CHAPTER FORTY THREE
OUT IN THE OPEN
EMBRY CALL:
It was the day after my amazing date with Katherine or Kat as she had instructed me to call her. I was on cloud nine as I made my way over to Sam's house. Rebecca was going to pay him a surprise visit today and she'd asked if I would accompany her. I wondered how Sam would react, although he was aware he had a half sister so their first meeting might hopefully go well. Her two newly discovered brothers together. She and I shared the same Mom, she and Sam shared the same Dad. I was glad Harry had been my Dad, at least he had been half decent. Who knows what else Sam Uley Snr. may have done?
Any ways, all I could think of just now was the beautiful Kat and our first amazing kiss. I had been shocked but very pleasantly surprised that she had made the first move. Her soft lips were so enticing on mine, I had to pull away, not because I wanted to but I'd needed to tell her about imprinting. It was such a big deal to me that she knew. I was a little angry that Rebecca had lied to me. Kat knew nothing about imprinting or what it entailed. Female shape shifter's didn't imprint, so Rebecca would have no reason to talk about it, but she had known because she told me so in the café on new year's day!. It was like Kat had said, she was very protective over her younger sister. I hoped Rebecca wasn't going to cause problems for us now we were a couple. Yes, it's true she was now my girlfriend!
After I had explained to Kat what imprinting was she had accepted it so quickly and readily. I reckoned it was because we were meant to be together. I promised I would take things slowly with her. After all she lived and worked in Vancouver, I didn't just expect her to drop everything to be with me. We had time to get to know each other. I was overjoyed to have imprinted on someone at last, I really thought I was going to be the only wolf boy without someone to love. Now here she was. It was truly wonderful. Once I had explained imprinting to Kat we had kissed again but it was more intense than the first kiss and I found my hands around her slim waist pulling her closer to me. She sighed against my mouth and held her body tightly against mine. My head spun with her taste, her scent, her very presence. This year was already turning out to be my best year ever. I heard someone call my name. I turned to find Rebecca running towards me. She was tall and athletic with her lean figure and short hair. "Embry! Wait up!" she called.
She didn't look too pleased to see me. "Hey sis what's up?" I asked with a smile hoping to soften the blow. "What's all this about you and Kat? I don't like it Embry!" she exclaimed with a scowl. I sighed. I knew dealing with Rebecca over my imprinting wasn't going to be easy. "Rebecca, you know as well as I do a shape shifter cannot help who he imprints on. As soon as I saw Kat that was it for me. Luckily she likes me back. Am I really such an awful choice of boyfriend?" I asked with as sweet a smile as I could muster. Still she scowled. "I told you Kat has a boyfriend already! Didn't you listen? Why couldn't you just leave her alone?" she spat out with surprising venom. I actually took a step back as her anger scared me a little. I didn't want to risk her phasing. I hadn't seen her as a wolf yet but I was worried she would be a scary angry one! "Kat said he wasn't her boyfriend. They had been on a few dates together but it was nothing serious!" I exclaimed. Rebecca narrowed her dark eyes at me, "She lied!" she stated as she folded her arms defensively across her chest. I raised an eyebrow at my half sister, "You lied! You told me Kat knew about imprinting! You told me she'd guessed why I reacted that way the first time we met! You lied Rebecca!" I said triumphantly. Now she looked really mad. Oops. "Yes I did lie. Only to protect my sister! I didn't want you to imprint on her Embry! She didn't tell me about your date or I might have been able to persuade her not to see you! Already she is hiding things from me! This guy she's been seeing, he doesn't think it's just a casual fling. Quinn believes Kat and he have a future. He is extremely jealous of anyone who gets in the way of that!" she said with exasperation in her voice. By now I was getting angry as I believed she had lied about everything and was still doing it now!
"Why would Kat lie to me? She said she didn't have a boyfriend. I believed her. She said she didn't know about imprinting. I believed her!" I said, emotion rising in my voice.
Rebecca sighed again, but in a less angry voice she replied, " Embry. Katherine believes in fairies and happy endings and all that soppy stuff. She either is not aware of bad stuff or she chooses to ignore it. She needs me to protect her from the horrible things in life. I had no need to tell her about imprinting as it will never happen to me. Who is going to want me huh? Yeah I can just see me having a boyfriend and he finds out I'm a shape shifter or I accidentally tear his eyes out one day! Nice! " It looked like there might be tears in her eyes, but she sniffed and carried on with her speech. "Embry you are a lovely guy, a decent guy, but please don't do this to my sister! Imprinting is so final! It takes away choice. She is only eighteen, I don't believe she is ready for a serious full blown relationship! No doubt you will want to marry her and procreate as soon as possible!" she sighed rolling her eyes. I laughed a little at her words, "Give me a chance Rebecca! We are only getting to know each other! Yes I am already in love with her but that's imprinting for you! Of course I will take it slowly. You have to realise that I needed to tell her. I couldn't pretend it wasn't happening. I needed to know her feelings before you both left for Vancouver. Now I know she does have feelings for me I will not give her up, I can't! She is my imprintee and I will do whatever it takes to care for her and protect her Rebecca, and I do mean that. You can trust me, I swear! Your sister is very special and I would rather die than hurt her okay?" I stated passionately.
To my surprise Rebecca's strong arms encircled me, giving me a big hug. "Hurt her and I'll rip your face off okay?" she growled. I laughed and I felt her chuckle against my neck. She pulled away to penetrate me with her dark gaze. "I mean it Embry! Now let's go meet this other brother of mine. I'm a bit nervous! Is he like his Father?" she asked. I shook my head, "No one knows Rebecca. Sam Snr. left when Sam was only a baby. He cannot remember him at all. His Mom, Judy, doesn't keep any old photographs." I replied. Sam had always had a big chip on his shoulder when it came to his Dad. I did feel sorry for Sam but his childhood had made him the strong Alpha he was today. At least I thought so. I was about to be proved wrong. As we approached the house Sam came running out, his eyes wild and frightened. "I knew it! It was you! The dark haired angel! You are evil though, evil through and through! Leave me alone, get away from me!" he screamed as he ran towards the woods. Rebecca looked at me in shock as we both started to give chase. We saw a flash of black fur disappear into the trees so without thinking I phased too. In a flash Rebecca had also phased. She ran beside me as a magnificent tawny wolf with silver flecks running through her shaggy fur. I was mightily impressed.
"I'm your sister Embry! Don't admire me too much!" she spoke in my mind. "Jeez, someone loves themselves a LOT don't they?" I said back with a sarcastic laugh."Well listen up brother dearest. Sam Uley is disturbed I'm afraid. He tried to kill himself the other night but I saved him!" she stated. I couldn't believe Sam would do something like that! "Believe it Embry! Why else would he be in the cold water late at night? A midnight swim in the depths of Winter? I don't think so!" she snorted disdainfully in my mind, Was it because of Leah or what he'd recently found out about Sam Uley Snr. playing on his mind? "Leah? " she asked. "Sam and Leah had, well let's just say there was an incident, Leah got hurt;the only other female shape shifter in the world!" I replied in my head to her. "Oh, I thought that was me" she said back with disappointment in her voice. I couldn't help but laugh to myself as we ran swiftly through the trees. This was not good news about Sam. We had to find him and calm him down before he did something stupid, again. I wished Jake was here, but he had gone on honeymoon yesterday with Nessie to Isle Esme.
Me and my sister would have to deal with this ourselves.