Bella POV

Quill piggy backed me back to the bonfire. Sam gave me a reassuring smile and sat on the other side of me. Quill pulled me into his lap, so I settled to put my feet on Sam's lap. He just sighed and gently rubbed my legs. Emily looked happy. Leah was smiling, Jared had Kim in his lap, they were laughing and smiling. Everyone else was sprawled around on the ground laughing and stuffing their faces with food. It was perfect.

"Bells, can I talk to you?" Jake asked. Damn, I forgot about him. Let me rephrase. Almost perfect.

"Why? You made it clear how you felt." I said in the coldest voice I could. He dropped his head to the ground while mumbling sorry. Then he stood up and stood right in front of me.

"Please? Just let me talk to you..." I looked at Embry as if saying 'Help, what I do? He's your best friend...' He just nodded. I looked at Quill who sighed and grumbled out whatever.

"Fine." I said. He smiled and held out his hand. I just ignored it and got up. Jake walked me down the beach and out of hearing range from the pack.

"I didn't want to imprint on her." He said bluntly.

"Yeah, I didn't want you too, but you did." I said in fake enthusiasm.

"You were my choice, Bells. I had to go with her because of the imprint. You are my choice. I don't want her. I want you." Jake said.

"And I want Quill. Not you." I replied. He looked shocked and then covered his face.

"Bells, Quill doesn't love you. He's a skirt chaser! I've known him my whole life; don't you think I would know? He's done every trick in the book to get into those girls pants. He's pulled the I-Love-You card before." Jake said. I was vibrating. Tears freely falling from my eyes. Jake wrapped his arms around me and I sobbed.

"Bells, listen. I do still love you. Just think, we can leave the imprints. We'll have each other, honey. Quill won't give up that player card. What are you going to do when you walk in on him with another girl? You could be married and pregnant and you walk in on him with some random blond?" The tears came harder and faster now. I was vibrating so badly that I ran and I ran and I ran. Away from everything.

I hit the tree line and stripped. As the last piece of clothing left my hand I was in wolf form. I never thought I was worthy of Quill. I howled in pain. I didn't want to. It just happened.

Jake POV

It was true. Quill would never settle for one woman. Especially Bella. She was meant to be who I imprinted on. But no. Fate decides it hates me enough not to let me imprint on the love of my life, but then lets my best friend imprint on her. I've never wanted to kill Quill before. Until now. Quill was no longer my best friend. I walked back to the bonfire and sat down.

"Where's Bells?" Quill asked, eyeing me suspiciously.

"Blowing off steam." I replied while shrugging.

"What the fuck did you do this time?" Quill yelled getting in my face. Quill definitely had changed. He had never acted this way over a chick.

"Told her the truth." I stated simply.

"About?" Quill prodded.

"You." Was all I said. His face drained of all color. He looked frozen to the spot.

Quill POV

"Told her the truth." Jake said simply as if we were talking about why the grass was green.

"About?" I asked getting frustrated.

"You."

I felt my blood run cold. Any color in my face was drained. What about me? My past? Yeah, I was a skirt chaser, I was a man whore. But I'd never actually gone all the way with a chick. Some part of me still held hope that that should be for my imprint. Sure, imprinting was rare, but if it ever happened I wanted it to be with my imprint. My Bella.

I felt myself shaking dangerously. I lunged at Jake and phased mid-air. Jake phased too and met me halfway. We collided and it was like running into a brick wall. I bit a chunk out of his back leg and was hell-bent on keeping going. Then there was a pained howl. I couldn't hear Bella's thoughts though. I swiped my paw at Jake's face. It hit and blood started pouring from the wound.

I left and ran straight into the forest in search of my Bella. Stupid fucking Jake had to go ruining everything! I was searching everywhere, looking desperately for any sign of her. Nothing. I fell on my front legs; an excruciating pain hit me in the chest. I instantly knew that it was Bella's pain.

"Bella!" I yelled desperately. Hoping like fuck she would hear me.