Chapter 3

I walked into the room where Salone was, but she wasn't in there... I could still smell her, but she wasn't in the room. I heard a door open and smell cream and ginger, and orchids. I could hear her heart skip a beat and I turned around to see Salone wrapped in a towel. I blushed and turned around quickly, she walked up behind me and I felt her arms wrap around my waist. My blush got darker when I could feel her skin against mine, even though she still had the towel wrapped around her. We just stood there, not talking; her cheek pressed against my back, her arms around my waist, and my arms just flat at my sides.

"Thank you..." she whispered.

"For what?" I asked.

She hugged me tighter, "For saving me..."

"I didn't-"

"Look... I don't know what happened, but all I remember is walking, feeling myself fall, and opening my eyes to see you and then Quil." I stiffened at Quil's name, "I'd like to at least know your name."

I sighed deeply, "Embry..."

I could feel her smile against my back, "Embry... that's so cool. I love it!"

I felt my spirits lift at her comment of liking my name, "I like yours, too."

"How do you-"

"My friend told me..."

"Oh..."

I blushed once more, "I'll just let you get dressed..."

I left the room and as I shut the door, Quil was coming up the stairs. We looked at each other, then I turned away and went to stand at the window at the end of the hallway. I didn't want to speak to him... he probably hated me, now that we had to share an imprint. The wolf wanted her all to himself, but a small part of him wanted Quil to be a part of me and Salone's imprint bond. It's only a wonder if Quil's wolf is feeling the same, but the way the human part of me thinks is that Salone would be better off with Quil. Who wants to be with the bastard child of the rez? Quil stood next to me and crossed his arms over his chest as we both looked out the window.

"Have you slept, at all?" He asked me.

I shook my head, "No..."

"Neither have I... But I did ask my grandpa."

"What did he say?"

"It's only happened twice before, and it was only when the imprinted was immune to a bite from a cold one, then the strongest wolves, both mentally and physically, would be with her. A wolf with incredible mental strength, and a wolf with amazing physical strength would be her mates."

"Paul is the strongest one out of all of us, though."

"That's what I said, but then I realized that he's already imprinted, so have Sam and Jake... That makes me the next one."

"Yeah... but I doubt I'm the one with amazing mental strength."

Quil looked at me, disbelievingly, "Are you kidding me, Em? You're the only wolf I know that can block their thoughts from the whole pack, from Eddie, and especially from an Alpha command."

I scoffed, "Great, you make me sound like Bella..."

I had nothing against Bella, but that's how I felt at the moment.

"Just in the sense that you're mentally stronger than all of us combined." Quil explained, "And I agree with my grandpa..." I was silent, "Look, would you rather it be me or Paul sharing an imprint with you?"

I sighed, "Neither..." A look of shock crossed Quil's face, but I continued on, "I would rather anyone but me had her as an imprint."

"What are you talking about, Embry?"

"I'm pretty sure that she's gonna want someone more in the physical sense, than in the mental sense."

"She's going to need both, Embry. You can't have one without the other..."

I shook my head, "I don't deserve her, Quil. She's better off with you becoming her lover, her husband... I'll just remain a friend, maybe a brother."

Quil shook his head and sighed, deeply, "Do you really believe you could just stand by and watch that happen? Watch as I hold her hand and kiss her, watch her walk down the isle to me, and bear my children? It's not like she was your girlfriend and I just happened to imprint on her, Embry. She's your imprint, too!"

I shook my head, "Your bond is obviously stronger with her..."

"You won't even stick around to find out!"

"Because I already know!"

Quil stepped back a step, "You already know? No... You think you do, and that's your problem. It's not a matter of who's more deserving or not; we both imprinted on that girl in there, whether like it or not! We're best friends and we can share everything... but not an imprint?"

"It's not that, Quil..."

"Then what is it?"

"Complicated..."

"Complicated?"

"... Very complicated..."

"Then explain it to me, Em! You and I have been best friends for as long as we can remember... don't let this imprinting fiasco come between us and mess that up. Talk to me, man!"

I shook my head, "You wouldn't understand..."

Before Quil could speak, we heard the most delicate voice, more delicate than Emily's, "Embry?"

I turned around to see Salone now in a pair of Emily's gray sweatpants and a tight red shirt that was easy to see she didn't have a bra on underneath. She's got a small chest, but the sight of seeing her nipples through her shirt was enough for me. Her chestnut brown hair went a couple inches past her shoulders, her bangs went over her left eye and she had to keep shaking her head or just using her hand to push them away from her eye a little, her moonlight pale skin with a warm honey hue, and her penetrating hazel eyes... She was beautiful... and sexy as hell.

I swallowed thickly, "Yes, Salone?"

"What's this imprinting that you two keep talking about?" She asked.

I looked at Quil and he nodded... We were gonna have to tell her...


Author's Note: Sorry for the long update, I've had a bunch of other stories in my mind, if you can't tell. ;) I have an idea for next chapter, so I should have it up by tomorrow, if not then by the end of the week. Review? :3