The Alpha's Seer

Chapter 16

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"Talk to me" Brooke said softly as she leaned against him, it was getting colder and his heat was keeping her from shaking since she had forgotten to bring a jacket with her. They had both walked down to the end of the beach before finally stopping, it being a comfortable silence between them as they sat down on the sand and looked out towards the crashing waves of the sea. It was a beautiful night she thought, a soft smile tugging at her lips as she leaned back on her hands and admired the view in front of her.

"Talk about what?" Paul asked frowning, wanting to know where she was going with this. It wasn't that often that he got his pack sister to himself, but then again none of them had known her very long even if it felt like she had been part of the family for years and not only a few days at the most. It was clear that Jacob imprinting of her was the best thing that had happened for the pack in a long time, hell even Leah was getting closer to her and opening up with the pack more instead of being such a bitch all the time. It was a relief, he shared a mind with her when patrolling after all and it was nice to get a break from her attitude 24/7.

"Anything Paul" she smiled as she glanced at him briefly before looking back to the beautiful view in front of her, staring at the sea as silence took over them. It was then Paul found himself spilling his guts to her, confiding in the small girl about his abusive father, about his doormat of a mother who left him not long after his father did which was why he lived alone in what he saw as a shitty house. Brooke listened carefully, nodding as her eyes shone with tears when she realised just how much they had in common. She could have simply looked into the future for an idea of what he had been through, but she knew that was crossing the line so never did so after she found out it was possible years back. It was invasive and rude, not to mention she didn't always like what she found.

"I don't expect you to understand Brooke, but thank you" Paul said gratefully, though not before telling her to keep it to herself. It wasn't like he thought she would go around spilling his secrets, but he couldn't help but make sure she knew he wanted to keep it between them, even if the pack had a vague idea of what had happened in his past due to the annoying pack mind they all shared. It was then he looked into her light grey eyes, seeing her tears as they ran down her cheeks as she gazed at him not with pity like he had expected, but with sympathy…understanding? What the hell had she been through for her to be able to feel understanding after the story he had just told? What was she hiding from them all?

"I unfortunately know Paul, I know so well" Brooke sobbed out slightly, biting her lip as she tried to furiously blink back the tears which were falling down her cheeks like a waterfall. She didn't like feeling weak, the fact she had never spoken about it meaning the fact she had such a similar past to Paul meaning she like him found herself wanting to feel some peace with the situation, much like Paul had wanted only a few minutes ago when he was confiding in her about his own horrid past. Paul immediately took her into his arms, shushing her with soothing words as he rubbed her back. He knew this was hard for her to talk about, but he couldn't help but want to know how it was possible for her to understand about his past so clearly. He didn't like it, at all, and he knew Jacob would flip if her past was as serious as his own.

"What do you mean Brooke?" he asked quietly once she had calmed down, never having seen her so unhinged. It startled him slightly, seeing the normally bubbly girl look so broken in his arms and he didn't like it at all. It didn't suit her; she was too much of a vibrant person to have such broken memories. Brooke pulled away slightly, rubbing her eyes with her palms as she looked out towards the sea, sniffing as she did so. She wanted to tell him, but she didn't want the horrid memories she could already picture so well in her mind so well to resurface.