Three weeks have gone by and there was no sign of Paul. Val was worried when she returned home the first day from work and didn't find Paul in the kitchen. She worried more when two days later Jared said he didn't show up for patrol. She worried at the mark of week one when he still didn't show up to her house even to drop Jen off from after school or for either job. Val began to worry more when she couldn't reach him by calling or texting. She was starting to even wander the woods looking for him but everytime she would just run into Embry or Quil who would force her to leave. By the third week came along Val was sick of it. Val was angry now instead of worried. She was pissed. She was furious. How dare he ignore her. How dare he disappear. How dare he just assume and not let her explain anything.

"That's it!" Val slammed her hands on her desk one rainy afternoon at work. The phones just finished ringing and she was by herself like usual. She was fed up with his little game. Val decided to march out into the rain and into the nearby woods where he disappeared to three weeks away. Val walked a good while before starting to shout.

"Come out you coward!" Val yelled and stood still looking around her. It was raining but warm for springtime. She knew one of the guys would probably hear her and turn her back to the office but this was the best shot she'd have.

"Paul! You have to be out here, right? Where else would you be? Not at home. Not at work. Jared said you've been skipping shifts. So I know you haven't been busy, just ghosting me you son of a bitch!" Val stomped her foot letting the mud splash on to her jeans. A few more minutes she walked again farther up the hill in front of her. She knew these woods like the back of her hand so she knew how to get out if needed.

"I swear to god," Val muttered under her breath as she tucked her glasses into her back pocket. She regretted not wearing her contacts today. The rain was picking up more then before. It was picking up enough to start making things hard to see even in the woods with the trees above blocking a lot of the water.

"Paul! You fucking coward. I swear to god when I see you next I'm kicking you in the balls," Val screamed again and went to turn to leave. She was planning on going back to the office and finding a dry extra uniform. Instead she was met by a still figure who looked frozen.

"That's not very lady like of you to say," the man who looked like a statue finally spoke. His voice was like a melody. His skin was pale as chalk. His slicked black hair looked like something out of the 50s. His black suit looked too neat to be out in the muddy woods especially in this weather. His eyes were what made Val stand as still as possible, not even breathing. His eyes were pitch black, like something out of a horror movie.

"What is it? Cat got your tongue? Or maybe...a wolf?" The man chuckled as he took a step forward which made Val take one back. Her memory of the legends told her exactly what this man was. A cold one. A vampire. The man moved again so Val did too. She knew she wouldn't be able to outrun him. She knew this would probably be the end of it all.

"Now, now, I do like a meal that plays a game of chase but I am starving and have no patience for that right now," the man lunged and before Val could even turn to run he had her. He lifted her up by the throat with a sparkle in his eye. Val opened up her mouth to talk or even scream but nothing could come out. He was cutting off her air supply.

Goodbye Jen and Kim. Goodbye Paul. I'm so fucking sorry.