She hates this, the sitting at home and waiting for him to come back, and wondering if he'll come back at all.

She's not stupid, she knows how strong Sam is, but she knows that these vampires are equally strong. They were made to balance each other out, and she worries about all of the wolves should a vampire catch them on their own.

She's kind of the pack mum, because none of their real mums actually know what's going on, just that their son has joined the Reservation's gang and they're never at home.

Emily worries for all of them, for the boys and their parents and unendingly for Leah, but most of all for Sam.

She doesn't know what she'd do if he didn't come home.