Protecting The Black Wolf's Mate
by Wizardtho
Chapter 4:
Sam's POV
I loved feeling Isabella snuggled so closely to me, and whispered as I rubbed soft circles on her hip, "Sweet dreams, My Angel."
Less than a minute later, her heartbeat and breathing settled into a slow rhythm, letting me know she was already asleep. I smiled while kissing her forehead, just as Charlie peeked his head in the door. "She asleep already?"
I nodded, whispering in reply, "She's exhausted. Can you do me a favor and open the window a tad? She'll get too warm laying against me like this with the blanket on, but the doc wanted her under the covers."
Charlie smiled as he nodded, then cracked the window. He leaned against Bella's desk as he explained, "Dinner has turned into a celebration barbeque. Quill, Sue, Billy, the pack, Kim and Leah. Everyone's excited that you found your imprint. Billy even told me he wasn't surprised that it turned out to be my Bells. He and I both always felt that she would end up tied to someone on the rez, we just never knew who. I'm glad it's you, Sam. I couldn't think of anyone better to take care of my baby girl."
I brushed a lock of hair behind her ear, then whispered, "She's agreed to give us a chance, Charlie. She's not going to reject the imprint. I was afraid with everything she's been through, that she'd not want any emotional ties to anyone at all... that she'd reject the imprint, and I'd be screwed."
Charlie chuckled softly, "Sam, you've both been through a lot. Do you know how many times I tried to have Bells come live here, so she didn't have to continue being a mother to Renee? It should have been the other way around, but since it wasn't, she had to grow up way too fast. If she didn't cook dinner or clean here, she'd go insane with boredom. She's very independent, so as long as you don't try to do too much for her, you should be okay. With everything you've been through in your life, I think you two will be good for each other."
I smiled, whispering my gratitude, "Thanks again, Charlie... for everything. Oh, can you set her alarm for 5 pm? She'll probably want to be up for a bit before Sue and the others get here, but she forgot to set it."
Charlie chuckled, then set Bella's alarm, whispering goodnight before he left the room. He closed the door quietly after one more smile at us. I laid there, thanking the ancestors for delivering me my imprint, then fell asleep listening to the soothing sounds of her breathing and heartbeat.
Bella's POV
I was woken by tender kisses to my fingers, along with a soothing voice whispering, "Sweetheart, it's almost 5. Sue and the rest will be here in about an hour."
I hummed as I snuggled deeper into his chest, inhaled his scent, then mumbled, "Not yet, Sam. Too comfortable."
He placed my hand against his cheek as he chuckled, "Please, Sweetheart? I've been without looking into your eyes for too long now."
I smiled, kissing the spot over his heart as I crawled to straddle his hips. I looked down at him, smirking, "Is that so, Mr. Uley?"
He grinned as his hands went to my hips, "That's definitely so, Miss Swan. You have beautiful eyes. Milk chocolate with mint swirls and specks. So beautiful."
I blushed as he stroked my cheek, then said, "Too bad we can't cuddle in bed for the rest of the night. When do you have patrol?"
He pulled me down to hug me, "I'll have to leave straight from the barbecue... around midnight... but I'll just be gone until 6, then I can spend all day with you. I'll still be here to find out what the doc says Monday morning. I mean, if you want me to be."
I wove one hand up into his short hair, placed the other on his chest, then slowly leaned in to kiss him.
When our lips were millimeters apart, his hand came up to wrap around the back of my neck, pulling me the rest of the way to him with a groan. He immediately deepened the kiss, our tongues dancing to a dangerously erotic tune of their own making.
When the kiss broke, I was highly aroused and both of us were panting for air, which caused me to pant out, "God, I love your kisses. I can practically feel your emotions when we kiss."
I went to sit back, but as I sat on his hips, my short-covered core contacted with his very aroused length, making me gasp at the delicious feel as my eyes fluttered. He muttered something in Quileute as his hands trailed up my thighs to grasp my hips, then rocked me once along his length. My head fell back as my hands braced on his stomach, a soft moan leaving my chest. He whispered, "Do you want me to stop, Isabella?"
Really? Hell, no! Shit, but Charlie.
I looked him in the eyes as I rocked once more, "I don't want you to, but Charlie is awake somewhere in the house. Sue will also be here soon."
He squeezed my hips gently, then released them with a nod, "Then we'll get back to that another time."
