Stephanie Meyer owns all. I know this was fast, but I wanted to get rid of this threat before going to Paul's Story, where this story continues, there are still the main threats out there. What kind of vampire could turn Liza so quickly, and of course our new alpha pair Jacob/Bella will be there. Hmm, maybe it's time for a new beta. Who knows. Please excuse my mistakes; I'm just an amateur having all kinds of ideas about how this story should have ended and have ideas about all sorts of reasons for why certain things are the way they are.

To Hurt To Heal

Chapter Eight

(Jacob's POV)

We all stopped as one and looked around, but we saw no one, then glanced at each other.

"I know you all heard that right?" I asked them

"Yeah, we did." Sam replied. "But with our hearing it could have come from anywhere."

I glanced around again. "Come on, let's get going." I told them. "We have to make plans to rid ourselves of another bloodsucking leech."

With that we took off running again. When we got back to Sam's, those of us with mates went straight to them; I saw them pull their mates in their arms as I did Bella. I was going to explain to her what's going on, because this new issue has to be handled quickly.

Pulling her in my arms. "Come on; let's take a walk down to first beach."

She looked up at me with concern. "Is everything okay?" She asks

I debated how to tell her and decided to just be honest. "Not really." I replied, as we walked outside.

"What is it?" She asked, her voice filled with worry.

"I'll tell you as soon as we get to the beach." I looked down at her. "I know you keep telling me you can walk on your own but for this purpose." I stopped and picked her up and began running. "This will be quicker." That got a surprised giggle out of her.

When we reached, I kept her in my lap as I sat us against our favorite tree and took a deep breath, wondering how to tell her what I knew she needed to know.

She must have felt my struggle. "Just tell me Jake, I can take it."

I grinned she is right, she can, she hung with vampires and is now running with wolves, she is even the mate to a wolf, me.

"Remember when we heard that bang yesterday when we were having that stand off with Liza." I spat her name. she nodded "Well, when we went to check, it looked as though someone had forced her off the road or she swerved to miss something, anyway, when we checked inside the car, we found her drained of blood, she was dead, I could have sworn on it, but when I was on my way back to you, I saw her, she had become one of them."

She looked up at me shocked. "She's a vampire? You've got to be joking."

"Nope, I'm not the only one who has seen her, Pa..."

"Wait." She interrupted. "Wouldn't it take longer for her to change? Something like three days?" I looked at her as if to ask, how do you know that? She shrugged. "I've been told.

I won't ask who told her. "That's what I thought too, but I know what I saw. Today." I hesitated. "When Paul came to get me and say he needed to talk to me." She nodded. "It seems she has been around the border leaving us signs that she was there."

"What kind of signs?" She asked

I didn't want to tell her about the hanging doll, but I had to tell her something. "She left the pillow she used to look pregnant, burnt, right at the border line."

"Okay, that makes no sense. What kind of message is that suppose to send?" she looked me in the eyes. "What are you not telling me?"

So, I told her everything, it wouldn't be right to have any lies or secrets between us. When I was done I held her close and kissed the top her head. "Don't worry Bella; I won't let her hurt you. We're going to have a meeting with the Cullens later to figure it all out and decide how to handle this. It has to be soon. She seems reckless, so it has to be."

"The vampires and the wolves are actually going to work together?" She looked up in the sky, as if searching for something.

"What are you looking at?" I asked, searching for what she might have seen.

"I'm waiting for it to start raining cats and dogs." She answered with a sly grin. "Or maybe vamps and wolves."

"Very funny Bella, hardy, har, har," then I tickled her until she begged me to stop.

"Were only working with them to make sure you and everyone human are safe." I explained once we settled down again.

She kissed my chest. "I know you will protect me Jake, I'm more worried about you and the guys, I don't want anything to happen to any of you, especially you."

"One little vamp bitch is not going to hurt me babe, we just have find a way to coral her in then destroy her."

She just nodded again. We sat there for a little while longer, just enjoying being in each others arms. The sun was setting when we decided to head back.

That's when hell broke loose.

I heard what sounded like thunder on the ground and just when I heard a group of growls and howls, the stink of leech hit my nostrils and I realized that bitch brought a war to us. I knew I needed to get Bella to safety, but I also know being the strongest and alpha I needed to fight with my brothers. Before I could decide three blurs came out the woods, it was Liza with two others, then I saw three wolves, Paul, Sam and Jared, run out behind them, fighting three others.

"Hello Jacob, did I tell you soon, I decided soon was now." Liza said in an icy cold voice, she grinned like a crazy person.

Forget this I thought and was about to throw Bella on my back and phase, when one of the wolves broke away, Paul, and put himself in a way that I could practically throw Bella on his back.

As soon as he was close enough I did so, she almost slipped off, put got hold of the hair at his neck and held on, as soon as he began running with her, I phased and went straight for Liza, all the while conscious of where the rest of my brothers were fighting.

