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"Who are you?" I asked again. Old man McBride gave me an x-ray stare.
"Who do you think I am Jacob?" He asked.
"A creepy old recluse that lives on the rez." I answered.
"If you knew that already then why ask the question in the first place?" He countered.
"What happened? Just now?" Jared asked. "How did we see that?"
"Because I showed you. I showed you my memory. The two girls, Sonia and Kim, found this place. A place I was supposed to be guarding but...I slipped up."
"What is this place? What were you guarding?" I asked. I just saw a whole lot of scary shit involving my imprint and no way was I settling for less than the truth.
"This place? It`s a cave. You must be dumber than you look."
"Listen here old man..."
"NO! You listen here Jacob Black! You listen to me good! You know too much already. What I showed you I showed out of the kindness of my heart. I know how it feels to see an imprint in trouble but do not make the same mistake I did. Leave those girls be!"
"What will happen if we get involved?" Jared asked, advancing towards him. Old man McBride regarded him.
"Do you trust your imprint Jared?"
"How do you know Kim is my imprint? How do you even know this stuff?"
"Use your brain boy. How could I know this stuff? You already know the answer."
"You`re a wolf." I said in wonder. How in hell?
"True."
"Then how come we can`t hear your thoughts? How does nobody know about you?" Jared accused.
"Because I`m not part of your pack. And I don`t want anyone to know about me."
"Why should we trust you?" I asked. Old man McBride sighed.
"Because if you want to help your women, If you really want to protect this land and our tribe than you will. You have no reason to trust me I`ll grant you that."
"I don`t know what to believe anymore." Jared muttered, running his hands through his hair.
"There are some things you can`t know, and you can`t know them for a reason. But trust your women. Don`t push them away. Trust them like they trust you. They need your support."
"How can we support them when we don`t know what`s going on?" I asked. My mind kept on going back to Sonia. I kept so much from her in the past, I treated her horribly. How could I even be angry at her for keeping this from me? And she was even honest about it! She told me something was going on but she couldn`t tell me. She was telling me without telling me. Goes to show how much better she is than me.
When I thought back to last night. The way she held me. The way she wanted to be held. She needed me...and I was going to help her anyway I could. I owed her so much.
"Do I really need to say it again?" Old man McBride backed away from us. "Look after them. You are stronger together than separate."
Then he morphed into an old grizzled grey wolf. He stood, even taller than Sam, and watched us for a couple of seconds before darting off into the woods and disappearing.
"Do we trust him?" Jared asked, staring in the direction were he ran off.
"It`s for Sonia and Kim. We have to trust them."
"It`s hard Jake. When I look at Kim I just want to keep her safe. She`s my girl. To know that she`s hurting is the worst feeling in the world. She`s the sweetest, kindest most non-threatening girl I know."
"She`s strong. All the imprints are. They are part of us. But I understand what you mean."
"I love her Jake. Since the minute I laid eyes on her. Fuck...every time I look at her now it`s still the same."
"She loves you too." I just wish he would shut up. He was distracting me. I was trying to figure out this shit and I didn`t need Jared going all pansy on me.
"She does. But she`s still afraid of me. Unsure."
"Sonia is too." I muttered, looking into the mouth of the cave. It was such a fucking creepy place.
"Yeah but you gave her reason." Jared countered, looking inside too.
"Fuck you man. At least I didn`t ignore Sonia for years."
"Shut the fuck up Jake!"
"Don`t call me out if you can`t handle it yourself."
"Listen...I`m going to get Kim. I`m going to talk to her and bring her home before her dad poisons her more against me."
"Impossible. If he hasn`t done it already then I think you`re safe."
"Go to Sonia too. She will be missing you." Jared stood up and stripped. Tying his cutoffs to his thigh he turned to me again. "We can`t let on we know anything more than we already do. If they get wind of this then...just let them do what they need to do. We`ll keep and eye on them."
"Good plan. We`re not stalking them though right?" Jared gave me a scornful look.
"I have never stalked Kim and I don`t plan on doing it now. Just when we think they`ll be doing something dangerous is all."
"I don`t know man..." I started. I so didn`t want to break Sonia`s trust like that, especially since I was beginning to win it back. I liked the way she looked at me now. The way her eyes weren`t guarded like they used to be.
"What do we do then Jake? Let them get hurt? What if something goes wrong and we`re not there?" Jared reasoned. I knew his mind was already made up.
"Fine...just...let`s not be too obvious about it."
"When have I ever been too obvious about something?" Jared gave me a punch on the arm before morphing and running off.
Taking another look at the little cave I suddenly came out in goose bumps. This place...no way would I let Sonia come back here. Christ she must have been traumatized afterwards. My heart bled for her. No wonder she was so tough. Coming out of an experience like that.
