I, apparently was the last one to phase. Jacob, Brady, and Leah were already full-on wolf and making their way over to the new Newbie, where the rest of the pack was. I tried to run extra fast so I wouldn't be trailing too far behind them
Nice of you to finally join us, Mia commented sarcastically. I brushed the comment off, trying to keep my thoughts in control. As a distraction, I focused in on the new wolf's thoughts, and recognized this one instantly. We knew this was a possibility for him . . . But so soon?
It was Nolan's thirteen year old brother, Jamie. I'd never spoken to the kid much; Nolan's family was one of the families that didn't know he was a wolf, so none of us hung around there much. And man, was poor Jamie scared out of his wits. Nolan was trying to comfort him, but getting the silent treatment.
I'm sorry I didn't tell you, Jamie. But you're just a kid, I didn't want to freak you out! Nolan defended. None of us really thought you would phase at all, there hasn't been any new wolves in years before today. And even if you did phase, we didn't think it would happen when you were so young!
Well moron, it did. A little heads up would have been nice. Then maybe I would know what the hell was going on.
Leah reached the group, Jacob right behind her. Brady was a few paces behind him. I was still a minute away.
Jacob will explain, Grayson thought to Jamie. But I could tell that Jacob's head was a mess right now. He wanted to go home and see Nessie so bad. I knew how he felt . . . and I had just been with Claire two minutes ago. I stopped myself instantly. Don't let your thoughts trail! I scolded myself.
Got something to hide, Quil? Seth asked teasingly.
No, I replied, but my thoughts made it clear that I did.
Anyone know a word that causes word vomit of the mind? Seth questioned openly.
Wouldn't that just be called mind vomit? Embry thought.
Try something random, like say cream cheese or egg rolls or something, Danny offered up to Seth.
No, just keep asking questions repeatedly until he caves! Collin's thoughts were almost enthusiastic.
Or we could just bring up the fact that he had Claire pressed up against her house earlier. When Eliza got home she was all over him! Brady added.
As uninteresting as all of this sounds, I'm still wondering why I have four legs and a tail, Jamie thought bitterly.
I reached them then. They were all sitting in a circle, and I took my usual spot next to Embry. The first thing I noticed was the newest wolf, Jamie. He was small, but not as small as Leah or the smallest, Mia. His stomach, chest, and the fur around his eyes was all white, but his fur was light gray. He kind of resembled one of those sled dogs in Alaska. Jamie growled at me.
What the fuck! I just growled at somebody! Jamie exclaimed.
Yeah, but it's Quil, so it doesn't really matter. Mason thought nastily. My eyes narrowed as my head whipped to my left. He was about four wolves clockwise from me in the circle we were sitting in, looking as fox-like as ever.
Hey Mason, learn how to phase back yet? I retorted.
Hey Quil, you mention me to Claire yet?
I snarled at him. Trying to keep everything buried deep. A few flashes of the fighting between Claire and I came through, though. The ones where I mentioned Mason being a werewolf.
Seth, Mason turned to the sandy wolf, I think I may be able to trigger some mind vomit. He turned back to me, You can't control your thoughts forever, wouldn't you just love to be thinking of Claire right now? I bet you had to leave her to come here. What were you two up to before you left?
I couldn't control myself as a couple more flashes slipped through my mind. Kissing Claire. Her in her red bra. Her moaning my name. Stop! I commanded myself.
Oh god, can we all stop acting like we hate each other and focus on the matter at hand? Leah asked in an aggravated voice.
But Leah, I want details! Seth whined.
You want to bring up details, lets talk about what you and Annie were doing last night during your sleepover, Leah teased. If Seth could have blushed, his face would be as red as a tomato.
Mind vomit's a bitch. I noted.
So is Leah, Seth muttered quietly.
Don't mess with me Seth, Leah warned.
