Chapter 3
Evan sighed happily as he dried his hair with a towel and moseyed back into his bedroom. He put on a pair of sweat pants and a hooded sweatshirt as he yawned. He stayed out all night with Callista and spent most of the day catching up on sleep. He was about to grab his phone to call Callista, but was interrupted by his father knocking on the door. Embry walked in with a sly smile and Evan rolled his eyes.
"Dad, please don't," whined Evan.
"Don't what, I just got here," teased Embry.
"I know that smile. You are about to grill me about what happened last night."
"Well, I am your father and you were out all night. I know for a fact that you weren't out on official pack business because I saw Drew and Daniel in town, which means you were out with Callista. For two people in the eternal friend zone, you sure are spending a lot of time together."
"Okay, so maybe you were right and I don't have to worry about being in the friend zone. Callista is officially my girlfriend," announced Evan and he blushed as Embry ruffled his wet hair.
"Well look at you making moves and getting a girlfriend."
"Dad," whined Evan and Embry chuckled.
"Fine, I will stop teasing you. I just wanted to let you know that you are on your own tonight. Your mom was called in and I have to head to a council meeting. Don't do anything I wouldn't do."
"I never do, dad," chuckled Evan as Embry winked at him. Evan fell back onto his bed with a serene grin. He grabbed his phone and saw that Callista left him a message.
Can't wait to see you tonight. - C
Evan couldn't hide his smile as he read the message over again, but before he could message her back, he heard a car pull up in the driveway. He grinned when he saw Esme walking up the driveway from his window and he quickly jogged to the front door to greet her.
"Hey, what are you doing here? I thought you headed back to the island by now," said Evan as he hugged her.
"Carlisle was called into the hospital. There was some emergency that needs his expertise. Your mother is there as well. I saw her when I dropped him off."
"I think this is the most I have ever seen you without him. It is kind of weird."
"Well, don't worry. We won't make it a habit. Can I come in?"
"Of course, make yourself at home. Can I get you anything? Water or…" She giggled and he smiled sheepishly when he caught his mistake.
"Sorry, it is a habit," he informed.
"A great habit to have and I appreciate your hospitality. I won't keep you long. I just wanted to check in to make sure everything is going well with you and Callista," she said as she sat down on the couch and he joined her.
"Esme, she is amazing and things are great. She even got a cabin in Sequim so we can be close to each other."
"That is wonderful and it sounds serious if she is willing to stick around for a bit."
"I took your advice and just let everything fall into place. It worked."
"I knew it would because you are a wonderful young man and any woman would be crazy not to see that."
"Thanks, Callista is….." She placed her hand on his to stop him as she stood up and he frowned in confusion.
"What's wrong," he asked and she made her way toward the front door.
"I sense someone is coming and not by car. It is a wolf, are you expecting company," she questioned and he shook his head as he stepped out onto the porch. His senses began to perk up as well.
"No, but I can sense it now too. How did you know? I didn't even notice."
"Years of practice and I am always aware of my surroundings," she informed. A shirtless Colt emerged from the trees in a pair of swim trunks and crossed his arms as he approached. Esme could sense the boy's anger rolling off of him and Evan gulped as he noticed it too.
"Hey, what's up," questioned Evan and Colt smirked.
"You tell me," challenged Colt.
"Look, man, I don't have time for your mood swings right now so…."
"I saw you," accused Colt and Evan frowned in confusion.
"Saw me where? What are you talking about?"
"I saw you in Port Angeles with Josh's ex. I can't believe you would do that to him! That is why you have been acting so weird and all secretive, isn't it!"
"You don't know what you are talking about," said Evan.
"Great, yet another lie. You know, I remember when you used to be a horrible liar. I guess you have gotten a lot of practice hanging around the Cullens." Evan took a step forward, but Esme pulled him back.
"Let it go," she suggested. Evan shook his head.
