AN: WOW! I know it's been a couple months, but I really needed the break. Alot of things happened in my life, including two deaths on my maternal side of the family. Everything is almost settled and in the midst of all the drama and heartache, I found myself writing the first chapter of this sequel. It actually helped take my mind off of things for a bit. Here's the first chapter to the sequel you've all been waiting for. I hope it's worth the wait. Thank you all for recommending my fics because I'm still getting reviews and alerts up to this date. It blows my mind to see how many people love this story. I must warn you though that this chapter is full of angst. Enjoy!

Previous Chapter

Everyone laughed and agreed as they reached the last step on the Clearwater walkway and Jake pulled open the door. He was hit the with scent of blood and the house was completely silent. The loveseat was turned over and torn. Books and DVDs littered the floor from the overturned TV center. Pots and pans have been knocked astray on the floor and plates and glasses were broken everywhere. Jake was appalled. "Oh My God!"

Seth walked up behind him. "Jake, what's the…" He froze. "What the hell?"

The place was awful and it looked like a struggle went on in there. The others came up behind them and gasped in shock.

"Leah!" Jake ran inside and looked for her calling out her name. The scent of the blood had him on edge and the alpha in him was already fighting to come out.

Seth ran inside as well, looking for his sister.

Jake's insides were quivering and his heart was beating so hard and fast. He could feel his blood pounding all over his body. 'No, No, No! Leah has got be here somewhere.' "Leah! Answer me baby! Please!" He checked all over the house again and then crumbled to his feet when the obvious was registered in his head. Leah was gone.

Jake rose to his feet, his heart pounding, blood rushing to his head. He ran all over the house again searching for the love of his life.

Jared shook his head and started jogging through the house too, out through the back door and into the yard. "Leah!"

There was no answer. Beside him, Sam noticed the bloody, smudged handprint of someone who looked like they were clinging to the doornob. "Guys!"

They all turned to look at him, save for Jake who was upstairs searching through all the closets. "Look at this." Sam gestured to the doornob. "Leah was taken; look at this blood. It's hers for sure; I would know her scent anywhere. She was clinging to this."

Seth growled. "What? No! Leah can't be taken! Who the fuck would do this?"

Meanwhile, Jake's head felt like it was going to explode. His connection to his mate was still there, but faint. He was still calling out for her. 'Leah has got to be alright; she's here somewhere. She has to be.' He was in denial and the others could see it, but Jake paid them no mind. Without a word, he ran out the door, into the woods, and phased to search for Leah.

"I'm going to search with Jake." Seth said as he ran out the door and into the woods.

"Okay, okay. Look, we've got to think before we jump to abduction plans. Where would Leah go herself?" Paul asked while trying to stay calm. He did not want to go crazy with worry yet.

Embry shook his head and spoke quietly. "I agree with Sam; someone took her. Look at this place; it's a mess. Do you really think Leah would leave here on her own like this?"

"Not only that, we cleaned up before we left and she promised Jake she would get some rest." Sam added.

"I don't know, but this doesn't make any sense!" Quil shouted.

Jared walked back inside, shaking his head. "She's gone…There's no scent…Nothing. It's like she fucking up and vanished into thin air!"

"Jake will lose it if we don't find her, guys." Embry pointed out.

"Seth too. He will go insane." Quil announced.

"God…The fucking baby…What if she's at the Cullens? What is she went into early labor or some shit!" Paul nearly shouted in a panic.

"No…Carlisle or Rosalie would've called us by now. They would never let Leah go through that alone." Jared answered.

"Enough of this standing around here talking! Let's go search for her with Jake and Seth." Embry said firmly. "We'll come back and clean up."

Everyone nodded and raced out the door after their alpha and youngest packmate. Jake and Seth felt the others phase.

'Any luck?' Embry asked.

Seth answered while Jake stayed quiet. 'Nothing.'

'Jake…Leah's blood is on the doornob in the house.' Jared said.

Jake tensed. 'What?'

'It looks like she grabbed it…It's like a handprint.' Paul added.

'Fuck!' Jake growled fiercely. 'Well we know for a fact something happened to her. Why would she be bleeding? Where the hell is she?' He picked up his pace. 'We need to find her; she's due soon.' Inside, Jake was panicking and felt fucked up. He knew he shouldn't have left her; he should've stayed. 'DAMMIT!'

'We'll find her Jake; it's going to be okay. I promise.' Quil rubbed his alpha in comfort. He missed his sister too and was eager to find her.

