Colleen never imagined her life would become this. On the run from half-crazed and extremely pissed off vampires. All this had started with a stupid party that her friend had dragged to her to. That was the beginning to the end for Colleen. She had the surf nazis there and they had given her that wine. They were the ones that made her do what she did. They made her a monster.

She had been running ever since. She didn't look back, she just kept running. She doesn't even know where she is anymore. She just knows she has to keep going. She doesn't know how far back the others were and she was afraid to find out, so she just kept going. Kept running.

About three hours after the sun had set, Colleen found herself on a very busy boardwalk with children screaming and crying around her and couples having sex right out in the open. What kind of place did she wonder into?

She pondered this as she looked around. She has never seen a place like this. She was originally from a small town in California where everything was always so boring. The beaches were the only place for a party, but here, it seems to be a party everywhere.

She blamed her shock on the inability to pay attention to her surroundings. In the time she spent looking at all the bright sights before her, she was unable to see a pack of vampires coming her way until she felt one grab her arm. She let out a scream as she spun, half expecting the surf nazis, but instead, she was greeted by some platinum haired rocker looking guy. "What are you doing on our territory?" The man asks, his voice was cold and harsh. If Colleen's heart wasn't dead then it'd be beating out of her chest. Her breath was heavy and her body was shaking.

"Please." She cries. "I'm sorry, I-I didn't know." She tries to get free, but the man had her in a death grip. The only way she could get out is if she cut her very arm off, which wasn't something she wanted to do. "Please." Tears filled her eyes as she tries to find some way to get out. "I didn't know this was anyone's territory. I was just passing through."

"Where's your pack?" The man's ask, causing the tears to spill over.

"I-I don't know." She cries as she stares up into his dark icy eyes. "Please just let me go. I'll leave, I promise." She cries.

"David." Colleen didn't realize until that moment that this man, David, had friends with him. She looked over his shoulder and saw three other boys behind him. Two were blonde, one of which had short curly hair with a trail of long curly hair behind his head, and the other had a mess of dark blonde hair that reminded Colleen of someone from twisted sister. The third man was obviously native American with long black hair, but that man didn't capture Colleen's attention. Her attention was solely on the two blondes. Her breath was caught in her throat as she stared at the two boys. One of them had spoken, but Colleen didn't know which. The curly haired boy had the most beautiful of hazel eyes, while the other had gorgeous pale green eyes.

"David, let her go." The wild-haired one says, his voice holding a clear warning as his eyes remained on Colleen. Colleen felt the grip on her arm lesson before disappearing. She didn't waste a second. She ran towards the blondes and moved behind them, apart of her knowing without a doubt that they'd protect her. She could feel this connection with them and in this connection she felt that they'd protect her, love her, care for her. She felt safe with these two.

"Please don't let him hurt me." She whispers, wrapping her arms around the wild-haired boy, the one that spoke for her. The blonde lifts his arm, causing her to move from behind him and to the side. He wraps his arm protectively around her, running his fingers through her soft chestnut hair.

"I won't let him hurt you." He promises, his eyes moving to 'David', who was staring at them with a raised eyebrow. The other blonde moves to the other side of Colleen, rubbing a hand on her back to sooth her shaking.

"She is on our territory." The dark haired boy spoke up.

"But she's our mate." The boy who had yet to speak up says this. He looked to be the youngest of the boys, but Colleen couldn't be too sure.

"She's both of your mate?" David asks, causing the first blonde to nod as he runs his fingers move through her hair. Colleen suddenly felt so tired. Her eyes drifted closed as she moves closer into the man's arms. His arm tightened on her and suddenly Colleen feels her feet leave the ground. She opens her eyes to find Paul had scooped her up and into his arms.

"Hey, why do you get to carry her?" The other blonde pouts.

"Because she likes me more." The first grins.

"I don't even know your names." She whispered, causing them to look at her.

"I'm Marko!" The second all but shouts as he grins at her.

"I'm Paul." The other blonde says as Marko brushes her hair out of her face for her. "That one is David and he's Dwayne." Colleen looks at both of the other men before moving closer into Paul's arms, still a bit frightened.

"They won't hurt you. We got a strict rule in this pack. We don't harm the other's mates."

"Are there others?" Colleen finds herself asking, causing Marko's smile to falter.

"Uh, well, no… But the rule still stands." Colleen's eyes drift close just as she felt it. That feeling of her pack closing in. Colleen's eyes shot up, scanning the crowd as she sits up more in Paul's arms.

"Something wrong?" David asks, eyeing her over. She had tensed up and they all could see the obvious fear in her eyes. She knew they were out there somewhere. Whether they caught her scent or not is another thing.

"Hey, relax, we won't hurt you." Paul promises, but Colleen just shakes her head, pushing Paul's arms so she can get back onto her feet. Mate or not she needs to get away from here. She can feel them stronger now. They were getting close. She needed to keep running or she was going to get caught and the last thing she needed was her new found mates to be caught in the crossfire.

"Hey, wait! Where are you going?!" Marko yells as Colleen takes off through the crowd. She has been stationed for too long. She needed to get moving. The space between her and the pack has shrunk since she has stopped. She can't allow that again. She needed to get out of here.

She runs through the crowd, bobbing and weaving through them effortlessly. She has gotten good at moving through a crowd. She could hide in a crowd. There are so many scents in the crowd and it was hard for anyone to see anyone amongst the crowd, so she often ran into crowds to escape.

Just as she got passed the crowd she got grabbed. She shrieked and tried to claw her way free. "Hey, hey, shh, it's me. It's me." It's Paul. He wraps his arms tightly around her, keeping her from running.

"No, please! You have to let me go. They'll kill me! Please!"

"I told you, David won't hurt you. You're my mate. Marko and I will protect you."

"No, not you!" She yells as she struggles in his arms. "You aren't the ones trying to kill me. You have to let me go! Please! Please they'll kill me!" she sobs as she struggles harder, but Paul was refusing on letting her go. "Please!" She falls to her knees crying, her body shaking from emotion. "Please, please, please, please." She whimpered as Paul fell to his knees with her. He holds her in his arms, rocking her gently as the other boys caught up.

"Is she okay?" Marko asks as he kneels down and wipes her tears.

"I don't know. She just broke down." Paul tells Marko. "She said somebody was after her and that they were trying to kill her." Marko growls as he looks around the crowded pier.

"No one is touching her." Paul nods in agreement as he kisses Colleen's temple. "You're going to be okay, sweetie. Don't cry." Marko whimpers as he runs his thumb against her wet cheek.

"Let's get her to the caves. She'll be safe there." David speaks up, causing Marko to nod and pull her out of Paul's arms.

"What are you-"

"You got to hold her last time. It's my turn." Marko picks her up, her arms wrapping tightly around his neck.

"Fine, but she rides my bike." Paul says, causing Marko to nod. He could accept that. It just means he gets the next thing with her.

"We should talk to Max." Dwayne speaks up.

"He can wait." David tells them. "We'll get her to the caves and then think about telling Max. Let's go."