Sonia`s POV
"Jacob, hey!" I said as I led him inside my house and into the kitchen. He had his schoolbag with him. So he was serious about doing homework then?
"Hey bluebird." He said softly, looking at me a bit strange.
"What did you get up to when you left with Jared?" I asked. I had been texting Kim since she left to go home with her dad. Her parents had been trying to convince her to move back home with Noah. I wasn`t so convinced that being there was the best thing for her right now but...that`s something she has to sort out.
"This and that. Talking with him and stuff." He said sadly. He was still eyeballing be weird.
"Why do you keep looking at me like that?" I asked, taking a can of coke from the fridge and offering him it. He took it and let his fingers linger on my hand for a couple of seconds.
"You`re beautiful..." He told me. The way he said it though...
"You too." I told him back. He blushed and stepped in closer to me.
"If...if you ever get into trouble...if you ever feel scared...just call my name...I`ll come to you." He encircled me in his arms and rested his cheek on the top of my head. Feeling suddenly overcome with a whole bunch of different emotions I nodded into his chest while I placed my hands on his hips.
"I`ll remember to do just that." I breathed in his woodsy, musky scent and felt contented. How easy it would be to tell Jacob what was going on right now...but I couldn`t.
"Oh God!" My mom grumbled from the kitchen door. She was wearing a green face mask and looked like something from a bad zombie movie. "Teenagers and their hormones. You would think that one of you was going off to war or something!"
I pulled away from Jacob embarrassed. He coughed awkwardly and sat down at the table.
"Don`t you own a shirt Jacob?" Mom asked him, staring pointedly at his bare chest. He blushed deeply.
"Yeah I...came here straight from patrol. I didn`t have time to pick one up."
"I suppose you are staying for dinner? You like halibut?"
"Yeah...I love it actually."
"Great. You`ll love it even more if Sonia makes it."
"Mom! Thanks for telling me that I`m making the dinner tonight."
"I`m not raising a lazy girl." Mom left the kitchen and padded back to her bedroom. I turned to Jacob.
"You really like halibut?" I knew he preferred meat but this boy would eat anything.
"Eh yeah! Dad used to be a fisherman you know. Brought home all sorts of great fish." Why was Jacob still looking at me strange?
"Is...is Sam real angry with me?" I ventured. Jacob grimaced but looked defiant.
"Yeah but he has no right bossing you round. If anyone dared try that with Emily it would be a different story."
"I said some pretty nasty things to him."
"Nothing that wasn`t the truth. With Sam...it`s easier to ignore things. He`s just worried about you. He sees you as a little sister."
"But I`m not though. Listen...I`m sorry if I`m putting you in an awkward situation."
"You`re not. I understand Sonia. This must be very important if you`re keeping it secret."
"Yeah but...it`s a secret everybody seems to know about now." I grumbled. The pack will just complicate things now.
"I`ll get them to back off. I promise you. I swear it." Jacob pulled me onto his lap and held me close.
"Thanks Jacob. I really need you behind me on this." He looked at me fully. Searching my face with his fingers and eyes. Something was bothering him. I could tell.
"Tell me what`s on your mind." I asked him.
"I was just thinking about Old man McBride." Huh? Shit...don`t let the shock show on your face Sonia. I laid my cheek on his chest so he couldn`t see my reaction.
"Why?"
"Does he seem...odd to you?" Jacob asked carefully.
"Well...yeah. He`s so moody."
"Other than that? Do you feel safe when you are around him?"
"Course Jacob. He`s just an old man. He`s not a pervert or anything."
"I didn`t mean that...You don`t get any bad vibes off him right?"
"No. He`s just lonely I think." Yeah, and a fucking centuries old wolf. Another secret I have to keep.
"Lonely...Sonia..."
"Jacob?"
"Nothing." He exhaled loudly and shifted me on his lap.
"I should get started on dinner. You`re helping me right?" I got up off his lap and went over to the fridge.
"Sure. Just tell me what do do."
"You can skin and fillet this." I handed him the halibut with a smile.
"I`ll fuck it up." He looked at the fish like it was a bomb waiting to explode.
"If those giant fingers of yours can make something as delicate as this.." I linked my finger around my necklace and held it up. "...then the fish should be a piece of cake."
"Fine. You got me. So...one halibut, skinned and filleted."
On monday afternoon Kim picked me up after school for our little trip to Forks regarding Bella.
"So, we get to Forks. And then what?" Kim asked as she drove us out of La Push.
"Dunno. Stake out her house or something?" I said, liking the idea in a weird way.
"Seriously? Stake out her house? And then what? See if Utlapa is in there having coffee with her? Planning the demise of the Quileute?" Kim scoffed. Wow...okay Kim. No need to go all Jared on me. She drummed her knuckles on the steering wheel. Deep in thought. "If I wasn`t so chicken shit I would snoop around in her house."
