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Chapter 02<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIsn\u2019t it nice, Isaac cooking for us?\u201d Peter smiled as he walked passed Charlie after being let inside. He sat down at the kitchen table and made himself at home as Bella just stared at him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re an asshole. In case I haven\u2019t mentioned it before or forget to in the future,\u201d Bella said. \u201cYou really had to go through all that just to put me in contact with a wolf? Why not just arrange a meeting on the reservation or something?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAdmit it, this was way more fun,\u201d Peter grinned. \u201cAnd forget about the fact that he\u2019s a wolf for a second here. He\u2019s lonely, I figured he needed a friend who can join him on his heroic efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey now,\u201d Isaac warned him from the kitchen. \u201cYou\u2019re not going to pull that shit on me, I\u2019m fine on my own!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou needed saving from Edfart, and Isaac needs someone who has his back. You two are a match made in heaven\u2026 or hell\u2026 I guess. Depending on the moon and such,\u201d he shrugged, ignoring the werewolf. \u201cBesides, I could have tried enlisting your so-called human friends, but brittle humans vs Cold Ones\u2026 I figured you didn\u2019t want that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She blinked and shook her head, having a hard time understanding the vampire. She wondered how Jasper tolerated him for so long and not killed him after turning him. \u201cSee, shit like that, those references, don\u2019t make sense sometimes. But, now that I\u2019m taking off from here, what\u2019s the plan? And how did it go after I left the house? I can\u2019t imagine Edward taking it well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, he punched me. Then sweet Rose started asking questions about the whole lure thing and of course, I had to tell her. Poor Carlisle likes to keep his children in the dark,\u201d he said sadly. \u201cShe got upset with Edward, dove into Carlisle\u2019s arms and then I had to tell her that Carlisle was just like her brother. Emmett then took Rosalie away, they were last seen speeding away from the house in their Ferrari.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella couldn\u2019t help but be unsettled, knowing Rose\u2019s history as well. \u201cAre they okay? I mean, she wasn\u2019t all that welcoming to me, but I didn\u2019t hold it against her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey are okay, I can see them being quite happy in a different country together,\u201d Peter assured her. \u201cEmmett\u2019s extremely pissed off, though. If Carlisle or Edward would ever find them, there\u2019s no chance that he\u2019ll keep them in one piece. Oh! Which\u2026\u201d Peter started to laugh. \u201cOh, this is hilarious, Bella, Carlisle wanted to call the Volturi, on me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She sat there quiet, thinking about them until his exclamation, startling her. Looking up at him, she raised a brow. \u201cThey are the last beings I want to see next to the Cullens. I still have to be turned according to their orders,\u201d she murmured, glancing at her father who appeared to be doing his best to ignore them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, you have nothing to worry about,\u201d he hiccuped, carrying on. \u201cI made Carlisle call Aro on speaker phone and have him complain about me and how I was interfering with the Coven and stuff. Aro said that I was providing a service to the Volturi by this interference; it would make it more difficult for the hunters to get to the Cullens if they were all separated and thus remaining a secretive society. They exonerated me and Char for our misdeeds and rewarded us with our freedom as long as we help keep the secret. You, are released from your obligations as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow? Because I want to help? That doesn\u2019t make sense. I still know the secret,\u201d she pointed out, her face pinched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause you know the secret, you\u2019ll be able to help those who know the secret. They\u2019d rather have you do that than have you fulfill your obligations. And, of course, there are other things at play but they wouldn\u2019t tell me what they were.\u201d Peter knew, oh, he knew, he had to tell the Volturi, but if he admitted that he knew, he\u2019d have to tell, and she wasn\u2019t ready for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know you\u2019re leaving things out. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s intention or not, but if I find out that you ever lie to me\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSweetheart, I\u2019d never lie to you,\u201d Peter said, sighing. \u201cBut I am intentionally leaving things out because some things need to be discovered on your own. By yourself. On your own journey and time. Life isn\u2019t easy and having my gift isn\u2019t easy. Just know that if you were in danger or anything I would have told you,\u201d he said as he carefully looked at Charlie who was now looking directly at Peter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaac froze in his cooking as he looked over at the group at the table cautiously. She stared at Peter before looking over at her father, narrowing her eyes again. \u201cYou\u2019re way too chill about all this talk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charlie sighed as he took a swig of his beer. \u201cI know more about the supernatural community than I wish to know. I know that Billy\u2019s folk are shapeshifters and that there are werewolves and vampires. By pretending not to listen, I can always pretend to play dumb. That\u2019s how I survive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cBesides,\u201d Peter grinned. \u201cYour dad fucked a werewolf once.