"Watch your mouth, Colt. The Cullens have been nothing but kind to us, especially Esme. You owe her an apology."
"Evan, let it go," warned Esme as Evan hopped off of the porch. The two boys began circling each other and Esme sighed when she heard her phone ringing in her pocket. She ignored it and stepped off of the porch.
"Boys, calm down. You two are friends," soothed Esme, but Colt laughed bitterly.
"We were best friends until being with vampires became more important than being with his people," spouted Colt.
"Colt, you are upset, but you two can talk this out," said Esme as Colt began to shake.
"Stay out of this," he roared. Evan had enough and forcefully pushed Colt in the chest as hard as he could. Colt fell backwards, but before he could hit the ground, he phased. Evan was about to phase as well, but Esme spun him around to face her. She locked eyes with him to keep his attention.
"Evan, don't. You will regret it if you do. He is your best friend and he is upset. Don't make it worse by letting this escalate. You are better than that," she urged and Evan let out a growl of frustration. He clenched his fists and took in a couple of deep breaths to calm down as she smiled.
"There you go. Stay calm," she encouraged and he nodded.
"I am okay," he assured before turning back to face Colt. The wolf growled at him, but Evan did not budge.
"I'm not going to fight you. We are best friends." Evan sighed as Colt galloped into the forest. He hugged Esme and she gave him a sympathetic smile.
"Well, I guess the pack knows now," he mumbled and she slowly nodded as they watched Colt disappear into the forest.
Natalie laughed as she followed Josh up to his house with the surfboard he bought her. She placed it on the side of the house and did a celebratory dance as Josh rolled his eyes.
"Oh, you think you are so cool now because you can stick some cool flips on a surfboard? I will have you know that I have been surfing like a pro since I was a kid."
"And yet I can beat you with what you and Zach would call my mad skills," she challenged and he guffawed.
"Did you just….you did not just challenge me! Alright, tomorrow morning, as soon as dawn breaks, you and me take to the waves to settle this once and for all," he declared and she nodded with a sly smile.
"Sounds fun and don't worry, once I beat you, I will comfort you during the agony of defeat," she assured and he waggled his eyebrows at her.
"Promise," he teased and she passionately kissed him. Colt cleared his throat as he walked over to them and Josh frowned in confusion when he saw him.
"What are you doing here," asked Josh and Colt wrung his hands nervously.
"We need to talk, in private," informed Colt as he glanced at Natalie.
"Anything you need to say to me, you can say in front of my mate. What's up, Colt," questioned Josh. Colt looked down and Natalie could sense that Colt was anxious. She kissed Josh's cheek and gave him a wink.
"I should go shower anyways. We are hanging out with your parents once they get back from the shopping trip, right," she asked and Josh nodded with a smile.
"Yea, it will be fun. Z and Al should be back in a couple of hours too."
"Good, see you in a bit," she said before awkwardly waving goodbye to Colt. Josh crossed his arms and frowned at Colt.
"Okay, what's your deal? You're even more surly than usual. I swear you act like an old grandpa when you are cranky."
"Let's go for a walk," said Colt.
"Oh, this doesn't sound like bad news at all," grumbled Josh as he followed Colt back down to the beach.
"You know, I don't get it."
"Get what," asked Josh.
"The hold vampire women have over wolves. It's like they lock you in a trance and suddenly you are willing to sell your soul for them or something."
"Let me get this straight. You interrupt my time with my imprint, so you can bash vampires? I don't think you understand how productive conversations work so….." Colt grabbed his arm as Josh turned to leave.
"I am not talking just about Natalie. Look, we all know the legends and the history of our tribe. Nothing became this complicated until vampire women got involved. We had a sense of unity until these women started creating rifts and that all started with Bella. I don't have a problem with her personally, but this pattern is ridiculous."
"Bella was a human and I really feel weird talking to you about one of my dad's best friends."
