I participated in a "Fandom Gives Back" event awhile ago. The winner of my auction got to be Seth's imprint in my Imprint Saga. We ended up raising a lot of money with proceeds going to Alex's Lemonade Stand, an organization that helps fight childhood cancer. This story is dedicated to the winner of my auction, Kayla Marie. Kayla, thanks for giving me time to build your character into my saga and especially for donating money to such a great cause. Seth's story has been a long time coming and I appreciate your patience. This was originally supposed to be a one shot, but I decided to expand it into a very short story. It will be four chapters long.

This story is rated M for language and adult themes. Stephenie Meyer owns all Twilight related characters and the Twilight universe.

Some parts of this chapter can also be found in my stories, Absent Imprint (Leah's Story) and Forbidden Imprint (Embry's Story) and it will contain spoilers if you haven't read either story. (If you've read my other stories, this chapter has a scene that will be familiar, but it's told from Seth's POV…sorry to repeat a scene, but I had to start there.)

Chapter Song: Strange by Tori Amos

Strange Imprint (Seth's Story)

Prologue

Seth's POV

I stared up at the church doors. How did I get here? Nine months ago, my life had been perfect. Since then, I felt as though I'd stepped onto an emotional roller coaster that didn't seem to want to end. I ruined the life of a girl I loved with everything I had in me by doing something unforgivable. I pulled a Sam, imprinting on one girl while still involved with another.

Coincidentally, I was pretty sure I had the strangest imprint on record. Who the fuck imprints on their brother's sister? But that's what happened to me.

I should probably point out that my imprint and I aren't related. We share two separate sets of parents. We just happen to have the same half brother.

Somewhere inside the church, the wedding march began to play. My bleeding heart shattered, falling into broken pieces around my feet...because that march wasn't meant for me. My imprint was marrying another man. Ignoring the pull that was screaming at me to claim what was mine, I turned away from the doors and slowly walked away…

Chapter 1 – Strange

Nine Months Before

I woke up with my head on Hayley's breast, her nipple standing proudly and all but begging for my attention. My lips formed into a smile as I moved my head to kiss the turgid point. Her back arched slightly in her sleep and I continued, circling it with my tongue.

"Mmhmm," she murmured, slowly coming awake. In a husky tone, she said, "morning."

"Good morning, fiancée," I said happily. I usually woke up in a good mood much to Hayley's annoyance. But today she greeted me with an answering smile.

"Good morning to you too…fiancé," she answered before grinning. "I can't believe it."

"Believe it," I replied, moving so that I was between her thighs, my morning hardness resting against her center. She instinctively wrapped her legs around me.

"I've loved you for so l-long," she said, her breath catching as I moved my hand between us to play with the sensitive bundle of nerves between her legs.

"Tell me again," I whispered as I leaned down to nuzzle her neck.

"I've loved you since I was fifteen," she told me the story as her nails began to rake down my back. "I saw you at Quil's wedding and I knew you were it for me."

I smiled as I looked at Hayley's flushed face. God, I loved this woman. I knew I always would.

I had tried for so long to resist falling for anyone—because I'd wanted to wait for her—my mythical imprint. From the moment I became a wolf and saw imprinting in the minds of my pack brothers, I waited for the day I would meet my "soul mate."

I didn't want to put any girl through what Leah had gone through. And I never wanted to put myself in Sam's shoes. When I was younger I hero-worshipped him. When he dumped Leah for Emily…I almost hated him for that until I phased the first time and saw imprinting through his eyes. I thought he had randomly dumped my sister for my cousin. How cold can you get? But then I felt his connection to Emily; the irrevocable bond that sealed his fate and I understood. Even though he loved Leah, it wasn't enough. He needed Emily like he needed air. And I wanted that type of relationship, too. I had wanted to imprint.

I've always been the happy-go-lucky type. Nothing usually got to me. I saw my family become divided when Sam imprinted. I saw my family almost destroyed when my father died shortly thereafter. Yet, I still kept my positive outlook on life.

Why?