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella\u2019s face twisted in disgust as she backed away from the table and walked out of the room. \u201cWay too much fucking information Peter. When we want you to say shit you don\u2019t, and the shit we don\u2019t want to hear you fucking spill. God no!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey, it wasn\u2019t a furry like the Quileute wolves,\u201d Peter laughed. \u201cSo there\u2019s that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally Peter?\u201d Charlie questioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeriously?\u201d Isaac echoed. \u201cWas it like one of my kind or the other?\u201d he asked curious. \u201cIt\u2019s been awhile since I ran into one of my kind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a long time ago, kid,\u201d Charlie muttered into his beer. \u201cAn old classmate of mine, hot. Long legs. She was one of the good wolves out there, fighting for a better— wait, you\u2019re a werewolf, too?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaac shrugged as he stirred the marsala sauce. \u201cYeah. I was turned back in high school by some asshole in town. Things happened, joined another pack, thought he was my friend, but wasn\u2019t, things happened and here we are\u2026\u201d he said as he continued to stir the sauce, listening to see if Bella was truly out of earshot. \u201cSooo\u2026. Bella doesn\u2019t know she\u2019s a wolf, does she?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExcuse me?\u201d Charlie blinked at him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaac gestured around the house. \u201cThere\u2019s wolf lichen in the walls. I saw it in your garden. I could smell it in the shampoo she\u2019d used this morning. I feel the effects myself, I\u2019m a bit more relaxed than I should be\u2026 Your werewolf one night stand was a direct hit, wasn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t tell her, I swear, don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will when she asks,\u201d Isaac countered. \u201cI don\u2019t know why you\u2019re suppressing her wolf side, but if she was born this way then she must come from a very prominent family and —-\u201d He let out a breath as he came to a conclusion. \u201cThere\u2019s only one family in America that\u2019s left. Please don\u2019t tell me she\u2019s a Hale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, she\u2019s a Swan,\u201d Charlie huffed. \u201cI made a promise to keep her out of things, but for some reason she keeps finding the supernatural.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaac moved to the doorway to look for Bella. Turning to glare at her father, he hissed at him. \u201cShe will always be in the supernatural community just by being born. And in the supernatural community she will always be a Hale no matter what her ID says. Trust me, I know because I\u2019m a nobody in this world and I adopted a hunter\u2019s name with one\u2019s permission for very minimal protection if I kept a low profile. Keeping her heritage and history a secret will do nothing but harm in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter continued to sit there, inspecting his nails, silently. He contributed nothing to the conversation, allowing it to play out until he needed to intervene as he knew the girl was up in her room drowning in the wolf dust floating around. Glancing up at Isaac, he did offer one word. \u201cFamily.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re jerks too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait, there are Hales left? I thought everybody died?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, not everyone,\u201d Isaac sighed, nervously running his hand through his hair. \u201cThere\u2019s Derek and Cora\u2026 Derek was in school when it happened and Cora simply ran away, believing everyone had died. Cora\u2019s somewhere in South America now. Derek was an Alpha, and a bad one at that. Turned me. Then there\u2019s Peter\u2026 Derek and Cora\u2019s uncle, and he\u2019s a psychopath but an opportunist. He does have his moments but I wouldn\u2019t trust him as far as I can throw him. Peter has a daughter called Malia, but he didn\u2019t know about her and she\u2019s a werecoyote.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charlie sat back in his chair and ran a hand over his haggard face. \u201cShe has siblings and a cousin. I never knew. All I got was word of the fire and Talia\u2019s death and assumed\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know what they say when you assume,\u201d Peter shrugged. \u201cBut might want to change the subject soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey, Bella?\u201d Isaac called out to her. \u201cFood\u2019s nearly ready, are you joining me and your father? We can leave afterwards if you\u2019d like?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took her a few minutes before she emerged from her room, but she was just as grouchy as she left the group when she returned. Only she had only of her favorite sweaters wrapped around her and curled up on her chair. \u201cI\u2019ve been summoned?\u201d she said, glaring at the vampire who she knew held way too many secrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYep, food,\u201d Isaac smiled at her as he put the pots and pans on the table, hating it that he needed to use the tea towels as not to burn his hands. \u201cI do hope you like it.