BELOVED, jasper hale [02]

viii. pack cliff-diving

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❀ 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵: 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘧-𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨

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𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤

     "CLIFF JUMPING?" KATHLEEN ASKS.

     "Come on, baby vamp," Jared teases, bumping his burning shoulder against Kathleen's freezing one. "You're gonna love it!"

     Embry eyes his Pack Mate but says nothing as all the shifters around them phase, their wolf forms standing almost seven feet tall beside them. In the doorway of Emily's house, Sam presses an array of teasing kisses against her scarred face, her laughter ringing out across the yard. Seeing them so close, it reminds Kathleen of her parents in some ways, but the affection and adoration seems to be on a whole other level when it comes to Sam and Emily.

     Turning back to Embry, Kathleen smiles at his slim body compared to the bulkier bodies of his brothers, running her fingers through his pale grey, black-spotted fur, almost sinking into its thickness. He turns his massive head towards his Imprint and bumps his head against her arm, urging her to climb atop his broad back. Grinning, she climbs onto his back, sitting just behind his front legs, her hands loosely holding onto handfuls of his fur and her thighs holding her in place, her golden eyes staring around at the Pack as they spare the vampire a look.

     Jared walks over to the pair, a wolfy grin on his dark brown face, the darker brown fur on his body almost mistaken for black until Sam's large wolf body lopes towards us, stopping beside his Beta and sparing a look at Kathleen and Embry. Without a word or sound of confirmation, the Pack take off into the trees, Embry's muscles fluidly contracting and releasing as he follows behind them, a content growl rumbling in his chest as Kathleen presses her body closer to his, blonde hair flying out behind her as he runs.

     Vampire speed is brilliant, she won't lie. But running with the speed of wolves... Well, it's something more. The speed of a shifter is rather unique; a fluid movement of natural instinct. That is, compared to the blinding speed of a vampire.

     Kathleen's body feels as though it's going to sink into Embry's black and grey fur and be swallowed by its warmth, uncaring of the other wolves around them. Ahead of the Imprinted pair, Jared yips and plows through the final lot of trees after Sam, the other members of the Quileute Pack following after their Alpha and their Beta. Embry whines lowly, warning Kathleen to watch her head as he follows the others, a few branches a little too close to her head for his comfort, making the vampire smile and hold his fur tighter.