Sacrifices - Book 4 - Completed

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After I had woken up, and had the fetus taken out of me; I had ran away from there. I traveled around, stealing money from strangers. Until I pick pocketed the wrong person. I was staying in a cabin near a creek in the woods; he had tracked me down by my scent and lifted me up by my shirt. He didn't say anything, he only tensed up as he stared into my eyes; and his scent was captivating. He didn't smell like a mutt at all, only reason I knew he was one because of how he acted. He lowered me to my feet.

"Ah, I'm sorry about that," he looked down at me, rubbing the back of his neck

"No worries...sorry for taking your wallet. Here, you can have it back. Have a good night." I gave him his wallet, before turning and walking away from him,

Well, I would have, if he hadn't grabbed my wrist and told me to wait. I stiffened and closed my eyes.

"Please go." I told him as I squeezed my eyes shut,

"I can't. Look, you're going to think I'm crazy - " he started, but I cut him off

"I know, you're a werewolf and you imprinted on me; but it was a mistake. Once your wolf realizes what I am, you're going to leave or try to kill me which will make me injure you, before you can." I turned to look him in the eyes, as I dropped my disguise, my eyes going from brown to gold, my skin going cold and pale and my heart rate stopping,

He frowned. But, he didn't pull away. He took a step closer, and put his palm on my cheek, rubbing it with his thumb.

"Who hurt you?" he asked, not looking away

"...I was imprinted on before, when I was human. But, in order to save me, I had to be turned into a Vampire. Otherwise, the Pack would lose a good wolf," I blurted, not finding myself able to lie, or not answer him, not looking away from him,

"I'm Scott King," he smirked, removing his hand from my face and wrist,

"Artemis Swan," I smiled a little at him,

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I stretched, as I steeped out of the cabin I was staying in. Closing my eyes I took in the smell and sound of the woods; humming when strong arms wrapped around my waist, pulling me close into a warm body. His lips trailed down my neck.

"Good Morning Beautiful," Scott said, not removing his face from my neck,

"Artemis!" Alice shouted, coming out of no where with Jasper

Scott tensed up, and glared at the two. Growling lowly, until I pushed him off of me and ran up to her, giving her a squeeze. Jasper smiled softly at me, letting me hug him too.

"This is Scott. My Mate and Imprinter, well, I guess I'm also his mate, he's-" I started,

"I know. I, was able to see your future; after you left. Only bits and pieces with him, but I was still able to see it." Alice cut me off, a big smile on her face

"Alice." Jasper put his hand on his shoulder, as Scott came over to us, wrapping an arm around my waist and pulling me close

"Right. I wish this was a social visit, but we need your help." Alice squeezed my hand tightly,

"What happened? Is Renesme okay?" I asked, tense and worried

"For now. The Volturi found out about her, we're gathering witnesses, to hopefully prove to them that Renesme is no danger. Carlisle can explain everything to you when you get there, we could use your strength. Both of your strengths." Jasper said, looking to me then to my Mate

"No. She's not going back there, not with that bastard there. And the brat who hurt her.." Scott growled,

"It's fine Scott. Paul probably already found his true imprint, and Brady didn't mean too. None of them knew and he was just protecting his Alpha," I shook my head at him, giving him a reassuring smile

"Only if you're one hundred percent positive." Scott sighed,

"You know how much Renesme means to me. We'll head there right away," I told Alice, before running into the Cabin, packing everything up quickly,

"It's going to take awhile, especially since we'll have to travel through cities and populated areas too," Scott said, coming into the Cabin

"I know. Which is why we need to leave now, and we'll stop by fast food joints and diners so you can eat and I'll carry you when you need sleep." I rambled, putting the back pack on,

"Fine, you're the boss," Scott sighed, pecking my lips

"Thank you...my alpha~" I purred, leaning up and planting a kiss on his lips before we left,