Chapter 18: Renee's Secret.
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" do you want to repeat what you just said?" Quill Junior growled. He was standing protectively in front of Bella, not allowing her to be seen by the others.
" don't you dare take that tone with me young man! I sent you out here to be free not for you to go cozying up to some white girl! And to make it worse you gave your sperm to a sperm bank. How irresponsible could you be Junior! Any woman could have just been impregnated by your seed and yet the worse of them all got ahold of it. The ateara line is sacred you-"
Quil didn't let his mother finish as he quickly turned on his heel and walked away, holding onto Bella's hand along the way.
" Quil! Quil! Don't you walk away from me!" his mother yelled
However it was too late, he already walked out the door.
….
Bella held Quil's hand as he drove somewhat recklessly. A growl emits from his chest every once and a while.
"talk to me Q." she pushed gently.
Quil was quick to pull the truck over as the shakes overtook him.
She squeezed his hand to bring him back to focus on her.
He sighed and looked at her, a ring of yellow around his iris.
"I just…I just can't get over what my mom said. She never wanted me to imprint and when I did she helped me leave. So to hear her say those things about you. it angers me. and it's not like she was willing to hear me out either. but the fact that she was spewing all that garbage about you. that's what made me want to choke her."
"you have every right to feel the way you feel babe. But also maybe try to see it the way she does. Your lineage triggers the wolf gene in the presence of vampires. If the wrong women were to have your pups. It could have gone downhill and fast. I am not saying that what your mother said was right, cause it was very mean. But maybe once we've all calmed down we can have an honest conversation."
Quil took a deep breath trying to calm himself.
"your right in that aspect I could see why she would be shocked but what she said about you was out of line. She disrespected you, Bella! I was going to tell her about the pregnancy once we were ready. And yet she came in guns blazing! I don't know who told her but we are going to get to the bottom of it."
" Are we going to tell them that we are together?" Bella questioned
"I think for your stress levels that might not be a good idea. We don't want any more unnecessary stress on you or the pups. With school, work and now family members dropping out of the blue. I think we should just keep a low profile."
" I think that's smart. Not to mention with my mom in town, she's unknowingly led a trail for Edward to find me."
Bella jumped when she heard a crack.
Quil had broken his seatbelt. His eyes held a determination she had never seen before.
"I will protect our family. You can count on that."
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Renee Dwyer was many things. She was flighty, judgmental, and could sometimes be a snob. She was firm in the things she believed in and was always ready to try something new. However, one thing Renee Dwyer stood firm on was her love for her daughter. She may not have always shown it the way she should have, but she sure was not going to allow this woman to insult her only child.
In a rage, she launched herself at Joy Atera. The latter screamed but wasn't afraid to fight back.
Renee felt hands trying to pull her away but she wasn't budging. She sank her hands into Joy's hair and pulled. Hard
"Arrgghh!" Joy screamed.
Renee sneered as she stood and tried to drag the woman out the front door. This time, however, strong arms locked themselves around her waist and pulled.
She had no choice but to let go.
"stop this! stop this fighting at once! You are acting like children!" her ex-father-in-law exclaimed.
Renee looked behind her to see Chester, still hanging on to her.
"get off me, Chester!"
"Not until I know your calm renny."
"Well, I am not. You can't just expect me to stand here and allow joy to talk about my daughter! If someone were to say those same things about Quil, she would freak out!" Renee told him.
"she has a point." Chester agreed.
"let's all sit down and talk about this like adults." Her ex-father-in-law gestured.
Renee allowed Chester to think she was calm. As soon as everyone sat down, she pounced.
….
Joy knew she was out of line when she said those things about Charlie's daughter but she was just so angry.
She sent her son out here to be free. Not to be shackled down again, especially to someone who wasn't native. Someone who could know their people and their culture.
And yet Bella Swan was pregnant with her son's child and she was married to a vampire! To make it worse, it was done through a sperm bank! What if a random person who lived in a completely different state had gotten ahold of her son's seed? While she wasn't happy with the men in the Ateara line, their family name was sacred. They played an important part in their tribe and not everyone would understand that. Something had to be done!
Maybe they could take the child back to the reservation? Maybe with his child in hand, they would let Quil be free of his imprint? But then that would mean he would have to start phasing again! if he hadn't already stopped.
Joy didn't get very far in her plan before, she felt herself being flung into the air and next thing you know she was landing hard on her back, in the front yard.
She didn't even have time to think before she felt herself lifted again and thrown.
When she opened her eyes, Renee was standing over her. eyes glowing green and a look of pure rage on her face.
"Renee don't!" a voice shouted.
Joy looked toward the voice, to see Quil Sr and Charlie yelling but for some reason, none of them were coming towards her. it was as if they were being blocked.
"r-renee you need to stop!" Joy shouted.
Renee didn't answer. She just continued to sneer, and joy felt pure fear roll down her spine when she saw what was hovering above her.
A giant rock.
Joy closed her eyes. She had gone too far this time. there was no turning back.
And just when she expected to die, she heard a voice cry out. "MOM! STOP!"
Joy peeked between her eyelashes to see Bella and Junior looking on in shock.
Immediately, Renee's eyes went back to normal as she looked at her daughter.
"oh, Bella. I was hoping you never had to see me like this. We need to talk."
"yes Mom, I think we do," Bella told her as mother and daughter slowly made their way toward each other.
As soon as Renee was away from her, Joy passed out.