He sat up with me in his arms, kissed from my shoulder to my neck, then whispered against it, "I want to please you... in any way you'll let me. Seeing the pleasure on your face just now... it was the most beautiful sight. I can't wait to watch you come undone for me."
I whimpered, holding tight to him, so he whispered, "You're close, aren't you?"
I whimpered again with a nod, causing Sam to breathe as he nipped my shoulder and neck, "I don't want to leave you unsatisfied, Isabella. Let me help, please, and I won't pass any boundaries."
I bit my lip as I looked in his eyes, then nodded as I saw the sincerity in them.
He crashed his mouth to mine in a passionate kiss, his large hands roaming along my body over my clothes... pinching my nipples, squeezing my ass and hips, before trailing down toward my core. I moaned softly, then his fingers tapped gently over my clit, causing me to squeak into the kiss.
I tightened my fingers in his hair as he circled his fingers on my cloth-covered core, pressing deeply. I broke the kiss panting, "Please... more..."
He growled softly while nipping at my nipples, speeding up while pressing deeper with the circles on my core, then he moaned, "Fuck, you're so hot in my hand, Isabella. I can feel how wet you are. Cum for me, Beautiful. Let me see the pleasure on your face as you cum for me."
My body started to tremble as his desire-filled voice teased me. When he pinched both my nipple and my folds over my clit at the same time, while thrusting his tongue in my mouth, my cries of pleasure got swallowed in the mix.
He worked me relentlessly through my orgasm, slowing all three of his motions equally as I came back down, then hummed into my neck when the kiss ended, "Thank you, Isabella... for allowing me to please you."
I panted out an incredulous laugh, "My. God. I should be the one thanking you for that. Christ, that felt amazing."
He chuckled, bringing his fingers away from my core slowly to show them to me. They glistened with wetness, causing him to hum, "Looks like it felt amazing, too. You soaked right through your shorts and onto my fingers when you came."
He watched me while he slowly wrapped his tongue around his fingers, then his eyes fluttered shut as he moaned, sucking my release from them.
God, that was sexy.
I whimpered, his eyes catching mine as he assured me, "Soon, Isabella. As soon as you're ready, I will taste you fully..." then his voice dropped low and dripped sex, "… straight from the source. You taste incredible."
He kissed me once more, then smacked my ass playfully as he said, "You need to change while I grab a shower. Meet you back here?"
I nodded reluctantly, knowing he was still rock hard, but he connected our foreheads while nuzzling our noses together, "Don't feel bad, please. It was more than worth it."
He kissed my lips lightly, then I hopped up off him, walking straight to my dresser. He offered as almost a side thought, clearly still aroused, "Oh, Charlie said that we'd be out back... that there would be a bonfire. You'll still be under your blanket, and hopefully in my arms, so please wear something light. I don't want you to get overheated."
I smiled, "Definitely in your arms... So just yoga shorts and a tank?"
He smiled in agreement, so I tossed a lacy bra and thong set onto the bed, then found my white drawstring yoga shorts with the branch and flower design, along with my blue tank that matched the flowers on my shorts. Sam groaned, "I really need that shower now."
I looked to see him staring at me with a needy expression, so I bit my lip out of habit. I pressed up against him as he stood, then pulled him down to me, whispering in his ear, "Think of me... and maybe soon we'll be taking those showers together."
I trailed my fingers over his jean short-clad length as I spoke, causing him to growl softly, "Fuck, Sweetheart. You don't know what you do to me."
He stilled my hand, pressed both of our hands against his hard length with a groan, then looked down at me. His eyes were so filled with desire and need... for me... making the words rush out as I fought my body's reaction, "Hurry. Go take your shower before I'm tempted to say 'fuck the boundaries'. I really want to spend time getting to know you before we go that far."
He quickly pecked my lips, then grabbed his shorts by the door as he dashed out of the room. The door closed quietly, so I locked it before stripping down and changing.
After I unlocked my door, I got a thinner blanket out of the closet, making my bed before sitting down against the headboard. I sighed, then I could've sworn I heard a soft 'fuck' on the other side of the wall. I smirked, saying in a hushed but sexy tone, "Cum for me, Sam. Cum hard for me."
I heard a strangled moan in response, a low growl, then what must have been his hand bracing against the wall near my head.
A few minutes later, Sam bound into my room, swooping me up into his arms while whispering in my ear seductively, "You're very naughty, aren't you, Sweetheart? Do you know what your words did to me?"
