Shattered Souls • Hedric

Chapter Sixteen

Fred was once again at the stream in the woods as Mischief. He was hoping to see the young wolf again. He was sad when he woke yesterday to find that the wolf had left. He wanted to get to know him better, hopefully as humans. Tilting his head back and inhaling, Fred caught the scent of his wolf. Yipping in excitement, Fred took off in the direction that the scent was coming from.

Seth was confused. Yesterday he imprinted on a male, something that Sam said was impossible. After returning to the reservation yesterday, he was shocked to find an angry Sam waiting for him. First Sam laid into him for following the ginger wolf on his own. Then Sam spent twenty minutes lecturing him on leaving his assigned post, and getting caught spying on the other wolf. Sam was very angry at him for spending so long playing with the strange wolf and imprinting on him. Sam had forbidden him from having any farther contact with his imprint.

Seth was currently pacing back and forth in his wolf form in the woods by his house. It was killing him staying away from his imprint. His instincts were screaming at him to go to his imprint, but he couldn't go against his Alpha. It's not like he could help who he imprinted on. Sam couldn't help it when he broke his sisters heart when he imprinted on Emily. Why couldn't Sam understand that him imprinting on a guy was beyond his control? Seth looked up when he heard Leah, his sister, walk out of the house and head towards him. Seth started whining as she got closer and lowered his head between his large paws.

Leah felt horrible for her little brother. Thanks to Sam, Seth was suffering without his imprint. Leah softly caressed her brother on his large furry head. She frowned when he buried his muzzle in her stomach and started whining louder. " Screw Sam." raged Leah. " That guy is your imprint, you have every right to be with him. I don't care that your imprint is a guy, you were destined for each other. If your hurting this bad, how do you think your imprint is feeling. You spent hours with each other yesterday, the bond has already started forming."

Seth lifted his head up and sadly stared at his sister, whimpering. He didn't want his imprint to be hurting like he was. " Go to him Seth." ordered Jake stepping into the woods. " Sam can't keep you from your imprint, it's against our laws."

Seth cocked his head to the side staring into Jake's eyes. Did he dare disobey? Sam had forbidden him from leaving the reservation, and he would be furious if he left.

Jacob reached out to lay a hand on Seth's shoulder. " I won't let him punish you, Seth. You belong with him. Go!" Seth bounded in a circle, gave both Jacob and Leah a lick on the hand and took off.

Leah turned to Jake, putting her hand on her hips. " You better be able to protect him from Sam." She was worried about her brothers safety. She knew his imprint wouldn't hurt him, she was worried that Sam would.

Jacob sighed then looked to Leah. " I won't let Sam hurt him. Sam was never meant to be alpha." Jacob had no desire to be alpha but he was getting fed up with Sam's ways. He couldn't believe that Sam was going to keep Seth from his imprint. An imprint was everything to them, their world revolved around their imprint. An imprint was your soul mate, your other half.

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Seth raced through the woods following his imprints scent. He knew he was going to be in for it from Sam when he got back, but right now all he could think about was his imprint. He knew his imprint was out here looking for him.
Seth barked in excitement when he saw his ginger wolf racing towards him. Seeing his imprint felt like a weight being lifted off his chest. Jake was right, he did belong with this guy.

George raced to the sandy colored wolf and gently jumped on him, nipping at his ears. He couldn't understand why seeing this wolf made him so happy but he wasn't going to fight it. Since meeting this wolf he no longer had feelings for Harry, except brotherly love. All night he thought about this wolf, and he couldn't wait to get out today in hopes of seeing him.