JARED'S POV

"Jared go to the shops," Emily told me, gently "Now that you've been eating my food for the past five days you are obliged to go out and get some more."

Ahh good old Emily she can never put on authoritative voice.

Sam scowled, he never allowed anyone to take advantage of her kind nature.

I stopped lounging in my chair and got up. "Okay, okay Sam chill I was just about to go anyway, Jeez." You'd think you of all people would have more sympathy for me.

Sam's face resumed it's passive expression as I grabbed the money off the kitchen counter. After mind reading everything Sam asked for...well more like ordered me to get I left.

Has it really been five days? It feels like an eternity...which is normal i guess when the love of our life hates you.

Sam should understand more than anyone how I feel but I suppose after spending my days moping at his house and my nights on patrol , I didn't blame the Sam that he was no longer sympathetic. Sam and Paul actually went out of their way not to be in the same form as me. When I would be in human form they would revert to wolf form and vice versa.

Well excuse for being so gloomy and depressing but I really can't help it.

"Stupid werewolf part of me, stupid shopping," I grumbled under my breath.

I speed walked it to the grocery store so I could get this chore over and done with. The only thing I felt like doing right now was crashing on Sam's couch so that I could continue to be the guest of honour at the Jared pity party. The sun had set now and as I trudged along the barren street. However my eyes became stuck on an old couple that were walking my way. They were holding hands and laughing. The couple walked quickly by me as they tried to get home to escape the colder night air. The corners of my mouth twitched up as I watched them disappear. I felt happy for a second before jealousy stabbed at me. Although the old couple had been a sweet sight I felt disdain towards them because I wanted me and Kim to be like that. I wanted us to spend a love filled life together...Okay so I am getting slightly ahead of myself since I haven't forgotten that she ran away from me.

Cursing under my breath I kept going. Suddenly i was at the grocery store but something was wrong. I noticed that there were a trio of guys who were at the front of the store. They smelled hard of alcohol and had formed a circle around a girl. Even from this distance i could tell that it didn't look like a good situation.

I walked quickly towards them as I felt that although my job was to protect people against leeches I also had a duty to protect people from other crueler ones. Suddenly I recognized the girl who was struggling to get free. KIM! .

They were harassing my Kim.

That's all that was required for my blood boil as rage raced through my veins. As I drew nearer I thought I was going to phase right there on spot as I saw that one of those pigs had grabbed Kim as the other two eyed her up and down. They were laughing at her trembling and attempts to escape. It was like I was a volcano, the pent up anger was building up and inside my chest with every vile innuendo the men made...i was about to explode.

Those men were dead.

"Hey you scumbag get away from her!" I roared.

They quickly jumped away as all three of those slimy gits turned around to see my clenched teeth and the vein in my forehead throbbing like crazy as my body vibrated. I probably looked like a mad man but then I saw Kim my archangel who was running towards me, her beautiful face contorted by fear and in that moment I didn't care that she had left me because I was a werewolf all I was concerned about was protecting my beloved. She twisted my shirt around her hand as I experienced her trying to seize me as tight as possible so I bent my arm around so that I now had her pinned firmly against my spine. Soothing her with the heat of my body, satisfying her desire for security with my iron embrace and making sure that I blocked her from the men's view.

The more I felt Kim's fragile body shaking the more riled up I got and I was pretty certain at this rate I would soon be arrested for murder.

As I returned my death stare to the men, they flinched, my eyes narrowing further and my nostril flaring but suddenly felt a pair of slender, ice cold hands on my upper back and then Kim whispered to me; my rage subsided at her quite words and I cursed myself for scaring her further.

Crushing her against my chest, staring straight into her deep brown eyes as I mouthed my apology but those man didn't deserve her mercy.

"You better get out of my sight before I knock your teeth out," I stated plainly. Those cowards slithered back to what ever rock that they had come out of and I swore that if I ever came across them again I would be the last person they ever saw.

I felt like my heart was being torn out of my chest as I felt my shirt become damp with Kim's tears and then I felt those pieces being rip into confetti as she began to push away from me.

She was running away from me… again

"Let go Jared, I need to go home."

Kim pushed her hands against my chest, trying to get free and it killed.

"No! I can't let you go. Not until i know you're alright," i said then. My words were true, maybe she didn't want to hear them but I was her protector and I will do just that, even if she wants nothing to do with me I still will shield her from pain.

Unfortunately my thoughts had distracted me from Kim who was still shivering. I quickly let her go and unbuttoned my shirt. I placed it around her shoulders without her asking.

I had always wanted to give her something of my mine, it was just like in the movies, if only It had followed better circumstances this moment would have been perfect.

" Jared you'll get cold," Were my imprints next words and my heart leapt. She was making me think that there still was a chance for us and I hoped that her erratic heart beat was because of me and not those men. However i quickly squashed my hope as i remembered Kim running away from me. Suddenly i felt dead inside.

"What does it matter if i'm cold?" i asked, trying to keep my emotions from spilling over.

I looked down then to see Kim toying with the ends of my shirt cuffs as a gentle blush swept across her was barely audible but I heard her confession "I still care about you."

I couldn't contain myself anymore so I hugged her, hugged her so close to my heart that after today I would not be able to let her go.

"I think we need to talk," i said just as quietly.

It was only when Kim snuggled into me did my breathing catch in my throat.

"Yeah let's"

With those two words i felt the hope raising again. I quickly too her head and led her towards the beach. I was defiantly sure that since It was her favourite place in the whole world, maybe just maybe it would work in my favour.

My fate is about to be decided.