Because I knew the great love of my life was out there waiting for me. So I went out and met as many women as I could. I even slept with a good majority of them. And I continued to wait for my imprint for the next 20 years.

But she never showed up. And I finally started to lose hope. All my friends were getting married, having children. Embry, Jacob, Quil…even Edward Cullen had a kid and grandkids. I wanted what they had.

I began to wonder if I would ever imprint. I mean, Mr. Perfect Imprint never happened for my sister, but that didn't stop her from finding happiness. Leah met Mr. Good Enough, settled down, got married, and lived happily ever after. Well, so far. Going by her example, I finally gave up on meeting my destiny. I started theorizing that maybe Clearwaters didn't imprint. When I finally accepted the inevitable and opened myself into finding real, tangible love, the perfect girl was in front of me the whole time.

I had known Hayley Becknell from the moment she was born. She was Jared and Kim's daughter and twin sister of Hanna. She made her intentions toward me known pretty much as soon as she hit puberty. She flirted with all the muster her teenage heart could carry. When she was fifteen, she even told me at Quil Ateara's wedding that she was in love with me. Of course, I didn't touch her. In fact, I kept my paws as far away from her as I could get.

Then the summer before she turned eighteen, something changed between us. Hayley stopped looking like a teen with a crush. For the first time, I saw her as the woman she was becoming. She applied for a summer job at the garage I co-owned with Quil and we hired her. She was good with customers, organized, and incredibly sweet. I couldn't help but be drawn to her.

It was right as summer was coming to a close that we kissed for the first time. I had gone into the front office where she worked. We had just closed for the night, and I'd wanted to wish her well because her senior year of high school was starting in a few days.

"Thank you, Seth," she had whispered. And before I knew it, she was in my arms, her mouth on mine. Though my mind had screamed caution, my heart and my body had wanted her. Still, I didn't push for anything else and even broke off the kiss, telling her it couldn't happen again.

It didn't matter. After that first taste of her, I found myself falling for Hayley. And she made it clear that she wanted me too. We began to date in secret. Well, we tried to keep it a secret, but I was still an active wolf and Hayley made me so happy. My feelings for her began to seep into the pack's minds and before I knew it, everyone knew we were dating, including Jared. Needless to say, he was pissed.

"What if you imprint?" he demanded to know. But by the time we'd reached this conversation, Hayley and I had been going strong and I had begun to get cocky, something very uncharacteristic of me.

I laughed at fate and said, "I'm a Clearwater. We don't imprint."

So despite disapproval from her parents and my mom…despite the raised eyebrows from my pack, Hayley and I continued to see each other. Of course, I treated her like a complete gentleman. The most I ever did was kiss her.

That lasted until Hayley's 18th birthday. I had taken her to Port Angeles for a nice dinner. She, in turn, checked us into a hotel. We spent the night making love for the first time.

The sex between us was phenomenal, probably the best I'd ever had. Hayley had been a virgin, but apparently she had been storing up a lot of fantasies about me over the years. She'd confessed that she had spent hours researching on the Internet how to pleasure a guy and damned if she didn't put that knowledge to good use.

And or the next nine months we became even closer, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. I soon realized that Hayley was it for me. I couldn't imagine my life without her. She had finished up school by then and had no desire to go to college. All she wanted was me, she said.

So last night, I proposed and Hayley happily accepted. We told Kim and Jared first. Kim had smiled though her eyes had been worried. Jared got up from the couch he'd been sitting on and started going towards his gun cabinet. Kim had stopped him before he could reach his rifle.

He then looked at me and stated threateningly, "Hurt my daughter, and I'll shoot your fucking nuts off."

So yeah…it went well. I also called my mom and told her the news. She spurted out her congratulations and hung up. A part of me was hurt. I really wanted someone to just be happy for us. I knew people were worried, but not all wolves imprinted. Why couldn't they understand that?

Leah was in town today for the baptism of Embry and Rebecca Black-Call's daughter, Maggie. She lived in Portland, Oregon with her husband and three kids. I hoped that at least my sister would be happy when she heard our news. And I knew she out of anyone would understand that you didn't need an imprint to find true love.

