Part 7
The anger and frustration was fading. Her breathing evened out to normal. She was calm and at peace. Jacob was still standing over her. The anger in his eyes had turned into confusion and then to realization. Phoebe knew that he knew, she could feel it radiating off him and affecting her.
There was no animosity left, no irritation or hatred against Paul. He didn't matter anymore. The only one that mattered was the wolf standing over her, still staring at her, but the eyes were kind now. She had seen the change in them. She whined and Jacob flinched, but he didn't move.
"Jacob!" Sam's human voice called. "Get away from her!" He ordered as the other wolves closed in on them. Jacob's body language changed immediately, taking a protective stance as he turned his eyes at the other wolves. Now they were a threat.
A rumbling sound started coming off Jacob, the growling getting louder with every move of the other wolves. They didn't charge at him out of fear and confusion at his behavior.
The imprinting was always stronger when they were both shifters, and even stronger when the actual imprinting happened while they were in the wolf-forms. It was the animal side that took over, everything else forgotten. Friends and family who didn't know could easily get themselves killed with one wrong move.
Phoebe had seen it happen before. These young shifters never had and now they would have to learn quickly if they wanted to survive.
"Jacob, back off." Sam ordered. Jacob only growled in response, not moving an inch until Sam shifted. Phoebe felt how he started building up energy, preparing for a fight that would continue until there was only one survivor. Phoebe did the only thing she could think of.
She reached out and touched the soft fur on Jacob's throat, whining softly pleading with him not to attack his friends. Jacob relaxed, lowering his head to give her more access. She continued, her actions equivalent to the soft kisses one would trail on a lover's neck.
Phoebe couldn't understand how the others couldn't understand what they were seeing. Sure they were young, but they were not strangers to the idea of imprinting. She had seen the love between Sam and Emily, this was no different. But it was. Phoebe realized she couldn't hear Sam's thoughts anymore.
She sent a question to Jacob getting the answer that he was supposed to be the Alpha of their pack but that he had wanted nothing to do with it in the beginning. Now that had changed.
Without knowing it Jacob had distanced himself from the others when he imprinted on Phoebe. Now there were only the two of them, their thoughts and their feelings.
Phoebe felt how Jacob asked Sam to leave with his pack. One by one the wolves left until they were alone. Jacob laid down next to Phoebe as close as he could get. Phoebe continued licking and petting him the way wolfs do and soon they drifted off to sleep as the new moon rose on cloudless sky.
A.N. So here we are. I liked writing this part and I hope you like reading it.
Lil sister, I hope this makes you feel better.
Lots of love
/ Staempel
