The school day felt extremely slow. As each minute passed, I crave to see Sam more. It was such a strong and powerful desire. Sam was more than a man, he could shift to a wolf. His secret that I would protect with my heart and not tell anyone. I wondered what kind of wolf he would look like.

Would it look black like the dream I had?

He might even show me his wolf and I could find out myself. The excitement built up at the thought. I imagined what Sam's wolf looked like throughout the day.

Sam and I kissed for the first time and that experience was indescribable. His hot mouth was against mine and I felt his heat radiate off him when I got closer to his body. He was my very first kiss and surpassed all the fantasies I had about kissing a man from what I read about in books. With all of my heart, I knew I love him. There was just something about him that brought us together. When he's not around, it felt like I had lost a piece of my heart. Only Sam made me feel whole. The only person to have that affect on me.

I didn't became so infatuated or intrigued with Edward Cullen or his family anymore. He had lost all appeal and glamor. Especially when Sam revealed that the Cullens was vampires. The vampires were his enemy and he hated them. I felt like I should feel that way for Sam's sake, but I didn't. They never harmed me yet. After I cut things off with Edward, he avoided me entirely. He didn't sit with me in classes like Biology anymore or would even talk to me. I was perfectly okay with that. At least Edward would keep his distance.

As for his sister, Alice, I couldn't say the same for her. She approached to me at lunch today before I could sit at my table.

"Hey, Bella," She was nice and bubbly to me, but there seemed to be something else she had planned up her sleeve. "Do you want to join us today?"

I glanced at the table where the Cullen siblings were talking. Their trays had food, but it was left untouched like it always had. They never eat because they're vampires and the thought gave me chills.

What could they want with a human like me?

Edward's topaz eyes met mine then quickly looked away as soon as it had contact.

I told him we shouldn't be friends and I thought he respected that, but apparently he didn't if he had to get his sister involved for him.

"Why?" I casually asked, not wanting to sound too suspicious.

"I know you don't like my brother that much, but if you'll just give him a chance-"

"No thanks, Alice." I interrupted her and her bubbly demeanor changed to disappointment and offended.

"But why do you not want to be with Edward?" She asked with a frown, her shoulders slumped.

"Be with Edward?" I confusedly repeated the last part at her choice of words.

"I mean, be friends with Edward?" She corrected herself, but it was like she didn't see that as a problem. Her voice lowered so only I can hear speak almost in a conspiratorially manner. "Listen, I know that you stopped being friends with him, but why?"

"I'm seeing somebody." I blurted unsure if I should reveal that detail to her and if Sam and I really was in a relationship.

"Who?" Alice demanded, her topaz eyes narrowing. The slight glare made her look like a vampire a little. I fought the urge to take a few steps back. We were at school, a public building so nothing could happen. "Was it that man with you at the parking lot? He looks too old for you, Bella."

"That's none of your concern, Alice," I told her with a biting edge to my tone. For some reason, I felt so protective of Sam when she talked negatively like that about him. I had to defend him. "I just didn't want to give Edward the wrong idea when I'm seeing somebody else. You can report that to Edward if you want and then you and your family can leave me alone."

I left before I could see her reaction. I went to my regular table and sat next to Angela.

"You talked to Alice Cullen," She observed, saying Alice's name like she was some celebrity. I wish she didn't. If only Angela knew the truth, her and the rest of the school wouldn't treat them as if they were beautiful gods. Like I once did. "What did she want?"

"If I wanted to sit next to her family. I said no." I answered.

"How could you say no?" Lauren asked scandalously.

"She's dating that hot guy from La Push." Jessica said knowingly. I told her some of the details from this morning. Now, she wanted to go to La Push to drool all over the Indian guys.

"Sam and I are not dating!" Despite my correction, it went unheard. That had impressed Lauren more than when I was with the Cullens. Her eyes had even lit up.

"You're dating a La Push boy? Lucky. There must be something in their water to make them look like that. Their gorgeous bodies are to die for." Lauren groaned in desire.

Her and Jessica started to talk about the guys at La Push and discussed when they should hang out at First Beach again. I was barely paying attention because I felt like I have eyes watching me.

It wasn't that hard to tell it was the Cullens. A certain one in particular.