"You mean the best friend that he tried to destroy our tribe over? The one that he created a new pack for just to protect…well after first trying to attack….then protect, I always get it confused," said Colt and Josh glared at him.
"If you are trying to piss me off, it's working," warned Josh.
"I don't want to see any of that crap happen to my friend. We have to learn from the past. Your dad caused a war because Bella became a vampire and then Renesmee and then Seth got with Kaya."
"That isn't exactly how it happened."
"What about Allie? How many wars have to be started because of vampires before the madness ends? I am not here to piss you off….."
"You could have fooled me."
"I just don't want to see Evan end up in a war with the pack or your family, especially with someone as powerful as Zach. Evan may not realize it, but I am doing this to protect him, since she is making it impossible for him to protect himself."
"Dude, look, you aren't making any sense and I have a mate to get back to you, so this has been fun. Actually, not really, let's try to keep these interactions down to a minimum. Okay, good," called Josh as he turned toward the house again.
"Evan is with Callista," blurted out Colt and Josh spun back around.
"I'm sorry, what," asked Josh and Colt crossed his arms.
"So tell me, Josh, what choice are you going to make? How many more vampire women get to destroy our packs before we protect each other? You know Callista is bad news. We have to protect Evan," declared Colt as Josh stood in silence and utter shock.
Evan turned off his cell phone as it rang once again. He shoved it into one of the pockets of his cargo shorts and made his way up to Callista's cabin in Sequim. He sighed in relief when she opened the door before he could even step onto the porch. She hugged him with a giggle and he clung to her as he took in her scent. She could immediately sense something was wrong.
"Hey, I wasn't expecting you for a few more hours. What's going on? Did you run here?"
"Colt knows about us," he confessed and she gulped.
"I am guessing by the way you said that, you weren't the one to tell him."
"No, I should have been, but I wasn't."
"How did he even find out?"
"He saw us together in Port Angeles. I guess he followed me. I should have been more careful. He knew I was keeping something from him, but I didn't care. I should have just told him."
"You can't beat yourself up about this."
"Callista, Colt knows, which means the rest of the pack knows as well."
"Would he really betray your trust like that? You are best friends." Evan ran a hand through his hair as he paced around the cabin.
"Colt can be a hot head. Out of all of us, he is the one that has the hardest time dealing with his anger. He'll just see red and you never really know what will come out of his mouth or what he will do. He is my best friend, but he has a mean streak. He always regrets it, but he is like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde sometimes."
"Evan, if you want me to leave….."
"No, I don't want you to leave. I never want you to leave. I just wanted to tell you face to face why I have to cancel our date tonight. I need to go deal with this." She gritted her teeth in frustration.
"This is exactly what I didn't want! Everything is so screwed up because of me."
"This isn't your fault. It is mine and once I face everyone, we can be together."
"Life isn't that simple, Evan. I love that you believe that, but you just told me that your best friend can be unpredictable. Now, I am supposed to feel okay about you leaving to go confront him and the entire pack about all of this? You don't have to face this alone." He kissed her passionately and leaned his forehead against hers.
"I love you and as strange as it sounds, I am relieved they know. I have never felt so happy in my life. You are everything to me and I can finally show that."
"I love you too," she whimpered as she hugged him and he could sense her anxiety.
"Don't worry. I will be back soon and maybe I can get a tour of the cabin," he said with a wink.
"Was that a euphemism," she challenged and he kissed her passionately. She melted into his arms and he chuckled when they pulled apart.
"Only if you want it to be, it is your choice," he said before jogging back into the forest. She giggled, but her smile faded as a sense of uneasiness fell over her. In that moment, she realized just how powerful her bond to Evan was. He was her mate and she was suddenly very aware of the danger he was putting himself in.
The sun began to set as Zach's booming laugh echoed around the forest of Cape Flattery. He and Allie spent hours in their favorite spot along the coast before deciding to finish up with a long hunt. She leapt into a tree and playfully balanced on a limb as she watched her mate scan the area for bears.
