93Chapter Fifteen:
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JACOB:
My mind was fuzzy and I was mostly acting on instinct. The wolf was acting like he owned me. He was always a part of me but now he was the main voice in my mind. He didn't want to be in the wolf body, he wanted to be in the human body so that he could hold his mate when we found her.
Even after all the times the wolf had taken over, this time was different. Now I could hear his voice in my head. It was deep and almost a growl more than words. It was freaky but it helped to know that he was there and to know what he was thinking.
You already know what I'm thinking, boy. I want my mate.
Of course, sometimes it was annoying.
Does it look like I care whether I'm annoying or not?
Obviously not. Focus on finding her now. Please. We both need her.
Then let's get going. The trail stops halfway to Port Angeles but her scent is nowhere in or near there. It's probably a false trail. He couldn't have gotten far but the real question is how did he erase her scent and take her away without leaving a trace?
He had a point. I didn't know what to do since I couldn't talk to my pack to plan. I knew that the little pixie witch was behind this but I also knew that she couldn't see me or what I was planning. Perhaps a car had been waiting for them at that point? I couldn't know but I had to think.
I knew without a doubt that it was Edward Freaking Cullen who had kidnapped my mate once again. Deciding to go against every instinct I owned, I chose to think of his "family" and try and fish information out of what they said and what he mentioned in past encounters. Hadn't they mentioned something about where he took her the first time? Had Bella? She said the room she was always in was white and the whole building smelled sharp like chemicals.
I remember Bella saying something very faintly about what the building looked like once she broke out of it. A rectangular building, one story, no windows. One door and one key. It wasn't much but it was better than nothing. She mentioned it being about an hours walk away because she had walked a really long time before I found her.
Port Angeles. Or Seattle. I decided to use the connection we shared to see how far she was. The steel teathers connection us were pulled taunt but not stretching. I guessed Port Angeles. My body responded before I could think, morphing into the familiar russet wolf. He ran faster anyway. Even at the speed I was traveling, faster than 70 miles per hour, it wasn't fast enough.
By the time I reached the edge of the city, I could smell leech emanating from the whole place. He hadn't been too careful at hiding his scent. Was it a trap or was he just forgetful? I decided it was smart to wait and see if I could get a fresh trail.
Laying down by a patch of trees for cover, I rested my body and morphed into a human. Luckily, I had thought to take my shorts off before I phased, so I wasn't naked. I pulled them on and realized that not having a shirt wasn't smart in the city at this time of day.
I leaned against one of the trees and tuned into my wolf senses, which sucked cause not only was everything super defined, I could hear little insects burrowing into the trees around me and smell garbage from a nearby dumpster, but my wolf was yelling at me.
Why aren't you attacking? Sitting and waiting isn't helpful. Get your mind straight or I'll do the thinking from now on!
Could you possibly be more annoying? I know what I'm doing.
I think not. Hurry up and get her back or you'll be sorry you didn't.
Just shut up please. I'm trying here!
I felt rather silly talking to myself basically. I tried to tune out the wolf but keep the senses in the front of my mind.
All of a sudden, a sharp panic filled my mind and black fell over my eyes. My body fell limp and I was unconscious.
When I opened my eyes, I was on the edge of a forest. Not just any forest. Bella's forest. Where I first found her. My Bella. My life, my love. I thought pain would fill me with that statement but I felt elated. Happy even. I didn't understand until I smelled her. She was so close!
I realized I was sitting and sat up, standing to my feet. Shock filled me when I found I wasn't alone. A wolf sat proudly beside me, my wolf. Yellow eyes met my brown ones and he grunted and a rumbling filled his chest. It was cut off when we both heard stirring from ahead. I looked out and found myself next to a small meadow. My Bella lay in the center, sitting on her knees, facing the other direction. My heart raced until I was sure she could hear it.
boom...
boom...
boom...
She stood and looked around but did not see me. I could hear my heart racing louder and faster.
BOOM...
BOOM...
BOOM...
She was here. I could hold her. She screamed out something but I was too distracted to listen. I ran towards her as did my wolf. She didn't hear us approaching but she felt my hand on her shoulder and the wolfs nose on her back. She gasped and turned around facing us both.
Taking in the sight of the wolf and I separated, she threw her arms around me and cried. I held her tightly, soothing words falling out of my mouth. She'd been through a lot but she didn't smell like leech. She smelled like flowers and fresh cream. My arms tightened more and I found that we had sunk to our knees in relief at being with each other again. The wolf had encircled us like I had Bella when she was younger.
I sighed in absolute happiness and relief, thanking every spirit out there that I could hold her and be with her again.
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