Chapter One

I sat on the blanket on the beach, digging my toes in the sand felt normal like nothing else in the world was going on. The sun was warm today, making it a great day to be on First Beach. A large green sweater covered my top half, the sleeves were much longer than my own arms and were bunched up at my elbows, I wore blue jean capris and my vans were lying on the beach towel beside me. I was watching the waves crash gently on the shore, knowing all too well the power behind them.

The sound of laughter caught my attention, looking over there was group of gigantic men who in reality were only a year or two older than I was but all looked like men. All were easily above 6' 2" heavily muscled, their black hair cropped short and a black tattoo on their right arm. They all wore cut of shorts and hoodies or zip up sweaters for appearances. They were playing football while a little further up the beach a woman with scars along her face was manning the grill cooking burgers and hotdogs. Already there was enough to feed a small army but little did they know one helping for the boys was enough to feed a small army in and of itself. There were quite a few of us occupying First Beach, including a girl who sat off by herself. She looked slightly bitter and out of place.

Leah Clearwater was one of our newest shifters, and took to well physically but emotionally she was having issues adjusting. She seldom spoke to anyone aside from me, she was slowly coming around but it was a slow adjustment. From what Jake explained to me before the whole shifting ever took place she and Sam were an item and had been together for a long time. Once the Cullen family arrived back in Forks that triggered the shifting and Sam had imprinted on Emily, Leah's Cousin. It was a big fiasco for the longest time, and Leah was still slightly bitter over it, but she and my brother were hanging out more and more, the two had a lot in common and it was sweet to see her with him.

"Here,"

Glancing up my blue/green eyes met brown ones, Jake handed me a apple juice that was cold from the ice chest near Emily.

"Thank you," I said smiling up at him.

He smiled and sat behind me, positioning me more or less between his legs and leaning up against him, body warming me to my core. It's been almost a month since the fiasco with Isabella Swan, and Jake and I had grown quite close. Sam says it's because he's accepted the imprint and had been making strides to make it work.

"You warm enough?" He asked taking a drink of his soda.

I snuggled into his chest.

"Not yet, but I will be. Thank you again for letting me borrow your sweater."

He smiled wrapping his arms around me.

"Your welcome, and you can keep it, doesn't do me much good anymore." He rumbled.

I smiled gratefully at him, and it was true, with the boys being a constant 108 degrees there was little need for sweaters. But for appearances sake they kept them on if albeit light sweaters. I felt that he was slightly fidgety, I leaned back and looked up at him.

"What?" he asked.

"What's wrong?"

He looked at me a moment more, I was half expecting him to tell me nothing was wrong.

"She keeps calling the house and dad's been running interference." He said quietly looking back out at the waves.

I didn't say anything looking out at the waves too; he didn't need to say her name to know whom it was. It was the only other person who called the house aside from myself, anyone else were either pack or lived on the reservation. Since Bella returned from Italy she had made it a point to avoid the reservation and spent a majority of her time with the Cullen family. The fact that she 's suddenly calling the house is kind of surprising.

"What does she want?" I asked quietly.

Jacob snorted.

"What doesn't she want?" he said bitterly.

She wanted her feet in both worlds. She wanted Jacob to lay at her feet while she made out with his worst enemy and expected him to be ok with it. I snuggled closer to Jake more for the feeling of solidary than warmth. Sam had I had discovered I was a calming agent for the pack. My presence allowed the pack to be calmer in stressful times. I still hadn't shifted but I had enhanced senses like a wolf, Billy figures it was a partial shift, there wasn't a need for me to be furry just now but my gift for the pack can still be utilized. I felt Jake nuzzle his face in the crook of my neck, taking an deep breath and settling into me. I felt Jake jerk forward and whip around angrily at the cocky standing Paul who had just thrown a beach ball at his head.

"Oi, lover boy food's ready!" He called.

Jacob mumbled something under his breath and I kissed his cheek before he got up and helped me up. We had a warm plate of burgers and hot dogs in one hand and several bags of chips and we returned to our spot Jacob had his own plate and I had my own as well, he ate a lot and felt bad when I barely got any food so Emily normally let the imprints go first before all the boys ate it all. It was a good day and I wasn't going to let Isabella Swan ruin it, and apparently neither was Jake. We ate our food in comfortable silence and I got up to throw our plates away and I noticed a familiar car parked up in the parking lot. I frowned and noticed who it was, it was Trixi and my father.

