Catharsis
By Mama4Dukes
Chapter 07:
On Christmas morning, Bella woke up and cooked a big breakfast for her father. She went to wake him up to tell him that breakfast was ready, but he wasn’t at home. Disappointed, she sat on the sofa and pouted for a few minutes until the front door opened and he walked inside.
“Come outside, baby girl. I want to show you something.”
“What do you want to show me?”
“You have to get your butt up off that sofa first. Now come on.”
Bella stood up and walked outside with her father. Her eyes nearly fell out of their sockets when she saw what was in front of her.
“Well, what do you think?” her father asked her.
“Is that for me?” Bella asked, staring at the bright red, Volkswagen Beetle with the big green, bow on it.
“It sure is. It’s all bought and paid for.”
“Oh, Daddy! Thank you! I love it!” She gave him a big hug and would not let go.
He put his arms around her and held her.
“When old man Baines came to pick up your old truck to junk, he suggested that I try to sell it to a collector instead. I took his advice and ended up selling it for twelve thousand dollars. Considering that I only paid five hundred dollars for it, I profited from it more than I ever imagined. Anyway, I went to Mr. Crowley’s used car dealership, and he sold me this bug at cost since you and Tyler are such good friends. It’s ten years old, but it only has fourteen thousand miles on it. The woman who owned it previously used to drive it from her house to run errands around town, and usually once a week only. I bought it for four thousand dollars. I’m putting the rest of the money into our vacation fund. I don’t know where we’re going to next, but after our trip to Florida, we’re definitely going on another one.”
“I’m the luckiest girl in the world. I have the best father.”
“Yeah, you do, but I have the best daughter in the world so we’re even.” Charlie smiled at her. “I’m starving. I hope you made breakfast.”
“I did, it’s all ready. Come inside, and let’s open gifts.”
They tore into the bacon, eggs, and pancakes prior to unwrapping presents. Most of them were for Charlie from co-workers and townspeople. “Wow, Dad! I’ve never seen so many gift cards before.”
“Oh, I’ve got a lot more of them. They’re in this drawer here.”
“Dad! Bella scolded as she took a look at the gift cards. The entire drawer was filled with them. “Why are you hanging on to them? This is money! We could have been saving money all this time.”
Charlie shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know how those gift cards work. I’ve never used them. You know I pay cash for everything. “
“Well, we’re going to start using them now. I’ll sort through them later.”
“You do that, sweetie.”
They moved onto a big giant box from Bella’s mother. She opened it up to find some wrapped gifts inside. “Hey, Daddy, there’s even a couple here for you.” She passed them along to him.
“Hmm… this one is a t-shirt from what I’m assuming is the gym that Phil works at.” He unwrapped a second more cylindrical container. “Uh, it says it’s protein powder.”
“Oh, here, Daddy, there’s a binder here for you.”
Charlie opened it up to read. “Ah, a workout and diet plan for me. Interesting. What the heck am I supposed to do with this?”
“Thank him. He means well, after all. Phil is not a bad guy.”
“No, he’s not. He’s just a little young. What did you get, Bells?”
“Well, I got a t-shirt and protein powder from Phil, as well as a baseball bat signed by him. Mom sent me a new tote bag and a whole bunch of new clothes, which is totally okay with me because I hate clothes shopping. She has really nice taste anyway. She also sent some money to me.”
“That was nice of her. Are we done?”
“Not yet, Dad. You haven’t opened my gift.”
Charlie carefully unwrapped the present that his daughter had handed him. His eyes widened in shock after seeing what she had gifted him with. “Bella, I know for a fact that this fishing reel wasn’t cheap. It’s too much, sweetheart.”
“I worked this summer at Newton’s. Mr. Newton gave me a thirty percent employee discount on top of the sale they were having.”
“Aw, Bella. Thanks. This really means a lot to me. I’ll use it a lot this summer.”
“Oh, good, because I talked to Mr. Newton the other day, and he gave me a rod and reel that they were getting rid of cause it wasn’t selling. I figured we could go fishing together again. I had fun when we went in Florida.”
“Well, now, that has to be an even better gift than the new reel you got me. Come here and give me a hug.”
Bella dove into her father’s arms for a well-deserved hug.
A few hours later, Bella and Charlie headed off to La Push for a Christmas celebration at the Ateara residence. According to her father, this is where he traditionally celebrated Christmas since he was usually alone for the holiday, and this is where Billy and his kids went since Sarah Black’s death.
