Chapter 265: Seth

AN: Jake won't imprint Renesmee.

Seth stood very still with wolf Jake hovering over him and growling very closely to Seth's neck. Seth whined and continued to avoid giving eye contact to Jake and bearing his neck. Then, they grew quiet. There were times that Jake growl and Seth whined slightly, but I can tell that they were having a conversation through the pack mind. This means that Seth left the pack, but why?

I wanted to go meet Seth, so I carefully left Carlisle's room and walked downstairs. I got close to the front door, and I glanced outside. I couldn't find Jake and Seth, so that means they already phased back.

"Sam commanded Seth to leave the pack to be by your side", Edward said.

Because he spoke abruptly and I didn't feel him approaching me, I jumped and cowered away from Edward.

I said with mild irritation to my tone, "you couldn't let me know that you were next to me?"

Edward with his amber eyes, he said dismissively, "sorry."

I glanced back outside, and I asked, "what now?"

Edward said with a frown, "based on their conversation, Seth left Sam's pack to protect you. However, I don't understand why Sam believed this was a good idea. It's pointless with us around."

Knowing Sam, he wouldn't send Seth in a suicide mission to save me without facing Leah's wrath. I believe there is something more to it. Seth was probably the only person Sam trusted to give the mission to protect me and be by my side. Seth is loyal, obedient, cheerful and he doesn't have any ill intentions. He saw me like a pack mother.

But with Jake around, how did Seth convinced Jake to let Seth be around me?

Then, I was reminded about the plot point when Jake tried to return Seth and Leah to Sam's pack to give the Cullens the chance to escape so they could feed. I remember in that conversation with Paul or Jared (I can't remember who exactly), Jake 'promised' them that once Renesmee is born and kills Bella, he'll kill the baby. Sam thinks Jake would be vengeful enough to kill Resnemee.

However, that Jake was still obsessively in love with Bella, and he thought of Renesmee as a monster like Edward before he imprinted on her. This Jake moved on from Bella. He only sees her as a friend. If anything, this Jake is a hollow shelf of who he used to be. I have seen that he became a doormat for the Cullens, and he'll do anything to make Bella to forgive him, so I doubt he'll kill Renesmee. I won't be surprised, he'll let Sam end his life to give the Cullens the chance to escape and to be free from his wolf spirit. Since Quil didn't imprint Claire as a baby but as someone of closer age to him, I doubt Jake would imprint Renesmee as a baby too, so I don't have fear regarding that. There is no possibility that Jake would sacrifice his life for Rensemee.

Sigh. Jake is truly pitiful. Should I mention, that Leah might be possibly his imprint? From his expression during the graduation party when Leah picked up Emily and Claire, I thought it might be a possibility. But if it was true, then wouldn't his wolf spirit demand him to go after her and confirm that she is his imprint? Then again, it probably started around that time where his wolf spirit was demanding Jake to become Alpha. What if the desire of becoming Alpha was so great that it prevented Jake from recognizing his own imprint? Then since his wolf finally got what he wanted, would he go try to find his imprint? I would need to talk to Jake to find that out. However, what if it isn't true, and I only gave him a false sense of hope.

I was reminded that Edward was next to me, hearing every single thought in my head. I cleared my throat, and said to him, "don't tell Jake."

Edward scoffed, "his problems are not my concern."

I narrowed my eyes and said, "I find that hard to believe. Knowing you, the one moment Jake pisses you off, you would use that information to upset him."

Edward clenched his jaw and he said, "we'll see about that."

I turned away and stared at the distance, waiting for Seth and Jake to come back inside the house. What should I say to Jake?…Do I even want to talk to Jake?

I was still conflicted with everything Jake did. I am still upset and unbelievably angry with Jake, but part of me, deep down, I do care for Jake. It's just too pitiful if Jake ends up sacrificing his life for the Cullens. Then again, I..can't keep trying to help him pull himself together. I have been offering an olive branch to him, but it was him who made all of these poor decisions. He needs to reap for the consequences of his behaviors no matter how painful it is for me to watch Jake self-destruct.

Maybe I can talk to Seth..see from his perspective what should I do regarding Jake. I might be letting my emotions clouding my judgement.

I saw Jake walking up to the front door with Seth following behind him closely. Jake's eyes were flickering silver and he had a grimace expression. Once he saw that I was by the door, he no longer wore his grimace expression. His eyes were now a constant silver glow around his pupils, and he had a flat expression similar to when Sam go into his alpha role. However, I stepped few footsteps back because I didn't like the vibe Jake was giving off. It felt menacing compared to Sam.

He turned to me and said tightly, "Sam sent Seth to guard you from me, and if anything happens when Sam comes to fight with the Cullens, Seth is here to protect you and your pups. However, I highly doubt that would happen. The only way I allowed Seth to join in my pack and be here because 1. he wants to determine with his own eyes whether Bella's child is an actual threat to society. 2. Apparently, you and the pups would grow weak without Sam around due to the strained mating bond. According to history, Constant physical touch from their Alpha wolf is needed for the Alpha female to carry her pups to full term. When their mate is away, a trusted male wolf can be around the Alpha female until her mate returns, and Seth has been chosen to take that role since…Sam clearly does not want me to be around you."