Neither of us had really gotten along since Xavier shifted, although my brother was 'volunteering' with the reservation he wasn't making money and wasn't contributing to the household. Our grades were good and we weren't sleeping in terms of education but father wanted more and more. Trixi, being the good little angel she was, was always there whispering in his ear and plotting seeds in his head. Xavier and Jake flanked me as they approached. Trixi was wearing a pair of designer jeans and a silk blouse that was sleeveless and a jean jacket over that. Her nails were French-tipped and recently done, black heels adorned her feet and her hair was done up perfectly as usual. My father on the other hand was still dressed in his business attire. He wore a slim-fitting dark blue suit with a brilliant white shirt with dark blue cufflinks, his hair was combed and gelled to perfection and his expensive Italian loafers were on his feat. Trixi looked haughty like she just did something and we were going to get in trouble and father's face was angry, yet controlled, a dangerous combination.

"Silas, come to join the party?" Sam asked good naturedly.

The look my father gave our alpha was cringe worthy.

"I'll deal with you in a moment Uley, after I take care of errant children." He said coldly.

Sam frowned at my father's tone and Billy who was chatting with the alpha rolled up and sat beside him. As my father came up to me I looked him dead in the eye, something I hadn't been able to do in years, I felt stronger with my pack and my imprint beside me. If he was mildly surprised with my boldness his facial expressions gave away nothing.

"You will be coming home, now." He said icily.

I shook my head and his face contorted in anger.

"I will not have you hanging around with these heathens!" He spat.

"Heathens? That's a little harsh to say about your tribe." Xavier said coldly.

"They were your mother's tribe and not my own you know this," Silas brushed off.

"A tribe that has taken you in and treated you as one of our own." Billy added.

"This does not concern you Black," Silas spat.

"Oh but it does concern me Silas. The well-being of any of our members is my concern," Billy countered.

I could see my father's patience waning.

"We're leaving the state, we will no longer be bothering the tribe,"

"Well have fun moving…"Xavier said shortly, shoving his hands in his pockets.

It was more likely to prevent himself from doing anything stupid like swinging at the man. I fell back and held Jakes hand, for support, he squeezed it reassuringly but never took his eyes off the man I called my father.

"You two will be joining us; our flight leaves in two hours, your things have already been packed." Silas continued on as if he didn't hear Xavier.

"Didn't you hear what I said, we're not leaving. You and Trixi can have fun on your excursion. Aiden and I are well off here." Xavier said.

"I'm your father and your decision has been made for you," Silas countered.

"Against our consent, there for it holds no ground and we do not want to leave." Xavier argued.

"I do not care for what you want; this is what IS and what WILL happen. You just go along for the ride." Silas said smugly.

"Not necessarily, the welfare of my tribe's members and their living arrangements ultimately fall to the tribe's counsel. Which you failed to alert us of your plans of moving, not to mention you failed to state why you're moving. I don't believe it's in the best interests in the children's future to move." Billy said diplomatically.

"You have no say in this, old man." Silas sneered.

Billy's eyes flashed dangerously causing Silas to flinch back.

"You're messing with my tribe's future, I damn sure have a say in this. Silas leave the reservation with your girl and we'll sort this out in court. I don't want to see a your footprint on my land." Billy said dangerously.

Silas opened his mouth to argue but it was quickly shut when he realized he was hopelessly outnumbered.

"Don't be stupid Silas, leave now, before I have you removed." Billy said as if almost seeing the wheels turn in his head.

Silas snorted, glared at the two of us, and then got back in their car and peeled away. We all let go of the breath we had been holding.

"He's going to burn whatever we own," Xavier said running a hand through his hair.

"Let him, just proves he's being childish," Billy said simply.

"I'm sorry Billy." I said sincerely.

Billy shook his head.

"You both are pack, and by tribal law, the concern and welfare of our tribal members trumps that of parental law. I don't like what Silas has turned into, he been poking his nose into tribal law for too long." Billy said shaking his head.

"CAN he take us with him, legally?"

"He is their father," Sam added.

"Paternally he can, however as a tribal elder I can appeal to the tribe in favor of the pack. If there is anything you two can think of that can help the case out definitely let me know. Not now, this is supposed to be fun, but later." Billy said seriously.

We both nodded and the incidents that went though my head would definitely help, but I would have to testify against my father, and describe the incidents as the occurred…could I do that...

My heart said yes, but my mind…wasn't so sure…