Why would you just leave Annabelle? You are rightful Alpha; you can't leave your pack! I know your stronger than Jason, you can beat him and then we can go back to living freely like when your father was Alpha. Daisy's last thoughts screamed around my head as I sprinted through the forest.

I couldn't fight Jason. Even though I was ten times as strong as him, the majority of the pack bowed down to him and would protect him. I stood no chance against five wolves, and I wouldn't endanger Daisy's or Bobby's lives by making them fight with me. So I left the pack, hoping somehow with my disappearance, Jason would stop the harsh patrolling system and be nicer on the rest of the pack.

I slowed my pace as I reached the edge of the city. Most people would probably have a heart attack if they saw a six foot wolf running through Seattle, so I took the more subtle route and changed back into my human form.

Compared to my wolf which was pure black with tints of dark blue and purple running through it, with muscles covering every inch of my body, my human body was much less appealing. I was surprisingly short for a shape shifter, about five foot four, with long wavy light brown hair and green eyes so no one really saw me as a threat.

I slipped on a baggy t-shirt and a pair of tracksuit bottoms which I hid in a tree close to the edge of the forest. I got weird stares from on lookers as I strolled down the streets. There were probably leaves in my hair or dirt on my face which I hadn't wiped off yet but they would have stared anyway.

Suddenly the sickly sweet smell drifted up my nose as the wind changed direction and blew my hair behind me. I followed the scent off the main street and down a by street.

My feet planted themselves on the concrete when I saw a grey wolf, a little smaller than my wolf, limping away from a tall, lean, pale white guy who was walking determinedly towards her.

I coughed loudly and instantly the two pairs of eyes: one dark brown and the other blood red.

"Is this a private party, or can anyone join in?" I asked, glaring at the vampire.

"Sure sweetheart, come here and I'll give you something to shout about" the vampire chuckled and turned away from the wolf which was now laying on the floor.

There was a deep cut on her right front leg and a series of scratches down her right side. The wolf, who I guessed was female because she was smaller than me, growled as the vampire walked at a human pace towards me.

"So what have you got planned for me? Kill me slowly or just rip my head off?" I asked curiously, innocently twirling a piece of hair around my finger.

"Well you don't smell too appealing so I guess I'll just rip your head off" the vampire replied.

"Why do you want to know?" he asked, glaring in my direction.

"So I know whether to kill you quickly or let you suffer like you would to me" I chuckled and dodged to my left as the vampire, sprinted towards me.

He skidded to a stop instantly and stared at me in shock as I pulled off my t-shirt and trousers. He sprang at me, teeth aimed at my neck and his eyes darkened in anger. His hand locked around my forearms and we crashed into the wall behind me.

I winced slightly but quickly regained my composure and kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying across the road. I leapt forwards, phrasing in midair and was there to catch him. I caught his arm inbetween my teeth and tore it off, throwing it behind me. His shrieks filled the empty street, echoing off the walls as I tore off his other arm. I silenced him by ripping off his head and gathered his body into a pile.

I phrased back and found the lighter which I carried in my trouser pocket and then burnt the pile of limbs. Once I was happy that no one would find a burnt corpse, I turned back to the wolf which was now a naked girl curled up on the floor.

"Hey, are you alright?" I asked softly, kneeling beside the girl.

She nodded and tried to push herself up, only to fall back down in pain. I caught her body before it crashed to the floor and laid her more softly back on the ground.

"Wait here, I'll get you some clothes and then we can go back to my house" I told her.

She nodded and watched as I ran back up the street, to where my bag of clothes where. I pulled out a pair of shorts and a tank top which would have been a dress on me but this girl was atleast five foot eleven so they would fit her.

"Here" I said and held the clothes towards her.

She took them and then pulled them up. The cut on her leg was starting to heal up and had stopped bleeding and the scratches on her side were almost completely healed.

"I'm Annabelle by the way but you can call me Anna" I said, holding my hand towards the girl, hoping in return she would tell me her name.

"Hey, I'm Leah. So just call me Leah" the girl chuckled softly and shook my hand.

"Well it is nice to meet you, even though it was under strange, painful circumstances" I grinned up at her.

She laughed softly and nodded.

"So you live in Seattle?" she asked curiously.

"Well I rent a flat a few minutes walk away, so why don't I take you there and you can stay until you are completely healed" I suggested.

"Thanks" Leah sighed.

I nodded and wrapped my arm around her waist, carrying most of her weight about eight hundred meters down the road, up two flights of stairs and then into my flat.

I placed Leah on the soft leather couch and got changed into a pair of jeans and cotton t-shirt. When I returned I saw Leah limping around, exploring every room in the flat. I hadn't done much redecorating since moving in a few weeks ago. There was nothing which would suggest a teenage girl lived there, except maybe the piles of rented movies which needed to be returned and the large amount ice cream in the freezer.

"So what's a pretty girl like you, doing fighting vampires alone in Seattle?" I asked, falling onto the loveseat infront of the TV.

Leah laughed softly and sat on the couch, flicking through a gossip magazine.

"Trust me, I didn't plan on getting attacked by a vampire but I came to see how many vampires there were. My pack is friends with a bunch of vegetarian vampires, meaning they don't drink human blood, and they were getting suspicious of the disappearances and mass killings" Leah explained.

"Why do they care if there are vampires in Seattle? I asked curiously.

"Well one of the bloodsuckers is in love with a human, and a couple of years ago, these three vampires tried to kill her. The Cullen's killed one of the males, my pack killed the other last year but the female is still out there and wants to avenge her mate's death. One of the Cullen's is an ex army general and believes that someone is creating an army of newborn vampires to kill them" Leah continued.

"So you decided to check the situation out?" I guessed.

Leah nodded.

"I know I was stupid to go alone but I needed to get away from everything at home and decided to do something useful" Leah murmured, her cheeks blushing with embarrassment.

I laughed softly.

"I don't think your stupid Leah. I would probably have done the same to protect my pack or my friends" I assured her.

Leah smiled softly over at me and then glanced back at her magazine. She then jumped into my shower and when she returned, in a pair of my baggy tracksuit bottoms and one of Daisy's jumpers which I had borrowed and never given back, I gave her a cup of hot chocolate.

"Do you have a pack Anna?" Leah asked, smiling softly over at me.

"Urm well, I did but I left" I said, playing with my hair nervously.

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