"We could you know...If her dad isn`t there and she`s out at the leeches then..." I said carefully, knowing Kim was thinking about it.
"We have to be careful. The leech would know we were there. They have super smell powers too right?"
"Shit you`re right." Looks like that plan has gone out the window.
"We could risk it but...what would we be looking for? Written evidence?"
"Something. Anything."
"It`s a bad idea. The leech would smell us and it would start shit with the pack."
"True. So...we can`t follow her cause she will have her body guards protecting her."
"I don`t get it with her you know? Why are the leeches so obsessed with this girl? It`s like she`s their pet or something."
"Maybe they have something to do with Utlapa?"
"We have no way of finding out. We can`t just go marching up to their masouleum demanding answers. They`d either laugh at us or eat us and I don`t really feel like finding out which one."
"Will we just confront her?" I asked. Kim though for a while on that one.
"Seems like the best plan. Just lets hope the leech isn`t with her. If he can read our thoughts then..." Kim grimaced.
"He`ll know what we`re up to. We just keep going round in circles. It`s like she`s untouchable."
"Or maybe..." Kim said hesitantly.
"What?"
"We can lure her to the rez..." She said. "It`s the only place the leech can`t follow her. The only place where he can`t hear us."
"Oh my God! That`s it! So..how do we get her here?"
"Use Jacob as bait?" She said, looking for my reaction.
"Use Jacob...I don`t know Kim...I don`t know if he`ll even go for that."
"We can tell him that we need to talk to Bella about something...and the only way to get her here is if he invites her."
"The leech will smell a rat though. Maybe we could get Mr. Black to invite Chief Swan and Bella over for dinner or something?"
"That would be better. Good thinking Sonia." Kim nodded and smiled at me. Praise felt so good coming from her.
"Cool so...we still going to Forks?" I asked her.
"Nah, we should go home and fine tune the plan." Kim did a perfect u-turn and headed back to the rez.
"Going back to your home or to your parents home?" I asked.
"My home. My mom and dad are driving me nuts."
"Plus you miss Jared." I teased her. She giggled.
"Horribly. Noah misses his daddy too." She sighed.
"You should go back home and surprise him. You know, naked on the bed with rose petals and all that shit." I laughed as Kim blushed.
"I don`t have the balls to do that. I think Jared would literally die if I done something like that."
"He wouldn`t. He would love it I bet. Get some baby oil...scented candles..."
"Shut up! Man Sonia! I don`t think I would look that good covered in baby oil. I`m all stretch marked."
"Bullshit. You`re hot. I bet Jared doesn`t care about that type of stuff."
"Yeah but..I do. Sad but true."
"How was...you know...your first time with him?" I was curious. Kim bit her lip and smiled.
"It was...wow. It was my first time too. When I first saw his dick I nearly screamed it was so huge. But it was perfect. He did everything to make sure I was okay."
"Did he...was he...I dunno...kinda dominant? During it?" I wanted to know if it was the same for her like it was for me and Jacob.
"At the start no...but...as we got going he did get...kinda rough. But not in a bad way. I liked it. Why? Was Jacob like that?"
"Yeah...I liked it too though. I loved it actually. Just wondering. I can`t talk about wolf sex with Emily and Rachel."
"Enough said. Rachel is Jacob`s sister and Emily...is keeping herself for her wedding night." Kim looked like she was having a hard time not laughing.
"Do you think that`s why Sam is so grouchy? A serious case of blue balls?" We both laughed this time.
"Jared says that it`s hard for Sam having Leah around all the time. He remembers what they used to get up to and whatever."
"Poor Leah. I wish she would find someone."
"Me too."
"Do you want to help me get Noah and go back home?"
"You sure you don`t to spend more time at your folks?"
"Nuh-uh. My dad doesn`t know about the wolves and imprinting and stuff."
"Oh yeah that`s true."
"So he thinks that I`m just throwing my life away. Mom...mom understands a bit more but...she`s disappointed in me too."
"Noah is wonderful. When I have kids I want to do it just like you."
"When I found out...oh man! I was a month away from graduating. And then telling my mom and dad...that was one scene I`d like to forget."
"Were you scared telling Jared?"
"He knew sorta...he could smell the change in my body. What it meant was something he couldn`t quite put his finger on."
"Was he shocked?"
"A bit yeah. He was happy, overjoyed to be exact. The only thing he was worried about was taking care of us. Money you know."
"He got that sorted out quick enough." I smiled at Kim.
"He did. I feel so guilty. I`m going to talk to him properly tonight. He needs to know that I want to be with him."
"He knows."
After we picked up Noah and Kim`s stuff from her folks house we drove over to the Blacks house. We needed to get Mr. Black to do us the big favor of asking Charlie and Bella over.
