Call of the Heart // Paul Lahote

XVII

Prom was over and it was time to get back to business. It was Embry that woke up Elizabeth this time. They figured he was the one she found most adorable and was least likely to murder for waking her up so early.

It worked. Elizabeth got dressed in her sports bra and shorts, pulling on her sneakers and meeting everyone but Jacob downstairs for breakfast.

"Where's Jake?" She questioned before gladly taking a plate of food from Emily.

"I bet he overslept." Jared grinned, making everyone chuckle.

They knew Jared was probably right, so when they'd all finished breakfast, they walked over to Jake's house. They were laughing and joking around when they got to the clearing where Jake lived and immediately stopped in their tracks.

Bella Swan was stomping over to them, a scowl on her face and an attitude already showing in her posture.

Embry hung back with Jared and Sam, Elizabeth stood a little in front of them and Paul was right next to her.

"What did you do?" Bella yelled at them. "Okay, what did you do?"

     "Hey! What did you do to him!" She kept yelling at the pack, who all looked at her in confusion.

     "He didn't want this!" She was getting extremely close to them. Elizabeth knew she couldn't let Bella get close to Paul, he was easily triggered and as much as she disliked the girl, she couldn't let her get hurt, so she took a small step forward.

     "What did he do? What did he tell you?" Paul shot back at Bella, but got Elizabeth's hint and stayed behind her.

     "Nothing! He told me nothing, because he's scared of you!" Bella yelled at them again, but this time, the pack relaxed and started laughing softly.

     "Listen, you obviously don't know Jake that well. He can take care of himself just fine. He certainly doesn't need you to defend his honor." Elizabeth spoke up, a playful hint in her voice.

     She must have infuriated Bella with her words, because she was so shocked she couldn't prevent Bella's hand from slapping her in the face. Elizabeth's face hadn't even moved, she'd barely even felt the impact. She noticed Bella cradling her hand though, but that was the least of her concerns when she felt Paul's body starting to shake next to her.

     "You better fucking run, bitch." Elizabeth told Bella threateningly and stepped in front of Paul, trying to get him to calm down. It was of no use, his focus was on Bella and all that showed in his eyes was rage.

     Sam pulled Elizabeth out of the way just in time, Paul shifted, his grey wolf coming to life and snarling at Bella. The dumb girl finally started actually running in the opposite direction. Jake made his appearance, running straight for Paul despite Bella's pleas and shifted midair to meet Paul halfway.

     Elizabeth's jaw clenched. Because of this stupid, egotistical girl, the pack was fighting. It took all of her self control not to shift as well and Sam noticed it quickly.

     "Embry, Jared, take Bella back to Emily's. Elizabeth, take a walk." Sam ordered, looking straight at Elizabeth when he did.

     "Guess the wolf's out of the bag." Jared joked and it sent Elizabeth's anger over the edge, making Sam jump back from her just in time.

     Elizabeth shook her fur, turning around to glare at Bella and shooting a worried glance at her imprint, before taking Sam's advice and going for a walk. She ran straight to Emily's, the wind going through her fur calming her down a little bit. By the time she got to Emily's, her mind was cleared and her anger was ebbing away.