“Welcome! Welcome!” Old Quil greeted as he opened the door. Merry Christmas!”
“Merry Christmas, Mr. Ateara. This is my daughter Bella,” Charlie greeted. “Bella, this is Mr. Ateara.
The old man took one look at Bella and said, “Ah, so we meet again, young lady. How did your science homework go?”
“The egg drop assignment went well because Uncle Billy used your idea and made a nest with the pipe cleaners.”
“I thought Samuel and you were doing the assignment together.”
“Well, we were going to, but Uncle Billy got really into it so we just let him finish it.”
“William, how are these kids going to learn anything if you keep doing their homework for them?” Old Quil asked.
“Uh, I taught them as I assembled it. Don’t worry.”
“Sure you did. Well, come on in and meet everyone, young lady.”
“Oh, I baked an Apple Pie.”
“Apple Pie is my favorite. You can place it on the buffet that we have going with the other desserts.”
“Thank you.” Bella put her pie on the buffet table, and then went around to greet the people she knew.
“Hey, Bells!” a familiar voice called.
“Jakey!” She gave him a big hug. “You look buff! What happened to your hair?”
“I got it cut. It was getting in the way.”
A girl approached Jacob and latched onto his arm. “Aren’t you going to introduce me to your friend?” she asked. She was a tad bit snippy.
“Oh, Bella, this is my impr… girlfriend Emily.”
“Very nice to meet you. I’m Bella Swan.”
“Nice to meet you, too.” She turned back to Jacob. “Let’s sit down with our friends.”
“Oh, sure, sure. See ya’ later, Bells.”
Bella watched Jacob and Emily join a group of teens, who seemed to all be staring at her in an odd way. Some looked angry, others looked curious, but none of them seemed friendly except for Jacob.
“Bella!” Sam called, approaching her. “I didn’t know you were coming here for Christmas.”
“I found out last night. Merry Christmas, by the way.”
“Merry Christmas to you, too.”
“Um, Sam, is there any reason why those people over in the corner are staring at me as if I were some sort of science experiment gone bad.”
“Ignore them, Bella.” Sam motioned towards the door. “Do you want to go for a walk?”
“Sounds like a good idea.”
They walked out of the Ateara house, to the next house, an old, but well-maintained house, painted white with a bright red door. It had a wraparound porch with a hanging, porch swing on one side and a grill on the other. “Come on in. This is my house.”
“This is where you live?”
“Yep, what do you think?”
“I like it. It’s really nice.”
“Thanks. My mom and I put a lot of work into it. We just repainted the outside this past summer.”
“I like it, a lot. I also like the porch swing.”
“Old Quil built that for my mom. He takes good care of us.”
“He seems like a really good man.”
“He is. He’s like a father to everyone who doesn’t really have much family. That’s why he has his big Christmas thing every year so people have a place to go and celebrate.”
“That’s super sweet. I like how he takes care of the whole community. He’s one of the elder’s right?”
“Yes, he is, along with Elders Black and Clearwater.”
“Cool.” She scrunched up her nose, looked up at him, then asked, “Okay, so what gives with that group that Jake was with? They were all staring at me as if I had suddenly sprouted horns from my head or something.”
“Ah, you noticed.”
“How could I not, Sam? They made me feel uncomfortable.”
“They don’t know you like I do.”
“Who are they, Sam?”
He sighed before answering. “The Pack.”
“You mean they’re the wolves who protect La Push?”
“Yep.” He grimaced. “They’re the pack-surliness and all.”
“No wonder you don’t want to be around them.”
“It’s just… it’s… how do I explain this?” He took a deep breath. “They call you the Vampire Girl. Well, everyone except for Jake. Apparently, he defends you whenever they call you that.”
Bella’s eyes widened and her mouth popped open. “But… but they don’t even know me!”
“It doesn’t matter to them. You used to date Edward Cullen so you’re the Vampire Girl.”
“Wow! They’re a bit judgmental.”
“And they don’t understand why I hang out with you so much.”
“Are you going to stop being my friend?”
“No, never. You’re more important to me than they are. I’ll never stop being your friend.” He pulled her in close to him, and tipped her chin up so her eyes met his. He took a deep breath. “If I kissed you, would you stop being my friend?”