I looked at Hayley now, her cheeks flushed. She was so beautiful she took my breath away. I continued to play with her desire. Liquid heat greeted me. She was more than ready for me and I found I couldn't wait. I entered her slowly and began to thrust at a teasing pace.

"Harder Seth," Hayley demanded.

I took her bottom lip in my mouth and sucked it as I increased my pace. The bed was soon shaking as we moved, the air filled with our heavy pants. Hayley began to orgasm, her insides quivering around me. The sensation sent me over the edge. I grunted in exhilaration as I poured myself into her. She wrapped her arms around me and I collapsed against her, our bodies trembling together.

"Wow," she murmured as she kissed my neck. "You can wake me up like that anytime."

The phone next to my bedside table began to ring and we both groaned. Pulling away from Hayley, I reached over and answered it.

"Seth, it's your mother."

"What's up, Mom?" I said in exasperation.

"I need you to meet me at Embry Call's house as soon as possible."

"Mom," I said on a half laugh. "I haven't even gotten dressed yet or had coffee. Can't this wait until after Maggie's baptism?"

"No, I'm afraid it can't. This is important, Seth."

"Fine," I grumbled. "I'll meet you there."

I hung up the phone and brushed my mouth against Hayley's. "I've got to get going."

"So I heard," she replied. "I guess I should go, too. I need to go home, shower, and change before the christening."

I got out of bed and made my way over to the closet. "I'll see you there then. We can skip the party afterwards and go out for lunch."

I felt her arms wrap around me from behind. "And maybe take up where we left off, hmm?"

I turned so that I was facing her and kissed her softly on the lips. "That sounds like the perfect plan."

Sighing, she grabbed her clothes and put them on. Giving me one more kiss, she said, "I'll see you later."

After she left, I went in and took a quick shower before dressing in a nice suit for the day's event. It was designer made. I had done well for myself over the years. Aside from taking Alice Cullen's investment advice, I also was part of owner of my family's business, the Clearwater Supply Store, as well as co-owner of the garage I ran with Quil. Leah and her best friend Whitney also owned two exclusive spas which I was a shareholder in. I had more money at this point in my life than I knew what to do with. Though I didn't spend it foolishly, there was nothing I liked more than a quality suit. I made my way over to the Call home and arrived at the same time my sister did. Leah came over and gave me a hug.

"Hey cradle-robber," she joked. "Where's the little one? Pre-school?"

My cheeks flushed. "You know that I didn't sleep with Hayley until she was eighteen, and I wish you wouldn't call her a pre-schooler."

"Aww, why? Will she throw a tantrum?" Leah replied sardonically.

"No, because I expect you to have more respect for my future wife," I gloated.

Leah's jaw dropped at that. "Are you shitting me?"

"Nope," I returned.

"You're making a mistake," she immediately said.

I felt myself getting angry. "Not you too! I thought that you at least would be happy for me."

"The girl's an octopus, Seth," Leah said, her voice rich with disapproval. "She clings to you way too much. She always has and you're so desperate to get your happy-ever-after that you don't even see it."

"Were you desperate when you married Dylan?" I snapped and then was instantly remorseful. I knew how much it worried Leah that Dylan wasn't her imprint. She loved him and he was a good man. Dylan treated my sister like a queen, and they had three adorable kids to show for it. I said remorsefully, "I'm sorry. That was uncalled for."

"Yeah, it was," Leah said stiffly.

"I'm sorry," I stated again. "Where are the kids anyway? I thought they were coming with you."

"At Emily's," Leah responded. "She volunteered to watch them while we had this meeting."

"Did Lilly come?" I asked. Lilly was Leah's oldest child. She had just turned twelve and she was already acting like a moody teenager. I knew Leah was also concerned because a vampire had come near their home this past summer and Lilly had shot up overnight. Leah was worried that her daughter might phase soon.

