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Chapter 8

We ran in silence.

I cut through bushes and leaped over logs. Embry ran in wolf form, he soar through the air acting like he was light as a feather. We ran side by side, giving into a slight race that neither one of us wanted to give the other the win. He had a beautiful coat of a light brown, it blended in with the dead limbs around us.

We ran deeper in the forest, past the small creeks and lumber yard. I wasn't sure where we were, in Forks or another town but it didn't matter. No weight was on my shoulders, my legs felt like they were burning and that made me feel amazing. I pumped my arms harder and got ahead of Embry. He wanted to keep an eye on me and I know in his wolf form he could keep up so I didn't even bother.

We were rounding a bend when I stopped in my tracks and Embry slammed into a tree to avoid knocking me down. Any other time I might have laughed, but right now I couldn't. I smelt them.

The two rouges.

They had found me in such short time. I thought I had a bit longer to get myself together, for the others to get it together. But this might be it for us. Embry started growling and circling around me looking everywhere. I knew he could smell the fear coming off of me.

"Calm down mutt," a posh voice called out towards us. Embry did not do as he was told to do though, he continued to circle around me making sure every inch of me was covered by him at all times.

"What do you want?" I called back since I was the only one with a voice as of the moment. I tried to slow my breathing and steady my heartbeat. I didn't want all the effort everyone is putting in to me to be wasted. Like I was about to be wasted if I didn't corporate or taken if I did. What one would be worse? Dying in front of this man/wolf that for some reason I was drawn to or being taken to be used for god knows what?

"Why you of course," another voice answered. I still couldn't spot them through the woods, where were they?

"Well then come out," I shouted angrily back at the no showing men. I was sick of games and I could tell Embry was just getting worse. I knew the plan was to wait until the Cullens talked to the Voltri but I don't know if I could wait. If they tried to take me, well it was either be ripped to shreds by a wolf or killed quickly by me. After a few minutes of silence they finally stepped out.

A tall and scrawny man that looked to be only about 15 stepped out first. He was still wearing the Voltri outfit so obviously he hadn't left, just had a different opinion. The other man followed seconds later, he was a little shorter but has the same scrawny build. I looked between the both of them trying to memorize the faces.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you. Kill one of us and it might start a war," the taller kid with a tsking sound put at the end of the statement. Embry growled and crouched down, ready to strike if need be.

"You might start a war by yourself. I mean going off by yourself and killing innocent hybrids. The ones who just are trying to live life as normal as possible," I fired back angry that they thought what they were doing was right. That it could be justified.

"No dear, everyone that had died needed to killed off. Hybrids are nothing by useless beings, all except two of the six that exist. Nessie will never join because of her family but you. You my dear have no one. Or at least we thought so…" He trailed off as he stared Embry down. The Cullens were right, Embry is now going to be a target because of me. Because of something I have yet to figure out myself.

"The Cullens and wolves will protect me," I stated as I stood up straight and glared at the men. The one had yet to say a word, obviously he just went along with what was happening. Maybe he needed a bit of fun or adventure in his life and killing hybrids was the right type of fun for him.

"Sure they will," the man said once again. It was silence all around us. Embry was quiet crouching down waiting for a moment. The two rouges were quiet while they waited for a comeback that wouldn't come. And I was quiet for a whole different reason, I knew they were about to come at me. Try to get around my protector and take me down.

Then it happened.

The smaller male lunged at me and was quickly knocked down by Embry before I could even react. The other male let out a battle cry before running towards me and full speed. Once again he was taken down while the other man was just standing up and brushing himself off. He looked at me like he knew what was about to happen because he didn't move.

He didn't move as his eyes glazed over and I took the five seconds it did to make him rip his own head off. The other man laughed when Embry got distracted when the body parts fell to the ground. In those few moments the last rouge disappeared and Embry helped me burn the body. I licked my dry lips and cracked my neck.

"He was a pawn," I whispered as I sat on the cold ground before the fire. Embry was in the woods changing when I finally talked for the first time in what seemed forever.

"I thought you were going to be the pawn?" He sounded confused as I felt. But at least I was one step ahead of him.

"The one I killed was a pawn too. He was meant to be sacrificed all along and the other was meant to report back to the leaders. I think the other hybrids may have just been fun for these guys but now I know. Aro will look into the mind of that man and see me doing what they want…see me killing to protect myself and you…see my power in action…to see that they want me," I was crying by the end and Embry was holding on to me. He knew that they will be coming to get me, to use me. He knew he had to protect me and I knew he would not take a no for an answer.

If anyone was going to keep me safe, it was him.