Chapter 10

"Where do I start?" Sam mumbled more to himself than anyone else. His eyes were fixed on his shaking hands with a thoughtful look written upon his face. Not one person in the room spoke a word, or moved for that matter. Everyone waited for Sam to continue. After a few minutes Sam looked up from his hands and gazed at me. His eyes met mine and he looked at me as if I was the only one in the room. "Nine years ago, Mum and Dad were not killed in a car accident like I told you" He paused whilst I let out a gasp that I had not intended to let out. "They were murdered." My eyes filled up with tears and my heart seemed to stop beating, murdered? Sam continued still holding my gaze. "Bella some of the things I am about to tell you can be slightly overwhelming, if you have any questions please wait until I have finished explaining."

I nodded in complete understanding, I knew they could see how I was eager to know more. I tried to keep the tears at bay, I wanted Sam to see that I can handle what he has to tell me and that I can be strong. It was clear that Sam still saw me as the nine year old that he once knew. This was my time to show Sam that I can handle myself and that I no longer needed him to look after me.

"Before I continue however, I need to show you something" He rose to his feet but the others remained seated. I looked at Seth and he gave me a slight nod, understanding what I was asking from him. I wanted him to come with me. Seth held on to my hand tightly as we stood also. He never let it go and it gave me comfort to know that he was there with me no matter what is said.

We made our way out into the back garden, a place in which I had not paid much attention to before but if I had I would have noticed just how beautiful it was. It reminded me so much of my mother even though she may have never step foot here. My mother loved to make our garden look amazing and I vaguely remember the exotic flowers that her garden had once been the home of. This garden looked amazing with the colourful lilies, daises and other vibrant flowers that were scattered across the long stretched grass.

"This garden is amazing" I stated with an admirable tone as we came to a stop at the foot of the trees at the very end. Seth bent down and picked up a lily and gave me a wink before placing it my hand. I smiled down at it and twirled it between my fingers. I wasn't aware of what Sam was doing until he called my name in order to get my attention.

"What I'm about to show you is linked to everything that you will find out." He rubbed both of his hands together and shifted from one foot to the other. "This will come as a bit of a shock" Was all he said before he turned and walked behind two of the massive trees and out of view. My eyes flew to Seth in confused. He squeezed my hands tightly before nodding over to where Sam had gone. I turned my head back and let out a gasp and my legs took a step back, my hand pulled on Seth to step back also but he didn't. He smiled at me and let my hand go before wrapping his arm around my waist, which enabled him to pull me forward to where I was stood before. I didn't noticed just how scared but I realised that my hands were shaking violently, along with the pounding of my heart.

I let my eyes fall onto the creature in front of me. It reassembled a spray dog with mattered black fur and sharp teeth, but it was too big to be a dog, too big to be any animal that I have seen before in fact. I looked over the creature and examined every aspect of it as it stood there and let me look at it in astonishment. My eyes met the huge brown ones and it was then that I knew what it was. I felt the fear leave as I suddenly felt as if there was nothing to be afraid of. I knew just by the looks of this animal that it was Sam.

"We're werewolves" Seth whispered to me as I gazed at the huge animal in front of me. My mind couldn't seem to be able to wrap my head around how this was even possible. How werewolves' can exist? That was a question that I should be asking myself, as I am now stood in front of my brother, who somehow has just turned into one.

"All of you?" I asked.

"The pack includes Sam, myself, Jared, Paul, Quil, Embry, Jacob and Leah. Sam can you phase back now" Seth said, his hand still in mine. I stiffened as I heard Leah's voice on the list. That's what the argument was about in the restaurant; some of the guys didn't want a girl in their pack.

I didn't even realise that Sam had gone behind the trees yet again before I saw him, in human form, walking towards us as he put his t-shirt back over his head. He didn't stop walking as he passed both of us; he just carried on going until he reached the house and disappeared inside. Seth gave me a quick reassuring smile before he pulled on my hand and led me after him.

Everyone was still sat around in the same places as we had left them and Sam had retaken his seat. When Seth and I were both settled down, Sam continued.

"Werewolves have one enemy-"

I cut him off much to everyone's surprise. "The cold ones, I remember Dad telling me the stories" Sam smiled and nodded. Dad used to always tell me stories before I went to bed, he had told Sam them when he was younger but when he was a teenager he gave up believing and laughed at Dads 'nonsense'. Each story was always about the same thing, werewolves.

"Our parents were killed by our enemies, vampires. We don't know why but we don't believe it was just a random attack." He sighed.

"Just after our parents were killed, only a few hours after, I phased into a wolf. It happens over time when the wolf gene comes out and it is set off by anger. Billy explained everything to me but at the time I was the only wolf so it was very hard to deal with. When I had managed to control my anger I started too spent more time with you and everything was fine for a few weeks. The pack was getting bigger and within a month, there were six of us. We didn't know why we were expanding so quickly at first until one night when I was teaching Embry anger control, we caught the scent of vampires. We gave chase, not stopping to think how many there were and how inexperienced we were. In a matter of minutes we were surrounded by hundreds of vampires. Of course we fought and lost, we didn't stand a chance against them. That night two of our pack members lost their life's Brady and Collin" I tension filled the room. "We respect what they did for us and they will forever be remembered for their courage. The locals here and in Forks believe that they were killed in the woods by a bear. We did kill a few of the vampires before they fled, one of which was one of their leaders, that we found out later was called James."

