Kim POV
The day after Yaya's birthday was a freakishly warm day. It hit 50 degrees and for February in La Push, that was awesome. Everyone was outside after school. Jared and I were sitting on my front porch when he suddenly smelled the air.
"Kim get inside."
"What?"
"Vampire."
Whenever this was said I tensed. I knew Jared and the pack could take care of themselves but it was something I always feared. I went inside without a question, and called downstairs to the basement where Louise was. "Lu get up here."
"What do you want I'm measuring my new room here."
"Louise now, vampire."
She was up the stairs in a second. "Are you ok? Is it here? Did Jared go? Where's Elan?"
Since Louise had found out the only other person who knew about vampires and the pack was Elan. He had run into a vampire that was visiting the Cullen's from Romania before the Volturi showed up. The pack got their in time, and Elan was let in on the secret. He had told me that he had his suspicions after he sat in on a few tribal stories. He wasn't comfortable if he ever saw the Cullen's but he was good with the pack, and he agreed to not tell Yaya. I sighed at Louise's ring of questions.
"I'm fine, Jared just smelled one and ran off; close the windows so our scents don't carry ok. Elan is safe he has an afternoon class you know that."
"Sorry, windows right."
As she ran off to the back of the house to close the only window probably open, mine, something slammed into the door. I flinched as the door gave way and I saw a man with red eyes walk in. I froze.
"I'm looking for an imprint of the La Push pack, but the scent of dog on you, I think I found one."
"They will tear you apart."
"They tore apart my mate who was just passing through here some months ago, you're not the imprint of the alpha but you will do. Your scent is delicious. Pity I'll have to take my time with you."
I heard Louise slowly walk in, before she could even scream he ran to her and knocked her out. I could still hear her breathing, so I held back the tears that threatened and flinched again when he was suddenly in my face. I sucked in air to scream, and then suddenly everything went black.
Jared POV
I phased after I smelled the bloodsucker and found the pack. The scent was in the woods and we came across a newborn male. He looked terrified, and we soon realized he was a decoy. He didn't even know where he was and he wasn't the same smell Paul had gotten a whiff of earlier. We searched for a while until suddenly there was a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. Kim.
Paul and Leah, who were closest to Kim after me whipped their heads to me as I had this thought. Something was wrong. Then we were running back to her house. We noticed Seth, who was supposed to guard her house was knocked out on the porch. This was bad, and no ordinary vampire. I phased quickly and pulled on my pants, Leah saw to Seth, as Paul and I rushed in the house. I smelled Kim, but didn't see her, I went running towards her room, and Paul was waking up Louise who was also knocked out. She wasn't here. No. Not Kim, please not my imprint.
Paul was helping Louise up and one look at my face told him she wasn't here. His jaw tightened as Louise groaned. She held a hand up to her head then was suddenly alert. "Kim where is she Jared where's Kim?"
I couldn't talk I just sunk to the ground and held my head in my hands. I heard Paul say we didn't know and asking Lu what she remembered.
"I heard him say something about imprints that you guys killed his mate and he wanted to find an imprint he knew Kim was one that she'd have to do Paul where is she did he take her?"
"I think so. If he was going to kill her Jared he'd do it here, or close by we'd know, we'd smell it. We can find her."
"No he said something about how she smelled and it was a shame he'd have to take his time with her…I I I think he'd going to torture her you need to find her."
Louise started to cry then. The words torture her rang in my head. I was out the door in a second. I phased to tell the rest of the pack. I tried to follow her scent but it stopped at the river. He confused the trail so we wouldn't be able to find her that way. I tried to use my imprint connection but I couldn't get past the feeling of dread. I couldn't lose her she was my life. I couldn't imagine a single day without her, everything already seemed cold and dark. I wouldn't let this happen to her; I wouldn't let her life slip away, even if it killed me.
Elan POV
I got the call from Louise in the middle of class, and raced to the hospital.
It's just a concussion. She's ok. But why did she sound so upset? Something's wrong.
I found her finally trying to talk a nurse into letting her go.
"Lulu."
When she turned to look at me she fell apart. Could the guy of done something else to her? I'll kill him.
"Elan it was a vampire." She whispered the words so softly I hoped I didn't hear her right.
"What."
"Vampire."
"Were you…?"
"No Elan didn't you listen to em I'd be writhing around in pain if I was, but Elan I have to tell you something."
"You're ok though, your just a little banged up but you're fine?"
"I'm fine but Elan listen to me it's Kim."
I felt the blood drain out of my face. I grabbed Lu's arm for support hoping she wasn't about to say the worst words I could imagine. I was thrilled Louise was alive and in front of me but if my sister was dead I'd be lost. "Kim?"
"Elan the vampire took her. The pack's looking for her but they don't know where he went. He's trying to get his revenge or something, so he took an imprint."
"What's he going to do?"
"Paul told me they remembered something when I told him what the vampire said. They killed his mate for hunting on our land, and now he wants to kill one of theirs, most likely slowly then leave her where the pack can find her. And he took Kim. Elan I'm so sorry I couldn't do anything and God I can't lose her she's my family.
"Lu calm down. It'll be ok; Jared won't let anything happen to her. If anyone can find her he can, and we know he won't give up. Just calm down ok it's gonna be fine."
I didn't see how it could be. I couldn't say that to Louise though. I held her close; trying to will her heartbeat to reassure me, but all I could see when I closed my eyes was my sister. I wondered if I'd ever see her again.
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