Imprint

I got into my car and drove into Baltimore. I wasn't about to lose my best friend. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I did. I didn't care about Lisa at this point. Elizabeth was the one I needed to protect.

As I got into the city limits I had to pull over. I felt a shift inside me. I felt pain. A burning intense pain in my heart. I got out of my car and fed the meter for the night. I had to hide. I knew the pain that I was feeling.

"Fuck Elizabeth," I mumbled to myself as I sat up against a wall, "You really have a knack for getting into trouble."

I took my clothes off quickly and sealed them up into my jacket as I began to turn. I felt every bone break and shift into my wolf form. I didn't turn as often as Elizabeth might have, so I still felt the pain. I groaned in pain, fighting my urge to scream out as I felt everything inside me shift and move. My vision was blurred by my tears from the pain. I could taste my blood from biting into my lip, even as it healed up quickly. When it was finally over, I stretched out and shook out my fur. My vision was now impeccable and crisp. I could smell all the scents of the city, both good and bad. I could hear the sirens that were sounding off on the other side of Baltimore. I felt more alive as a wolf, but I don’t turn as much as some of the others in the pack. Due to my career and the fact that Matt was the only other wolf with me on tour, I couldn’t afford turning every night I was able to. That and being with Lisa added to it.

Once I was done turning, I shook out my brown fur and grabbed my bundle of clothes. I stashed them under my car and made my way toward Elizabeth.

I swear, Elizabeth, please be alright.

After a long run, I finally found her. She was sitting alone in a park, a silver knife in her hands. I could feel it burning my own flesh as she held it. I trotted over to her and I knocked it away from her hands. I stared at her intently. If she had turned, I would have been able to communicate with her, but I couldn't right now.

"Why the fuck are you here," she asked, growling at me.

If only you were a wolf right now, I would tell you.

"You don't know that I can understand you because of the imprint," she scoffed, "Go home, Alex."

Not without you. I'm not about to lose you to your wolf. I know. I read the letter. You should have told me. You shouldn't have kept me in the dark, Liz. You should have told me everything about the imprint and what it means. You should have told me about the curse that comes with our kind of imprint. I can't let you die. To lose yourself to your inner wolf is like dying.

"You're happy with her," she replied, fighting back her tears, "I wasn't going to ruin that. You are happy. That's all I want for my best friend, Alex."

I know. And I want you to be happy. Come back home. I'll figure out something to fix this whole mess okay.

"It's not that easy, Alex," she sniffled, "You'd have to leave Lisa. You'd have to..."

I'd have to what, Liz?

"You'd have to make me yours," she replied, "We have to be a couple in some sense. That's what fixes it. Until then, I'll descend into the feral form of my inner wolf. I didn't want you to watch me go through this, Alex. I wanted you to remember me as the little girl that has been your best friend since we both could remember. Not as a monster."

I'm going to save you. I still have time to save you. Let me save you.

Notes

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