"Yeah, she came with us, though she wasn't happy about it. She wanted to stay at her friends this weekend," Leah said just as our mother pulled up.

"Sorry, I'm late," Mom apologized as she knocked on the front door.

"Are you going to explain why we're having a family meeting and especially why we're having it at Embry Call's house?" Leah asked.

I frowned as I stared at my mom. She looked pale, her eyes slightly red-rimmed. I had to ask, "Are you okay?"

"Fine," she murmured as the door opened revealing Embry and Rebecca's son, Luke. Jeez, that kid was big for a seven-year-old.

"Hi Seth…hi Mrs. Swan," he said as soon as he saw us, his welcoming smile revealing that he lost a tooth recently.

"Hey kid," I returned. "Luke, this is my sister, Leah."

Leah never came back to La Push unless it was for a very good reason. She found that the best way to forget her painful past was to ignore it. In other words, she treated the rez like it had the plague. Luke cocked his head and his face became very serious as he stuck out his hand. Leah looked amused as she shook it.

Embry and Rebecca came down the stairs from the upper floor. Embry had done well for himself over the years despite the pain he'd suffered. His imprint hadn't been easy. Rebecca had been married at the time he imprinted. They ended up having a brief affair which resulted in Luke's conception. However, Rebecca hadn't known that the baby was Embry's until years later. By that time, Luke had only thought of his step-dad as his real father. He hadn't adjusted well to Embry's presence in his life, but things had gotten better for them. The years Embry had been separated from Rebecca now showed on his face. His hair was graying and he had deep lines around his mouth and eyes. Of course, his job as an emergency room doctor probably didn't alleviate his stress.

"Hey," he greeted, patting me on the back before giving Leah a quick hug. He put his arm around Rebecca and said, "Leah, you remember Becks, right?"

"Yeah," Leah replied, shaking Rebecca's hand. "Nice to see you again."

"You too. Embry told me you have three kids now."

As the girls talked about children, I watched my mom and Embry. They were exchanging silent glances I didn't understand.

Leah must have picked up on the tension as well, because she finally said, "Okay Mom, what did you want to talk to us all about?"

Our mother walked over to one of the living room chairs and sat down stiffly. Leah sat opposite her on a loveseat while Rebecca and Embry sat on the couch. I remained standing, crossing my arms over my chest.

Rebecca looked over at her son and said, "Luke sweetie, why don't you go upstairs for awhile and play, okay?"

He scurried upstairs and we heard his bedroom door close a few seconds later. My mom gave me a level stare.

"Seth, why don't you share your news with Embry and Rebecca," she suggested.

I wanted to roll my eyes at how dramatic she sounded. Instead, I unfolded my arms and rubbed at my neck as I said, "I don't know why you're making such a big deal about this." I glanced at Embry and stated, "I asked Hayley to marry me."

"Jared's daughter?" he replied in a surprised tone. "Isn't she a little young?"

"No," I snapped in annoyance, ignoring the smirk Leah was giving me. "She turned eighteen months ago. We've been dating for over a year now." I looked at my mom in frustration. "I love her, Mom. Why can't you just be happy for us?"

"Because you could imprint," she said sternly.

This time I did roll my eyes. "We've been over this. Clearwaters don't imprint. I mean, I've been a wolf for years and I've never imprinted. Leah's never imprinted either. It just doesn't happen for our family. And I don't know why we have to have this conversation in front of Rebecca and Embry anyway," I added in embarrassment.

"That's something I wanted to talk to you about," my mother said, her voice cracking slightly.

"Sue," Embry suddenly muttered as he looked increasingly uncomfortable. "You don't have to do this."

"I appreciate that, Embry," my mother said "But it's time. Way past, in fact."

"Would someone please explain what the hell is going on?" Leah said in a tone that made me frown at her. It was as though she'd picked up on something I had clearly missed.

"You're wrong, Seth," my mom finally stated. "Clearwaters can imprint."

I froze as I said, "What are you talking about?"

"Shortly after Leah was born, your father and I had some problems. We had just started the store and things weren't going very well. In fact, we were fighting all the time. I had finally had enough and I left your father."

