the unknown

Men

Embry's pov
I was prepared to kill Paul. What he did to Maggie was extremely fucked up. I walk into Sam's house ready to beat Paul's ass.

"Take it outside," Emily yells at me from in the kitchen.

"Where is he?" I ask, walking through the house to her.

"He's asleep on the couch," She replies, "but please take it outside."

I walk to the living room where Paul is sleeping with a pillow over his head. I grab the pillow and hit him as hard as I can. That jolts him awake.

"What the fuck?" He groans, ready to fight back until he sees me, "oh shit."

"Oh shit is right, get your ass outside so I can beat it," I yell at him.

"Fuck, fine."

I follow him outside, my body already shaking as I think of how he touched Maggie.

We both shift into our wolf form and tear into each other. He doesn't fight as rough as I am. I could hardly focus on my teeth rip into him and my claws dig into him. All I see is red and I don't care how bad I hurt him. It won't compare to what he did to my imprint.

"Enough!" Sam's voice finally brings me back into reality. I let go of Paul and snarl at him.

Before he can think anything, I run away from my alpha. I needed to blow off the rest of my anger before I go home to Maggie and Sammy. I don't want Sammy to see me upset. I know Maggie is hiding her feelings about what Paul did but behind her fake smiles, I can see how she is breaking emotionally.

I direct my run towards the Cullens home. Rosalie is the only one who can fully understand what Maggie is going through. Maggie told me about Rose's past during one of the talks of how strange it was that Rose considers Maggie her daughter. Now I see how close they really are and how much Rose and Emmett really do love Maggie.

I shift back to my human form once I reach the open home. Jake keeps clothes for all of us out here in case we have to shift suddenly. I grab a pair of shorts before making my way inside.

"Rose is upstairs," Edward immediately tells me.

"Thanks," I mumble in response as I make my way up the stairs and past the creepy collection of grad caps they have.

I knock on Rose and Emmett's door and wait for her soft "come in."

I open the door and peak in to see her and Emmett sitting on a couch cuddled up together.

"Hey, can we talk?" I ask them.

"Yeah, come sit," Rose answers, scooting over to make room for me to sit next to her.

She really has softened up since meeting Maggie.

I hesitantly take a seat next to her and look at them both, "It's about Maggie."

"Did something happen?" Emmett asks with a concern look.

"Paul kind of forced himself on Maggie and I can tell it really hurt her. I think she fears what would of happened if she was still human," I explain.

Emmett balls up his fists, "I'm going to kill him."

"I beat his ass pretty good earlier," I say with a small smirk.

"Good, no one touches my baby girl," Emmett growls.

Rose places her hand on his arm which instantly calms him, "how is Maggie reacting to it?"

"She keeps taking long showers and laying in bed for literally hours. The only time she smiles is when she's with Sammy and even then it seems fake."

"Even vampires have feelings. I think it really traumatized her as she's never been in that type of situation," Rose explains.

"What can I do to help her?" I ask, running my hand through my hair.

"Just be there for her and please make sure she's feeding. It's so easy for vampires to get into a bad mental state and unconsciously starve themselves."

"Maybe have her hang out with Alice and take part in the wedding planning," Emmett suggests.

"Okay these are good, thank you," I tell them appreciatively.

"Of course, we only want what's best for Maggie," Rose says with a sad smile.

"Maybe you guys could come see her sometime? I know she drags herself out of bed when I have patrol or work to take care of Sammy. When I'm there though, she just lays in bed," I tell them.

"We will be there, just text me when you can't be home," Emmett says.

I hug them both tightly which takes them by surprise but they hug me back anyway.

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Maggie's pov

Sammy is wrapped in her spongebob blanket beside me in our bed. That 70s Show plays in the background but I'm barely listening. I run my hand through Sammy's hair endlessly. My thoughts are running wild of Paul. I thought he was my friend yet he hurt me in a way that could never be forgiven. It makes me want to protect Sammy even more from every man in this world. Even the ones you trust can betray you.

I hear Embry's footsteps outside of our small home and the front door unlock. I'm sure me hardly leaving the bed is not what he signed up for when he asked me to marry him. I'm sure he thought i'd be more like Emily but I can barely cook anyway.

I peak over at him as he walks in the bedroom.

"Hi baby," He says, slipping in the bed behind me.

"Hi my love," I answer back, pressing my back against his chest.

He slips his arm around my waist and presses a kiss to my shoulder. His body heat is comforting as I sigh softly. I slip my hand over his, wanting as much physical contact as possible.

"Do you want to watch Halloween?" He asks me quietly.

"I don't want Sammy to wake up and get scared," I tell him.

"She lives with a vampire and werewolf," he says with a small chuckle.

"But she doesn't know that," I state, turning to face him.

"I guess that's true," He agrees.

"You're so silly." I say, kissing his lips gently.

He kisses me back, "I seen Chucky when I was three."

"and if I remember correctly, you were afraid of dolls until you were ten," I tease him.

"Okay, we don't let her watch any horror movies until she's 15," He says in a serious tone.

I laugh, "sounds good with me."

"Are you going dress shopping with Alice tomorrow?"

"Yes, Im gonna hunt first then take Sammy with me to Port Angeles," I tell him my plans for tomorrow.

"I think Sam is taking me to get a tux," He says.

I smirk, "I cannot wait to see you in it."

"I can't wait to see you out of your dress," He says, smirking back.

I roll my eyes playfully. I feel Sammy stir behind me so I reposition us so she's laying on my chest.

"You guys are so beautiful," Embry says sweetly

I wrap my arms carefully around Sammy's small body, "so are you."