Possession

By LilyAurora

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Chapter Four

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"Ignoring me isn't going to make me want to leave Paul. It's just going to make me stay longer." Jared laughed at Paul's furrowed brow. "Dude, the sooner you start talking the sooner I leave you alone."

"You're a nosey bastard." Paul snapped.

"Yeah whatever," Jared's arms crossed behind his head as he studied Paul. "I'm still not leaving until you tell me what the fuck is going in."

"Nothing is going on." Paul growled, finally sitting down.

"Ha, bull fucking shit. I already figured out who and what, I want to know when and why the fuck you decided to keep it to yourself and lie about it. Fucking lie dude."

"I didn't lie, I just with held information." Paul's lips twitched as he watched Jared lose his calm persona.

"Fuck you. You're an ass."

"And you're a nosey bastard," he shrugged.

"So?"

"So what?"

"When did you imprint?"

Paul shook his head. "I still can't believe you figured it out. I mean, am I that easy to read?"

"To me? Yes. The rest of the pack, no." He shook his head, leaning forward, arms resting on his thighs. "You're lucky it was me that figured it out Paul, how the fuck Sam bought your bullshit is beyond me." He snorted his disbelief.

Paul shrugged. "I don't know and I don't care as long as he did. He's got his head in enough of my business without him knowing about this as well."

"You're going to have to tell them eventually, you know that right?"

"Of course I do. You think I'm fucking stupid."

"Well, on occasion, yes. Definitely stupid."

"Fuck you." Paul laughed.

"Seriously though, when did you imprint on Bella?"

Paul sighed. "A few weeks back."

"Weeks? Jesus dude, as soon as I imprinted on Kim I was fucking lost. I mean, I couldn't spend a minute from her and when I did, fuck it hurt so much."

"Yeah, but Kim loved you even before you knew who the fuck she was."

"True, but I am a fucking catch, let's be fair."

"Only in your eyes and Kim's. No one else's."

Jared ignored the dig. "How are you managing to stay away from her? I mean, the pull was so strong with Kim at first. It felt as if I was choking."

Paul scrubbed his face with his hands. "I have an idea."

"Jesus Christ, here we go." Jared rolled his eyes as he leaned back in the chair.

Paul shot him a glare before continuing. "Sam, when he found out about imprinting he followed orders like a good little soldier and left Leah, yeah?"

"Yeah." Jared agreed.

"So when he imprinted on Emily, he was the one who chased her because an imprint is a precious gift." His tone dripping with sarcasm.

"Ok, I still don't see where you're going with this."

Paul ignored him.

"Sam didn't even consider fighting it or controlling it. He just took what the council said as face value and followed orders."

"Still doesn't explain you and Bella, Paul."

"When you imprinted on Kim, her love for you was so strong, your wolf could sense it, hence affected the bond between you, making it strong."

"So what you're saying is, our wolves have control over the imprint bond?"

"More or less."

Jared just gaped at him. "More or less? Seriously. That's your reason for keeping Bella a secret. It doesn't even make sense. You're such a dick."

"I'm not explaining it very well."

"No shit, because I have no clue what the fuck you're on about. If you're trying to find a way out of the imprint, good luck with that, because there isn't one. I tried."

"You tried to break your bond with Kim?" Paul was genuinely shocked.

Jared nodded. "Yeah, we're just so, different. I mean, she's a sweet girl and all, but damn it she's so fucking shy. I mean, really shy. Can't even kiss her without a full on blush attack and PDA, not a chance. Not that I'm all for it, but you know sometimes you just want to pin your girl to a tree and grind the fuck out of her as you kiss her."

Paul laughed, coughing as Jared glared at him.

"I'm controlling it."

"What the imprint? Is that even possible?" Jared's shock was obvious.

"Well so far so good." Paul smirked.

"But you still need to be near her, that's why you were at the Outfitters."

"Yes, we need to be close to her. It's weird, hard to explain, it's as if we need the reassurance she's ours. But I don't need to claim her, not yet anyway."

"It makes no sense. I think you have a faulty imprint, you should demand a refund." Jared laughed.

"I want to possess her Jared." The serious look on his face, froze the other boy. "She's ours I know this, my wolf knows this. But we want to be the one in control. We want to be the one calling the shots. Wolves are dominant creatures. So are men. Shit even Leah is. So when we find our mate, our imprint don't you think it should be us who are in control, us who call the shots, who take care of them." Paul sighed. "Haven't you noticed, how much like a real pack we've been acting. The scenting the need to know where each other is, all the subtle touches. We are becoming more animal than man."

"What, like we'll eventually turn into wolves?" Jared asked wide eyed.

"No you idiot. Like we are accepting our wolves more, becoming in-tune with them I guess."

"Why haven't the council explained this, warned us that this could happen?"

"Same reason that they haven't told us a lot of things. They don't know shit."

"Ugh, this is so fucked up." Jared ran his hand through his short hair. "So, in a nutshell you kept your imprint a secret because you want to control her or it, or what the fuck ever?"

"Yeah. It's weird, because the desire to be near her is there, but I can control it. I don't want to throw myself and her feet and beg for her to love me," he rolled his eyes. "I know she's mine. And I intend on claiming her, but not yet. I want to reel her in. slowly."

"You are fucking weird, dude." Jared shook his head. "That makes no sense to me."

"But it makes sense to me."