The waves are crashing down the shores. I close my eyes and breaths in, the salty air and the sound and rhythm of the waves are calming my nerves. The wind is chilly and I pull my sleeves down further and wrap my arms around my legs. But I dont mind the cold. It is refreshing. I am alone at the beach. Finally alone. It feels like I haven't breathed since that night. My thoughts swirls around in my head, I can't believe everything that have happened this last week. Emmeline is a werewolf now and I am imprinted on. Benjamin Ateara imprinted on me. I feel the sand in between my hands and enjoy the silence. The sound of the waves and rustling of the wind is all I can hear. My fingers starts to feel numb from the cold, but it wasn't a new feeling. Entire me felt numb these couple of days.

"What are you doing?" I close my eyes at the sound of the unwelcomed voice. I don't answer. I pray that he would go away, like he would ever. Theo comes closer

"You know you can't be here alone"

"Yes I can" I snap. Then I sigh.

"The rules are that I can't be alone at dark, it isn't dark is it?"

"Well the rules are different now" Theo answers and looks at me. The rules are different now. Because the latest vampire alarm or because I am someone's imprint? I didn't dare to ask.

"Please Theo, I need to be alone" I look down. He looks at me with sympathy.

"I know that there is a lot going on, but you know I can't leave you here. Cailan or Benjamin would kill me". Benjamin, right, because now everything I did involve him.

"Come on Josephine, lets go to my place, I think mom is making muffins," Theo says. I stand up, he puts his arm around me and winces.

"Damn it, you are so cold. Was the goal to catch pneumonia? " He says half serious, half joking. He wraps his arm even closer around me and I let myself indulge in his warmth. We start walking towards the Uley house. When we are getting closer I halter, the Uley house is always crowded with the pack. I wasn't ready to face him yet.

"Don't you worry, Benjamin is patrolling" Theo says quietly, as if he had just read my thoughts. I start walking again when Theo pulls my arm.

"How long are you going to avoid him?"

I sigh

"Theo"

"I get it, or no actually I don't, but I understand that it is overwhelming for you. But Benjamin is hurting J. All he is thinking about is you. He thinks you are rejecting the imprint". Theo says. He said rejecting an imprint like it was the most horrible thing one could do. But I guess it is and according to my understanding it is nearly impossible. We have all heard the story of Sam, Leah and Emily.

"I'm not rejecting it, I just haven't wrapped my head around it. But it really isn't any of your business." I snap. Theo laughs.

"Yeah right, you know as well as I do that everything is everyone's business around here". I know what he was talking about, when phased, the werewolves could see each other's thoughts.

We walk through the door and Emily meet us. She gives me a big hug. Sam comes over and squeezes my shoulder. It feels like they are looking at me differently than before. Kasa sits at the kitchen table and looks up at us.

"Long time no see".

"Yeah, I've been busy." I answer.

"Right."

Theo drags me in the living room and I am happy to see Emmeline there, I sit next to her as she is painting her nails.

"The fanciest werewolf in La Push" I say and smile

"No, the fanciest werewolf there is" She retorts. I grab a muffin and let her paint my own nails. Theo puts the tv on.

An hour later I hear more of the guys coming in and suddenly Calian put his head in and looks at me.

"Alex wants to see you".

I sigh.

"Do I have a choice?".

Calian chuckles, I guess it means no. I look at Em and she looks at me and nudges me forward. I get up. Alex stands outside, I look at him questionably.

"I thought we could go for a walk, get away from the prying eyes and ears" He says.

We follow a trail, I guess Alex knows the woods as he knows the palm of his hand.

"So, how are you feeling about this?" He asks.

"I guess I never thought it would happen, Em turning and me being imprinted on. It's overwhelming". I reply.

"He needs to see you Josephine".

"Well you can't order me. I'm not a part of the pack." I am annoyed. Who care about what I need?

"Well I will not order you but you are an imprint now. That makes you a very important part of the pack whether you like it or not." He looks at me. I look down. I dont have anything against the imprint, I really don't. Anyone who has eyes can see how happy Emmeline and Aaron, mom and dad, Jared and Kim and Sam and Emily are. Of course I wanted that.

"Josephine no one is asking more of you than you feel comfortable with. All I am asking, begging you really, is to stop hiding. And if you have questions, just ask Benjamin or your parents or anyone." I nod. He is right, I have to stop hiding.

The next day when I pull apart the curtains I see something I have missed, the sun. I get ready and join my family in our backyard where we are having breakfast. I get some yoghurt and a glass of orange juice. Aiyana and dad are playing with a football and mom is reading a magazine. I kiss her on the cheek.

"Finally right? Sun!" Mom says and smile. I nod excitedly.

"Do you have any plans for today?" Mom asks kindly just as my phone vibrated. I look at the screen and smile.

"Yeah, Em and Aaron are picking me up in half an hour. We are going to the beach".

I chat with mom for a while and then get upstairs and pack my bag and put my bathing suit on. It is light blue with small whte polka dots. I put a dress on over.

There are a lot of people on the beach when we get there. Not only Quileutes but everyone else in town. We walk over to a group of people we recognize. When we come closer I realize that Benjamin is one of them. I draw a deep breath and in a moment of courage I decide to put down my towel next to his.

"Hi" I say. Benjamin turns to me so fast that I thought his neck was going to snap. He looks happy to see me, and not only happy but relieved. He looks like he wants to say something else but then Aiden and Jalen pulls him towards the water. Emmeline joins them.

"He hasn't stopped thinking about you, you know". Aaron says suddenly. I am surprised, Aaron and I aren't close, we spend a lot of time together because of Em but we don't talk to each other that much.

"You have been tough on him. But he will handle it" Aaron smirks. I guess he knows. Aaron is the only one in our generation besides Benjamin that have imprinted.

"Tell me what it's like" I ask. He thinks for a moment.

"I don't know how to describe it with words, it's a feeling. It's like the center of the world shifts. When I am not with Emmeline I think of her and when I see her it is the best feeling in the world. Even though I am the one who imprinted, she makes me feel loved. I know her better than I know myself and I feel what she feels. I just want her to be happy".

When he say the words I can't help but feel a flutter in my stomach.

"Yeah you two are incredibly close" I say

"No we became close, when I imprinted on her we hadn't spoken a full sentence to each other. I just wanted to be her friend and luckily, Em grew to love me.".

When Emmeline and the boys get up from the water I study Benjamin more carefully. His hair is short but still long enough so you can see his curls, the hair is a lighter shade of brown but he is just as tall and broad like all the other boys. He is beautiful, there is nothing else to say about it.