We walked into Emily's house as the smell of brownies hit my nose. A huge grin appeared and I walked into the kitchen on instinct.
"Hello, Stephanie!" Emily exclaimed.
"Emily, these brownies smell AMAZING!" I announced.
"Thanks, they are a family recipe. I always make them for the boys plus the house always smells so good because of the…"
"Coco, I can smell it."
"The boys think it's too much because of their high sense of smell."
"Oh well, they don't matter," I spoke.
Embry frowned and placed his hand over his heart and pretended to sob, "That hurts, right here, very much." I shook my head at his dramatization. Yeah, leave it to me to fall for the drama queen.
"So, what are you two doing here?"
"I'm a prisoner. I'm on lock down," I spoke throwing my head towards Embry, hinting that it was on his orders.
"It's a good thing, though it shows how much he cares."
"I know, it is definitely a new feeling though, no one has ever gone to those extremes for me."
"I know what you mean, with Sam being alpha imagine all the protection I had. Talk about over load!" She spoke. I laughed and Embry just kept quite letting the two of us to continue talking.
"Well it looks like I'm taking you away, I'll give her back now Embry." Emily spoke as Embry looked up from some magazine he had in his hand and nodded.
"Alright well, I will see you at what, dinner?" I asked and Emily nodded as we walked up stairs. Embry took my hand and led me up the stairs.
"Did I ever tell you how gorgeous you look, today?" He asked looking back at me.
"What, so any other day I look like an ogre?"
"NO! I didn't mean it like that, Stephanie, you are always beautiful!" He stuttered thinking that I was being serious. He had stopped on the very top stair and we hadn't moved. I grinned as he was explaining how I had it wrong. I leaned in and pecked him on the lips.
"I know, you didn't mean it like that. I just wanted to see your reaction, forgive me?"
"Always," he murmured.
"Well, what would you like to do?" I asked.
"I well, there is a reason Emily took forever to talk to you, I know it is really hard to manage all this new stuff and the leech chasing you doesn't help. I was going to take you out but I'm afraid you may become hurt so, I had the boys set up a small something for us." He explained as he opened the door to my room I was occupying. There on the floor laid a picnic blanket and basket flowers strayed all over the floor and one full pink rose laid on the blanket. The bedside table had a small candle, and I could smell the vanilla bean scent waving at my senses pulling me into the sweet romantic scene. I grinned and looked back at Embry as he starred at me.
"Well, is it okay? I was nervous you wouldn't like it."
"Oh Embry, it's… it's so perfect. I love it; I can't believe you went through all this trouble."
"Well, I was thinking about doing something like this when I was running back after chasing her off and the boys helped me. They offered to pitch in, so you would feel a little more welcomed."
"I am forever thankful, Embry, you are perfect."
"So, I've been told," he replied with a smirk.
"So, what are we are having?" I asked.
"I'm pretty sure Emily fixed us some chicken alfredo. There should be a couple more things. I hope its okay,"
"It is fine, stop stressing!" I demanded.
"Yes mom," He smiled.
"You think I'm your mom now do you? I would hope your mom doesn't do this." I replied and kissed him on lips. My hands went up to his hair as the pulled him towards me, deepening the kiss… his tongue started to trace the bottom of my lip asking for access and I didn't argue. Soon are tongues were fighting for dominance, and he had let me win. Sadly he started to pull away but I had a trick up my sleeve, I softly bit his lip and a deep growl was heard. Oh Embry! I grinned as he pulled me even closer …. I enjoyed this very, very much but stupid Quil had to come out of nowhere.
"Hey Em, you aren't going to like this. She is on her way here, now!"
"What! After I chased her so far," Embry mumbles to himself. I had a feeling he wasn't being honest on how far he chased her.
"Embry Call! How far did you chase her?" I asked. My voice was serious and he even cringed.
"Well… see I was going to tell you exactly how far after I managed to…"
"I swear on my life, if you don't tell me right now!" I threatened.
"Fine at least five states over."
"FIVE!?" I exclaimed.
"It isn't that bad. I got her away from you and got you safely here." I was furious, this leech had messed everything up, my time making out with Embry, and it basically had everyone out there risking their lives just for me.
"Quil, move out of the door way, don't let Embry out."
"Are you kidding me? Do you realize how much bigger he is than me?"
"Uh Stephanie, what the hell, do you think you are doing?" Embry asked.
"I do believe you call this, standing up for yourself. Embry Call, I don't want you to leave this house." I commanded. He slightly winced at the thought of leaving me all alone out there and not being able to do anything.
"I'm sorry," I whispered. I ran outside to find the gorgeous pale face a least a mile away.
"Alright listen here leech! I'm sick and tired of you ruining my plans. What the hell will it take for you to leave me alone?"
"I'm here to return the favor your friends did to the people I care about. In return to their killing, I'm going to kill you. Someone, who they all seem to care for; that when I kill them they are hurt like I did, someone they love."
"Go ahead and touch me, you know they would come back and avenge my death by killing you. Why put yourself in that situation?"
"They wouldn't touch me, especially if you were with me."
"What do you mean?"
"Your death won't be short and simple, no your death will be long and unpleasant. I will start by killing your sweet werewolf, and then I will break every bone in your body till I finally snap your neck. It will be interesting to watch; I may even record it and send it to your little friends."
"You're sick, a leech and you're a monster!" I spat. She was angry; she started to hiss so loud I'm sure that you could hear it all the way in Forks. She charged towards me but not before a few large wolves came in and surrounded her.
"Wait! I have information about the girl! Her blood I can smell it, it's different than the others!"
"What are you talking about?"
"You have the smell of a vampire, but it's very, very faint your stupid werewolf scent showers it. Making the smell unable to show, but I can smell it. The smell sings to me, not strong but it still sings."
"What are you talking about?"
"You have vampire blood in you, but the werewolf gene keeps it low and under control. It's only been discovered once; you are one of very few. Soon millions of vampires will come after you. Wanting them to be your mate, you have until you are 17. You only have a few weeks. When you're seventeen and a half, the blood will not trigger anymore, and the vampires will disappear."
"EMBRY," I yelled. He ran out of the house and next to my side. He spotted the pale face and growled. I grabbed his hand so he wouldn't shift.
"Tell him, what you told me,"
"Your girl here is special, when she turns 17, her scent will trigger a hunt from millions of vampires. They will all want her as their mate. She has vampire blood in her, but you can't smell it because the long line of werewolf gene she contains."
"You're lying,"
"I'm not, but time will show that," she spoke. Embry nodded and the wolves tore her apart sending pale pieces everywhere. Embry took my hand and led me back inside.