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Paul dropped me off at Sue's house before heading over to mine. I wanted to go with him, but he insisted that I get checked over by Sue first and that he needed to talk with my dad alone before anything else.
I was still reeling after everything that had been revealed, so much so that I found myself word vomiting a recap to Sue--who was a very good listener by the way. "And then he said I was his imprint, Sue. How is that possible?"
Sue sat back after finishing her assessment of my wound, that was looking slightly less deadly but still fairly bad. She looked at me for a moment, her eyes contemplative, like she was searching for the right words to say in this moment.
"I don't know, Liv. I've heard of two wolves being imprinted to the same woman but, I'm not familiar with vampire's and their mates. Is it possible that Emmett lied? About you being his mate? Maybe we're wrong and the infection is caused by something else than what I'd originally thought?" She said it so softly, like she was trying to keep me from falling apart at the mention of the vampire. But, while hearing his name sent an ache through my chest, I didn't break down into tears--which is progress.
"No, I felt it... there is no way he was lying, Sue..." I say with a sigh, my head spinning with all this new information. "Is the wound healing? Did Paul fix it?"
Sue gives me a sad smile and shakes her head, "there is only so much that he can heal with the imprint magic. I think there might be another way for him to save you, but I think it'd be best coming from him."
I furrow my brows in confusion, wondering what she was talking about. I fixed my sweater, pulling it back up my shoulder to hide my wound. "Okay... I guess I should go talk with him then. Thanks for listening, Sue, I really appreciate it."
I wrap my arms around the woman, pulling her into a tight hug that she returns. Sue's hugs are always the best. So motherly and warm. I pull out of the hug and wave her bye as I make my way out of the house and start the short walk to my own.
The entire walk to my house, I replay Paul's words in my head. He said I've never needed him in that way... was he right? Have I ever needed Paul as more than a friend or a protector? Yes, I needed him like that last year, when we first started hooking up, but since then? What about now? Did I even want him like that?
It was a lot to process and my mind kept flickering back to Emmett, the vampire who left me behind, who told me he never loved me... who was also my mate. I felt like I was betraying him by wanting Paul, but that's ridiculous because Paul is just as much mine as Emmett was.
I loved Paul. He's been my best friend my whole life. He was my first crush, my first love... my first everything. So, yes. I did want him like that. How could I not when there is now a supernatural bond between us, pushing us together? It would be stupid to deny it now that I know what that pull between us is. Right?
