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8 Alliance
My imprint is a werewolf, ok, I just have to remain calm, there is no reason to panic… oh my god! What I am going to do now! Nobody is going to believe me; this wasn't supposed to be like this, what am I saying? I am not even supposed to imprint at all! Well, if we follow Sam's theory…Sam… this is incredible, now I can think about him without feeling anything. Why is this happening? It makes no sense; except for the fact that now is my responsibility to help the werewolves, there is no chance I can refuse a request from my imprint, this feeling is so strong and this is the first time I see him!
I can't stop staring at him; he is very tall, thin but he looks strong as well, probably being a werewolf gives him the same physical characteristics that shape shifters have, he has short black hair, beautiful brown eyes, someone bring a bucket please, I am drooling here.
This is so embarrassing, I've been staring at him for a whole minute, he probably thinks I am an idiot! Or not, they are worried about something else, they are too busy to pay me attention, what did I miss?
"Oh no, he has that look", someone said
"Dude, are you feeling ok?"
"I think we lost him"
"Valadik", my imprint suddenly whispered. His voice is gorgeous! "She did it… she broke the seal"
"Are you completely sure?" his leader asked him
"I feel… its like if someone had taken a huge weight from my shoulders, all my insecurities, my fears… they are gone… I am free", he answered with a smile
"And let's not forget that he has been staring at her since he saw her, in fact, I think he hasn't even blink", another werewolf mentioned trying not to laugh
"This is awesome!"
"I told you meeting her was going to be great"
"No you didn't, you said it was a waste of time"
"I didn't say that!"
"Leah Clearwater let me introduce you to Dylan Sorin", Robert suddenly said. "Dylan, this is the girl we told you about"
"It's a pleasure to meet you Leah", my imprint held out his hand and I shook it
"Hi", ok… I need to say something else, anything! "Uhm… what seal were you talking about?"
"Oh, about that, well… you…no, no… me… but you… and then me… no, wait…you", ok my imprint is having trouble to express himself. "Do I have to explain it now?" He asked Valadik
"Let me do it", Robert said losing his patience. "Ok Leah, do you remember that I told you every werewolf takes his real form once a month with full moon?"
"Yes"
"I lied"
"Ok?"
"Well I didn't lie, but I skipped a detail, only immature werewolves loose control with full moon"
"How can a werewolf mature?"
"Founding his sol", Dylan answered. "Thanks Robert but I think is better if I explain it to her. Actually guys, can you give us a little of space?"
The other werewolves started smiling at each other and Valadik pushed them to the front yard.
"Sorry about that, but I can't concentrate with all of them around"
"It's ok", I said, although I don't understand why he asked his friends to leave, this sounds like he is going to tell me something really important. "What exactly is a sol?"
"How can I explain it? When we transform into werewolves, we loose control, the wild side is stronger than the human side and we start attacking everything without thinking rationally. It feels horrible, we loose all the perspective and we can't stop ourselves even if we want to. With time, we can train the human part to fight the wild part during the transformation, but it's never enough. Our ancestors used to compare it to a nightmare or dark night with no stars, were all you can see is a full moon torturing you"
We sat on the floor and I kept quiet processing all the information. He is really serious now, and I understand, it's like when Billy Black told us stories around the bonfire.
"Fortunately for us, there is something that can save us. Our ancestors said that there's a woman for each one of us, a woman who will be able to break the seal in us. The change that her presence is able to make is not strong enough to break the curse that we carry, but it is able to make the human part of a werewolf stronger than the wild part. That is what we call a mature werewolf, one that is still able to transform but can still think as a person in the new form, do you understand?"
"Yes", I answered nervously. "More than you can imagine actually. You said I broke your seal, so now you are a mature werewolf?"
"Exactly. Werewolves can live for a very long time, and there is no way to know when or where we are going to find that special woman who is able to free us. There are many who can't stand the pain and all that implies being a werewolf, that's why our ancestors compared women to the sun, because they bring light to our dark nights"
I couldn't hold back my smile. He doesn't look comfortable saying all this things, but he continued anyway.
"I was born in Denmark, and there we use the word ¨sol¨ to talk about the sun, so technically, you are my sol"
If I could see the color of my own cheeks I am sure it would be carmine red. I can't believe this is happening! I am special for him!
