Collins POV
"Evie can I ask you something?" I ask. We're so close just a few more inches and we'd be touching. "Yes." She whispers breathlessly moving ever so slightly closer to me. "Can I kiss you?" I ask nervously she widens her eyes and glances at my lips and then...
Three days earlier...
"I can't believe it. I imprinted I really imprinted. And she's so...incredible." Brady gushes for the thousandth time today. "Was I like this when I imprinted?" Quil asks with a mixture of humor and horror in his voice. "No of corse not Quil." Embry begins. "You were much worse." Paul and Embry finish in unison. And we all chuckle. "Please you have all acted like blubbering idiots one way or another." Leah says walking through the kitchen door of Sam and Emily's house. "Good morning Leah. How's Seth?" Emily asks. "I haven't talked to him since he left with Jake last night." She says grabbing a blueberry muffin and taking a seat beside me Jared. "Well now that we are all here I think it's time we get to business." Embry says. "Why are we all here again I mean Leah, Jared,Sam & I haven't phased in over a year." Paul says crossing his arms over his chest. "I'm well aware of that but now that Seth has gone I think it's important that we are all in the loop. After all you're still protectors regardless if you phase or not." Embry says. "I agree with Embry as former alpha I must say this is a good move its best for the pack & the tribe." Sam says patting Embry on the shoulder. "Of course you do." Leah says sarcasticly rolling her eyes and Brady and I can't help but chuckle at her actions. "Anyway we should all be on alert we don't have as many of us as before. if there is a surprise attack well I'm not gonna lie I'm worried." Embry says. "Give me a brake." Leah says slamming her hand down on the table. "There hasn't been any Vampires in the area in 5 years beside Nessie. Don't act like my brother taking a little vacation is putting the tribe in danger." Leah says angrily. "Come on lee lee that's not what he's saying." Sam says. "Shut up Sam." Emily and Leah say in unison. We all are taking a back that the girls spoke in unison but above that we can't believe Emily told Sam to shut up. "Don't call me Lee Lee." Leah says tears streaming down her face. "That's not fair Sam. For you to call her that you know what it does to her. It's bad enough she phased and we all know why she stopped how do you think it feels to be forever trapped in this place with your ex fiancé who is now married to your cousin. None of us know how that feels and I'm pretty sure none of us want too. So back off Sam." She spits the last part and storms off in the opposite direction Leah went. "Woah." Brady says. "I did not see that coming." I say. Sam shoots me his best icey glare and walks after his wife. "So is the meeting still on or can we leave now?" Paul says rubbing his hands together. "Uhhh yeah sure but everyone on the look out okay." Embry says and we all nod. "Brady take first shift Quil will relieve you in 10 hours." He says. "Awe man!" Brady wines getting up from his seat as we all leave. "How are things with your imprint?" Jared asks me as we walk outside. "She's a bit rough around the edges but other then that she's good." I say a small smile makes its way on my face. "You know you remind me a lot of Paul when he imprinted. I on the other hand was more like Brady." He chuckles. "We'll if she is anything like my Rachel your in for a very...entertaining life." Paul laughs. "Actually in some ways she reminds me of Leah." I say causing both Paul and Jared to stop in there tracks. "Entertaining life indeed." Paul says giving me a sympathetic look and walking away.
"Well that explains why you imprinted on her." Jared says with a chuckle. "What?" I ask confused. "She's a challenge. And if Sam's theory is right she needs you." He says with a chuckle and walks away leaving me perplexed. He was right Evie definitely was a challenge. And she did need me I could feel it. Two more days and I could go see her face to face but until then what would I do. "She's special isn't she?" Leah says coming out of the woods. "Yeah I think so?" I say. "Do you mind if I walked back with you?" She says playing with her hands. I can't help but hear the nervousness in her voice her tear soaked face is twisted in a way I've never seen before. She looks like she's in unbearable pain. "Sure I could use the company." I say. We walk down the road in silane and then she stops and looks at me. "I'm happy for you Collin. You've always been nice to me. You understand me more then the others or you try to at least." She says looking at her feet. "What's going on Leah?" I ask her. "I wanna leave. But I can't." She says sadly looking at me as another tear rolls down her cheek. "I know this is hard for you. I can't even imagine. I'm sorry Leah." I say sincerely. "I know you are Collin." She says with a smile."Do you know the reason I can't leave?" She asks me. And I'm taken a back everyone knows Leah can't leave the Rez but know one knows why. "I'm too scared." She whispers. "What?" I asked. "I tried to leave right after Nessie was born. I left for 3days and I came running back home. As soon as I got back I begged Jake to alpha order me hear forever." She says. "But why?" I ask. "Because I went looking for an escape. I wanted something or someone to make me forget." She says tears falling from her face. "You were looking for your imprint." I say. "I found him." She said. "What?" I ask in shock. "His name was Caleb he was from a Rez in Texas he had family on the Makah Rez he was visiting. He was perfect." She said dreamily staring off into space. "Wait you imprinted how does no one know." I ask in a rush. "I've done my best to block it. It's why I stopped phasing I thought it might brake the imprint." She said. "You wanted to brake your imprint. "He was married. Her name was Sarah. She was pregnant with there first child a little boy. They were so happy." She said crying again. "I'm so sorry." I whisper. "She was my friend. She was so nice to me. She invited me for dinner with her family. And I imprinted on her husband. It was so strange for a day I was Sam Sarah was me & Caleb was Emily. For the first time I could see his side I understood the uncontrollable tug the need to be with him. But the difference was I had been Sarah she was me I knew what that felt like and I couldn't do that to her or him or there baby. So I ran home and you know the rest." She said staring off into space. "Did it go away when you stopped phasing." I ask her. "No." She whispers. "Why'd you tell me." I ask her. "Because Caleb's family on the Rez was his sisters children. She died giving birth to her son and ever since then there father had been abusive he and his wife had moved there to take care of his niece and nephew. But they were having problems the girl had put up walls she was cold she didn't show affection she didn't know how. In her mind everyone she'd ever loved had let her down." She said sadly. "That's awful." I say not understanding. "Collin the little girl. Caleb's niece. It's Evie."...