chapter one

I brushed out the rest of my hair. Admiring its length and the slight curls at the end. My black hair hit at the mid of my back. Groaning as I had to stand on my tip-toes to put the brush back in the cup board. Not even my 5'5" height was a major help. "Yes!" I cheered as I finally got the brush on the shelf.

I admired me in the mirror. I had my mom's gorgeous emerald eyes and my brother's flawless tan skin tone. I have never really doubted my looks before but now since I phased there is no possible way I could doubt them. I turned off the lights in my bathroom closing the door on my way out. I slipped on my 2 inch black high heels. Surprisingly they were comfy. I grabbed my phone and purse and headed down stairs.

"Hey Em." I greeted sitting at the table. Emily smiled at me setting a full plate of breakfast in front of me. Waffles, eggs, and bacon my all time favorite.

Emily was my older brother, Sam's, imprint and wife. I loved Emily, she made Sam happy and that's what I liked most about her. She was like a best friend to me. I can tell her anything without her judging me or telling the pack or others what I tell her. She'll give me her suggestions but doesn't get mad if I chose my own. When I'm down she's there to pick me up. When I'm up she's there to join me in my happiness. She likes me for the person I am and accepts I'm not perfect just as I accept her for being her.

Emily was there for me when I ran away from home to my brother's because of the depression I was in when my Imprint Tod passed away. We got into a fight. I should have never let him goo driving that night. Not when he was that furious. He collided cars with a drunk driver. The funeral was and will always be the last time I saw my Imprint, my lover, my soul mate, my Tod.

I told Emily thanks for breakfast and cleaned my dish in the sink. I have been a shape-shifter for almost two years now and I have lived in La Push with my brother for 1 year exactly today Yet I have only met half the pack. Seth, a total cutie, Quil, he's imprinted on a two year old named Claire, Embry, a total perv, Brady and Collin, the funniest guys ever, Sam, the world's best big brother, and Leah, my first true best friend. I have yet to meet Paul, I heard he is a total hot head, Jake, the Alpha of the second back imprinted on a Vampire hybrid, and Jared, the hot head's best friend. Jared was also Sam's best man.

The door flew open and Collin and Brady came skipping in with their elbows linked. I held in a laugh and shook my head at them looking away. They skipped in a circle around me singing to

"Skip to my lou." Emily and I both laughed. They stopped skipping and un linked their elbows.

"So what you guys need?" I asked.

"You." Collin said.

"What?" I asked. I raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"The entire pack is going to the bonfire right now." Brady said. Both boys went on an opposite side of me and linked their elbows with mine. They walked me out the door.

"Bye Emily." I said before the door slammed closed.