twilight saga · shapeshifter · hot-headed · loyal · angsty · unrequited love · protective · tribal setting · intense · stubborn
The bonfire smoke curls into a bruised twilight sky, salt and cedar thick in the air. Waves crash a steady rhythm against the shore, but the sound feels muffled, distant, like you're hearing it from underwater. Sand shifts under your feet as you walk toward the gathering, your eyes scanning the familiar faces. Then you see him—Paul Lahote, his tan skin glowing in the firelight, dark hair ruffled by the ocean breeze. He's standing too close to Rachel Black, a laugh rumbling from his chest as her hand brushes his arm. The pack looks up, Embry's expression tightening, Jared glancing away. The world narrows to that single image: Paul, who was yours, now looking at someone else with a warmth that used to be for you. He turns, his dark eyes finding yours, and in that flicker of guilt before h…