Equinox

CH. 20

CH. 20 (Cole)

"I'm home!" I said happily.

I was anxious for Ellie to meet my family.

She is the first person I've ever really told about my curse, well other than other lycanthropes.

It was no secret that I had feelings for her, she's gorgeous and so full of life, but the night of the party I could feel the magic surrounding the new couple.

I knew better than to try and separate them, I could love Ellie and protect her as a friend.

I knew she wasn't my Mate, I only hoped that one day I would find someone as beautiful and caring as her.

My siblings all stopped what they were doing and came forward.

"Everyone this is the girl I told you about, Elleen Finnigan. Ellie, this is my family." I said lovingly.

Just knowing she accepted us wholly and without judgement, my siblings had already liked her.

Even still I could feel her nerves.

"Everyone this is Ellie, Ellie these are my siblings." I said and then introduced each one to her personally.

After the introductions she eased up considerably.

She then spoke with us about random things, trying to keep the conversation light.

I knew she wouldn't delve too deeply as the heavier things would be discussed tonight.

She soon fell into the topic of relationships with the girls.

"How can you date a vampire?" Charlene (Alphonse's Mate) asked.

"Yeah, aren't you scared he'll bite you one day?" My sister Denise asked.

Elle just smiled and answered them.

"I don't have any prejudices against anyone. And I can date any guy as long as he treats me with respect and kindness and loves me unconditionally." She said "and if Emmett wanted to bite me, I simply figured he would've done it the second he met me."

Her reasoning made us laugh, we knew she was right but the way she spoke so lightheartedly about it lifted our mood.

"Have any of them EVER tried to take a snap at you" Ollie (Denise's Mate) asked.

Ellie sighed, "yes, once." She admitted and all of us growled in anger.

She held her hands up to quiet us, it worked.

"It was an accident caused by carelessness."

"Explain." I commanded.

She looked up at me, her big blue orbs gazing at me through her thick lashes.

"As I was telling everyone bye one day, Jacob, the shifter was playing with a football in the house. He threw the ball up but it veered off his desired track and so he leaped to catch it. Only he leaped without looking and bumped into me sending me through one of the glass doors." She said then I felt her mood change to a thick layer of sadness.

She continued, "Jasper let the sight and smell of my blood cloud his normally calm demeanor and he lost control he wanted to attack me so bad but Emmett carefully held him back and then removed him from the house. Renesme also lost control for a split second, but because she's half human she was easier to handle."

We all gasped and she rolled her eyes.

"Ugh the story of Nessie is just too complicated so i'll just let her parents tell you." She said confusing us.