"I know Alice says it is fine, but it feels weird coming back to the region so soon. I told myself I wouldn't be able to come and go as I please here for a few years after being a newborn. Everyone thinks I moved to Alaska."
"You know Aunt Alice has taken care of it. Mia is visiting family for the summer in North Dakota and as long as we stay out of Forks, it shouldn't be a problem for either of us."
"I guess Mia is the main person I am worried about seeing me like this. Once Drew tells Lexi the truth that will be one less person to worry about." Zach suddenly stopped and Allie did as well when she sensed a wolf heading their way. They frowned in confusion when Drew galloped over to them and phased back into human form. Allie quickly diverted her eyes from his naked body and turned around.
"Dude," shrieked Zach and Drew chuckled.
"Sorry, I forgot," said Drew as he jogged over to a bush to change into his shorts. Allie smirked.
"How can you forget that you are naked? You wolves are way too comfortable just letting everything hang out! That is one thing I am glad my dad kept from me. I have seen more of you than I ever wanted to," scolded Allie and Drew smiled slyly as he jogged back over to them.
"I doubt that. Come on, we did date," reminded Drew and Zach quirked an eyebrow at him.
"You know I could throw you into the ocean from here, right," challenged Zach and Drew put his hands up in surrender.
"Point taken, but it isn't my fault. Alice told me to come get you, something about your phones not working," defended Drew.
"Oh yea, we got a little carried away and ended up in the water. I'm pretty sure those things are somewhere at the bottom of the ocean by now," said Zach as he chuckled and Allie winked at him.
"It was totally worth it," whispered Allie and Zach nuzzled her neck.
"Which time," he teased. Drew shuddered.
"Okay, still your ex-boyfriend and still standing right here. Cool off, you two! We have a serious problem," warned Drew.
"We do," asked Zach and Drew nodded.
"Look, I should have said something before when I sensed it but I figured Evan would tell everyone in due time. Besides, I didn't know it was Callista."
"Callista," asked Zach and Allie in unison and Drew sighed.
"Yea, I can sense when others in the pack have imprinted. I know the look, but thought Evan was just being private about it because he wanted to tell us in his own time. It isn't that simple though. Evan imprinted on Callista and I have a bad feeling that Josh is about to find out. We need to get back to La Push," informed Drew.
"Why didn't Alice just come get us," asked Allie and Drew shrugged.
"Something about not seeing everything or meddling without answers still being the best type of meddling….I don't know. It is really hard to understand your aunt, Zach," admitted Drew and Zach nodded in agreement as they headed back toward La Push.
Darkness fell over the region and cooler temperatures rolled in with the night air. Carlisle tried his best to walk at human speed as he hurried out of the hospital and over to the Mercedes where Esme was waiting for him. He sighed in relief when he saw her and pulled her in for a tender kiss. He hugged her tightly and she caressed his hair, sensing his concern.
"I am alright, my love," she assured.
"Why didn't you call me? I had to hear about it from Alice."
"You were performing open-heart surgery and I didn't want your focus on anything but saving that woman's life."
"She is fine, but that is not the point. You are my first concern, always. I could have let Hoffman finish up. You should have told me what was going on."
"It all happened so quickly."
"Where is everyone now," asked Carlisle as they got into the car.
"Alice has alerted everyone and Connell is bringing her and Jasper back from Ireland. They are headed to the island first. She still can't see much. The pack is officially involved. We should get to Jacob and Leah's house," suggested Esme and Carlisle nodded in agreement as he sped out of the parking lot.
When Evan arrived back in La Push, he could feel the tension coursing through his body. He wasn't ready to face the pack or Josh yet, so he decided to go home and put on some clothes. Embry was waiting for him when he arrived and Evan sighed as his father followed him to his bedroom.
"Sam told me about what happened. He got the call at the meeting. Are you okay," asked Embry as Evan put on a pair of jeans and a hooded sweatshirt.
