Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Sins Of The Past

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 08:

Bella POV

“Hello Paul. How have you been doing? It’s been a while.”

He sat on the other side of the interview table looking quite upset, his normal smirk gone.

“I’ve been doing great you fucking leech whore.”

“Really? It seems like you have had a rough time since I last saw you. Three convictions of assault family violence. A divorce? Were you imprinted? I can’t imagine any other reasons Billy Black would have allowed his daughter to marry you. I thought you couldn’t injure your imprint Paul?”

“Could you tell me why I would say a damn thing to you? We saved your life and you come back after all this time with more fucking leeches who threaten us? Threaten my family?!”

“Could I tell you why? That is a tough question but I will give it a shot. If you don’t talk to me…”

“You will kill me right? Take me to your leech dungeon and torture me for years?”

“Paul, you asked me a question. Would you give me a chance to answer you?” Still impatient I see.

He said nothing. I suppose that was agreement.

“Why? How about this? If you don’t talk to me I will take your balls. Literally. I will arrange for you to escape. Disappear. You will be the one who got away. In reality I believe I will have Carlisle Cullen castrate you. I suppose it would be called neutering since you are a fucking dog, whether you still phase or not. So you will go to sleep and wake up with no testicles. Then I will let you go. That’s the penalty for simply not talking to me.”

That caught his attention. Figured a guy like Paul would hold his balls in higher esteem than his life.

“You fucking bitch.” He whispered. “I wish it was me.”

That was interesting.

“You wish what was you Paul?”

“I wish I was the one who raped your worthless ass. Trust me if I had you would have known exactly who did it to you. Right before I slaughtered you.”

“That’s not a very nice thing to say Paul.” I pointed out.

“Go to hell, you undead whore. You may be human but you are a fucking monster.”

“You beat your wife and cook drugs that wind up in children’s hands. I’m not talking about weed here Paul. Meth is bad, bad stuff. You know this.”

“I saw your eyes when I came outside. You were high as fuck. Probably still are.”

“True. I do like to indulge in the occasional line. But meth Paul? Really? Anyway let’s just say we are both pieces of shit and move on. How did you harm your imprint Paul?”

“I didn’t! She… I married her ass. I spent three years giving her everything she fucking wanted. I was a slave to her. She wanted kids I gave her kids. She wanted money, I worked two jobs. But after we stopped phasing, the imprint pull went away. Then she was just an annoying bitch, not someone whose happiness was my sole focus. I figured it was time to put her in her place.”

This was interesting.

“I thought imprints were forever Paul? Perfect soul mates?”

“You don’t know a fucking thing about wolves. You only think you do.”

“Why don’t you explain it to me?”

“Why should I?”

“Because I hold the course of the rest of your life in my hands.” I tried.

He was quiet for a moment.

“What do you want to know?”

“Sam thinks there are no wolves phasing any longer. Is it true?”

“If we were, we would have tore up your leech friend in the fancy suit last night.”

“You really wouldn’t have. But that doesn’t answer my question.”

“No. I know I’m not and I know Brady and Colin aren’t. I would notice if the others were I think. We don’t exactly hang out anymore but I think I would know.”

“No one still running hot?”

“You think that matters. Like I said you don’t know shit about wolves.”

“Explain.”

“When we were patrolling 24 hours a day, running around La Push and Forks to protect your ass we ran hot and ate everything in sight. Our metabolisms were out of control. But we eased up on patrols. We phased when we wanted too. Maybe only once every few months. Our metabolism went back to normal during the stretches we didn’t phase. Our body temps went down to normal. When we did phase the increased metabolism and body heat came back. But it only lasted a few weeks. Then it was gone. We finally all agreed to stop. Permanently. Judging by your owner’s visit last night I doubt we can. Believe me I tried.”

“So what you are telling me is if a wolf would have kept phasing only once every couple of months none of you would have noticed?”

“You saw Sam. You saw Jake. You’re looking at me. Any of us look like we are still not aging?”

He had a point.

“Fine. Let’s get to the point of all this. Who raped me Paul?”

He actually seemed to give this some thought.

