Selene and Sam take off running and continue their patrol. As they run, Sam glances at Selene, who keeps looking over her shoulder. He eventually comes to a stop and looks at Selene, *Explain, Selene, how did you meet the big vampire, Emmett?*

Well, she couldn't tell Sam the entire truth so, she skirted the truth a bit, *I needed some time to myself, so I went for a run and found a valley where I could come to terms with what happened.*

*On their side of the treaty line?*

*Um, yeah, I didn't know where the treaty line was and I wasn't thinking about it at the time. Anyway, I was lying in the grass when Emmett came out of the trees, and we talked a bit. Then I phased and left.*

Sam's eyes narrowed, *He seemed very surprised to see you.*

*I'm sure Emmett wasn't expecting to see me along the treaty line with you, Sam, that's all.*

Sam grudgingly accepted that answer. He then cocked his head to the side, *The blonde called you his mate. Which is strange considering that they're married.*

*What?!*

*Weren't you listening?*

*Oh, uh, no. I was too busy staring at the big guy.*

*Tell me, Sel, what do you feel when you look at him?*

Selene thought for a moment; she felt weird when she looked at Emmett. She felt a pull towards him that she had never felt before, and this need to protect him. At the same time, her training told Selene that she couldn't trust him entirely since he was some form of monster. Selene told Sam exactly how she felt but left out the part about being wary of him because he was a monster.

Sam sighed, *You imprinted on him, Selene.*

*You said that before, what is that?*

*When a shape-shifter imprints on a specific someone, he or she becomes unconditionally bound to that for the rest of their life. When it happens, the experience is described as being gravitationally pulled toward that person while a glowing heat fills him, and everyone and everything else in their life becomes secondary, and only the imprintee is left to matter, leaving the shape-shifter with a deep need to do anything to please and protect their soulmate.*

*And you think I imprinted on this Emmett guy?*

*Unfortunately, yes. We're going to have to make arrangements with their Coven leader, Carlisle, for you to go over and see him, Selene.*

*Why?*

*You can't be apart from your imprint for too long. It becomes excruciating for us.*

*I don't want to imprint on him!*

*It's not something that we choose, Sel. It's just happened.*

*Well, I refuse!*

Sam looked at Selene surprised, *You can't refuse this, Selene.*

*Oh, yeah? Watch me.*

*Look, I know what you're going through, I went through the same thing with Emily. I wanted to deny it first because I was with your sister, but in the end, the bond you feel for your mate is too strong. And from what I heard, not only is Emmett your imprint, you're his mate as well.*

*No, Sam, I can't accept this.*

*Why?*

*I just can't; it's not right for me to accept something like this. It shouldn't be happening to someone like me.*

*What do you mean because you're only half Quileute? You still have the gene, Selene, the possibility of you imprinting was still there. I should have warned you before, I'm sorry.*

*It's not you're fault, Sam, but if I can resist it, I will. I don't need this complication in my life.*

Sam could see he wasn't going to convince Selene otherwise. She was going to have to experience it for herself, *Alright, Selene, I won't push you, but I'm still going to talk to the Elders and the Coven leader, just in case.*

*That's up to you, Sam. Look, I don't want to talk about this anymore, can we go back on patrol, now?*

*Yeah, let's go.*

Back on the Cullen side, Rosalie had gleefully told the entire house that Emmett's mate was one of the Quileute mutts, so when Emmett walked into the house, everyone was staring at him, "How could can your mate be a wolf, Emmett, I thought they were all guys?" Jasper asked.

"Or have you been hiding something from us this whole time," Rosalie mocked.

Emmett growled at Rosalie, "Fuck off, bitch."

Rosalie hissed at Emmett. Carlisle stepped in between them, "Alright, that's enough. Emmett, are you sure that this wolf was the girl you saw in the valley?"

"Yes, I'll never forget those eyes, they're the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. I'd recognize them anywhere."

"But you don't know who she is?" Esme asked.

"No, I never got her name. She ran before I could ask her, and I didn't want to scare her, so I didn't go after her."

"Maybe Bella knows who she is. She and Edward will be here in a little while; we'll ask Bella when she gets here," Alice said, then she pats Emmett's arm, "We'll help you find out who she is, Emmett."

