𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍 | Paul Lahote

01

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IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS since Selene's move in with the Cullens. She'd got very close with few, some less than others, but the most with Rosalie and Emmett. Rosalie found her amusing with the beauty the siren has and her kindness, meanwhile Emmett found few things alike between himself and her—their sense of humour and sarcasm. And in his words, that they're both badass.

In these months living in the Cullen residence, much to Selene's surprise, Carlisle's ways of control actually seemed to help. With Emmett's advice to simply lock her in her room—they tried. Selene easily broke the lock on her window and jumped down on the trees, though. Luckily, there were no victims since it took both Emmett and Carlisle to pin her to the ground.

"I'm going for a swim, guys!" Selene shouted as she made her way down the stairs and turned to the entrance of the house only for Emmett to be waiting for her in front of the doors, arms crossed against his chest and a cocked eyebrow. Selene rolled her eyes in annoyance, grabbing her jacket from the hanger beside him, "A swim, not another killing spree."

"That's what you said last time, Sel." Emmett stated, in a matter-of-fact tone. Selene smiled innocently, "Promise?" she lifted her pinky and wiggled it in front of his face, motioning him to do the same. Emmett with an annoyed exhale, interlocked his pinky against hers, "I better not be hearing about animal attacks on the news." He said and stepped out of the way to let her pass. Selene nodded with a smile and ran out of the house and into the woods.

Being a siren had its advantages, such as advanced senses, and faster running. Even she has her gift, much like Edward, Sirens can read and control minds. Some would say she didn't need to be a dead bloodsucker or a smelly dog to be a fast on the ground and in the water. Selene reached the treaty line, and remembered Rosalie's words. Do not go on the dogs' side of the treaty.

But the only water she sighted was the little lake underneath the cliff, to which nobody could swim in. Selene really wanted to get into the water, she couldn't hold it no more. She needed it to survive. So, she took multiple steps back and sprinted against the end, jumping on the other side. She landed in a kneel position on the ground and with a proud smile continued running to where she could feel the water was.

Paul was on his normal day patrol in his wolf from as he couldn't find it much boring than the other days. How boring are these woods.

He stopped in his tracks when an unknown smell entered his nostrils. It wasn't the smell of the leeches, nor another shape-shifter. He could let it go, maybe some humans taking a walk in the hikes, but it wouldn't hurt to make sure and watch in the distance. Paul took off quickly and towards the scent.

Selene was walking through the trees, moving the long lowed branches as she followed the scent of the water. Meanwhile, Paul had hid behind a tree and focused his eyes as he watched the girl carefully. With a sniff, he could tell she was no human. This has brought his attention as he stepped out of the tree, trying to close his jaws around her to which she dodged quickly. Much to his surprise.

Selene took a quick glance to the wolf, not bothering to look into his eyes before she took off running. Werewolves. Rosalie warned her, and she didn't listen. She just hoped she could outrun him. Or her.

The scent of the water became stronger and she glanced to her right, noticing the wolf growling loudly meters away from her in the middle of the trees. "Come on, wolfy!" She taunted with a laugh and took off her jacket, tossing it to the side as she reached the cliff. "See ya!" She shouted, waving behind her and dove in the water. Meanwhile, Paul just reached the cliff and watched her with wide eyes as he sighted something he never had before. A tail. A fucking tail.

He let out annoyed huff and turned to leave as he caught her white puffy jacket laying down against the tree. With a last sniff of her remaining scent, he took off to inform Sam of what he had just seen.

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"A tail?" Sam repeated, standing in front of the pack while they ate Emily's food. Paul nodded, very sure of what he saw on his patrol. "I didn't know vampires grew tails." Embry said with a snort, earning a glare from the clearly furious werewolf across Sam's shoulder. "She wasn't. She had this scent of..." Paul took a deep breath, trying to remember exact smell. "Fish. With a hint of a leech." He described as Sam couldn't even process if the boy has gone completely mad.

"What you've saw, was a mythical creature," Billy rolled in the kitchen behind Paul and turned towards him as he sat next to standing Sam. Then it clicked in the Alpha's mind. Paul wasn't going mad, he saw a Siren.

Billy exchanged a look with Sam as the older man nodded, confirming his suspicions. "What you saw, Paul, was another creature of the moon; A Siren."

"Wait," Paul shook his head in disbelief as he stopped Billy from continuing. "You're saying I saw a fucking mermaid?"

"Language." Sam scolded and Billy waved him off before averting his glance back to the young shape-shifter. "Yes. Sirens are mythical creatures, I have heard of only two sirens in my time of living. They share speed and strength with creatures like you, but also a thirst for blood like the vampires."

Paul scoffed, "Great. So, another killer on our hands."

Sam ran his palms across his face, clearly frustrated by this whole information as he too has met only one siren in his life. "The Cullens haven't broken the treaty, so keep an eye on the girl. You sighted her, you make sure she doesn't kill anyone on our land."

Paul opened his mouth to protest, but with Sam's glare, he closed it with furrowed eyebrows and a low growl. The rest of the Pack snickered around the table, bashing their mouths with Emily's food. Clearly annoyed, their laughs were cut off by Paul's furious shut of doors. Siren's are a fairytale, they're not supposed to exist. They were myths, scary stories for kids, but Paul Lahote almost closed his jaws on one without even knowing how strong she even could be.

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