'Leah is fine; I know it. For a pregnant woman, my sister is strong. My sister is fine!' Seth's voice was intense and his growl fierce. He stomped ahead of the pack. His behavior has been odd lately and it did not go unnoticed by the pack, though it was Leah who pointed it out at first. Lately, Seth's been very aggressive and so different from the carefree young man he was known to be.

'Lee is strong; she has to be somewhere. She probably went for a walk or something.' Embry said, hoping he was right. Leah was his best friend and he would be devastated if something bad happened to her. Although it was quite obvious something did, but he still had hope.

'And left the house in ruins behind her? I don't think so.' Paul replied.

'I'm trying not to think the worst here, but let's be real.' Sam did not want to burst anyone's bubble, but they were going to have to face it sooner or later.

Jakem knowing where his thoughts were going, whirled on him and growled. 'Don't say it!'

'Jacob I know this is hard, but-' Sam started but was cut off.

Jake growled menacingly. 'I said don't say it!'

Sam flinched and stayed quiet, noticing the alpha appearance.

Quil walked up toward his alpha and nuzzled his side. 'Jake…Please try and calm down. We'll find her.'

'How can you expect me to calm down Quil? My mate and unborn child are missing. The house is a fucking mess! I knew I shouldn't have left; I did not want to. Something told me not to, but I did. How the fuck do you expect me to calm down?'

Quil stepped back a step, whimpering softly. 'I know you're scared…We all are, but we've got to keep our heads in the game alright?'

'Easy for you to say. My sister and unborn son are missing and can be hurt somewhere! God…If something happened to my sister…' Seth trailed off with a growl. Leah was the only family he had left and if he ever lost her, he would not be the same again.

'Let's just try to stay calm; fighting among ourselves won't get us anywhere.' Embry advised.

Seth said nothing, feeling like if he did, he would snap at any moment. He was already on edge before they left the house. He chose to keep quiet instead of ripping someone's head off and focused on finding his sister.

Paul chose that time to voice his thoughts. 'God, what if who took her is hurting her somewhere?'

'Stop it!' Jake growled, not wanting to hear anything of the sort.

Seth turned to Paul and growled, his eyes glowing. 'Don't you dare start with that bullshit!' Seth wanted to pounce; he found himself not able to stand Paul all that much.

'Seth…Calm down.' Embry rubbed his side; he could feel the tension rolling off of him in waves and Paul was pushing it.

Paul looked down. 'I'm sorry.'

The guys kept on searching and three hours later, Jared paused. 'Guys, she's not out there; I can't smell her…Not a trace.'

'She's got to be here somewhere; she has to be.' Jake's voice was strong. He refused to believe he would be going back home without his girl. The alpha in him was on high alert and calling out for it's mate and pup.

Sam was worried about what Jake and Seth would do when they would come to the realization that Leah was gone. He really wanted to say it, but chose not to. He wanted to give them the satisfaction of looking as much as they could.

'Come on…Let's head more south and check by the cliffs. Leah loves it there.' Seth summoned while running ahead with Jake close behind him.

The pack nodded, too scared to disagree with Seth. They needed to find her. They arrived at the cliffs, sniffing around and searching, but found nothing. No trace of a scent, no piece of clothing, not even a strand of Leah's hair.

Jake lifted a paw and stomped it hard on the ground in frustration, causing a slight tremor. His heart was pounding even harder and he refused to acknowledge the possibility of Leah being gone…Not yet. He turned around and headed back into the woods again to search some more.

An idea popped in Jared's head. 'We should ask the Cullens. What do you guys think?'

'We need all the help we can get.' Quil agreed.

Jake only grunted and ran faster in the direction of the Cullens. He was the first in line followed by Seth.

Hearing the thumping of their paws on the ground, Edward opened the door quickly. His gazed focused intensely on Jacob as he phased out and marched toward the front door in all his naked glory without a care in the world. Edward sensed the power emanating from that body and one look at Jacob's eyes confirmed that the alpha in him was out.

"Leah's gone?" Edward asked.

"Yes…Gone without a trace. We left this morning to patrol and came back to her home in shambles. My mate and unborn pup were nowhere to be found. Have any of you seen her?" Jake's body was straight and rigid. He was trying to keep it together, to be strong, but it was hard.

