Sarah sat up straight in her bed.
Something had awoken her, sending shivers down her spine.
She checked her alarm. It was 3 in the morning. Paul was supposed to be back three hours ago.

She now definitely heard something downstairs.
As quiet as she could, she got out of bed, slipping into her underwear and a tanktop.
She was glad her window was open, and slowly she checked if someone was outside.
There was a man with a long leather jacket standing outside.

Quickly she moved away, before he would see her. Her hands moved towards the baseball bat she had lying next to her bed.
As quiet as she could she moved toward the bedroom door, hoping she would be able to at least confuse the one who was in her house.
She closed her eyes and in her mind she called out for help, for Paul.

To her surprise she heard a wolf howl in the distance.
Moments later the door opened and Sarah took a swing with the bat. As she surprised him she got one shot, before she started to run.
She made it a few meters, but then she felt two strong hands grabbing her arm, and pulling her in.

"Well well, that was a cheap shot." The woman pulled her hair, making her head pop back.

"If we didn't need you, you would be dead now." Sarah stamped the vampire on her foot.

"Then kill me." She started to run down the stairs, but there she was captured by the man in the long leather jacket.

"Oh a feisty one. I always like feisty." He breathed in deeply through his nose, before he spat on the floor.
"You have the stench of wolf all over you."

"Don't spit on my floor!" Sarah hissed.

"Hush now feisty one, you have time enough to be screaming."

For a moment, Sarah was scared, but then she pushed it away. She did remain quiet, but her mind was running in high speed.
The tree of them got outside, and as the woman walked in front of them, she suddenly disappeared.
A large wolf was standing in her place, biting off her head.
"Oh nonono." The vampire grabbed her even more tightly.

"Stay away dog, or she will die." The wolf faced them and a low growl came from him. Sarah looked at him, and recognized his eyes.
That was Paul. The vampire grabbed a good hold of her hair and pulled it.
Then, as her neck got exposed, his tong licked her neck, making Paul growl even more.
Sarah knew if she could get away for just a second, Paul could grab him.
He was wearing army boots so it was no use to stamp on his tow.

"Just jump Paul." She said."Just do it."

Paul whined softly, not sure what to do.

"Ah, selfless... he has not told you yet? About the imprint? Oh tisk tisk..."
Sarah took a deep breath as the vampire babbled on about something, and threw with all the power she had her behind against him.
Freeing one of her hands, she ran.

She could feel the fur brush her skin as Paul jumped past her, grabbing the vampire by his neck.
The man tried to pull her back in, he failed, but he did take her down as he fell on the ground.

Then he was gone. Sarah felt the dark wet earth on her body, and within moments a cold wet nose in her neck. A soft lick made her open her eyes.
Then Paul changed back, wrapping his arms around her. Sarah started to cry, in his arms, and he held her.

She did not see Sam giving the order to scout the surroundings, nor Leah and Jacob arriving and checking it again.
She calmed down after, noticing Paul was not wearing any clothes.

"Paul, your naked..."

"Shh I don't care."

Sam handed him a bundle, and Paul got semi dressed again.
"We checked your house, everything is empty. You can sleep at our place tonight if you want to."

Sarah nodded. "I just need to grab some stuff." Sarah grabbed Paul's hand as she went inside.

The bed in Sam and Emily's house was big. Paul was laying behind her with his arms around her.

He kept kissing her hair, holding her close. "Paul..." Sarah whispered

"Hmmm..."

"What is imprinting?"

"What?"

"Imprinting, Seth used the word, as did the vampire. What is it?"

Paul sighed, turning around so she could lay in the corner of his arm.

"When you are a wolf, you are very likely to have a soulmate. Someone that fits with you. When you find her, you can imprint on her.
That means that you two are together forever. Sometimes romantically, sometimes only friendship.
Your soulmate can only be with you, for wolves get a bit posessive and protective about their imprint. You are my imprint.
That is why I might overreacted with Seth asking you out.
And that is why I came, I felt something was wrong with you."

"... Right... So,... there is no choice?"

"Oh yes there is.. you can.. decline the imprint."

"And what will happen then?"

"I will go crazy." Sarah laughed. "You already are."

"But do you accept?"

Sarah sighed and kissed him. "Of course, I have been wanting to tell you this for so long. I love you."

"I love you too Sarah."