\u201d Now that Isaac knew that Bella was a Hale, he could see some similarities in her face with Derek, but she got her looks mostly from her dad. Lucky girl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt smells incredible,\u201d Charlie said as he took Bella\u2019s plate and put some food on it for her before piling on the food on his own plate before realizing he should have allowed Isaac to have food first. \u201cSorry, bad manners,\u201d he muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s alright, Mr. Swan, I cooked it after all, the cook eats last!\u201d Isaac said as he put the food on his plate. \u201cBesides, there\u2019s plenty to go another round.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella took her own food and started eating as she eyed each of the guys. Her father had an abashed and guilty look in his eye and the other two avoided her mostly. \u201cSo, everyone done sharing secrets while I was upstairs? Or shall I go back up to give you more time after dinner?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s actually mold inside the house,\u201d Isaac grinned as he looked at her. \u201cI can smell it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe live in a rainy forest. It\u2019s hard to find a house in the state that doesn\u2019t have mold,\u201d she pointed out. \u201cExcept for the Cullens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, but isn\u2019t it strange to keep it as decorative plants?\u201d He pointed to a bowl on top of the dresser. \u201cOkay so it\u2019s mold, but more of a fungi but still.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked over at the bowl and sighed, lowering her fork to her plate. \u201cWhat are we really doing here? Because I\u2019m beginning to wonder if going back to the Cullens isn\u2019t that much worse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeter did his usual asshole-ness on your dad,\u201d Isaac pointed out. \u201cWasn\u2019t pretty, maybe I should ask a witch to see if there\u2019s a way to block Peter\u2019s gift\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou do that and a lot of good people die,\u201d said asshole replied, glaring at the wolf. \u201cStarting with family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDude, I don\u2019t have any family left. Like you said, I\u2019m alone. I don\u2019t care what happens to other families,\u201d he countered as he took a bite off his food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter kept his mouth shut but raised an eyebrow, leaning back in his chair. His fingers tapped on the table impatiently, as if he was waiting for something to happen. He just didn\u2019t know what this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaac looked over at Bella as he scooped more food on his fork and shoved it into his mouth. He had thought about taking off with her, making sure she\u2019d be safe wherever she wanted to go and then to leave, but a nagging feeling told him that he couldn\u2019t do that now<\/em>. Bella was a Hale and she\u2019d definitely be on the hunter\u2019s hitlist if that ever came to light. Hell, wasn\u2019t she already? He had seen the DeadPool list, he was in France at the time, but the complete list was sent to all hunters, assassins and other people who liked killing supernaturals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott and his pack only had the Beacon Hills list. They believed that there was only one list, but there were several. The Argents in France managed to get every list from every city holding a Nemeton, and thus creating a semi-black book of supernatural creatures from around the world. Confirmed supernatural beings. And the list was in the hands of the bad hunters too. It\u2019d make hunting everyone super easy this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaac had been on the list, which was why he took Chris Argent\u2019s last name – amongst other reasons – and they had traced every other supernatural on the list to keep them safe. Or to blatantly ignore them after finding out that they were a bag of dicks, such as every Cold One on the planet. However, they were never able to track Isabella Marie Hale. And it made sense now, she was Bella Swan. And the longer she stayed Bella Swan, the safer she\u2019d be. Luckily, Hale was a pretty common name and it was known that Talia Hale only had three children, not four. She was safer this way. She was safer with him<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He waited for her to finish her food and then shoved the rest of his plate into his mouth as well. There was food for days in his truck, he\u2019d been driving it from Virginia all the way to Forks for these shenanigans, and he had planned on driving it back too. Yes, he had suggested going to Seattle and switch his truck in Texas, but this was his favourite truck. It was a comfortable truck and it was safe, seeing as it was spelled by witches. Not only for privacy, but also protection. There were beds he could pull down in the back and she could sleep on that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you ready?\u201d Isaac asked her as he got to his feet. Peter could deal with the dishes and Charlie, he had a feeling he needed to get Bella out of the house as soon as possible. Or he needed to get out as soon as possible, he hated feeling this weak, this human. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked over at her father, who nodded. \u201cYeah, I guess. No doubt that Alice will find her way back to the house by now so the sooner we get out of town the better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs long as you\u2019re around Isaac she won\u2019t be able to see you, her gift doesn\u2019t work around his kind of werewolf either,\u201d Peter said assuringly. \u201cI\u2019ll see you both once you\u2019ve settled for something, for now I\u2019m sticking around to make sure Edfart doesn\u2019t hurt your dad, Bella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She nodded as she hugged her father and went to get her bags. There wasn\u2019t much as she didn\u2019t know just how long they were going to stay away, but it wasn\u2019t like she had much to begin with. \u201cRoad trip it is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHave a safe trip, call me whenever,\u201d Charlie said as he hugged his daughter again, before looking at Isaac. \u201cIf she even gets a scratch, I will kill you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s safe with me, Mr. Swan,\u201d Isaac wasn\u2019t scared of the cop, not at all. He was good at ducking guns and bullets. \u201cBesides, she\u2019s tougher than she looks,\u201d he grinned as he took one of Bella\u2019s bags and headed to the truck, quickly digging through this bag to throw out the shampoo she had stolen from her dad. He\u2019d find the medicine later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They watched Bella run back in for something else and Charlie shook his head. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter. She\u2019s still my daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHales are more resilient than people give them credit for. I know from experience. She\u2019ll be fine,\u201d he answered. \u201cMany have tried to kill her uncle, her brother actually succeeded once, but he won\u2019t stay dead. Stubborn fucker. They are fighters. She\u2019s got it too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t tell her anything, you hear?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat? Afraid she\u2019ll hate you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWouldn\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaac shrugged. \u201cIt all depends on how you break the news to her, but sure, Mr. Swan, I will keep my mouth shut for as long as we\u2019re in Forks, won\u2019t talk to her at all,\u201d he said before jumping into his truck and waited for Bella to come and join him. Not five minutes later, she settled next to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay. Take me away then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He nodded as he started the truck and drove off. He was quiet all the way through Forks, and once leaving city limits, he took a deep breath. \u201cSorry about that, I told your father I wouldn\u2019t say anything, and I told him I could guarantee that until we left Forks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shook her head and smiled. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to promise him anything. You have no obligations. You\u2019re doing me a favor getting me away from the Cullens so I\u2019m in debt to you, so don\u2019t worry about him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou do that all the time? Hang around with strangers who can help you in a way without knowing anything about them?\u201d He asked her as he briefly looked over to her as he drove before he looked back at the road. \u201cI know I said I\u2019m not a serial killer, but still. I can cleanse you from the Cullen\u2019s influence while they can actually influence you to stick around with them. What makes me better than them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re different because you actually free my mind instead of clouding it,\u201d she replied. \u201cBut you\u2019re right, I don\u2019t know you. No doubt Peter\u2019s told you all about me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot everything,\u201d he assured her. \u201cJust the important bits. He\u2019s good at giving you enough to piece things together. Your dad told me more than Peter did, truly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCharlie?\u201d she replied, doubtful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d he nodded. \u201cSo, ask me anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She nodded, unsure as she looked around before setting her gaze out the window for a moment. \u201cOkay, um\u2026 So, uh, where are you from?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m from a town called Beacon Hills, California,\u201d he sighed. \u201cLovely weather. Mom, Dad, big brother and me for a few years. Camden died in Afghanistan and mom\u2026 she couldn\u2019t take the loss so\u2026\u201d he said softly. \u201cThings got bad with my dad, but he\u2019s dead now too so\u2026 Then my girlfriend died and her dad took me to France so I could live with their family, become a hunter but then I became a chef.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, you went to France to learn how to make a decent Italian lasagna?\u201d Bella asked, smirking. \u201cMine is better. The marsala wasn\u2019t bad though.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNah, the American way is the better Italian cooking if you ask me,\u201d Isaac laughed. \u201cSeriously, any pasta is better here, we season it in such a way that\u2019s it\u2019s an insult to most Italians, but so damn good. But France has great chefs. I did some internships in England and Italy, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAny food is good if it\u2019s made fresh,\u201d she shrugged. \u201cSo, where are we going? Texas you said, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaac shrugged. \u201cAnywhere you want, really. Thought it\u2019d be nice to just drive for a few days and see where we end up, although\u2026 I want to tell you something about how I became a werewolf, if that\u2019s alright with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSure,\u201d she said as she pulled off her shoes and settled into the chair more comfortably. A few days driving, seeing the sights, was probably a great thing to settle her mind. To process things, because she still felt as if she was being overwhelmed by information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know that a lot has come to you today, a lot of information, new information, and I guess that if you\u2019ll stick around for a bit longer, you\u2019ll learn more and more,\u201d Isaac said, when Bella nodded, he continued. \u201cAfter school hours, I