"Thanks, Pixie."

A little while later, Bella and Edward walk into the house. All eyes turn to Bella, she looks at the Cullens, confused, "Uh, hi everyone, what's up?"

Alice dances over to Bella, "Bella, what do you know about female wolves on the Reservation?"

"Nothing, as far as I know, all the shape-shifters are guys. But then I haven't been there in a while. Why?"

"Emmett's true mate is a female wolf."

Bella looks between Emmett and Rosalie who's glaring at Emmett, "But I thought-"

"I was wrong, I found someone better," Emmett said with a smirk.

Rosalie huffed and marched out of the living room. She needed to make plans on how to get that little bitch away from Emmett. Edward's eyes followed Rosalie, and he frowned, whatever Rosalie was planning, it was going to cause nothing but problems for the family.

"If you want, Emmett, I can go over tomorrow and find out if there have been any girls that have phased," Bella offers.

"No way, not after what happened with Jake," Edward tells her.

"Edward, no matter how pissed off Jake is with me, he's not going to hurt me. Emmett has a right to know who his mate is, and if I can help him, I will."

Emmett smiles at Bella, "Thanks, Bella."

"No problem, Em."

The next morning when Sam and Selene finish their patrol, they go back to Emily's house, where the pack is waiting for them to confront Selene. Selene goes into the woods and transforms back into a human and steps out. She makes her way into the house where Paul immediately attacks her, "You imprinted on a leech! How could you?! You're not even part of the pack one day, and you already screw up!"

Selene gets in Paul's face, "I don't know who you think you are to be telling me shit, Paul, but I'm warning you, keep this up, and I'm going to kick the shit out of you. You're not going to bully me, you prick."

Paul smirks, "You can't do shit to me, Leech whore."

"Paul!" Sam yells

Selene's eyes brighten, and she punches Paul in the face with enough force to knock him on his back and break his nose. She grabbed a knife off the table and straddled Paul, putting the knife to his throat. "Call me that again, Asshole, and I'll slit your throat from ear to ear. I don't care that we are packmates, no one insults me like that."

"Get off me, you half-breed bitch!"

Selene flicked her blade across his neck and was satisfied when she saw it nick him.

"Selene!"

Selene looked up at Sam and jumped off of Paul. Jared and Embry helped Paul up, who was already shaking with rage. He was about to lunge for Selene when Sam stepped in between the two. "YOU WILL STOP, PAUL," Sam said, using his Alpha voice.

"You have no right to judge, Selene, none of you do. What happened was not something that she wanted or can control. So, if I hear one word against her, you're going to have to deal with me."

He then turned to Selene, "And you, we do not threaten to kill our packmates, no matter how much they deserve it."

Selene put the knife down, "Right, Sam, sorry."

Sam looked in Selene's eyes and saw that she meant it; he nods and accepts her apology. Paul, on the other hand, glared at Sam and stormed out of the house. Sam sighed, "He'll get over it, Sel, don't worry about it."

"I'm not, I should have known he hadn't changed. The same arrogant bastard he's always been."

Leah and Jake nodded but didn't say anything. Emily cleared her throat and told everyone that breakfast was ready. The pack sat down and dug into their breakfast. Jared asked Selene if she was okay with imprinting on the big vampire.

"No, but I guess I have no choice. I don't intend to do anything about it, though."

"I don't think that's a good idea, Sel. It's going to hurt being away from your imprint."

"I can take the pain," Selene tells them.

Jared looks at Sam, but he shakes his head, telling Jared not to push Selene. Jared doesn't say anything else about it. Once they finish with breakfast, Leah and Selene head back to their house. They walk in silence for a while, Leah glancing at her sister.

"Did you really imprint on the big bloodsucker?"

"That's what Sam said. I have to admit I feel a pull towards him, and I may have imprinted on him, but I don't think it's a full imprint; the demigod in me is rejecting it."

"The demigod in you, or are you fighting it?"

"I'm not sure. But it's still dangerous for me to be around someone like that."

"Maybe."

Selene looked at her little sister, "You don't mind that I supposedly imprinted on the enemy?"

"No, I don't like it, but if that's the way it's supposed to be, I'll support you."

They walk in silence for a while; then, something occurs to Leah, "Maybe you should talk to your dad; he might be able to tell you if you can imprint on a vampire."

