Chapter 21
"How is Jacob doing?" Marcus asks over the house phone. "He is doing good. He's still in pain. He's himself." I say smiling while washing the dishes. "Well, that's good to hear. He has you to support him." "Yeah. The flirtation is there but I deny him." I say laughing.
"Don't nobody want love while sweating. So why don't you come tomorrow?" Shawn ask. "Come there?" I ask looking out of the kitchen window. It is so dark outside. "No time soon. With everything going on, we prefer you to stay over there." Marcus say.
"Cause of Sasha." He chuckle. "Her name now?" "Yeah. She's Sasha. The next time we see her, she'll be a vampire." "Maybe she ran off cause of ang-" "She's a vampire. She sounded different." Oh, wow. "How do Arnold feel?" "Everybody is a traitor. The same as he always feel. No kind feelings for her nor her friends, Mia. Just pure evil what they decided to do."
"Well, I hope everything works out and things are solved." "That's for everybody. Until then, we're on alert." "We gotta go." Shawn say. "Night." "Night." I hang up. I cannot believe Sandra. She made it seem like she was not in it but she really was. She'll be killed though if she come back here.
I finish the dishes and turn the lights out in the kitchen. I go down the hall and into Jacob's room to check up on him. Look at him. He's still in so much pain. He groan opening his eyes.
"Heading out?" He ask. "Yeah. Your dad is snoring in his room." I whisper walking over to his bed. You can hear Billy from the kitchen. "He's tired. I had him worried." "Not by a foolish decision. You saved Leah's life. Nobody will forget that." I say kissing on his forehead.
"I hope not. She shattered my left side." He say grabbing my hand. "Was it worth it?" "It was worth it. Call me when you get home." He tiredly say. "I will." I give him a kiss on his forehead again and leave out of his room. I make sure the lights are all off before leaving the house.
I head across the backyard and into the forest. I'm back to living with Mom again. Herbert saved the day for some strange reason. I'll have to ask her about that. I'm walking for at least ten minutes when my cellphone rings. Ring! Ring! I dig into my pants pocket and take out my phone.
I answer it. "Hello." "You finally answered." Sasha say. "Yeah. My phone been off for a couple of days. Are you okay?" I ask worried. "Yeah. I'm going through a lot." "You are the enemy. Your words are not truthful. You out here to destroy so what do you want?"
"If you can meet me." "Nope. I cannot meet you. You're a killer, Sasha." "Well, I changed my ways." I can smell the lies in her words. "You didn't change them after those two imprints were stashed in those barriers." I say going back to walking. That's when it should've been done.
"Sometimes you gotta continue. Can you meet me at Hunters Café?" "Give me ten minutes to think of a lie for my mom. I'll be there." I hang up and call Shawn's cellphone. Ring! Ring! "I see her." "So what you gonna do? I ain't meeting her for her to snatch me and Cob-" "Why are you yelling?" He ask moving around.
"You right. I apologize. Do you want me to come with you?" I ask scratching my neck. "No. I can handle my imprint, Mia." "Well, you handle her. Don't forget to mention the land is on the defense. She'll be called home."
"The first time I'm hearing about it." "Cause you are not one with the land, Shawn. I'll vis-" He hangs up. Wow. He did not have to hang up on me. I shrug heading straight home.
The next morning, I arrived at Jacob's house to fix him and his dad breakfast. Billy had fishing on his mind. Him and his friends were going so I was able to cook him a breakfast sandwich and he went on his way. I helped bathe Jacob. I fed him. While I was there, I started cooking lobster eggrolls. It took me at least four hours to cook.
I liked the results due to the quantities but Jacob lessened a lot due to his appetite. After I was finish, I headed over to Sam's house to drop them off. Jacob decided to accompany me.
"There you go, Sam." I say sitting the silver tray in the middle of the dining table. Jacob pulls a chair back and take a seat. "What is that?" He ask. "Sa-" Paul take the Reynold's wrap off revealing the eggrolls. The rest of the guys rush over. "Lobster Egg rolls. Off the gr-" Jacob grabs one. That's all it takes cause they start snatching them off one by one.
