Chapter 14

AN: Here's the big reveal chapter I hope you enjoy it.

Not mine except for my characters, of course.

(Lily POV)

When they finished telling the legends and people started talking again, Seth stood up and motioned for me to follow him. He helped me up and grabbed my hand as we made our way towards the forest. On the way we passed Embry and Addie and I saw her snuggle into his chest.

They make a nice couple; I smiled as I thought to myself.

When we reached the border of the forest Seth stopped to make sure that I was still with him before he continued into the forest.

We walked for what felt like ten minutes, with Seth helping me over the rough terrain, before coming to a stop next to a dead tree stump. He motioned for me to sit down and then plopped down next to me. We sat in silence while he gently played with my hand. I could feel the nervous excitement building with every second that passed, until I couldn't take it any longer. I pulled my hand out of his grasp and turned to face him.

"So…what did you think?" he asked warily.

"About the legends?" I looked at him for a sign of what was to come, but he gave nothing away.

He gave a swift nod, still not looking at me.

"They were definitely interesting," I said. I thought for a second before adding.

"Thanks for bringing me."

He smiled at me, but he still looked wary.

"Lily, I think it's time I tell you the truth," he said in one breath.

I nodded, waiting for him to continue.

"Just promise me you won't freak out, okay?" he looked at me pleadingly.

"I promise, Seth. Tell me." I said. I could feel impatience washing through me as he paused.

"It's true. All of it." He said after pausing.

"What's true?" I asked letting my impatience show.

"The legends," he whispered.

I looked at him and laughed. "All legends have some truth in them, Seth, but come on, spirit wolves and vampires? They don't exist, it's not scientifically possible."

His face fell and he looked at the ground. "I can show you." He said after a while.

"Show me what?" Then it dawned on me. "Are you telling me that you're one of these spirit wolves? That you can turn into a wolf?"

He nodded and looked at me hopefully.

"Seth, that's not possible. They're not real." I tried to persuade him.

At that moment he stood up and started walking away from me. I felt panic grip me as he walk away.

"Where are you going?" I asked worried.

"I'm going to show that I can turn into a wolf." He said. "Just wait here."

After that I watched him disappear further into the forest, leaving me there by myself. It felt like I've been waiting forever when I heard a rustling sound and saw movement coming from the direction Seth had walked. As the bushes parted a gigantic caramel brown wolf stood in front of me. It was bigger than any species of wolf I've ever heard of. I looked around to see if Seth was coming, but saw nothing but the trees and the wolf in front of me.

The wolf crept closer very slowly; like it was afraid it would scare me if it moved to fast. It whimpered and sank down on the forest floor. He (at least I think it's a he) lowered his head in submission and crawled on his belly until he was in touching range. I looked at the wolf, the eyes catching my attention, they were the exact shade of brown as Seth's, with the fleck of green around the pupil. I slid off of the tree stump and stood on my knees in front of the majestic animal. Suddenly he sat up, giving such a fright that I fell back and crawled away. The wolf whined and flopped back down again.

When I was certain that it wasn't going to attack me I moved back to my previous position to get a closer look at the wolf, who was now lying with his head on his paws. I lifted my hand and reached out towards him. I placed my hand gently on his head and felt that he was lying completely still. Slowly I started stroking his furry head. Feeling more courageous I scratched him behind his ear, a low rumble came from his chest and he wagged his tail.

I looked around to see if Seth was anywhere near, but still I saw no one but the wolf. He sat up slowly as I pulled my hand away and nudged it with his nose. "Aren't you a cutie," I told the wolf. He nodded like he understood me, but I banished the thought from my head because that would be impossible. Suddenly the wolf moved from under my hand and licked me in the face.

"Gross, Seth," I said as I pushed him away from me and wiped my face.

Wait. Did I just call it Seth? I must be losing my mind. I thought as I looked at the wolf in shock. He gave a short bark and licked my face again. Ewe.

After wiping my face, again, I shifted closer to the wolf to get a good look at him.

"Seth?" I asked as I looked in his eyes. The wolf seemed pleased and nodded. "Is it really you?"

He nodded again and nuzzled my neck, causing me to giggle.

"Okay, it's really you. Can, uh, can you be you again, please." I asked him.

The wolf jumped up and trotted back into the bush.

I stood up and sat on the tree stump again. Just as I sat down Seth emerged from the bush, buttoning his jeans. He sat down next to me, waiting for me to say something.

"Okay, I believe you." I said as I looked at him.

He gave a sigh of relief and pulled me into his side. It amazed me how perfect we fit together.

"It actually explains quite a lot, now that I think about it," I said. I looked up at him and saw that he still looked a bit wary. "There's something else you're not telling me."

He looked guilty and nodded his head. "Do you remember the story about the Third Wife?"

The true soul mate story. I nodded my head.

"Well, uhm, you're my Third Wife, so to speak. But Sam calls it imprint." He said waiting to see my reaction.

"Okay." I paused. "I'm not sure I understand." I admitted.

"You are my soul mate, my true other half." He said. "I would do anything for you. Be anything you want me to be. But most importantly, I'll always protect you and I'll always love you."

After Seth finished his declaration we were silent. It must have been longer than I thought, because Seth was starting to look panicked and kept glancing at me.

"Say something," he begged.

"What do you want me to say, Seth?"

"Anything."

"Okay…This is amazing." I practically shouted.

Seth stared at me, surprised by my sudden outburst.

"I'm dating a real life tribe legend." I continued.

Seth looked relieved and stood up. "Well, that went better than I thought."

I laughed and took his hand.

We walked back to the beach, talking along the way. He stopped me when we reached the border.

"Lily, you can't tell anyone, okay? Not even your sister." He said.

"Okay." I promised. "Is she an imprint too?" I asked as an afterthought.

Seth nodded his head and we started walking again. When we reached the rest of the pack I started picking up on everything supernatural about. Their height, their muscles, their abnormally high body temperature and the vast amounts of food they consume made so much more sense now.

We sat down in front of the fire and snuggled. I stared into the flames and felt like all was right with the world.

xoxoxoxox

AN: Short, I know, but I couldn't think of anything else to add. If you have any suggestions leave a review. You can also check out my new BellaxEdward fic.

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