“No.” She smiled and bit her bottom lip. “I’ve wanted you to kiss me for a long time. Maybe ever since the concert, but I didn’t want you to stop being my friend.”
Without another word, Sam drew Bella in even closer and dropped his lips down to meet hers. Her lips were soft and warm, and seemed to fit his lips perfectly. He wanted to kiss her forever. She was perfect for him. They stayed in that position, simply standing and kissing each other, for several minutes before they moved to the couch and kissed some more.
“Are kisses supposed to be this wonderful?” Bella asked.
“Yeah, if you’re with the one who is meant for you, then yes.”
She gazed into his eyes intently. “And am I meant for you?”
“You are. You definitely are.”
“Oh, good, because I don’t think I can ever give up your kisses.”
“Is that all I am to you? Your supplier of kisses?” he asked, playfully.
“Well, now you are. I had no idea that lips felt so beautiful until I felt yours. By the way, this is the first time I’ve ever been French kissed, and it goes above and beyond what I expected.”
“Really, you’ve never French kissed anyone before?”
“Well, no. You see, my last boyfriend didn’t allow anything inappropriate, which according to him, French kissing was. Plus he kept threatening me, saying that he could slip and kill me at any moment. In any case, continually being threatened with death threats, really puts the dampener on any sort of kissing. Actually, now that I think about it, he had this weird habit of sniffing my neck, right here.” She pointed to her carotid artery. “Then he’d get almost a psychotic look in his eyes and keep repeating to me that I was like his own personal brand of heroin.”
Sam stared at Bella completely nonplussed. There were times she could be so clueless. “Bella, that’s your carotid artery he was sniffing. When he said that you were like his own personal brand of heroin, he was getting high off of the scent of your blood.”
Bella brought her hands to her neck like she were choking. She swallowed a big gulp of air and her jaw dropped in shock. “Oh, my God! You’re right! He did tell me that I was a drug to him.” And then she started crying. “How could I have been so naive? What’s wrong with me, Sam? Why can’t I be normal like everyone else?”
“Nothing is wrong with you, Bella! None of us were expecting this supernatural mumbo jumbo to hit our lives. You told me once that I’m a normal human being who happens to have some enhanced abilities which make me extraordinary. Well, by the same token, you are a normal human being who happens to have some incredible knowledge that most people wouldn’t have. We all want to fit in and be normal, but there is no such thing as normal. There is no one-stop fits all mold; otherwise, we’d all be robots. When I was in high school the first time, I was a cocky asshole. I thought I was king of the school. I was quarterback, I had straight-A’s, I had scholarship offers, and I hung out with a group of friends who were from the cool group. I also had a pretty and popular girlfriend from the reservation who I thought was everything, but in reality was cold, controlling, selfish. Guess what? It took two years and a foray into becoming a wolf for me to realize that I was living a lie. My new friends are genuine friends who would give the shirt off of their back to help a friend. As for us, Bella, what we have now is sheer and utter honesty. There are no secrets between us. Well, there won’t be after I tell you one more thing, but there are no secrets between you and me. We know our strengths and flaws, and we support each other. You’ve told me what things were like between Edward Cullen and you. None of that was normal. It was all him controlling you, which vampires are wont to do. Tell me, Bella, do you feel like I control you?”
She shook her head. “Of course not. You’ve never tried to control or manipulate me.”
“And I never will.”
With an intent look, Bella faced Sam him and said, “I love you, Sam Uley,” before kissing him once again. This time they didn’t stop kissing until both of their phones started buzzing with text messages that they needed to rush back to the Atearas.
They left the house, hand in hand, and walked back to the Christmas party. They thought they were returning for dinner, they didn’t expect to see what they were confronted with.
Sam noticed, as soon as they walked into the Ateara house, that the only people who remained were those who knew of the pack. Many of the guests had already returned to their homes due to the late time.
“Ah, there you are,” Old Quil said with a knowing smile. “Would the two of you mind introducing our new guests to us? Apparently, you’ve met them before.”
“You probably know who they are, right?” Sam asked the elder.
“Of course I know who they are, and there are others here, particularly of my generation, who know who they are. But no one else is aware. So, Samuel, Bella-are the two of you ready to knock the socks off of the rest of our guests?”
They noticed Alison and Charlie sitting together on a loveseat with worried expressions on their faces.