Everyone focus! Nolan hissed. Quil, stop planning Mason's murder. Mason, stop being a dick. Seth, stop messing with Quil, we're saving that for tomorrow. Leah, stop messing with Seth, we can do that tomorrow, too. Brady, stop trying to guess what Eliza looks like naked, she's fourteen. Jacob, pull your head out of your ass and focus, the sooner you do, the sooner we can all go home. My little brother deserves all of our attention.
Hey, I didn't get everyone's attention earlier . . . Mason shared.
Yeah, but you're an ass hole, so I really don't care. Nolan gave a wolfy shrug.
I was really starting to like Nolan . . .
Jake shook his head, trying hard to clear it. Embry was the only wolf between me and him. Our alpha was sitting at the head of the circle, with most important wolves close on either side of him. Jacob had always cared deeply about the tribe, and was a great alpha when he was around. But he didn't necessarily want to be alpha. He knew that he was the best fit for the job, and it was his rightful position, but he felt bad all the time. If he didn't spend enough time in La Push, he felt bad. But every time he was away from Renesmee, he felt even worse. He loved being a werewolf, and he loved his wife, and he hated that he couldn't perform his best at both of the jobs.
I'm sure she's okay, Jake, Seth tried to reassure him. Ever since Seth fell for Annie, the two had become really close. I guess being all lovey-dovey with vampires was a real bonding experience. I sensed Jamie listening in to my thoughts.
Vampires? Wait, wait, wait, wait! Did you really just say the word vampires or did I imagine it?
You didn't. Embry replied. I guess I'll start talking while Jacob clears his head.
No it's okay, I can do this, Jake thought surely. We all tried to mute our thoughts so the conversation could begin.
Jamie, do you know the stories of the tribe? About spirit warriors who turned in to werewolves and protected the tribe?
Kind of, I heard them when I was a kid. And from the fact that I am currently in furry beast form, I assume that you are about to tell me that these stories aren't just stories, Jamie thought.
Well aren't you smart, Embry chuckled internally.
We aren't real werewolves. Technically we are shape-shifters. There are real werewolves though, or there used to be, the kind who come out during the full moon and bite humans to turn them in to them. But with us, we more or less control when we phase, and you're a werewolf because of your ancestry.
That's really awesome and all, but what exactly does this mean for me?
It means that it's your job to protect the tribe, Jacob replied.
From what, teen drinking? Jamie thought sarcastically.
From the same thing it says in the legend, from the same thing Quil was just thinking about, vampires. Embry shared.
When we phase for the first time, it usually means that vampires are near. Which is true in this case, but odd that it's happening now. Twelve was plenty enough to take care of nine . . . and a half. Mia added. Both Jacob and Seth snarled ferociously at her.
Whoa! Down boys! I'm not saying that we would actually ever need to do anything! It was just a comment. Mia defended quickly.
More questions over here! Jamie called the attention back to him. One: If there are nine and a half vampires around and you claim you can handle them why haven't you offed them already? Two: How can there be a half of a vampire? Did someone cut its legs off?
Umm, I'd be careful with that conversation topic. The situation with the Cullens is a bit . . . touchy around here. Leah warned.
The Cullens? I thought that was just a stupid story! Jamie exclaimed.
They're all vampires. But we have a treaty with them. They don't kill people, so we let them live, Grayson explained to him.
But . . . Jamie didn't voice the next part, but we all saw it run through his head. He was thinking that Jacob was married to a Cullen. The peculiar, prettiest one with the strange name and the fast aging. The one who was technically the same age as him.
You asked how there could only be half a vampire . . . Embry said.
She's half human. Jacob explained for the second time that day that he was not married to a vampire. And then he said how Seth's girlfriend Annie was a full vampire. He continued how saying that the treaty strengthened when Renesmee was born. And then he explained imprinting.
Actually, while we're on that topic. Quil and his imprint, Claire have had quite the day. Embry commented.
I pawed at him and growled.
