Part 10

I made it to work after being ten minutes late. Mom didn't mind being late as long as I was alright.

I was working for over an hour when Mom told me to work on the registers to give the cashier a break.

At one point I noticed a pale woman walk into the store. She had bright red hair that no one in La Push could miss. I watched her skim down isle after isle, but not buying anything.

She walked to my register but just stared at me. Looking up at the cameras, I could have sworn I heard a growl.

"Have a nice day." She whispered, giving a wink then walked out. For some reason, I let out a breath I was holding.

Several minutes later, I heard the door open and the wolf crew ran inside, smelling something that they knew trouble lurked here. I looked for Jake, but he wasn't with them.

"Lisa, Did someone come in here?" Sam asked.

My body began to shake, cause now i knew I just escape danger.

"What happened?" Sam asked, holding my arms to calm me down.

" A woman came in here, She had red hair and was paler then me. I thought she was a drifter. First she walked down every isle touching things, but not buying anything. She walked right to my face, but noticed our cameras and left. I knew something wasn't right." I breathed.

"Ok. This is good."

I wasn't listening to anything else that was being said between the guys. I just sat at my chair and breathed knowing mom would ask what was going on if I were to pass out.

" I'm leaving Paul here to make sure your ok. Just incase that woman comes back."

"What is she that makes her so dangerous?" I asked.

He shakes his head. "I shouldn't tell you."

"Sam, Your telling me that I encountered someone who could have possibly killed me today. I have a right to know so next time I might die I'm more prepared." I said sarcastically.

"We wouldn't let anything happen to you."

"Yeah, well your doing a pretty crappy job since someone could have just ten minutes ago." I slammed the counter and shut the light off once I saw the cashier come back from her break. I walked outside, and let the cool air calm me down.

I was shaking so bad that soft sobs worked out of me. I just brushed death and everyone thinks its a joke.

" Lis." I heard Embry ask. I wiped my eyes and looked at him. He had such a sad expression, like he wanted so bad to tell me, but knew he couldn't cause of Sam. He kneeled in front of me and put a supportive hand on my shoulder. "Are you okay?"

"It's fine, i'm just acting like…a human." I joked, which he let a little laugh come out before hugging me.

"Sams right. We won't let anything happen to you. Your family now."

I thought over what was going on and wondered.

"Wheres Jake?" I asked.

"He…went after her."

My fear went from a scale of five for me and a billion for Jake.

"WHAT?!"

Jakes POV

In my wolf form, I chased this Victoria through Seattle. I couldn't lose her now, not being so close to destroying her.

She looked back and smirked as she ran faster. Jumping over a seventy foot fall and crossing the Canadian boarder. I watched as she continued north and I decided to head back home.

In the wolf form, We heard everyones thoughts. Embrys was the one that caught my attention when I heard him talk about Lisa.

"Jake, The red head was in La Push. He got to the market, probably looking for a quick meal. She scared Lisa. She's ok, she's not hurt, but she's starting to ask questions."

I growled and ran faster. "I'm on my way."

Twenty minutes, I was back in La Push and morphed back into a human. I ran into the market and looked for her. I can smell the vamp around the entire store and I thought I was going to punch something.

I saw Lisa's mom and went to ask about Lisa.

"Hey Jake. Are you looking for Lisa?"

"Yeah, actually. Is she here?" I asked.

"Well, I told her to go home. She looked like she had encountered death itself. Told her she should get some rest." She explained and went back to the office.

I ran out of the store and headed back home. The thought of Lisa being almost killed because we couldn't protect her was burning my mind. I knew it would bother the guys in the pack, but its just something I couldn't stop thinking about.

When I made it back to Lisa's house, I noticed Embry sitting on the step with Lisa. She still looked shaken, but I knew Embry was keeping her safe.

He walked off the steps and headed towards me.

"She okay?" I asked.

" I think you have a lot of explaining to do. She's better now that your here. Trust me, no matter what happens from here." He said, winked then patted my shoulder as he ran into the woods.

Lisa lifted herself from the steps, but stayed on the porch. She had no expression, and her pale skin was paler then usual. I took a deep breath and walked closer to her.

" Are you okay?" I asked her softly, making my way over to her. She simply nodded, but kept her arms crossed in front of herself.

" I'm sorry I wasn't there. I didn't even think she would try to hurt…"

"Shut up. Please." She whispered, holding up a hand for me to stop explaining.

I took a deep breath and exhaled loudly.

" You went after something that could possibly kill you?" She asked, and a tear fell from her eye.

"It's part of being what I am." I explained.

"What is she? Cause Sam, Quill, Embry, even Paul won't tell me what they are."

"I'm gonna be in big trouble for telling you." I said, getting closer to her.

"You are already in trouble for not telling me in the first place." She warned.

"She's…a vampire."

She took several short gasps and sat back down on the steps, putting her head between her knees and tried to control her breathing. I rushed to her side and rubbed her back.

"This is just too much. Werewolves, Vampires. What else is there?" She asked.

"Thats as much as I know."

She got up and began to pace on the ground. Once again she is not wearing shoes and digs her toes in the dirt. She always said it was easier to clean her feet then it was to buy new shoes…another thing I loved about her.

" Do you know what brought her here?"

I turned my head, knowing the second I said anything she was going to be mad. She always appeared to be Jealous for Bella, because before I imprinted her I was all about Bella and trying to get her away from the Cullens.

"JAKE!" She yelled, getting me out of my trance.

"She's after Bella."

Her face dropped and showed sympathy. "Why Bella?"

" Something that happened last year that she got mixd in with. We've been patrolling in Forks the last few weeks to keep eye on her. Thats why we were surprised when Sam tracked her to your store. She was obviously hunting. Good thing you had the cameras. Vampires usually don't want to be caught." I explained.

She wiped several tears away, and then nodded. " I'm glad you are protecting her. I'd hate for anything to happen to her. She's a nice person."

It took a minute for me to add the words together. "You met her?"

She nodded. "This afternoon. She invited me to Lunch at her house. We have a lot in common. We both have a werwolf friend who hides secrets from us."

"Thats why she went to your store. She might think you are family or someone close to her. Your not safe here."

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