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Chapter 11: Wolf

Kim's POV.

Jared wasn't in school when the weekend was over. I waited for him at my locker until the bell rang, but he never came. Paul wasn't in either, or Jake, Embry, Quil and Seth. I knew it had something to do with the secret and I was worried. For them all to be off school there must have been something bad going on. However, I wasn't only worried, I was also curious and rather frustrated. Curious because I wanted to know how they were all so involved in the secret when they were all so different. Seth had only just turned fourteen, why was he involved so young?

I was also frustrated. The nature of the secret was making me see red. It was a big, life-changing secret, I could feel it, and yet I still didn't know what it was. The secret took Jared away for days at a time, it made him miss school, it had changed him in so many ways and that scared me. What could it possibly be? I also couldn't stop thinking about my involvement. He had said I was involved in a big way, but I didn't feel like I was. How could I be so important in the secret and not have a clue what it was? And how would it affect me in the future?

On Friday my brain had stopped working properly from thinking so much. Even Erin had noticed, commenting on Thursday that if she looked close enough she could see smoke coming out of my ears. When my brilliant, but rather oblivious, best friend began to realize there was something wrong, I knew I was going crazy.

I trudged through the rain and into the small school. Erin was stood talking to a Greta Maroon near our lockers and I carefully skirted around them. I didn't fancy talking to anyone that I didn't have to. I placed some of my calculus books into the locker and slammed it shut before walking to lessons. I went quietly through my day, I wanted to get home and into my bed with some ice-cream. When the final bell rang I waved goodbye to Erin and practically ran from the building.

However, on the way to my car I noticed someone. He was large, broad and insanely good-looking.

Jared.

"Jared?" I said, peeking through the rain. He nodded and pushed himself off his truck. "What are you doing here? Where have you been?"

"I came to see you," he took another step forward. "And I—I can't tell you."

"The secret?"

"Yeah, the secret."

I huffed, anger welling up inside me. "Right…of course. I have homework, bye Jared."

"What? Kim—"

I ran and his voice merged in with the rest of the students as they rushed through the rain. I dropped into my car and sped down the street. I felt guilty for leaving him like that, but I was sick of being in the dark. I was sick of hearing the same excuse and not knowing why it was so important that he do things that involved the secret.

I drove home but as I parked outside a truck pulled up behind me. I froze as Jared got out and slammed the door shut.

"Kim, what's wrong?" he asked worriedly. He stepped forward and I stepped back. He flinched and sighed. "What have I done?"

"I'm fed up, Jared," I admitted quietly.

"Fed up about what?"

"The secret," I snapped and then bit my lip regretfully. "I'm sick of not knowing what it is…why is it so important? How does it involve me?"

"Kim," he sighed. "It's big…I don't know if you'll take it well."

"You don't know until you try."

"I want to tell you, I do," his jaw clenched. "But I don't know if you're ready to know."

"I am!" I yelled, stomping my foot rather childishly but I didn't care. "I am! I want to know, Jared. I can deal with it…it's not illegal, right?"

"What? No, of course not. Is that what you thought?" he asked, frowning.

I shrugged and glanced away. It was the only thing I could come up with that would make him so secretive. What else would make him so jumpy and dedicated?

"I'll tell you soon," he promised.

"But will you?" I scowled through the rain. He gulped and I shook my head. "I need some time to think. Bye, Jared."

I turned and sprinted up the stairs. Closing the door behind me, I kicked off my shoes and collapsed onto the sofa. I never thought I would brush off Jared Cameron. It almost felt like a strange dream.

Sighing, I got my homework out of my bag and set it around me. I needed something to distract me.

The next day I spent finishing off work and watching movies with Anna-Marie. After showering, I went to bed and lay staring at the ceiling. What was Jared doing? Was he okay?

Bang!

I shot up and stared at the window in front of me. What the hell was that? My heart hammered as I waited for another sign that someone was there. My stomach leapt when another rock hit the window. Slowly and cautiously, I walked over to the window. Why, I didn't know. I felt like one of those women from the horror movies that people shouted "DON'T GO IN THE CLOSET!" at.

I peered around the corner and slumped when I saw who it was. Thanks to the dim light of the porch, I could see Jared stood under my window. Gulping, I shoved the window open and leaned out, the cold wind hitting my face and shoulders.

"Jared, what the hell are you doing?" I hissed as loudly as I could without waking my siblings.

"Move back!" he called up.

"What, why?"

"I'm coming up!"

"Are you serious?"

"Yes, now move back so I don't hurt you."

Doing as he said, I took a large step back and then shook my head at myself. What was I doing letting a teenage boy into my bedroom past midnight? A teenage boy that holds a huge secret…as in he could be an undercover assassin.

I really need sleep.

I watched with wide eyes as Jared climbed through the gap of my window. His large body carefully and silently crawled through my window, surprising me with his gracefulness. Someone of Jared's size shouldn't be graceful, he should have fell onto the floor. Finally inside my room, he glanced around until his eyes landed on me and he smiled gently. Even that small action made my heart stutter and I coughed uncomfortably.

"Kim," he breathed taking a step forward. I stood still, my body tingling as he got closer. All I could think about was our kiss. "I'm sorry," he professed once he got close, so close I could feel his burning skin. "You're right…I shouldn't have kept it from you for so long. There was just so much going on and I didn't want you to leave me—"

"Jared, I'm not going to leave you," I whispered. "I just want to know the truth."

"I know…I'm sorry."

"So what's the truth?" I asked, staring into his deep brown eyes. He looked tired and stressed and I almost told him to forget it and go home to sleep…but I needed to know. "What's the big secret?"

He stared at me, his eyes like lasers through my skull. Slowly, he cupped my face and sighed. He closed his eyes and then he said it.

"I'm a wolf."

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