If Jacob was a stranger, Edward would've gulped and even be a little scared, but he knew Jacob would not hurt him. "No…I haven't seen her." He turned to his vampiric family. They were all in the living room on edge ever since they heard the thunderous pounding of the pack's paws on the ground, coming toward their home. Surprisingly, Bella was amongst them. "Leah has disappeared. Have any of you seen her?"

They all shook their heads. Bella managed to suppress a gasp. She has never seen Jacob in alpha mode and fully naked too, but what struck her the most were his eyes. She could see the pain behind them and even though they were not on speaking terms, she still cared about him. She was snapped out of her reverie by her sister-n-law's voice.

"What? Leah's gone?" Rosalie stood up so fast and stomped toward them. "Where did you guys look?" Her best friend was missing and also her unborn Godson.

"We checked her favorite places in the woods…Like the cliffs. We found nothing…Not even a scent." The alpha answered, though it was hard to say. "If any of you hear or see anything…" Jacob growled, the alpha stubborn in asking the cold ones for help, but because it was his mate, he relented and asked. "We need your assistance. My mate is due soon; you know that. I need to find her and my unborn pup."

Edward reluctantly, but carefully took Jacob's hand in between both of his own cold ones. "Absolutely. Shall we depart to look some more? Right this moment?"

"Yes." Without another word, Jacob turned around without a backwards glance, walked down the stairs, phased, and ran back into the woods. The pack was right behind him followed by the Cullens.

'The Cullens are going to assist us in our search. We are going to split up. Edward?' Jacob called.

"Sounds like a good idea. We will take the western perimeter." Edward said and him and his family went on their way.

'Good. We'll take the east and meet back here.' Jake confirmed and went on his way.

Hours later, just past three a.m. both parties had no luck. The alpha retreated and Jake was back.

'Jake…It's past three…She's not out here.' Jared said softly. He was beyond tired.

'No dammit!' Jake shook his head wolfishly.

'Let's go back to the house; maybe she's there.' Embry said pointing his head in the direction of the Clearwater home.

Seth did not want to go home either, but maybe his sister came home. He had a little hope that she would be there. He was edgy as hell and was trying to stay calm. He turned to face Jake. He was the only one Jake would listen to without snapping. 'I know how you feel; I don't want to go home either. But let's check. We've searched everywhere out here. Maybe she's home.'

Jake only nodded in response and took off in the direction of the house at full speed.

'Edward, we'll check in with you guys later.' Quil as second in command confirmed and he too took off with the others behind him.

Edward nodded. "We'll keep searching out here tonight and will let you know if we find anything."

Paul nodded and took off while the Cullens went in the opposite direction.

Jake and the guys came home to an empty, silent mess. Jake did not care it was late; he shouted for his girl. "Leah! Lee!" He headed to the bedroom. "Baby!" His voice sounded firm, but it was cracking little by little. "Baby answer me! Please!"

Seth was shouting for his sister too. To hell with the damn time. He was becoming edgier by the second. "Lee! Sis!"

Quil hated to break it to them, but he had to. "Leah's not here."

"This is fucking impossible! We were only gone for a few hours! How could no one have not seen or heard anything!" Paul was exasperated.

Jared growled and pulled out his phone. "I'm texting Mallory, see if she knows where Leah is."

"I'm calling Caitlyn." Embry said as he pulled out his phone as well.

"I'll call Felicia." Sam went straight to the telephone.

"Maybe Kyle knows something. I'll call him too." Quil pulled out his phone.

Couple minutes later, they met up in the living room.

"Any word?" Paul asked.

"Nothing. Felicia hasn't seen Leah since last week." Sam confirmed.

"Neither has Mallory." Jared added.

"Caitlyn hasn't seen her either." Embry said. They all turned to Quil, hoping Kyle spoke to her.

"I'm sorry guys, but not even Kyle has spoken to Leah recently." Quil said sadly.

Jake was still calling out Leah's name, hoping for a reply. "Lee! Baby!"

Jared put a hand on his alpha's shoulder. "Jake…She's not here."

Jake shrugged Jared's hand off his shoulder. "Leah where are you? Talk to me!" His voice was pleading.

Seth was quietly seething and going nuts inside. He couldn't flip out yet. He had to be strong for Jake.

Paul looked at his alpha sadly. "Jake…"

Jake's heart was breaking and his body started to shake. His heart felt like it would shatter into a million pieces. "Leah!" His voice was now a whisper and he stopped in his place. He looked around the living room and looked at the carnage, the mess, and the blood on the doornob. It hit him then that someone really took his Leah. His eyes started to water and he went outside to search in the yard. Maybe she fell somewhere outside. He refused to acknowledge her disappearance as of yet.

