Kim's point of view: Chapter 7
Jared's a werewolf; Jared's forced to love me, imprint, forced, stupid, vampires exist. Jared's a werewolf; Jared's forced to love me, imprint, forced, stupid, vampires exist. Jared's a werewolf; Jared's forced to love me, imprint, forced, stupid, vampires exist. Werewolf, werewolf, werewolf, werewolf, werewolf, werewolf, werewolf, werewolf.
It was all I thought about. It was chanted in my head all day. I was officially going insane. I couldn't find the energy to do anything. I was just a zombie, no emotions or energy. Well actually I did have emotions; they were just depression, anxiety and severe loneliness. I felt no happiness even when I was with my family. It has been almost a month and a half since I had last seen Jared.
"May I come in?" I heard a voice say while knocking on my bedroom door.
"Yeah." I replied tired. My door opened revealing my dad. He sat in my desk chair while I sat on the bed. We sat there staring at each other.
"You knew." I said accusingly. He knew all along and didn't ever tell me. He knew about imprinting and the pack because he was a leader in the council. He knew and let me fall for Jared.
"Yes, Kimmy I knew." My dad sighed sadly. He looked down at the floor like he was ashamed which made me feel sick.
"Why didn't you tell me? Or why didn't you at least say anything or give me a hint? You could have warned me that Jared was not a good idea. You could have warned me about how much this hurts. Why does it hurt so badly? I hate it, I should be able to avoid the pain but I can't. All I want is to be normal but God had to make some unnatural force command a werewolf to want to be with me. Jared's forced to be with me, and you never once tried to protect me from feeling so pathetic. "I said with my vision becoming blurry. I realized I was crying and then I really lost it.
I start choking on sobs and hyperventilating. I wanted to scream or throw up. The bond was burning, scorching my heart. I couldn't breathe, I was suffocating and my body began to shake. I felt my dad's arms wrap around me. He held me as I cried and cried. It felt like I cried for hours but then I couldn't cry any longer. I had no more tears to shed.
"Kim you are my daughter and I will always love you and protect you. I am so sorry that I didn't tell you, but it wasn't my secret to tell. I know Jared's a good kid and all he wants is for you to be happy. Forget the imprint, he still likes you. The only reason I didn't tell you was because he was the one who had to. I understand it hurts but it's hurting him too. I've never wanted to see you like this and I want to kill Jared for making you hurt but he's the only one who will always make you happy. I know when I die that you will be taken care of. He will always love you, and protect you. This kid will do everything for you. So I think you need to do something for him." My dad sighed hugging me.
"What?" I choked out sobbing.
"Give him the chance to explain everything completely. Let him tell you how much this is hurting him, and why it's hurting you. Let him explain that he will always be there for you. Just let the kid explain, go talk to him." My dad pleaded. I slowly nodded.
"You siblings are staying at Aunt Jenna's house for the week since spring break starts for all of you tomorrow. Your mother and I have to go to California for a business trip. So you can stay here or at the Clearwater's or with your aunt Jenna. It's your choice, just be careful. Good luck with Jared. And I am really sorry honey." My dad said looking down.
"Why the Clearwater's?" I asked confused.
"Both kids are wolves so I figured they could keep you safe. Plus Leah considers you a friend and she could use one. She's the only female in the pack, she can't have children and Sam imprinted on her cousin while they were dating." He summed up. I flinched. Poor Leah that was so awful and I sat here lucky and all I did was mope. She had the courage to face Sam and Emily every day.
"Thanks dad for everything." I said hugging him. He hugged me back and left the room. I finally got up and got dressed. I then said bye to my family and ran to the beach.
I was walking on the beach looking for Jared but no one was there. I didn't know where else to look and I was too scared to go into the woods alone. I felt the stretch of the bond relax and I turned around and saw Jared. He was standing there shirtless looking at me as if I was a hallucination. I finally couldn't stand it anymore; I didn't want to be away from him any longer.
I ran full speed to Jared. He caught me as soon as my body came in contact with his. He lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist. He then smashed his lips to mine. All the hurt disappeared in that very moment. I knew I would never be able to deny the imprint. Our tongues danced together passionately.
"I am so sorry Kim." Jared whispered once he pulled away from the kiss.
"It's okay. I realized how much you make me smile and laugh. You make me happy and that can't be forced." I smiled.
"You have no idea how much that means to me. Fuck the imprint; I just want to be with you because you're amazing. I want you because you are smart, funny, beautiful and adorable. I want to be here for you every time you smile or blush or laugh." Jared grinned making my heart swell up. I pecked his lips.
"So you accept the imprint? You don't have to date me. I can be a friend or brother or a lover. I just need to be in your life." Jared asked hopefully. I kissed him again sweetly.
"I accept the imprint. I want everything to stay as it is, I want for us to still date, if that's what you also want. I love what we have between us." I smiled.
"Of course I still want to be your boyfriend. I don't want you dating other guys. I want to kill any guy who looks at you in that way. I want us to be together." He said seriously.
"So is this real or forced?" I asked with my heart pounding.
"You didn't catch my eye right away, I won't deny this. But once you did, I swear I couldn't look away. I promise to never make you cry again. I'll be here for you." He smiled making my heart soar. I smirked and kissed him accepting the imprint.