Chapter 1.

I walked into my bedroom. It was messy but I didn't care I just wanted to be alone I didn't want anyone near me. I lay on my bed waiting for the tears to overwhelm me but nothing came, just regret and sadness. Regret that I wasn't able to stop it and sadness for the fact that he's actually gone.

I'm Christina Black. I'm a senior at high school and I work at Tim's fish market. A week ago I found out that my best friend had died. He was stabbed and left in an alley. He always walked home by himself but that night he wanted me to walk home with him. I had guessed my times wrong at work so he walked home by himself. I was told he was stabbed and left to bleed out and die. They found who did it and sentenced him to life. My life from that day seemed to drop. Oh and by the way I'm a werewolf. My dad died two years ago. I didn't take dad's death all too well and poof I lost control and phased. What a way to phase huh? Your dad's death. Well it was enough. The last few days have been hectic. Talking to my cousin Jake, who lives in la push and is a werewolf as well only he phased a couple of years ago and loves it. We talk to each other all the time but that's the cool thing we can only communicate while in wolf form like read each other's minds.

"Sweetie you're going to your Uncles in Washington. You and your brother. I can't have two wolves that I can't control in this house. I don't know how long you're going to be there for but you are going there."

My mother had to put up with Riley just phasing a couple of days ago. I felt her pain. She was trying to control us by herself. Dad died a couple of years ago and it hit mum pretty hard. Dad was going to be the one to help get through because he knew we were going to phase some day but after he died mum took it on herself to help us. I think it all got to her. She came over to me and comforted me.

"I know that your best friend just died and I know you don't need to here that, maybe this might give you a chance to get away and clear your head?"

I hugged her knowing that she only had the best interest in mind for me.

"Thanks mum, I love you"

Riley was ok with going to la push. He liked that fact that there wasn't just going to be me he has to talk to sometimes. I wanted to see Leah. She was the only other girl in the pack. We got off the plane and didn't realise how cold it was in Washington. I mean the pack said it was cold but not this cold, even with super human heat it was still cold. Riley shivered next to me in the bus to the terminal. We reached Port Angeles airport and riley had put his jacket on. We went to get our luggage and I had realised I didn't pack much for cold. But oh well. We walked out the doors of the small airport and saw Jake.

"Jake!"

I ran over and hugged him.

"Hey cuzz, how are you?"

"I'm good I guess, my lord you have grown. I should have known though"

"Haha yeah I think so to but you get use to it."

Jake and riley gave each other a brotherly hand shake and we hopped in Jake's car.

We drove though rows and rows of pine trees leading to la push. Now I know why they never get spotted, they have a cameo to cover them. It helped a lot. We arrived at a very familiar house. An old red house with a caddy shack to the left. We all walked inside and it all looked the same. Board walls with pictures all over them.

"Dad?"

Jake went around the house trying to find Billy. He was next to the couch sleeping in his wheelchair.

"He's so peaceful don't wake him up. We'll just go unpack."

"Ok then I will show you to your room then I will have to go on patrol I will wake Billy up before that but tonight you are coming with me to the council meeting."

He led us upstairs and down the hall. I was in the last room to the right and Riley was last on the left. I walked in and found a chocolate-dark chocolate my favourite- on my pillow.

"Yum"

I went to have a shower before I was going to meet the pack in person. I was a bit nervous meeting the wolves I didn't know what to expect.

Uncle Billy was up before we left. He apologised for sleeping in and that he will make it up to us. We didn't have dinner since we were eating at the meeting. Riley and I had worn slacks seeing as it was colder than Antarctica here. Riley just wore a shirt though it didn't bother him that much but I wore a sweater to keep on the safe side. Jake had rung and asked if I drive Billy down to the clearing in his car. I remembered that Jake had a Volkswagen rabbit and had repaired it from scratch. So I helped Billy in, Riley climbing into the back. I followed Billy's directions to the clearing and found it in enough time. It was lit up by a beautiful bonfire. A heap of people were there and we seemed like the last to arrive.

Jake ran over when he saw us pull in.

"Hey you guys made it in time; I thought you were going to be late. Was it hard to find?"

"No not really Uncle was pretty clear with his directions."

Jake and I helped Billy get out of the car.

"I should be able to tell directions I have been here enough"

We all laughed and headed over we let Jake and Billy walk in front. Riley looked at me, nervousness in his eyes.

"Hey it's going to be ok; they are going to love you I promise"

He let out a small smile not so sure if my words were encouraging enough and truthfully I didn't think they were as well. As we got closer I could hear people laughing and talking. Jake stopped in front of the fire and I was walking behind him and didn't realise he had stopped too caught up in nerves and hit him. He fell forward a bit and everyone had seen it.

"Good one Jake"

Someone said from the other side of the fire. From what I knew from hearing their thoughts I was sure it was Paul. He wasn't afraid to speak his mind. And I'm guessing it didn't bother him in wolf form or not.

"Shut up Paul"

Jake said obviously embarrassed.

