One Step Away From You

Chapter 25

Kate's POV

Forest, only forest. I run everything out of my life. I feel my paws hitting the ground. I hear the sad howls of wolves who lost their dear ones in the fight. I hear a pair of paws behind me. I keep running until I am in the mountains. I look behind me and see Kevin's wolf. I growl.
You are the reason they died Kevin says to me. I shake my head.
No you are I say. I growl at him. Jake is dead. Except it. Kevin says. I feel my heart break in a 100 million pieces. No.. I say slowly realizing what's going on. He is dead because of you! Kevin says. No! I cry. Kevin takes a few steps towards me. Because of you. He whispers. It is all because of me.

I sit straight up, sweating from the nightmare. Jake grumbles and he sits up. "Darling? Are you okay." I try to catch my breath but the nightmare hangs in my head. "Kate, breath in trough your nose and out trough your mouth." I try it and cough. I try it again and it works. Jake rubs my back. "Did you have a bad dream?" He asks and I nod, still catching my breath. I feel myself calming down. "Are you okay now?" He asks and I nod once again. "Do you want to talk about it?" Jake asks, I shake my head. "I just want to forget it." I say. Jake nods in agreement and he lays back down. I crawl in his arms and lay my head on his chest. I sigh. I can't forget it.

*The next morning*

I wake up at 4:45 am. I look at Jake who is sleeping peacefully. I try to crawl out of his arms. His grip tighten and he grumbles in his sleep. I turn around and push him away. His grip tighten even more. I kiss his lips and he grins in his sleep. His grip looses and he pouts his lips. I chuckle and kiss his lips again. He let go of me and I step out of bed. I hear Jake grumbling and I feel guilty. I dress myself really quick and walk to the office. I grab a note.

Dear Jake
I know this sound stupid and dumb but it is the only solution. I hope you understand and forgive me. I love you forever my dear mate. I hope that I can see you again and that Sky and Night survive this break. Farewell my everything, I will never forget you.

With the heaviest heart and the most guilt someone can feel
-Katherine Rose Woods

I cry and some tears fall on the paper. I quickly dry my tears and walk back into our bedroom. I lay the note on the nightstand on Jake's side. I kiss Jake's lips for one last time. "Farewell." I whisper again his lips. I walk downstairs and shut the front door. I walk towards the woods. I hear a sad howl that breaks my heart again. Jake is awake. I block him from my mind. I hear the front door shut and I run into the woods. "Kate!" I hear Jake scream over and over again. "You promised you wouldn't walk away again!" I feel a piece of paper and a pen in my jacket. I write quickly.

I know I promised, but sometimes you have to break a promise to keep someone save.

I leave the note on the ground and I kiss my two fingers and touch the paper. I run towards a lake and jump in it. I swim to the surface and I run further into the woods. I change real quick and I sit behind a tree. "Kate!" I hear Jake again. "Kate! I won't live without you! I kill my self!" I shift and I come back behind the tree. I see Jake standing with both of the notes and he is staring at me with tears in his eyes. He runs towards me and he crashes his lips on mine. He kisses me over and over again. His grips is tighten around me and my feet are standing between his. I hug him tight. "Jake, you need to let me go." Jake lays his head on my shoulder. "I'm never going to let you go." He says and he kisses my mark. "You are mine and I will die for you." He continues. "Jake, I don't want you to die." I say and I let my arms down from his neck. I try to move out of his grip but he wouldn't let me. "Jake, I need to go." I say with sadness and guilt in my voice. "I can't let you go, you said you love me." He says. I grab his arms. "I do love you, I do this for you." I feel Jake inhaling my scent. "If you do love me, then don't go." I feel the tears in my eyes and I try to blink them away. "Jake, I can't live with the feeling that you died because of me." I try to loosen Jake's grip but he doesn't let me go. "I can't live with the feeling that I loosed you without a fight." Jake says. He pulls back and he kisses me again. I kiss him back after a few seconds. We pull back and our foreheads touch. "Please don't leave." Jake says. "I-i" I stutter. Jake shuts me up with a kiss. He pulls back. "If the only way for me to letting you stay is locking you up, then so be it. I am so terrified to live without you." I swallow my guilt. "Okay, I'll stay." Jake's face lightens up and he spins me around a couple times before crashing his lips into mine. He asks for entrance which I give him. Our tongues fight for dominance and our bodies are pressed against each other without any space left. We pull back and Jake grabs my hand. "You are mine and only mine." He says and he turns around. He points at his back and I jump on it. Jake walks back with me on his back, back to the pack house. I kiss him on his neck and I see Jake smirk. "You are mine too." I whisper in his ear. "I'm not complaining." Jake says and I laugh. I shiver by the thought that I kinda agreed to people fighting for me.