"Somebody's got to make him calm down." Paul said to Jake's retreating back.

Seth banged his fist on the counter, nearly splitting it in half. "Leah's got to be here somewhere. She couldn't have gotten far…Not in her condition!"

"Seth…She didn't leave on her own." Jared informed.

"Someone grabbed her, but knowing Leah, she must've put up a fight. However, she wouldn't have been able to fight them off." Sam said, his voice fierce. Inside, he was terrified.

"Who the hell would take my sister? Leah was always with us. Even when she visited her cousins and friends in Makah, she always had one of us with her. I can't stand the thought of her being out there alone. She's fucking pregnant and due soon. What the fuck would they want with a pregnant woman?" Seth shouted with a growl. His eyes were so bright, glittering with unshed tears. His sister was God knows where and there wasn't a damn thing he could do about it. But he'll be damned if he did not find her.

Quil perked up, his eyes wide. "We were warned. What if whoever took Leah wanted the baby?"

Seth shook his head and almost paled at the question. "No…I don't even want to think about that. We left her alone and vulnerable and dammit we made a mistake. We never should've left her! Fuck!" He banged the counter again and this time it split in half. He was growling and breathing hard.

Jake was still outside roaming and searching; he couldn't bring it to himself to think his girl was taken and gone.

Quil put his hands on Seth's shoulders and gave him a calming little shake. "It's going to be okay; we're going to find her. I promise Seth."

Embry sighed deeply and went out to get Jake. "Jake come on it's late. We'll look more tomorrow."

Jake's heart was beating so hard, that he felt like it would give out at any moment. If he did not see Leah before daylight, he did not know what he would do. "I can't Embry. I can't go inside and she's not there. I won't." His voice was sad, low. The alpha in him was calling out for his mate and unborn pup.

Seth growled, his aggression was apparent and he needed to let it out. He shrugged Quil's hands off his shoulders before he did something he would regret. "Quil, we've got to find her. She's pregnant and helpless and all alone." His voice was so deep, it was almost unrecognizable.

"Jake…I want her back too, but we've got to stay strong and get her back together." Embry said in comfort.

"It's my fault she's gone, Em. I didn't want to leave her this morning and I did." Jake gasped, the pain was so overwhelming. "I can feel her, but it's not as strong. Something's wrong Embry! We need to go and search again!" His wolf was whimpering in pain, howling and thrashing wildly at the thought of it's missing mate and unborn pup in danger.

"Mark my words…" Seth started with a growl. "When I find the people responsible for this, they are going to be sorry they were ever fucking born." He took up an axe that belonged to his father, went out into the yard by the area where his dad used to chop wood, found the biggest and thickest wood he could find, and went right to chopping.

"What if we could make her be here?" Jared said.

"What do you mean? Don't play games with me Jared." Jake said as he rushed inside at his words.

"One second." Jared raced upstairs to Leah's bedroom, and thinking of Jake and the things Leah mindlessly mentioned to him before, he pulled out a CD from her desk. He raced back downstairs, popped it in the stereo system and pushed play. Leah's beautiful voice filtered around the house.

Jake stiffened at the sound of Leah's voice. He knew Jared was only trying to help, but it just reminded him that she was not there. He didn't want to hear her voice through stereo. He wanted to hear her directly. He put his hands to his ears. "Stop it, stop it, stop it!" He shouted in agony.

Jared stopped the stereo. "Jake…We're going to find her…Please just try to relax!"

"That's easy for you to say. My pregnant girl is out there somewhere and could be hurt. How the fuck do you expect me to just relax? You have got to be fucking kidding me!" He felt like he would just burst from his angst, anger, frustration, guilt, and sadness. "Leah's my life! If something happened to her or my son, I won't be able to live with myself. It's all my fault. If only I stayed when my mind told me to. She would be here in my arms, safe and sound." His voice dropped to a whisper, filled with so much agony.

"This will never be your fault Jake." Embry said.

Jake looked up and then went upstairs to Leah's bedroom, the bedroom they shared for months. He felt like it was theirs, his and Leah's. He went straight to the source where her scent was strongest…The bed. He laid down on the bed and clutched a pillow close to his chest and breathed it in deeply.

The guys all watched Jake worriedly. First Seth and now Jake. Seth was still outside chopping. The impact of the axe as it hit the wood was so loud that it echoed throughout the area.

