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Chapter 14

Lexi heard laughter from her room. She had heard the sound of a car and the door opening.

"Must be Darcy", Lexi thought

She peeked out of her room to see Darcy walking in with Ethan.

Lexi made a face. She didn't really like what had been going on. This was their fourth date in a month. It was the first time she had brought him back home though.

Paul was dealing with it as best as he could. He was either patrolling or sleeping. He hadn't socialized or talked anybody much. Everyone kind of got it but it

still worried them. It was still a wonder how he hadn't lost his temper yet. Everyone thought he was just keeping it in and one day it would all be too much and ultimately he would lose it. They were worried

about the consequences of all this silence.

The wolves however marvelled as to how he was controlling his thoughts. Even in his wolf form he didn't let them in about what he actually thought or felt about the whole situation.

Lexi heard sounds of kissing and was pulled out of her thoughts. She shuddered as she heard the close to Darcy's room close.

She decided she needed to move out. But for now she would just spend the night at Embry's and clear out her stuff later in the morning.

She packed an overnight bag and quickly hurried out the door into the night. The streets were empty and she felt slightly spooked. She heard a rustling sound in the woods along the road and shivered. Of

course she knew that some of the guys would definitely be out there patrolling so she had nothing to worry about.

With that thought she tried to calm her breathing as she moved on ahead. But just then an oddly cold shiver ran through her. Lexi just knew then that she wasn't safe. She couldn't see anything but she had

the strangest feeling in her gut to just run and not look back. And that's what she did.

Just as she was about to reach Em's place someone grabbed her arm and turned her around.

Lexi screamed and closed her eyes as she tried to free herself.

"LEXI! Calm down! It's me Embry!" Embry had felt her anxiety and was on his way back home from Sam's after a late dinner. He decided to just follow "the tug" and surprisingly it led him to his way home. Now

he understood though. Lexi seemed to be headed towards his home as well. What he couldn't understand was why she so scared.

"Embry? Oh God! I got so scared! I'm sorry..I think I scratched your face." Lexi said as she wiped away a few stray tears and tried to calm herself.

"Don't worry about it. Let's head home and get you settled then we'll talk." Em said soothingly as he took her hand in his and led them home.

Lexi had calmed down considerably by the time they reached his place.

"Would you like something to drink?"

Lexi shook her head as she sat on the couch. She felt safe now but she couldn't shake off that feeling of dread that had overtaken her for a couple of minutes on the road.

"What is it Lex? You look like you saw a ghost?" EM said as he took a seat beside her. He was glad she was ok but obviously she wasn't completely fine.

"When I was coming here I felt something really strange. It could have been just a gust of cold wind but it felt so weird." Lexi said as she relived that moment and shivered slightly.

"Hey, it happens. You were walking alone at night and with the woods close by and your knowledge of the supernatural, it might have been scary. But the guys are out there. If there would have been anything

out there they would have definitely got a whiff." He pulled her into his arms and Lexi nodded as she relaxed and closed her eyes.

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The next morning found Em in an extremely good mood while Paul was just plain grumpy. They were at the shop working.

The guys chose to stay quiet. Lexi had told Em in the morning her reason for coming to his at night and also how she wanted to move in with him already. He was ecstatic. He felt bad for Paul though. During

patrol he had let it slip when Paul had peeked into his head to know why exactly Lexi wanted to move out.

Paul was more angry than hurt. He had went on a rampage through the woods and came back only when he had felt calmer. He wanted to forget it all. He did not want to see her for fear of losing his temper.

But Ethan, he better watch his back.

"When do you want to move in? That's fine, the house is ready. You are welcome! Sure, that can be arranged. Ok then see you soon!" Jared said into the phone.

"Who was that?" Colin asked as he walked in after lunch.

"The new people who are going to move in to the house on Alder street we had been repairing."

"Cool! Are single hot chicks part of the family?" Colin asked cheekily.

Jared rolled his eyes. "No Idea. I've only spoken to one person and he doesn't sound like a hot chick or someone who would entertain a hot chick."

Colin shrugged as he went about his business.

"So Seth, when is Jake coming?"

"In a month or two." Seth replied with a grin.

Paul broke a tool he had in his hand before storming out.

All the wolves shared a worried look before Jared and Em decided to go after him.

Paul was a myriad of emotions at that moment. Everything seemed to screw itself. Just when he thought he had a lid on some things, everything seemed to be going haywire. And these things were not trivial

or could be controlled; not by him at least. How was he supposed to react? What exactly was he supposed to do?

"Calming down and being rational would definitely help." Jared offered. He could see clearly everything that was going on in his best friend's mind. He knew how troubled he was. But really, this wasn't

something that had happened to any of them so he was at a loss.

None of the other wolves had a problem of this nature with their imprints. Their imprints certainly had not cheated on them. It was supposed to be a very pure and unbreakable bond and any kind of infidelity

was supposed to hurt like hell; physically and emotionally. But here, while Paul was enraged, he didn't seem incapacitated.

"Well, nobody knows everything about this stuff and with Paul and Darcy's past, who knows?" Embry mused but Paul was beyond reason. He could only think of everything he had ever done wrong and blame

himself for this situation. To top it, Jake, his unusual imprint and some Cullens would be arriving pretty soon as well.

What did the future hold?

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