PREVIOUSLY:

As soon as we pulled our teeth out of each other I jumped up and ran outside, Embry hot on my heels. "Emily, are you leaving? Now?"

But I wasn't leaving. I just had the incredible urge to be in the forest right now. As I hit the tree line I fell to my knees, my bones stretching within me.

SAM POV

How did he do it? How was he able to be with someone that wasn't his imprint? "Bella, we are having a bonfire tomorrow night. Please be there. 8pm on Second Beach."

She looked confused but nodded, "of course Sam, ill be there. Do you need me to bring anything?"

I shook my head. "no. just make sure you are there please."

I need to figure this out. I ran out of Bella's house without another word and phased as soon as I hit the trees. The only other person phased right now is Leah. I ran everything through my head a few times and I felt her reaction. Surprisingly, she wasn't upset.

"I'm just glad we're not actually stuck together," I heard through the pack mind, "We all know I could never be with Paul. Besides, the only person I really want is…" She broke off then and I heard her phase out.

Things had been awkward between us since the imprinting. It was for the best anyway, Leah was too much of a distraction while I ran patrol. I prefer calm while I run to focus on the scents around me. I spent the next few hours of patrol running thoughts through my head, but I feel like I'm missing something.

When I heard Jared join me, I phased out, heading toward my house through the woods, enjoying the peace for a little while longer. About halfway there I heard a sound, and was instantly on alert, until I smelled it.

Leah.

It's been so long since I scented her sweet arousal. God how I miss her. I inched forward cautiously, until I came to a small clearing by a pond. There she was, like a Goddess on the side of the pool, in just her undergarments. She had one hand strumming a nipple as the other hand slid down inside her damp panties. I heard it again, that luscious moan that brought me here. I was about to turn and leave her to her privacy when I heard her whisper my name.

I was done for. I moved forward, so I would be in her line of sight across the water. I quietly unsnapped my shorts and slowly pulled the zipper down, letting the noise echo around the clearing. She opened her eyes slowly and looked at me, her right hand continuing to make slow circles around her clit.

"Take them off Lee-Lee." She obeyed, never taking her eyes off of me. Her bra fell to the side as she shucked her underwear.

"Now your turn," she demanded, her voice as strong and sure as always. I let my shorts fall and wrapped one hand around myself. "ah ah ah," she said, slowly shaking her head, "not until I say so."

I let my hand drop and leaned back against a tree, watching her with hooded eyes. She brought her hand back down to her beautiful pussy, dipping 2 fingers in and out, sliding them up to her clit and resuming her small circles. Her moans made my dick jump. It was so hard to keep from stroking myself as I watched her, but I would wait until I had her permission.

"Now," she said, "wrap that hand around the base of your big cock and give it some slow strokes for me."

I did as I was told and was instantly gratified. We watched each other for a few minutes, every moan bringing me a little closer to coming undone. Suddenly she released her breast and plunged 2 fingers deep inside, fucking herself with one hand while her other stayed on her clit. I've never been more envious of 2 fingers. I kept my slow pace, waiting patiently for my next command. I loved it when she told me what to do, it was the only time I could truly let go of the rigid control I had on every aspect of my life.

"Keep going slow for me Sammy, I want you to watch me cum before you do."

I watched her, head held high, her eyes never left my cock. I watched as she fell apart, her head thrown back and her deep moans reverberating through the clearing. As soon as she was done, she looked up at me. "Go faster Sam. Think of slamming that hard cock deep inside me, of filling me up with all that hot cum."

I closed my eyes, remembering the feel of her silky walls wrapped around me. I brought my other hand down and tugged on my balls while I stroked faster. Just as I felt my release about to shoot out of me, I felt Leah's hot mouth on my dick. I acted on instinct, grabbing her head and slamming into her mouth, shooting my cum down her throat.

I looked down at her and she looked up at me, and we both stared for several minutes. Finally, she turned to put her hands up on a log in front of her. "Take me Sammy."

JARED POV:

I knew something was wrong with my pack, but I didn't know how I could do anything to help. I tried to keep to myself, focusing on me and my Kim. I've been in love with her forever, im so glad the imprint game me the push I needed to make her mine.

It was a pretty peaceful day; I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. At least as far as vampires go. My pack was all over these woods, even stronger than normal. I tried to steer clear of their scents. I wasn't in the headspace to deal with the moods everyone has been in lately. I was just waiting for Embry to phase in for his shift when I felt a presence I wasn't familiar with. "Who is this? Who just phased in?"

I was shocked to hear Emily's voice, to say the least. "Jared, is that you? I don't know what happened!"

Just as I was about to answer her, Embry phased in, and I could see Emily's sleek mottled black wolf through his eyes. I also saw everything that happened today with the two of them.

"Well, of all the things I thought would come from marking, this was not what I expected," I shot to Embry, who mentally sighed.

"Tell me about it! I didn't want this for her." I could feel the depth of their love for each other. The imprint had no effect. Does that mean Kimmy doesn't love me only for the imprint? It was my biggest fear that she only felt the same way I did due to the pull of the imprint.

"I need to go see Kim. Emily, are you ok with Embry? Embry dude, you gotta focus if you're taking over patrol." I scolded him, forcing him to remember his responsibilities.

Once I knew he was showing Emily how to run patrol I phased out, making a beeline straight for my imprint's house. She came to the door, that beautiful smile lighting up her face. "Hey Babe! Can I come in for a minute? I need to talk to you." She pulled me inside, planting a sweet kiss on me before leading me to the living room. Luckily, her parents were out with her little sister, so it was just the two of us.

I explained everything that had happened with Emily and Embry, right up to Emily phasing. Then I took a deep breath. "Kim, do you think you only love me because of the pull of the imprint? Did I tie you to me against your will?"

I'm not sure what reaction I expected, but her sweet laugh ringing out was not it. "Jared, I have been in love with you since the Science Fair in 5th grade. I remember specifically, because Paul didn't have an experiment to bring in. Everyone knew his dad was a drunk, but when you found out he had destroyed Paul's project, you sat him down and showed him your entire project and added his name to it, so he wouldn't get in trouble. I saw how thoughtful you were, and I was done for."

"Oh thank god. I was so afraid. Kim, how do you feel about what happened to Emily? What will you do if it happens to you too?"

She walked over and straddled my lap. "well, there's only one way to find out. Looks like we are moving our timeline up. Mark me baby, I want to run with you."

OLD QUIL POV:

I almost gave up. Paul and I had moved to the archives several hours into our research and we were coming up completely empty handed, until I finally dug out an old scroll that clarified. As soon as I showed him though, he leapt up and ran out of the building. I had a feeling the bonfire tomorrow was going to be a big one.