Leah started shaking her head. "Please tell me this isn't going where I think it is."

"Your father had an affair with Embry's mother," our mother said as tears flowed down her cheeks. "Embry's your brother."

I felt my stomach twist in disbelief. No way. No freaking way. My dad was the perfect family man. There was no way in hell he would have ever cheated on my mom.

"No," Leah said, obviously agreeing with my silent thoughts. She got up from her seat and began to pace. "Dad wouldn't do that."

And yet, in that second, I knew he would've. Shame filled me as I whispered, "Did he love her?"

My mother slowly shook her head. "No, he loved me. The affair was pretty much over before it even began."

"Why didn't you tell us?" Leah snapped.

"I didn't find out until after your father died," Mom explained. "And then…I just didn't know how to tell you."

"Oh my God," Leah suddenly muttered. "I used to give the pack so much shit about who Embry's father could be and the whole friggin time it was my own dad." She looked at Embry in anger. "Did you know?"

"Quil Sr. told me right before he died," he said quietly. I could almost hear Leah's spine snap in indignant fury.

"You've known for over a year and you didn't think to tell us," Leah hissed.

"He was trying to protect your feelings," Rebecca spoke up.

I tuned out as the rest of them bickered back and forth. All I could see was Hayley. I didn't care what they said. I wasn't giving her up for anything. I'd tell her everything that went on today and give her the choice. If she chose to let me go, it would kill me, but I'd respect what she said. But if she still wanted me despite the risks, nothing was going to come between us.

"This doesn't change anything," I remarked and the room fell silent. I looked at them and said with absolute conviction. "I'm still going to marry Hayley."

I was suddenly getting the urge to go outside. In fact, I looked over my shoulder several times at the door. I wanted out of here.

"But what if you imprint?" Mom whispered.

"It's not going to happen," I said impatiently. "And I'm not going to waste my life on a what if. I—"

There was a knock on the door and we all froze. I was closest to it and since my body was now screaming at me to get outside, I answered it without hesitation.

And…I lost the power to think.

Standing on the other side of the door was the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen. She was petite with long dark brown hair and hazel green eyes. As I stared at her, I realized that something strange was happening to me. It was like the gravity holding me to earth was transferring to this woman. The whole reason I had wanted to go outside was standing right in front of me. The pull on the base of my spine demanded that I get closer to her, and if the rest of my body would have cooperated, I would have thrown her over my shoulder and run away.

Because she was my world. She was my life.

She was my imprint.

"Hi, is Embry here?" she asked politely and the sound of her voice shot over my skin like an electric current. I couldn't even answer her. I was too dumbfounded.

"I'm here," Embry's voice said from behind me. The girl smiled and then brushed by me. I was aware of the scent of coconut and I shivered. I almost reached out and grabbed her to me just so I could breathe in her fragrant hair, but she moved too fast.

"Hey," she said, racing into Embry's arms and I had to fight back a possessive growl. I didn't give a shit if he was my brother or not, I wanted to deck him for touching my imprint. Somewhere in the back of my head, there was a rational voice whispering that I needed to snap out of it, but my inner wolf told that voice to fuck off.

Embry released her to my relief and she hugged Rebecca. So clearly she knew both of them, but I had never met her before. I couldn't recall ever seeing her on the rez, and I'd definitely remember meeting my destiny.

"What are you doing here?" Embry asked in confusion. She looked around, her eyes lingering on me briefly before she turned her attention back to Embry.

"I didn't mean to interrupt anything," she said. "I was hoping I could get in an hour with my niece and nephew before we went to the church. You know, seeing as Maggie's going to be my goddaughter and everything."

Wait…niece and nephew? A fact about Embry's mother registered in my brain. As soon as Embry turned eighteen, Kathy Call had left him and the rez behind to move to Seattle. She had met some rich man and had gotten pregnant by him. Embry barely saw his sister while she was growing up. They were pretty much cordial strangers. All I knew about her was she lived in Seattle.

