A/N: Hi Everyone! I got this story in my mind and I just had to get it out. This one is a shorter story so I was able to write the whole thing in about a week. Since its allready written I have posted the entire story in one day so Happy Reading! Please Review! :)

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Jacob

It's been 12 years since I last saw her. It would've been her birthday today. Hell… I guess it still is her birthday. She's out there somewhere, she's just not my Bella anymore. She's his – cold, hard, and deadly. This day is always a dark day for me but at least it's not nearly as bad as her wedding anniversary. I usually stayed home or I left town on that day because there is no way I can do my work.

I walked over to Mrs. Hendrik's car and finished repairing her transmission. It was a small distraction from this wretched day but at least I was making some money. This was the first time in my life that money wasn't an issue. After Bella's wedding, I left for almost a year. I got back and finished high school online while I fixed cars off my dad's garage. Eventually, I managed to save enough money to buy out the local auto shop and the pack and I ran the store. There was only one problem. Aging.

Sam, Jared and some of the other imprinted wolves had left the pack start families with their imprints but the rest of us hadn't aged in 10 years. Even though, technically, we looked our age, to the town, we hadn't changed in 10 years so they were starting to get suspicious. Two years ago, I decided to sell the shop to Quill and Paul. Claire was now 15 so Quill was going to stop phasing within a few years and Paul had been managing the accounts for the auto shop for years so it made sense to leave the place to them.

With my profits, I relocated the remaining older wolves to Ketchum, Idaho. It was a small town where nobody knew us but more importantly, it was surrounded by a vast forest where we could run free. There were three teenaged wolves that remained in the rez under Quill's leadership, one of which was Sam's oldest son Ian. Quill was going to mentor them until he stopped phasing and by then, Ian would be old enough to take over. There were less and less boys turning so we hoped those three were the last boys to carry this burden. But of course, my own nieces and nephew would be entering their teens soon so there was no telling what would happen.

Idaho was not home but it was a place we could flourish for at least a decade or two. I opened up a new auto shop with Seth and Josh, while Embry opened up a hardware store with Sean, and Leah decided to follow after her stepfather's footsteps and became town deputy. It suited her well. She and Charlie didn't really like each other but he was the one to mentor her and introduce her to the force. She loved it and he gave her an excellent recommendation so that she could transfer to Idaho. He even helped us get fake id's to hide our actual identities and ages.

Other than Bella, Charlie was the first outsider to be a part of our secret. After Bella "died" he was devastated. He went on a downward spiral and I simply couldn't sit there and watch him simply kill himself by drinking. I told him the truth. He spent two years looking for Bella but it was useless. They were completely off the radar but at least he had hope. He had hope that he would see her someday. Renee was another matter al together. She got pregnant, shortly after she found out about Bella and she nearly lost the baby. Thankfully, she gave birth to a beautiful little boy that gave her the strength she needed to get over losing her only daughter. Charlie and Sue became very close throughout the entire ordeal and eventually they got married. Seth immediately took to Charlie but Leah took some work. Eventually, Leah came around and she loved Charlie, though she would never admit it. It was hard to be away from our families but it was necessary.

With family in mind, I walked over to the office, picked up the phone and dialed the number I've been avoiding all day.

"Hi chief." I said.

"Hello son. How are doing?" Charlie asked me in a solemn voice I recognized all too well.

"As good as can be expected. How about you?" I asked concerned. This was the worst day of the year for Charlie.

"I miss her so much… Sue and Billie wanted to take me fishing but I just couldn't. She would be 30 today. The big 30. I should be smiling at her pout over turning old while bouncing a grandkid on my lap but…" His voice broke.

"I know… She's out there somewhere Charlie and I know for a fact she's missing you." I said trying to comfort him. I heard him hake in a sharp breath and I knew he was fighting back tears.

"I know. I just wish she were here. I know what she is but she's still my little girl. I don't care if she kills me herself. I just want to see her one more time." He confessed. He said the same thing every year and every year I suppressed a growl at that thought.

"You will." I said simply because I didn't want him to know that if she ever returned, I would rip her apart.

"Renee flew in yesterday to visit her grave. I fixed it up a bit for Renee. It's silly but I just don't like seeing her grave so out of shape and I couldn't let Renee see it like that." He told me. Renee hadn't visited Bella's grave much. It was too hard but this year was an important birthday so it made sense she came.

