Emily POV Sunday - June 22nd
Waking up this morning to an empty bed I couldn't help but have a gut wrenching feeling that something dreadful was going to happen. My Sammy looked awfully pale last night which was out of the ordinary since the wolves can't get sick. At first I thought he was just reacting to the story that Charlie told us regarding Bella but when he kept breaking out in cold sweats and had a hard time breathing I knew something was really wrong. My fiance's ailment wasn't the only thing out of the ordinary either, whenever I tried to sooth him with my touch like I normally do he kept retreating into another room where he would growl menacingly. After my fifth attempt he quickly escaped out of the house and from my view of his undisturbed side of the bed, I can only assume that he never came home. I just don't understand, yesterday I woke up to Sam making sweet passionate love to me only for him to cringe from my very touch later the same night.
Getting up I might as well start breakfast before the girls come with their kids... Rachel and Paul just had their second son a few months ago and I couldn't have been any happier for them whereas Seth and Angela just had their first daughter last year before Sam's father and baby sister came back home. Looking at Joshua I can see that my Sammy takes after his father in looks and if that is what he will look like when he's older I have no complaints. One day I hope Sam and I can have the same experience as the other pack members, I really can't wait to have my own child, our child. It still surprises me how long Sammy and I have been together, it's like the time just flew past us yet the only complaint I have is the matter of us still not being married. When I first met my love it was not under good circumstances. I was here on the reservation to attend my Uncle Harry's funeral when I first set my eyes on him. Even though I was only 22 I had never been consumed with so much desire before that very day. Yes the other guys had similar looks but Sam, he had a dominance in him that I was instantly drawn to and when he looked at me I couldn't help but take the opening by walking up to him and introducing myself. I didn't find out till later that he had been my cousin Leah's first love, I did feel a little guilty but my yearning for him overpowered that voice of reason.
It's almost one in the afternoon when Sam walks in the door, I go to greet him with a kiss that is apart of our daily routine when he flinches away from my very touch. I'm sure he noticed the look of hurt shining in my eyes but he turns away with sadness etched on his face. "Sammy? What's wrong? You've been acting weird since last night." I instinctively take a step towards him only for him to take one step back right after, why is he being this way? He motions for me to sit on the dining table without saying a word, once I'm sitting down I hear him sigh in defeat. "Emily, something… something's happened and I don't understand the reason behind it but I feel like you need to know." I'm observing his every move now and he looks uncomfortable, awkward even. That's not ordinary behavior coming from my fiance, this is bad, real bad. "Tell me honey so we can figure it out together. And if not we can go to the elders for help." His beautiful brown eyes just hold remorse and that's when my heart nearly stops. I don't know how I know but I just do, this thing has something to do with our relationship. Did he find out about what I've done? No he couldn't have, I took every precaution necessary! Maybe he smelt… NO! Don't think like that. Only two people know but they wouldn't speak a word of it, they promised!
Lifting his head to gaze into my eyes, "Emily, I've imprinted." Why is he telling me something I already know? He does look pale still so maybe he's hallucinating. "Sammy? We've known this for years, why are you bringing up this subject again?" With another exhale of breath he continues, "I've imprinted on someone else Emily… Whatever the council told us as regards to us being soul mates was incorrect. I did not imprint on you, this feeling that I have right now is unbearable. I can barely breath if she's too far away from me… This pain I have from being away from her, I've never experienced that with you and for the life of me I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW I WASN'T AWARE OF THIS EARLIER!" Shouting at the end I'm literally shaking. I've never held any fear for Sam before so this unexpected emotion is throwing me off a little.
I don't really have any words to express right now other than disappointment. Leah once told me that he would find out my secret sooner or later but I always thought she was bluffing, I told her she would only look like a scornful ex-lover. Of course she laughed at me and before we parted ways she stated that I would lose him in the end because it was all a lie. How right she was, I am aware of the tears that are falling down my face but I'm not really concerned about that. Knowing that one day I have to tell him the truth because along the way my lust for him turned to care which then turned into undying love. What a fool I have been to think I could cheat the Gods real path for him!
"Okay Sammy, it's okay." With one last glimpse of the man that has held my heart for the past two years I stand up and start walking towards our shared room. But before I can enter I hear his baritone voice once more, "We have a meeting with the elders tomorrow Em and I really need you to be there." He knows I'm about to decline my attendance but his last words change my mind instantly. Please Em… You don't know how sorry I am but I really do need you present." Hearing that he really does need me I silently agree then enter the bedroom to start packing my necessary belongings. This is it, this is the end for us.
