For the next few days I didn't pay attention to much other then the fast that I shifted when I was angry and that Embry would come around more and more. We would stay up late talking about werewolves and how the stories are true. We didn't kiss again but I wanted to more then anything. I wanted to feel his warm lips on mine and finally have someone I could lean on to without being beaten down the next minute. But I kept my distance. I think Sam knew we had imprinted, hell I knew that we imprinted but we were all keeping it under wraps until we could get everything cleared. No one knew I was going to turn into a wolf since it only happened to a girl once before with Leah. Leah and I started bonding more and more, we had to stick together being the only girl wolves there ever was. She was proud to be one so I figured one day when I knew everything there was to know I would be proud too. That was until this morning.
The breeze was drafting through my window making me shake and pull my comfortor closer to my chest. Everyone was still sleeping or still at there house so no noise was there to wake me up for once, but a scent did. Something smelled like blood and it was coming from the woods so I decided to see what was going on. The rust smell was giving me a headache but I fought it as I got dressed and tip toed outside into grey colored morning. I plugged my nose as I stepped into the woods and started towards the smell. I was able to pick up on every little thing around me, deer eating and chipmunks finding food for the winter. After a few more minutes the smell hit me hard and I knew I was close. I slowed down and peeked around a tree to see a deathly pale man licking his bloody hands. I knew he was a cold one right off the bat from all the stories my dad told me. He smelled like rotten eggs and just added to my headache so I knew I'd either get rid of him now or wait for the others. I chose now.
I stepped out from behind the tree and stared at the man until he caught my scent. He whipped around causing the stilled air around him float towards me. I gagged and glared at him as I through my hoodie on the ground feeling myself getting angry and hot.
"Lookie what I found, a dog," he chuckled at his own lame ass joke as I started to shake. I wasn't a dog! Dogs didn't even compare to what I was. I was strong and friece and... completely inexperienced. I braced myself as my bones started twisting and changing into the body of a wolf. I held back my screams this time so he didn't think I was new, even if I was.
Once I was on four paws I just waited for him to attack, move, or something that I could use agaisnt him. My mind was empty which was completely unusal for me. Usually one of the pack members was in my head but this time it was just me. I watched the man move closer and I tensed up ready to push off the ground and tackle him down but thats when I saw the dead body by the tree. How did I miss that? I couldn't regonize the face under the blood but it didn't matter, I knew the shoes. Joel was laying there covered in blood, dead. I couldn't say I was thrilled but I couldn't say I didn't mourn either. I looked back at the man who was smirking at me. I rolled my eyes and leaped at him before he knew what was coming. He laughed and kicked me off with ease. I groaned as I hit the tree I was hiding behind. I stood up and shook my head trying to clear my head. By that point the mman was in full attack mode and I needed help from someone, anyone at that point.
Guys? Embry? I need help I'm right by the house in the woods. I watched the man circle me clenching and unclenching his fists. I tensed again waiting for his move but it never came instead a voice did.
"Get gone bloodsucker," Sam came running out of the bushs and instatly turned into a wolf. He was huge and dangerous looking. The vampire backed off with a little wave towards me. I glared and saw Sam turn towards me.
I'm not going to yell, he said as he took my sweat pants and went behind a tree. I changed myself and threw on my hoodie before Sam could see anything. He came back out with smirk on his face.
"You know you remind me of your father, he always thought he could do everything by himself until something went wrong," he threw his arm around me and led me back to the house just when Embry came running out the back porch in a shirt and boxers. We started laughing at the panic look on his face.
"Whats going on?" He asked out of breath from the run from his house. Sam laughed and shook his head at me.
"Josephine tried to take on a vampire like her old dad did that one time," he winked at me and climbed the stairs to go back inside and get warm but then he stopped and looked at me seriously.
"We'll get the body soon and clean him up and come up with some story," he said in respect for me and left Embry and I alone. I started climbing the stairs when he grabbed my arm and stopped me.
"What body?" He asked with a knitted brow.
"Joels," I told him with a small smirk on my face. I told him one day karma would get him and he never believed me. But I never thought he'd die from all the things he done to me. I just thought he'd get fat and die alone.
"I'm sorry," he climbed the stairs and hugged me until the wind picked up.
"Will you promise me something?" Embry asked as I put my hand on the knob. I nodded and wondered how much could I promise to him. I needed to make a few promises to myself first.
"Next time you wanna take on a vamp come get me," he winked me and pushed me through the door into the warm house. I laughed but never agreed. I think my at that vampire has some unfinished business.