Yay! I'm happy for the response I got for last chapter.

Sam wins. I have Sam dual-imprint on Nik, but that doesn't necessarily means that he'll when. I'll explain what a dual-imprint is sometime in this chapter.

Disclaimer: The basis of the dual-imprint is the half-print in Julie's Jewels' story: Battlefield.

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Nik's PoV

I groaned as I got up. I didn't want to be up this early, but my internal clock thought it was a good idea to get up at 7 in the morning. I got up and exited my room quietly. I hear Cassie talking in her sleep. I chuckled softly. I was about to pass Embry's room when I heard someone grunting. I paused thinking that some was breaking in, but then my –somewhat- perverted thoughts led me to another conclusion.

I blushed and was about to walk away, but I heard something break. I quickly opened the door to see Embry crawling in from the window. We just stared at each other for a second. I raised an eyebrow at Embry and then mouthed, "Explain Later." And I shut his door and continued on my way to the living room. I turned on the TV and turned the volume low. This was going to be an interesting day.

I thought back to yesterday as I found nothing good on. Embry. Was. Hot. If he wasn't my brother I swear I'd jump him. Then I met his friends. When I saw Jake and Paul I nearly had an orgasm just looking at them they weren't wearing any shirts so I tried not to gape at their eight packs… or their rock hard chests….. or their low hanging shorts that revealed some dark curly hair. I blushed and tried to think of something else. I was getting excited by just thinking about them. Then there was Leah. She was attractive, for a girl. Then I felt Paul meet my sister's eyes and then something in the room shifted. Cassie didn't sense anything from what I could tell, but there was something. Then Paul tried to touch Cassie's face. Big mistake. She really had done all those things.

My sister. She'd need an invincible boyfriend in order for her to have a happy relationship... or maybe someone who healed quickly. Anyway, did I mention how completely unfair it is that my sister, Leah, Jake, Embry, Dad, and my mom were all taller than me? My mom was 5'11 and a half. My sister and Leah were 6ft 2, Embry was 6ft five, Paul was 6ft 7, and it looked like Jake was 6ft 8 maybe 9. I was a mere 5'10. I was sad. I'd need a ladder to stare at any of them eye to eye.

I saw the back door open and in walked Embry, Jake, and one. Hot. Guy. He had short black hair and nearly black eyes. I could just barely make out the pupil, but for the most part they were black. He too had no shirt. He had a nice eight pack, he was 6ft. 9. His shorts were low riding and I saw a lot more pubic hair on him.

I felt the room shift again as I met his eyes, but I was distracted by something wet on my face. I touched it and then looked at it. It was blood. SHIT! I had a nosebleed over a total stranger. I turned red and bolted to the bathroom. I locked the door and washed my face. I'd be humiliated for life. I covered my face with my hands and leaned on the counter with my elbows. I felt warm arms encircle my waist. They were hot. Oh, did I forget to mention that Embry, Leah, Paul, and Jake were freakishly warm?

I quickly turned around to see the hot dude looming above me.

"You alright?" he asked. His lips were mere inches from my face. I could feel his warm breath waft over me. He smelled great. He smelled like a cool autumn breeze. Forest-y and cool. It was quite… arousing.

Hot guy leaned down and kissed me. I melted against him. His lips were so warm and loving. His tongue pressed against my teeth and I was about let him in when someone coughed. I immediately snapped to my senses, and tried to push him away. I failed. I looked to my right near the now unlocked and opened door to see my dear sister glaring at me and hot dude with murder in her eyes.

She started walking towards us and hot dude pushed me behind him. Heroic, I think not. My sister. She claims she's sweetness and light, but when you mess with me (or try to pressure her into sex) she will try to kill you. She paused for a minute and then stopped and smiled. She quickly went to her room and we heard the soft ruffling as if she was searching for her… no. She wouldn't, would she?

"Run," I said to this mysterious hot dude.

"Why?" he said turning to look at me. His voice was slightly husky and low. I shook my head up from the gutter and was spared the explanation by Embry.

"Uh, Sam," said Embry. He pointed at Cassie now unsheathing a 10 inch knife from its sheath.

"That's why," I said.