After school was over, Sam met me just outside of the building. He offered to carry my backpack even though he didn't need to. I assured him that I could, but he insisted. A nice gesture of old fashioned chivalry. We talked on the way to his car and I was glad to be driving away from the school.

"How was your day today?" Sam asked me.

"Fine," I shrugged, thinking of the unpleasant encounter at lunch. "Except Edward's sister bothered me."

That made him tense and grip the steering wheel a little tight. Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned it.

"Which one?" He asked in a controlled voice to not sound angry.

"Alice. The short, pixie-like one. She wanted me to sit with her family, but I said no."

Sam's muscles had loosened the tension and he became calm at my answer.

"Did anymore of them bothered you?"

"No. I think Edward used her to get to me. She wanted to know why I've stopped being friends with him. So I told him I'm seeing somebody," I turned my head to Sam just to be sure. "But we're not dating, are we?"

He paused for a moment as if in contemplation. "If you want to, we can."

"I want to," He beamed. "I just feel so close to you...like our hearts are connected. I feel like I don't even know you yet," Then I added with a smirk because of his little secret. "Or your wolf, but I want to know more."

"You can see him when I take you home. We'll have to go to the woods."

"Okay," That gave me a rush of excitement. "Charlie has a double shift tonight so you can stay longer...if you want...I'll make dinner for you."

He smiled. "You got me at food."

That made me giggle.

Sam took me home and we entered the house together. I put my school stuff in my bedroom. Mentally making a note that I would have to get on my homework after Sam leaves.

"I wish I can kiss you again," I confessed while we're still in my bedroom. "That's what I've been thinking about all day. And seeing your wolf."

"You can kiss me any time you'd like, honey." He told me in such a soft and gentle voice that I nearly melted.

This time it was me who kissed him. Released that same fiery passion like we had in his car this morning, but only it was stronger. Our feelings were pent up since we didn't have the whole day together. We poured it out by the sweet movements of our lips.

Somehow, we ended up on my bed, but I didn't mind. His large body was on top of mine and I wrap my arms around his neck as his hands was placed on my hips. This came so naturally to us already that we knew how to please the other. We stayed like that for who knows how long. I wished it can last forever.

After Sam kissed my lips for the final time, he suggested we should go out back so he could show his wolf. We got up and I led us to the backyard while holding his hand without thinking. But he didn't make any objections.

We went to the woods and stopped at a clearing. Sam looked at me seriously.

"I just want you to not be scared when you see the wolf, okay?" He prepared me. "It'll be huge and intimidating. But please don't be scared. It's still me. I won't hurt you. I promise that on my life that's the last thing I want to do to you. You should take a few steps back and turn around so I can change out of my clothing. They rip to shreds the second I phase and I don't have extra on me. When I say 'turn around' that's when you can and you'll see me phase."

"Okay. Remember that I trust you, Sam. You and your wolf. Neither of you will hurt me. I'll still see you." I really hoped he'll believe and understand.

Sam had that familiar gaze like he loves me. I felt my heart reaching for his.

My back faced him then so he could take his clothing off. Then I heard his command and turned around. In a blink of an eye, I saw Sam the man who I love phased to a horse-like wolf. He was indeed colossal in size. Made me jump back a little bit at the transformation, but I heard Sam whimper. He slowly approached to me, but stopped himself as if giving me the chance to do it first.

Behind the wolf was my Sam. He was still there. I just knew it. My Sam. Where did that came from?

I cautiously approached to him because he was right. His gigantic black wolf was intimidating. I knelt down to him and ran my hands through his ebony fur.

"You're wrong, you're not huge," Sam's wolfish head cocked to the side in confusion. "You're ginormous," He let out a bark-like laugh. My hands held the side of his face so his dark eyes could meet mine. "I'm not afraid of you. I want you to know that. You're still my Sam. Nothing will ever change that."

I kissed his wet nose. In return, he playfully licked my face, but it wasn't too slobbery.

"Sam!" I laughed and pushed him away, but he was all muscle that I couldn't budge him in the slightest. "Come on, phase back so I can make dinner."

I kissed Sam's forehead and got up to turn around for his privacy. I remembered what Lauren said about how their bodies were to die for. She must've seen them shirtless on the beach. I never saw Sam like that before, but now the fantasy intrigued me. When I was about to turn around, I felt a strong pair of arms wrapping around me and pulled me close to his brick of a body. His face nuzzled to the crook of my neck, breathing in my scent. I didn't wear any perfume, but maybe it was my natural scent his wolf can smell.

