Chapter 2 – Pack Meeting

Sam looked around and noticed a few of the pack members were missing, but knew he had to start the meeting before the guys on the work shift clocked in and before the guys on the patrol shift started. "So…" Sam drew out. "We've gotten reports about some vampires around La Push and the surrounding areas and forest. We need to double the shifts on patrol." Sam stated, nodding when Paul walked in, knowing he'd heard what he said. "I don't know how many, but I caught several different scents, we all know they are from bloodsuckers." He explained, everyone nodding because they had come across the same scents as well, knowing they were bloodsuckers…in other words a vampire. Sam refused to call them anything else. "So the patrol will go as follows…"

Once the meeting was over Embry approached his alpha. "Sam, what do I do with my mom and Veronica while I'm on patrol?" Embry asked, finally speaking out with his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Don't worry I'll make sure two of the guys are patrolling outside your house, while you're on patrol. I know you're sister just came to the rez. Well keep her safe."

Embry nodded and shut up after that.

Paul simply stood there and kept quiet, his mind still on the beauty at the beach.

Jake grumbled a little about the double shifts for patrol but nodded just the same, he didn't mind he knew as long as it kept La Push, his family and pack brothers safe then he didn't mind at all. Sam had put him and Leah on patrol together; he was basically the only one who could deal with her bad attitude. He could only hope she'd imprint soon and become one with her imprint. Her attitude had been getting on everyone's nerves, she'd pissed Paul off so bad he'd phased several times and went after her. It was a good thing she was faster than him or he would've undoubtedly made a fur rug out of her.

Quil walked over and smacked Jacob in the back of the head, when Jake turned and growled at him, Quil pointed at him, "That's for calling me with a blocked number! Claire chewed my ass because she didn't realize the girlie voice you gave her when you said 'Quil knocked me up.' Was yours. It wasn't even remotely funny."

Seth chuckled, "Yes it was. I've never seen a guy who's that much bigger than his girl get pushed around the room by a girl that small. It was classic Jake. You totally missed it."

Paul smirked, folding his arms in front of his chest. "Yeah that definitely was classic, Quil's face went white as a damn sheet. Just be careful man, Claire has been on the hunt for you since you did that. Luckily though, she has to stay home today to get the rest of her homework finished." He watched as Jacob's smirk turned quickly into a frown, chuckling wholeheartedly. "Yeah, she's not happy with you right now."

Leah simply stood there, still not believing what an ass Jacob had been with the whole Quil having a love child, only for Claire to overhear it. "She should be pissed, that was ridiculous what you pulled, Jake." Leah decided to put her two cents in, standing there with her arms folded in front of her chest, wearing a white sleeveless shirt with a pair of jean shorts, her cropped black hair hanging loosely. "Claire nearly ended everything with him."

Embry stepped up beside her, shaking his head. "Don't Leah, he feels bad enough." He stated softly, glancing up at his pack brothers, who was staring at both of them with quirked eyebrows. "Come on; come for a walk with me." He took her hand and led her out of the house, knowing Paul would probably end up phasing if she kept up the lecturing much longer.

Sam sighed gently and nodded, knowing Embry was the only one besides Jacob who could calm Leah down. "Seth and Leah will patrol the borders of Forks, I want to make sure nobody gets in and nothing goes out. I will take Jake and myself to patrol La Push while the rest of you do the wooded areas. We have to make sure that this threat is detained. When you're not on patrol then you're on your shift at the fire house. Leah said it's been quiet all day, but anything can happen, hello, were surrounded by woods people." Sam walked out of the fire house and into the woods. He had a few hours of shut eye and then he'd be on patrol.

Jake's frown deepened as he pulled his cell phone out and called Claire's cell. He didn't have to wait long, because the phone only rang once and a shrill screaming voice came from the other end of the phone, "JACOB BLACK! YOU HAVE SOME DAMN NERVE CALLING ME. AFTER WHAT YOU PULLED, I SWEAR YOU HAVE AN ASS KICKING COMING. WHAT YOU DID WAS STUPID AND IMMATURE. I REALIZE YOU GUYS JUST LOVE SCREWING WITH EACH OTHER ON DAILY BASIS BUT THAT WAS FUCKING RIDICULOUS."

Jake cringed and then blanched; Claire never said the 'F' word, not in a million years. Jake cleared his throat and let her continue to scream at him, he deserved it, "Claire, I'm sorry. I swear it will never happen again. It was stupid, but I didn't realize you answered the phone. I really am sorry Claire. It won't happen again unless I know it is Quil. You should know Quil would never do anything to jeopardize his love or future life with you."