worked at the graveyard, digging graves. I was a quiet kid, trying to be invisible and study hard because my dad\u2026 he\u2026 well, he was really big on me getting great grades and make something out of myself. Like my brother Camden. One night, there was something at the cemetery, something out of the ordinary. I mean, sometimes you see lights or white figures, but this was something different. Rustling of leaves, frantically running around. I wasn\u2019t aware of what was going on but I found myself out of my digger, into the grave I just dug, scared shitless,\u201d he chuckled. \u201cI was pretty sure I was going to die, until I heard some growling and fighting and the digger was pulled off of me and there he was\u2026 my saviour. My\u2026 Alpha. Derek offered the bite to me, knowing that I was quiet, shy, or at least pretended to be and the bite would make me stronger, more durable. So he bit me and I became his beta. But man, he was a dick, and for an Alpha quite incompetent. I felt more safe around Scott, another beta, than I felt around my own Alpha. Not to mention, Derek had a psycho uncle who\u2026 well, is quite a character himself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella listened silently until he finished. She felt that he wasn\u2019t done and nodded. \u201cSounds like quite the experience. Your city sounds like it must be a blast with so many creatures running around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeacon Hills was a supernatural mess,\u201d Isaac chuckled. \u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong, we had our dealings with supernatural crap, but there were some good times too. I thought I had found some great friends with Scott\u2019s pack, I felt safe, but they always kept me out of the loop. I never knew what was going on, unless they needed someone who had anger issues. But for a while, I didn\u2019t feel as awkward and out of place like I had felt for years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd now?\u201d she questioned. \u201cWith this whole supernatural rescue project you\u2019re working on with Peter?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, after my girlfriend died, her dad took me to France with him. I wasn\u2019t 18 yet, an orphan, so yeah\u2026 In any case, I tried to reach out many times to them, sending emails, never getting anything back. So I gave up. They weren\u2019t real friends<\/em> then, were they? I did try to keep up with the happenings in Beacon Hills, Chris Argent, Allison\u2019s father, occasionally emailed me back after he returned to Beacon Hills, but he was far too busy to respond all the time. But he did tell me not to come back, because it was dangerous,\u201d he let out a snort. \u201cToo dangerous for a werewolf who had been trained to be a hunter. I could have helped them while they were fighting hunters lead by Chris Argent\u2019s father, but I wasn\u2019t allowed to. Oh, I got mad, so mad, and Chris eventually sent me to Peter to do our own thing for the supernatural community. There are now two separate Argent hunters. Those who go by the new code; \u2018nous prot\u00e8gons ceux qui ne peuvent pas se prot\u00e8ger eux-m\u011bmes<\/em>\u2019 which means \u2018we protect those who can\u2019t protect themselves\u2019 and those who go by the old code; \u2018nous chassons ceux qui nous chassent<\/em>\u2019, meaning \u2018we hunt those who hunt us\u2019. It\u2019s those who live by the old code that are hunting us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella let out a breath as she thought about him being pushed aside while his former friends sounded like the type to do about the same thing, except knowing what little she did of Peter as she did through Jasper, she was certain of one thing. The vampires had been around long enough to have money and connections. No doubt they would be able to set up a strong and successful network that would trample whatever his puppy friends tried. \u201cI would think that was a good thing. You\u2019d do more than they could ever accomplish, but it does make me curious about them.\u201d But damn, hearing Isaac speak French was sexy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, that\u2019s why I wanted to tell you about me, and how my life was, because I think that you and I should make the trip down to Beacon Hills,\u201d Isaac said carefully. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou sound like you\u2019re about to puke by saying that. What don\u2019t you want to tell me?\u201d She demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhere are your pills? Your medication?\u201d He wondered as he looked at her briefly, before turning his attention back to the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She narrowed her eyes. \u201cIn my bag. Why do you want to know?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCould you get them for me, please?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She grabbed her backpack and slowly dug out the bottle as she watched him cautiously. \u201cHere. They\u2019re for my mood swings. I don\u2019t know what the big deal is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He snatched the bottle from her hand and looked at the label, recognizing the prescribing doctor. \u201cYep, just as I thought,\u201d he said as he opened the window and threw the bottle out onto the road. \u201cNo more pills for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella jumped up onto her knees on the seat, screeching. \u201cWhy the fuck would you do that?! Do you understand how insane I could get without those?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d Isaac nodded slowly. \u201cI think I have a pretty good idea how insane you could get without those. When\u2019s the next full moon? We might have to get kinky, I might have to tie you up very tightly to make sure you don\u2019t take my head off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWHAT THE FUCK?