I nodded, smirking as I wrapped my legs around his hips, "I can guess from the sounds I heard, but you are just as bad. You were listening to me change. "
He ducked his head into the crook of my neck, "I couldn't help it. When I heard you sigh, it reminded me of how you looked when I made you cum, and I could still taste your honey on my tongue. Then while my eyes were closed, I heard you practically begging for me to cum."
I smiled, "That was the point, Sam. It was the only viable option for me to help you at the time."
Sam chuckled, "God, did it ever work. My knees went weak at the sound of your voice as I came."
I kissed his shoulder, smiling into it at the thought of me affecting him like that, then said, "Good... Is it just me or is the physical chemistry between us almost too much?"
He nodded in full agreement, "Almost too much."
He kissed my lips softly, then said, "You look really good in that, by the way. You ready to go down?"
I hummed at the innuendo in his words, then said teasingly, "That's for later... but we need to get downstairs, yes."
He growled as he nipped my bottom lip, "Feisty, Isabella. You're playing in the wolf's den now, Sweetheart... don't forget... and I do bite."
He bit the crook of my neck devilishly, the pleasure of his teeth against my skin shooting straight to my core, eliciting a whimper from my throat as I wove my fingers into his hair.
He chuckled, kissed the spot, then whispered, "God, I love how aroused you get by my attention."
Just then, Charlie called up, laughing, "Are you guys gonna come down sometime tonight?"
I chuckled, leaning to grab my blanket, then Sam ran us down the stairs to the kitchen.
Charlie smiled over at us, then fixed two cups of coffee before placing them in front of one of the chairs, saying, "I know sitting with Sam is like sitting on a heating vent, but Dr. Gerandy wanted you under blankets, Bells."
I chuckled, "I called him a space heater, but look. I brought a blanket. The other one was for my bed. I don't want it outside to get dirty. I'll let Sam make me a human burrito before we go out, fair enough?"
Charlie smiled, "Fair enough, but when you aren't sitting with Sam inside, you still need the blankets."
I nodded, "Deal. Thanks for the coffee, Dad. So who other than Sue is coming?"
Sam kissed my shoulder as he sat me on his lap in the chair, "The other elders, the pack, and their imprints. Paul's imprint is Sue's daughter, Leah. Jared's is Kim, one of his classmates from school."
Charlie cleared his throat, gaining my attention, then said, "I wanted to talk to you about school, Bells. You know that I've been thinking about selling this place for a while, but now that Sam imprinted on you... well, it'll be hard for him to do all of his tribal duties as well as spend time with you, with us living in Forks. What would you say to us moving to the rez?"
I jumped up out of Sam's lap to launch myself at Charlie, tackling him in a fierce hug, "Really? I won't have to go back to that horrid school?"
Charlie chuckled, "I can have you transferred to La Push High as soon as Dr. Gerandy gives you the all-clear to go back to school. I've already had several people ask about this place, plus there's a house for sale just down from Sam's place that I've been looking into. I can buy it outright for the sale price of this one, since it needs work."
Sam looked at Charlie knowingly, so I scowled, "What am I missing? Why are you two looking at each other like that?"
Charlie shook his head, "I promised, Bells. It'll all be revealed at the barbecue in a little while. Just be patient, alright?"
I frowned, but nodded anyway, "Fine, but you guys better tell me what's going on before the barbecue ends. I don't do well with people hiding things from me. I dealt with that enough with him, and I won't do it again."
Sam stood up to come to me, hugging me to him as he said, "It's not for me to tell, Sweetheart. I only know because I have to. I promise you'll know soon enough. I also promise not to keep anything from you that I don't have to by order, okay?"
I looked into his eyes, saw his sincerity, then whispered, "Okay... I believe you. It's just that he always left me out of things, saying it was for my protection or safety. I don't think I could handle that again. If Victoria's out there gunning for me, I want to know."
Sam stiffened, "Isabella, who is Victoria?"
I sighed, "Might as well sit down. This will take a few minutes since Dad doesn't know."
He sat me back on his lap in the chair, then I said, "Dad, the reason I left like I did before... it wasn't because I broke up with Edward and couldn't stand it here. During the baseball game, three nomads were in the area. They heard the Cullens playing, but the Cullens didn't have time to get me out before they showed up. The leader, James... he smelled my scent, called me a snack, then ultimately made me into his next game when Edward got protective. He was a tracker, and I couldn't have him hurt you trying to get to me. Edward got me out by helping me make it look like I was leaving, knowing James could hear us fighting. Alice and Jasper ran me south, while Edward and the rest laid a decoy with my scent to trap James. Well, James caught on to the trap before they could catch him. He found out where Mom lived in Phoenix. He found a home movie, then called my cell, tricking me to make me think he had Mom.”
