Here it is – I´ve warned you

The gruesomereality

Jacobs POV:

I woke up in the cold, dark dungeon in which Caius had locked me long ago, the collar of iron, which prevented me to change into my wolf-form, tightened my throat. The chains that tied me to the wall had left deep scars on my wrists. I wanted nothing more than to escape this hell, I wanted to cling to my dream and never be awakened from but the wonderful illusions disappeared. I wanted desperately to fall asleep again, back again to escape into the fantasy world that my mind had created.

The sound of a key, which is turned slowly in the lock, finally brought me back to reality.

Caius was back!

Even as he opened the door I saw the whip in his right hand. His visit would be painful - very painful. I was scared! I tried desperately not to show how intimidated I was by now. The wolf girl who was chained to the opposite side of the cell - to shield Alice visions - trembled as Caius´ look brushed her. Hehadno interest inher; shewas just ameans to an end.

He closed the door behind him and came slowly towards me as always he had this eerie, treacherous smile on his face and I knew what he would ask. Idid not need anyextraordinary skillsto do so becauseitwasevery timethe same question, "Do you agree?"

I barely had the strength to oppose his will, but somehow I managed to spit it out and croak, "I never will, you blood-sucking son of a bitch." The whip hissed and tore my now scarred skin again. And not for the first time I thought: Whydidn`t I reactmore quickly? Why could Inot oncehavehappinessin mylife?

If I had been faster that day in the great hall, I could have stopped Caius in time, but I was just too slow. I just wanted to warn Aro when I found myself suddenly on the ground whimpering and writhing under Jane's gift. At the same time, a group of vampires - which I had never seen before - storm the room, attacked Aro and shredded him before all eyes into pieces.

After the murder of his brother Caius killed many of Aro's protégés. Alec owed his life solely to the entreaties of his sister but now he was monitored all the time, and I was spared from a very specific reason, although I think it would be better he would have done it immediately. Then Iwouldnotalways have to bearthis torture. Another strike of the whip cut deep lines into my skin.

He had locked me up; he delighted to torment me because he wanted to break me, and so to make his slave out of me. He had already destroyed many of the shape-shifter who had allied itself with Aro on my persuasion. Now their confidence in us was the cause that they were doomed. Caius´ Vampires approached to them as friends and if they were welcomed they beat them and wiped out entire packs.

My family will be safe as long as I remain strong enough to resist. Caius was a sadist, he delighted in the suffering of others and he wanted that I should be the one who leads the vampires that would destroy my pack. I andno one elseshoulddo the job. Regularly he offered me my freedom – which kind of freedom could that be? - when I would swear obedience to him, if I would act according to his will. My only way out of this dungeon should be the betrayal on my family.
Ihave tobe strong! I must notlet himdefeatme!

Icouldnotgive up. I had to persevere, because only than my pack was in safety, only than my Edward was safe! I had to be strong for them and to survive as long as possible. I knew that I would die here and in a strange way, my destiny seemed to be fulfilled. My imprint would probably end up like it had begun years ago. With unspeakable pain and dreams of the man I loved.

In weak moments I wish I had died back then in the clearing at least he would have been with me in my last hour. But at other times I was grateful for the short time we have spent together and which I would trade for nothing in the world.

I did not give Caius the satisfaction of collapsing under his blows, but once he had left the cell my strength left me and I fell into a deep swoon. Thepainwoulddisappearand Iwouldreturn to theworld of mydreams.

Oh, could I at least seehimonce more.

Edwards POV:

I have waited for years that my Jacob would come back to me but someday – even if only subconscious at first – I realized that he; imprinted or not has left me forever. Suddenly I knew he´ll never come back.

For a long time I have missed him but eventually the desire for him became weaker, even though I still thought of him. Perhaps the time we spent together has been too short to feed upon the memories of it much longer, they faded slowly anyway.

I have accepted his decision and started to life without him. Eventually I realized that I no longer thought of Jake every day, sometimes a whole week passedwithout me havingreallymissed him.

Over the years my relationship with Seth was getting closer, we spent most of our time together. We kept our affair secret and in public we always behaved like normal friends would do. I tried to persuade myself: "He is only a friend. It's just sex, not more!" ButIknewthat Ijustlied tomyself.

On his twenty-third birthday when we were gathered together with his pack-brothers in Sam's kitchen, I waited anxiously how he would react to my gift. As he unwrapped the small package carefully - it was the key to an old VW bus from which he had raved about to me for month - he did something completely unexpected.

Instead of immediately racing out to make a test drive in his new car - as I had expected - he stood there frozen, staring at me with an inexplicable look. I had long been working to not listen to his thoughts, because he could not stand it when I rummaged in his mind, so now I had to wait until he would begin to talk about himself.

When he after a minute still made no effort to say something to me and still looked so strange, I finally asked apologetically, "You find my gift over the top, right?" The other guys were at least all agree that a car as a birthday-gift was far too much. He shook his head, his eyes softened and he gave me a beaming smile.

"I love it, it's perfect. Thank you!"

I grinned in disbelief, "Seth, you still have it not even viewed, how do you want to know whether you like it?"

He crossed the room and plopped down on my lap. In a low voice he said, "I know it because it's from you!"

All eyes were on us as he kissed me passionately, deeply looked into my eyes and finally said "Ed, I really love you!" Well, he told me frequently that he loves me, when we were together in bed after a passionate night, but two things were different than usual on that day.

First of all – until now he had said things like this only when we were alone with no one hearing the whispered declarations of love, and speak these words in front of his brothers was something quite different.

And second – for the first time I replied "I love you too, Seth!"

Since everyone knew about it anyway, that we were more than just friends, we decided to make the thing official. Shortly after this we moved together in a small house which stood about halfway between LaPush and the house of my family. We were happy.

Of course we still thought of Jacob, how we should forget the man whom we both had once loved but also we had learned to live without him. Seth and I had found love and happiness and we hoped that it was given him as much as to us.

He gave up everything to protect us, he had helped to make peace between vampires and shape-shifters and most of all he had brought us together. He deserved to be happy wherever he was now and whatever he was doing.

Oh, ifwe hadonly known the truth!

THE END

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