A..N. thanks to the reviews from the last chapter, I decided to keep the secret for a little while. I hope you guys like the new format that it's in.

"I'm hurt dad. That's what's wrong. Why didn't you tell me?" Steph whispered back; from the corner of her eye, she could see that Sam was eavesdropping very conspicuously on her conversation; he shuffled closer to them as he was worried that she would phase.

"Tell you what?" Steph's dad asked warily, he knew what she was talking about but he wanted to find out just how much she knew before jumping in.

"How could you not trust me with a secret like this dad? I trust you with everything." He was surprised at her words; he had never known her to be this straight forward.

"I know you're a werewolf. I also know that I'm one too…. Well not yet." Steph whispered back; a slight quiver in her voice. Sam shuffled closer to them silently.

"How did you find out?" Steph's dad asked her, the bonfire was silent now. Everyone wanted to hear what she had to say.

"I found out the minute I put pen to paper." She told them cryptically; nobody but her understood what she meant.

She then burst out into hysteric laughter for reasons unknown to even her. Sam stood up, not sure what on earth he was meant to do in a situation like this. After all, he had only been the alpha for a short time now.

"Im fine Sam, I'm not about to phase right here and now." She tried to reassure him while seizing laughter completely. Little did she know that she had sparked even more curiosity in his mind instead; Sam sat back down.

"You really are smarter than you look." Her dad told her as he messed up her hair with his fist; used to this sort of behaviour, she grimaced lightly. Steph wanted to tell him that her brain had nothing to do with it, but she knew that for now, it was better to keep her secret just that… a secret.

"Can I see you dad? You know, as a wolf." Steph asked her father; he sought approval from Billy who smiled in response, then to Sam who nodded curtly. It would be good for her to see him now; she would be less frightened when it is her turn. Steph stood as her father ran into the forest, she gave each elder a light smile which they each returned; except Old Quil of course.

She then approached Jared and Paul who were watching her, their eyes taking in each and every bit of her body, she smirked.

"Scuse me." She asked them as she did a parting gesture with her hands; they brainlessly slip apart, making room for her to step through the middle. She let out a barked yelp as a sharp pain appeared on her butt. Before she could even think, her hand raised and slapped the back of the culprit's head harder.

"Shit! Ow!" He cried as he shot off the log like it had bitten him; rubbing the back of his head in a desperate attempt to lessen the pain.

"Owned." Jared laughed as he watched his friend jump around.

"Serves you right Paul, that's what you get. Well done Stephanie." The voice made Steph choke up a sob. She didn't expect him to speak; she had been hoping that he wouldn't throughout the night.

She turned to face him, his smile was pleasant, Sue sat draped over him; it was obvious that she was his imprint. He broke the stare and looked back to his wife who was smiling back at him and placed a tender kiss on her small lips. Stephanie smiled weakly before turning on her heel towards where her dad would emerge from. She tilted her head back in a feeble attempt to hold back the tears. Harry. It wasn't easy knowing when and how someone would die; Steph knew that now. She wiped her eyes with her sleeve quickly when she heard Sam trying to follow her silently.

Jamal, who had been waiting for her to get close enough, stepped out of the woods gingerly, one slow step at a time as to not frighten his daughter. She smiled when she saw him, he was black, like coal which surprised her.

"Isn't Sam the black one?" She asked before she could stop herself; she was giving herself away… and fast.

Her father's furry head cocked to the side in wander. Why would she ask that? It wasn't as if she'd seen them before.

"How did you know that?" Sam asked as he made himself known, Steph turned to face him, he looked deep into her eyes like he was staring into her soul; assessing whether she would lie or not. He had an odd feeling about her, she knew too much. Steph swallowed loudly while she thought of an excuse, something she could get away with for now.

"I didn't. I thought you would be, you know." She mumbled as she looked away from him, trying to avoid his piercing gaze. Sam shook his head and smirked, Steph gasped, she knew what he was about to do.

"Tell the truth Stephanie." The weight of his voice trembled through her body; her face went pale as she dropped to the ground. His words were like cinder blocks, each one falling heavily on her lungs. She screamed as she gasped for air, not knowing what was happening. This wasn't in her books; why was it happening? Was she dying? She wasn't ready for death, not yet.

"What the fuck did you do to her?" She heard her dad scream; he was human again and with her in a second, looking over her writhing body with fear and tears in his eyes. Steph's eyes became unfocused. Paul and Jared ran to them, the others approached too. Nobody knew what to do, their bodies frozen with fear.

"I-I don't know. I just gave the order, she was ly…" Jamal growled before Sam could finish; he dropped to his knees next to them. Steph still couldn't breathe, only now, her head felt like it was being starved; her body was limp.

"Oh god no. Sam, do something… take away the order… order her to breathe... Just do something… that's my child!" Jamal was hysterical now; he wasn't sure what was going on. In all his years, he hadn't seen anything like this before.

"Stephanie, breathe." Another tremble through her body, she was still. Her chest moved up and down once, enjoying the motion that she had often taken for granted. Steph leant up and pulled her father into a tight hug; she didn't care if he was naked.

He pulled her tighter too.

"I thought I lost you." He whispered; then he threw a sour glare at Sam who looked away, ashamed. He had only wanted the truth, not her death. It wasn't his fault, he just wasn't cut out for this sort of thing, it wasn't his duty, it was Jacob Black's. Sue finally reached them with a blanket that she quickly placed around Steph's shoulders; her father wrapped her in it and carried her bridal style, back towards the fire. Steph buried her head into his chest and soon passed out from exhaustion.

Thoughts?

Does anyone have any theories about what happened to Steph?
What do you think?

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