I winced as I let out a breath, then continued, “To make a very long story short, I slipped away from Jasper and Alice at the airport, while we were there to meet up with the rest of the family. I met James at the old ballet studio, but after I found out he never had Mom, he tortured and bit me before the Cullens could track me down. They got him off me just after he bit me, ripped him apart, then burned down the whole studio to cover up the damage from him torturing me. The injuries I sustained were from James' torture as well as Edward sucking out the venom so I wouldn't change. The problem is, one of the other two was James' mate. I don't think she's done with me. Vampires mate for eternity, but she probably doesn't know that Edward wasn't my mate. I have a feeling she's going to want to kill me in exchange for James' life... mate for a mate."
Sam tightened his hold on me, "What does she look like, Sweetheart?"
I shivered at the image of her in my head, "Flaming red hair, childish sounding voice, traditional red eyes... she was wearing a weird-looking fur jacket, but no shoes."
Sam growled as held onto me, "She's tried to get past the pack three times in the past several months, Isabella. I think you're right about her not being done."
I shivered, nuzzling into his embrace as he ghosted his fingers along my back. Charlie whispered seriously, "I don't want you alone, Bells. This move to La Push just got more important."
Sam nodded, "Now that we know what she's after, it'll help the pack protect Isabella as well as La Push, making it easier to take her out. Sweetheart, the third one... what about that one?"
I shook my head, "He said he didn't want to be part of James' sick game, so Carlisle directed him to go to Alaska. They know another vegetarian -um, animal drinking- coven in Denali. Laurent was going to go stay with them, but I don't know if he is still there."
He nodded, then said, "We'll update everyone before the barbecue gets underway. Sweetheart, there are a few things I'd like to talk to you about before everyone gets here. Would you like to go outside with me?"
I smiled as I nodded, then he wrapped me up in my blanket before carrying me to the lounger in the backyard.
Sam's POV
I loved feeling Isabella snuggled so closely to me, and whispered as I rubbed soft circles on her hip, "Sweet dreams, My Angel."
Less than a minute later, her heartbeat and breathing settled into a slow rhythm, letting me know she was already asleep. I smiled while kissing her forehead, just as Charlie peeked his head in the door. "She asleep already?"
I nodded, whispering in reply, "She's exhausted. Can you do me a favor and open the window a tad? She'll get too warm laying against me like this with the blanket on, but the doc wanted her under the covers."
Charlie smiled as he nodded, then cracked the window. He leaned against Bella's desk as he explained, "Dinner has turned into a celebration barbeque. Quill, Sue, Billy, the pack, Kim and Leah. Everyone's excited that you found your imprint. Billy even told me he wasn't surprised that it turned out to be my Bells. He and I both always felt that she would end up tied to someone on the rez, we just never knew who. I'm glad it's you, Sam. I couldn't think of anyone better to take care of my baby girl."
I brushed a lock of hair behind her ear, then whispered, "She's agreed to give us a chance, Charlie. She's not going to reject the imprint. I was afraid with everything she's been through, that she'd not want any emotional ties to anyone at all... that she'd reject the imprint, and I'd be screwed."
Charlie chuckled softly, "Sam, you've both been through a lot. Do you know how many times I tried to have Bells come live here, so she didn't have to continue being a mother to Renee? It should have been the other way around, but since it wasn't, she had to grow up way too fast. If she didn't cook dinner or clean here, she'd go insane with boredom. She's very independent, so as long as you don't try to do too much for her, you should be okay. With everything you've been through in your life, I think you two will be good for each other."
I smiled, whispering my gratitude, "Thanks again, Charlie... for everything. Oh, can you set her alarm for 5 pm? She'll probably want to be up for a bit before Sue and the others get here, but she forgot to set it."
Charlie chuckled, then set Bella's alarm, whispering goodnight before he left the room. He closed the door quietly after one more smile at us. I laid there, thanking the ancestors for delivering me my imprint, then fell asleep listening to the soothing sounds of her breathing and heartbeat.