Claire Young? Your best friend? He looked at me, I nodded. Isn't she a little young for you?
This brought on the conversation of werewolf abilities and how we didn't age. Then Jake brought up phasing, and asked what made Jamie phase.
I don't want to talk about it, he thought quietly. But he wasn't yet practiced in hiding his thoughts and the images slipped out. Apparently, Jamie had a big crush on Jared and Kim's twelve year old daughter, Lola. Lola was wild and carefree and had just found out about werewolves last year. I knew her pretty well.
From his thoughts, Lola never really paid him much attention. Today, he had called her asked her if she wanted to go to see a movie, saying that he really liked her. She had laughed. "You're so funny, Jamie! I actually believed you for a second, so point for you . . . You got me. Like we would ever think of each other as more than friends," by the end of the conversation, Lola was cracking up at Jamie's so-called joke. After hanging up, Jamie was so mad that he ran out the back door and phased. Thank god he had been home alone.
I feel you, bro. Brady said sympathetically.
Yeah, but he's only a few months older than Lola, you're fourteen years older than Eliza, Embry added.
Yeah, but I'm still fourteen, so is Eliza. So is Lilly. You're sixteen, so what's your excuse?
One: I imprinted, you didn't. Two: I don't even think of her that way yet. Embry growled.
That was only partially true. Lilly was very mature for fourteen, and although he was still more of the best friend, there were still times when Embry would look at Lilly and want to kiss her. If any guy got within a hundred feet of her he would get tense and walk closer to her. And if any guy tried to approach her, he would glare at them so ferociously that they would practically run away.
Mind your own business Quil . . . Embry glared at me. Yup, he was definitely starting to fall for Lilly. Embry growled.
Quil doesn't want to mind his own business because if he does than his walls will break and Claire will come out to play, Mason remarked. I bet she looked really hot when she was in her underwear. It's a shame that a girl like that has to be stuck with someone like you.
I really hated this guy. Fuck you.
I'd rather fuck her. And you better watch out or I just might. I snarled. Oh god how I wanted to just rip his throat out! Claire was mine. I would die before I let him have her.
I can arrange that, Princess.
Both of you be quiet! Jacob unleashed his Alpha voice on us. I wanted to protest that he started it, and that he was just being a fucking ass hole, but I wasn't able to.
Whoa, man! That's some voice you got there! Can I control people just by talking, too? Jamie asked enthusiastically.
No. It's an alpha thing. Jake responded.
Alpha, alpha, alpha. I keep hearing that word.
Basically, Jake's in charge. When he's um . . . otherwise engaged the beta is in charge. That's Leah. Austin explained tiredly. The poor guy hadn't slept or taken a break since his patrol last night.
Jamie scoffed at the fact that a girl was second in command. Leah growled at him.
Well come on, you're the second smallest, so you can't be the most handy in a fight, and you're a girl, so who would listen to you? And mostly everyone here is thinking negatively about you . . . Jamie explained.
But I think you would find that I am also the fastest, the fiercest, and I could take your head off before you could even flinch. People don't need to like me to respect me. Leah replied fiercely. And it was true, none of us really liked Leah, but that bitch could be scary. And when it came down to it . . . She was kind of good at being in charge.
Wait Quil, did you just say something half-way nice about Leah? Collin asked in surprise. What's wrong with you man!
I guess being in love can do that to a person, Grayson thought quietly, not meaning to respond.
No, but being insane certainly can! Embry hooted.
Forty year old MILFs at the beach, Embry. That's all I'm gonna say . . . I commented.
That was one time! Embry grumbled.