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose pills were nothing but dried moss<\/em> in casings. Letharia Vulpina, or wolf\u2019s lichen. It weakens a werewolf up to a point where the werewolf becomes more human. Your dad\u2019s house is laced with it. The shampoo you use? Laced with it. The plants? Well, the green moss is pretty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella could only shake her head in disbelief. \u201cNo, you can\u2019t possibly be right because then I would have had to come in contact with one of those other types of wolves, like yours or the kind you mentioned because I\u2019m definitely not Native American.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, you\u2019re even more important, more precious than that,\u201d Isaac said. \u201cThose pills were prescribed by a Doctor Deaton from Beacon Hills, California. Now, I happen to know Dr. Deaton, and he\u2019s a veterinarian.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her jaw fell open and snapped it closed. \u201cI am not a fucking dog.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe is also the Druid Emissary to the Hale family and loyal to Scott\u2019s pack. And friendly with Chris Argent,\u201d Isaac explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStill doesn\u2019t explain how the fuck you believe I\u2019m a werewolf of whatever kind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I entered your dad\u2019s house, I felt it immediately, the effects of the moss all around the house. Also, your dad had a one night stand with a werewolf, and he admitted that it was Talia Hale. You\u2019re a born werewolf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She blinked and shook her head again, fully in denial. \u201cNo. That was before he met my mother, Renee. I\u2019m eighteen, so you see, that can\u2019t be true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd that\u2019s why we\u2019re going to Beacon Hills to get you some answers, but Bella, you are a werewolf and if you\u2019re truly a Hale, you\u2019re basically werewolf royalty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella sneered at him as she settled into her seat. \u201cYeah, great. Just get me a crown and scepter and I\u2019ll just tell everyone to go fuck themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaac started to laugh. \u201cThat can be arranged. And if you\u2019re truly a Hale, you\u2019d be the youngest of Talia\u2019s children. You\u2019ll get along with Peter swimmingly. You might still want to punch your brother Derek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait. The same Derek that turned you and asshole Alpha that can\u2019t lead shit?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne and the same! Oh wait, this is an even more fun story. So, in theory, if you\u2019re Derek\u2019s sister, you have an older sister called Cora, then there\u2019s Derek and Laura. Laura was an Alpha until Peter, your uncle, stole it from her. Then Derek stole it back from Peter because Peter was being a dick and then later Derek gave up his Alpha spark to save Cora from mistletoe poisoning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow do you steal an Alpha status?\u201d she asked, rubbing her temples, trying to learn the new werewolf jargon that was now her world if what he was telling her was true. That and what seemed to be her family history. Add in the mental note to call and bitch out her father when they stopped for the night\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He flicked out his nails one one hand. \u201cWith these. When you\u2019re a beta and want to take your Alpha\u2019s power. Another way to become an Alpha is when a bunch of us betas or omegas are together and the strongest of us becomes our leader. Scott became an Alpha because he\u2019s a True Alpha, something that\u2019s incredibly rare. Or, you know, in your case, being an Alpha is hereditary. Peter had to steal the Alpha power because his sister was one and passed it down to her children in succession after her death. He\u2019s outside the blood line, sort to speak. So, it\u2019s quite possible that during your first moon off your meds, you\u2019re going to be a lot stronger than I am and I will have to restrain you so you won\u2019t hurt yourself or others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She blew out a breath. \u201cThis is a lot. It sounds like I come from a family of assholes. At least it explains why I seemed to get along with Jasper and Peter so well now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYep, but the good thing is that you don\u2019t have to be an asshole yourself. Talia was all about promoting good will with her powers. Just like the hunters, there\u2019s a good and bad side now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The glare she shot him would have told him enough of what she thought of him at the moment, that she could easily fall into the category of asshole family if she so desired. And she was certainly running the line pretty close. \u201cI think it might be a good idea to come up with some plan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, we\u2019re going to Beacon Hills, right? You want to confront this Deacon doctor and why he\u2019s been giving me these pills. May as well arrange a family reunion if it’s true. I mean, they are my family, even if they are jerks. If it doesn\u2019t go well, then I can\u2019t say I didn\u2019t try.