“I understand. Just trust me, okay? I won’t let anything happen to you, especially by my hand.”

“I do. With every ounce of my being.”

“Good.” I kissed his neck again. He picked me up so he could lay down across the couch and placed me on his chest. I followed suit and laid down, placing my head on his chest and looked up at him. He smiled and I smiled back. His face suddenly looked concerned.

“Your eyes look different. Darker… more black.”

“Yeah. Haven’t hunted in a while. Well, had a good hunt. The night the pack found me I caught a rabbit, but that’s really all I had in the past few weeks. And they didn’t give me a chance to finish it.” I pouted a little at the memory. It reminded how thirsty I really was.

“I’ll take you if you want.”

“Seriously?” I didn’t know what to think.

“Yeah. As a wolf, I can keep up and defend myself if necessary.”

“You know what, I think I’ll like that!” I suddenly really got thirsty. “Can we go now?” I jumped up before he could answer.

He laughed. “Sure. This way, the pack can learn about us, too. If they see that you can hunt with me there safely, they should realize that everything is okay. But to make them more comfortable, we’ll hunt in areas not affected by the treaty.”

“Big game, please. I’m needing more than a rabbit or a deer.”

“Bear?”

“Perfect! One of those should do fine!”

“Lets go, then!”

“I’ll have to focus on not attacking you, so don’t distract me. Hunting requires me giving in to my instincts. I couldn’t live with myself if I hurt you.”

He pulled me close. “I’ll stay a safe, but close, distance away. You know my smell, too, so that should help.”

“Okay! Lets go!”

“Man, you are thirsty.” He laughed at my eagerness and escorted me to the door. “We’ll go to a place right outside Forks and La Push. I remember Bella mentioning something about the Cullens hunting bears there before. Wait here.” We were at the makeshift garage he had out back. “I’ll go phase and come back for you.” I nodded and he kissed me quickly before disappearing into the forest. A few moments later, I saw a huge russet-colored wolf emerge. He was almost as tall as Sam when I first met the pack.