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Chapter 11 – The Truth

In shock I gasp and lose my footing falling over onto my hands and knees into the dirt. Staring up at him I can't believe my eyes. I can't breath. I was right. He is the transforming wolf. I was right.

*Jacob*

With my keen wolf hearing I hear a rustle and a rapid heartbeat. Shit! I turn around to find Alex kneeling in the dirt staring up at me in shock. How does she always manage to sneak up on me?

"J-Jake?"

I take a step toward her but she scrambles to her feet, scared; it breaks my heart. I don't want her to be afraid of me but I don't blame her.

'W-w-what are you?"

I whimper. I can't phase back because I'll be naked. I don't know how to let her know it's okay; that I wont hurt her. I lay myself down, keeping my head low in order to make myself look less intimidating, if that's even possible. I can hear her take a deep steadying breath.

"You were the wolf I saw in the woods that night."

I nod my wolf head.

"You're not going to hurt me, are you?"

I shake my head. I would never hurt her I wish she knew that. She takes a few careful steps toward me.

"You have a lot of explaining to do Jake."

I smile the best a wolf can as she reaches out hesitantly toward me. I reach my head out to rub it on her hand. She gently laces her fingers into my fur. It feels so wonderful I don't want her to stop. It's so rare that we're touched like this as wolves. She smiles a little.

"Your so soft."

She scratches around my ears and neck and I close my eyes in bliss. She's taking this better than I ever expected she would.

"Can you change back? Or are you stuck?"

I can't help but laugh, well, in my head at least. I stand up and I can hear her breath catch. I always thought she was tiny but standing next to her in wolf form she really is so small. I walk off into the woods in order to phase. I walk back in my cut off shorts to a confused then blushing Alex.

"Alex I'm so sorry… I …"

She isn't even paying attention to what I'm saying. Her eyes are dancing over my body and I laugh.

"Alex?"

"Huh?"

She looks up at my face a little dazed.

"I'm sorry, I should have told you about everything earlier but I … I didn't want to scare you away. I have so much I need to tell you about myself … and… about us."

"Jake I haven't exactly been honest with you either."

I knew she was hiding something from me. I was right.

"But... you go first considering you just exploded into a wolf. It's kind of a big deal."

I laugh

"Yeah alright. Well…"

Where do I start? There is so much to tell her. This could be a while.

"Come here."

I lead her to a fallen log so we can sit down. We sit next to each other and she looks up at me. She waits patiently for me to explain.

"Well you know my Native American tribe back in Washington?"

She nods

"Well we're called Quileutes. All our tribal stories and legends are based around wolves."

"Yeah I read about them in a book my dad had."

I look at her with confusion.

"After that night in the woods I looked up stuff about wolves because of that wolf… well you."

"So you know all about my tribe?"

She smiles

"Yeah"

I smile back at her.

"Well the legends are true. A select few of us who have the ancient gene transform into wolves when danger threatens our tribe. We are designed to kill vampires, to protect our tribe from them, because they used to destroy and feed on our people. They are re-"

"That's why you freaked out when Juliet came in!"

"Yeah. But wait you know she's a vampire?"

"Yeah but she doesn't hurt anyone. Her and her parents are really nice they wouldn't hurt anyone. Well her parents are a little iffy but Juliet would never let anything happen and my brothers and I can protect ourselves."

"Against a vampire! Alex you can't! They are too powerful, too strong, too fast. Alex you can't hang out with them. They'll hurt you and I can't lose you. I just can't"

"Jake…"
She puts her hand on my shaking one. I feel my control slipping again but I rein it in.

"… trust me, I can take care of myself. Its part of what I haven't told you. Is it my turn now?"

"Well… there is one more thing."

She waits for me to tell her. She's taking this so well; it's weird. She doesn't seem even remotely weirded out. And I thought Bella handled weird well. Bella, I wonder what she's doing now, where she is, what she is. It hurts to think about.

I have to tell Alex she's my imprint, but how do you tell someone they have to be with you for your health and theirs. I take a deep breath.