"How long have you waited to find me?" I asked
"Well, I was transformed when I was 23, but I am 162 years old"
My imprint is 162 years old? Ok this is weird, at least he looks the same age I am and he is not an old guy or a toddler.
"Well at least I arrived before you lost your sanity", I joked and he laughed, I made him laugh!
Ok Leah control yourself. I've been acting like a spoiled teenager, I need to focus now.
"What do I have to do to help you?" I asked
"You already did everything you were supposed to do", he gave me a look full of gratitude, but I feel disappointed, I really want to help him. "Now is up to me, all I have to do is think about you every time I' am feeling I' am losing control, or at least that's how everyone describes it"
"So if I leave, you are still going to be ok?" I tried not to sound sad
"Even if the woman dies, the werewolf will always remain in his mature state, it just takes one look to break the seal", he explained. "Look Leah I don't want to scare you with this, but we share a very strong bond now. I've seen other teammates in their mature state and even if theoretically they can live without their sol, it doesn't really works that way"
"What do you mean?"
"The connection becomes so strong that I am going to start thinking about you, not only when I transform, all the time, I'll want to see you, to know about you, to be with you…"
"It's like falling in love", now it was his turned to blush
"Many of our ancestors used to describe a sol as our savior, others considered them our mates, but don't worry Leah, this only works on me, I mean, you are free to decide if you want to continue with your normal life, I am not going to stop you, I'll just be there if you ever need me"
"Thanks for explaining this to me"
"You don't have to decide now…"
"There is something that I need to tell you", now is my turn to explain. "You already know I am a shape-shifter, that means I can transform myself into a wolf whenever I want to. My people has a lot of ancient legends, and one of them describes something very similar to this, is call imprinting"
"You are not making this up just to make me feel good, right?"
"Let me finish. We don't know why it happens, and it is supposed to be a rare phenomenon, but for some reason many shape shifters have found their imprints. They describe it as a very strong feeling, like love at first sight but stronger"
"What exactly is an imprint?"
"For the one who imprinted it means he has found his soulmate, he feels that life is not worthless without the other person and he is going to do everything his imprint asks him to do, no matter how hard or crazy it sounds. If the imprint dies then the shape shifter is going to die eventually, because the pain is too strong to handle it. But it doesn't mean the same for the imprint; nobody can assure she is going to show the same devotion for him. Although, all the cases I've seen have ended with nice couples"
"What if the imprint decides to continue with her life?"
"The shape shifter is going to be everything she wants him to be, a friend, a teammate, a brother, a lover… I used to think it was an idiot way to mate everyone because it doesn't let you choose the person you are going to fall in love with, but now that I can feel it, it's just so strong…"
"You imprinted?" he sounds scare
"I imprinted you"
Our eyes met and we stayed silent staring at each other.
"Hey Dylan!" we turned around to see Tyler in the distance. "Can you come here please?"
We walked to the front yard were all the other werewolves were and we joined their conversation.
"So?" Robert asked me
"Well, I have lived with all kind of mythical creatures, I think I can I get use to you", they all start shouting and celebrating around
"Good, now we need to explain you our story so you can understand what you are getting into", Valadik said
"And let's not forget the little army that comes with her", the guy with red hair remembered. "50 more people are going to be real useful"
"In that case I need to tell you my own story too", I said. "My people has their own problems with Volturi and it's important that you know about them"
"Forgive me for interrupting, but this sounds like its going to take a lot of time, and didn't you mention before that you needed to leave?" Robert reminded me
Now I feel like if someone has just thrown a bucket of cold water at me.
"What time is it?" I asked worried
"2 am", someone answered
"We've been talking for two hours?"
"Leah calm down", Dylan said
"I have to go back; I need to get back to Volterra"
"If you think that I am going to let you go inside that castle again…"
"Dylan I need to return now, not because I want to, but if they discover that I was here talking to you…"
"You are leaving with us, right?" He turned to look at Valadik
"You don't understand, almost six months ago Volturi kidnapped a member of my family to provoke us and start a second war. They said that one of the powerful members of my family could take the place of the little kid they had kidnapped, so I exchanged my life for hers and I was accepted as a new member of the Volturi royal guard. If I don't get back now they are going to use my betrayal as an excuse to attack my pack and my family"
I hope they understand, but that is the reason I haven't escape in all these months, disappearing now is like throwing all my work away.