Damn. I didn't know that. I shivered from the thought that I could actually get sick from being away from Sam, and it also pisses me off that Seth had to be dragged into this.

Jake looked away as he said, "I'll be in the kitchen."

He left, but I was confused. I asked Edward Was this wolf Jake taking over?

Edward nodded and head toward the living room. Then, I was immediately hugged by Seth. Seth's huge body hovered over me, and I squeaked, "can't breathe."

Seth immediately let go, and he looked frantically up and down. He asked, "are you okay?"

I shrugged, "more or less. They haven't treated me badly so far."

Seth sighed in relief, "oh thank the spirits. When..Jacob showed me the memories of you screaming..that was frightening."

I said sadly, "yeah."

I didn't want those memories to resurface in my mind, so I asked, "so what now?"

Seth bit his lips, "for now, I stay by your side."

Okay..I said, "do you know what Sam is planning?"

Seth paused. He then said, "I didn't get the chance to know. He didn't allow me to be in the pack mind when they were discussing the plan until Sam howled for me to phase and told me what I was going to do."

I had a feeling Seth was leaving out some stuff, but I had a feeling that it might be regarding Sam. If I get too upset, then I might fall back into his emotions and the straining mating bond again. I really don't want to go through that again, so I simply nodded.

I said, "I think Bella would be down to see you again. She is at the living room with the rest."

Seth said with a confused expression, "oh, okay.."

I said lightly, "I'll go rest then I'll come back down whenever I feel hungry."

He asked, "you sure?"

I gave an empty smile, "yeah."

Seth said carefully, "oh, alright..Then I'll see you later?"

I nodded and I went back upstairs. Going up and down was taking a toll on my back. I don't think I can do this few times a day, so either I stay downstairs with everyone else or stay in my room. I feel more inclined to stay in my room and avoid everyone. Once I got back to my room, I went straight to take a nap. This time it was hard to nap with the twins constantly moving around and kicking my bladder which means I went to the bathroom couple of times whenever I tried to lay down on my side. On my third attempt of trying to take a nap, I gave up. Frustrated, I went downstairs and head to the living room.

There were two long gray couches in the living room. In one couch, Edward, Bella and Emmett where sitting. Jasper was sitting on the ground next to Bella, and Bella were observing Emmett and Jasper playing the Xbox. Seth was sitting in the other couch at the far-right corner. As in for Jake, he was sitting on the opposite end of the couch. Seth's face brightened up when he saw me and gestured me to sit with him by the couch. I sat down next to Seth.

Being with Seth, I didn't feel so much of an outsider in this house like I used to. It was nice to be with someone that I feel comfortable with, so I didn't feel as tensed. I made some small conversations with Seth, but nothing too grand. Esme made dinner for Seth, Jacob, Bella and me. Despite the fact that Cullens have me hostage, Seth has been polite with the Cullens.

There is so much that I want to ask Seth. I want to ask what he thinks of Jake, Cullens, Bella and her baby. I want to know if he has ideas of how to take me out of here. Also, is he going to stop Sam from killing the Cullens? So much that I want to know, but it's hard with a mind reader in the house and everyone who can hear through walls.

I went back upstairs, and I took one long bath to de-stress to collect my thoughts without anyone bothering me. So much has happened today. There isn't much I can do until Bella gives birth. Once Renesmee is born then that is when Cullens would have to think of an escape plan. How would they escape from the pack? Would Jake go with them, or would he runaway like he did in the novel, when he ran away for a month after receiving Bella's wedding invitation cards? I don't see Jake running away with the Cullens. I highly doubt Edward would tolerate Jake to be around anymore than necessary. I can see Edward only using Jake until Edward no longer needs him.

Then again, is Jake brave enough to face Sam's wrath and come back to La Push? With what Jake did with kidnapping the mate of his Alpha to be handed over to the cold ones, is he even going to be able to become chief for the tribe? There is no way I can stop Sam from hurting Jake, but I can stop Sam from killing him since Jake is the future chief of the tribe.

Either Jake runs or Jake face the consequences of his actions and return home.

But, if he does return home, would Sam's wolf tolerate Jacob being a lone alpha? If Jake wants to return home, either he lets go of his wolf spirit or take over Sam's pack as the new Alpha. From what I've seen so far, there is a very small chance of Jake's wolf giving up being Alpha any time soon.

Sigh.

I got out of the bath, and I put on pajamas that Esme left for me in the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror, and it wasn't me. My skin looked so pale with dark bags under my eyes. I looked lifeless. Seeing how terrible I looked, few tears leaked from my eyes. I closed my eyes and hugged my pregnant belly.

No matter what happens, I have to take care of my babies. I need to be strong for my babies, Sam and for myself. This is just day one here stuck in the Cullens house. I can bear this living arrangement for my few days and even better with Seth around. For once, I feel a little bit hopeful for the future.

With a hopeful heart, I went to bed, dreaming about past memories with Sam and I.

Author's Note:

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