"I'm sure she appreciated it." I told him awkwardly. This was a sore topic for both of us. I wanted to tell Renee too but I had already broken so many rules that the council threatened to have me step down as alpha if Charlie or I told Renee.

"She did. Are you going to come visit us soon?" He asked me.

"Sure. Probably for Christmas." I told him.

"Good. Sue, Harry, and I really miss you kids." He told me. I nodded, even though he couldn't see me.

"I alpha promise." I told him. He gave me a small chuckle at out private joke.

"Ok then. Bye son. Thanks for calling." He told me.

"Bye chief." I said and we both hung up. Seth popped his head in at that moment.

"How is he?" He asked me. I shrugged my shoulders.

"He's ok. Renee came to see her grave this year." I told him. Seth nodded.

"We're pretty much done here. Josh can take care of the rest. Do you want to go out for a run?" He asked me.

"I think I much rather get drunk." I said honestly. Seth smirked.

"That can definitely be arranged." He told me and disappeared to the back garage.

That night we made a big bonfire in the middle of the woods. We usually did bonfires on the weekend but I really did need some cheering up. The guys brought cases and cases of beer. Leah cooked up a storm and brought it to the bonfire. Leah normally didn't cook for us except for special occasions. She usually took pity on me this day and made me a wolf worthy dinner to go with my misery. It was a pity dinner but I still appreciated the thought. I appreciated all their efforts.

That night after we were all sufficiently drink and well fed, we went out for a wolf run. It was a strange experience to run drunk because our senses were slightly dulled; however, running helped us burn off the booze. I ran through the trees trying very hard not to smash into one of them when I heard an engine roaring in the distance. I realized I was nearing the road but I was curious. It wasn't strange to hear a car on the road at this hour but it was rare. Very rare. I ran to the top of the cliff and saw the road at a distance. It was a motor cycle, and it was heading out of town towards the old Michaelson dairy. That place had been closed for decades so it was strange to see someone heading that direction. I wanted to follow this stranger. It was more than mere curiosity but I couldn't figure out what it was.

I ran down the mountain towards the dairy to see if I could catch a glimpse of whatever this stranger was up to. Maybe it was one of the local kids getting into trouble but for some reason, my instinct was telling me it was something more. I stayed at a distance and saw the stranger arrive to the farm. It was too dark for human eyes to see but my wolf eyes say clearly as the stranger dismounted his bike, only when he took off his helmet, did I realize that he wasn't a he at all. He was a SHE! What the hell was that girl doing out there in the middle of nowhere? I couldn't see her face but her short hair was pinned up into a pony tail. She took out some bags from the bike's storage compartment and went around to the front entrance.

I really wanted to get a closer look at her but it was too risky. Eventually she came out with a beer at hand and sat at the front steps of the old dairy farm house. She looked up at the sky and finally I was able to see the outline of her face. She was beautiful. Her skin glowed white against the moonlight. I wanted to take in more of her features but something distracted me. I single fleck of silver glimmered from her eyes and slowly ran down her cheek. I realized I was intruding on a private moment and it felt wrong. But for some reason, it was hard for me to just run and run away from this angelic sad girl, crying alone at night.

I took a step back trying to bring myself to walk away. As soon as I did, the girl turned towards me. I was hidden deep within the bushes so I knew she couldn't see me but it still felt as if she was looking straight at me. I couldn't see her eyes in the darkness but I could tell she was staring my direction. She got up and walked down the old withered, steps of her front porch, going deeper into the darkness.

"Is someone there?" Her velvety voice called out. Her voice was soft and silky like a ballad. She waited for a reply but when none came, she turned and went back into her house. I let out the breath I didn't know I was holding.

'That was too close man.' I heard Seth say in my head.

'I was too far for her to really see me but yeah, I think next time I'll go father. Who is she?' I asked more to myself than to them but I also wondered if any of them knew her.

'I heard rumors that someone bought the old dairy but the place is such a dump, I thought they were just kidding. I can stop by tomorrow to introduce myself and get some more info if you want.' Leah told me. As deputy, she made it her job to know everyone in town.

'Yeah. Find out who she is.' I told her absentmindedly because I couldn't really concentrate on the conversation. All I could think about was that sad moonlit face. Who was she? Why was she so sad? Even though I was only able to see her profile, I could tell that tears were out of place on that beautiful face and I felt a strong desire to make those tears go away. That's when it hit me, that this was the first time in a long time I had felt that way towards a woman. Once again, I was a sucker for a damsel in distress. What did that say about me?