- Authors Note - If anyone read this before 2022 make sure to re read the first 2 chapters since they were edited and lightly changed. Thank you and leave a review if you want me to continue this super old story.

*alpha's command*

Crazy in Love Chapter 3

Paul's POV (3 months after imprinting)

Where could she be? I know she can't avoid me forever, she is probably just staying away so I learn a lesson after being rude to her before. The longer I stare into the water the more I can see flashes of her long brunette hair and red tail, I know she is there just out of reach waiting for me to notice her. Why won't she just come up to the shore again already so I can say I'm sorry?

Jumping into the water I weakly swim a mile out into the water further past all the other beach goers and wait. I know she can't be too far away, we are soulmates and need each other she must've realized that by now just like I have. Smiling I keep floating on the surface of the water waiting for her to pop above the waves and say she missed me and couldn't keep pretending to be mad at me.

"Paul!" I look towards the shore and see Sam again, why won't he just leave me alone so I can be with my imprint?

I look back away as he starts getting in the water to swim up to me, I wonder if she is staying further away because of other people nearby scaring her, maybe she is waiting for me to get rid of the others freely swimming around so she can come up to me without feeling anxious.

"Paul, did you not hear me calling out to you?" Sam asked while firmly gripping my shoulder.

I pull myself out of his reach glaring and lightly shaking before gazing back into the water calming down and softening my expression, I wouldn't want my beautiful mate to see me angry again or she might not realize I've changed for her. I can already feel her gaze and know she is smiling at me showing such restraint for her. I grin happily while gazing into the ocean waiting for her to approach me.

"What are you looking at? There is nothing this far out, you need to come home Paul. Emily and I are worried about you, you've hardly been eating and you don't seem okay with the way you're always at the beach staring into the water." He said with a frown. I don't know how he can't tell she is right there in the water, can't he tell he is interrupting my mate and I's time together?

"She's not here Paul, I saw when you shifted that she had swam away after you imprinted. You can't keep waiting around here everyday it's not healthy." He said seeming concerned.

I won't let him fill my head up with lies when she is clearly here with me just out of reach, who would've guessed my imprint would be such a tease to keep me waiting, I suppose I deserve it since I didn't shower her in the attention she originally deserved. I just wish she would speak to me again so I could find out her name.

"Paul you must go back onto land for your patrol and to eat before some rest." Sam commended.

I can feel the wolf inside me reacting to follow my alpha's command and my arms automatically start moving so I swim towards the shore. He always does this every few days to interrupt my mate and I but lately I've been noticing his commands don't effect me as strongly as before. I reach the shore and start walking towards the forest but not before looking back towards the water.

Soon I won't let him keep taking me away from you. And then we can always be together.