Kuri looked guilty. "Did you…try to imprint."
"Who has you?! YOU BELONG TO ME! What the hell?! Why! Why?! Not again!" Jacob ranted, going crazy, wanting her, not having her.
Kuri took a few steps back, then sighed. "My sister rejected the Change into a High Priestess. She…" Her voice broke. "Reiko died. I was in the crypt, crying, and then she lunged—and bit me."
Jake almost lost it then. Kuri had a mark on her neck, a crescent shaped bite.
Jacob turned away from her, trembling, trying to get control of himself.
Jacob felt himself crying in frustration, his tone pleading. "You're my happiness I.." Jacob grabbed her and pulled her close, shaking and trying to stifle his tears. "Please…don't do what Bella did…"
Kuri bit her lip and recited from the Grimoire. "An imprint is formed when a being finds their true mate. However, a similar, dependent bond can be made through blood. This blood imprint becomes a strong bond that cannot break and must be fed with blood."
Jacob whirled. "You've been…feeding…her?!"
Reiko entered the clearing, tormented, and looked straight at him, eyes glowing red, mark like blood on her forehead, smelling of Kuri's blood.
Reiko tried to apologize, but it was just too much. Jacob shifted.
Jacob growled and snarled at Reiko.
He lunged toward Reiko.
He could feel that Kuri and Reiko had a bond in blood and somehow that infuriated him.
Suddenly Kuri stood in front of Reiko, arms outstretched.
Jacob's eyes met hers and then he heard a mournful cry from Reiko as she crumpled up.
Kuri winced slightly, and Jacob whimpered, leaning forward to lick her face.
She jerked back, moved away from him.
He could not bear it.
Come back, he thought. I need to be with you.
"Go to Sam!" Kuri shouted in a raw voice.
The large Wolf whimpered again.
No! I want to be by your side!
"GO!" Kuri shouted, and the word held such strength and power of a priestess that Jacob was compelled to leave her side, and return to the wolves.
Kuri and Reiko sank into each other's arms, in tears.