"These are good." Seth say chewing. "Aw, Seth. My cute baby brother." I say giving him a hug. He smile hugging me back. "What you want, Mia?" Sam ask. I come out of the hug. "Sam, I was doing it cause I know that you lov-" "What do you want?" He ask looking in my face.
"Nothing. Just been taking care of my man." I say pointing to Jacob. That's all I been doing. "All I got is a sling." He say holding up his left arm sling. "Makah wolves has been crossing over the boarder." Sam say grabbing another eggroll. Well, I didn't know that.
"Kairo blood flows through them. You will feel that pull. Just unsure on the pull for the imprints but it is going to be nasty knowing some of them are vampires." "So what are you asking?" "Nothing. I was asking nothing. I was just cooking for you cause I'm back in the kitchen." I say putting my hand on my hip. "And, the bedroom." Embry joke. Quil laugh. I fake laugh. "Let's grow up, Embry." Jacob say.
"Naw, I'm good. I like seeing what I can see." He say grabbing another one and running out of the house. Quil and Seth follow. "Kids, Sam." Jacob say amused. "Kids. What about Bella?" He ask. "She's getting married to Edward. What? I'm supposed to give up Mia cause Paul and Rachel broke up?" He ask.
"I didn't know you broke up with your baby momma, Paul." I casually say. He sit staring in his face. This is the first time I'm hearing of it. "Not interested, Sam." He say getting up. I grab an eggroll and follow my boyfriend out of the house. I wrap my arm around his. "Up for a walk?" He ask walking me down the porch. "Yeah." I'm always game for a walk.
That walk turned into a fighting match after I put them paws on Jacob. Who the hell he think he is to break-up with me after I took care of him? He lucky Quil and the others were there to save him. I would've put my teeth in him. I should've phased.
"What made you attack a man who would be Alpha?" Arnold asks me as I take a seat on one of the chairs in the Hut. "The fact that he broke up with me and Marcus raised me right." I proudly say crossing my arms.
"Not to put your hands on a man. He has respect not to hit you back." He say. "What respect, Marcus? The man used me." "Well, you did his sister wrong." "I didn't do nothing to her." I say shaking my head. I ain't do nothing to Rachel.
"They were on a break." Lincoln say to him. I thank him. "It is no break when it comes between an imprint and the wolf, Lincoln." "Those two were on a break due to her cheating on him. Your relationship is not the same as everybody else, Marcus." "I blame the child." Arnold say. "What? What you say, Arnold?" I ask leaning to the side.
"I blame the child. His child. The child he carries with Rachel." "The child was conceived before Mia came into the picture, Arnold. A child is always innocent. Paul's decision in dumping Mia was due to his love for his child and Rachel." Marcus say back. He laugh. I laugh myself.
"What is funny?" Scott ask. "The fact that he's listening." Lincoln say. "He's listening. You smell the food on him?" I ask. "What he been eating?" Marcus ask. "Lobster eggrolls. I brought a pan for Sam. Plus, did you know the land is alive or is that your doing?" I ask Arnold joking.
"All I heard was lobster eggrolls." "Did you hear her?" Scott ask. "Why are you messing with me, Scott?" "Scott, you know this dude on that type of level?" I ask pointing to him. "He's my son." I laugh. "What you like 40?" Lincoln ask. "I am. I want lobster eggrolls." He say. "They are delicious." I proudly say. "And, the land?" Marcus ask.
"The land is the land." He say. "So what if it does a war...thing? Everybody needs to be home including the imprints." "I think it would be perfect." He say staring in my face. I guess he wants walks in. I scoff. "Mia, leave. We need to have a meeting." Arnold say sitting on the table. Leave?
I spent the rest of the afternoon Paul. We were kicking it at his house. The way we kicked it blew my mind off. All I recall is exploding emotions. It showed me how much my feelings were more for him than it was for Jacob. If I look back, he wants me more than his imprint.
I honestly think I am in love with him. I hope I am. I am unsure. Everything seems like a blur but I am confidently that it will never be anything between me and Jacob ever again. I am in a very confusing point in my life.