“I don’t know. Believe me I wish I did. I would thank him and then hand him over to you to save my own ass. But I don’t. But c’mon Swan. You were fucking asking for it.”

I must not have heard that correctly.

“Did you just say I asked for it?”

“You don’t remember anything besides getting raped do you? Do you even remember how you acted that night?”

I started trembling. Stay calm Bella. Don’t let him get to you.

“Why don’t you tell me Paul?” I asked in a cold tone.

“You were drunk off your ass. I doubt you ever had alcohol before. We were drinking damn near 100% moonshine to get a buzz. You kept trying to get into it. It would have killed you. Instead Jake was pouring bourbon down your throat. You were dancing with Leah and the two of you were practically undressing each other. You were hugging every guy there. Embry damn near came in his shorts, you ground against him so hard. Jake and him got into a fight down the beach where you couldn’t see. Then Jake came back and you practically gave him a lap dance. He tried to kiss you and you stuck your hand in his face and laughed. Remember any of this?”

Flashes. Not much. I had never had alcohol before that. I have had a lot since that night.

“What happened after I left?” I continued on, not bothering to answer his question.

“Jake stomped off, angry. Embry never came back from the fight with Jake. I took Leah down a ways and fucked the hell out of her. Kim was giving Jared head in full view of everyone. She was pretty drunk too. Almost as bad as you. Colin and Brady passed out on the beach.”

“What about Sam and Quil?”

“What about them?”

“Where were they?”

“I don’t know. I told you I was fucking Leah. I can tell you where Seth was though. He was in the trees watching me fuck his sister. He was in wolf form. I suppose he thought I wouldn’t notice that shit. Little freak. Worshipped baby alpha and watched his sister have sex. That kid was weird. Course everybody thinks he is such a good guy. Bullshit.”

“You didn’t stop when you saw him?”

“Hell no. Fuck him. Maybe he wanted to learn the right way to do it. We shared a pack mind. Maybe he got confused seeing all the other guys fantasies about his sister and started to have his own. I don’t know. I just know he was there for a while and gone before I was finished. I do know where Emily was.”

“Emily? Why would I give a fuck where Emily was?”

“You should. She was looking for you. Said she was going to check Jake’s house and see if you made it there.”

“So Sam was alone. That your point?”

“Just saying things the way they happened. But seriously you were such a fucking prick tease I should have taken your ass in front of everybody. You did kind of owe us…”

I was truly glad Ray and Andy were still at the scene with State Forensics and not here. The door burst open and Paul was hanging by his neck, Felix’s large hand wrapped around it. Felix looked feral.

“Felix I need him alive for now. Don’t kill him!”

Paul was turning blue. He just pissed himself, the stain prominent on his crotch.

“You die. No matter what, you die when this is over, whether you did this or not. I kill your entire family. I will drink your children. I will torture cousins, uncles, aunts, anyone who has ever been kind to you. I will slaughter and end your entire line. But your death? Your death will be talked about throughout history as the most painful death any human has ever suffered. You may think you can take pain. I swear to you, you have no idea how skilled I am at causing pain. You will go insane long before you die. I will blind you and burn your ears so all you see is darkness and cannot hear when the next torture will come. Only that it will come. I won’t tell you when this will happen. But it will happen. It may be tomorrow. It may be in ten years when you are out of prison and perhaps trying to start again. Maybe you will find a woman who makes you a changed man. I will kill her in front of you before I blind you.”

“Felix!” I screamed.

Felix seemed to break out of his trance.

“Yes sister?”

“Please put him down. I still need information.”

Felix threw Paul back into the chair he had been seated.

“Be seeing you Paul LaHote.” He patted Paul on his cheek and walked out.

Yeah Paul definitely looked scared now.

“So you were saying how I owed your pack?”

Nothing.

“Paul!”

What?” he mumbled.

“You were saying how I owed your pack. You thought I should have given it up to all of you? Maybe have a little Bella gangbang on First Beach in appreciation?”

“No… no… uh look I’m so…”

“Don’t. I have more questions.”

“What? I told you everything I know!”

“None of the imprints were broken at the time?”

“No.”

“Could you have had sex with another woman while imprinted? You know Paul. You were imprinted.”