"I will be once this is all over."
"Why are you getting dressed? I figured you would be ready to phase at any moment."
"I don't want to phase. I don't want them in my head and trying to pick apart my thoughts. I want to talk to the pack face to face and then go speak with Josh. After all this is over, I am heading to Sequim to spend some time with Callista," explained Evan as he finished getting dressed and grabbed his keys.
"Just be honest with them. She is your imprint. They will have to respect that," suggested Embry and Evan hugged his father.
"Thanks, dad, for everything. See you later," called Evan as he ran out of the house. He hopped into his truck and took in a deep breath to calm his nerves. As soon as he headed toward the beach where the pack usually had meetings, he could sense his body starting to shake. He was on edge and he hoped he was able to stay in control. Suddenly, he saw bright headlights appear behind him as a truck barreled down the narrow road.
"What the hell," he mumbled to himself as he looked in his rearview mirror. The truck was mere inches away from his bumper and he noticed that it was Josh. Colt was riding with him and Evan gulped as he pulled over to the side of the road. He frowned at Josh and Colt as they hopped out of the truck.
"Are you two crazy? You are lucky I didn't brake or both our cars would have been messed up," shouted Evan and Colt smirked.
"The trucks aren't important right now. You lying to everyone is what we are here about," said Colt and Evan groaned as Josh glared at him.
"I can't believe you told him. I thought we were friends, Colt," said Evan.
"Hey, don't turn this around on me! You have been lying for weeks to everyone, including me. You're the one that is wrong," shouted Colt. Evan turned his attention to Josh.
"Look Josh, I can explain…."
"Are you out of your damn mind? I thought we were friends!"
"We are friends and I didn't expect for it to happen like this. I saw Callista when she came to speak with you on the island. I imprinted on her and we have been trying to figure out how to deal with all of this ever since."
"There is no way you imprinted on her. This is what she does, Evan! She is nothing but a seductress and she is manipulating you," accused Josh. Evan let out a low growl.
"Don't talk about her like that," warned Evan.
"I have seen it up close, remember? She knows our connections to the vampire world and wants to reap the rewards. She doesn't love you, Evan. You're just another guy that she lured into her bed!" Colt noticed Evan clenching his fists as he began to shake.
"Josh, lay off. We are here to protect him, not attack him," warned Colt, but Josh scoffed.
"Shut up, Colt! You came to me and now I am handling it. You are no better than him. At the first sign of trouble, you came running to me to rat out your best friend. The pack sure has one hell of a code. This isn't about that though. It is about Callista. First, she tried to get to me and when her plan didn't work, she moved on to you, Evan. You aren't thinking clearly because you are under her spell, but you know I am right. If Zach didn't have a mate, Callista would have slept with him, but she had to settle for one of the consolation prizes," shouted Josh, who was surprised when Evan phased and took a swipe at him. Josh jumped out of the way and phased as Colt looked on in shock. The two wolves circled each other and Josh leapt at Evan. He pounced and Colt phased to help his friend. Colt knocked Josh off of Evan, but Josh was too strong and fast to allow the two wolves to recover. They pounced on him, but he shook them off.
"Josh, stop," shouted Kaya as she and Seth arrived. Josh was distracted for a moment by their sudden arrival, giving Colt a chance to jump on his back. Seth sprang into action to help his nephew and kicked Colt off of Josh with his hind legs. Evan pounced on Josh again, but Josh was too strong for him. He clamped down on the fur at the back of Evan's neck and hurled him as hard as he could off of him. Evan yelped as he crashed into a pile of boulders and rolled into a nearby creek.
"Josh, enough," demanded Kaya as she impeded his path to Evan. Josh could feel the rage pulsing inside of him and he wanted to go after Evan again, but Seth's voice in his mind stopped him. He could hear his uncle trying to calm him down and Josh slowly began to come down from his blind rage as Sam, Carlisle, and Esme arrived in their cars. They parked on the side of the road and Sam ran over to Colt as the wolf roared at Josh.
