CHAPTER EIGTEEN

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Genevieve hadn't seen Paul in a few hours. He was on patrol with the rest of the pack. Emily was downstairs, Seth and Jared were patrolling around the house in case anything happened and Gen felt positively useless as she sat on the edge of the bed, staring out the window watching the trees move in the wind.

It had been this same routine for days now. Her mother had visited her once but it was safer for her to just follow her regular routine as the pack guarded her from a distance.

The brunette wasn't in any pain any more besides the bruises on her side. Her arm felt fine, but she'd have to deal with the cast for another few weeks. Gen hated it, it was ugly and in the way and again, she felt entirely useless. If there was any way she could help she would but she didn't know how. Not that anyone would let her anyways.

Now, Genevieve was playing the conversation with him in her head over and over again. The night her father died kept replaying and she wondered if there was a way she could have known it wasn't an accident, but she didn't. The leech must have done something to his car to avoid suspicion, that's all she could come up with it. Gen didn't know if she wanted to tell Quil about it or her mother, it would only sadden them more.

Genevieve sighed and moved off the bed, her feet taking her downstairs and she plopped down onto the couch. Emily gave her a kind smile as she turned the volume of the tv lower. They had gone through many films but she wasn't in the mood for anything.

"How are you feeling today?"

"Better," Gen said as she stretched her legs along the couch and turned towards the woman. "I just feel so worried. They're out there because of me and it doesn't feel right."

"They are out there for you." Emily shook her head. "Not because of you. You're a part of our family and they'd do anything to protect you."

"What if one gets hurt?" Gen closed her eyes with a sigh, trying push down her guilt. "I don't understand why he wants me? I am nothing special, there's nothing about me that would attract him to me."

"Don't sell yourself short. Some vampires have singers." Emily said, turning the tv off to devote her attention to the girl beside her fully. "It's where their blood sings to them and once they smell it there isn't anything else on their minds but to taste that blood."

"Thanks," Gen furrowed her brows. "now I am even more freaked out."

"I didn't mean to frighten you." Emily said softly, rubbing her arm in comfort. "But it is the truth. That's why they're out there, because he won't stop till he has you. You're safe here. We haven't had a vamp directly on the reservation in decades. They never get over the border, so it's safe here."

The screen door opened and Embry walked in, sweat trickling down his forehead as he smiled at them. Sam, Jacob and Paul followed soon after. The latter going to Gen's side straight away. "We chased them all the way to the Canadian border, they won't be back for a few days."

Genevieve let out a relieved sigh as she leaned into Paul's embrace. He smelled of sweat but she couldn't care at the moment and she just wrapped her arms around him tighter. Paul took her left arm in his and inspected the cast with a frown, he'd been doing that a lot and she couldn't wait for it to get removed.

"Hi, sweetheart." he mumbled as he peppered kisses all over her face.

Gen grimaced and pushed him away with a soft smile. "You stink."

Paul chocked out a laugh and rolled his eyes as he gave her an amused look. He raised a brow and leaned in again, much to her dismay. He muttered something but she couldn't make it out as he wrapped himself around her. He did that alot, like a big baby, but she didn't mind. He was warm and comfortable.

"Can we go to bed?" Gen muttered.

Paul hummed and placed another kiss on her temple before helping her up from the couch and leading her towards the upstairs guestroom she'd been staying in. He promised he'd shower first and she grinned up at him from the bed.

"You know," he chewed his lip. "I've got my scent all over you, you should take a shower with me."

"No," Gen smiled.

"No?" he raised a brow.

"No," she shook her head. "Now go before I change my mind and go back downstairs to spend time with Embry."

Paul pulled a face and dissapeared into the bathroom adjoining the guest room. It didn't take long for him to finish, he was an impatient man when it came down to spending time with Genevieve.

His hair was still dripping when he came back into the room, only wearing a pair of boxers. He smiled at her, she was leaning against the headboard with the covers around her. Paul laid beside her, pulling her close and listening to the soft rythm of her heart. He took a deep breath and smelled her orange shampoo on her hair, he couldn't get enough of it.

"Can we do something tomorrow?" she asked. "I'm sick of being stuck inside."

"I'll talk with Sam about switching patrols." Paul nodded.

"Thank you,"

(This was quite short and a bit of a filler but I still hope you enjoyed it. think i am gonna pull a bella and make her meet him in secret so the packs safe? Also, there will be a smut scene soon, next chapter or a few after I am not sure yet. I will be writing it fully so if you're not into that you could skip the chapter since nothing will really happen apart from that.)