"I'm sorry"

I whispered feeling pathetic. I would have had to been the clumsiest werewolf in history.

"It's ok just ignore him."

Jake said reassuring me.

Billy all of a sudden had this tone of authority in his voice.

"Ok I would like you to meet my nephew Riley and my niece Christina, as you know they are my brother's kids and they are werewolves."

I stepped out in front of Jake and stood there embarrassed and nervous at the same time but I had to muster up the courage to speak sometime soon. That time was now.

"Uh...hi"

I choked out. I heard someone chuckle and it came from one of the boys near Riley. I looked at him and at that moment nothing mattered anymore I barely knew him but I felt like it wasn't gravity that was holding me to this earth it was him. My world seems to be perfect like a missing piece to my puzzle of life. I felt this connection to him. I knew I had eyes on me but I didn't care. He stood up.

"Do you wanna go for a walk?"

I stared at him, me really? It's like he felt it to. I let my gaze wander to Billy.

"Yeah sure you can go. Just be back before all the food is gone."

We walked for a while until I could hear water so I knew we were close to the beach. We walked down towards the shore line but we didn't talk. I thought I would break the silence.

"So why are we on this walk?"

I looked up at him and butterflies built up in my stomach. He was perfect.

"I think I imprinted on you"

I had heard of imprinting but they didn't know if it happened for girls. So they were just waiting for Leah and me to imprint and see.

"I think I imprinted on you too."

He looked at me like I was the only thing he ever wanted in his life. I returned the look and he smiled. We leaned in a bit closer and then I felt his lips on mine. Like my life was starting to make sense. We pulled away and he looked at me.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have forced you"

I looked at him.

"Why are you apologising that was everything I hoped for and more in my first kiss. And to have it with a complete stranger was better because I have nothing to lose"

He smiled.

"I'm glad to hear that cause I don't know what I would have done if you had said no"

I smiled.

"Um I don't mean to alarm you but I don't even know your name, it doesn't mean anything I just thought it might help if I knew."

He laughed.

"It's Embry, Embry Call. We have talked once before though I didn't think you knew my name."

I remembered he was running patrol one time I phased he asked how I was doing and that. We didn't talk much but Jake said he was like his right hand man. Him and a boy named Quill.

"So your Jake's best friend?"

We started to walk again hand in hand. The feel of his hand in mine felt so right, perfect.

"Yeah we've been friends ever since I can remember; he's like a brother to me. He might hate me for imprinting on you but he will get over it."

"I'm old enough to know what's best for me. He's always so protective of me."

"I think that's because he loves you and he thinks of you more as a sister. Him being the only child he felt like you were his siblings more than anything"

After he said that we heard a howl come from the clearing. It sounded like Sam the leader of the pack or as Jake liked to call him the alpha male. I looked at Embry who was annoyed but started for the forest. I pulled off my clothes and phased carrying my clothes in my mouth. In that instant I realised I was sharing my thoughts with Embry. I then started to see a life flash before my eyes I had to stop I felt someone on my flanks. Embry was next to me in a second.

"That's my life in the quickest way imaginable. I wanted to show you so I didn't have to spend forever telling you."

"Even though we have forever."

I stood there thinking of my life letting a few things slip which I regretted because Embry laughed.

"There's my life nothing to interesting"

He laughed a wolfy laugh it was cute.

"I'm cute all the time and your life is interesting everything about you is interesting"

Then someone else's thoughts came into our conversation.

"Come on you too enough with the lovey dovey stuff you need to be here"

And something in me told me to run.

"Yeah that's a whole alpha male thing. Whatever Sam says goes. You have to obey"

I didn't object. We were getting closer so I stopped to put my clothes back on. Embry was next to me again he had a shorts and a top on making him look very hot with that shirt showing off his abs.

"You know I wouldn't have minded if you didn't put your clothes on."

I looked at him angrily and punched his arm. He just smiled.

"Yeah and I would have ripped your head off Embry, I don't care if you imprinted and I don't care if your my best friend if you let her come out like that-"

Jake had heard what he said which meant everyone had. I heard a few chuckles. I felt embarrassed. Embry saw my face.

"You'll be fine, c'mon"

Embry grabbed my hand and led us to the group. I walked towards Riley and sat down he smiled at me as I sat down. Embry wrapped his arm around me. When Riley saw that he got a bit uncomfortable. I grabbed his hand reassuring him that it was ok. He didn't change his expression but he didn't say anything. I grabbed me a hamburger and Embry grabbed three hamburgers and a bunch of fries. I gave him a questioning look

"What? I'm hungry. Don't you get hungry like this?"

"No"

"You serious?"

"Never"

He looked at me like I'm a weird specimen but then smiled and walked to where we were sitting. It wasn't long till the bonfire was over we had heard the last story and then it was time to go. Embry said he would come over tomorrow and Billy didn't object. He actually was grateful that I had found someone he thought I would get over the fact that my best friend and though I hadn't it just seemed I didn't have to face it alone I had Embry.