As I made my way back to the bon fire, I thought about what the next secret was.
What else could they possibly tell me?
I didn't have to ponder my thoughts long because I came to a stop as I made it back to all the guys.
I looked at each and every one of their anxious and emotional faces.
"So does someone want to tell me what's going on?" I asked.
Everyone looked at each other, and then to Sam.
I gave him a raised eyebrow.
"Care to share?"
He sighed and bit his lip.
I found it odd; he usually doesn't show his anxiety. Well, it may be displayed on his face, but the way he bit his lip; the action seemed odd and unusual.
'Sit with me?" he asked.
I nodded and sat in-between his legs, watching the fire.
"So what's going on?" I asked everyone.
"Besides the fact that we are wolves and you took my dad to bed?" Jake asked.
I laughed a little. "Yea…about that."
"What was he saying to you anyways? We couldn't hear you guys." Embry asked.
"Couldn't hear us?" I asked strangely.
Sam's hands slid down my arms and his face came to the side of mine. "Wolves have super hearing, strength and agility. Kind of like the perks to the job."
He gave me a small smile and I kissed his lips quickly.
"One hell of a job." I muttered.
All the guys laughed and we continued to talk about their wolfy powers.
Seth and I were goofing off, while the rest of the guys were talking. Everyone soon became silent and shared that 'look.'
"What?" I asked, looking away from Seth and to everyone else.
They all looked at Sam and waited. I turned in his arms and looked up at him.
"What's going on?"
He sighed. "Keep an open mind." He told me.
I rolled my eyes. "I think I have done a pretty good job with that, don't ya think?" I teased.
Everyone smiled and I could tell a few of the guys were trying to hold in a laugh.
"So what's up?" I asked Sam again.
"Do you remember when we first met?" Sam asked me nervously. He kept playing with my hands, entwining them and stroking them.
"Yea, it was at the beach, right when I was about to leave." I supplied. He nodded.
"Did you feel anything?" he asked.
"Besides hate?" I joked.
Everyone had a small smile, but I could tell how serious the matter was.
My smile began to fade and I answered everything seriously.
"I felt…I don't know. I felt strange and like I wanted to be around you…like I liked you, even though you took away all my friends."
He nodded and swallowed.
"What?" I asked nervously.
Everyone was looking at each other.
"Can someone please tell me what's going on?" I asked hopelessly.
"I love you, you know that right?" Sam asked me.
I turned around and looked at him incredulous. "Is that what this is about? You loving me or something?"
He shook his head.
"I-….I imprinted on you." He let out.
I looked at him confused. Was that supposed to mean something?
Taking a second, I thought of what it could mean. Well…imprint. In an English dictionary that would be like making a mark or impression.
"You...made an impression on me?" I asked confused.
He swallowed hard. "Kind of…"
He took in a deep breath and looked down at me.
"Imprinting…for wolves, its like…its like finding your soul mate…or other half as some people call it."
"Other half?" I asked confused. His whole body was tense and uneasy.
"When a wolf imprints on its mate…they are bound for life. It's like they have this tie between them that can't be unbound or cut."
"Its like finding true love." Jared added. I looked at him, processing this.
After a few seconds, I sucked in a breath. If Sam imprinted on me that means…
"No." I let out, putting the pieces together. "No, no, no." I whispered over and over.
"The day I saw you at the beach, when I looked into your eyes…I imprinted. On you." He swallowed, watching as I took in more news.
I stood up and tried to walk away, but our hands were entwined.
"Bella, wait." He said.
"What does this mean?" I asked, bowing my head. I kept my eyes off of him and away from everyone else. How could they hide this from me?
He took in a breath. "It means, you are the one for me. It means we are meant to be together…forever. You can't be away from me too long, just like I can't be without you for long periods of time. The imprint has bound us together."
"And that's why you've gotten close to me." I whispered sadly.
He sighed, but never spoke up to deny it.
My eyes filled with tears and I pulled my hand out of his grip.
"I need to go."
I walked away, letting the tears fall freely. I didn't get very far before Jake came running up to me.
"Bella, wait!" He took a hold of my wrist and twisted my body to face him.
I bowed my head and began wiping the free falling tears.
"Get away from me Jake."
"But Bella…."
"No!" I shouted. I wiped away some more tears and looked at his guilty face.
"You knew about this…all along. You were my friend Jake. You were supposed to tell me these kinds of things, and watch my back. But instead you hid things, and let me believe in your stupid lies. You let me make a fool out of myself and fall for someone who just…." I took in a shaky breath, not letting my eyes wander to Sam.
"Bella, it wasn't his fault. Sam had to tell you when the time was right." Paul said gently.
"when the time was right?" I bellowed. I stared at him like he grew another head.
Then, a thought crossed my mind and I felt like an even bigger fool.
"This is why you all tried to mend the past, wasn't it?" I asked them.
"Because Sam had imprinted on me…." I whispered to myself.
They all hung their guilty faces, which just made tears come down even faster.
"I was foolish to ever let you guys back in." I said in low voice. They all knew I was referring to how I let them back into my heart.
"Bella, no. it's not like that. Please, just listen." Seth begged.
"Why?" I cried.
"Because we love you…I love you." Sam said.
I shook my head and pulled away from Jake.
"No Sam, that's just the imprint." I grumbled. I backed away from them and began making my way home.
Walking down the side of the street, I couldn't help to let out sobs. I didn't care if someone was watching me, or thinking I was crazy.
My life felt like it was crashing down on me. They betrayed me…or atleast it felt that way.
I felt like a fool- falling for Sam when it wasn't even real.
Now, I am supposed to be with him forever?
The hurt in my heart ran sharply through my chest. It was like every breath I took was a reminder to the damage they did to me.
I felt like falling to pieces and never getting back up.
When I got home, I could hear the phone ringing. I didn't go and pick it up like I usually would, because I knew who it would be.
How could they do this to me?
I locked the door and then ran up stairs to go to bed.
Sleeping was a hard thing to do. Not only was I thougholy depressed but the phone wouldn't stop ringing off the hook.
Everntually, I put a pillow over my head and shut my eyes tightly, waiting for sleep to succumb me.