Chapter 4

16 people. 16 different sets of eyes. 16 different expressions.

Well that wasn't expected. It was only when Paul saw me fidgeting that he realized I was uncomfortable and started to growl at the rest of them.

That got them all but Sam and a strange woman to stop staring.

"What Sam?" I asked. It was starting to get creepy.

"Do you understand the depth of what is being asked of you? Do you understand what is going to happen?" The way he said it was almost like he was mad that I accepted Paul.

"Yes I understand. And what I don't we will figure out together. Is there a problem?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

The woman next to Sam, who had also continued to stare, finally looked strangely at Sam. "Sam what is your problem? You should be happy for her" She then looked at me and smiled a motherly smile "Hi Lily. I am Sam's wife Emily. I smiled back at her and nodded.

Sam seemed to have shook himself out whatever funk he had been in and began to introduce everyone.

"Well this is the pack and their imprints for those who have imprinted. Of course you know your own sister." I looked at Sarah and saw that she seemed to be ok. In fact, strangely enough, she seemed to be more than ok. She was smiling at Embry but I noticed she still wasn't speaking. She was nodding and shaking her head but not a word yet.

"Sarah it just so happens to be Embry's imprint" At that I gasped and looked at her for confirmation. She smiled at me shyly and nodded her head. I realized she must be ok with it. Or at least slightly ok.

"Next to Embry is Quil and his imprint Claire. Then there is Collin, Brady and his imprint Kyle. Them of course my wife Emily and I. Then you remember Jacob and his imprint Destiny, then you have Leah and her imprint Sean. Then there is Seth, Jordan, and Jason." I waived to them and said hi after he was done.

"Ok now that that is over I need Jason, Jordan, And Collin to go patrol. Go ahead and eat up Lily. We have a lot to go over today." Sam then dug in.

"I need to actually get back over to the house because I need to start getting it together." I tried to stand but Paul whose lap I had been on was actually holding me to his lap like his arm was a steal beam. "Uh Paul can you let me up?"

He grunted "No you need to eat then we will go over what needs to be done to your house. Then when we get the plans together we will all go over there together." I huffed and crossed my arms.

"And please tell me when I am going to have time to make reservations at a hotel in Forks for me and Sarah?" I asked while folding my arms.

"Easy you're not. I'm not dumb enough to think you will stay with me while Sarah stays with Embry, like it should be" the last part he had whispered but I still heard him "We talked about it last night and Sam and Emily have offered for you to stay here in their extra room. You girls will be in the 2 rooms down the hall 1 to the left and 1 to the right. That way you don't have to go far and can be close enough to keep an eye on renovations done to your house. Since we are on the subject and we men are triple the size of average men" he chuckled and flexed to which I had to snort I mean could he have a bigger ego filled head. "It should only take us about 4 to 5 weeks give or take a couple days." He looked at Sam who nodded and then looked back at me.

"Seriously? Only 4 to 5 weeks? I mean with the extent of damage from the salt water, rodent damage, and foundation problems you would think it would take 4 to 5 months to fix everything. And I don't want to put anyone out. We can seriously find some place in - " I was cut off by Emily though.

"You most certainly will not!" She looked almost offended. "You and Sarah will stay here and that is that." she huffed and started to eat again.

Once Paul let me go because I told him I needed some air. I walked out the back door and sighed into the fresh air. Everything in my life was turning upside down on its head and I couldn't take or accept much more. It was all too much and I felt like I was on overload. I could feel the pressure building and took off through the woods. I knew I wouldn't get too far before Paul came after me but I needed to run this out. To scream this out. To go freaking insane for a few minutes.

I was running. I was weaving in and out of trees. I was changing directions. I was tripping and falling. At last I tripped into an open field. I landed on my knees and crawled to the center as I screamed and cried. It was too much and I couldn't stop. I couldn't handle it and I felt like I was breaking. My arm was gashed on the side from a fall earlier that caught my arm on a branch and ripped open the side. It was running down my arms and I knew it would need stitches but I couldn't find it in myself to care. My hands were sliced open from catching myself as I fell. My knees were cut up from landing on them in sorts. I was pretty sure I had run for a good 45 minutes and I wouldn't be able to find my way back. Right now I couldn't care and I knew 1 of the wolves would be along in a minute. So I laid down on the floor and sobbed. I was sobbing so hard I couldn't get a breath and I couldn't stop. It seemed like everyone was taking my options and decisions in my life, on my life, away from me. I could accept Paul and his dominance but that was about it at this point.

I felt someone near me and thought it was one of the wolves. I would of known if it was Paul because my body would feel that weird tingle. It wasn't there.

No what I saw when they knelt down next to me was an auburn haired boy. He looked to be thinking really hard about something and then he got a surprised look on his face and looked at me properly. Wait a minute why were his eyes a weird dark gold. They seemed to be turning black by the second and I noticed he didn't look like he was breathing. Oh god I am going to die and I wont even have time to tell Sarah I love her. Or fall in love with Paul. I am out here like an idiot in the middle of the forest expecting a pack of wolves to come save me when they honestly should of been here by now. I noticed that my sobs had died down to silent tears but the feelings felt foreign.

It was almost by some kind of force that I looked across the field behind penny hair and saw a strange blonde guy. He was standing there just staring and I could tell for some reason the feelings were coming from him.

That is when it dawned on me. If the tales I had heard as a kid about wolves were true, the others had to be as well. I couldn't remember them well but I could remember them well enough to know the other things, creatures, that were alive, or rather dead, were the cold ones. Vampires.

penny hairs eyes opened wide and he looked at the blonde guy.

"vampires" I whispered under my breath. it was a test and sure enough both guys eyes snapped to my face. I knew no regular human would have heard that.

"If you are going to kill me then please be quick that's all I ask." I squeezed my eyes shut then.

"We aren't going to kill you darling but we do need to get you checked out. Why are you out here all alone stinking of dog anyhow?" I heard a Texan accent. I opened my eyes and looked to the blonde who had come closer but not by much.

"I needed to get away for a moment. and I fell. But don't you worry why I smell like dogs." I huffed at him. he was pissing me off wit his emotion changing shit.

"She is mated to Paul." Penny head told the other one " and please stop calling me penny head" he gave me a look.

I narrowed my eyes. So copper head is a mind fucker and Blondie happens to be like emo or something.

"Please do not cuss. It is not very becoming of a young woman. But we need to get you to the hospital you have lost a quite a deal of blood. That is why you are feeling sluggish and tired right now. I am going to have to carry you, it will be quicker." old school Mind fucker said.

He just sighed and shook his head as he lifted me into his cold and rock hard arms. Then we were off.

On the way there he told me his father was a doctor and he would have me stitched right up. And then I could call my family and Paul to let the know where I was.

Oh shit. Paul was going to kill them. Then he was going to kill me.

Great. I was officially fucked.

Copper headed, old school, mind fucker just laughed.

Asshole.

I crossed my arms, with a little difficulty from the gash, and awaited my death.