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, I know why he\u2019s been giving you the pills, to subdue your werewolf side, likely to keep you safe. But yeah, we go in, we find Deaton, find Derek\u2026 and hope to avoid Scott and his friends,\u201d he let out a breath as he fumbled his phone out of his pocket. \u201cOn second thought…. Let\u2019s make sure things are good there before we arrive in\u2026 about 13 hours,\u201d he connected the phone to the USB in his car and placed it in the phone holder. \u201cOh, if you want something to snack, you can get through that door behind us, I\u2019ve got plenty of food in there. Or if you want to sleep, I\u2019ll pull over and get the bed out for you, but I think I\u2019m going to drive through the night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I can get much sleep anyway,\u201d Bella replied as she stared out of the window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah\u2026 sorry for the overload of experiences and information,\u201d he apologized. \u201cBut you kinda brought it onto yourself by demanding answers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know,\u201d she muttered, slowly coming down from everything and processing as she gestured to the phone. \u201cWeren\u2019t you supposed to call someone?\u201d It was strangely easy to relax next to Isaac for some reason. She hadn\u2019t felt uncomfortable in his truck with him that morning, either. Yeah, he had lied a little, withheld a little information, but maybe that was because of Peter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, she had demanded answers and Peter had told her that she\u2019d have to find out herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, she\u2019d rather know that her life is stranger than it was now<\/em> than later. A werewolf? Really? At least she wasn\u2019t like Jake. She made a mental note of asking Isaac about being his kind of werewolf later, she still needed to digest everything else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sighing, Isaac unlocked his phone and called Chris Argent on speaker phone. He was about to hang up after the phone rang a couple of times but Argent picked up eventually. \u201cHey, it\u2019s Isaac,\u201d he said as he kept driving, his hands tightly gripping the wheel. He really<\/em> didn\u2019t want to go back to Beacon Hills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey Isaac, how\u2019s it going? Are you still running with Peter?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine\u2026 and yes. Sort of. I don\u2019t know. He calls when he needs me,\u201d Isaac replied. Which was the truth because even though Isaac was working with Peter, it wasn\u2019t as if they were together all the time. It were usually just phone calls. Text messages. And he wasn\u2019t told a lot, either. \u201cHe\u2019s annoying, especially when he decides to interfere with the job he sent me on in the first place. How\u2019s Beacon Hills? Is it safe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe situation is manageable, why do you ask?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, I\u2026 uh\u2026 am coming to Beacon Hills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat! Isaac, you can\u2019t!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can. And I will. I don\u2019t want to, but I have to. Can you make sure that Deaton and the Hales are available for me and keep Scott out of my way while I\u2019m there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was quiet on the other side for a moment. \u201cYou are supposed to be heading to Virginia.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSomething came up,\u201d Isaac retorted. \u201cCan you help me or not?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy Deaton and why the Hales? Why not me?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI need you to keep Scott occupied because I might want to slam my fist into his face when I see him,\u201d Isaac gripped the steering wheel, hard. \u201cI need Deaton and the Hales. If you\u2019re not going to help me, that\u2019s fine, but I\u2019ll be going in and whatever happens will be on you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou found her, didn\u2019t you? You actually found her\u2026\u201d<\/em> Argent said after a while, after connecting the dots inside his mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat? I don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about,\u201d Isaac said sheepishly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course you don\u2019t. Yeah. Sure. I\u2019ll help you. And let me make sure Kate\u2019s out of the country too.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaac was surprised at that. \u201cKate is still alive? How the fuck did that happen?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s an Argent and a psychopath, what do you think?\u201d <\/em>Chris shot at him. \u201cI\u2019ll send you a text when I know it\u2019s safe and have arranged your meets. But for fuck\u2019s sake, Isaac, I hope you know what you\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Bella was a Hale, it\u2019d be best if Kate was indeed far away from Beacon Hills as possible. Either Kate would kill her, or Bella would kill Kate. Or at least try to. \u201cThanks, bye,\u201d Isaac said as he disconnected the call. \u201cYep, 26 years old and I still can\u2019t do anything by myself. It\u2019s a miracle I can tie my own shoelaces!\u201d He then let out a snort. \u201cSorry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEh,\u201d Bella shrugged, but found it strange that this man Chris – who could have been a father figure for Isaac, or maybe not, or maybe it was complicated, sounded as if he didn\u2019t want to see Isaac. At all. \u201cDo you have friends, at all?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMe? Not since I left Beacon Hills. Can\u2019t trust anyone but me. Learned that the hard way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trust issues. Well, she supposed that would happen when you felt like you had been betrayed by the people you supposedly were friends with. Right now, she had some serious trust issues herself. Bella wasn\u2019t sure if she could ever trust a Cold One again. And that included Peter Whitlock. \u201cWhat about Peter?