The Alpha's Bride—Jacob + OC

Jacob Black was forced into a position of power when he first started phasing. Now he's been an Alpha to the La Push wolf pack for almost twelve years, and almost everyone on the reservation are hoping that he'll get married and produce an heir to the wolf pack and to the tribe.

Almost everybody on the reservation (at least those "in the know") still believe that having an imprint (or even just a wife) is essential to continuing the legacy of the Quileute heritage. Jacob, on the other hand, is still suffering from having his heart broken by a woman who left him for a vampire. On one night, Jacob and all of the guys from the pack heads to Las Vegas to celebrate a bachelor party for one of his pack brothers. What he didn't expect was that he would end up getting married to a girl that he not only just met the first night...but who is also his imprint.

Sara Carnegie comes from a well-off family from New York, but made a move to Washington to study teaching and hoping to work with children with special needs. She went through a bad break-up, and immediately put her heart and soul into her studies. Her friends, however, wanted to take her to Vegas to get her mind off of everything and to live life. What Sara never expected was to marry a complete stranger, and wake up in bed with him the next morning.

Sara wants an annulment, but Jacob wants more time with his imprint. With reluctance, Sara agrees to take her classes online and move with Jacob to La Push to at least make their marriage work for the next six months of it.

Could Sara love Jacob for who he is, or will she run the moment she discovers the truth?

A/N: So yes, this is the last chapter of "The Alpha's Bride." I am sad to see it end like this, but I am happy that we have come this far with this story. I loved watching Sara and Jacob grow as a couple, even though the elopement in Vegas was unexpected for them. I enjoyed writing this story, and I'll be eager to write the sequel for this one, and hopefully more stories to come.

I must warn you that when it comes to posting the sequel, it might take awhile. With spring break coming up next week for colleges in Virginia, it should be possible for me to post, but I also have a lot of assignments to do for the next couple of months. I didn't realize how far behind I am, and trust me, college isn't easy. This is already my second year at George Mason University, but my sixth year as a college student overall, and I cannot tell you how stressed out I am, how exhausted I feel, and how hard it is to write, work, and study while trying to get some sleep whenever I can. But, I promise that the sequel will be up and running pretty soon!

Also, please check out my profile page to vote on the poll for the upcoming sequel. Four people have already voted, and there's still time if you want to check it out, before the sequel gets posted.

Until then, here's the last chapter. Please enjoy, and leave me a review; tell me what you think and what you hope to see in the sequel. Until next time...yours truly, Tessa Anne.

Chapter 26

Sara's POV

Six months had passed since I've met Jacob Black in Las Vegas, and since then, everything has been nothing but wonderful. I've never felt so alive until now, because of Jacob. Though we started off a bit rocky, he completed me in so many ways. He's caring, affectionate, but also stubborn and hot-headed. I guess we both needed each other, and it was a good thing that we've taken our time to get to know each other a bit better.

Though we've became stronger, my bond with my family has dissipated. My siblings were once supportive of me, but I guess they soon started to side with my parents, and they hardly ever spoke to me. Between my parents, my father still wants nothing to do with me, while my mother seems almost like she's conflicted; maybe even bipolar. I know it's wrong to say something like that, but one minute, she's happy to talk to me, and the next, she hates me and wants me out of her life.

Jacob felt guilty about the situation, but I realized that he was all I needed in my life; he, his family, and our friends. Becoming friends with most of the women involved in the pack (including Leah) has been the greatest moment of my life. Emily, Kim, and Rachel were my guide in handling the life of being an imprint of a shapeshifter; even Emily and Leah has helped me with understanding about being a female leader, as well. For Emily, she was once the alpha's mate, and Leah is the only female shapeshifter. In a way, they both helped me understand more about my role, and overall, they were all there to support me.

Claire soon became my student, with the help of Emily's convincing to her brother and sister-in-law, and she's been growing and understands more about her dyslexia. What she needed was someone to support her, as well as a way to succeed in school. Working with her gave me an opportunity to move forward in my studies, but I still have another semester left before I get my Master's in Special Education. For now, I'm at least tutoring someone who needs my help, and I even got a job at the school on the reservation as an Instructional Assistant for a Kindergarten class.

Jacob continued his job as both a mechanic and as alpha. There are moments when he needs to slow down from the stress of working hard and trying to get some sleep, but he's doing what he can. I could see how tired he was every morning when he would come back from patrol, but I also knew that it was his duty to protect us. The hardest part is not having him home.

I hated feeling helpless throughout, and he knows that too, but we can only do so much. So far, there hasn't bee any sightings of Jacob's past love and her husband in the last couple of months, and I was relieved. I was still mad about the kissing incident, but I know now that Jacob loves me more than he could ever love her.

Waking up this morning, I felt more than happy; I was finally at peace. It was almost too good to be true, and though I was happy, I was scared. The coffee was already brewing, as I looked out the window thinking about Jacob. Things were so good, and everything about our relationship was a dream come true, but why am I afraid to allow myself to be happy fully? Once the coffee was done brewing, I took my mug and went outside to sit on the porch swing that Jacob built with his bare hands. He went above and beyond to make me feel comfortable here, and I love him for it. Of course, my fears and anxiety still got in the way of everything.