Bella's POV
I was woken by tender kisses to my fingers, along with a soothing voice whispering, "Sweetheart, it's almost 5. Sue and the rest will be here in about an hour."
I hummed as I snuggled deeper into his chest, inhaled his scent, then mumbled, "Not yet, Sam. Too comfortable."
He placed my hand against his cheek as he chuckled, "Please, Sweetheart? I've been without looking into your eyes for too long now."
I smiled, kissing the spot over his heart as I crawled to straddle his hips. I looked down at him, smirking, "Is that so, Mr. Uley?"
He grinned as his hands went to my hips, "That's definitely so, Miss Swan. You have beautiful eyes. Milk chocolate with mint swirls and specks. So beautiful."
I blushed as he stroked my cheek, then said, "Too bad we can't cuddle in bed for the rest of the night. When do you have patrol?"
He pulled me down to hug me, "I'll have to leave straight from the barbecue... around midnight... but I'll just be gone until 6, then I can spend all day with you. I'll still be here to find out what the doc says Monday morning. I mean, if you want me to be."
I wove one hand up into his short hair, placed the other on his chest, then slowly leaned in to kiss him.
When our lips were millimeters apart, his hand came up to wrap around the back of my neck, pulling me the rest of the way to him with a groan. He immediately deepened the kiss, our tongues dancing to a dangerously erotic tune of their own making.
When the kiss broke, I was highly aroused and both of us were panting for air, which caused me to pant out, "God, I love your kisses. I can practically feel your emotions when we kiss."
I went to sit back, but as I sat on his hips, my short-covered core contacted with his very aroused length, making me gasp at the delicious feel as my eyes fluttered. He muttered something in Quileute as his hands trailed up my thighs to grasp my hips, then rocked me once along his length. My head fell back as my hands braced on his stomach, a soft moan leaving my chest. He whispered, "Do you want me to stop, Isabella?"
Really? Hell, no! Shit, but Charlie.
I looked him in the eyes as I rocked once more, "I don't want you to, but Charlie is awake somewhere in the house. Sue will also be here soon."
He squeezed my hips gently, then released them with a nod, "Then we'll get back to that another time."
He sat up with me in his arms, kissed from my shoulder to my neck, then whispered against it, "I want to please you... in any way you'll let me. Seeing the pleasure on your face just now... it was the most beautiful sight. I can't wait to watch you come undone for me."
I whimpered, holding tight to him, so he whispered, "You're close, aren't you?"
I whimpered again with a nod, causing Sam to breathe as he nipped my shoulder and neck, "I don't want to leave you unsatisfied, Isabella. Let me help, please, and I won't pass any boundaries."
I bit my lip as I looked in his eyes, then nodded as I saw the sincerity in them.
He crashed his mouth to mine in a passionate kiss, his large hands roaming along my body over my clothes... pinching my nipples, squeezing my ass and hips, before trailing down toward my core. I moaned softly, then his fingers tapped gently over my clit, causing me to squeak into the kiss.
I tightened my fingers in his hair as he circled his fingers on my cloth-covered core, pressing deeply. I broke the kiss panting, "Please... more..."
He growled softly while nipping at my nipples, speeding up while pressing deeper with the circles on my core, then he moaned, "Fuck, you're so hot in my hand, Isabella. I can feel how wet you are. Cum for me, Beautiful. Let me see the pleasure on your face as you cum for me."
My body started to tremble as his desire-filled voice teased me. When he pinched both my nipple and my folds over my clit at the same time, while thrusting his tongue in my mouth, my cries of pleasure got swallowed in the mix.
He worked me relentlessly through my orgasm, slowing all three of his motions equally as I came back down, then hummed into my neck when the kiss ended, "Thank you, Isabella... for allowing me to please you."
I panted out an incredulous laugh, "My. God. I should be the one thanking you for that. Christ, that felt amazing."
He chuckled, bringing his fingers away from my core slowly to show them to me. They glistened with wetness, causing him to hum, "Looks like it felt amazing, too. You soaked right through your shorts and onto my fingers when you came."
He watched me while he slowly wrapped his tongue around his fingers, then his eyes fluttered shut as he moaned, sucking my release from them.
God, that was sexy.
I whimpered, his eyes catching mine as he assured me, "Soon, Isabella. As soon as you're ready, I will taste you fully..." then his voice dropped low and dripped sex, "… straight from the source. You taste incredible."
