Chapter 8

I didn't want to let go, but the time was slipping away. I didn't want to think of Jacob. I didn't want to think of anything.

"Louise. Wake up." Embry whispered lightly shaking my shoulders, and I opened my eyes slowly.

"What?" I now turned to face Embry and the night sky still dark.

"You feel asleep." He said quietly. He now helped me to my feet.

"How long I've been a sleep for?" I started to pat the sand off my short, and avoided his face.

"Just about an hour and a half." He replied, and his expression dropped.

"Jacob's going to be so pissed." My voice rough, and my eyes finally found Embry's. "I'm so sorry." I reached for his face.

Embry took my hands holding them still. He watched my eyes carefully.

"Embry, why did you have to imprint on me?" my voice low not wanting an answer.

"You know I can't control that." He replied, and I moved closer to him.

I'd never thought of Embry in anything more than a friend. Something about this moment kept me here with him. I was terrified to go back to Jacob, but I knew I'd have to face him.

I felt the motions happen before I could control it. My lips careful on his, and I felt my lips caressing his full bottom lip, and his fingers gliding up my waist holding me against him. I knew what we were doing was wrong, but in that moment it had to be done, or we both would regret not taking the chance.

Embry kissed different from Jacob. He was gentle, and cautious. But then that was due to the fact he was kissing his best friends girlfriend.

What was I thinking? What was I doing? I was making out with my boyfriends best friend.

As quick as the kiss started it stopped. I pulled myself off Embry the same time he pushed me away.

"Louise where are you?" I heard Jacob's voice calling from the other end of the beach. "Lou I'm sorry."

My eyes fall to my hands that were now shaking, but my eyes still avoided looking up.

The fact the evidence was all over my face. My cheeks a deep red blush. Plus Embry's scent was all over me.

"Louise… what's going on?" Jacob stood in front of me and Embry.

His eyes would look from one to the other, and his nostrils flared as if he was testing the air.

Embry shifted his weight from one foot to the other, and the silence was killing me, but I wasn't going to be the one to break it.

"Embry tell me what happened!" that tone again.

Embry's face screwed up in a small protest, and it hit me what was happening.

Jacob was Bata. Second in command of The Pack, and when Jacob gave an order. Embry was doomed to tell our secret.

"Jacob it didn't mean anything I swear!" I shouted before Embry could open his mouth to speak.

In that second I couldn't read Jacob's face. It was shifting from shock, to anger, to sorrow, and back again and again.

"Jake I promise you it won't happen again." Embry spoke up carefully.

Jacob still is standing with his eyes on me. Now was snapping his attention to Embry.

"You can't have imprinted on Louise. I imprinted on her!" Jacob's words filled with rage.

It didn't hit me until I really thought about it. It was just like losing Bella to Edward all over again.

Just this time is was Embry, and he didn't want to let me go without a decent fight.

I could see his hands shivering, and I stepped back from Jacob and Embry.

"How do we know you really imprinted Jacob… it's just your words." Embry spitting back his own hands trembled.

"How dare you!" Jacob spat.

"Why don't you tell the truth Jacob?" Embry's eyes never leaving Jacob's.

"I think you only said you did. So you could make Bella jealous, and she still married the Leech!"

My hand was quick to cover my mouth.

"Embry, how could you say that!" the feeling was too much. Did Jacob really lie? Did he really not imprint on me at all, but I was in fact meant to be with Embry.

"I felt the pull. I felt like iron steel strings pulled me to her. I feel when we are apart I can't breath." Jacob's words seemed to be flowing out of him, and I couldn't believe I doubted him.

Jacob's eyes were now shooting to mine.

"Louise I don't ever want to be apart. I never wanted to hurt you. I just was so scared you pick him." His voice breaking and the shivering in his hands was now more violent.

Embry was no longer trembling, and his eyes focused to Jacob.

"But two can't imprint on one." His voice trying to grip the fact it was true. Both Jacob and Embry had imprinted on me.

I didn't think when watching Jacob crouch on the ground holding himself together.

My legs moves quickly towards him, and I didn't even hear Emily's scream.

Sam rushed to stop me from getting any closer to him. I wanted to stop him shaking. I wanted to whisper over and over. That I was sorry and I loved him.

Jacob phased quickly bursting into the reddish brown fur erupted all over his body. His jeans ripping clean off. I didn't noticed Sam now pushing me out the way just as Jacob's claws slashed to Sam's chest deep.

I felt the blood splatter on my face, and the scream escape my lips before I could control it.

My eyes refused to look away from the sigh of it all.

Sam clutched his mortal wound. Emily rushing to his side trying to help it heal. It had to heal.

Jacob now rushed away.

I was frozen to the spot, and my hand touched my face feeling the warmth of Sam's blood still covering my face. If Sam was two seconds late. I would be the one bleeding, the one dying.

Not Sam. Anyone but Sam. He had a baby on the way. He had a life, and a family.

I only had Charlie, and now I felt everything fading to black.

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