Okay, so here's how it's going to work. Brady, Austin, you're free. Go home and get some sleep. Grayson, you're great at controlling your feelings, so try to work with Mason and Jamie to get them back to people again. Collin and Mia, you're on patrol today, so get to it. Seth, go inform the Cullens about the new wolves, and if they have a reply come back, if not, you can go. Nolan, go home and have an excuse ready for Jamie in case we can't get him back to regular tonight. Leah, as a part of the council, your mom should know what's going on, go tell her and then report back to me. Embry, can you go to explain to my Dad what's going on? And then go see if Sam is home and tell him. If you see Claire while you're there, tell him Quil isn't going to be back for quite a while still. Danny and Quil stay with me.
Embry's thoughts were sad. He pleaded to Jake for a minute with his eyes.
Fine, you can go tell Lilly too, but then you better come right back, Jacob allowed. Embry smiled gratefully and bolted off.
Leah sped off too, towards Forks, where Sue and Charlie lived. Seth in the same direction, towards Leech Land. Nolan left as well, followed by Brady and Austin on their way to La Push. Mia and Collin headed in opposite directions to start patrols, which were mostly a joke, since we barely ever saw any action nowadays. But I didn't go anywhere. Grayson, Danny, Jacob, Jamie, and worst of all Mason all stayed put too. Our assignments didn't require us to go anywhere. Of course. What I wouldn't give to be with Claire right now . . . But that was selfish. Considering Jacob was going crazy with missing Renesmee. I had seen my Claire only an hour ago.
Within minutes, half of the pack was gone. Nolan made it to La Push the fastest, Embry faded away a second later. Brady and Austin were exhausted, and ran slower, but a few seconds later the followed. Leah didn't push her hardest, but still made it to Forks in great time. Seth kept pressing on to the Cullens.
Oh, and Seth, Jacob added as the thought came to him, Can you check on her?
Of course, Jake. I probably would've anyway. Seth replied honestly.
Jacob relaxed a little and started slowly over towards Grayson, Jamie, and Mason, who had moved away from the group a bit to start "zenning out" as Grayson referred to it.
As far as hiding our thoughts went, Grayson was definitely the best at it. His thoughts would often go quiet and unnoticed, and if you did try to listen, it was rare you heard anything really personal. If Grayson didn't want you to know something, you would have almost no chance of trying to weasel it out of him. He always kept his mind and emotions in check.
Speaking of thought blocking, Danny smirked.
No one was . . . I groaned back.
Well we are now, Jacob said in a mischievous voice. I noticed that Mia and Collin were closely in tune with our conversation as they ran. Everyone wanted to know my secrets. But I didn't want Mason to have the picture of a naked Claire in his head.
WAIT! Claire was naked! Seth shouted as he neared the Cullen House. Shit . . . picture the ocean, picture the ocean. The ocean. The ocean!
You know you want to think about it, Mason taunted.
Mason, focus, Grayson ordered.
The ocean . . . Just keep thinking about the ocean, I ordered myself. Seth mentioned that he was getting details eventually, and then faded away in to oblivion.
I couldn't do this. I couldn't not think of Claire. So I just settled for something safer, Claire saying that she loved me. Let Mason think about that!
And he was. He didn't like hearing that. So naturally, I thought about it some more. Kissing Claire, her kissing me, her saying how much she loved me, and how happy she was that I loved her. Mason was fuming.
Quil, he's never going to phase back when he's pissed off, Jacob commented.
On the contrary . . . Mason gave a wolfy smile. And then his body trembled and bam! He was human. He still looked more or less the same. Still slimy and cruel and dick-tastic. He still had the same mischievous glint in his eyes, and a cocky grin on his face. He was shorter than I was, six foot two at the tallest. And his hair was already short, which was unusual for new wolves. I didn't like him any more in human form, but it was a relief to have him out of my head.
"If you phase when you're mad, I didn't see a reason why I couldn't phase back the same way."
You've got to admit, dude is good at channeling his anger . . . Danny nodded in what may have actually been approval.
Traitor, I thought at him.
Jacob quickly phased back to talk to him, putting on the sweats he had around his ankle. "Brady brought some clothes here earlier," He announced, nodding his head at two pairs of dark shorts lying on the ground.