"Silence, Colt," bellowed Sam and the wolf whimpered as he galloped toward the creek. Sam followed Colt's gaze and his eyes widened.
"Carlisle, Evan is really hurt," said Sam as he followed Colt to where Evan was crumpled in a heap in the water. He phased back into human form as Esme and Carlisle blurred over to his side. Carlisle checked his injuries and Esme tried to soothe him as the pain set in. Zach, Allie, and Drew arrived and Zach was shocked by the scene in front of him.
"What happened," asked Zach. Colt was crouched defensively beside Evan, his gaze and fury locked on Josh. Carlisle and Esme were tending to Evan and Seth was standing by Josh, who was still in wolf form. Zach ran over to his best friend and noticed he was still shaking a bit. Colt howled and barked at Josh, which made Josh shake even more. Seth stepped in front of Josh, but Josh tried to nudge him out of the way.
"Josh, stop it or I will stop you," warned Zach and Josh managed to calm down enough to phase back into human form. Allie ran over to her mate and Zach noticed the concern etched onto her face.
"Evan is really hurt," she whispered to Zach and Josh gulped as he slowly regained composure.
"I didn't mean to…..I wasn't trying to hurt him," defended Josh as he walked toward the creek. Colt barked even more at him and Sam stepped in front of Josh.
"I would keep my distance right now. I can control Colt, but his rage is at an all-time high. Just give him a minute," suggested Sam.
"I didn't want any of this to happen," pleaded Josh and Sam slowly nodded.
"None of us ever do when we lose control," said Sam as Colt continued to howl.
"Colt, enough, turn back into human form now! Phasing hasn't helped anything," commanded Sam and Colt begrudgingly phased back. The sounds of a revving engine and wheels racing down the road at top speeds could be heard as Rosalie's red BMW roared toward them. The wheels screeched to a halt and Leah, Jacob, Rosalie, and Emmett ran over to their sons.
"Are you okay," asked Leah as she hugged Josh and he silently nodded as tears filled his eyes. Sam walked over to Leah and Jacob and crossed his arms.
"Josh isn't the one that got hurt. Care to explain to your parents what you did," challenged Sam as Josh looked down. Leah glared at Sam, but Jacob stopped her before she could respond to the alpha.
"Leah, look," said Jacob as he pointed down to the creek. Rosalie was at Carlisle's side instantly.
"How bad is it," she asked and Carlisle placed his jacket over Evan's trembling torso.
"His body is trying to regenerate, but it is going to take time. His right arm is shattered and he has some broken ribs. He cracked his right femur as well. I won't be able to reset any of the bones until they heal more," informed Carlisle. Jacob shook his head in disappointment.
"How the hell did this happen," shouted Jacob and Josh took in a shaky breath.
"Things just spiraled. I don't know," whispered Josh as he wiped a stray tear from his cheek.
"Go home," demanded Jacob and Josh quickly phased to run home. Rosalie looked up at her mate.
"Em," she said and Emmett nodded as he saw her look of concern.
"Zach, Allie, you two should follow Josh home. Make sure you all stay out of trouble and away from the pack," instructed Emmett and Zach nodded.
"Got it, dad," said Zach before darting away with his mate. Sam crouched down by Evan, who winced in pain.
"Callista, I have to get to her. I told her I would be back in a couple of hours," Evan wheezed out and Esme stroked his hair.
"Don't try to speak. It will only make it hurt more. We will make sure Callista is notified," assured Esme.
"Call Alice and have Connell meet us here. We need to get him to the house in Forks. We still have backup resources there. The collision shattered his arm. I am concerned about it healing improperly. His body is burning up to try to heal itself. He needs immediate attention," informed Carlisle. Rosalie's phone rang and she gritted her teeth as she answered.
