A Twist to Twilight

Chapter 9

It felt like days for her to wake up, but it was only one day.

It was weird for the wolves to have vampires in their homes.

Carlisle refused to answer questions about her, knowing she would be upset with him if he revealed something she didn't want others to know, even if Paul is her intended. Paul never left her side in all this time. He had time to think things through. He now knew that rejecting the imprint was not an option as he saw her die in front of him. He never wanted to go through something like this again and he swore that he would do anything in the world to protect her. He didn't know her but feeling her die, he won't go through that heart breaking pain again.

It was clear to Paul and the rest of the pack that she was no ordinary vampire. The pack couldn't reject her as she is an imprint. The elders of the tribe were in a state about this new development with Paul. But surprisingly to everyone Billy Black supported the imprint and encouraged Paul to fully accept the bond no matter what his pack brothers or any of the other elders said.

The Cullens were frazzled with what happened to Althea. No one could have predicted that all the new-borns would turn on Althea, not even Alice. They suspect that it had something to do with the wolves, the imprint, that she couldn't see the attack.

And most of the Cullens are ticked off with the wolves, with Paul for refusing Carlisle to bring her home. Carlisle luckily persuaded the others not to come and gave them regular updates. Carlisle refused to leave his daughter in the clutches of the wolves so to speak.

Althea POV

This is a shitty situation, I think, not only did I find my mate, who is not a fucking vampire. I also had to fight in battle with him, then to die by having my jugular ripped into. This sucks. I can feel everything.  I can feel my body mending and it's agonizing, like needles sowing everything together. Even though I am not moving, and looks like I am sleeping, I am still aware of the things around me. Where is Edward when you need a mind reader?

I can hear my father speaking to those mutts. And to my mate, Paul. Why couldn't it have been someone like Benjamin, a vampire? The wolves aren't immortal, I think glumly.

My father gave me human blood and I could feel myself heal faster but there was still residual venom in my system and it hurts like a bitch.

"How is it that she can sleep?" I hear Paul ask my father.

"All I will say is that she is the most human vampire you will ever meet. Her transition to vampirism wasn't as easy or as fast as the rest of our kind. But this is her story to tell. I will not dishonour her to sate your curiosity."

"She is my imprint" Paul says. My heart skips a beat at hearing that still in my comatose state.

"She is my daughter," my father retorts back and Paul sighs deeply.

"How long will it take for her to wake up, can you take a guess?" Paul asks.

"It shouldn't be long now. Her major wounds have healed but the foreign vampire venom in her system is what is hurting her the most I believe"

"Why is that?" I hear the turning of a wheelchair, and the man who is Jacob's father-Billy asks.

"If a vampire bites another, it will still take time for that wound to heal as the venom has the same properties but it's still a foreign substance, it will even leave a scar as I am sure you have seen on my son Jasper's body. Althea has blood running through her veins as you have witnessed and as such, takes longer for the venom to clear her system."

"Makes total sense" quips a foreign male voice in the room.

It's been over a day since the battle, and I know I am about to wake up and face reality. I remember Bella was here as well last night, she spoke to my father quickly, saw Jacob and then left.