“I… I don’t know. I don’t think so. But I mean… it’s possible. I don’t think I could have. Maybe. I mean if it was just casual sex then I doubt it. But I suppose if our wolf recognized something. Felt that maybe you were a submissive who belonged to the Pack… I mean you weren’t assaulted…”

“Excuse me? I wasn’t assaulted?”

“Your… guy last night said you were disfigured by a wolf but if you were really assaulted by a wolf you wouldn’t have survived.”

“I have scars that say differently Paul.” I told him coldly.

“No. I told you. You don’t know shit about wolves. You weren’t assaulted. You were marked. A wolf marked you.”

“Marked me?”

“Yeah. A wolf claimed you. Like Sam claimed Emily.”

Wait a minute.

“Sam… what Sam did to Emily was an accident.”

“They were fighting over the imprint. She wanted to reject it. Next thing you know she is on the floor with a face half torn off. It should have made her scared as hell. Instead she accepted the imprint. No, she said no and he fucking marked her. Somebody marked you Swan. Marked you and knocked you up. Imprint or not, somebody’s wolf decided you needed to be put in your place and marked and scented. Knocked your ass up. Mark’s don’t get more permanent than that.”

Holy shit.

“Do you…”

“What?”

“Never mind. Let me tell you what is going to happen next Paul. You are going to write and sign a confession about the drugs you and Colter and the twins have manufactured over the years. You are going to talk about Colter and the handgun he had on him at all times. It’s a .38 revolver, silver with a black handle if you were wondering. You are going to say he confessed to shooting Charlie with Charlie’s own gun. Understand me?”

“Blake hated guns. He didn’t need to shoot your father. He knew Charlie couldn’t stop…”

Here it comes smart guy.

“You killed his uncle and planted a gun on Blake.” Understanding crossing over his face.

“I will read your confession when it is written before you sign it. I expect you to do what I am telling you to do. You will plead guilty and in exchange for implicating a dead man for Charlie’s shooting you will get a plea deal from the DA. Probably ten years. You will be out in three or four with good behavior. I’ll try to keep Felix distracted for a couple years to give you a head start. That’s the best deal you are going to get. Understand?”

Paul’s head dropped.

“Yeah. I understand.”

“Good. I knew you could be smart. Doesn’t doing the right thing make you feel better Paul? Now off to your cell. I need to talk to these little shits who picked the wrong hero to worship.”

Dani POV

This school absolutely sucked. It was worse than I imagined. Nobody drove a car over $20,000 or even close. No guys that just blew me away. Not many passable, much less attractive. I get that the sun never shines here but hasn’t tanning bed technology made it here yet? I was asked to sit at four different tables. I rejected all. It had stopped raining briefly so I grabbed a couple sticks of celery and went outside to sit. Before I pulled out my grandfather’s I noted that the European blonde was looking out the window towards the woods. She glanced my way and then melted back into the cafeteria. I’m stuck up? All she does is growl at people. And smile at my Mom. She must have some older lady fetish. Go figure. Europeans.

I became engrossed in deciphering my grandfather’s handwriting during lunch. Phoenix. Cullens. Mom was hurt. Hurt bad. Her leg was snapped and a bite mark… I’ve seen that mark. I asked her about it one time and she told me a dog bit her and the dog died for it. Apparently she also had broken ribs, and a leg bone that was snapped in half. Holy shit.

Grandpa blamed the Cullen’s. He didn’t know how or why but Mom ran from Edward Cullen, became injured in Phoenix of all places, even though Grandmother was in Florida and then begged Grandpa to let her come back to Forks to live where she promptly dated Edward Cullen again. Grandpa thinks she was running from something. She ran with Edward Cullen, not from him.

I knew one thing for certain. Mom didn’t start keeping secrets with me. She kept secrets long before she had me.

The Cullen’s. He left her later. She followed him in the woods and he left her. She got lost and… Sam fucking Uley. Sam Uley found her.

“Hey.”

I was so into the book I nearly screamed. I saw a man in front of me. Okay a teenage boy but the first hot guy I have seen yet in this area that looked near my age.

“Hey yourself. Where the hell did you come from?”

