WHEN they locked eyes, everything changed from him. Her eyes were as he remembered; a deep brown but instead of a gold ring around her pupils, the ring was now blue. Heat flooded through his body, however, it wasn't burning but instead glowing. He felt the urge to rip her from Jacob's arms and hold her in his and being this far away from her was physically painful. He saw flashes of the two of them together but they flashed past so fast that only some images were clear.
He watched a flash of her looking up at him with a bright smile and one with them dressed in fancy attire and dancing slowly with their foreheads resting against one another. Everything around him faded away with only her being clear and it was no longer gravity tying him to the Earth but instead, she was.
Camilla's eyebrow frowned in confusion as she watched the wolf's eyes stare at her. He looked familiar to her but something was different about him that she couldn't put her finger on. He was tall, around 6 feet tall but not the tallest out of the wolves and his build was athletic as evidenced by his toned chest, board shoulders and muscular arms. His dark eyes remained locked with hers before a huge, happy grin formed on his face which made Camilla remember who he was.
Jacob let her down and made sure the blanket was covering her which she gripped tightly in her fists. She felt uncomfortable under the eyes of the whole pack and tried to make herself smaller but that didn't stop her feeling from their eyes on her. She stepped back as she was prepared to run away but was stopped when her back connected with a strong chest. "Um...can I have some clothes, please?" Camilla asked with a soft voice, looking down at her feet with her messy hair hiding her face from everyone else's view.
She felt soft hands lightly grab her upper arms and began to steer her towards the stairs which made Camilla turn to her head to see an extremely beautiful young woman, with exotic good looks, glossy black hair and satiny copper skin. Camilla's eyes widened at the three long scars on the right side of her face that went from her hairline to her chin and they extended down her right arm to her hand.
Once they were in the upstairs bedroom, Camilla unknowingly reached her hand up and lightly touched the young woman's scars. The young woman stared at her in shock which made the newly turned human quickly moved her hand away. "I'm sorry," she apologized but the young woman just smiled at her.
"It's fine. I'm Emily by the way," the young woman introduced herself to Camilla who gave her a small smile.
Emily noticed the younger girl's discomfort so she quickly walked to her closet and opened it to grab a pair of black sweatpants and Sam's large black hoodie that he had no need for. She also grabbed some undergarments before placing the items into Camilla's hands and guide her to the bathroom. "I'll be just outside the door. Call me if you need help," Emily informed Camilla before closing the door to give her privacy while changing.
The teenager dropped the blanket that covered her and quickly dressed into the clothes given to her. The black hoodie ended just above her knees and the sweatpants fit around her waist perfectly. Her dark eyes looked at her reflection in the mirror and was surprised at what she looked like before trying to fix her messy hair. After a few moments of wrestling with her hair, her hair wasn't perfect but it was better than before. Camilla grabbed a small towel that was folded next to the sink and ran it under the water. Stream floated up from the water but it didn't burn her skin as she wiped the dirt that stained her skin.
Camilla opened the door to see Emily sitting on the bed who looked towards the door and smiled at the younger girl. Emily stood up from the bed and placed her hands on the teenager's shoulders who looked at her hands with frowning brows. Camilla felt the young woman's thumbs begin to rub her shoulders before one of her hands released her shoulder and the other wrapped around her opposite shoulder.
Together, they both began to walk back down the stairs and when their footsteps echoed through the house, the pack looked up at the two. Camilla wrapped her arms around herself as she felt uncomfortable with all their eyes staring at her. Her eyes fell to look at her bare feet to avoid making eye contact with anyone from the pack.
She heard someone stood up from the seat and begin to walk towards her until she saw another pair of feet appear in her line of sight. Her eyes moved up to lock eyes with him and saw his bright, happy grin to appear again. Suddenly, his warm arms around her waist which caused her to not respond for a moment before wrapping her arms around his broad shoulders and sinking herself into his warmth. "Welcome back, Cammy," he whispered into her ear which caused a smile to form on her face and her grip to tighten around him.
"I want to see my dad, Seth," Camilla sniffled and she felt his head nod before pulling away from her.
His warm arm wrapped around her shoulders and pulled her to his side as he looked up at the pack around them. He made eye contact with Sam who nodded and the young wolf led the newly turned human out of the house where he saw Billy and Jacob waiting outside for them. Billy's dark eyes stared at the young girl in surprise as she walked down the stairs towards them. Her hands were hidden inside the large hoodie she was wearing as she felt Seth's unusually warm arm wrap around her shoulders.
She stayed nestled into his side until they reached Billy where Seth let go of her shoulder and stood next to Jacob. Billy smiled brightly at Camilla and reached out to grab her hand which he gripped tightly. Suddenly, her arms wrapped around his shoulders and Billy froze for a moment before returning to hug by wrapping his arms around her.
They didn't talk as their actions spoke for them and they remained hugging for a few moments until they pulled away from each other. Jacob and Seth watched the interaction and when Seth noticed Camilla shivering, he quickly went to her side and pulled her to his side; using his extreme warmth to stop her shivering.
He helped her into the backseat of the car before sliding himself in beside her. Throughout the drive, Seth's arm remained wrapped around her shoulders which allowed Camilla to keep warm. She noticed that since changing back, she now felt constantly cold which she guessed she felt it more now was because she no longer had a full body fur coat.
The car pulled to a stop in front of a white two-story house that had a police cruiser and a faded pickup truck parked outside. Camilla recognised the cruiser as her father's but the truck was unknown to her.
Taking a deep breath, she opened the car door and got out before looking at the house in fright. Will Dad recognise me? she thought to herself as she walked towards the door with the others watching her from the car.
As she took her last deep breath, her finger pushed the doorbell and she waited for the door to open. When the door open, Camilla looked up and smiled when her eyes locked on the face of her father who was staring at her in confusion. He stared at her for a few moments until his eyes widened in shock. "It that you, Cammy?" his questioned caused the young girls' smile to grow larger and nod her head rapidly.
Upon her nod, he pulled Camilla into a tight hug which his loving embrace caused her to begin to cry. Tears streamed down his own face as he looked over her shoulder to see those waiting in the car. He mouthed thank you as he continued hugging his daughter before letting her go and pulling her into the house. She was finally home.
