A/N: Total Eclipse of Two Hearts picks up from Midnight Romance, if you don't want to be lost please catch up.

Chapter 1

Searching for Truths

According to Wikipedia "In social animals the alpha is the individual in the community with the highest ranking. Male or female individuals or both can be alphas, depending on their species. Where one male and one female fulfill this role, they are referred to as the alpha pair. Other animals in the same social group may exhibit deference or other symbolic signs of respect particular to their species towards the alpha or alphas."

I rubbed my eyes as I closed my laptop, this is how I spend most of my nights researching wolves, female wolves, and alpha females which only gave me so much information. I needed to know more about my origin and the prophecy wasn't much help either. The council was only able to trace the script to the 14th century. I laid across my bed in contemplation confused about so much especially that dream on the beach and the bruising that followed.

At first, I thought it had actually happened: it felt so real. His hands pressed against my body and the way he grabbed me, I still get chills thinking about it but once I got inside that night I called Jake and apparently he had just crashed from a twenty-four patrol. He said he wasn't anywhere near the beach. All I could do was believe him since Billy corroborated his story.

Remembering that night and the way the dream made me feel I jumped up from my bed.

"Hey, mom, I'm going for a run, okay?" I opened the back door and rushed out before getting a response. I broke the tree line lifting my shirt. I hadn't phased in weeks I was to afraid of what the wolf might do: however; tonight I just craved a good run. Before removing the rest of my clothes my cell phone rang from inside my pocket.

"Hello" I said without looking down. "Leah we need to talk. It has been weeks" said Edward.

I couldn't talk to him now not after the dream I had about Jacob. I didn't know what it meant. Maybe Jake was my mate or maybe I had feelings for him. I didn't want to string Edward along even more than I already am.

"I'm sorry Edward I can't talk right now. I'm going for a run" I said hoping to end this conversation. "Good I'll join you" he was persistent.

"Edward, I just need time, I need to be alone…" before I could finish he yelled, "NO DAMN IT, COME HERE NOW!"

I was shocked by his tone and also a little turned on. My phone slipped from my hand as the rest of my clothes ripped from my body. I had phased instantaneously without thinking. As quickly as I could ever remember my body had twisted and conformed together into my wolf self. I looked down only to see my paws on the grass instead of my feet. I looked up through wolf eyes and I was standing in the forest behind the Cullen's place. My tongue was out of my mouth as I heaved from the run but I didn't remember running here and I knew it was the last place I wanted to be. It was as if my wolf led me here against my will.

I didn't see Edward but to my left sat a pile of clothes. Alice must have put these out since I hadn't left any dresses in my closet. I changed quickly; since I was already here I figured I should at find out what was up Edward's ass. How dare he yell and summon me. I wasn't ready to see him and I didn't want hear about how I can't continue running from my destiny.

That's all anyone said to me these days.

I entered through the kitchen screen door; the house was quiet as I took at seat at the dining room table. I never understood why they had one since the Cullens didn't eat.

"I have no time to debate our diet with you, Leah" said Edward from the other end of the table. He looked so handsome in his button-down shirt and jeans. I smiled he was wearing the one's I picked out for him. He is so darn cute, wait what is wrong with me? I am mad at him.

"What do you want, Edward? I told you I am not ready to see you." I sighed mostly from the discomfort I was currently feeling.

"Leah, we've found something and I don't think you are going to like it."