He smiled. It was cute. He was around 6’1″ maybe 6’2″. Short close cut hair. Lean but I could tell he was muscular. It wasn’t hard. His grey shirt was sticking to his upper body and wet from either rain or sweat. He was wearing loose jeans and black Jordans. Very nice. Plus he was actually tan. He looked Quileute.

“Ran through the woods. I was sent on a mission.” He grinned.

“What mission was that soldier?”

“To find you.”

Okay. That caught my attention. I slid my book into my back pack and started slowly backing up.

“Whoa! That didn’t come out right. I’m sorry. Please don’t run.”

I stopped, still prepared to run. The cafeteria was only about thirty feet behind me.

“Listen, I’m Sue Clear… Sue Swan? Your grandfather’s wife? You know her right? I’m her nephew from her first marriage. I’m Luke Clearwater.”

“Okay…”

“Look Sue asked me to stop by school. I go to school on the Rez. She thought maybe you might like to come see La Push. See where… I mean she thinks you are Quileute. I don’t know. Are you?”

“So you ran through the woods so Sue could ask me to visit La Push?”

“No. I parked down the road. She had an idea your mother might not be open to you coming to La Push. She asked me to kind of blend in and see if you were maybe interested sometime? She thought between you and her she could maybe talk your Mom into letting you visit?”

“So why didn’t Sue come?”

He smiled shyly.

“You got me. I volunteered. She told me about you. Said you were beautiful. I wanted a chance to see you for myself. I have to say she was not lying. It wasn’t hard to pick you out. Girls in Forks don’t look like you. Glad I didn’t have to go into the cafeteria.”

Okay that made me tingle a bit. I don’t know if he was really that gorgeous or he just had absolutely no competition in this area but I really wanted him to be a good guy. It had been a long cruise lately for this sailor.

“Listen Luke, I’m glad you got to look at me and everything but I am pretty sure no one on Earth is going to talk Mom into letting me anywhere near La Push.”

“Why?”

“Long story. It doesn’t matter. Sorry. Can’t help you.”

“Are you? Quileute?” he seemed genuinely curious. I don’t suppose it would hurt anything.

“Yeah. I am. Part anyway obviously.”

“Then you have to see your home. It’s beautiful I swear.”

“Yeah. My Mom would literally kill me. I’ve gotten into enough trouble lately. I probably shouldn’t piss her off anymore. Thanks for skipping school and coming all this way just to look at me though.” I winked at him. He was kind of adorable.

“What about hanging out? Could we get together and hang out? Here? Forks? You live at Aunt Sue’s house right?”

“Yeah… I mean I guess if you want to come over sometime she couldn’t get angry about that.” I lied. Mom could get angry about anything. It was a gift she had.

“Sweet. You go by Dani right?”

“Yeah.”

“Then I will definitely stop by. I have a car if you were wondering.”

“Yeah. I heard you say you pulled over…” Damn it. There was that smell again.

“What is that?” Luke asked.

“You smell it too?!” Finally. I don’t have a brain tumor.

“Yeah, It sme… fuck!”

“What? What’s wrong?” I ran towards him. He was doubled over and clutching his head.

“I don’t know. My head is suddenly killing me. Damn.”

“Do you get migraines?” I asked, grabbing his shoulders and letting go immediately. “Fuck you are burning up! You’re running a serious fever!”

He stood up but looked several shades paler than when I first saw him. He wasn’t sweating. Maybe he was. I couldn’t tell. The rain had started drizzling again and that damn smell wouldn’t go away.

“I… I’m better. Damn. I better get home. Take some Advil or something. Uh… look, you got a phone?”

Duh. I pulled my phone out of my pocket. He took it and put his number in it and then dialed his own phone. I guess we exchanged numbers.

“I’ll call you later if that’s cool?”

“Yeah. Are you sure you are okay?” He was still a little shaky.

“No, I’m good. It’s gone now. It must have been a quick migraine or something. I’m good. Hey it was good to meet you Dani. I’ll call you later.”

Luke turned around and ran off towards the trees. Damn his back muscles looked good. Too bad he got sick so quick. Oh well. The bell just rang. Low profile Dani. Probably shouldn’t cut the first day.