"After that fight, I knew I needed to protect you, Bella. They killed mum and Dad for a reason and I just couldn't stand around with you in constant danger, of course I thought about my opinions but time was running out and I had to do what was needed. You had to leave La Push. For a month, after I sent you to the boarding school I stayed there and watched over you, no vampire was in sight but the situation here was increasing and more people were phasing, not to mention dying. I knew you were safe and so I came back to protect this land. I hated myself for leaving you, it killed me. You need to understand that. I didn't want to lose you as well as mum and dad."

"But you did" I muttered.

"I know"

An awkward silence met my ears which seemed to make everyone tense up in the room. Several people shuffled in there seat uncomfortably and Emily even cleared her throat.

"Over the years the vampires have come back, for what we don't know. We have become more skilled and experienced from our first fight. We managed to 'kill' them every time, all but one. The woman, we believe her name is Victoria. She has comes back all the time with different followers and vampires each time they all die, except her. We don't know what she wants but it has something to do with our family."

"But why send me away?" I asked and for a second I realised that I had let my vulnerability show through.

"Don't you see, Bella, I had no choice. I needed to get you out of the way in order to deal with the situation and keep you safe"

"What about if the vampires had followed me there?" That was not something that had occurred to me until it had left my mouth.

"That's why I waited for a while but when the trouble continued here I knew you would be safe" His answers were all given to me calmly with the soft hint of pleading.

"I still don't get it. Wouldn't it have made more sense to keep me here where you were so that I was safer?"

"I didn't want you to grow up in constant danger. I wanted you to have a normal teenage life" He insisted.

"What normal teenager gets sent away by her brother to boarding school?" I laughed humourlessly but it caught in my throat and turned into a sob. "What about mum and dad?"

"As I said there were murdered by the vampires."

"Was either of them werewolves?" I questions impatiently.

He nodded. "Dad was, I didn't know until he died. He stopped phasing when I was born"

"Why?" I asked. "Is it possible to stop? Isn't it something that lasts a lifetime?"

"It is if that wolf can control their anger, and as for why, he realised that it was time that he lead a normal life with mum" I smiled, that was just like dad, giving up something for our mum. They were destined to be together forever and when they died I remember thinking about how at least one good thing came out of it, they would in fact, always be together.

"Do you understand why I did what I did now?" He asked with raise eyebrows. I nodded and he let out a breath of air. "I'm glad"

"There is something's I don't get though. Why did you leave me there? Why didn't you contact me? Why didn't you tell Emily, your wife about me?" The questions came out strongly and my determination to know the answers shone through my voice.

"I didn't mean to leave you. I thought this would all end and that you would be able to come back when it was all over but the longer it went on, the longer you was away. Before I knew it, years had passed by and it seemed so hard to contact you and tell you how much I missed you. You were safer there. As for Emily not knowing about you, I don't know why I did that. I just didn't feel comfortable talking about you and she never asked about if I had siblings. I locked up your room, knowing that you hated people going in there when you were gone. She never asked about what was in that room so there was no need to tell. I regret my decision now and I only wished that I had gone about everything differently. I am truly sorry."

I nodded, because I knew he was. The desperation had made its way into his voice and his eyes seemed to hold that pleading look.

"I let you have your time, now I need the same from you, Sam. I have listened to what you have said and now I need to think it through" He nodded in understanding as he rose to his feet and so did most of the other people.

"When you're ready I'll be waiting" Sam told me before exiting the room along with Emily and the rest of the pack. Billy smiled and nodded at me before Jacob pushed him out of the room. When all sound of movement and the banging of the foot door closing finished, I looked around the room to see Leah stood next to the windowsill with a nervous look on her face. When she noticed my gaze in her direction her lips pulled up into a forced smile. She seemed to be judging my reaction. I let her know I was fine with a sharp and lively smile.

"I'm going to go make some dinner, will you be staying Bella?" She asked and pushed off the window sill, walking towards the door.

"If you don't mind" I tried to speak with a normal voice but it came out with a slight stutter. She nodded and left me.

I relaxed backwards into the coach, completely forgetting about Seth who was sat next to me with my hand in his. "Are you ok?" His words seemed hesitant.

"I'm fine" I turned my head to the side to smile at him. He didn't look as if he believed me. "Really" I emphasized.

"I know how hard it is to take in. I only phased six months ago, it's still sinking in now" He finished with a laugh.

"Does it hurt when you phase?" I asked him.

"No, not really, It happens so quickly" He stated. "The first time it did though because the muscles and bones weren't used to it and the pain was excruciating."

"Do you all look the same?"

"No, we all look different, some more than others. We all have different fur and are different sizes." He explained. I nodded.

"Are you really ok, Bella?" He asked yet again.

I was going to reply with my earlier answer but I knew he saw right through my lie. "No I'm not Seth" I mumbled and let the tears fall that had been present for quite some time but I had been pushing back.

Seth pulled me to him and wrapped his massive arms around me. I rested my head into his chest and felt safety overwhelm me. I had never thought that I would have relied on someone else been there to comfort me but at this minute in time I have never felt so dependent on some else making me feel safe and secure.

"It's going to be okay Bella. Shhhh I promise everything will be okay in the end." He whispered in my ear as his hands gently rubbed my back. I brought my head to look up at him.

"How can you be so sure?"

He smiled. "Because Sam loves you"

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There you go!

It seemed to take me ages to write this, I don't know why but I wrote it about three times and wasn't happy with it, I'm still not.

Anyways somebody did actually guess correctly about what was going to happen haha I can't remember who, but who ever it was congrads!

I hope you all like it though! Review and let me know

Any chance of getting this story to 400 haha

I want to thank everyone who has left a review on You're My Only Number One (my first imprint story) because it has made it to 900 reviews!

Bex

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