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Chapter 3

"You've imprinted?"

"Yeah" Paul replied while thinking about his newly found mate.

"You know that we have a situation at hand and you probably won't be able to spend too much time with her? Besides she doesn't seem very social either. She has been through a tragedy and I think she is still dealing with it." Sam was happy another wolf found his mate but with the vampire attacks going on, they were on high alert and Paul being distracted was not a good thing. He was their third best fighter, after Sam and Jacob but he was the fiercest. He was your guy when you wanted the leech finished off quickly.

"I know. She didn't seem pleased when I offered to bring her to Forks instead of letting her stay at that cottage." Paul grimaced at the memory. He had left for Sam's only after she had gone to the station in Forks. The woods were the most dangerous place to be in right now and her little pistol would be useless in a combat with a leech.

"Don't worry, whichever wolf is patrolling, they'll check up on her." Sam said thoughtfully.

Paul nodded gratefully. Sam always took care of all the imprints. They were always under the best care. Now Paul had someone to care for as well.

"Don't forget you have patrol in the afternoon with Jared." Sam usually put Paul and Jared together because they worked great as a team. They were buddies but while Paul had a temper, Jared was the voice of reason and he would never let Paul make any stupid moves and that kept him alive. Now that he had an imprint, Sam had to be extra careful about his safety as well.

"You're the best!" Paul was grinning happily. Hunting leeches with his bestie was like a game to him.

"And don't you forget it! Congratulations, Paul!" Sam smiled at him while going out for his patrol.

Paul returned to work as well. He would have to cover his shift before going out to patrol.

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"I don't understand. He was killed by an animal? Didn't he have a gun or something on him?" Anakin asked Frank who had been the dead officer's friend.

"He did but he never really got a chance to use it. The animal obviously took him by surprise." He shrugged. It was not his favourite topic. He was friends with George and he was a good cop and partner.

"Hmm...I'm sorry, this must be hard on you as well." She said apologetically.

"It's ok. You're curious and in my book that's never a bad thing. So, will you be joining us then?" Frank liked her. She seemed like a strong young woman and she was really attractive.

"I will. I just talked to Chief Swan. Everything seems good. I start next week though. Hey listen, could you do me a favour? Is there any way I could see the file on Officer George?" Anakin wanted to know more about the attack on him.

"Hmm... well I have a copy of it so yeah. Let me get it."

Anakin waited patiently as he got the file. She had heard of people being attacked by animals but she was curious as to how a trained officer with a gun could not defend himself. Once she got thinking about something, she would not stop until she had the complete answer.

"Here, the pictures are a little gruesome though." Frank warned.

"Don't worry, I've seen gruesome." Anakin smiled sadly thinking about her nana.

She turned over the pages and went straight to the pictures. She had already heard about the attack, now she wanted to see what an animal bite looked like.

Anakin's brow furrowed as she took in the pictures. The officer's body seemed pretty badly mutilated. His right hand was twisted unnaturally behind him and his right leg seemed to be broken too. She turned the page and was surprised to see that he seemed to have a bite mark on his neck. It was apparent that whatever animal had attacked him could not have been very large. The bite mark made on his neck was not huge. It seemed the animal had a small jaw but very sharp teeth. His neck seemed to be pretty badly punctured. It was pretty disgusting. But it rang a bell in her head.

"What kind of animal attacked him?"

"There were no footprints or any other kind of evidence so we're guessing it could have been a small lion or even a small bear or even a wolf. There have been reports of wolf sightings in the woods near La Push. It could have been wolf pup." Frank said shrugging.

Anakin nodded. Maybe it was one of these animals that had been lurking near her cottage.

"So have you taken a tour of Forks yet?" Frank asked rubbing the back of his neck.

Anakin smiled. She could use a tour and a friend. She shook her head.

"Are you offering?"

"Well, it will take up a lot of my time but I don't mind!" Franks said grinning.

"Cool, when do you get off?"

"About seven but I have to get up early tomorrow. I have patrol."

"Ok, so what do you suggest?"

"Hmm..how about I pick you up at 8? We can just drive around and maybe have dinner?" Frank asked while crossing his fingers.

"Sure, no problem but I think we should meet somewhere. I'm still moving in and my place is in shambles. So, how about we meet outside that little bookstore in La Push? Will that be ok?"

"Yeah, that's fine. So, I'll see at 8?"

"You will"

"Ok, then. I should get back inside now." Frank said glancing at his watch.

"Yeah thanks and sorry for keeping you away from work."

Frank just waved his hands in dismissal and walked back inside the station.

Anakin decided to check out the hardware store to get some supplies for her to make her cottage liveable.

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Paul watched from the distance as his imprint talked to the officer from Forks. He saw them together and certainly did not like the way they were behaving. Not that they were indecent or anything but he could sense the attraction the younger guy felt for his mate.

He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard Anakin ask him for the file on George. He frowned, why did she want to know about that case? He watched and listened curiously as they discussed the case. His eyes focused on her face and on every emotion that passed through it. He could see her curiosity but didn't understand it. He wanted her to stay away from all that though. He did not want her involved in anything that could lead her to vampires.

Little did he know that she was already too deep in a mess that involved a particularly sadistic vampire.

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