Please tell me I didn't just imprint on my brother's sister.

"Oh," Embry said, finally remembering our presence. He looked at Sue nervously and said, "This is my sister, Kayla Marie. These are the Clearwaters, Leah and Seth, and their mother Sue Swan."

Fuck!

"Nice to meet you," Kayla said politely. My mother smiled stiffly back. Leah made a disgusted noise which made me want to deck her. I just stared at my imprint in a stupor. Somewhere in the distance, I heard Leah start swearing in Quileute. My mom broke down and started to cry. I couldn't figure out what their problem was. All I saw was my Kayla.

"Maggie and Luke are upstairs," Rebecca suddenly stated. "Why don't I show you up to their rooms? Did you find the house okay, by the way? I know you haven't been to La Push before."

"Umm, yeah, it was easy," Kayla Marie responded.

"Oh good," Rebecca said, her voice sounding high. "Well, let's go say hello to the kids."

She grabbed Kayla's hand and dragged her by me. Kayla's body brushed mine and I closed my eyes to savor the moment. The pull I felt toward my imprint was demanding that I follow her, and I started to do so without thought.

That was until Leah's voice shrieked, "You imprinted on your brother's sister? What the fuck is wrong with you?"

"Leah," our mom said. "They aren't related and watch the language."

"It's creepy," Leah muttered.

I frowned. Creepy? How could finding my imprint be creepy?

"They have two separate sets of parents. There's no blood between them." Embry said, though he sounded shaken.

"No blood relation except for you," Leah retorted.

I tried to get my brain to function again. "I…I…"

Fuck it. Speech was overrated anyway. I turned and started making my way towards the stairs. A sharp whack on the back of my head from Leah snapped me out of my trance. I was ready to growl at her. She was getting in the way of me and my imprint. That wasn't going to be tolerated.

"Haven't you forgotten a little something?" my sister said with raised eyebrows. When I looked at her dumbly, she added exasperatedly, "You know, like the fact that you're engaged?"

And just like that, Hayley popped into my head. From the second I laid eyes on Kayla Marie, Hayley had been completely forgotten. Oh God…I was going to hurt her like my sister had been hurt. I was Sam. I looked at her in shame and saw in her eyes that she was thinking the same thing. There was pity on her face, but it wasn't for me. It was for Hayley.

"Oh…" I replied. I realized my body was shaking all over. I was very close to phasing and I spit out, "I need to leave."

I ran for the nearby woods and burst out of my designer suit, leaving it in shreds. I howled out my pain. Seconds later, I felt the pack's Alpha, Nate Uley, inside my head. My emotions were out of control and I couldn't mask anything. I knew he was reading everything that had just happened. Because I was replaying it over and over in my head like a broken record.

Do you need anything? Nate finally asked.

I knew he already had his hands full. The pack had had to deal with a lot of drama recently. We had a new wolf named Sean who was as unstable as his father Paul had been, and there had been a breakout of imprinting amongst the pack. I guess I could add myself to that number.

Don't worry about that, he replied, reading my every thought.

I don't need anything. Thanks though, I finally said.

Sure. If you do, howl. I'm going to be at Maggie's baptism with my family.

Baptism…Hayley would be there. Nate, there is one thing.

Yeah?

Could you tell Hayley to meet me at the supply store as soon as she possibly can? And don't tell her about my imprint, please. She needs to hear it from me.

Uh…sure.

I felt him phase out and I went home. I changed back into human form and snuck into the back door of my house so people wouldn't see my naked body. I took a quick shower and put on some jeans and a t-shirt. I couldn't even look at myself in the mirror as I got ready. I didn't want to hurt Hayley. I was bleeding inside at the idea. But the pull on my spine demanding that I seek out my imprint was telling me I had no choice. I finally glanced at my reflection.

My face looked pale and haggard. There was also disgust there…disgust for myself. Unable to handle it, I punched the mirror hard. It shattered, cutting into my skin as the glass fell. I took several breaths to calm myself and washed my hands in the sink. I watched with detached interest as the skin healed up on its own.