Sam (so that was hot dude's name) growled at her and then promptly tackled her. The knife went flying and Sam grabbed Cassie by her wrists and he pinned her legs with his knees. I felt kind of jealous of the intimate position they were in. Why? If you know tell me because I was stumped. I heard a roar from the front door and saw Paul, who was wearing a shirt, run and tackle Sam off of Cassie. I ran to my sister to make sure she was alright as I watched Jake try to steer Sam and Paul out the back door.

Embry was about to follow them, but I grabbed his wrist. "What's going on?" I asked.

"You'll find out soon enough," said Embry as he broke my hold on him and followed his friends out the door.

"What the f was that about?" asked Cassie about as confused as I was.

"No idea," I said.

Sam's PoV

Embry burst into my room just after 7 in the morning. We had just finished an all night patrol. A rogue vampire had crossed into our territory and we had spent the night chasing it. I was tired and wanted to sleep in my empty bed.

"What?" I snapped at Embry.

"I was nearly caught by my step-brother," said Embry panting.

"WHAT?" I yelled, exhaustion forgotten.

"I was coming in from patrol and I broke the glass figurine my ex gave me. Apparently he was up and he came in to see me crawling in through my window. He told me to explain later and left. I came here not knowing what to do," Embry said.

"Make up some lie," I said.

"He's smart Sam. I don't think he'll believe it. When I first met him he asked why I was so buff. I told him that I worked out. He didn't believe me. Then I told him, in secret, that I was taking an experimental steroid and he still didn't believe me. And you know how good an actor I am."

I sighed. He was right. He could convince a lie detector he was a girl.

"We can't just explain the legends, though. Can we?" I asked

"Technically he if family, but I don't think we should. Maybe if you also told him that we were somewhere, he'd believe me," Embry suggested. I nodded and got up and pulled on some shorts. So I sleep naked, sue me.

We saw Jake as we were heading towards Embry's house. He asked what's up and we told him. He decided to tag along to flirt with Nik. Sure he was trying to woe leech girl, but he wanted a back-up plan.

We entered Embry's house to see Nik, watching TV. He looked over to us and our eyes met. I stared into his eyes and I imprinted…. Sort of. It felt weaker than a normal imprint. It didn't matter I had a mate. He had green-grey eyes and reddish hair. He was fit and thin. He was hot. Suddenly he got a nosebleed and turned bright red as he bolted for the bathroom. I looked down and rubbed my abs. I was kind of shocked that I could give someone a nosebleed. Then again I didn't know that by just looking into someone's eyes I could get a hard on.

I walked to the bathroom and jimmied the lock. I saw him with his elbows propped up on the counter and his face in his hands. I frowned not liking my mate sad. I wrapped my arms around his waist. He stiffened and turned around. I looked into his pale green eyes.

"You alright?" I asked.

He didn't say anything, but I caught the faint fragrance of arousal off him. I couldn't help it. I leaned down and kissed him. His lips were soft. He melted against me. I tried to deepen the kiss when his sister interrupted me.

She seemed went to her room and got a knife. She was about to come at me, but I tackled her. I couldn't let her hurt my mate. I pinned her down, but Paul came and fought with me thinking that I was making a move on his imprint. We grappled and got out of the house and into the forest where we phased and resumed fighting.

"TRAITOR!" roared Paul. "She's my imprint."

"She was about to attack mine," I growled.

"LIAR!" shouted Paul.

Jake and Embry phased. Embry quickly played the memory and Paul calmed down.

"Your imprint, Sam. It didn't feel like a regular imprint. Let's go talk to the elders," Jake said.

"Why?" I snapped, annoyed that people wouldn't think that our imprint was off.

"What if it's defective and fades? We wouldn't want that to happen," Embry said, supporting his best friend.

"Fine," I said and we made our way to the elders.

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Hrm…. I thought I was going to get further than I did in this chapter.

Anyway since I didn't explain it this chapter I'll do it know.

Dual-Printing –

A shifter will half-print on one person. Then shortly after he/she will half-print on another person. Their inner-wolf will be torn by the two best candidates. If the shifter doesn't decide and mate with who it thinks is best he/she will die.

Muahahahaha anyway Nik won't get into the magic shamanness. Maybe.