He kissed me once more, then smacked my ass playfully as he said, "You need to change while I grab a shower. Meet you back here?"
I nodded reluctantly, knowing he was still rock hard, but he connected our foreheads while nuzzling our noses together, "Don't feel bad, please. It was more than worth it."
He kissed my lips lightly, then I hopped up off him, walking straight to my dresser. He offered as almost a side thought, clearly still aroused, "Oh, Charlie said that we'd be out back... that there would be a bonfire. You'll still be under your blanket, and hopefully in my arms, so please wear something light. I don't want you to get overheated."
I smiled, "Definitely in your arms... So just yoga shorts and a tank?"
He smiled in agreement, so I tossed a lacy bra and thong set onto the bed, then found my white drawstring yoga shorts with the branch and flower design, along with my blue tank that matched the flowers on my shorts. Sam groaned, "I really need that shower now."
I looked to see him staring at me with a needy expression, so I bit my lip out of habit. I pressed up against him as he stood, then pulled him down to me, whispering in his ear, "Think of me... and maybe soon we'll be taking those showers together."
I trailed my fingers over his jean short-clad length as I spoke, causing him to growl softly, "Fuck, Sweetheart. You don't know what you do to me."
He stilled my hand, pressed both of our hands against his hard length with a groan, then looked down at me. His eyes were so filled with desire and need... for me... making the words rush out as I fought my body's reaction, "Hurry. Go take your shower before I'm tempted to say 'fuck the boundaries'. I really want to spend time getting to know you before we go that far."
He quickly pecked my lips, then grabbed his shorts by the door as he dashed out of the room. The door closed quietly, so I locked it before stripping down and changing.
After I unlocked my door, I got a thinner blanket out of the closet, making my bed before sitting down against the headboard. I sighed, then I could've sworn I heard a soft 'fuck' on the other side of the wall. I smirked, saying in a hushed but sexy tone, "Cum for me, Sam. Cum hard for me."
I heard a strangled moan in response, a low growl, then what must have been his hand bracing against the wall near my head.
A few minutes later, Sam bound into my room, swooping me up into his arms while whispering in my ear seductively, "You're very naughty, aren't you, Sweetheart? Do you know what your words did to me?"
I nodded, smirking as I wrapped my legs around his hips, "I can guess from the sounds I heard, but you are just as bad. You were listening to me change. "
He ducked his head into the crook of my neck, "I couldn't help it. When I heard you sigh, it reminded me of how you looked when I made you cum, and I could still taste your honey on my tongue. Then while my eyes were closed, I heard you practically begging for me to cum."
I smiled, "That was the point, Sam. It was the only viable option for me to help you at the time."
Sam chuckled, "God, did it ever work. My knees went weak at the sound of your voice as I came."
I kissed his shoulder, smiling into it at the thought of me affecting him like that, then said, "Good... Is it just me or is the physical chemistry between us almost too much?"
He nodded in full agreement, "Almost too much."
He kissed my lips softly, then said, "You look really good in that, by the way. You ready to go down?"
I hummed at the innuendo in his words, then said teasingly, "That's for later... but we need to get downstairs, yes."
He growled as he nipped my bottom lip, "Feisty, Isabella. You're playing in the wolf's den now, Sweetheart... don't forget... and I do bite."
He bit the crook of my neck devilishly, the pleasure of his teeth against my skin shooting straight to my core, eliciting a whimper from my throat as I wove my fingers into his hair.
He chuckled, kissed the spot, then whispered, "God, I love how aroused you get by my attention."
Just then, Charlie called up, laughing, "Are you guys gonna come down sometime tonight?"
I chuckled, leaning to grab my blanket, then Sam ran us down the stairs to the kitchen.
Charlie smiled over at us, then fixed two cups of coffee before placing them in front of one of the chairs, saying, "I know sitting with Sam is like sitting on a heating vent, but Dr. Gerandy wanted you under blankets, Bells."
I chuckled, "I called him a space heater, but look. I brought a blanket. The other one was for my bed. I don't want it outside to get dirty. I'll let Sam make me a human burrito before we go out, fair enough?"
Charlie smiled, "Fair enough, but when you aren't sitting with Sam inside, you still need the blankets."
I nodded, "Deal. Thanks for the coffee, Dad. So who other than Sue is coming?"
Sam kissed my shoulder as he sat me on his lap in the chair, "The other elders, the pack, and their imprints. Paul's imprint is Sue's daughter, Leah. Jared's is Kim, one of his classmates from school."