I left my house and walked over to the store which wasn't that far away. I didn't bother going in. It was probably best if I didn't allow myself to be in enclosed quarters with Hayley. And she was probably going to want to get away from me as soon as possible.

I didn't have to wait long for her to show up. She got out of her car and approached me with a bright smile on her face. I could see her clearly, of course. Most imprinted wolves had the luxury of not seeing women. Women were blurry unless they were in pain, because wolves were only supposed to see their imprints. The exception to the rule was if the woman was an imprint or the child of a wolf because they were too closely linked to the pack.

I could see every detail of Hayley's face and she still smelled wonderful to me. Jared was right. I shouldn't have gotten involved with anyone, much less the daughter of a wolf. But I took it as my punishment. I deserved to live with the pain I was about to cause her.

"Hey baby," Hayley said, coming over to kiss me. I held up my hands and blocked her. She immediately frowned. "What's wrong?"

"Hayley, I'm so sorry," I replied sorrowfully.

"Seth, you're scaring me. Did something happen at Embry's?"

"I imprinted."

Hayley froze. "What did you just say?"

"I imprinted. I'm sorry."

"No," she said in instant rejection. "This isn't happening. You love me. You said you did."

"I do love you," I whispered. "It's just not the same anymore."

"If you love me," Hayley stated, coming over and grasping my face desperately in her hands, "then we can work this out. We can still be together."

I turned my head and kissed her palm before I stepped away from her. Her hands dropped to her sides and she turned away from me.

I tried to make her understand. "You know that's not how it works. Jared and Kim are imprinted. And you know how Devlin is with Hanna." Devlin was Paul and Rachel's oldest son. He'd imprinted on Hayley's twin a few years ago. "You've seen how hard it is on Dev with Hanna being at Julliard. Wolves need to be with their imprints. I can't be with you anymore. Already I'm—"

I stopped speaking and Hayley turned to face me, her eyes flashing. "You're what?"

I swallowed painfully. "I'm already longing to see her again."

Hayley lifted her chin. "Who is she?"

"Embry Call's half sister."

"He doesn't have a half sister," Hayley snapped.

"Yes, he does. She just never comes here. She lives in Seattle."

"So what?" Hayley asked, coming over and poking me in the chest with her index finger. "Are you just going to give up your life here and move to Seattle?"

When I didn't say anything, her face turned disbelieving. "You're seriously thinking of going to Seattle, aren't you? For a fucking bitch you've only known for two seconds."

The wolf inside me snarled angrily at anyone calling my mate a bitch, but I held back the sound. Instead, I repeated stiffly, "I'm sorry."

Hayley shook her head and wiped a tear away that had trickled down her cheek. She looked at me with determination on her face. "Kiss me."

"What?"

"If this is it—if you're going to throw away everything we have—then kiss me goodbye. Make me believe you're over me."

"Hayley—"

She walked over to me and pressed herself against me. My hands automatically went to her waist and she smiled in triumph. She stood on her toes and pressed her lips to mine. Her tongue pushed inside my mouth, and out of habit, mine caressed it back. She moaned in return and I felt her one leg wrap around my waist. She started to grind herself against me and my body went cold.

This felt wrong. Hayley's hand went between us and slipped underneath the waistband of my jeans. I felt her stroke my flaccid member.

"C'mon baby, get hard for me," she murmured against my mouth. A part of me wanted to give in. I didn't want to be like Sam. I didn't want to hurt this woman whose only crime was giving me her heart. But my body didn't react. In fact, I felt repulsed by her touch.

"No!" I snapped, pulling her hand away from me and taking several steps back. "It's over, Hayley."

"It's over, huh?" she said in bitter rejection. "It'll never be over between us."

And then she slapped me hard across the face before she got back into her car. With her tires squealing, she took off out of the parking lot. I waited until she was out of sight, before I collapsed to the ground and broke down.

End Note

This story is already written, I just need to find some time to edit the other chapters. But it won't take me too long to update this. I hope you've enjoyed it so far.