The other two with her, jumped in to help, but they couldn't get a good hold of me, or I them for that matter, when I thought they would win, I felt Quil and Embry join the fight. Together we had all them ripped apart. Quil phased back to human and started a fire. The only one left was Liza, she was mine, and I wanted to rip her apart slowly.

I had just had my jaws around Liza's neck. "Killing me won't stop what is to come, you will …." I didn't want to hear anything she had to say, I tightened my jaw around her neck, preparing to rip it off, her arms were already torn away, when in my head, I heard a scream.

I need help over here; I got two on my tail. Paul

Quickly finishing her off, I left them to deal with the pieces, Sam and I took off towards Paul and my Bella.

Bella! I screamed in my mind.

It seemed that Paul was doubling back towards us with Bella still on his back, just when they came in sight, one of the vamps caught up to Paul and kicked him, but he remained on his paws running, then another kicked him and he fell. I guess the pain did something to him because he phased back to human on the ground breathing hard, but Bella went flying.

Sam tackled one of the vamps and was going in for the kill and I started towards Bella, to catch her before she hit the ground, another vamp came out of no where and went for Paul, the last one that kicked Paul, was trying to get to Bella before.

No, no no. I kept screaming in my mind.

The vamp caught unto my hind leg to trip me, but failed, I kept going. Paul was still on the ground, fighting off the vamp as best he could. I knew I would loose one of them today, my brother or my mate, I ran for my mate still, it seems as if she was mid air forever.

When I thought all hope was lost, a chocolate colored blur, with wild cork screw curls down her back, came out of no where, followed by two other girls. The chocolate blur caught Bella, she was closer and quickly placed her on my back, then faster than a human should move, she made short work of the vamps attacking Paul with two swords that seem to have materialized out of nowhere

I went to run with Bella and looked around for a clear spot, that when I realized all the vamps were dead and the other two girls, one brown the other lighter skinned, were helping with burning the vamp pieces. Bella was silent and still on my back, by her breathing I knew she was okay probably just passed out.

I looked at the stranger with awe, she looked African American. Who is she and where did she come from. I wondered in amazement. She and Paul were just staring at each other. I could tell Paul was in pain but that seems to be the last thing on his mind.

Then she spoke. "Hello Paul, long time no see." Then she grinned.

"Dolly?" He whispered then passed out

There was no time for introductions after that, Embry and Jared, dressed Paul in his tattered shorts then carried him back to Sam's. while Sam now in human form came over took Bella off my back while I ran behind a bush phased and dressed, then came out and took Bella from him, holding her against my chest, I looked over to where, the girl Paul called Dolly still stood. Watching as they took Paul away.

I walked over to her. "Thanks for your help."

"No thanks necessary, we were happy to help." She answered with a smile

I'm Jacob Black by the way."

"I'm Dolores Gilluone Gardener, but call me Dolly. I would offer to shake your hands but I see you're carrying your precious cargo."

I thought that was a strange way to put it, my precious cargo but didn't give it too much thought. What really struck me was the color of her eyes; they were light green and striking against her brown skin. She is a very beautiful woman but of course in my mind Bella is still the most beautiful girl in the world to me. "You're welcome to come back with us."

She looked at me as if studying me then she smiled. "Thanks, I believe I will."

"Your friends are welcome to join us too." I said looking around but didn't see them.

"That's nice of you." She replied. "But they had to go collect our vehicle."

I don't remember hearing a car but everything was so crazy we wouldn't have been paying attention anyway. "Where did you park?" I asked curiously.

"At the edge of the woods close to forks." She replied

Wow, that was a ways away. "That's far; one of us could have taken them to get it."

She grinned. "Thanks, but they got it."

Curiosity was eating at me. I wanted to know how she and Paul knew each other, most important, what was she, because she wasn't all human, the way she moved earlier and my nose told me that. She wasn't vampire, but what?

She broke into my thoughts with a laugh as if she knew what I was thinking. She stopped and shook her head. "Well. Lead on Jacob black."

"Everyone calls me Jake." I told her as I began walking to Sam's

"Jake it is." She said as she followed me.

The first thing we heard on entering the house was Paul screaming for the doctor to stop poking at him. Leah and Kim ran over to ask if Bella was okay. Everyone else was talking excitedly. When Dolly stepped in behind me the whole room got quiet and stared at her.

"This is Dolly." I told them. "A friend of Paul's."

Everyone greeted her. "Those were some sweet moves." Came from Embry, then Paul screamed again. She rushed pass me to the room Paul in. she didn't need direction, his screaming showed her the way. We looked at each other, wondering if we should stop her but no one moved.

I heard mumbling coming from the room, then Paul screamed again. "Okay that's enough." Came from dolly. "Stop poking him."

