Chapter 10 – Alpha's Wife's Orders
"Please tell me she's okay Em." Paul's voice laced with worry.
"Paul she's going to be just fine. She didn't die. She just had a panic attack and passed out." Emily sounded annoyed, like he'd been asking her the same question thirty times for the last twenty seconds.
"Yea like that's any better." Paul grumbled under his breath.
Emily giggled, "You boys and your imprints. I think you all try to have competitions to see who can come up with the more creative ideas on how to spring your secrets on your imprints. First Jake punches out a guy in the grocery store for touching Zeva's rear end, then she watches him punch a hole completely through the truck of a tree and you wolf out in the woods after your imprint confesses her secrets. I swear next someone is going to kidnap their imprint and force her to wolf out with him."
Paul frowned, "I'm sorry Emily. Really I am. I know I made a mess of everything and I swear I'll clean it up if Evie will let me." Emily looked at Paul as she smiled softly, "Just be patient. She may not be as accepting as the rest of the imprints have been. Lord knows you guys have been doing a whiz bang up job of explaining it."
Sam chuckled as he watched his overly pregnant wife, "My beloved you need to come rest and let the boys handle their own mistakes." Paul nodded, "Yea Emily. I really am sorry. I shouldn't have brought her here." Emily quieted both of the doting men, "Quiet both of you…I'm pregnant not dead. And Paul had you taken her anywhere but here you'd be sorry. It doesn't matter how old you guys get or what changes occur in all our lives, you're always welcome here for disasters and dinners. You should know that already. We've all been through it together you're still family even if Sam and I are starting our own family. When you guys start having your families I expect you all too still be here…And that's an order from the alpha's wife."
Paul smiled as he leaned down and kissed Emily's cheek, "Yes ma'am."
Evie slowly started to move around, she could hear voices, but they were muffled. She slowly opened her eyes trying to get the haziness to subside. She could feel a head ache coming on fast and immediately knew she'd had a panic attack and passed out. She rolled onto her side and was greeted with a soft pillow. She was almost sure she was in the woods when she had the panic attack.
Where the hell was she now?
She started to freak out a little, but then as she sat up she recognized the guest room of Emily and Sam's. Paul must've brought her here. But what happened to the wolf? Would it attack Paul if he got near it or her?
Paul was pacing the floor still as he looked up at Emily, she quirked an eyebrow at the look on his face, "What is it?" Paul smiled softly, "She's awake…She's worried about something. Em will you go check on her please?" Emily giggled as she nodded and started to stand up as Sam gently helped her. Her eight month pregnant belly was weighting her down. Emily couldn't help but giggle harder.
Emily pushed the guest room door open and then closed it as she saw Evie sitting in the middle of the bed wrapped in the blanket they'd laid across her when Paul brought her over. Emily sat down, "How are you feeling sweetie?" Evie looked up, "My head hurts, but that's normal after a panic attack." Emily reached over and pushed some hair behind Evie's ear, "You're safe here. I think you scared the hell out of Paul though." Evie frowned, "I didn't mean to. I just saw a wolf he was nearly bigger than a house and…and…I know this sounds stupid but it looked at me as though it was shocked to see me. Not that I was equally as shocked to see it. But I don't see many gigantic wolves while strolling through the woods."
Emily giggled, "Oh it was shocked alright…Was you scared of the wolf itself or the size of him?" Evie quirked an eyebrow at the woman sitting next to her, who was rubbing her belly, "Why would you ask me that Emily? I mean he was as big as a horse. I don't know where you come from but there are no mutant horse sized wolves where I was born and raised."
Emily held her stomach as she giggled hard while sitting next to Evie, Emily stood up carefully, "Let me go get Paul, he really needs to come in here and see you. You've two have a few things to discuss." Emily opened the door as she looked back at Evie, "I'm just glad you're okay." Evie nodded, "Thanks Em." Emily nodded as she disappeared out the door.
Paul was the first to approach her as she waddled down the hallway, "How is she? Is she okay? Did I scare her? Did I hurt her?" Emily giggled again as she heard Sam growl, "If you'd give her a minute she'd be able to answer you." Paul cringed when Sam used his alpha voice, "Sorry Em." Emily shook her head as she pinched Sam's arm, "Its fine. Daddy is just being overprotective. It's not like you can actually question someone to death."
Emily grabbed Paul's hands, "Calm down. She's fine. But it's definitely time you told her. She doesn't realize you were the wolf, but you need to tell her everything. It's time for you to come clean with her." Paul cringed, "Are you sure Emily?" Emily nodded without reluctance, "I'm always sure. You've been together for four months; she came clean to you tonight. It's your turn. Have a little faith in your imprint Paul. If you want to wait for the rest of the pack to get here, we can call them right now and their imprints, she's going to need more than just a fat over hormonal pregnant lady to lean on when you tell her."