I turned towards the cafeteria and saw her. The blonde was outside on the patio. That smell… she was smiling. She was looking at Luke running and smiling. Then she looked at me.

This bitch was freaky.

“Lookin at something lady? Thought you only liked older women?”

I figured she would be embarrassed at being caught spying on Luke and me. Or at least my comment about Mom. Instead she just giggled and walked back inside.

Freak.

Tony fucking dork just ran out to grab me. Guess it was time for class.

“Mrs. Watson needs to see you Dani!”

“Who the hell is she?”

“The principal.” Tony answered like I’m supposed to know this.

“What the fuck have I done already?”

“I… I don’t think you did anything. It’s not about that… I was just told to get you.”

I followed Tony into the cafeteria and noticed none of the students had left for class. They were all looking at me. Except for the Euro trash. She was looking at her phone with a concerned look on her face.

Why in the hell would these small town…

Mom. Something happened to Mom. I walked with my head down to the principal’s office. The overly cheerful nosy bitch who gave me my schedule waived me right in. I walked in and saw a thin woman in her late forties with eye glasses sitting behind a desk. She rose to greet me.

“Dani, thank you for coming.”

I had a choice?

“Of course. What is this all about?”

“Have a seat dear.” She motioned me to one of two chairs in front of her desk. I suppose she would sit in the other one.

No. Fuck no. I didn’t bring my mother here to die. No… please no.-

“Dani first I want you to know your mother is alright.”

Wait.

You fucking bitch! Did I say that out loud? No. I don’t think I did.

“Why… why wouldn’t she be? I mean the way people are looking at me in the hallway and then in here… why am I here if my mother is alright!? Do you know you just scared the hell out of me?!”

“Oh. I’m so sorry dear. I didn’t… I should have known. It’s a small town. I suppose word has reached the students already.”

“Word of what?!”

“Your mother was involved in a shooting. It appears that a local named… it doesn’t matter. He was running a drug manufacturing operation. He apparently was involved in your grandfather’s shooting and when your mother tried to arrest him, he fired on her. She is okay. But she did have to…”

“She killed him?” Oh thank God.

“Yes dear. I didn’t know what sort of rumors would be started so I wanted you to know immediately from me that your mother is okay.”

I collapsed in the chair. This fucking bitch. Ever since Mom decided to become a cop Grandmother and I have always lived with the fear in the back of our minds that she may not make it home. Especially after that bastard shot her in her vest. I begged her to quit after that. She refused.

Wait, if she got the guy who shot Grandpa…

“May I call her ma’am?”

“Of course dear. You can use my phone. I will be right outside. Take as much time as you need.”

The woman whose name I already forgot walked out and closed the door behind her. I didn’t bother with her phone. I sent a text to Mom. 911. She may not answer a phone call but she always returned those calls imm…

There she is.

“Mom are you okay?”

“Dani what’s wrong? You texted 911.”

“What’s wrong is the whole school was acting like you were dead right up until the principal took her sweet time to tell me you were okay. What the hell is going on?”

Mom sighed.

“I… I took down a meth lab ran by a guy who your grandfather was trying to get. We arrested three but the main guy took off. I chased him. We got into a fight and he told me he shot your grandfather. He tried to shoot me, he missed and I shot him. He’s dead. That’s it. I’m okay.”

“He shot at you?” I asked quietly.

“Yes. He missed. I had it under control.”

“How the hell did you have it under control if he was shooting at you?”

“Dani you are going to have to trust me. I had backup. I was in no real danger. Trust me.”

“So is it over? You got him. We saw Grandpa. Are we going back? I don’t like it here.”

“No baby. I’m going to stick around until your grandfather either wakes up or… doesn’t. I’m going to help out…”

“You’re going to find and kill my father right?”

She said nothing for a moment.

“Dani I am going to assume and pray that you are smart enough to be alone right now, saying that out loud. We do not talk about that in public. Ever. The answer is yes. I have to find your father. I told you why. But we discuss that at home if it needs to be discussed. That’s it. Nowhere else. Now how is your day going?”

“It sucks here. I hate it. I hate the school and I hate these people.”

