Chapter 14

~Kayla,

By the time you read this, I won't be in La Push or anywhere near here. I'm leaving and there's a good reason for it. In the manila envelope I left you are all of your personal records and information that Sam and Paul somehow managed to acquire.

They've been investigating and trying to find dirt on us for awhile and I found out about it. I know you'll probably hate me for doing this, but I don't feel safe in La Push anymore. I don't even feel safe with Jacob anymore because I know he looks up to Sam and would believe him over me.

Why wouldn't he? I'm just a girl he found in Canada with a story that is unbelievable, but true all the same. I have no reason to lie to anyone about what happened to me, but obviously Paul and Sam seem to think we're conspiring against them with the Cullens.

I think that's the family Bella married into, right? I'm not leaving this note to try to hurt you, but you had the right to know that they were violating your privacy and trying to violate mine. They won't find anything and there's a reason for that. Eric burned everything that made me exist in front of me in a fire while I was strapped to a chair. He said without anyone knowing I exist, I can only be there for his needs and wants.

My birth certificate, social security number, records, everything was destroyed, which is why Sam and Paul left this morning to go back to California. They're going to talk to your dad about me and try to find some kind of information that they can use against me to make me leave La Push. They don't want me here and, for the life of me, I don't know why they're going to all this trouble when all they had to do was ask me to leave and I would've done it in a heartbeat.

I really hope you don't hate me for this letter, Kayla, but I had to leave. How could I stay in a place I'm clearly not wanted? I have a feeling that if they can't find what they're looking for through Jim, they'll track Eric down and he would eventually find me in La Push. So I'm leaving for my benefit as well as the others on the reservation because Eric will stop at NOTHING to capture me again. The man is capable of murder and Sandra is the prime example of that.

I don't know if Jared and Jacob are involved in this, so please don't leave Jared until you find out for sure. Talk to him first, don't blow up and accuse him of something he may or may not be involved with. Believe me, I know he loves and you love him so don't screw up your happiness because I left.

There's one more thing I need to ask of you before I end this letter. I know I have no right to ask anything from you, especially since I left without even saying so much as a goodbye, but I didn't expect Jacob to whisk me away last night either. Please, if he has nothing to do with this deception, watch over him for me and make sure he doesn't do something crazy.

I know Bella really hurt him and I'm doing the same thing, but I will always love him no matter what. I never meant to hurt him like this. I love him with everything inside of me and it kills me to leave him like this, but he can thank Sam and Paul for that. They're the ones who proved to me I couldn't feel safe here anymore and drove me out of La Push and away from him.

I think that's everything. Oh, will you tell Emily that I left everything in the closet that she bought for me when I first arrived in La Push? I'd really appreciate if you could to that too, if she hasn't already found out I'm gone. Also, please tell her that I appreciate everything she's done for me and I don't think anything bad about her because I know she had nothing to do with this. She was like a mother to me, a real mother, and I will always love her for it.

Kayla, you are and will always be my sister. I never forgot about you and always wondered how you turned out, if you were happy and safe. I'm blessed to see the person you've become and I know your father is very proud too. I love you Mikayla and I know you'll forgive me for this someday. Who knows? Maybe we'll find our way to each other again in the future, which I'm looking very forward to it.

Your Sister Forever,

Kirstyn (Kir)

Mikayla could not believe the words she was reading, tears streaming down her face, covering her mouth with a trembling hand. She must've reread the letter at least five times, wondering if she was having a nightmare, hoping she woke up and everything was fine. She finally felt the paper slip from her hand, wrapping her arms around herself, and proceeded to sob her heart out.

How could Sam and Paul do this to them?

They never did anything or gave the slightest notion they were trying to hurt them! Mikayla felt sick to her stomach and rushed to the bathroom, emptying the contents of her stomach, wondering where Jared was. She remembered he said something about leaving for a few days the previous night, not thinking anything of it, and suddenly felt her eyes narrow.

If Jared was involved in this deception, she would never speak to him again and be on the first flight back to Los Angeles. He was the only reason she came back because she felt she couldn't live without him. Mikayla would first kick his teeth down his throat and then leave, refusing to go quietly because she would just end up letting the anger eat away at her until she exploded on the wrong person one day.

Her ringing cell phone brought Mikayla out of her thoughts as she walked out of the bathroom, washing her mouth out, and flipped it open. "Hello?" She croaked, trying to stop crying.

"Mikayla, where are you?!" Jared's voice sounded absolutely frantic, pacing like a caged animal back and forth.

"I'm at home." Mikayla sniffled, blowing her nose, refusing to hide how much pain she was in. "What's going on? I thought you were supposed to be leaving today."

"Change of plans." Jared let out the biggest sigh of relief, glad to know Mikayla was safe and sound. "Look, you need to get down here immediately. I can't tell you what's going on over the phone because I don't want you getting into a car accident on the way here."

Mikayla sighed heavily, nodding, already knowing why Jared wanted her to come to La Push. "Where?" She asked, looking out the window, wondering and hoping Kirstyn was alright.

"Emily's. Please get here soon sweetheart. I love you." Jared hung up the phone, causing Mikayla to lower her own, fresh tears sliding down her cheeks.

The previous night, after everyone else left the ritual bonfire, Jared finally told Mikayla everything he wanted, including being a shape shifter. Mikayla at first laughed at him, thinking he was messing with her, but when Jared phased in front of her into a beautiful brown wolf, she couldn't help believing him. At first she wanted to run and scream, but somehow Jared managed to keep her grounded. When he phased back into human form, Jared explained to her about the tribe's legend and whatnot, finally getting to the subject of imprinting.

Mikayla will still having a hard time believing all of this, but how could she not when the truth was literally right in front of her? Basically, they were meant to be together, that he would never love anyone as much as her and it was ultimately her decision if she wanted to be with him forever or not. Mikayla told him that she'd been in love with him since high school, voicing her fears that she had to Kirstyn about being rejected.