“Do you want to tell them or should I?” Sam asked.
“You tell them. Uh, I’m not really into public speaking,” she whispered.
“Well, then, how the hell are we going to do our next project? It’s your turn to present.”
“I’ll figure it out before then, this is more pressing. I mean who knew they were going to show up here.”
“Oh, for Taha Aki’s sake! There’s not a shy bone in you, girl! Tell them who we are since Young Quil here wants to be cocky and not tell anyone!”
“Sir, I’m Young Quil-my grandfather is Old Quil,” Quil the Fifth pointed out.
“Well, to me he’s young. I’ll just call you Baby Quil.”
Quil looked horrified at the prospect, especially when the rest of the pack laughed.
“Don’t laugh at him because some old geezer decides to make a joke! You guys should be ashamed of yourselves! If you’re supposedly a pack, then act like it by being supportive!” Bella reprimanded the pack. She didn’t know Quil, but she knew that it wasn’t nice of the others to tease him. Plus she really liked his grandpa.
One of the wolves shouted at her. “Who the hell are you to tell us what to do? You’re nothing, but the leech-lover!”
“Paul, I resent that comment! You apologize to Bella now!” from his side, Rachel Black, who she’d known since childhood scolded him. “She’s only saying what’s right! You need to get your head out of your ass and stop being an immature prick! You also need to stop blaming Bella for the fact that you guys are wolves! You all changed a full six months prior to her arrival in Forks!” She angrily stomped to Bella’s side. “You all are a bunch of prejudiced idiots! I can’t put up with people like you!” Then she turned to Bella and gave her a hug. “Hi, Bella. It’s so nice to see you again.”
“Hey, Rach. What’s been going on?”
“Oh, nothing. I’m back for Christmas from college.”
“Cool. We should hang out.”
“Ooh, that would be fun.”
“Rach? Are you abandoning me?” the angry wolf asked.
“Uh, no. I’m not abandoning you, Paul. I’m just talking to my friend. By the way, if you can’t accept my friends, I can’t accept you. Period, and end of discussion!”
Incredibly, the angry wolf resolutely walked to Bella and held his hand out for her to shake. “I’m Paul Lahote. I’m sorry for yelling at you. Uh, you’re really hot.”
“Um, thank you. I accept your twisted apology.”
“No, really, you’re really hot!”
“Uh, thanks. Your apology is still twisted.”
“Get the hell back with the pack and stop ogling my imprint!” Sam yelled at Paul.
“She’s your imprint?” the entire pack questioned simultaneously.
I’m your imprint?” Bella turned to Sam with an incensed expression on her face. “What the hell? Why am I finding this out now?”
“Well, I did say that I had one more secret to tell you before there were no more secrets between us!”
“Oh my God, Sam! That’s a BIG secret!”
“Huge, even!” Sam agreed, nodding his head. “But now it’s out in the open so there are no more secrets. Isn’t that great, Bella?”
“Well, of course she’s his imprint!” Billy Black stated. “It was kind of obvious by how protective they’ve been of each other. I was just wondering how long it would take the rest of you to figure it out.”
“How many of you knew?” Leah asked.
All three elders raised their hands.”
“It would have been nice, if you could have told us.”
“How could we tell you when it was clear that Bella had no idea. Besides, you’ve been poisoning the rest of the pack with your convoluted theories about Bella. Don’t think that I don’t know, young lady,” Billy stated. “Now, enough is enough.” He turned to Sam. “Who are our guests?”
Sam let out a big sigh. It was time for the big reveal. “Everyone, meet Levi and Ellen Uley-my great-grandparents.”
“Oh, man, that’s a doozie!” Paul stated. “I mean who would have expected this mess? Hey, if you’re Sam’s great-grandfather, doesn’t it mean that you’re still the alpha?”
“That’s a very insightful question, Paul. Now, if you’d only take that insight, and apply it in school, you have the potential to go very far in life,” Old Quil noted. “Now, I’d like to hear the story of how the two of you miraculously discovered the whereabouts of Levi and Ellen Uley.”
Bella and Sam turned to each other silently trying to urge the other to speak because neither of them wanted to say anything.
“Oh, alright. I’ll talk then,” Levi said. “I run a bookstore attached to my house. Last year, Bella came to my store searching for information on legends. Specifically, she asked for a book on the cold ones.”
“Bella?” Charlie asked.