"We didn't get here in time. Evan is hurt badly. What took you so long and where are you?"
"Visions are just now starting to align. I wish I could have seen it sooner, but we have a big problem now, Rose." Rosalie glanced down at Evan as he closed his eyes.
"Yes, I am aware. I don't need visions to know what comes next."
"We are trying to come up with a plan. We will be there soon though," said Alice and Rosalie cursed under her breath as she hung up. She walked over to Leah.
"You, Jake, Em, Seth, and Kaya need to go to your house and protect the boys," informed Rosalie and Leah's eyes widened.
"Wait, protect them from what? The pack isn't going to attack. Sam wouldn't allow it."
"I am not worried about the pack," whispered Rosalie and Emmett growled.
"Damn it. I guess now we have to worry about the imprint factor yet again," said Emmett, but Rosalie shook her head.
"Actually, Em, we can blame our supernatural instincts for this one. Evan may see her as his imprint, but she sees him as her mate."
"And the mate bond won't allow this to fly," agreed Emmett.
"Whoa, what are you talking about here? Callista," questioned Leah.
"Josh didn't just attack a member of the pack. He attacked a vampire's mate and she is going to want revenge as soon as she finds out," explained Rosalie.
"Okay, so why aren't you coming with us? Since when do you not include yourself in protecting the boys," asked Leah as Carlisle approached.
"Because she knows I will need her help with Evan. I called Edward as well," informed Carlisle.
"Besides, my baby boy can protect all of you if needed and the rest of the family will be here soon. They are trying to find a way to handle this without it escalating," said Rosalie and Emmett kissed her.
"Call if need me," said Emmett with a wink and she nodded.
"Of course," she assured as she handed him the keys to her car. Colt shook his head as Emmett, Jacob, Leah, Seth, and Kaya departed.
"We can't just let all of them leave and go on like nothing happened here," shouted Colt and Sam gave him a warning look.
"Colt, calm down," warned Sam.
"Don't tell me to calm down when my best friend is laying in a creek! In the old pack, you would have never let this happen. What happened to protecting your own," argued Colt and Drew smirked.
"You should have thought about that before telling Josh instead of giving Evan a chance to on his own terms. You need to accept your role in this, just like Josh does. There will be no more violence from our pack tonight though. Understand," ordered Drew and Colt glared at his alpha and beta.
"I will deal with the fallout from betraying my best friend. I deserve that, but Josh isn't getting away with this. The others will feel the same and you know it."
"True, but they also trust me to handle this. They are waiting for you at your house. Go cool off because if you go anywhere near the Black residence tonight, you will deal with me," warned Drew. Colt gave a curt nod before phasing and running home. Sam clapped Drew on the back.
"You did well handling that and not letting your anger get the best of you. I know you are upset about this," said Sam.
"Too many of our romantic relationships are handled with violence. I am pissed that Josh did this to Evan, but I also know that fueling the rage on either side isn't going to help." Connell and Tia appeared and she gasped when she saw Evan.
"The others are coming up with a course of action or at least trying to. Dealing with a mate will not be easy," informed Connell as he knelt down by Evan. Tia nodded in agreement.
"I don't know what I would do if anyone did this to you," confessed Tia and Carlisle checked Evan over once again.
"Alright, I have done all I can for him to make the trip to the house comfortable, but he needs a morphine drip. It is going to be a long night," informed Carlisle and Rosalie whispered to Esme.
"Embry and Faye should be notified. Maybe you should be there for moral support since you know the situation the best," suggested Rosalie.
"Yes, that is a good idea. Sam, I am sure you want to be there for Embry right now. I will go with you. I feel responsible for Evan. Besides, there isn't much I can do for him until Carlisle finishes up," said Esme.
"I'll drive," suggested Sam and Esme followed him over to his truck, knowing it would be a difficult conversation to have with Evan's mother, a woman that hated all things supernatural.