"Yeah, that's a good idea. I think I'll go to First Beach and see if I can get a hold of him."

"Okay, I'll see you later."

The sisters split up, Leah heading home and Selene heading for the beach to talk to Poseidon. She walks down to the beach and steps into the surf. Selene instantly feels calm and comforted by the sea. Concentrating on her connection with the ocean, Selene sends a mental message to her father that she needs to talk to him about something important as soon as possible. Once Selene is satisfied that Poseidon heard her, she went back to shore and sat down in the sand to wait for her father.

Meanwhile, Bella's truck rolls up to Jacob's house. She gets out and walks toward the house. Bella stops when she hears a sound coming from the garage. She changes course and heads for the garage instead. In the garage, she found Jacob working on his car; his head popped up when he catches Bella's scent. Jacob frowns when he sees her.

"What are you doing here? I told you we couldn't be friends anymore."

Bella looks down, feeling terrible that Jake said that. But she steels her nerves and looks up at him, "I didn't come here to talk to you about us. I came to get some information."

"What information could I possibly have that you would want?"

"I need to know if there are any female wolves in the pack."

Jake stares at Bella for a few seconds, then he scoffs, "You're here for the big bloodsucker. He wants to know who the white wolf was, right? The one that's supposedly is his mate."

"It's not supposedly, Jake, whoever that female is, she's Emmett's mate. And he wants to know her name,e at least."

Jake laughs, "Why should I tell him?"

"You're not telling Emmett, you're telling me. Please, Jake, tell me who the white wolf is?"

Jake looks into Bella's brown eyes and sighs, "Fine; her name is Selene Clearwater. She's Harry Clearwater's adoptive daughter."

"Wait, if she's adopted, how is she a wolf?"

"Her mom is Sue Clearwater; she's Leah and Seth's half-sister. She has the gene from her mom's side."

Bella nods, "Do you think I could meet her?"

"Why?"

"I'd like to tell her a little bit about Emmett."

"I don't see why not, she's probably at home asleep. Why don't we hang out for a while then head over to Selene's house later? That way, she can rest a bit."

Bella's face lights up, and she agrees. She sits down on a stool while Jake gets back to work on his Rabbit.

While this is going on, Selene is staring out to sea when she suddenly sees the ocean ripple. She smiles when she sees Poseidon materialize out of the water. He smiles at his only daughter and waves to her. Selene stands up and runs towards her father, "Dad, I'm so glad you were able to come, I have so many things to talk to you about."

"Anything for you, Little Starfish, what's going on?"

Selene takes her dad by the arm, and they start walking along the beach. As they walk, Selene tells him everything that happened in only twenty-four hours. Poseidon listens intently, never interrupting his daughter. When she's finished, Selene looks at Poseidon expectantly, "So, what do you think?"

"Well, technically, vampires are monsters but not the kind that hunt demigods. They're a different type of monster that has nothing to do with the Greeks other than feeding on mortals."

"Should I be worried that my blood appeals to them?"

"No, you're not completely mortal, so you don't smell like a human. This vampire's attraction to you has nothing to do with your blood. It's all instinct and the need to have a mate."

"Shit."

"What's the matter?"

"I was going to use that as an excuse to stay from this guy."

"You don't want to be his mate?"

"Not really, but it seems I have no other choice. According to Sam, I imprinted on him."

Poseidon nods, "I've heard about that; it's a way to make the species stronger."

"Oh, hell no, I'm not going to be a broodmare for this pack. I'll leave first."

"It's not like that, Selene, it's more like you found your soulmate your perfect half. You shouldn't look at it as a curse."

"Dad, he's a vampire."

"And you're a demigoddess, so what?"

"I don't think it'll work out; this pulls that Sam told me about isn't that strong as it is for him and Jared. Maybe it's because I am a demigoddess."

"No, Little Starfish, it's because you're fighting it. You, unlike the others, can fight the pull to a certain point. But eventually, it's going to become too much for you. This imprinting thing is still part of you, even if it's only half."

"Dammit, Dad, I don't need this shit."

Poseidon hugs his daughter, "I know you don't, little one, but that's the way it is. I know you want me to take it away from you, but I can't. It's who you are. So, I suggest you give it a try."

