As the room burst into chaos, Bella brought her eye's to meet Jacob's. She watched as a sad understanding crossed her features. He closed his eyes and breathed deeply. Each pack member shifted uneasily on their feet and Bella could swear she could feel magic swirl around the room. As Jacob's eyes opened again, she watched as the now amber tinted eyes scanned the room before landing briefly on her own.

"Enough". Jacob stated calmly, not bothering to raise his voice, but even Bella could feel the power behind the command. "Quil, you and Embry go and run patrol, we'll handle the rest here." There was no hesitation from the boy's to follow his order, but Quil's sad eyes met her own quickly before he turned and ran towards the forest.

The room around her was silent. The council all sat watching as Jacob prowled slowly around the room, stopping in front of each of the remaining pack mates and placing a hand on each of their shoulders. He leaned his head into theirs as he murmured soft words to them. Bella couldn't make out the words, but she could see each wolf stand taller as he walked away.

Jacob's steps brought him to Paul and Bella watched in awe as Jacob spoke to Paul. Their eyes were closed, foreheads together, and Jacob held the back of Paul's neck with his hand. She could feel pride and belonging swirl through her imprint bond and when Paul finally lifted his eyes to her she gasped at the look in his eyes. Tears streamed down his cheeks and a bright smile transformed his face. She never wanted to look away but her focus was drawn as Jacob came to stand before her.

Jacob smiled softly at her before bending down to place a gentle kiss on her forehead. Bella stood completely still as he brought his nose behind her ear and breathed deeply. A soft rumble rolled through his chest and his hand laid gently on her belly. He looked into her eyes and Bella could feel the power radiating off of him. "You will serve our family well Sister. Already you have brought peace to our young wolves. The spirits saw in you the mother that we all needed, the friend we all wish for, and the leader for our wolves chosen mates. You carry the first pup, you carry our future, and the spirits could not have chosen a better woman for the job. Sister, today I welcome you as an imprint, a member of our pack, and today I promise you protection from all harm." He placed another soft kiss along her cheek before turning to face the council.

"Today I came before you as Jake, pack mate. Now I stand before you as Jacob Ephram Black, Alpha and warrior."

Bella watched as tears of pride streamed down Billy's cheeks.

"We came to you to share our knowledge of a gift bestowed by the spirits onto our sister. She has been chosen as mate to our fiercest warrior, she has been chosen as first mother, and she has been blessed with sight. We came to you, our elders, to share our joy and receive your blessings. We did NOT come here for permission." Jacob's eyes hardened and he walked slowly towards Old Quil who sat pale and shaking in his chair. "After today, we will not come to this council for permission to act, we do not come to apologize, we come to hear your guidance, we come to gather what knowledge you have to share." His stopped in front of Old Quil. "Quil Ateara, as Alpha and as Chief I remove you from this council."

The chatter around Bella picked up in volume but as her vision slowly faded and a ringing began in her ears, she felt herself fall towards the hard ground.