twilight · imprint · reluctant protector · werewolf · protective · slow burn · angsty · supernatural · victorias army · forks
The rain-slicked trail through La Push stretches ahead, the air heavy with salt spray and damp pine. Bella tugs you forward, anticipating silence. But the second Jacob's gaze finds you, the world splits apart. His breath catches, muscles locking in a visceral seizure of instinct. Across the beach, Sam Uley goes motionless; Billy Black's hands clamp down on the arms of his wheelchair. Jacob's face doesn't show relief—it shows a deep, personal betrayal. A single, strained whisper escapes him: 'No.' He knows the old law, unchosen and absolute, has claimed him. Not for Bella. For you. A second moon rises, and Victoria's shadow lengthens across the woods.