Sue POV Monday - June 23rd
All of the Elders have assembled for our weekly council meeting with the Alpha, Beta, and Omega. The presence that surprises me is my niece, Emily. It's not really normal for the imprints to attend such sessions but I suppose something happened for her to be here. "Okay, let's begin." As soon as everyone hears Billy's voice we all take a seat to commence. "First in order, Alpha? Has there been any new developments with the 'unknown wolf' we have in the area? He hasn't actually met with anyone from the tribe yet besides your Beta and yourself, so what are you doing to make sure that things are settled peacefully for our people?" Old Quil is getting straight to the point on this one. Sam is facing the older gentleman when answering, "Well, Chief Black and I did accompany Chief Swan to the home of the said unknown wolf. His name is Justin Williams and it seems that he is one of two that survived the catastrophic event in Pennsylvania. As we all know their village was attacked by an unidentified person. It also seems that Bella Swan's brother-in-law, Joseff White, was the other survivor to this incident. The Willis property was actually built and owned by Joseff as a surprise for Charlie but since Bella is no longer living it made no sense to keep it. Last week he sold it to Justin Williams and his wife. The reason for this? He sensed that Justin would feel more at home or comfortable next to an Indian Reservation and since Chief Swan lives so close to the Quileute Reservation Joseff thought the wolf would feel more at ease here. Especially since Joseff views Charlie as family. I do not think the wolf will be a problem considering how much pack members we have on our side but there is another issue to deal with beside that." He glances at Jake and Paul before settling on a sad looking Emily. Running his hand down the front of his face he faces the council once more.
"There has been two new imprints that recently joined the pack…" He seems a little nervous, he doesn't get nervous! What's happened? "It seems that the two women, Elle and Sandy Williams, who live with our new shapeshifting neighbor are the imprintee's." Gasps, mumbles, and short grievances are heard throughout the hall. I decide to voice my inquiry and worries to this said information. "How is this possible Sam? Elle William's is the Mr. William's mate is she not?" Not even a second after voicing my concern Sam starts excessively shaking to the point of transforming, the board is beyond stunned. In the most murderous shout possible Sam speaks his thoughts on that matter, "THAT BASTARD IS NOT HER MATE! SHE IS MINE! DO YOU HEAR ME! I DON'T GIVE A FLYING FUCK WHAT ANY OF YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT!" What? But, what about Emily? I think everyone in the room had the same thoughts except one. "We all need to take in this new set of information. Samuel expressed his doubts about the council to me yesterday regarding Emily Young and I'll admit, at first his confession confused me because his wolf had already chosen a mate. However, our Alpha had not marked Emily as his intended yet and with that I really had to query whether we as elders gave him false instruction when it came to Ms. Young." Old Quil passed Billy a nasty glare before shouting his opinion on such words. "How could you say that we are at fault in this Chief? Did we not get the information from the ancestral books? Are you claiming that the knowledge of the grandfather's are distorted?" With a heavy groan and shaking of his head Billy asks Sam to describe his feelings towards Emily when first meeting her compared to how he felt after meeting Elle. "I won't deny it, when I first saw Emily she took my breath away. I remember thinking to myself 'Am I looking at an Angel?' and then when we started to get to know each other I had this deep desire to be around her at all times. My wolf at the time didn't really act as vicious as it is now though." Matthew Cameron, Jared's father spoke up then, "What do you mean vicious Sam?" The Alpha then proceeds to explain to all of us what had happened since he first laid eyes on Mrs. Elle Williams. How he had this intense need to follow her after she left the precinct, the feeling of extremely loss to the point that he couldn't physically function unless he was near her. The wolf wanted to kill his mate's husband for claiming her as his own as well but I think the one thing that struck us all was him explaining the ferocious need to hurt Emily whenever she attempted to touch him. "My wolf can't stand to even be in the same room as Emily without thinking of doing something hazardous to her. I know me, the man, still cares and loves her but I am not in love with her anymore which brings me to ask. If it isn't the council's fault for directly telling Emily and myself that we were destined kindred soul's then who exactly is to blame? We've been led to believe that we were meant for the other but now here I am in the same position as before, I'm hurting another woman that I once loved! So this is me standing before you as Alpha of the protectors for the Quileute tribe to inform you that from now on anything that has to do with imprints or loved interest to my pack will no longer be your concern. I will not have my brothers be misled into something that will hurt more than one person in the long run. I do respect you as our elders there is no changing that but I refuse to have you decide what is right and wrong for your protectors, I will be making those choices from now on! That is all I came to say on that matter so if you have anything further to discuss you may take it up with Jake and Paul." With that said he stares at Emily with such guilt then storms out. At least we now know why Emily was in attendance today but the difficult part is realizing that we the elders informed someone of the wolf secret when they had no part in it. Man, what a mess!
A/N: Hope you liked this chapter. Hopefully I have the next two out before Tuesday! Fingers crossed!