“It’s true. I went looking for information, but it’s only because Jacob told me a story about how Quileutes are descended from wolves who supposedly fought cold ones.”
“You told an outsider our legends?” Emily asked Jacob, incensed.
“Hey, I resent that! And technically you’re an outsider, too! Aren’t you from the Makah Reservation?”
“Bella is not an outsider. She has been my friend since we were kids. She’s like a Hok’wat Quileute girl,” Jacob replied.
“And who are you to judge my brother for his actions?” Rachel questioned. “You truly need to learn not to judge people based on your cousin’s convoluted theories about someone she doesn’t know personally!”
The Emily girl shrank into a corner after her scolding.
“Okay, so what did you find in the book?” Charlie asked.
“The book was just a basic one on mythical creatures, but there was detailed information on vampires, which I deduced were the cold ones. I accidentally touched Edward Cullen’s hand after the whole Port Angeles incident that I told you about, and he was bone, chilling cold. I mean freezing cold, and hard like marble.”
“And yet you still dated him? You’re out of your mind and insane! How could you stand to be with her?” Leah Clearwater asked Sam.
Sam turned to his ex with a deadly scowl on his face. “First of all, do not ever insult my imprint again! Second, Edward Cullen had been drawing her in with his power to lure humans in for a while before the incident she’s describing ever occurred. You have no idea what she’s gone through. Don’t you dare judge her when you don’t even know her! That goes for all of you!”
“Bella, if you would continue with your story, please,” Old Quil asked kindly.
“I realized after reading the book that he was a vampire. Later on, he confirmed that he was one, and you all know that I dated him after that for a few months.”
“Yes, we don’t need to hear that part. Now, how did Sam and you decide to visit the bookstore?”
“We were looking for information. Sam had just told me about the fact that he was a wolf. He hated the mind telepathy thing that the wolves share when phased because he didn’t want to know all about Leah and Embry’s business. I told him that there was probably a way to block each other because two of the vampires in the Cullen coven are able to block Edward’s constant mind-probing. I suggested we go to the bookstore and do some research.”
“And when they arrived at the bookstore and asked some very interesting leading questions, all of our secrets came tumbling out,” Levi Uley explained.
“What brings you here today?”
“Ellen and I are here because Sam pointed out how selfish it was for us to disappear. When we left, we didn’t consider the consequences of our actions on future generations, which our great-grandson was so kind to point out in great detail.” He turned to Sam. “Where is your mother?”
Sam pointed towards his mother, who sat stoically on the loveseat. Chief Swan was by her side in a show of support. Levi approached her.
“My name is Levi Uley. This is my wife Ellen. We want to thank you for being the rock who has held the Uley family together, at least my line of it, by raising such a fine young man as Samuel. We also want to apologize for the actions of our grandson. We weren’t there for you. I was told there were no Uleys around to assist, and that if it weren’t for Quil Ateara, you would not have had the support you needed at the time. I am embarrassed on behalf of the Uley family and deeply sorry for my actions.”
Alison remained silent. She had no idea what to say. She just took Levi Uley’s proffered hand and shook it, and then she leaned into Charlie for support.
“Ahem!” Bella cleared her throat loudly to get his attention.
“Yes? How can I help you, Isabella?”
“You have another great-grandson that you need to meet, remember?”
“Ah, yes. How can I forget?” The man turned to the pack and approached Embry. “Very nice to meet you. I am your great-grandfather from your father’s side. What is your name?”
Embry looked completely stunned. His mother Tiffany stood up and protectively went to his side. “My name is Embry Call. How did you know I was your great-grandson?”
“Why, it’s because you have your great-grandmother’s eyes.”
Embry turned to Ellen Uley and gasped when he saw that they did indeed share many similar features.
“This is like way better drama than a reality TV show,” Paul pointed out, whispering in Bella’s ear.
“I know, right?”
Paul raised his hand. “Sir, you still haven’t answered who the alpha is.”
“Ah, well, there’s a simple remedy for that. We need to go outside and phase.”
“But I just ate. I’m sure it’s not good for my digestive system if I phase so soon after eating.”
“And I haven’t eaten,” Sam agreed. “I’m still hungry. Bella and I missed dinner.”
“It won’t hurt you to phase now. Outside! All of you, now!” Levi Uley ordered.
