-1The wolf stood in front of me, growling. Jacob raised his hands.

"Back off Paul" he said. The wolf growled again, louder.

"Jacob, maybe you should move" said one of the boys. He nodded and slowly moved to join the others. The wolf approached me slowly. He nudged me with his soft furry head and licked my cheek. His black eyes were surprisingly human as they watched me. I noticed Jacob moving towards us again. So did the wolf. He spun around, snarling and baring his teeth. I used the momentary distraction to pull myself to my feet and run. I heard feet pounding on the sand but I didn't know if they were mine or someone else's. I dared not look round.

I stumbled over a small rock and fell. My head slammed down on the rock. There was a burst of pain.

Bella's POV

We were at the tidal pools when I saw the wolf. He was crouched in the bushes. I immediately knew it was one of the pack, it was obvious by the size. I guessed it was Quil from the chocolate brown fur. He growled quietly and turned his head to face into the forest. I went to the others.

"I'm going to head back and see if Cassie's okay"

"Right, we'll wait for you at the car" Mike said. I shook my head.

"No, I'll get a lift home with Jacob" I said.

"Okay" I pretended to walk down the path for a bit, then diverted into the forest. Quil was waiting impatiently.

"What is it Quil? What's happened?" he huffed at me and started into the forest. I followed him, struggling to keep up even though he was only walking. He growled whenever I moved too slowly for him.

Eventually we reached Emily's house. She was waiting outside with Embry and Jared.

"What happened Emily?" I asked.

"It's Cassie" she began "She…had a bit of a fright"

"What do you mean?"

"Well…"

"She saw Paul phase" interrupted Jared.

"What?"

"Calm down Bella" said Embry "It's not a big deal"

"I thought this was supposed to be a secret? And I didn't want my cousin getting involved!" I said.

"Well, she'd have had to find out sooner or later" said Jared.

"Why?"

"Because Paul imprinted on her"

"WHAT?" I screeched. Emily took my hand and led me inside. I sat, shaking, on the sofa.

"When we went down to the beach today, Jacob saw your cousin there and decided to say hello. The moment Paul looked at her, he imprinted. It's the strongest one I've ever heard of. He had seen in Jacob's thoughts what happened last time the two met and he flipped out. He wanted to make sure he was safe, but Jacob realised he was going to phase and pushed her out the way. So he phased and won't change back because he's still angry. Anyway, Cassie ran away, tripped (look's like you both inherited the clumsiness) and hit her head on a rock. She's fine, just unconscious" said Jared "so we called Sam and he told us to bring Cassie here. Then he took Paul away (which was really hard) and is trying to calm him down enough for him to change back"

"Great. My cousin, who apparently isn't human and doesn't like to be around boys, has just imprinted on the member of the pack with anger issues! Brilliant! Just fantastic!" I said, flopping back on the sofa. Emily sat next to me.

"It will be okay Bella. Paul will look after her. You know that. You've seen Quil with Claire, and Jared with Kim. You know how careful they are" she said, trying to reassure me. I wondered if it really would be okay.

A/N: another short chapter but I wanted to fill in the space between Cassie getting knocked out and Cassie waking up with something.