Sam spoke up for the first time in a while with a soft voice. "I think its best if we leave Jake and Seth alone for a while. Let's just clean up and see if we find anything that would give us an idea of where Leah is."

Everyone reluctantly nodded and they began to clean up and piece the house back together. Paul lifted up the bookcase and started fitting novels and movies back in.

"See if you guys pick up any scent; we might find something even is its faint." Sam was sweeping up the broken glass. Embry and Quil were helping Paul pick up the scattered books and movies.

Jared stared out the window at Seth as he cleaned up the kitchen. They needed to find Leah and fast.

Jake was remembering his and Leah's moments before he left to patrol. He remembered her laugh, her smell, her moans, her body, her everything. He was standing by the window, clutching the pillow and holding it close. "Baby…Where could you be? Please God…Please let her be alright." He was so scared and his wolf was worse. It wouldn't stop it's howling.

Sam was worried too and he wanted to scream and holler, but he knew he couldn't lose it. Jake and Seth were already on the verge of losing it and he did not want to join that club. He needed to be strong for them. They needed him now more than ever.

Jared finished up in the kitchen and walked into the living room. He put the CD on again, but very low this time, just enough so those downstairs could hear it.

Sam stiffened. "Jared…Did you have to?"

"Yeah…Hearing her voice helps me deal just a little." It made Jared feel like even if Leah was gone forever, there was apart of her that was there.

Embry also went rigid as his best friend's voice washed over him and his mind flashed back to their last encounter in the kitchen. Tears almost came to his eyes, but he blinked them back. His best friend and Godson were out there and hurt. "Jared…I understand why you're doing it, but I can't take that right now. Please…Turn it off." He pleaded.

Jared looked down softly and shut off the music.

"Thank you." Embry said and headed upstairs to check on Jake.

"I don't care how long it takes, but I know we'll find her, Sam." Jared said to his best friend. He knew Sam was trying to be strong, but he loved Leah dearly too.

"Yes we are. Leah put up a fight and I'm just worried about where her blood came from. God I hope she did not go into early labor." Sam sighed deeply.

"Maybe she just cut her hand." Paul piped up.

Seth was still chopping wood. When one chunk was obliterated, he worked on another one. 'Dammit! Dammit all to hell! Why Leah? Why? She has never done anything to anyone. Hasn't she been through enough? What is so wrong with my sister that bad things keep happening to her? Fuck! Those fuckers will pay!' He chipped the wood even harder, the sound vibrating even more.

Paul gritted his teeth. "I've got to stop him before he hurts himself." He walked outside and over to Seth, snatching the axe out of his hands and slinging it off to the side before grabbing his shoulders. "Seth…Calm down! I know it sucks! It hurts like a bitch! We're going to find Leah, I promise you!"

"Get off me!" Seth snarled after he pushed Paul away. Paul was the last person he wanted to see at that moment. His whole body was shaking and he was even more pissed. "Leave. Me. Alone. Go back inside." He said and his voice was back to that deep and calm tone, the tone he used on his mother. It was unnerving to say the least.

Paul gulped and took a couple of steps back. "I know we haven't always been the best of friends, but Seth, I consider you family. I always will and I'm not going to let you destroy yourself out here!"

Seth growled loudly, the anger in him evident. It was like he was a different person. "Paul…Since when did you ever give a flying fuck about me or my sister huh?" He stalked forward. "You were always a fucking dick and so fucking negative about everything. You have never give a shit until recently. What is with the sudden turn around huh?"

Seth was damn near shouting and he cracked his knuckles. "Now would be a good time to give you the asswhooping you should have gotten a long time ago. Tell me why I shouldn't pummel your ass in the fucking ground?"

The others heard the shouting and were shocked at Seth and his words. They ran outside quickly.

"You wanna punch me Seth? Go the fuck ahead. Do what makes you feel better. I just want you and your sister safe." Paul said in surrender.

"Yeah I wanna punch you. I want to punch your fucking lights out. Maybe it will help me feel better." Seth's voice was still in that weird tone. He stopped directly in front of Paul and his hands were closed into fists.

"Seth…Calm down. This is not what Leah would want." Quil said smoothly.

"Do it. It's not gonna bring your sister back, but you know that. If you think I deserve this for the fights me and your sister have had over the years, go ahead. I won't even hit you back Seth." Paul said sadly.

Seth looked like he would actually do it. He raised a hand and swung, but Sam held his fist in mid air, stopping him. "Seth stop it. This will get you nowhere. We know you want Leah back, but being angry and taking it out on your brother is not the way."

