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Chapter Nine
After that kiss I decided to give Jacob a chance. I was hesitant, as you can understand, but I tried not to doubt him. What did I have to loose? He had gone in search of food and I was able to recollect my thoughts and process everything that he had told me about imprinting.
Could I really put my feelings on the line?
I was scared to admit that I wanted this.
I wanted him, I wanted to be with him and it terrified me. I would spend the rest of my life living in this cave if it meant I could be with him but at the same time I wanted to leave and never come back; I somehow knew something bad was going to happen. Yet all I wanted was to be able to kiss him, to hug him and to sleep next to him.
I could do that all here, with him.
I looked up, smiling shyly as he entered carrying more food. I winced, once again, at the bloody carcass of a bird and happily took the apples. I think after this ordeal I was going to be a vegetarian. He laughed at my expression, sinking to the ground next to me and chewing away at the bird.
"That's disgusting." I commented.
He snorted, throwing the bones over to the growing pile, "When you've lived out here for sixteen years you stop caring."
"Do you ever think about going back?" I asked hesitantly.
He didn't answer, taking an apple, "So are you going to tell me how you got into the woods?" He asked.
I sighed, letting my question slide and asking his, "I'm only going to tell you if you promise you won't overreact."
Jacob looked over at me, "I promise I won't overreact."
I snorted, "You're a liar. Anyway, I got invited to a bonfire at some beach outside of La Push by some people from school. I was stupid enough to think that I was actually fitting in for once and got tricked into playing a game of truth or dare. Of course, I was stupid and had to be brave and pick dare. Next thing I know I'm being blindfolded and dumped in a giant forest with no way back."
Needless to say Jacob looked furious.
"You promised you wouldn't overreact." I squeaked, watching nervously as he started to vibrate. Was he having a fit or something?
He closed his eyes and took several calming breaths and then smirked at me, "I thought I was a liar." He paused, looking at me seriously, "Why did you decide to hang around with people that would do that to you?"
I recoiled, stung by his words, "You think I knew they would do something like that? What - that I wanted to be kidnapped and dumped in the woods with no way of getting back?" I glared at him and then looked over at the wall away from him.
"Well you clearly weren't thinking right." He retorted, "Were they cheerleaders and jocks?"
"What's it to you?"
"Clearly you have no idea of what those types of people are…"
I whirled around to him enraged, "What the hell does that mean? Are you suggesting that I'm naïve?"
"I don't need to suggest it; it's obvious." Jacob said as though it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Who agrees to a dare that is made by complete strangers?"
"Who runs away from the rest of civilization to get away from some problem?" I snapped.
He froze, staring at me with a dark warning, "Don't go there Arianna." He said quietly.
"Why? You're allowed to make snide remarks about my maturity but you won't even admit to the reason for being out here?" I shot back.
Jacob stood, and without another glance at me he left the cave. I huffed and leant back against the cave wall. He was so infuriating! One minute he was being calm and sweet and the next he goes off and becomes an arsehole.
I didn't acknowledge him as he returned, glaring stubbornly at the wall but he didn't say anything to me either. I shivered, cold wind shooting up and bringing a putrid smell with it.
I wrinkled my nose and wanted nothing more then to leave this horrid cave. I stood, slowly moving towards the entry of the cave until I bumped into Jacob.
He was glaring down at me, "Where do you think you're going?" He snarled, raising the hairs on my back and arms.
I shrank back slightly but stayed firm, "I'm going outside. It's disgusting in here."
I went to move around him but he grabbed hold of my wrist tightly. I gasped, pain shooting up as his grip tightened firmly over the sore marks still present on my wrist from the rope. I struggled against his grasp, crying out when he yanked me painfully away from the entrance and back to the corner that I had come from.
"Jacob, stop it!" I shouted, struggling uselessly, "Please, you're hurting me."
I yelped as he threw me against the wall, leaving me sprawled on the ground. I coughed, trying to get my breath back as he fumbled over the other side of the cave. I sat up, crawling away from him as he approached, his face contorted into complete fury and he grabbed me.
Tears streamed down my face as he threw me up against a wall and roughly tied my hands together with the same rope.
I didn't have time to react as he brought another piece of rope up to my face and shoved it in between my teeth. My shouts became muffled and all I could do was let out muffled sobs as he shoved a dark sack over my head. I don't know how he had gotten a sack and more rope; it didn't matter how or why at this point in time.
I felt his hot breath seeping through the heavy material as he spoke, "Don't ever try or think about leaving this cave again." He snarled, lifting the hood to plant a rough kiss on my mouth. "You're never leaving here."
He left me there, shivering and crying. How could I have thought that he would act totally human? He may be able to talk again but that clearly didn't mean he remembered everything about being human.
Or maybe he just didn't care.
The rope gagging me hurt more than I could describe. It cut into the corners of my mouth every time I made a noise, just like every time I moved the rope on my wrists would cut into my skin. With that in mind I tried to keep as still as possible yet I kept shivering, completely defeating the purpose of keeping still.
I didn't know what to think about him now. For some strange reason I still felt that undying attraction to him, even though he still acted like an animal. I could tell that, despite his unbalanced emotions and his abnormal nature that he cared for me, loved me.
I could tell that imprinting was as strong as he made it out to be.
Yet I wouldn't be forgiving him any time soon. How could I? He tied me up, threw a hood over my head and left me to freeze. He threw me up against a wall! I'm not so forgiving with things like that.
I froze however, as I heard his light footsteps entering the cave, shuffling nervously towards me. I could hear my heart pounding as I felt his heat seep onto me.
He had finally returned and I had no idea what I was going to do. I mean, sure I said that I wouldn't forgive him. I was actually scared of him at this point. I didn't know what type of state he was in; human or wolf, Jacob or the werewolf
It wasn't a good emotion to feel; feeling fear.
A/N sorry its been so long. I've been really sick…my doctor thought I might have had glandula fever but good news…I don't. But I'm still sick but getting better. Thought I'd update this. Bit of a while Jacob in this chapter. Keep reading and reviewing!