"Fine, I'll try."

"Good girl. I have to go now, but call me again if you need anything else, and I'll try to get here as quickly as I can."

"Okay, Dad, I love you."

"I love you too, Little Starfish."

Selene let go of her father, and he walked up the beach towards the parking lot. She looked at him oddly, wondering where he was going, when she heard someone clear their throat behind her. Selene turned around and found Jacob and Bella standing there. She sighed and made her way over to them.

"Hey, Jake, what's up?"

"Who was that," Jake asked.

"No one, how did you know I was down here?"

"Oh, we went to your house, and Leah said you were down here," Jake said.

Selene nods, "Is there something I can do for you?"

"I wanted to introduce you to Bella Swan," Jake said.

Selene's eyes narrow at the plain-looking girl. She and her stupid problems were the reason that Harry was dead. She instantly didn't like the girl, but Selene wasn't going to say anything to her. Selene gave her a fake smile and held out her hand, "Nice to meet you; I'm Selene Clearwater."

"Bella Swan."

"So, what brings you two here?"

"Um, well, I'm here because Emmett asked me to find out your name," Bella admitted.

"Oh, the big vampire, my imprint."

Bella's eyes widen, "You imprinted on Emmett?!"

"Yes, unfortunately, I did."

Bella brow furrowed, "Why is it unfortunate?"

"Who would want to imprint on a vampire? Well, I'm sure you would from what I hear, but most of us wouldn't."

"But, Emmett is a sweetheart. I'm sure if you give him a chance, you'll love him."

"Bella, not everyone is looking for love. I don't need that to validate my existence. But since I imprinted on Emmett, it would seem I have no other choice but to accept it."

Bella looked down, feeling stupid. Then she looked up at Selene, "I hope you do give Emmett a chance, you'll see he'll be the best thing that ever happened to you."

"If you say so. You know what you can do for me, Bella, you can tell Emmett that if he wants a chance with me, he needs to divorce that blonde bimbo that was with him last night first. I don't play second best to anyone."

"Emmett already told Rosalie that he wants a divorce and was going to file today," Bella said.

That surprised Selene; she wasn't expecting Emmett to move on this so quickly, 'I guess that's a good thing.' Selene thought.

"Well, that being the case, I'll have Sam talk to his coven leader to see when we can meet up. You can let him know that. Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to go home and take a nap."

"Yeah, sure, Sel, we'll see you later," Jake said, then led Bella away.

When Selene got home, she called Sam and asked him if he talked to the Elders, "Yes, they didn't like that you imprinted on a vampire but understand that you can't help it. They said it was fine if your imprint wanted to come on the reservation, as long as he doesn't hunt on our land."

"Wow, I didn't think they would allow something like that."

"Yeah, well, he's to be given every consideration that every other imprint gets. There are no exceptions." Sam told Selene, "Did you want me to get in touch with the vampire leader?"

"Yeah, you might as well. Let's get this over with."

"Don't worry, Sel, everything will be fine, you'll see," Sam said.

"If you say so. Let me know what the Cullens say; I'm going to bed."

"Okay, Sel, I'll handle everything."

"Thanks, Sam."

"You're welcome, Sel."

When Sam hung up the phone, he dialed Dr. Cullen's cell phone; it rang a few times before he answered.

"Hello?"

"Dr. Cullen?"

"Sam? Is there something wrong?"

"No, I'm calling so that I can arrange for Selene to see Emmett."

"Selene?"

"Yes, she's the one who imprinted on Emmett."

"She imprinted on Emmett?!" Carlisle said.

"Yes, she did. And she needs to have contact with Emmett, so I'd like your permission for Selene to cross the treaty line."

"Yes, of course, whenever she wants."

"Good, I'll let her know. Goodbye, Dr. Cullen."

"Goodbye, Sam."

With that, Sam hung up the phone. In Carlisle's office, Carlisle sat there in shock. He wasn't expecting the little she-wolf to imprint on Emmett, but he supposed that it would make things more comfortable if they had a more profound connection than just Emmett's mate bond.

Carlisle decided that he wasn't going to tell Emmett anything until he got home. If he told Emmett now, his son was going to bug him endlessly to make the arrangements for him to see his mate.