Jacob's P.O.V.
I walked up to Cammie's door and knocked. "Cammie, you up?"
There was no response. "Cam?" I tried again.
Still nothing.
"Cammie…" I put a little extra force on the door as I turned the knob, opening the door, not breaking it. Cammie wasn't on the couch.
"Cammie! You upstairs?" I walked up the stairs to her room and knocked. "C'mon, if you're up, we need you. Sam says he smells a new vampire, and-"
My words were cut off as I saw two boxes and a sheet of paper on the bed. I picked it up, and began reading.
And my fist gripped it, not believing what I was reading.
I was so angry that I phased right there, dropping the paper and leaving the boxes.
Cammie's P.O.V.
Jake, please, I thought desperately. My head was still looking out the window.
That's when I caught the sight of a familiar russet brown wolf, running towards the car.
I grinned, and it took all I had in me not to scream. I watched eagerly as Jacob pounced in front of the car, halting it to a stop. That very second I phased, right there in the car, and Tim got out, and so did I. I was at Jake's side.
Before I could do anything, Jake was already at his throat, biting as Tim punched, and it was a flurry of activity, of milky white and russet brown. I joined in.
The rest of the pack came then, and it was all of us, against him.
Leah and Seth were thrown to the side. While Tim's attention was directed elsewhere, Embry and Quil used this as an opportunity, a sneak attack if you will.
Somewhere deep inside of me, there was this burning fury, much stronger than I had ever experienced before.
And for once, I didn't try to control it.
Tim's body was ripped apart, and Sam phased, and burned him. I didn't have any clothes, so I couldn't phase back, so everyone else stayed in their wolf forms as we watched his body burn.
It was finally over.
Jake came over and nuzzled me, which was the best we could manage at the moment. I stared into his eyes.
Cammie! You're okay! It was Seth, of course, the ever-cheerful Seth. I felt a surge of appreciation for everyone around me-even the perpetually angry Paul, who was looking at me. Everyone had come just in the nick of time to save me. My family.
Yes, I'm okay, I thought, my eyes leaving Jacob's to gaze at Seth. Thanks, everybody, I added. How can I repay you?
Never scare us like that again. Was Leah's suggestion, and everyone else seemed to agree. That was a deal I would try my damndest to keep.
Jake nearly gave us a heart attack, urgently calling us like that, thought Brady, and I redirected my attention on him.
We all thought you'd died, the way Jake was talking. It was scary, really. He was so panicked and we didn't know what to think or where to find you. And Jake just suddenly knew. He just took off and it was hard to keep up!
We'd all be devastated if that happened, was Leah's reply. So promise you'll never do that again.
I promise. I swore. And I would keep it forever.
(THE END! The sneak peek for the sequel is next…)
