The Life of Sea and Cedar

by ALadyE

**Thanks for R&Ring!** It's been almost a decade since Becca Black has seen the moody gray skies of the Quileute reservation, and nothing but her sister's impending marriage could get her to come home. Embry and the packs have kept things pretty quiet since the red-eyed vamps left, but Becca's return and mysterious new enemies threaten their world. Canon, Quileute w/ Cullens

10. Chapter 10 - Embry

Chapter 10 – Embry

Work was good, but it was a tediously slow day at the hospital and no matter how hard I looked, there was nothing to do. I liked studying, but the new semester didn't start for a couple more weeks. Dr. Snow had a nice library in his office that he let me use whenever I wanted, so I grabbed a medical text from the gastroenterology section and went to the main exam room to read and wait for a patient. I'd take a splinter, a headache, anything to get out of my own head right now.

It didn't work. As fascinating as the lower intestines were, I couldn't concentrate.

No one knew. It was rare to keep a secret in the pack, but I hadn't been on duty since it happened and Jake had had enough experience being around Edward to be able to control his own thoughts. I wanted to be in my wolf body to run, but I couldn't do that without betraying my secret.

I needed a plan. I'd see her soon enough, and when I did I couldn't be a lovesick puppy. Jake was right. Becca had been through enough. Jake had always said she married Solomon just so she could get out, but that didn't mean she hadn't loved him on some level. She needed time, and I could be patient. She needed a friend, so that's what I would be.

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