A few hours later, Ahna wakes up from her nightmare, screaming. Suddenly, Jacob's sitting next to her, stroking her hair. She sighs after a few moments.

"Sorry." Ahna sighs as she lies back down. "Sorry." She repeats. Jacob merely smiles.

"So...what do you feel like doing today?" Jacob asks in a genuinely interested voice. Ahna sighs as she looks directly at him.

"Honestly?" She asks, and watches as he nods. "Sleeping." She says, closing her eyes as she yawns.

"That's not exactly what I had in mind." Jacob says, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear. She opens one eye to glare at him.

"Too bad. I'm exhausted from all the shit that has happened to me in the last few weeks." Ahna says, turning away from him. He growls quietly as he flips her back over. "Do you mind? I'm trying to sleep here." She says in a mock angry voice. Jacob smiles.

"Sorry, hun. But I think it's time that I told you about us." Jacob says, sitting on the couch, blocking her from getting up. She glares up at him.

"What do you mean, about us?" She demands. Jacob sighs.

"You see...with werewolves...there's this one person that's our other half...sort of like our soul mates." Jacob stutters, sounding at a loss for words. Ahna watches him carefully.

"And...?"

"You're my imprint, Ahna." Jacob says, looking directly into her eyes.

"I'm...your...imprint!" Ahna shouts in horror as she tries to get away from Jacob, who merely holds her there tighter.

"I'm not done." Jacob says, sounding irritated. Ahna shakes her head.

"This is too much, Jake." She says, shaking her head. She looks at him. "I mean, I like you as a friend, but I...I just can't have this kind of thing." She says, scrambling off the couch. Jacob watches her in confusion as she pins herself against the wall. "I...just can't." She says as she runs out the door. Jacob sighs as he shakes his head.

"You know, dude. You've got the GREATEST personality...what with how your imprint always seems to be running away from you." Jared says as he walks into the room, carrying one of Emily's muffins, grinning his head off. Jacob turns to glare at him.

"Shut up." He growls. Jared holds his hands in the air in surrender.

"Just stating the obvious...um...I think you should make sure she's all right. What, with the vamps running around everywhere." Jared says, shooting a worried glance toward the door. Jacob's eyes widen as he runs out of the house. His body explodes as soon as his feet hit the soft ground, and he runs off in the direction her scent is going.

Within a mile or two, he catches up with her. She's in her wolf shape, and walking toward her house. He steps in front of her to block her way.

ºGet out of my way, Jake.º Ahna demands, glaring at him through her tear filled eyes.

ºWait...are you...CRYING?º Jacob yells appalled that his mate is crying. She merely turns her head away from him.

ºIt's none of your business.º She says, shaking her head. She goes to walk past him, only to have him walk with her. ºWhat do you want, Jake?º She demands. He looks at her.

ºI want to know why you're crying. What happened to make you act like this?º Jacob asks, looking at her with a critical look. She shakes her head. Suddenly, pictures of three guys pop into her head. Jacob watches the whole scene with horror as they stalk her for almost a mile before cornering her. They the image changes to one of black as he hears the memory Ahna scream in pain as they one by one rape her before finally cutting her stomach open, and almost killing her from the damage they had inflicted to her internal organs. He winces when he hears her collarbone break, along with her wrist and a few ribs. By the time the memory is over, Jacob's growling as the hair on his back stands straight up, and he bares his teeth. Ahna turns to look at him in confusion.

ºWhat's wrong?º She asks, looking at Jacob with confused, water filled eyes. He shakes his head in an attempt to dispel the red that had taken over his vision when he'd realized that he'd been unable to protect his mate from such a horrible experience.

ºWho were they?º He demands, looking directly at Ahna. Her eyes widen as she realizes that he had seen the whole thing in her head.

ºIt's nothing, Jake. Just a horrible memory.º Ahna says, smiling. He growls again when he sees another tear fall down her face.

ºBullshit.º He says, shaking his head.