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Sam
"Emily, would you please understand? I am the Alpha, the leader. I have responsibilities that I can't just drop because you want to go to the mall." God, what is it with her? She wasn't always like this. Back before our world changed, before I shifted for the first time, we were happy.
Now, three years later she complains that I am out too late, I never see her anymore, and she thinks that I would rather hang out with my pack than with her. Honestly, I don't spend more time with them than with a regular job. There are enough of us now to split patrols down to a more reasonable amount. It's not like I chose this life, it was forced on me and I make do with what I have to.
With the Cullens, a family of vampires, living close to our reservation for the last few years, some of us shifted, me being the first and oldest. Turned out that wasn't so lucky for me. I had no one to really help me go through the change, the only help was the ancient stories Chief Black could tell me. He was worried about me at first, but I took to it naturally.
I learned to notice the signs for when someone would change, helping them as best I could when it finally happened. We haven't had a new member in about a year and I am hopeful there won't be anymore. This life isn't the easiest, forced to protect everyone and the potential of a danger you never imagined to be real.
At least the vampires in Forks were vegetarian, so they say anyways. I don't get it, but as long as they keep their teeth out of human necks we can live peacefully next to one another.
"Sam, what about me? Don't you have responsibilities to me too? I'm your girlfriend!" She's looking at me with her puppy dog eyes, but they don't have the effect they used to. Not when she uses them so often for selfish reasons.
"I take care of you! I provide for you, I show you I love you, and when I am not out patrolling or at council meetings I am here. You act like I am gone all the time, Emily. I'm right here, you just only notice me when you need me for something and I'm sick of it." I can't stand it anymore. How have I let her push me around like this? She doesn't appreciate me or anything I do for her.
She is stunned speechless, nothing to defend I guess. I knew this day was coming, there is only so much a man can do and I've reached my limit.
Dropping my gaze to the ground, and with a heavy sigh I say, "Emily, I'm sorry, but I can't do this anymore. We just aren't right for each other, it's not working anymore. I'm going to go stay with Seth for a few days, which should be enough time for you to move out."
She is still standing in the doorway when I look back up. Her eyes are wide open in shock and her mouth keeps opening and closing like she is trying to say something. She finally decides not to speak, instead nodding her head and slamming the door shut.
Well, she must not be that upset if she didn't even try to fight for us. What has our relationship come to if we can both give it up so easily?
With all this pent up frustration being released, I need to cool down and relax. I can't really go anywhere in La Push, because in about five minutes everyone will know I just ended our relationship.
Maybe a nice run around our territory and a stop at the beach will do me some good.
I walk out into the woods and take my pants off, tying them around my ankle. In the next split second I shift into my wolf form. I feel so free like this, so attuned with nature. It's easier to put my human worries on the back burner and focus on the nature around me.
"Hey Sam, is that you?" I hear Seth talking to me through our pack's mental connection. When any of us are in our wolf form, we can see others thoughts and speak through them too. Seth is on patrol right now, but I just want to be alone.
Hey Seth, yeah I just needed to get out. You can head home. I will take over your patrol.
"Sweet, thanks Sam!" I can see the things he will do with his extra free time. He's a good kid, too bad he started to shift at such a young age. The trauma from seeing his father attacked by a bear set him off. He was stronger than the bear, but it was too late for his father anyways.
I can feel the moment he changed back to his human form. The silence is welcome and I take off running. I have no direction, no goal. I just want to feel the wind blowing face, my paws pounding into the ground as I run as fast as I can.
I stop when I reach our territory line, a few miles from the main cluster of families in La Push. There is a small clearing filled with plush grass. I find a spot close to the edge and lay in it, enjoying the soft ground below me. The sun is high and its rays cover me in a warm blanket.
I don't think about anything for a while, just enjoying the beautiful day. This was exactly what I needed to help me feel better.
Suddenly my peaceful escape is interrupted. Someone else has shifted, but the thoughts are different than anyone else. I try to pay attention to see what is going on and who it is.
"What the fuck? Why do I have paws… is that a tail? Did I pass out and now I'm dreaming? Why am I a fucking animal?" Oh God, there is a new shifter!
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