"Sweet," Mason nodded, grabbing a pair of shorts and slipping them on. "Can I go now?"
"Couple more things first. One is the clothing thing. Since you're body is so hot, you aren't going to be wearing much clothing, but in the winter it would be best for you to wear a shirt, you don't want to raise more suspicion than necessary."
"Got it," Mason nodded, sounding like he was only half paying attention.
"Two, you're going to probably need some way to bring some shorts with you when you're in wolf form. Most of us tie them to our ankles, but you can also carry them in your mouth." Mason nodded.
"And I'm guessing that there is a three?"
"Training starts tomorrow, listen for the howl."
"Yeah, yeah. Now I can go?"
"Yeah, whatever. Go, and don't tell your Mom where you were."
"Don't worry, she won't ask, she'll probably just assume it was something illegal," Mason shrugged.
I'm sure that's not an unusual thing for him . . . I thought bitterly. If I could help it, I would never let him near my Claire.
But before Mason ran off, I saw something in his eyes. It was a message. And I understood the meaning loud and clear.
It's on.
Claire
Despite the interruption, I was on top of the world. After Quil left I sat there in shock for a few minutes. I had almost had sex with Quil Ateara, the absolute love of my life. He was so perfect . . . Sexy . . . Romantic . . . Considerate . . . Sweet . . . And he was a fucking awesome werewolf!
Of course, right now the werewolf thing wasn't too awesome. I wanted Quil to be with me, not off in the forest. Not with a bunch of guys who could read his mind! My face flushed as I thought of that. I hoped dearly that Quil could keep his thoughts in check.
As I left, I wondered how long he would be. Quil had barely left and I missed him. I missed him like crazy.
Since I didn't have Emily's car, or magical wolf speed, I had to walk home. It wasn't that far, of course. I could walk across town if I wanted. But it was drizzling and the water felt even colder compared to Quil's hot skin, which I had been in almost constant contact with over the past few hours.
Right as I was reaching home, Sam's truck pulled up. They had taken Amelia to Port Angeles for the day and apparently were just now getting back. Amelia hopped out of the truck first, noticing me instantly.
"Isn't it a little rainy to be taking a walk, Claire?" She asked.
"This coming from the girl who was dancing in the rain yesterday," Emily giggled, stepping out of the car, toting some of Amelia's bags.
"But Mom, Claire hates the rain," Amelia reminded, skipping off towards the house.
"Hey Sweetie," Sam smiled, cutting off the engine and stepping out of the truck. He took some of the load out of his wife's arms. He looked at me closely for a moment, "You look freezing."
"I kind of am," I smiled sheepishly, walking quickly towards the house. I still sensed my uncle watching me.
"Something wrong?" He asked.
"No, not at all," I answered honestly. Okay, well, almost honestly. I did really miss Quil. "Why would you ask?"
"You were just pretty upset about something last night, and I wasn't sure if you were okay."
"Uncle Sam, trust me, I'm great," I smirked, slipping quickly through the door and escaping in to my room, shutting the door behind me.
When I turned around, Eliza was there, standing in the middle of my room. "Oh my god!" I jumped.
"Clairdy Cat," She teased.
"What– What are you doing in my room?"
"Shh, the house isn't that big, they'll hear you," She hissed quietly.
I sighed and sat down on my bed, she turned to face me once I sat down. "Okay, so spill. You and Quil totally had sex, right?" My mouth popped open in surprise. Did my little sister really just ask me that? Of course she did . . . She's Eliza.
I took me a few seconds to recover, "What? No, of course we didn't!"
"Of course." Eliza scoffed. "So that wasn't even a possibility. Quil already swear to abstinence? He's such a girl."
"No . . . He's a man, trust me," I breathed, blushing slightly. Eliza raised an eyebrow.
"Did he prove it?"
"I'm pretty sure we are both straight on what sex the other is," I blushed more. "But um, there was a distraction. Quil had to leave."
