Open Wounds ▷ Embry Call [2]

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ZERO; EXPECTATIONS

     "I'M NOT UPSET, Blaire."

     "What? You're upset that your golden child might not be the only one to phase?"

     Caleb Thompsen sighed, taking a seat next to his oldest daughter. "Along the way, I know I've made you feel like I don't care, but I do. I care about you and Dahlia very much. Yes, it was originally perceived that Dahlia would be the only one to turn into a shapeshifter, but I put my faith in her because I know you have dreams, Blaire."

     Blaire glanced up. Her father was looking towards the horizon, his lips pursed. Even from outside, she could hear the pack's loud conversation inside Emily's home.

     "You've been wanting to leave this place since you learned there were other cities outside of La Push. You've been planning your departure for the longest time, and won't being a shapeshifter hold you back?"

     "It doesn't matter now, anyway," she dismissed. Embry's voice filled her ears as he argued with Jared about something. "I have to stay. Dahlia wants me to, and I can't leave Embry."

     Caleb looked at her. "Whatever satisfies you, Blaire, but I know you're not that kind of person. You need something better, and if you stay, you'll constantly be thinking about what you could've done with your life."

     The man left his daughter to her own thoughts, and after a few minutes in pure silence, Embry stepped out. He kissed his imprint on the forehead, grinning. "Hi, Bear. What did you two talk about?"

     She ran her fingers down his face. It would be so hard to leave him behind, but her father was right. She had dreams — dreams that originally never had Embry in the picture.

     "Nothing," she lied, immediately feeling guilty.

     Embry smiled, and Blaire frowned, as if the gesture was physically hurting her. As if the gesture was enough to make her stay.

embry is the sweetest puppy