"I have to make sure there are no bone fragments breaking off the leg bone; it could get in his blood stream and cause more issues." Simon, our doctor replied.

"Did you find any?" Dolly asked him.

"No." He was quiet for a minute, then. "Who are you?"

"His." She replied. "I don't mean to be rude." We heard her say as the door opened. "But maybe you should go and come back tomorrow." Then the door closed back with Simon on the outside. We all snickered because he could be rough and bossy sometimes.

He moved to leave when the door opened again. "I'm Dolly by way, nice to meet you Doctor, whoever." Then the door closing again.

Simon walked into the den looking bewildered. He opened his mouth to speak but just shook his head and left. Things settled down after that, we all decided to spend the night there and because of the extensions and upgrades done to the wolves houses, who phased before me, there was plenty of room for everyone. I plan on doing an extension to our house soon too with the money from the trust.

Leah showed me to a guest bedroom. After laying Bella on it and made sure she was comfortable. I borrowed a pair of shorts from Sam, went to their hall bathroom and cleaned up, Paul was in the only other room that had a bathroom attached, Sam and Leah's master suite was located upstairs with a few other rooms, then I went and checked on Paul, Dolly was still there just watching him, if she knew I was there, she didn't show it.

Seeing that he was alright, I went back to the room with Bella, closed the door, locking everyone out, I crawled in the bed with her, folding myself around her and fell asleep with her scent surrounding me.

It's been a week since that fight and Paul is completely healed, Bella and I are on our way to a bonfire to celebrate nothing in particular, just a day to relax. I held Bella's hand as we made our way there, when we arrived everyone was talking and having a good time, except for Paul, he was sitting by himself watching Dolly who was also sitting by herself reading. She didn't leave the area after that night; she had brought a cottage close to where Sam's and my house is located.

There is a huge old building located up a hill from us, it looks like a miniature castle that has a wall surrounding it with a huge inlaid gate built into it, it's a place we use to play hide and seek at. A lot of construction has been going on up there and though she hasn't said anything, we think Dolly is somehow involved, which is a good thing. That place needed to be saved; there is a lot of history there.

The other two girls have come and gone a few times, Sam and I are the only ones to see them when they're around, though we haven't been introduced to them as yet. One seems to be mixed with African American and Japanese heritage, with light brown skin, the other was the same color as Dolly with the same spiral curled hair but hers just went to her shoulder and her eyes were a light brown, they left again yesterday and haven't returned as yet, though they did drop off quite a bit a food with Dolly, she made some jerk chicken and marinated some filet steak to be grilled, which she had dropped off at Sam's.

I have to admit, curiosity is killing me, especially when Billy had caught a glimpse of her one day and told me she looked familiar, but all in good time. She has done nothing but help us since the fight, she is always playing the kids around here and seems to really light up around them.

When we reached the bonfire I made sure Bella had something to eat, kissed her passionately and walked her over to where Leah and Kim was sitting with Jared and Sam.

Kissing her again quickly. "I'll be right back." I told her. "I need to talk to Paul."

She glanced over to where Paul was sitting. "Is he okay?" She asked me. "He has been so subdued lately.

"That's what I'm going to find out," I brushed her cheek, then walked over and sat by Paul.

"What's up man? Why the gloomy look?"

He forced his gaze away from Dolly and over to me. "I never thought it would happen." He replied. "But it did."

I knew exactly what he was talking about. "You imprinted? That's fantastic." I said truly happy for him, no matter how his past was, he was a good man and would make her a great mate. I always thought Paul got a bad wrap; he is not as careless and hard hearted as some might think.

"You think so?" He asked sarcastically

"Yeah." I replied. "Don't you?"

"Well, to be honest, I've loved her for a long time; she is the only girl that never fell for my shit. In fact the feelings I had for her really scared me, so I was extra shitty to her."

"Damn." Was all I could think to say.

He glanced at her then back at me. "The last time I saw her she told me to stay the hell away from her and I told her she was the last woman I would ever want to get near." He turned his gaze back to her. "It was just the stupid fear talking. About a month before I first phased she disappeared."

"Damn." I said again. I think this will be the hardest fight of Paul's life, because Dolly seems to be the type of girl that has no time for games or takes a lot of bull. I slapped his shoulder. "Don't worry brother, it was meant to be."

He looked at me seriously. "Can I ask you something and you won't think I'm crazy?"

"You can ask me anything, well, within reason." I joked

"You ever heard of a human imprinting on a wolf? Because unless I'm crazy, when I imprinted on her, I could swear I felt as though I was also being imprinted on." He turned then and looked at Dolly."

"What?" I said in surprise, then I also looked at dolly. There is no way she's a shapeshifter, right?

This story is far from over, To Hurt To Heal Part 2 continues in Paul's story. We will hear more from our Jacob/Bella, Hope to see you there.