"Dinner sounds great. Thanks, Bells." My heart soared at the use of his nickname like Charlie would call me.

Back at the house, Sam helped me with the cooking. Especially with the cutting because he didn't like me using a sharp knife. He didn't want me to cut myself on accident. He already knew how clumsy I was when I tripped on some rocks and tree roots on the way back. It wouldn't be my first time getting cut with knife, but it wasn't anything major. Almost like a paper cut, but it still made me queasy at the sight of blood. Sam did the chopping and I worked on the stove.

After it was done and ready, we ate at the table together. I made sure to make a lot of food for Sam because he once explain to me the diet of a shapeshifter. As a wolf, he had a high metabolism and could just run the calories off.

When we finished dinner, there were still leftovers for Charlie that I stored away in the fridge. We got into my bedroom and just cuddled together some more before he'd leave.

"You want to know why you feel for me the way you do?" Sam asked, but I didn't understand his question. He must've known that too because he continued. "You're my imprint, Bella. An imprint is a special and supernatural connection between a wolf and his mate. It's a belief that my wolf chose you. It happened when we were at the beach with your friends and we met each other's eyes. That's when I instantly knew who my mate was. I guess you could say a soulmate in a way, but not really. It's so much more than that. I'm not only in love with your heart, but with your soul unconditionally. Out of everyone else at the beach, all I could see was you. Nothing else in the world mattered to me anymore. Not my family, my job, no one. My world is entirely centered around you. And I'd do anything for you, Bella."

"That's a lot to take in," I said, absorbing it all. I had his heart and he had mine. I became the love of his life and I already knew I love him. Everything made sense now why I felt this way. "But now I know why I love you so much."

I knew it was so soon, way too soon, to be saying the L word. But that was exactly what I felt.

"I love you more than life itself." He said seriously and lovingly kissed me.

"When the pack grows, I'll be more in charge and take on the leadership role as Alpha. I'll look out after my pack and my mate. Of course, you will always be my top priority. The pack is supposed to be a family. You'll be like the mother to the pack to whoever phases. The guys will become your pack brothers and they'll look out for you more being the Alpha's mate. It'll be their instinct to protect you, too, along with their own mates. If the other guys imprint on a girl, then you'll have a pack sister to bond with and teach her about the roles and lessons of an imprint."

"You've ever had any ex-imprints before?" I asked as if it was similar to girlfriends.

"No, I'm pretty sure that's unheard of in the records. It's a once in a lifetime deal. You only get one imprint and I'm glad I found you," Sam kissed me softly on the lips again. "A woman who cooks and reads. Powerful weapons with knowledge and a knife." He smirked at his teasing.

"Don't forget I'm also clumsy." I added, disliking myself for that annoying trait.

"But I'll always be there to catch you." He promised in a husky voice that made me bit my bottom lip in want, but I restrained myself.

"So why does this...imprinting phenomena happen?"

"There's a lot of theories, but Billy Black believes that imprinting is designed to make the shapeshifter stronger."

"Like I'm your support system?" I tried to understand.

"Possibly or what I believe is that the imprintee has a bigger chance to reproduce and create stronger wolves."

"Remember when I told you a dream that I saw a black wolf and pups around us? Maybe this is it." I smiled thinking about us being married with children. It was something I didn't want at first because of my parent's divorce and I took care of my mother, Renee, for most of my life. Renee had to raise me on her own for the most part and I got to visit Charlie at times. But now the idea of marriage to Sam and having his children someday was something I want.

"You want to have my pups, Bella?" He moved closer to me and his forehead met mine. His body heat was so hot that he kept me warm.

"Yes. One or two...or maybe more," The moment my answer left me, Sam had immediately kissed me leaving me breathless. "We can become a family."

"You'll be Mrs. Isabella Uley." He smiled and nuzzled at my neck.

"I prefer Mrs. Bella Uley."

"Even better yet."

After a while, Sam left around ten. I missed him already. He was my imprint and I was his. I have a lot of responsibilities and duties to do and learn. But I'm not just any imprint. Sam was the Alpha and I'm the Alpha's imprint.