Chapter 24

I watch helplessly as she disappears into the green of the forest. My rage only increased by her request of Teague then more so as he watches her go with a longing in his eyes. Why had she left Micah in Teague's care and not mine had I done something wrong is it because I hadn't told her what was bothering me earlier? Was it because she didn't trust me with him? I didn't know I couldn't think about it now I was too busy listening to her undress just behind the trees I could here her heat beating and her breathing, she was safe she was ok but in seconds she would phase and she would be running away in the opposite direction to me and I'd no longer be able to hear her I'd be resorted to hope. I could still hear her, I listened as she ripped out of her own skin and the soft thud of four catlike paws hitting the earth. I sighed she was gone my wolf senses could no longer hear her but her scent lingered in the air, and like the love sick puppy I'd become I took in a big lungful of the Fable flavoured air. Mere minuets later Jake bursts through the trees followed closely by the rest of the wolf pack and Teague and I both know it's time to phase. The heat runs down my spine and I phase easily into my wolf form and I'm instantly attacked with a riot of voices

Kaden: Is it true

Gypsy: I don't understand how this could happen

Teague: what vision what did Alice see?

Newt: Alice had a vision, man nobody tells me anything

Seth: quiet newt

Me: Jake?

Jaide: Nessie's really gone isn't she?

Teague: Jaide!

Newt: Nessie's gone where?

Gypsy: so it is true

Kaden: but she's an imprint

Seth: that's enough!

But everyone is so frantic Seth's beta order isn't enough to calm everyone down, I look over at Jake he's just looking at the floor, his imprint is gone and he's broken now.

Me: Jake what happened?

I breathe a sigh of relief Jake finally snaps out of it and looks up but the rabble in my head doesn't die down

Me: quiet!

The noise of the pack dies down in an instant and everyone's attention is on me, did I just... no I couldn't have, when I told them to be quiet I sounded like Jake when he used his alpha tone, but that was impossible. I turn to Jake and everyone follows suit even in wolf form he looks distraught

Jake: what you've seen in my mind is true, Nessie is no longer on the reservation. I don't know where she's gone or when she'll be back. And yes Alice Cullen did have another vision; I know you're eager to know what it was. Alice saw Nessie and Fable in Italy.

The second Jake mentions Fable I feel my chest seize up. Please don't let her be hurt please let her be ok

Jake: they were members of the Volturi guard

Newt: no that's bullshit that will never happen

Gypsy: Newt's right Ness and Fable are loyal to us to the pack not some filthy leeches

Seth: is Alice sure about this

Jake: I don't know she's still in South America

Teague: that can't be right, can it?

Kaden: we all love and trust Nessie she wouldn't do this to us, not in a million years

Jake: I know that Kaden, but how well do really know Fable?

Me: what!

Teague: Jake what are you saying?

Jake: I'm saying do any of us really know her well enough to trust her, I think with this new information we should be cautious of her

Me: she's an imprint she is part of this pack as much as Nessie, as Carina, as any of the others, we can trust her she's on our side

Jake: yes! For now Skar!

Me: I can't believe I'm hearing this! This is fucking stupid, she's out there searching for your imprint while you sit on your ass and question her loyalty!

Jake: stand down now!

Seth: come on Skar that's enough?

Me: no it'll be enough when it's your imprint he's talking about. You are so by blinded your hatred for those leeches! Even Nessie told you to trust her!

Jake: don't bring Ness into this

Me: tough! And if she was here right now she'd be telling you the same thing and you fucking know it, that's exactly what she said in the kitchen before you chased her away

Jake growls at me and I know I've over stepped the line, I'm about to have my ass kicked by the alpha when Edward blurs into view.

Seth: Edward?

Gypsy: wait he's over the treaty line

Teague: Jake what do we do?

"I'm extremely sorry for the intrusion but it was an emergency" Edward says

Kaden: what does he mean an emergency?

Jake: Edward you shouldn't be here

"I'm well aware of that Jacob but considering it concerned both yours and Oskar's mate's I figured you would be kind enough to let this one go"

Jake: you found her?

Me: oh no Fable

"not yet, Fable picked up her scent on the other side of the river, we we're following it when we came across the scent of one of the Bette Noire, we might need back up, she sent me to get you"

Me: you left her alone?

Jake: Seth? Teague? You're with me Skar? You're in charge till we return

Me: like hell I am I'm coming

Jake: no you're not this could be a trap, you stay put

Me: no way

Jake: do as you're told!

His last words were an alpha order I couldn't disobey I had to just stay at the house even though I wanted to go to her Fable could be in trouble, she needed me and I couldn't go to her. And then as I watched Jake, Seth and Teague follow Edward away I made a decision, when this fight was over I was going to quit the pack. Then I phased back so nobody could hear my thoughts.

I paced up and down outside the house trying to control my thoughts, the rest of the pack stayed phased listening to Jake and the others as their thoughts slowly went out of range, there was no way they'd be able to hear them once they were beyond the river, I knew the river Edward was talking about and it was quite far not even on our territory. I glanced around at Micah he'd just been sitting on the porch railing since Fable had left his eyes never left the spot she'd disappeared into until Edward had shown up, of course only hearing Edward's half of the conversation must have only worried him more. I looked up to the place I knew he'd be perched unmoving just staring but he was gone. I figure he must be inside trying to calm down so I follow him inside but the house is empty there's not a soul inside, I move quickly back to the porch and frantically scan the yard for him but all I can see is wolves. Shit where the hell had he gone? He must have gone after Fable while I wasn't looking and I couldn't even go after him I had to stay here, dammed alpha orders.