The Alpha's Bride—Jacob + OC
Jacob Black was forced into a position of power when he first started phasing. Now he's been an Alpha to the La Push wolf pack for almost twelve years, and almost everyone on the reservation are hoping that he'll get married and produce an heir to the wolf pack and to the tribe.
Almost everybody on the reservation (at least those "in the know") still believe that having an imprint (or even just a wife) is essential to continuing the legacy of the Quileute heritage. Jacob, on the other hand, is still suffering from having his heart broken by a woman who left him for a vampire. On one night, Jacob and all of the guys from the pack heads to Las Vegas to celebrate a bachelor party for one of his pack brothers. What he didn't expect was that he would end up getting married to a girl that he not only just met the first night...but who is also his imprint.
Sara Carnegie comes from a well-off family from New York, but made a move to Washington to study teaching and hoping to work with children with special needs. She went through a bad break-up, and immediately put her heart and soul into her studies. Her friends, however, wanted to take her to Vegas to get her mind off of everything and to live life. What Sara never expected was to marry a complete stranger, and wake up in bed with him the next morning.
Sara wants an annulment, but Jacob wants more time with his imprint. With reluctance, Sara agrees to take her classes online and move with Jacob to La Push to at least make their marriage work for the next six months of it.
Could Sara love Jacob for who he is, or will she run the moment she discovers the truth?
This is an author note, and I just wanted to say that this chapter was one of the hardest chapter that I ever had to write. It was such a challenge, trying to figure out what to write, and once I finally had it, I honestly thought that my writer's block would just get worse when I start the next one. I'm trying to think of what else I could add to this story at this time to make it more exciting and tear-jerking, and my mind is all fuddled with work and school, and also trying to make time to write this story as well as a few others in the near future. I would like to ask if you have any opinions or requests of what you would like to see in this story as well.
So far, I have some readers asking if Sara will get pregnant, and others wondering about how Bella will fit in the mix. I could really use your help in moving this story along, and getting it on the right track. In the meantime, here's the next chapter. Sincerely yours, Tessa Anne
Chapter 10
Sara's POV
After breakfast and our little chat, Jacob decided to take me on a hike first thing in the morning. In my mind, I thought that it was absolutely insane to go hiking at this time of year. I mean, it's toward the middle of October, and it's already starting to snow. In this kind of weather, I rather stay home and drink hot chocolate and stay warm by the fire. But hiking? Seriously?!
We started to walk along a woodsy trail just a couple feet away from Jacob's house, and then, we were hiking along the hills and through the trees. I felt a little out of breath, while Jacob used his long legs to step over some fall trees. He looked back, while I tried to put my hair up and taking a deep breath in and out. "Sara, you okay?"
"Yeah, just...huff...catching my breath...huff." I said, as Jacob came back to me. Once I was able to stand, he swept me off my feet (literally), and carried me in his arms. "Hey, put me down! I can walk on my own two feet."
"I know, but you're slowing us down." He laughed, as he continued on. Noticing how warm his arms were around me, I decided to stay where I was. I don't know what was happening to me, but it seems like I was opening my heart a bit to Jacob. We're married, yes in what I think an unexpected predicament, but he's showing this side of him that I have never seen in any other man before other than my father with my mother and my two older brothers with their wives.
He's caring, affectionate, but he's also stubborn and sometimes hot-headed and secretive. He has his moments of strength, and his moments of weakness, and I admire him for everything that he's done for me in the amount of time that we've been married. Jacob noticed my silence, and asked, "Penny for your thoughts?"
"Oh, uh...sorry, I just have a lot on my mind."
"Well Sara, this is one day where I'm just showing you one of the many places of my childhood. All I ask is for you to be openminded, and to relax for just today. Are you okay with that?
Giving him a little smirk, I looked up at him and nodded. "Sure, why not?"
He chuckled, and as we continued to tread through the forest, I decided to ask him about his childhood. "So, what was your life here in La Push."
"That's your question about who I am. What my life was like here in La Push? Wow, Sara, you sure know how to ask the dumbest questions in the world."
"You know what, just forget what I asked."
Jacob stopped where he was and placed me down on the ground. Taking my hands in his, he looked into my eyes with his beautiful dark ones, and said "Sara, there's a lot of things that I'm not proud of, and there are others that are to remain with my family and my people. One day, I will tell you, but today, I just can't tell you."
"Why not?"
"Because you're not ready." He replied, and I could feel my shoulders slump a little. I tried to pull away from him, but Jacob wrapped his arms around me instead, pulling me closer to him so that our eyes would meet again. "Look, there's a lot about me that if you find out now, you'll run. I know that I convinced you to stay married to me, but I don't want to lose a chance at love again. I went through that once a long time ago, and I don't want to go through that ever again."
"You're that determine that we can work as a couple, aren't you?"
"Sara, I get that it's crazy, but I also know that you have secrets too."
He was right, I was hiding things from him, and it wasn't just Cole. Jacob doesn't know about my childhood, and honestly, I was afraid to tell him that I came from a wealthy family. I didn't want to go through what happened with Cole all over again. I'm terrified of getting hurt again, but I'm beginning to lose that fear with Jacob...but only a little bit at a time. "You're right, we both have a lot of secrets that we haven't told one another yet. Maybe this is our chance to try, huh?"
"Which is why I brought you here," he said, as he turned me around and I let out a gasp. The view of the ocean from the cliff that we were standing on was beautiful; almost like something out of a book. I don't know how else to explain it, except that I immediately fell in love with the place. "What do you think? This is where my friends and I would jump off of back in the days. Sometimes we still do it, but not as often as we used to anymore."
"It's beautiful," I first said, never taking my eyes away from the view. "But isn't it dangerous to jump off of here and into the ocean?"
"For some, yes, but don't worry. I'll protect you,"
Smiling, I looked to see the sun brighten over the horizon, as Jacob turned me around so that I could face him again. He tucked a strand of hair behind my ear, and leaned in to whisper in my ear. "Can I kiss you, Sara?"
Looking up at him, I said, "You don't have to ask me twice."
Chuckling, he stroke my cheek, before leaning down to kiss me. I'll admit that I was a bit eager when we kissed, which probably led to me clutching to the back of his head and deepening the kiss, but he did ask if he could kiss me. Could it be that I'm beginning to fall for someone I hardly even know? If I am, please, somebody pinch me...