So the next morning, I went shopping so I can cook Arnold some lobster eggrolls. I didn't have a car so Paul ended up taking me. After I brought the ingredients, we drove over to Arnold's house. He let us in. His house is a cabin. I can enjoy his place of living. While cooking, him and Paul was eating. I prefer not to eat while cooking cause I'll become full.
So after we got finish with Arnold, we went back to Paul's house. We chilled. We made tender love in his bed. I didn't want to leave but I ended up leaving him to find out what Shawn has been up too since his meeting with Sandra.
"She been changed." He say laying back on his bed. I laugh hard looking at Ben. He chuckle. It is funny. "She called you?" "She called me." "Cause she's crazy. All of five of those imprints minus Cynthia feels as though they got over on us. You gonna be okay?"
Shawn seems so freaking upset over Sandra. "Nope." "You want me to call one of my girls to give you some?" "I don't need sex. I want Sandra." "Sasha want human blood. The thought of these teenage girls out here attacking innocent people is horrible! I say we do something." I snidely say.
I'm sick of sitting around and not fighting back. "What we gonna do?" Ben ask. "Give them what they want." "You." "Yeah. Wou-" "Never gonna happen." "Cannot have them slipping in and out of here thanks to Scent Vamp. You can say what you want but we need to handle this."
"Nobody is going to hand you over." "I'mma meet her. Teenage girls. I'mma use my blessing. I am going to find the one who is in charge. I'mma handle this with or without your support cause the love that you have for Sandra don't mean a damn thing when it comes to innocent people, Shawn."
"You can do what you want." He say with an attitude. "I am. I'll make sure to keep it silent so you won't know nor will you snitch." I punch Ben in his shoulder and leave out of Shawn's room. I head down the hall and go down the stairs. I leave out of the back door and head through the forest. I just gotta think of way to get these vamps to head my way.
My feet simply walk. As I walk, I come up with nothing. I walk over to the big boulder and take a seat out of it. I take my cellphone out of my pants pocket and dial Marcus's number. Ring. "No." "No? You don-" "I was outside. Not gonna work." "I feel so horrible." I sadly say.
"All of this was decided before you even phased." "At least let me bring Sasha in." The least I could do. "Bye, Mia." He hangs up. I groan putting my phone in my pants pocket. I look behind me to see Paul walking up. He been following me since I left Shawn's house. I whimper getting off the rock and rushing into his arms. I wrap my arms around his waist wanting to cry so bad.
It's 9 o' clock at night and I'm washing dishes in Paul's kitchen. I'm pretty sure that he didn't have a home cooked meal in a long time. He tore that BBQ chicken up. I sigh feeling so tired. Knock! Knock! I look at the backdoor. "Come in." It opens up to Sam. "How you doing, Mia?" He ask closing the door.
"I literally wanna kill myself." I truthfully say. "Marcus told me. Offering yourself up as a snack is not going to solve the problem." He say. "Am I in the wrong?" "A little bit." Paul walks from the hallway. "Happy?" "A little bit." He say sitting on the couch.
"We made love, Sam." "I smell it." He say. I grab the dish towel and dry my hands. Morning sickness builds up in my throat causing me to rush out of the kitchen and down the hall into the bathroom. I throw up in the toilet.
"You have to make a decision." I groan holding my stomach. It is clenching. Being pregnant hurts. At least my pelvis stopped hurting. That was a good thing. I lift up the night shirt and look at my waist. No bruises. No nothing. I flush the toilet. "Jacob is the father." Sam say.
"What is the problem?" I ask walking out. "Wolves should be with their imprints. This relationship is over." He say in a tone. Paul sit staring forward. "I'm not under-" "Rachel will be giving birth to their son. She needs to be in her home with her mate." He say. I'm standing there shock. After all that they did, I'm being kicked to the side again.
"So that is it?" I angrily ask. "You can grab yo-" I heavily breathe out. Don't trash his property. I simply grab my clothes off the bedroom and leave out of the house through the backdoor. That will be the last time him or Sam plays me.