Embry's POV

We sat there for hours just talking. After that first initial conversation we had I felt the guilt emanating from her. I could only guess it was due to her sudden attraction to me despite me being her best friend's fiance. I tried to soothe her in the best way I knew how, which was asking her about school and her new job. She got so focused when she started talking about art, I'm happy to see that it hasn't changed. Her eyes almost glazed over as she told me all about her time in college and I was shocked to hear that she had gotten an offer from several prestigious art galleries and schools back in New York but chose to come back here instead.

"Why did you choose La Push instead of New York? Your future was SOLID there!" I asked incredulously. She just shrugged a bit and smiled as she stared out over the water.

"La Push is my home. My friends and family are all here, my life is here… my future. I've always felt in my heart that La Push is where I belong." Her response was so certain. My heart was beating faster than it had all day. She wanted to be here… this was her home. Shay didn't want that. In fact she'd mentioned several times that she wanted to move after we got married but I couldn't explain to her that I couldn't. My pack was here, I needed to be here. Kai turned to look at me with a sad expression.

"What's got you looking so sad?" She shrugged at me again and dropped her eyes to her sneakers. Her short hair fell down to hide her face but revealed the back of her neck and her shoulders. I'd done my best to distract myself from the fact that she was still wearing a crop top and she was looking beyond sexy. Something caught my eye peeking out from under her hair. I reached up and gently brushed her hair out of the way to reveal a small tattoo. She shivered at my touch and small goosebumps arose across her tanned shoulders. Her tattoo gave me goosebumps though.

"It's my spirit creature." She turned her head to meet my eyes.

"What?" She smirked a bit.

"In one of my art classes we were supposed to think about what our spirit creature would be. My teacher, she was insane but amazing, told us we needed to connect to a creature we felt embodied our essence and then draw it. So my two best friends there, Michael and Ricky, and I went up to a cabin one weekend and I spent hours outside just trying to find myself and the answer and then suddenly it hit me. A wolf. So I drew it, and I connected with it so much that this was my first tattoo," at the end of her explanation I looked back at her tattoo, a silhouette of a wolf, and smiled.

"Can I see your drawing of that wolf sometime?" She smiled at me and nodded. Just then her phone started ringing. She looked down at it and smiled slightly.

"Oh sorry Em, give me just a second?" I smiled and nodded. She jumped off the rock and walked a few feet away, but thanks to my wolf hearing it sounded like she was still right next to me.

"Hellooooo?" Her voice seemed happy, excited. Then another voice came over the phone that made my blood boil.

"Hey sexy lady! You never called me to tell me that you arrived safely. I'm assuming you didn't die in a fiery plane crash?" She laughed at that and the spark of jealousy turned into a full on fire.

"No, I've just been busy with my friends. Calm your sweet little ass down!" He laughed and sighed from the other end.

"I miss you already… are you sure you want to move back to podunk nowhere Washington?" UM YEAH ASSHOLE SHE'S SURE!

"Mikey we talked about this, La Push is my home. I belong here…" her voice drifted off. Apparently he could notice too.

"What's wrong? You sound upset. Trouble in paradise?" She sighed deeply and I saw her eyes glance over to me.

"I don't know. The longer I'm here the more I'm questioning whether I want to be here or not. I don't feel… I just… maybe I can't be here for Shay's wedding." My heart sank. She wanted to leave, because of me.

"Why not? You were so excited to be a part of it!"

"Yeah I know but… ok you can't judge me alright?" Her heartbeat increased. She was nervous.

"You know I can and will never judge you. Tell me what's going on." She sighed and glanced over at me again.

"Ever since I got here things just feel different. Like, every time I hear her talk about how much she loves Embry I want to punch her… I… he is… I'm feeling differently toward him and it's horrible and I feel awful and I just want to get out of here so I can forget my dumb feelings and start fresh or something and I don't even know if they're feelings for him or feelings of jealousy due to the wedding and me being alone and AGH! What do I do?!" I heard this Mikey person sigh heavily.

"Babe, listen, you guys have been friends for years! You don't have feelings for Embry. You just need to go get laid or something! Once you get that out of your system you'll feel better I promise!" My blood was boiling. How DARE he tell MY IMPRINT to go sleep around! No one was to touch her but ME! All of a sudden her loud laughter cut through my mental rage.

"Oh Mikey, you know how to make me laugh. You know that I'm not going to do that, but you are right about something. I don't have feelings for Embry, I'm just lonely. I'll figure something out, but I have to go, Embry is waiting for me. Thank you Michael. I love you despite your weirdness. I'll call you later?" He agreed and she hung up quickly. She turned around to smile at me but it fell immediately when she saw my face. I'm sure I looked devastated, because honestly I was. I just heard my imprint, the woman made for me, tell another man she loved him and that she didn't have feelings for me…

"Em?" she was standing in front of me now and reaching out to grab my hands looking worried. "Are you ok?"

"Who was that?" I asked. My voice had an angry edge to it and I'm sure she could tell. She pulled her hands back and I could see a fire beginning to ignite in her eyes.

"My friend Michael, why?" She crossed her arms across her (perfect) chest and cocked an eyebrow at me. I slid down the rock to stand up in front of her. I towered over her and looked down on her small frame.

"He sounded like more than a friend from what I heard!" I was losing control of my emotions fast here. Her gaze darkened, and not in a good way.

"Excuse me?! Why the hell does it matter what he is or isn't?!"

"Well a couple hours ago you were complaining about being all alone but apparently you don't mind whoring around to fill that void!"

SLAP*

"Fuck you." she spat. Though it didn't really hurt me, my face was burning. My imprint is furious at me. She slapped me. I looked down to see her hand was swelling and beginning to turn a little purple. Worry spread through me at the idea of her hurting herself because of me. I reached down to try and grab her hand to look at it but she yanked it away. "Do NOT touch me! I don't know who you are anymore Embry Call but I'm not sure I like this version. See you later." At that she turned and started making her way back through the woods. What did I do?!