Charlie cleared his throat, gaining my attention, then said, "I wanted to talk to you about school, Bells. You know that I've been thinking about selling this place for a while, but now that Sam imprinted on you... well, it'll be hard for him to do all of his tribal duties as well as spend time with you, with us living in Forks. What would you say to us moving to the rez?"
I jumped up out of Sam's lap to launch myself at Charlie, tackling him in a fierce hug, "Really? I won't have to go back to that horrid school?"
Charlie chuckled, "I can have you transferred to La Push High as soon as Dr. Gerandy gives you the all-clear to go back to school. I've already had several people ask about this place, plus there's a house for sale just down from Sam's place that I've been looking into. I can buy it outright for the sale price of this one, since it needs work."
Sam looked at Charlie knowingly, so I scowled, "What am I missing? Why are you two looking at each other like that?"
Charlie shook his head, "I promised, Bells. It'll all be revealed at the barbecue in a little while. Just be patient, alright?"
I frowned, but nodded anyway, "Fine, but you guys better tell me what's going on before the barbecue ends. I don't do well with people hiding things from me. I dealt with that enough with him, and I won't do it again."
Sam stood up to come to me, hugging me to him as he said, "It's not for me to tell, Sweetheart. I only know because I have to. I promise you'll know soon enough. I also promise not to keep anything from you that I don't have to by order, okay?"
I looked into his eyes, saw his sincerity, then whispered, "Okay... I believe you. It's just that he always left me out of things, saying it was for my protection or safety. I don't think I could handle that again. If Victoria's out there gunning for me, I want to know."
Sam stiffened, "Isabella, who is Victoria?"
I sighed, "Might as well sit down. This will take a few minutes since Dad doesn't know."
He sat me back on his lap in the chair, then I said, "Dad, the reason I left like I did before... it wasn't because I broke up with Edward and couldn't stand it here. During the baseball game, three nomads were in the area. They heard the Cullens playing, but the Cullens didn't have time to get me out before they showed up. The leader, James... he smelled my scent, called me a snack, then ultimately made me into his next game when Edward got protective. He was a tracker, and I couldn't have him hurt you trying to get to me. Edward got me out by helping me make it look like I was leaving, knowing James could hear us fighting. Alice and Jasper ran me south, while Edward and the rest laid a decoy with my scent to trap James. Well, James caught on to the trap before they could catch him. He found out where Mom lived in Phoenix. He found a home movie, then called my cell, tricking me to make me think he had Mom.”
I winced as I let out a breath, then continued, “To make a very long story short, I slipped away from Jasper and Alice at the airport, while we were there to meet up with the rest of the family. I met James at the old ballet studio, but after I found out he never had Mom, he tortured and bit me before the Cullens could track me down. They got him off me just after he bit me, ripped him apart, then burned down the whole studio to cover up the damage from him torturing me. The injuries I sustained were from James' torture as well as Edward sucking out the venom so I wouldn't change. The problem is, one of the other two was James' mate. I don't think she's done with me. Vampires mate for eternity, but she probably doesn't know that Edward wasn't my mate. I have a feeling she's going to want to kill me in exchange for James' life... mate for a mate."
Sam tightened his hold on me, "What does she look like, Sweetheart?"
I shivered at the image of her in my head, "Flaming red hair, childish sounding voice, traditional red eyes... she was wearing a weird-looking fur jacket, but no shoes."
Sam growled as held onto me, "She's tried to get past the pack three times in the past several months, Isabella. I think you're right about her not being done."
I shivered, nuzzling into his embrace as he ghosted his fingers along my back. Charlie whispered seriously, "I don't want you alone, Bells. This move to La Push just got more important."
Sam nodded, "Now that we know what she's after, it'll help the pack protect Isabella as well as La Push, making it easier to take her out. Sweetheart, the third one... what about that one?"
I shook my head, "He said he didn't want to be part of James' sick game, so Carlisle directed him to go to Alaska. They know another vegetarian -um, animal drinking- coven in Denali. Laurent was going to go stay with them, but I don't know if he is still there."
He nodded, then said, "We'll update everyone before the barbecue gets underway. Sweetheart, there are a few things I'd like to talk to you about before everyone gets here. Would you like to go outside with me?"
I smiled as I nodded, then he wrapped me up in my blanket before carrying me to the lounger in the backyard.