Emily giggled when she heard Sam growl from behind her, "You're not fat! You're the most beautiful pregnant lady in the world. And I'll have words with anyone who says other wise of my wife." Emily shook her head at Sam's overprotectiveness, "Hush Sam! I can have my own opinion of myself. Thank you very much. Don't mind him. Sometimes I think he's the hormonal pregnant lady in this marriage."
Paul sighed heavily as he walked down the hallway, as soon as he opened the door a soft body crashed into his as he chuckled looking down at Evie. His vision in the dark being incredible he could see Evie's violet eyes as they peered up at him. His arms automatically wrapping around her as she buried her face in his t-shirt covered chest. He softly kissed the top of her head. "Are you okay Evie?" He mumbled into her hair, she nodded yes to his question. As Paul looked down again and into her eyes, "Can you handle hearing some secrets? I'm ready to tell you." She looked cute when she chewed on her bottom lip as she nodded in confirmation letting him know she could handle it…Whatever it was.
Paul sat Evie down and explained that there were some guys in the tribe who had the wolf gene because their ancestors were descendants of wolves. There was only a select few in the tribe. He made sure to name them all off in the pack so she'd know and be familiar with them. Making sure to tell her they only existed for one reason, to kill vampires, which was the only thing they were allowed to kill. Paul went ahead and explained imprinting as well, though he knew she'd have more questions about all of it down the line.
Paul frowned when Evie looked at him when he finished. Paul stood up, "You don't believe me do you?" Evie made a face, "I'm not sure what to believe right now." Paul looked down at her, his eyes pleading with her to just believe him, "Do you still trust me? I've made promises and always kept them…If you trust me I promise to prove it to you. I swear on my life it's all true. I would never lie to you."
Evie looked up when Paul held his hand out to her; again she sucked her bottom lip between her teeth as she slowly raised her hand and softly placed it in his. He gently pulled her to her feet and led her through the house, when they went through the kitchen Paul nodded his head at Jared and Jake. They both followed Evie and Paul outside and over to the tree line.
Evie felt the emptiness when Paul let go of her hand and walked ahead in front of her as Jared grabbed her arm and pulled her to a stop and had her stand next to him. Paul glanced back at her and winked as he disappeared behind a tree, Jared's overly warm hand rested in the small of her back to keep her steady. Within a few minutes a gigantic silver and dark grey wolf walked out from behind the tree.
Of course on instinct Evie started to take a step back, but Jared's hand was firmly in the middle of her back so she couldn't go anywhere. "Evie look at his eyes…Tell me you recognize them." Evie's bottom lip trembled a little, "I…I…umm." Her erratic breathing was a small sign she as headed towards another panic attack.
Jake walked up behind her as his hands gripped her upper arms and slowly started to run up and down them, "Calm down Evie, take some deep breaths, he's not going to hurt you. We wouldn't let him and he would never dream of it." Jake's voice was soft and soothing.
Paul let out a strained whine and Jared's snapped to look at his best friend, "You calm down too. She's just in shock a little. We are taking care of her." Evie swallowed hard, "Tell me it's safe to approach him." Jared nodded, "Yea…Just don't be scared of him." Evie glared at Jared, "I'm not scared of him Jared. Good lord. It's just an abundance to take in at once." Evie slowly put one foot in front of the other as she made her way to Paul. He sat down and slowly let himself slid to a laying down position in front of her. His nearly blackened eyes watched as she knelt down in front of him.
Evie watched as he crawled on his whined audibly again, she looked back at Jared and Jake, "What's wrong?" Jared chuckled, "He's scared your rejecting him, because you haven't touched him." "I can touch him? And it won't hurt him right?" Jake chuckled, "Yea believe me he's more scared of him hurting you right now then the other way around. He's scared he's scaring you also." Evie's lips pressed into a thin line as she slowly reached out, she watched as Paul belly crawled closer to her, she couldn't help but let out a giggle, she could only imagine watching him do that when he was in human form instead of wolf.
Paul coughed out a chuckle because he could only imagine what she was giggling about. At least she'd calmed down, he was sure she was on the verge of having another panic attack and couldn't bare it being his fault two times. Let alone ever again. Paul's eyes grew wide as she leaned over and kissed his snout, "I'm not afraid of you, don't look so surprised."
Evie smiled softly, "Go change back please." Paul couldn't deny her as he backed away and stood up careful not to get too close, he jogged back behind the tree and phased back as he pulled his clothes back on, when he walked back out from around the tree. Again he felt something crash into his body, he could tell by the scent it was Evie. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tight against his body. He knew this was a good start.