"So what do I owe the pleasure of having the two most beautiful girls on the rez over?" Mr. Black asked us from the front door. Kim and I giggled appropriately.
"Ahh Mr. Black. If I wasn`t already taken..." I gushed.
"Come on in. And little Noah too? You girls have made my day."
We followed him into the kitchen. Kim gave Noah to Mr. Black to hold. Now...just to go about this the right way. Kim gave me a pointed look as Mr. Black was making faces at Noah to make him laugh.
"Mr. Black?" I ventured, heart hammering.
"Yes Sonia?" He said without looking up.
"Do you think...could you...maybe...invite Charlie and Bella over here for something...like dinner maybe?" I cringed inwardly as Mr. Black snapped his head up and looked at me like I was crazy.
"What for?" His voice all business now. He held out Noah for Kim to take him back.
"I feel bad for punching her in the mouth. I want to apologize."
"Like hell you do. Don`t lie to me Sonia. Sam already told me that you and Kim are up to something." Shit shit SHIT!
"You are making it sound like we are doing something bad! Please Mr. Black? It`s important." Kim begged.
"And why can`t you talk to Bella in Forks?"
"Because...the leeches will be around." I said.
"And you don`t want Edward to know what`s going on right?"
"It`s important that he doesn`t know." I answered him.
"No Sonia. I`m not doing it." Mr. Black shook his head and wheeled towards us. "We are well shot of her now and I don`t want her coming back here."
"But we have a good reason Mr. Black." Kim said.
"I don`t care what reason you have. Forget about getting me involved in this you hear." He sounded so angry.
"We should leave Kim." I said, going to the door.
"Why do you need to speak to Bella? What is it about?" Mr. Black called after us.
"We can`t tell you." I said,turning to face him.
"I told you before to come to me if you have any problems. You can trust me you know." Now I felt so guilty.
"I know I can but not with this Mr. Black."
"Sue knows doesn`t she? Her and Grace?" He asked. I nodded and Mr. Black sighed. Kim looked hopeful.
"I`ll think about it."
"Thanks Mr. Black." Both Kim and I said at the same time.
"I said I`ll think about it! It`s not a yes. It`s a maybe." We both rushed over to hug him.
"Think about it. Then tell us please?" Kim asked.
"I`ll tell you either way." Mr. Black promised.
That night while I was doing my homework I heard some rapping on the front door. Hearing my mom answer it and then hearing Jacob`s voice I got excited. I couldn`t help when my heart went into overdrive when he was near. Smoothing my hair I went out to greet him.
"Hey Jacob!" I said brightly. He looked a bit annoyed.
"Hey Sonia. Can we talk privately?" He asked, looking at my mom who quickly retreated back to the living room.
"Sure. We can talk in my room." Once inside Jacob shut the door behind him.
"What`s up with you asking my dad to get Bella over to the rez?" He asked, wasting no time telling me what was bothering him. I sat down on my bed.
"I need to talk to her."
"Why?"
"About...what`s happening."
"So you think she has something to do with it?"
"Maybe...or maybe not."
"Don`t speak in riddles."
"Please Jacob...It`s important."
"About that thing that lived in the cave. Look, I know that.." Jacob made a pained face. "It must have been horrible but...what does Bella have to do with it? She`s out of our lives Bluebird. It`s me and you now remember?" He knelt in front of me.
"Me and you Jacob. And I promise you, this is killing me not telling you. I want to but..."
"I know. I told you I don`t expect you to tell me."
"I`ll tell you when it`s over." I didn`t want him to be angry at me now.
"Stop pouting. Come on..." He rested his forehead against mine and gave me his puppy dog eyes.
"Stop!" I laughed. He looked so cute.
"What?" He stuck out his lower lip into a pout.
"Jacob! Please stop that." I giggled some more, wrapping my arms around his neck. I gave him my best sad baby eyes and his expression changed instantly.
"Oh God Sonia..." He took me in his arms and placed his mouth upon mine before I had time to think or react. When I responded to the kiss he moaned loudly which caused me to cream myself. I grabbed him by the hair to deepen the kiss.
Wanting him...wanting him here and now I forced off my sweats and panties. Jacob pulled up my t-shirt and sucked on my nipples, making me groan in pleasure.
"Jacob...Jacob my mom..." I panted out..."We need to be..ahhh...quiet..." Jacob nodded distractedly before pulling me onto the floor.
And we were as quiet as we could be...which was kinda hot. Jacob made love to me with slow deliberate strokes before increasing his speed. I came hard and bit on my lower lip to stop myself from crying out. Not long after Jacob came, growling low and shaking slightly. It was over after a couple of minutes but man...I wanted that...I needed it. So did he.
Jacob gazed at me lovingly, panting and a bit red in the face. No going back...no way no how...
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