Seth pulled his arm back so roughly that Sam almost stumbled. "Let me go before I punch your lights out too." He looked back at Paul. "Fuck you! Thank Sam for saving your sorry ass. I don't like you…Never have and don't think I ever will. Take your fake-ass sympathy and help elsewhere. You never cared so don't start now just because…" He swallowed hard. "My sister is not here. Stay the hell away from me and my sister when we get her back. I fucking mean it or else no one will hold me back next time I want to kick your ass!" He walked, more like stomped back to the house and straight to his room with the meanest growl the others have ever heard.

The others were left standing there in shock and wondered how the hell this happened. Seth was not acting like himself and his eyes were so fierce and were glowing.

Paul sighed in defeat, not knowing how to react or what to say.

Quil laid a hand on Paul's shoulder in comfort. "He doesn't mean it right now…He's sad and scared."

"Yeah…You tried. Just give him some time." Embry added.

"All the fights Leah and I had was not meant to hurt her. I always picked on Leah because she was my equal. I've always liked her and Seth…Really! Leah was the only one who'd ever have the balls to really call me off. You guys might think you do, but before Leah joined the pack, you didn't. I'm so worried about her and if something happened to her and I never get the chance to tell her how much I care…" Paul trailed off sadly.

Sam pulled Paul in for a hug. "Don't worry…We'll find her and you'll get to tell her how much you really love her."

"Yeah." Paul grumbled and they headed back to the house.

As soon as they stepped inside, Embry went upstairs to check on Jake. He walked slowly up the stairs and looked in on his alpha, gently pushing the door open.

Jake was standing by the window, his whole body still. It sounded like he was not even breathing. Embry had to concentrate very hard to hear him. The pillow was still clutched to his chest tightly. "I was going to show her our surprise when we got home. I was going to take her to the house…Our house. The house where we will build our life together."

"She's gonna love seeing it…When we bring her home." Embry confirmed.

"Remember the color we painted the nursery? We painted it in blue, a boy's color. We knew our son would love it. Remember the color of the walls outside? In her favorite color, ice blue. I know she would've loved it." Jake chuckled. "She would've loved the location of our house too…Right near the beach."

Embry nodded. "Yeah, Leah will love it Jake. She's not gone. I promise you we'll find her."

"I want her here with me now. I know she's not gone because I feel her in my heart." Jake pointed to his chest. The alpha and his female bond resided there. "We were supposed to be in our house tonight. I planned a beautiful dinner and had a blanket for us to sit on the sand. Plus there was also dessert." His voice was so hollow and sad, the expression on his face pained.

Embry gulped, something inside of him was screaming at him to comfort his alpha so he did. He wrapped Jake in a tight hug. "She will be here. Maybe not right now, but she'll be here and so will your son."

Jake clutched onto Embry like his life depended on it. He closed his eyes tightly and forced his tears back. His Lee was fine; he'll find her. "I made her a promise, Embry. I promised her I'll always be there. How can I fulfill my promise now? I left her and look what happened. I promised I'd always protect her. I'm a failure." His heart was breaking because Leah's been through so much.

"No you're not. She's here because of you and she'll be home again because of you!" Embry said firmly in comfort. Jake was always so strong, brave, courageous, and rebellious. It hurt his hear to see him like that…So sad. Leah was his only weakness besides his dad. If someone did this to hurt Jake, they hit a homerun.

"I miss her so much! I want her back. I need my girl back! The wolf in me is going crazy with want of it's mate and pup. I want my girl dammit!" Jake shouted and squeezed Jared tighter to him to keep himself from losing control.

Embry squeezed him back just as tightly. "You'll get her back. We won't stop until you do."

Jake started to tremble. "Who would do this? Who could do such a thing? Who would kidnap a pregnant, helpless woman? Why? Why Leah?" His voice cracked.

Embry just held him and within a few minutes, he felt Jake's body gave out. They've been up since morning the previous day and were searching for a very long time. The exhaustion finally crept up on Jake and knocked him out.

AN: Finally done! That was long time coming. So…what did you guys think of this chapter? Who do you think are the suspects? What do you make of Seth's behavior? What's causing it? Remember when Leah mentioned in the Epilogue about Seth keeping things bottle up? We got to see some things come out with Paul. What do you think of that? Don't forget to review. I know you've all been waiting for this so please review and let me know what you think.