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a common goal. I mean, he wants to do good, wants to help the broader supernatural community, and other than that, he\u2019s bankrolling everything, so he\u2019s a means to an end. I\u2019m using him as much as he uses me,\u201d Isaac explained. \u201cHe might be easy to be trusted because he seems to know everything, but that also makes him very dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella nodded as she looked at him, his hands still gripping the steering wheel. \u201cYou really don\u2019t want to go to Beacon Hills?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou need to be there, so I\u2019m taking you there. You can decide whether or not you\u2019re leaving with me after we get to the truth of who you truly are. I\u2019ve already done my job, I got you out of the grasp of a set of Cold Ones,\u201d he replied, not sounding like a happy camper anymore, but more like a wounded puppy who wanted to kick and scream. \u201cAnd I\u2019m possibly reuniting you with your family, so that\u2019s a bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe asshole former Alpha and the psychopath.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd a cousin. I heard nothing but good things about her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay\u2026 so\u2026 werewolves like to be in a pack, right? There\u2019s an Alpha and a handful of Betas?\u201d Bella asked, turning a little in her seat as she looked at him. \u201cLike\u2026 Jake is an Alpha and he has his betas. As does Sam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnlike the Quileute shifters though, the rank of Alpha and Beta does come with an increase or decrease in strength. My kind of werewolves are stronger in a pack. An Alpha gets his strength from his subordinates and gives it back in return,\u201d Isaac replied. \u201cYou can be a Beta of an Alpha who hasn\u2019t bitten you, you can choose your own pack, it\u2019s just that the Alpha has to accept you as a part of his pack.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo you\u2019re still a part of Scott\u2019s pack?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo. I made the conscious decision to leave the pack once I was in France and realized that my pack hadn\u2019t contacted me for months despite my best efforts,\u201d Isaac said bitterly. \u201cI\u2019m an Omega. A lone wolf. No Alpha, no pack. The main difference is is that I\u2019m weaker than I used to be and less protected. But that\u2019s alright, I\u2019ve had hunter training. I don\u2019t have to rely on my werewolf side if I don\u2019t want to. Uh\u2026 Chris actually told me to live as human as possible so that I would be safer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella liked it that Isaac was being truthful and honest about things. He didn\u2019t quite volunteer the information himself, she really had to ask, but for someone with trust issues – as he had explained – she could understand completely. Besides, if she were his kind of werewolf she needed to know this. \u201cBut you\u2019re still strong, though, aren\u2019t you? Because you are a werewolf, you must be stronger than an ordinary human.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh yeah, I am still strong and fast and have my healing abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo what else do I need to know about your kind of werewolves?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn our community being a werewolf is considered a gift, and in a way it is. However, the gift comes at a cost. Our abilities come from the moon and during the full moon everything is heightened. Our strength. Our emotions. Oh, definitely our emotions. Without training, werewolves will cause death and destruction during the full moon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella let out a snort. \u201cSort of like PMS.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He laughed at that. \u201cI guess, I wouldn\u2019t know now, would I?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo all the anger issues that I\u2019ve had and got those pills for, they all come from my werewolf side?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, to be honest, your werewolf side was severely suppressed and I honestly have no idea what you\u2019re going to be like on your first full moon as a free woman,\u201d he quickly looked over to her, genuine worry in his beautiful blue eyes. \u201cIf you are a Hale, it\u2019s best if a Hale talks to you about it since they have experience with being a born werewolf. There are various scenarios that could happen on your first full moon off your medication and away from the dampening of your house and the tribe area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, you could become unhinged and want death and mayhem, or you could be riding it out like it\u2019s nothing. Or even a combination of both.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you remember your first full moon?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYep,\u201d Isaac nodded with a sigh. \u201cI was at the police station, they had just arrested me for the murder of my father. I nearly killed innocent people if it weren\u2019t for Derek to have found me in time. My second full moon was\u2026 interesting. Derek chained us all up but Erica and Boyd – the other new betas – broke free and then I broke free but managed to help Derek to subdue them, I think I may have surprised Derek with that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s basically training to learn control, right? Is it hard?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNah,\u201d he half shrugged. \u201cIf I can do it, you can do it too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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