It was at that moment that all of the wolves realized exactly who their alpha was, and Sam realized that he had been relieved of a duty that he truly had never wanted.
Having to phase for the first time in months was actually pretty difficult for Sam. Lately, his life had been so happy that he had a difficult time becoming angry in order to phase. Once he was in wolf form, all of his thoughts turned to how happy he was with Bella. He didn’t realize this until Leah interrupted his thoughts with, “You can stop thinking about your Hok’wat girlfriend now! The rest of us don’t need to know how you think she’s perfect! It’ll never change the fact that she’s a leech lover.”
“Hey, I’ve told you before to leave Bellsy alone!” Jacob protested.
“Yeah, Leah, why don’t you leave her alone? She’s never done anything to you! And you know what? She wasn’t even here when you turned into a wolf so you need to stop blaming her!” Quil agreed. “She’s a really nice girl!”
“And besides, Leah, you’re a damn hypocrite. You and Embry imprinted on each other, sure-but you broke up with Sam in the worst way possible. You didn’t even break up with him! You just went straight to getting it on with Embry, and then you had the nerve to share those images with Sam so he’d find out that you two were a thing. You’re an outright bitch and Embry is a dick!” Paul Lahote, Bella’s new defender, pointed out.
“You will stop this arguing now!” Levi Uley ordered. All of the wolves turned to him in attention. “Going forward, here’s how things are going to go. First of all, there can only be one alpha. That alpha will be me. I can tell by reading all of your thoughts that none of you truly want the responsibility, and you shouldn’t have it. You’re all too young. So, I am your alpha.”
The wolves nodded their heads in agreement and allowed him to continue. “Second, there will be no disparaging of wolves or their imprints. Negativity will only split the pack apart. If you… what the hell?”
Levi Uley stopped talking and turned toward the treeline along with the other wolves. Standing there alone was Bella with a big smile on her face.
“What? I just wanted to see what you guys look like as wolves.” She giggled and jumped up and down. “This is so awesome! Which wolf are you, Sam? Can you raise your paw or something?”
“Man, you have the coolest imprint in the world!” Jared exclaimed, just before Sam returned to human form. “Most imprints don’t want to see us in our wolf forms because they’re afraid.”
“Bella, what the hell are you doing?”
“I told you. I wanted to see what you looked like. Tell me who is who.” She was completely oblivious to the fact that he was stark naked.
“Fine. I’ll go in order. Paul is the silver wolf, Embry is the gray wolf with the black spots.”
“Oh, it’s too bad you didn’t have white fur. You’d look like a Dalmatian then.”
All of the wolves started laughing at that comment.
“Bella, we’re trying to have a meeting. Can I keep going?”
“Sure, sure. Go ahead.”
“Next to Embry, with the gray fur, is Leah. The chocolate brown wolf is Quil. Next to him is Jared with the dark brown fur, and then we have my great-grandfather with the jet black fur and gray spots. Finally, we have Jake with the rusty brown fur.”
“Hi, Jakey!” Bella waved. He happily approached her so she could pat his fur and give him a hug.
“Bella, I have to return to wolf form now.”
“Okay.” She smiled, but didn’t move.
“Bella, I can’t phase in front of you.”
“Why not?”
“Because I need to be angry to phase and when I see you, all of my anger melts away.”
“Okay, I’ll go back into the house.”
“Thank you. I’ll see you in a bit. I promise.”
As soon as Bella cleared the tree line, Sam phased back into wolf form.
“Oh! That was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen!” Bella cried, giving a big round of applause. She had been peeking from behind a tree. “Okay, I’m going now.”
“Can I just say that you have the most awesome imprint in the world?” Paul noted.
“That girl is weird,” Leah commented.
“As I was saying before we were interrupted, there will be no disparaging of wolves or their imprints. Negativity will only split the pack apart, and we need to operate as one positive unit. If you feel the need to complain about the actions of a wolf or an imprint, come to me in private. Just realize that if you have a complaint, the other party will have a right to respond to those complaints.” Levi Uley stared directly into Leah’s eyes when he said that. “There is always the danger of vampires passing through our area. We must always be prepared, and we must always protect all imprints.”
“Well, if that’s the case, how come you weren’t here when the Cullens came around a second time?” Quil asked.
“That is an error I’m correcting now. I shirked my responsibilities to my family and to the tribe. I am here to rectify those errors.”
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