The Imprint or the Blood Singer

Chapter 8

Maisie walked out of the garage carrying a box of origami wolves. She wasn't sure why but it was the only thing she could fold lately, much to the others amusement. She saw Bella stomp out of their house and towards Sam Uley's gang that was coming over for lunch.

"Bella?" she said to herself, confused. Maisie followed her friend.

"What did you do?" Bella yelled as she approached them. "What the hell did you do to him! He didn't want this!"

"Bella!" she called out trying to stop her from doing something stupid.

"What did we do? What did he do? What did he tell you?" Paul said with a ferocity Maisie had never seen from him before.

Embry walked over and wrapped his arms around Maisie sensing her fear. He rested his chin on her head. Embry gave Paul a look and for her sake he tried to cool himself.

"He didn't tell me anything! He won't tell me anything because he's afraid of you."

Paul and the others laughed. Even Maisie knew better, Jake wasn't afraid of them. Out of anything there was a weird respect they all seemed to have for her brother. Bella didn't like Paul's reaction. She slapped him hard across the face. Paul started to shake intensely, his breathing getting very heavy.

"Paul! Calm down!" Sam commanded. "Bella get back!"

Embry pulled Maisie back. She looked in shock as Paul transformed into a giant wolf. Her heartbeat accelerated.

"Bella!" Jacob yelled as he cleared over the railing of the back porch. "Bella get back!"

Bella started to run and Embry pushed Maisie to run with her. Jacob soared over the both of them, turning into a giant wolf midair. Jacob and Paul growled at each other and began to fight, biting at each other.

"Embry! What the hell is going on!"

Maisie yelled at the sight in front of her. Embry and Sam both took a step towards her. They could hear her heart beating too fast for what seemed possible. Sam was honestly worried she would go into cardiac arrest. Her breathing got heavier and Maisie couldn't calm down no matter how many times Sam said to. She was sweating like crazy and felt a shift in her body. Suddenly she wasn't standing on two legs anymore. She was on four. Everyone paused and looked at her.

"I didn't think it was possible for a girl," Jared started.

"The phasing's never happened before." Sam was in as much awe.

Maisie looked down at her own hands to see paws. The sight alone freaked her out so she did the first thing she could think of. Maisie ran. She heard Sam yell out for Embry to get her. She ran all the way to the cliffs before finally stopping as she almost tipped over the edge, out of land to run on.

Mai Mai

Maisie turned around scared. She recognized the voice as Embry's but wasn't sure how he was speaking. One, he was a wolf. Two, he had a blanket in his mouth meaning he couldn't open it to speak.

How can I hear you? What's going on Embry?

It's a mind link. Wolves of the same pack share it. You're okay, Maisie. You're going to shift back and then you're going to look me in the eye and it all be okay.

Embry? What are you talking about?

Calm down, listen to me. You're going to think of your human body. Every curve, nail, beauty mark. You think of that and you'll feel your bones start to melt back into your human ones. When you shift back you'll be naked. I have the blanket to cover you. I'll go into the woods and shift back first okay.