbles to her feet. "Jake, you don't understand," she starts and shakes her head violently from side to side. "They have powers, Jake. Powers you could never imagine. You'd never be able to get close enough to touch them."

She stutters through her speech as Jake advances and pushes her into a corner. "Jake, please don't ask me to sacrifice you for my mistakes," she whispers and he stops inside her personal bubble.

Electricity flies between the minute crevice separating them. Jake holds her anxious stare as he uses a fingertip to slip the robe from her right shoulder. He leaves her eyes to memorize the shape of his healing mark on her body. She quakes and gooseflesh pimples her skin under the light feather trace of the mirroring half-crescents on her muscle. "Yet, you would ask me to sacrifice my mate and babe for the same mistakes," he whispers back to her.

The pulse in her neck jumps and his finger glides over her alabaster skin as he pulls the robe to the side to expose her right breast. He traces along the lapel around the soft mound and beneath it. Her nipple hardens as the pleasure beads race from his touch to the tight peak. Bella's stomach muscles quiver and the tiny hairs stand erect as he pulls the loose knot free.

Jake flattens his hand against the gentle swell holding his babe. "I've let you make your choices and your mistakes, but my seed grows in your body, which makes my needs trump yours," he says in her ear as his hand slides up her ribs. He sweeps the material to the side. His thumb grazes over her left bud as it peaks in his wake.

Jake nudges her jaw with his nose until she lifts her chin to open her eyes. "You can't ask me to stand by and watch them destroy you or the pack," she says as her arms close around his neck.

He wraps his arms around her waist beneath her robe as he draws her closer to his body. Jake lays his forehead against hers. "And you can't ask me to stand by and watch them destroy you or our pup," he retaliates into her parted lips.

Jake groans into Bella's kiss. He slides his hands down to cup the soft globes of her ass, pulling her up his body. Her legs lock around the small of his back as his hand shoots up from under her collar to fist in her hair. His hold tightens to mold her naked flesh against his. She squeals with delight as he rips the silk robe from her arms.

Bella brings her freed arms back around his neck. She brushes the hair from his eyes as she cups his cheek. Jake tilts into her palm and purrs with his eyes closed. "I do believe in you, Jacob. I'm afraid of losing you now that I've found you," she says and crushes her mouth to his.

Jake nibbles on her lip before plunging his tongue in to meet hers. Her limbs squeeze him as he walks them into her bedroom. Bella hooks her toe underneath the towel to undo the knot. The fabric pools at his feet before he crawls them onto the bed. He breaks their kiss as he centers them on the mattress.

His weight settles in the cradle of her thighs as he grinds his need for her against her core. Jake cups the back of her neck and rubs his nose against her. He traces a path over her flushed cheek and along her jawline as he breathes her in. Bella's warm panting tingles over his ear to send shivers down his back. "Let me protect you and our baby, Bells," he says, as his lips float over her heated skin in the slightest of whispers.

Bella arches beneath his touch and stretches her exposed neck as her hips jut into his. Jake growls and lightly bites the pale column to pin her upper body to the bed as she rubs her slick folds against his throbbing cock. Her hands fist in his hair as he cups her breasts to pluck at her nipples. She whimpers and her limbs shake as she struggles to press herself harder against him. He grips her around the hips and pulls her into his thrust as he gives her the extra pressure she fought so hard to gain.

Jake keeps her hovering on the edge as he waits for an answer. He kisses down the column of her pale neck as she wiggles and whimpers below him. Her fingers dig into his hips as she tries to direct his movements. She growls and Jake pulls back to look down as frustration coats her face, and her seeking hips fall short of their discovery. "Nuh uh, tell me you trust me enough to protect you and our baby first," he says, as he nips her chin.

He clenches his teeth against the painful act of pulling himself from between her thighs. Bella clings to his neck, unwilling to allow him to disengage from her. "I'm done running. I trust you Jake," she says and Jake sits back on his heels to bring Bella into his lap. Her small hand grips him in her firm fist. "Just don't leave," Bella whispers against his neck, as she kisses the underside of his jaw.

Jake lifts her up and sheathes himself to the hilt in her warmth. "Never," he vows and seals his mouth to hers. They come together in synchronized harmony as they join as one over and over again. Bella reaches her peak first as she cries out Jacob's name. He follows as the waves of her orgasm pull him into the undertow. His roar rattles the glass in the window panes as he empties himself into her receptive womb.