"It better not Jacob Black! Or I swear I'll make you regret it. I don't care if you are bullet proof."

Jake exhaled as he closed his phone and could see the guys laughing at the look on Jake's face. He still couldn't believe Claire said the word Fuck.

Quil groaned because he knew she wasn't going to be happy with him due to Jacob's prank. "Damn it, you made it worse!" He immediately flipped his cell phone open and stepped outside, exhaling when his beautiful imprint answered. "Claire Bear…" He cringed when she began screaming at the top of her lungs again, it was so loud Quil was sure everyone inside, including Emily, could hear it. He simply lowered his head and closed his eyes, nodding, completely agreeing with whatever she said.

"Samuel." Emily watched her fiancé cringe, folding her arms in front of her chest, her lips pressed in one firm line. "Fine if you won't do it, then I will." She then turned to Jacob, her eyes dark and cold. "For what you did to Claire, you are taking over Quil's patrolling, which means you will have to do both the woods and Forks while Leah and Seth only have to stick to the borderline. Quil needs to make things right with Claire and it's your fault so you're going to rectify it."

Sam simply held his hands up when Jacob's eyes turned to him, shaking his head. "She is the boss and you know it. I may be the alpha, but she's the alpha's boss, Black."

Jake went ahead and took off on patrol; he didn't complain or argue about it, he knew he had to help Quil make things right with Claire. As soon as he hit the trees he phased and immediately headed for Forks. He knew it was going to be a long night. But he had no one to blame but himself for his stupidity. He could make sure to call and apologize to Claire again. He honestly thought it had been Quil on the phone and didn't mean to upset her as much as he had.

Paul couldn't help snickering, glancing over at Embry and Leah when they walked back inside the fire station, Leah looking a little calmer. "There's something I need to ask you all because I don't like strangers on the rez." When all eyes turned to him, temporarily moving away from Jacob's embarrassment, Paul folded his arms in front of his chest. "The reason I was late is because I spotted a girl at the beach and I wanted to know if any of you know her. She looked lost so that's why I'm asking." Not to mention he wanted information on the beauty who had captured his interest.

Emily walked over and smacked Paul with a wooden spoon and then waved it around at him, "Don't start growling at strangers on the rez, if you start scaring people who move here; they won't want to stay."

Embry chuckled, "What did this stranger look like anyways?"

Paul sighed somewhat wistfully and walked over to stare out the window, closing his eyes as if searching his memory, which didn't take long. "She had long black hair and wore a red shirt with matching shoes, jeans…her back was to me so I couldn't see her face. She's Indian; I know that much because of how dark her skin is." He sighed again, slowly turning around and watched the different emotions splay across Embry's face.

"That's my sister, Veronica." He stated somewhat tersely, eyes narrowing somewhat, staring at Paul hardening. "She's been in an institute in Seattle since she was ten. We went this morning and picked her up. Veronica was ten when she witnessed our father's brutal murder…" What Embry really wanted to say to Paul was stay away from her, but refrained because he didn't want to start a fight. If Paul even came a centimeter toward Veronica, Embry would put a stop to it, no matter the circumstances. "She'll be at the bonfire Friday night." He then walked out, Leah following him along with Seth.

Veronica looked at the wolves she'd drawn on the walls and started to add color, it was well past mid-night and her mother had gone to bed a couple of hours ago. She finished up a grey/silvery looking wolf on the wall next to her bed. She'd started having dreams about wolves a few months back. And they were always protecting her from something unknown.

She couldn't imagine what or why. But it had seriously helped her artist side of her life. She cleaned her mess up once she was done and decided it was time to head to the beach again. The full moon guided her to it. She sat in the sand again as she pulled out her sketch pad and started drawing. The little clip lamp on her sketch book and the moon was enough light for her to just let her mind go.

He watched her from the trees again, not believing this was Embry's sister. Paul had heard about Tommy Martin's murder and heard about Veronica Calls depression issues because she'd seen it. But no one knew what happened the night her father was killed. Veronica had been so traumatized by it she couldn't talk about it. Diana and Tommy had never married so Embry and Veronica had their mother's last name. Paul dug his claws into the earth and closed his eyes when a wave of ocean breeze blew across the water's edge, her scent instantly engulfing him. It intoxicated him instantly.