"I could never, ever reject you, Mika."

Sighing, Mikayla refused to shower as she pulled on a pair of black jeans with a black hooded sweatshirt, wearing a red tank top underneath. She was pissed and pulled her hair up in a messy bun, refusing to even do her makeup. Grabbing the letter, manila envelope, her keys, cell phone and purse, Mikayla stalked out of her apartment, slid in the car and fired it up as she peeled off toward La Push. If Sam and Paul were there, she was going to kick the living hell out of them.

Jared was waiting for her when she pulled up ten minutes later, the squealing tires giving him the indication she was not happy. He blinked when she stepped out of the car, slamming the door shut with authority, swallowing hard. Something happened and Jared actually backed up when she stalked toward him, clutching something in her hand.

"Mika, what the-" He grunted when she smacked the manila envelope, blinking since it actually stung, and watched her walk inside Emily's.

"Where the fuck is your no good, lying sack of horseshit, two faced bitch of a man Emily?" Mikayla demanded, violet eyes lit on fire, seeing the shock filter Emily's already tear streaked face. "Don't pretend like you don't fucking know what that piece of shit did to my best friend!!"

Emily blinked several times, not having a clue what Mikayla was talking about, eyes widened. "Mikayla, I don't know what you're talking about. How did you know-" She cringed when Mikayla took the manila envelope away from Jared, who silently stood behind her, Jacob standing there looking like he was about to rip someone's head off.

"What the hell is going on?" Jacob growled, narrowing his eyes at Mikayla, watching as she pulled out a white piece of paper and slammed it in front of Emily.

"Read it NOW!" Mikayla shouted, literally trembling from head to toe, and shoved Jared away when he tried touching her. "Don't even THINK about it Jared! I don't want to be comforted or touched right now!"

Tears slid down Mikayla's cheeks as she folded her arms in front of her chest, tapping her foot impatiently as Emily's eyes grew wider and wider, fresh tears erupting the further she read. She had the exact same expression and reaction that Mikayla had when she first read the words, a look of sheer disbelief crossing her features. Mikayla pursed her lips tightly together, refusing to take her eyes from Emily, and watched as the paper floated to the floor below.

"How could he do this?" Emily whispered in sheer incredulity, shaking her head as Jacob snatched the paper up and began reading it.

Jared gauged the look on Jacob's face and speared Mikayla to the floor when a lamp came hurling through the air, whizzing above their bodies and crashing against the wall. He cringed when a roar followed, knowing whatever that letter said wasn't good, wondering what the hell Paul and Sam did. He felt Mikayla shove him away and sighed, both of them standing up, Jared waiting for the phase to happen.

"THAT NO GOOD SON OF A BITCH!! WHAT THE FUCK WAS HE THINKING?! I'LL RIP HIM APART EMILY, DO YOU HEAR ME? YOU WILL NO LONGER HAVE A FUCKING FIANCE BECAUSE, I SWEAR ON THIS TRIBE, I WILL KILL HIM FOR FORCING HER AWAY!! SHE'S IN EVEN MORE DANGER NOW BECAUSE OF HIS STUPIDITY!"

Mikayla watched as Jacob took off out of the door, trembling from the outburst because she could literally FEEL how angry Jacob was. Jared groaned, slapping his face and walked over, picking up the piece of paper and began to read it. In no time flat, Jared followed Jacob and phased as soon as he was outside, pissed beyond belief.

"I swear to you on this tribe I had NO idea what they were planning, Mikayla. I swear!" Emily cried, burying her face in her hands, not believing how deceptive Sam could be. There was no excuse for this and she suddenly felt like her entire world was turned upside down.

Mikayla did not move to comfort the woman, though she did believe what Emily said. The woman looked way too distraught and heartbroken for it not to be true. She walked over and picked up the manila envelope, along with the letter, sliding it inside with a snort.

"I really hope Jake does rip Sam to shreds. He doesn't deserve to be the leader of this group. Sam is nothing but a piece of shit, Emily. He's lower than a piece of shit, he's lower than fungus! He's lower than a rotten banana peel or egg for that matter and smells of it too! So is Paul! Both of them better hope and pray to whatever gods they believe in that I don't get my hands on them because, I swear if I do, I don't care if they shift into fucking Godzilla, I WILL end them! I just lost my best friend from my childhood because of their stupid, ridiculous assumptions about us betraying everyone! We have no reason to do that, never once did I give any indication that I wanted any harm to come to any of you! I love Jared and I know he and Jacob were not involved in this. I swear though, if I find out you were a part of this down the road, I will kill you, bury you six feet under and piss on your damn ashes alongside Sam's!"

Mikayla stormed out of the house, leaving Emily with those thoughts, and got in her car as she peeled out of there. The squealing of tires could be heard for miles on end, dirt and gravel spraying against the house, but Mikayla didn't care. She was worried sick about Kirstyn, wondering where she could've gone, once again feeling huge tears slide down her cheeks.

At the very least Jared was not involved in this deception and neither was Jacob, but Mikayla didn't know about the others. She knew Quil, Embry, Seth and Leah probably still had no idea that Kirstyn was gone if they weren't involved. The more Mikayla thought about Sam and Paul, the harder she punched on the gas, flying down the road at top speed.

She didn't care about anything at this point and skidded to a halt on the beach, leaving the ignition running. Pulling her sweatshirt off and tossing it behind her, Mikayla began running as fast as her legs could carry her, the anger completely overwhelming every sense. Leaping into the air as high as she could go, Mikayla closed her eyes as every nerve ending seemed to split in her body and landed back on the sand as a beautiful, dark blood red wolf with glowing violet eyes.