to　the　bed。　As

soon　as　his　door　was

closed；　Embry　muttered　to　me；　〃Don't　throw　up；　okay？　I've　only　got　a　ten；　and

if　Paul　got　his　teeth　into

Jacob〃

〃Okay；〃　I　whispered。

Embry　drove　us　back　toward　the　village。

〃Hey；　how　did　Jake　get　around　the　injunction　anyway？〃

〃The　what？〃

〃Er；　the　order。　You　know；　to　not　spill　the　beans。　How　did　he　tell　you　about

this？〃

〃Oh；　that；〃　I　said；　remembering　Jacob　trying　to　choke　out　the　truth　to　me　last

night。　〃He　didn't。　I　guessed

right。〃

Embry　pursed　his　lips；　looking　surprised。　〃Hmm。　S'pose　that　would　work。〃

〃Where　are　we　going？〃　I　asked。

〃Emily's　house。　She's　Sam's　girlfriend　no；　fiancee；　now；　I　guess。　They'll

meet　us　back　there　after　Sam

gives　it　to　them　for　what　just　happened。　And　after　Paul　and　Jake　scrounge　up

some　new　clothes；　if　Paul

even　has　any　left。〃

〃Does　Emily　know　about　？〃

〃Yeah。　And　hey；　don't　stare　at　her。　That　bugs　Sam。〃

I　frowned　at　him。　〃Why　would　I　stare？〃

Embry　looked　unfortable。　〃Like　you　saw　just　now；　hanging　out　around

werewolves　has　its　risks。〃　He

changed　the　subject　quickly。　〃Hey；　are　you　okay　about　the　whole　thing　with　the

black…haired

bloodsucker　in　the　meadow？　It　didn't　look　like　he　was　a　friend　of　yours；　but。

。〃　Embry　shrugged。

〃No；　he　wasn't　my　friend。〃

〃That's　good。　We　didn't　want　to　start　anything；　break　the　treaty；　you　know。〃

〃Oh；　yeah；　Jake　told　me　about　the　treaty　once；　a　long　time　ago。　Why　would

killing　Laurent　break　the

treaty？〃

〃Laurent；〃　he　repeated；　snorting；　like　he　was　amused　the　vampire　had　had　a

name。　〃Well；　we　were

technically　on　Cullen　tu