"Yeah, the others left too. What happened?" Eliza whisper shouted in excitement.
"There's another new wolf," I told her quietly.
"Wow. And I'm assuming you met this one at the cemetery too?"
My eyes widened. "How do you know about that?"
"What part of 'I know everything' is so hard for you people to grasp?" She shook her head. "Jake and them were here for like fifteen minutes before you two got here."
"Oh," I replied blankly.
"Apparently, Quil hates his guts."
"So it seems," I agreed sadly. I didn't like this. Mason looked like a jerk when I first met him, but talking to him . . . He was really sweet. Strange, but sweet. Most people would look at a crying girl in the graveyard and run. But he came to check on me, and I could tell he wasn't just being nosy. Quil said that he kept thinking about me. But even if for some reason he did like me at all, he couldn't anymore, right? There was like, an imprint dibs. So I don't know why Quil was freaking out, couldn't he just see that Mason was a nice, genuine guy?
"I can't wait to meet him. He hot?" She smiled mischievously.
"Aren't they all?" I admitted shyly. "But not my type at all. He kind of comes off as a bad boy."
Eliza smiled wider. "Not your type, huh? Well he's in luck, because Eliza is all about the bad boys."
God help poor Brady now . . .
"Of course you do," I sighed. "He's sixteen you know."
"Oh trust me, I know."
"Ew, find someone your own age," I told her.
She laughed. "Like who? Brady?"
Well . . .
"That was fake, remember? I don't actually have a secret thing with him."
"I know," I replied. The room was silent for a moment.
"Ya know," I started, "Next time you want to talk to me, a simple knock on the door would suffice. You don't need to scare the hell out of me."
"I know, but then it wouldn't be as fun," She smirked. I was about to respond when she covered my mouth and shushed me. There were voices coming from Sam and Emily's room. I couldn't hear what they were saying, but did manage to hear one word, my own name.
Eliza moved her hand from my mouth and slithered out my bedroom door. Creeping down the hall as silent as a vampire. I stood in the doorway and watched her as she oh so gently put her ear to their bedroom door. The she motioned quickly for me to follow her.
Quietly, she mouthed.
I tried to slip down the hall as silently as she had, but something tells me that I failed miserably. Either way, I made it to her side without Sam or Emily hearing. They were speaking quietly, but with my ear against the door I was able to clearly hear what they were saying.
"This obviously has something to do with Quil," Emily said.
"So you think Quil made her cry buckets last night, because I really don't want to go kick his ass."
"I'm sure it's fine. I think Claire is just very confused. She is obviously developing feelings for him, and that's hard for her. She's known him for as long as she can remember.
"You did tell Quil that he could tell her about imprinting too, right?" Emily didn't answer, so I assumed that she nodded. "But what? He isn't ready? He's so obviously in love with her . . ." My face was so red it was nearly purple. So not only had everyone but me known how Quil felt about me, but it was "so obvious" too. Of course. Eliza looked at me and smiled her patent Eliza smile. The "I know everything, even the stuff you don't want me to know, and you better watch out, because I am perfectly willing to use it against you" smile. She flashed that smile so much that one day her face was seriously going to freeze that way.
"I know, but give him time, it's up to him when he tells her."
"Do you think . . . that he already could have? Claire seemed pretty strange out there."
"No, he certainly hasn't told her yet," Emily said without doubt.
How wrong you are, Auntie Em . . .
It was then that it occurred to me. Here I was, listening to my Aunt and Uncle talk about me, with my ear pressed to their damn door! I was turning in to my little sister. And I had never seen Eliza look so proud of me.
I cleared out after that, leaving Liza to her snooping. I needed some alone time. I hung out in to my room for quite a while. It wasn't till Emily called "Dinner!" that I got up off of my bed. I had to act completely normal at dinner. I didn't want them to be suspicious, I knew I should just tell them, but that conversation would be horrifying. And how would it even start?