"Besides", I continued. "Vampires gifts have an effect on me, and there is vampire who is able to sense the presence of people no matter where they are. If they use that against me and they find me with you we are all dead"
"Demetri", Dylan whispered
"You know him?" I asked surprised, I thought they didn't like to use names to name vampires
"We have fought against the royal guard many times, we know all of them", the red hair guy answered
"But we are not ready to fight them, not yet. Leah is right; she needs to return to the castle, at least for a few months until we are ready to rescue her", Valadik said. "Are you sure you can handle it?" he asked me
"If I managed to survive all this time, I think I can do it for a few months more", I answered. "Besides I am not a prisoner there, if I ask for permission I can go in and out whenever I want to. Now that I think of it, I can work as a spy, that way you don't have to send someone to the dungeons", hey I am actually liking this idea
"That works for me", Tyler said. "I don't want to go down there again"
"I disagree"
"Dylan please, there is no other way", I told him, but he looked away from me and crossed his arms. "You have to trust me, I know how to deal with vampires and they can't kill me so…"
"What do you mean they can't kill you?" Robert interrupted surprised
"I am under Aro's protection because I am the only female werewolf in Quileute history, I mean shape shifter female, he considers me unique and special, so he ordered his guard to stay away from me"
"Well, that's disappointing", the red hair guy said. "I was going to ask you to introduce me to your sisters and cousins"
"Oliver!" a general chorus made him shut up
"What?" he asked confused
Well, at least now I know his name. I turned around to look at Dylan again.
"I am not going to take my eyes away from you", that sounds like a yes to me so I smiled back at him
"So, when do you want to meet again?" I asked them
"It depends in when you are going to be able to get out of the castle alone again", Robert said
"Three weeks", I answered and they all nodded. "I can convince Aro to give me a day for myself if I make him notice that I have followed all his orders in the last six months, that's half a year, he owns me that"
"Then we'll see you in three weeks here at the same hour", Valadik said and I nodded
"Can I ask one more thing?" I asked shyly
"Sure", Dylan answered
"Can you tell me your names?" they all started laughing
"Where did we leave our manners?" Robert asked himself. "Well, you already now Tyler and me, that one is Dylan of course and our team leader Valadik"
"Now let me introduce you to Oliver", Dylan pointed at the red hair guy
"Sorry about your nose", I said remembering I had punched him
"It's ok", he said shrugging his shoulders. "Our bodies heals themselves, so is not really a problem"
"Then we have Jamal", Dylan continued pointing at a black teen. "Erick", a guy with curly black hair smiled at me. "Brad", the guy with brown hair blinked an eye to me. "And Alex", the blond guy looks at me as if he wants to kill me
"He isn't very sociable", Tyler whispered to me
I took a look at my new team. I never considered this could happen, but is better this way. Is weird you know? I used to think I was fine the way I was, but now that I am accompanied I just realize how lonely I was.
"Hey, does anyone know how to get to Siena?"
Seth's point of view
I entered my mum's grocery store and I started looking for her.
"Hello Seth"
"Oh, hi Miss Call", I greeted Embry's mother. "Have you seen my mother?"
"She went to back to look for some carrots for me, but I am sure she'll be back in no time"
"Ok, then I'll wait for her"
I leaned against a wall hoping my mother will come soon. I found a message this morning in the kitchen from her saying that she wanted to talk with me, I wonder why.
"So, Embry tells me that the plans for your new workshop are almost ready", miss Call mentioned
The pack and I decided to open a garage together and we already have the money to start building it. I took a couple of courses in college and I think I am ready for this; it is what I have always wanted.
"Yes indeed, we just have to take care of some details"
"Congratulations then, your mother must be proud of you"
"She is", I said with a smile
"And what about your sister? Is she still studying in Europe?"
"Leah doesn't know what she is going to do the next semester, but she is having a great time there so I think she is going to stay another season", I lied
Everyone in La push thinks that Leah received a scholarship to study in Italy. She had to answer immediately, so she left without saying goodbye to anyone. I know, it's the stupidest lie ever, but everyone thinks it's true. Besides, not everybody liked Leah, so they didn't ask too many questions. Stupid people; I am probably one of the few that really understands her. She is not a bad person, she just had very difficult moments in her life and she doesn't know how to deal with them, but she is learning! Well, she was learning…
Hold on sis, I am going to bring you back, just hold on till I can get there.
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