Looking out at the landscape from our cabin, I truly did feel like this was where I belong, I just have to find a way to cope with the anxiety of whether or not the marriage will fail.

"Hey,"

His husky voice interrupted my train of thoughts, as he came outside to greet me. I smiled, as he sat down besides me, pressing a soft kiss to my cheek. "Whatcha doing out here? It's too cold for you to be out here."

"Well, you can warm me up, can't you?" I spoke in a seductive voice. A growl erupted from his chest, as he captured my mouth. The intensity of his kisses has always won me over, and he knows the effect that he has over me. When he pulled away, I groan, and brought him back to my lips again. His large hand came to the back of my neck, as his tongue met with mines in a dance. I left scratches along his arm, trying to not let go. He then brushed his lips over my cheek, then toward my ear. "I love you, Sara Carnegie."

"It's Black,"

He pulled away from me, looking stunned and ecstatic all at once. "What? Did you say—"

"Yeah, I've been thinking about it for a while. I know that before, the marriage kind of happened unexpectedly, and I wasn't planning on changing it. But, after spending these six months with you, and with what's going on with my family in New York, I realized that they're no longer a part of my life anymore. You are; you, your family, the pack, their imprints and kids. This is where I belong,"

Jacob stroke the back of his pointer finger down my cheek, moving it under my chin, and asked, "Are you sure? I know that we cannot replace your family, and we can't fix what's been done. But, are you sure you want to do this?"

"Well, it seems that you didn't listen to me, did you Jake?" An eerie, seductive voice spoke, causing Jacob and I to turn toward it. Bella Swan, standing in all black, wearing a long cape of some kind, gave us an ever-so creepy smile. "Did you miss me?"

Jacob got up, almost on all fours, as he stood in front of me for my safety. I moved to stand behind him, holding onto his unclenched hand for dear life. "Bella, what the hell?"

"I told you what would happen if you didn't leave her, and you didn't listen."

"What are you wearing?"

"Jake, what is she doing here?"

"I'm paying a visit; well, more so paying my respect."

"What?"

"Bella, get off my property. Get the hell off of my property, and get the hell out! I don't care what you have to say, or what you're doing, but I want you out!"

"Now, now. Just a moment, you didn't even notice the new change in me."

I looked her over, and when I looked into her eyes, I let out a gasp. "Oh dear God!"

I move from behind Jacob, and I was soon in his arms, as he tried to turn me from the woman. She was not normal at all, nor was she a "vegetarian" vampire; she had human blood, and it was evident. "Bella, I'm done! I don't want to hear what you have to say!"

"Not even about your sister?" This stopped Jacob, when he tried to get me inside the house. He pressed a kiss to my forehead, then the next second, he had his hands around Bella's throat, holding her against the house. "JAKE!" I shouted.

"What the hell are you talking about? I want answers, and I want them now!"

She looked directly into his angered eyes, and her smile grew. "Any moment now, your older sister and her family are being attacked by the Volturi, and it isn't the one who's an imprint of your pack member."

He growled, but then his eyes softened when he realized which sister she was talking about. "Becks? No, God no."

"You should realize who you're dealing with, Jacob. Soon enough, everyone you love...will die."

His hand started to tighten around her neck, but then, he let her go. He pushed himself away from her, and headed toward the front door. Without looking at her, he said without hesitating, "This is the last time that I'll allow you on the reservation. You mean nothing to me, Bella Swan. This is war."

With that, he went into the house, and when I went to follow him, her voice stopped me. "You should realize now, Sara, that he cannot protect you anymore than he could protect his own family. You might as well run while you can, because in the end...you will never win. I always will,"

I turned to her, and answered, "You may have more powers, immortality, and more connections to the bloodsuckers, but you've lost your humanity the day you've attacked a human. I have no doubt that it was you who killed his sister,"

"Oh? And what makes you say that?"

"The fact that you would bluntly tell him which sister would be attack, and the fact that I can see her wedding ring on your finger. You disgust me, and Jacob is right. As long as we're both here, you're no longer welcome. If you ever trespass again here on the reservation, we won't hesitate to kill you."

"And what makes you think you can tell me what I can and cannot do?"

Getting right in her face, I gave her an evil smile and said, "When I became Jacob's imprint, and when I became his wife. In a way, I am the alpha female, which means that whatever I say, it will be done. Now, get the hell out of our homeland, and get ready. Because, it's exactly like Jacob said. This. Is. War."

She finally did leave, but I realized that even when I say that it's war, I had no idea how much this would cost for both Jacob and I. Not only did Jacob lose a family member; a sister, no less; but also that our lives would forever be endangered because of that insane vampire.

I may be the alpha's bride, but now...I am in the fight for my life, for my husband's...and for my family: the wolf pack.

I am Sara Black, I am Jacob's wife...and I am the alpha female...