So, Quil slammed me in to a wall and kissed me senseless today . . .
Guess what? I'm in love!
I almost lost my virginity today when I was naked in Quil's bedroom.
Were you serious about the whole sex-before-marriage thing?
None of those would work very well. It occurred to me that I could simply tell that Quil told me he imprinted on me, but as far as they knew, Eliza didn't know about werewolves. So I couldn't just bring that up during dinner. I decided that I would just postpone the conversation until tomorrow, when Quil would hopefully be by my side to help me tell them.
I looked out my bedroom window, it was getting dark outside. When would Quil be back? Was he okay? How could I miss him this much? It was ridiculous. I had seen him just a few hours ago! But I missed him so hard that I felt sick. My heart was empty and my stomach twisted. And I was cold. It didn't matter if I was under the blankets, the only thing that could warm me up now was Quil's touch.
I sighed and tried to erase all of the pain and loneliness off of my face before I reached the kitchen.
Dinner smelled great, but I didn't have much of an appetite. I sat down at the table quietly. Was Quil hungry? When was the last time he ate anything? Did they have any food wherever they were? Ugh, I had to stop thinking about Quil.
"So Melia, what'd you get at the mall today?" I asked, needing a distraction.
Amelia launched in to a full description of every single thing she bought, down to the material it was made out of and how much it cost. I nodded and pretended to be interested.
"So what did you do today?" She asked after finishing her spiel about the new clothing.
Before I could answer, there was a knock at the back door. "I'll get it," Amelia offered, jumping up and running to open the back door. (Which was also in the kitchen.)
Embry walked in, his hair dripping from the light drizzle outside. Eliza, who was sitting next to me breathed the word, whipped so quietly that I could barely hear it. But of course, Embry could probably hear her perfectly, which is obviously what she wanted.
"I'm the messenger boy," Embry announced, leaning against the kitchen counter.
"One of the perks of being Third?" I joked, pushing a meatball around on my plate with my fork.
Sam shot me a look, then his eyes flew to Eliza. Oh yeah . . . I forgot that she technically didn't know about werewolves.
"No," He frowned, "But it's better than being stuck over in drama town," Embry shrugged. "Oh, and by the way! I almost forgot I have another message, too. Claire, I'm supposed to tell you that Quil will still be busy for quite some time. He already had a break today," He winked at me. "And then Sam," he turned to Sam, "We have two newbies. Nolan's brother Jamie just phased this afternoon, and then this morning we got this guy named Mason. He just moved here, but we figured out where he got his gene, so I guess I'm still the only mystery wolf. Funny story, Claire actually met Mason last night at the cemetery and –"
"Embry!" Eliza, Sam and me all interrupted at the same time. Embry looked around the room, puzzled.
"What, it's not like everyone in the room doesn't already know. And I'm surprised Claire didn't tell you about the new wolves already. I guess she was too busy daydreaming, hmm Claire? Actually, Eliza, didn't you already know about Mason too?"
"Shut up Embry!" Eliza said through her teeth.
"Is there something that I'm missing?" Emily asked.
"Apparently, there's a few," Sam said, his eyes shifting between Eliza and me.
Embry's eyes widened. "Oh. Apparently this is a family full of secrets . . . This is awkward. I'm just gonna go . . ." Embry said backing up out of the kitchen.
"Yeah Embry, go lust over your little fourteen year old girlfriend!" Eliza hissed as he disappeared in to the night.
"What is going on?" Amelia asked, her face twisted in confusion.
"I was about to ask the exact same question," Emily said.
Author's Note: Hehe, my note is at the end this time. My next chapter should be up before Friday, but I make no promises. Get pumped for another super awkward and totally hilarious conversation! More drama to come! Oh, and P.S. if you recall, at the beginning of the last chapter, Claire made a reference to her favorite book. If you know which book it's from I'll love you forever.