It had been well over three months since the Volturi had bought their little war party to Forks. Everyone was finally beginning to find that little bit of semblance in his or her lives but the fear was still there that the Volturi would come back for the hybrid leech. No one was on edge more than Edward, Bella and even my Alpha. Watch of the child passed between the Cullen Family and Jake. Today Jake had taken her to the Cinemas to watch a new release while the Cullen's went out hunting. Seth and I were stuck patrolling the Cullen's houses and the surrounding area. I eyed the house from the river and silently hoped that one day I'd be able to call a place like that home.

Keep dreaming, Leah. We're gonna be stuck on the Res forever. None of the houses there will ever look that good.

Shut up Seth! Just do your job and leave me alone. I answered him annoyed that he had been eavesdropping on my thoughts. The one thing I couldn't stand about being a wolf was that my pack could hear and see my thoughts and in turn, I could hear theirs. At times there would be too much male testosterone coursing through my mind from the male wolves that it was like torture every time I phased.

Whatever, I was just pointing out the obvious.

I phased before he could continue talking and walked across to the other side of the bank where a change of clothes was piled in a neatly folded heap.

I was grateful to Alice for constantly providing me with fresh clothes, but I was equally annoyed that they seemed to be getting more feminine and brighter in color. After finally changing into the clothes, a silver and purple sequined shirt and black tights with silver slip on sandals I made my way to my beat up car that had been handed down to me from my cheap mother and her new boyfriend, Charlie, Oh God, please don't get married! I thought to myself as I turned the key to unlock the car. If that were to ever happen, I doubt I'd ever come to terms with the idea that my stepsister was a vampire, and a part of the Cullen family. A shiver went down my spine as I considered the outrageous idea, which I shook off before turning on the ignition. The car sputtered to a start, and I was glad that none of the Cullen sons were here to mock my car even further, especially Emmett. He had been kind enough to install a working radio, like he had done with Bella's old truck that now was being used by Seth seeing as Bella had upgraded to an Emmett Cullen approved car. At least it blended in at the Res, I thought sarcastically. Just as I was about to leave the house, I heard what sounded like an animal howl. I wasn't sure what the noise was so I decided to turn off the car and wind down the window. Seconds later I heard the same noise again, This time it was louder than the first, but it didn't last any longer than 3 seconds. Shock and panic ripped through my body as I realized that the howling was from Seth. Anger coursed through my body, and I could feel myself changing. Ripping the door off the car, I phased and ran as fast as my feet would take me across the river and into the forest

Leah! I could hear Jake yelling through our link.

Jake, I'm here! Dammit, I'm going to him!

Why were you not in wolf form when he first howled, he's been screaming for you, he won't tell me anything, can you see anything!

Kind of. I think his head has been covered, Shit! I just lost him, Jake! I can't hear him!

Dammit Leah, okay, wait where you are. I'll be there in a few…Leah!

I'm sorry Ja-

I had done it. I had left my pack, again. I remembered the silence and loneliness I felt when I had left Sam's pack, and now I was in that same place again. But I couldn't stop, not now. I continued to run as fast as I could through the forest, dodging trees and even knocking through the occasional few. Moments later I was in the clearing. I could see Seth, lying in the center, in human form writhing in pain.

I phased back into human form as well and ran to his side. "Jake!"

"Leah, you can't be here! Go, now!" Seth said through his fits of pain.

"Dammit, Seth. Who did this to you! Tell me!"

"Leah, how nice of you to show up. You see Alec; I told you she would come on her own! She has far too much pride at stake."

Leah looked up to see Jane staring down at her, a satisfied grin on her pale Barbie face. To the side of her was her brother, Alec, the silent one who was wearing a bored grin. "Fine. Let's go, I'd like to return to Volterra as soon as possible."

Jane smiled before she lifted her blood filled gaze to some point behind me.

"Finish it off Demetri, we'd like to go home."

Before I had time to react, something hard knocked the back of my head with enough force to knock me out, sending me into complete blackness.

"Aro wants them both, alive, unfortunately." Jane said before lifting her hood to cover her face.

Demetri POV

I took off my cloak and draped it over the she wolf's unconscious body before picking her up. I walked over to the boy who was still fighting for survival. I envied him, I envied the pain that he was going through. I missed that feeling, of not knowing whether you were going to die or not. I knelt down beside him and maneuvered the girl I was holding before placing my hand on his forehead.

"Please," I leaned in closer for him to better see me as he talked, "leave her, just take me."

"No, that is impossible."

I stood back up, the girl positioned comfortably in my arms. I noticed the boy trying to move. He had a strong will, I'd give him that much.

"Felix" I said looking to my left. "Bring him." Felix simply shrugged his shoulders, walked over to Seth and picked him up, not caring at all for the boy's injuries. "Let's go! I said before turning to follow Jane and Alec as they disappeared into the woods.