Chapter 1

The plane ride sucked, Kiley got sent to her aunt's house in Alaska. I got sent to my aunt's house in La Push. I got out of the cab, and knocked on the door. A really hot boy answered. When I say boy, that is an understatement, he looked like he was 20.

"Hi. I'm Mandi. I think Sue is waiting for me." I really have no clue who these people are. My dad never mentioned his family. I just knew he had a sister that he didn't talk to.

"Oh, Yeah that's my mom. I'm Seth." My jaw dropped. It couldn't be. I'm going crazy. No it's just a coincidence.

I nodded. I heard a voice say, "Seth invite her in." A lady I realized was my aunt stepped up behind him and said, "Come on dear, I'm really sorry about your father. You are going to share a room with my daughter, your cousin Leah."

Yup going crazy.

She went to give me a hug and I back away. She looked hurt.

"Sorry, I..I.. I don't like to touch people. It's nothing personal." I said. Seth gave me a curious look. I looked the other way.

My aunt led me to a room that had 2 twin size beds. I started to put my stuff away on the empty side of the room. When I was done I got out my laptop and decided to check my email. There was one from Kiley.

Mandi,

I hope all is going well for you. I got here and guess where I live. Your never going to believe it. DELANI. Isn't that exciting. I keep on expecting vampires to pop out. haha. So how's it going for you. My aunt said I can visit you before school starts. Let me know when.

Kiley

I wrote her back

Kile,

You will never guess my my aunt and cousins names are. Sue, Leah and Seth. I'm telling you, I think our parents deaths are making us go crazy. Yeah let me get settled in here and then I will ask. We still have 2 months till school starts.

Mandi

I heard a knock on the door. I looked up and Seth was standing there.

"There is a bonfire on the beach, to celebrate the beginning of summer. Would you like to come and meet everyone." He said.

I nodded and shut my laptop and set it on my bed. I followed him to the beach.

I seen 8 very large men and a not large but very tall girl sitting around a bon fire. As we got closer, I folded my arms over my chest so no one would shake my hand. They all looked up and me then over to Seth for an explanation.

"Guys, this is Mandi Reed. Her father died last week and she is related to me, so she came to live with us." Seth explained. One of the guys stood up and stuck out his hand. I backed away.

"She doesn't like people touching her." Seth explained. The guy narrowed his eye's at me.

Seth pointed to everyone and introduced them, "The one that tried to shake your hand is Sam, then that's Emily his fiance, Quil, Embry, Jared and his girlfriend Kim, Paul, Leah, Brady, and Collin. I think Jacob is sulking somewhere."

I looked up at him and said,"Sulking?"

He looked embarrassed for a min. "Yeah, he.. uh.. lost someone he loved." I nodded. Thinking it must be because of Bella.

We sat down and they all started talking about what they were going to do over summer break. I was staring out over the water. I got up and walked to where the water was washing up onto the beach. I sat down putting my feet in the water.

This is crazy. It's like everything in the books is coming true. If the stories my dad told me are true. It would explain the things that were happening to me. And my dad's death. I snuck into the morgue and red the reports. It said that there was no blood left in the body. If all this was real then that means my dad got killed by a vampire. It also means that soon I will be a werewolf. Very soon. My temperature is already where it is supposed to be. I am already really tall. I mean who grew 7" in a month's time period. From what the books say, the final change is triggered by anger. Maybe because I am normally a calm, happy person, it has been delayed. I heard someone come up behind me. I turned around and seen it was the guy named Sam. I stood up and seen everyone was leaving.

"So Mandi, your from Michigan?" He said walking me back towards Seth and Leah.

"Yeah, my dad was born here, but my grandfather sent him away when he was 10. My mom is from here too. She died about 5 years ago. My parents never talked about their family, I never even knew these guys existed till my dad died." I said.

"If you don't mind me asking, how did he die?" He asked. I was quiet for a min.

"He was murdered."

He stopped and looked at me. We were close enough for everyone to hear and they all stopped and looked at me. I sighed.

"I guess I'll get this over with. I don't like talking about it. There are some things I know that I'm not supposed to know. But I will tell you what I can. I'm not even sure that what I know is true but I will tell you what happened that night. There was a storm. My friend Kiley and I were at my house. The power was out and we had no phone. We were reading and discussing our favorite book series. The books were actually based here in La Push and in Forks. So I told her that that is where my family is from and she thought it was cool. She asked me what side I would choose... Anyway I... I... well I got sick, and my dad went down to Kiley's house to use their land line." I looked away. Everyone was quiet, waiting for me to go on. "It was at about 2 in the morning. There was a knock at the door. I opened it and it was the police. I barely remember what they said. I kept on picturing them telling my dad when my mom died. But they said that someone killed my dad and Kiley's parents. She had to move to Alaska to be with her aunt."

"Sorry, but I'm tired so I'm going to bed." With that I went back to my aunts house and up to bed.

I layed there for about and hour when I heard the door open. I looked and it was Leah. She sat on her bed and said, "Can I ask you a question?" I nodded.

"What was wrong with you, I mean you said you were sick, what did you have?" She asked

I was trying to think of a way out of it, with out sounding crazy. I am a horrible lier. But I don't want to end up in a loony bin so I tried anyway, "I thought I had the flu. I really didn't feel sick, but you know, parents. Anyway I'm better now." I rolled over to show her that I didn't want to talk anymore.