Emma and I spent the afternoon talking like old times. We watched a movie and talked about all the stuff that Seth had been up to. We were in my room trying on outfits when I heard my front door slam. We went out to the living room and saw mom with a disturbed expression.
"Mom?" I asked her. She looked at me, her eyes full of worry. My mom turned to me and glared angrily.
"At least tell me that you didn't know he was the man who nearly killed me and your father. That you weren't naïve enough to think he wanted anything more than a compatible mate." My mother accused. I took a sharp breath and nearly fell back.
"What is going on?" Emma asked. When neither of us answered, Emma picked up her phone, probably to text grandma.
"What did you do?" I asked my mother in a hiss.
"What had to be done after I realized you were hiding a relationship with an enemy of our tribe?!" Mom told me angrily. I started shaking. Just then I felt my phone buzz. Emma went over to our mother just when I opened a text from Nahuel.
You broke you're promise. I'm sorry. I read the text about ten times in one second.
"No!" I yelled out. I ran out of the apartment at top speed and got into my car. I was a fast runner but not nearly as fast as a vampire or wolf so I drove my car straight to Nahuel's. The house was dark and the car was gone but I still ran into the house looking for them.
"Nahuel! Felipe!" I called out.
"Nahuel?!" I yelled in tears but no answer came. I walked out and saw the tire tracks leading out to the main road and I collapsed onto the ground. Just then mom, Emma and grandma appeared. Emma ran towards me but stopped when I growled at her. I was shaking with fury. The pain inside me was unbearable and she could feel it.
"He swore to me he would never come near you again. Whatever you were doing with him, its over. I'm not going to let him hurt you." Mom told me. I saw her walk towards me and I hissed. She ignored it and felt her hand touch my shoulder. I began shaking uncontrollably.
"Get back!" I screamed willing her off me with every fiber of my being. In that same moment, I felt something inside me rip and my family went flying into the air as if something had shoved them back. I only registered for a second that they got up and tried to walk back towards me but they couldn't. It was as if there was a barrier. I noted this for an instant before I was on all fours. I was a wolf! I turned back to my family and saw the shock in their eyes. Grandma was pounding against the invisible barrier. Emma phased and was clawing at the barrier as well but my mother just stood there, staring at me in awe.
I didn't waste any more time on them. I picked up Nahuel's scent and ran to follow after him. As soon as I left the barrier I heard my sister.
"Ella! What the hell is going on?!" She yelled at me. I saw that she was still trying to claw out of the barrier. Mom had also started pounding into it. I didn't respond to my sister. I didn't have to. She saw the desperation in my mind to catch up to my imprint. I could feel her worry for me and her relief that I had found my soulmate.
For once, Emma was silent as I ran at top speed chasing the scent into the highways. I was too fast for human eyes so I didn't worry. I ran for hours before the scent took me into a large forest. I saw the car and realized he must have kept going on foot. I followed his scent to a cabin. I heard him arguing inside with someone.
"What else what I supposed to do Hulien? I have to protect my son!" I heard him snap before he walked outside. I saw him take fistfuls of his hair in frustration. There were tears streaming down his eyes. He looked so upset and defeated. I wanted to go to him.
"How do I phase back?" I finally asked my sister.
"You need to calm yourself. You need to let your instinct guide you." She told me and showed me her memories of phasing into a human. I took a few calming breaths and I felt my body shake again. I phased and as soon as I did, it felt like something had snapped into place. My skin felt hard again. I walked out of the trees onto the clearing and I saw Nahuel's head snap up. I looked into his eyes and the world began to shift. He approached me instantly, taking off his shirt and placing it around me.
"What are you doing here?" He asked me. I placed my hands on either side of his face.
"I'm here for you. Its always been you." I told him before I kissed him. I felt his arms come around me and, for once, I felt as if I were exactly where I needed to be. I felt like I was home. His kiss was like fire, as if he was branding my soul with his. I was gone and made anew at that moment.
"You phased?" He whispered as soon as our lips parted. I smiled at him and nodded.
"After I saw you were gone, I was furious. Mom tried to get close but I pushed her away somehow. I formed some kind of impenetrable barrier and the moment I did, my skin became normal and I was able to phase." I told him. He touched my skin and looked confused.
"But you feel the same." Nahuel noted.
"When I phased back, I felt my skin harden again as if the barrier rebounded back towards me." I explained. His hands explored my arms, my neck, and then my face. He held my face so gently.
"And you're sure its me?" He asked me. I smiled at him and nodded.
"I knew the instant that I phased that it was you. It was your scent, your love that called to me." I told him. He kissed me again, only this time more fiercely.
"Im sorry." He whispered. "Your mother threatened to kill me if I went near you. She was so angry. She thought I had seduced you. That I was trying to hurt you." He explained. I nodded.
"I'm sorry too. I should have realized she would recognize your scent when she came into my apartment." I told him.
"But I guess that doesn't matter anymore." He said with a smile. I smiled back at him.
"No. No one can separate us. You're mine, and I'm yours." I told him. Just then, we heard the door open and Felipe came running out.
"Ella!" He yelled and ran into my arms. I picked him up and spun him in my arms, peppering his face with kisses. I looked at Nahuel and smiled at him to let him know it was ok. His son brought me so much light and love but it was because that's what he brought to his father. He was an extension of my imprint so I loved him almost as fiercely as I loved Nahuel.
"Daddy said we had to go away and that we couldn't see you anymore." Felipe said crying. I shook my head.
"I made you a promise that I would always be there and I plan to keep it. I am going to be with you both forever." I told him. He smiled.
"Does this mean you will come live with us?" He asked me. I looked up at Nahuel. He came towards us and hugged us both, kissing our heads.
"That's right my mijo. We are never living without her again." Nahuel said firmly. I felt my chest nearly explode with all the emotion. Nahuel kissed me again while we held our son in our arms. Felipe giggled and he looked so utterly happy to see us together. Hulien finally came out to greet us. She walked over to me and hugged me.
"Welcome to the family dear." She told me.
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you." I said blushing.
"You too. I heard a LOT about you." She said in emphasis. I blushed harder.