"Alex the men in our tribe that turn into wolves, they have this… this different way of falling in love. We call it imprinting. When the wolf sees his mate for the first time his whole world changes and so does hers. There's no warning and we have no Idea who she is or when we'll find her but each wolf has one girl that they are meant to be with and once we imprint we cant live without them. She is our world, our life. We will do anything to protect her."

"Sounds like you know from experience."

She looks away. Could she really think that it's someone besides her? I smile and pull her chin up to look at me. I laugh softly.

"Alex, it's you. You're my imprint. That night you found me in the woods, the night I took you to my hotel room; I imprinted on you."

"Really?"

I can see sparkles in her eyes and a light smile on her lips and my heart flutters. But then the smile drops and she pulls her chin from my hand to look away again.

"That's… that's pretty intense."

I don't know what to say. It is intense. I thought she was okay with it. She looked happy. I... I can't lose her. She can't want to not be with me. I wont… I can't live... without her.

"Alex?"

"How am I supposed to react to this?"

"I … I honestly don't know. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to put all this on you, it just happened. I am just as shocked as you are. I could have never predicted I would find my imprint in New York, so far from home. But I'll wait for you Alex. If you don't want to be with me I will be your friend. I can give you time."

She nods.

"I think I need at least a little time to process. To sort stuff out in my head."

I nod. Honestly I'm just happy she isn't running away screaming after seeing me as a wolf and hearing about all this.

"So what did you want to tell me?"

"Oh… I'm a wizard."

What? A wizard? Is she trying to be funny? I don't say anything, trying to figure out if she's just messing with me.

"I'm not kidding Jake. My brothers and I are wizards. In a few years we have to have this competition to see who gets to keep their powers. Only one of us can keep them its some kind of a stupid rule."

"Really?"

She rolls her eyes at me and pulls a stick out of her boot.

"Yeah really."

She says some series of rhyming words and the tip of the stick glows she flicks it gracefully at a rock on the ground and the rock turns into a pretty daisy. She reaches down plucks the daisy from the ground and tucks it behind her ear.

"Wow. I didn't realize wizards really existed."

"Yeah well I already knew werewolves existed."

"The boyfriend that ran away?"

"Yeah."

She looks away.

"I haven't seen him. I'm sorry."

I said I'm sorry but I didn't really mean it. I don't want him to come back. It's selfish of me but I'm afraid if he does he'll steal Alex from me.

"Well… he doesn't exactly look like you. I guess he's a different kind of werewolf. He looks more like a real wolf, not a super wolf. "

I laugh and she gives me a small smile.

"Well I guess you being my imprint makes a little more sense now."

Her smile falters and she nods.

"We should get back before everyone starts to worry."

"I'm pretty sure they're already worrying. You made quite a scene in their Jake."

"I'm sorry Alex. I just have a few problems with leeches."

"Leeches?"

"Vampires. Sorry it's a terrible nickname."

We stand up and I start walking back through the woods but she grabs my arm to stop me. I turn around and find her smiling, almost laughing.

"First we need to get you some clothes."

She waves her wand again and suddenly I'm dressed. I jump a little when I suddenly notice the clothes. She laughs.

"Whoa."

Is all I manage to say. I'm not sure I'll be ever get used to this.

"And second, I'm the laziest person ever and I have been walking around way too much since I met you, so now that you know my biggest secret we are totally flashing home."

"L-like teleporting?"

She smiles and comes to take my hand as she holds up her wand.

"Exactly like teleporting."

She says with a smile as she waves her wand above us. I see and few seconds of rainbow colors flying around her as she looks in my eyes before we're standing in what looks to be her bedroom.

"Whoa."

I say again. So lame.

"So much better than walking. And saves so much time."

"Y-yeah."

This is so crazy. My imprint is a wizard. I have no idea what she's capable of but I bet it could really help us protect our tribe from anything that threatens us. I guess that's why the spirits wanted us together but… she lives in New York. Her family, her friends, they're all here. I couldn't ask her to leave all this just to be with me. But, can I really leave everything and everyone back in Washington? Could I abandon my pack for good?

"Jake?"

She places her hand affectionately on my chest. She looks concerned.

"You okay?"

I force a smile.

"Yeah, fine. I guess we should fill your parents and brothers in on everything huh?"

"Yeah, I guess so."