“Something to think about the next time you decide to steal my money and run away. Make the best of it trooper. I’m fine. See you in a few hours.”

“Okay… Mom? I love you.”

I heard her take a breath.

“I love you too Dani. More than anything, I love you.”

How could you?

“See you soon Mom.”

I hoped.

Bella POV

I brought the two idiots in together. They seemed to do everything else together. But I quickly found out Paul was right. They hardly had any memories of the night I was raped but did wake up on the beach, hung over the next morning. No real memories. They did remember Leah and I dancing. I didn’t. I don’t think. I remember Quil wanting Leah and I to kiss each other. We didn’t. As much as I didn’t want to involve her, I may have to ask Leah some questions. She may have better observations and memories than I do. She was most likely only buzzed as opposed to me who was apparently smashed.

I sent them back to their cell with instruction to talk with Paul and write similar confessions. Having seen the urine stains on Paul when he returned to his cell they did not even argue their innocence.

I had an hour before I had to pick up Dani. She would be at school by herself tomorrow. I was not comfortable with that but I wanted Jane with me. Master Aro would not let me go to the Cullen’s without Jane and Alec. Master Caius and Mistress Athenodora would be nearby. Chelsea would as well as Starsky and Hutch. Still I felt better having my Jane there in school with her.

Ray opened the door to my office.

“Excuse me Chief? Billy Black is here. He was wanting to speak to you. If you had time.”

This was interesting. Felix and Demetri were outside. He was in there with them.

“Yes. Send him in.” This should be interesting.

He rolled in. I expected to see Jacob with him.

“Alone Billy?”

“Jacob isn’t feeling very well. He has had several serious injuries in the past two days.”

“Well have a… never mind. What brings you here? What can the chief of police of Forks Washington do for you?”

“Sam told me what happened. He figured it wasn’t a secret any longer since your vampire crashed the Pack meeting.”.

“I thought there was no Pack?”

“There will always be a Pack when the Cold Ones threaten our tribe’s existence. You need to end this.”

“You here to appeal to my humanity, Billy?” I smiled.

“I doubt you have any humanity left Bella. I am here to ask you to move on. This revenge you seek can only hurt your daughter.”

“Is that right? How do you figure Billy?”

“What happened to you is a tragedy. If I knew who did it, I would bring him to justice myself…”

“Even if it’s Jake?”

“Yes. Even if it was my son. But your daughter is half Quileute. Whether you like it or not she is of our tribe. She should know her history. Her heritage. She should be going to school on the Reservation. What are you doing to her? Are you going to allow your hate and anger to steal away a part of her life? Are you that bitter?”

“Yes.” I told him simply.

“I see.”

“Anything else?”

“You plan to follow through with this? You will unleash these monsters on us and kill countless for an act of violence that happened to you long ago, committed by one man?”

“Yep. I will make sure her father is dead even if I have to kill every one of your tribe members to make sure I get the right one.”

“We will fight back. You want your daughter in the middle of this?”

“She won’t be. She will be going to school in Forks and staying in while your tribe is massacred by my family. I want the father of my daughter. Give me that and me and my daughter will be on our way.”

“I will not give up a member of my tribe to leeches.”

“A member of your tribe called out to me. Charlie knew. Did you know that? He figured it out. I am certain Charlie was shot by the man who attacked and raped me when he confronted him with the information.”

“The rumor on the reservation is Colter shot Charlie.”

“Yeah. It is.” I told Billy, meeting his eyes.

“The Judge… Paul confessed… you really aren’t human anymore are you? Blood may go through your veins but you are a monster.”

“Now you are getting it. But you have your monsters as well. You have one in that cell. He assaulted your daughter multiple times. Do you give a shit? But he didn’t rape me. I know he didn’t. I’m getting close. I will figure it out. When I do, prepare yourself Billy. The only part of my daughter’s Quileute heritage I am interested in is making sure that part of her past is wiped out.”

“I see. See you around Bella Swan.”

“You can call me Isabella Volturi, and you will definitely be seeing me around. Felix?”

“Yes sister?” Felix appeared quickly behind Billy’s chair, causing him to jump.

“Escort Chief Black to his truck. He needs to get back to his tribe. While he still has one.”