A/N : Finally finished chapter 4! Sorry for the wait, life is weird. If any of you would be so kind, can you check out my poll? I'm thinking about rewriting You're My Mate and turning it into a Denali sisters x Bella because looking back, I just feel like it would be better that way, and kind of turn it into "Bella and the other sisters don't realize it at first" because Laurent was a "danger" so Bella only reacts to Irina as her mate while the other two are a bit slower. Thanks to those who read my rant!

Chapter 4

"Feathers don't you die on me!" Kate shouted as she kicked open the front door of the Denali home, breaking the door into splinters in the process. Irina could only sigh at her impulsive mate as Kate rushed into what was left of the living area. Strangely enough, the two blondes found the intruder very much alive and unharmed, despite Tanya straddling the girl, hands around the intruder's neck looking ready to wring apologies right out of her throat.

Despite Kate and Irina's noisy arrival, Tanya didn't so much as glance at them. Instead, the corner of her lips kept quirking up then down, as if torn between happiness and anger. The feathered girl under her seemed relatively relaxed despite the situation, unconcerned that her life was supposed to be in danger.

"Tanya?" Irina asked worriedly as she made Kate put her down. "Is everything alright?"

Tanya didn't even twitch, but Irina's voice caught Bella's attention. "So Tanya is her name, huh? Well, I think Tanya is broken."

"What did you do to her? I thought I was the only one who could shock a girl's socks off." Kate approached curiously, only for Irina to put a hand on Kate's chest, pushing her back. She still wasn't sure exactly what was going on with Tanya, but she was too protective to risk Kate getting too close.

"Dunno. But I need to move. She's really filthy and I—"

Tanya immediately snapped out of her haze at Bella's words, hissing, "You're the reason I'm filthy, damn you!" Immediately after, she flinched, not wanting to scare the girl under her despite how furious she was, but Bella wasn't at all phased by Tanya's reaction.

"I think I fixed her," Bella spoke, the words directed to Kata and Irina even as her gaze moved back to Tanya. "Are you sure it's my fault? Cause judging by your friends over there, I'm starting to think being covered in junk is the norm for you guys. Not me, of course; this is like a once in a lifetime occurrence."

Tanya was about to consider the benefits of strangling the brunette a little, what her instincts were screaming at her be damned. But then those words sunk in, and she risked looking over at Kate and Irina.

It was true. Besides whatever filth they had accumulated from getting caught in the crossfire, there was so much more. Kate was covered in leaves, mud, and a fine layer of dirt. Irina wasn't much better. Both of them weren't wearing shoes, so that meant they had tracked mud through the house.

For what felt like an eternity, Tanya stared at her sisters, horrified. "How could you come back into the house that dirty? We just had this place renovated! You could have at least pulled the twigs out of your hair."

"C'mon Tanya, to be fair, there isn't much house left to dirty up." At Kate's words, Irina had the powerful urge to facepalm. Pointing out their surroundings was the last thing her mate should have done, as now Tanya allowed her gaze to roam around, taking in every inch of space, which now was all either destroyed or covered in debris and curry. Forget cleaning or renovation, they would have to have the house completely torn down and rebuilt now.

"Damn, you really did a number on this place, didn't you Tanya?" Bella asked. Tanya's gaze snapped back to the brunette lounging under her, hissing slightly when Bella reached up and pulled a sliced carrot from her strawberry curls. "Name's Isabella by the way, Bella for short. I have to say, I've had an amazing time being under you even with the circumstances. Hell, I know I wouldn't have enjoyed any other girl covered in all that nasty topping me for as long as you've been. Sadly, all good things must come to an end, so..."

Bella was pretty sure by the way Tanya's eyes darkened and narrowed that Bella had just signed her own death warrant, but she still couldn't help pushing her luck. Something about the gorgeous clean freak made Bella want to tease her. So, she rolled her hips, part suggestive grind, part reminder, seeing as the vampire was still straddling her.

"You did this!" Tanya suddenly exploded, suddenly on her feet. Bella was about to dust herself off and get up, but remembered just how dangerous a furious vampire was, so she just sat up instead, folding in her wings so they disappeared. Maybe she should've tried to be a little more charming after all? "This is all your fault! You agitating, destructive, chaotic—"

Wow, it had only been a few hours, and Tanya already appeared to know Bella well. Should she be touched?

"—insane, gorgeous, sexy voiced beast of a woman!"

Kate and Irina both looked from their sister to the bird girl. Kate was completely confused and still out of the loop, but in that second of silence, realization was starting to dawn on Irina. Bella, of course, was more stuck in Kate's boat as she stared at Tanya dumbly.

Wait what? Had Bella just heard right? "Yo hold up, can you repeat that? I think I just heard—"

Tanya suddenly grabbed Bella by her shirt and slammed her against the remains of one of the house's walls, all but pressing herself up against the brunette.

Bella's heart started to beat hard and fast. It was like electricity was vibrating through her entire body, thrumming through her veins. For the first time ever, she felt her breath catch in her throat, her stomach doing somersaults as she stared into Tanya's black eyes. She didn't know whether to be turned on or scared or both. Maybe she was just insane? Because Tanya looked torn between wanting to kill her or kiss her.

Tanya watched Bella as the brunette's pupils dilated, as she heard Bella's heart rate increase, as the girl's arousal permeated the air. Tanya's desire for the girl, the elation the vampire felt simply from being so close, even after all that Isabella had done, only further cemented what Tanya had expected. The cocky little brat was Tanya's mate.

Tanya leaned in, wanting nothing more than to kiss Bella senseless when the girl shuddered against her. Instead, she pressed her lips against Bella's ear, wanting to torture her mate, if only a little. "I want to know how you ended up in my house. Explain."