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?

Chapter 11

Jacob's POV

Sara is one hell of an incredible woman. God, I love her so much! She's the most amazing, sweet, and stubborn woman I have ever imprinted on. I just need time to break down her walls. After our moment on the cliffs, I thought it would be best for today just for Sara to meet Sam and Emily first, before officially meeting everyone else; asides from my Dad and my sisters, of course.

I know that Sam was first alpha before I took over, and we did had a falling out whenever it came to Bella, but honestly, Sam and Emily are by far one of the strongest imprinted couple I ever known, and even when they had their ups-and-downs, there bond grew. Now that Sam retired from the pack and I've taken over, I've begun to rely on him when it came to patrolling schedules and about being a leader. There's no manual for how to be a good alpha, and Sam and I learned from the Elders and from each other.

We've been through a lot acting as Alpha to our pack, and it was hard for us; draining and exhausting. We both understood the challenges and danger we would face, and we respected each other, in spite of our differences from the beginning. I wasn't just taking Sara to meet them just because; there's more to it. Sam and Emily already knew about the situation, and they both know that I want to wait to tell Sara about my secret, but my hope for today was for Sara to find a friend in Emily and Sam (well, more so Emily).

Out of all of the other imprints (especially my sister Rachel) Emily is the only one that understands the struggles and challenges of being a shapeshifter's soulmate. Emily and Sam had been through a lot together, and yet they were one unit. That's what I want with Sara, even though I can sense that it's there. We have a great connection, though if I was normal, some would say it's because of the sexual tension we have, but I hope for more.

There's gotta be a reason why she's my soulmate, and I want to believe that there's more to it, but a part of me can't. I guess I'm afraid of getting hurt or losing someone dear to me, and I'm also afraid of letting someone in. I don't want to lose Sara, and though my father figured it out, and I was with some of the other pack members in Vegas when it happened, Sam doesn't know yet.

Even though I took over as the alpha of the pack so that Sam could age with Emily, I needed his approval on this situation. Is that messed up or what? I mean, Sam and I never liked each other before (well, I never liked him), but I guess overtime, we learned to appreciate one another and support each other. My hope with today is what Sam and Emily thinks of Sara, and maybe Sam could help me figure out all of these crazy feelings I have for her, including love. The only other person that I've ever said those three words to was Bella Swan, and that didn't end very well as I hoped it would. Though I never officially confessed it to Sara, I know I feel that strongly for her.

We made it to Sam's place, and I looked over to Sara who was just in awe. She already enjoyed the view of the cliff (and she insisted that I take her cliff diving at some point), and now she's falling in love with a house? "Sara, are you okay?" I asked her.

She turned to me and smiled, saying, "Yes, absolutely. This house is beautiful, but it's not as beautiful as your place. But still, it's amazes me how one of your friend rebuilt some parts of this house for his wife."

"Yeah, that's Sam for you. He wants to preserve the Quileute heritage, and this was one of the houses that belonged to one of his ancestors. He gave it to his wife before they were married, and ever since then, they've added on."

We got out of the car, and Sara subconsciously took my hand as we headed up the steps. Her hand fit perfectly in mines, and I felt very happy about it. Before knocking on the door, I turned to Sara. "Before we go in, there's something you should know."

"What is it?"

"Emily, well, she was in an accident a few years ago, and she has scars that are very noticeable. Whatever you do, don't stare at them, it bugs Sam."

"Why would I stare? Whatever happened to her back then, it made her a stronger woman now, right?"

"I know, but any time any of us brings someone that's not from here, it's hard for them not to look away from Emily's scars, and Sam feels guilty because of the incident. He blames himself for it every single day,"

"It wasn't his fault, Jacob." She has no idea how wrong she was, but I just listened to her because she's doesn't know yet about all of it. "Things happens, and though I could understand his reasons for feeling guilty, Emily is okay. Don't worry about me, Jacob. I won't judge her, because I know that she's a strong person just by hearing all about her from you. Trust me, everything will be fine."

I couldn't help myself when I pulled her into my arms and kissed her. God, she was incredible. She had a kind soul, and she didn't care about appearances or anything like that. She was beautiful on the inside, just as she is on the outside. Suddenly, in the midst of our lust-driven kiss, I didn't realized that the door opened, and Sam and Emily were on the other side of it. Sara tried to pull away, but I held her close, pressing soft kisses to her temple.

Looking over at Emily and Sam, they were smiling at us, while Emily rubbed her baby bump. This would be their second child together, since they already have a little boy named Lakota, who's only four-years-old. "Well, I hope we didn't interrupt anything, but you know how Emily is." Sam joked, while Emily smacked his arm lightly.

Sara smiled at them, and was greeted with a hug by both of them. Sam looked at me, and he nodded his head toward the garage, to which I agreed. Sam whispered to Emily so that Sara wouldn't hear, before saying "Y'know what, while you're here Jake, can you come with me and check the car out. It's making a strange noise every time we're out driving."

Sara looked at me in panic, thinking that I'm leaving her alone, but Emily dragged her away and into the kitchen, asking if Sara would like to help her with dessert. I kissed Sara's forehead and said, "It's okay. Emily won't bite. I'll be in the garage if you need me, okay?"

Sara nodded, as Emily led her inside while I followed Sam to the garage. Walking on in, Sam turned to me and asked, "Jake, what's going on?"

"It's complicated, Sam. I need your help,"

"With what?"

"How did you know that you loved Emily? Whether you've imprinted on her or not, how did you know?"

Sam chuckled, leaning back against the hood of truck he had for years. "Remember when I phased in front of Emily, and she ended up getting hurt because of me?"

I nodded. "I remember rushing her over to the hospital, and sitting in that hospital room with her, lying unconscious with bandages all over her right side. When I held her hand, and looked down at her sleeping, I realized that I loved her all along. I met her before I phased, when Leah introduced us one Thanksgiving, and I guess I knew all along that Emily was the woman I loved...not Leah. I know that our relationship wasn't on a great start, but look where we are now. We're married, already have a son and another baby on the way, and it just made us stronger."

I tried to look away from Sam, thinking about Sara and trying to figure out why I love her and want to fight for her, and he could see right through me. "Jake, why are you asking me about love?"

Scratching the back of my neck, I looked back at Sam and answered, "Sara's my imprint,"

"What? When did it happen?"

"When we were in Vegas, celebrating Embry's bachelor party. I took one look at her in the bar that night, and the next day, we wake up together in bed...married."

"Wait, you're telling me that you married your imprint that night? Have you lost your mind? Does she know?"

"I probably wasn't thinking this all the way through, but no, she doesn't know about this other side of me. I didn't want to lose my imprint, so I convinced her to try staying married to me for a little while."

"Jacob, you have to realize your actions, and think about Sara. Look, I get that you don't want to lose your imprint after everything that happened to Bella..."

"Bella has nothing to do with this!"

"Doesn't she?" Sam had a point there. Maybe I wanted to stay married to Sara because I didn't want to suffer another heartbreak, but she's my imprint. The pull between us is too strong to deny. "Jake, I get that you have good intentions for doing this, but you have to realize that there is one other person involved in this situation. The longer you put off telling her the truth about who you are and what you do on the side...the worse it'll be, and you'll end up losing her for good."

"I'm not gonna lose her, Sam. I'm gonna fight for her as long as I'm still living and breathing!"

"For how long Jake?!"

"Until she sees that I'm not gonna leave her. That I'm here to stay, and that's that!"

I was about to storm off, when Sam asked, "Jake, let me ask you this. Are you truly in love with her, or do you think you love her?..."