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Life was really unfair. I lay here motionless, with my soul mate, trying to fight off my tears. Why did I have to imprint on a fucking vampire!?! Fate was definitely a bitch.

"There now. That wasn't so bad" he said.

I opened my eyes, as he slowly got off me, gauging my reaction. He was probably thinking I was going to bolt again. I laid where I was, looking at him. He stared at me, and his gaze slowly pursued my body. If I wasn't so miserable, I probably would have blushed. His gaze was so searing, I thought my body would ignite in flames. I noticed as he slowly shrugged out of his jacket and held out a hand for me. Reluctantly, I took his hand, stood up, and took the jacket he offered. I shrugged on his jacket and shivered. Of course his jacket was cold since he generated no body heat.

"Was it my imagination or did I just see you transform from a wolf to a human?"

Damn, the whole give-anything-the-object-of-your-imprinting wants compulsion. Luckily he didn't seem to realize that I had imprinted on him. I meant to keep it that way. I would rather die than to have him realize he was my soul mate.

"No, it wasn't your imagination. I'm a shape shifter. I'm this way because you exist."

"Because I exist?" he asked bewildered.

"No because your kind exists. Vampires" I spit the word out like an expletive.

"Oh, so you must know the Cullens."

Great, so he knew the Cullens. Was he a friend of their's or an enemy?

"Yes, I know them. What are they to you?" I asked with some anger.

"Relax" he said, with his hands up to placate me I assumed. "I know Alice and Jaspar, and I wanted to meet everyone else" he said with a grin.

At that moment, Jacob, Seth, Embry, and Quil appeared circling us. They were agitated and growling. I quickly turned to Jacob before this could become a fight.

"Jake, it's okay. He's a friend of the Cullens" I said. To make sure no one attacked, I quickly grabbed Jensen's hand and put my body in front of his. Though my attention was on my pack, I couldn't help but notice how tall Jensen was. The top of my head just reached his chest.

"There's more of you?" Jensen whispered in my ear.

"Yes. I belong with this pack" I whispered back, though a tiny voice in my head corrected me. I no longer belonged to the pack. I belonged to Jensen now.

We were all at the Cullens' house. Well, actually, Jacob, Seth, and Jensen were in the house with the Cullens. I was outside on the porch with Embry and Quil. I still could not find it in myself to go into the "lion's den" as I liked to call it. At least I was no longer naked and I no longer had to borrow Jensen's jacket. I was able to change into my own clothes before we went to the Cullens.

"What's the deal, Leah? Why did you phase to your human form with that guy?" Embry asked.

"If I knew why, don't you think I would've told Jacob when he asked me?" I replied irritably.

It still bothered me that I phased to my human form involuntarily. It didn't make sense. As a human I would be too vulnerable to fight effectively against a vampire. Maybe fate wasn't a bitch afterall. Maybe fate forced me to phase into a human because fate knew that if I killed the object of my imprinting that I would truly suffer for the rest of my life. Not to mention the suffering my pack mates would have to endure with me.

"If I didn't know better, I'd say you like the leech" Embry said with a smirk.

"You're right . . . you don't know better. Embry, could you please annoy someone else? I had a long day."

"But you're so much fun to annoy right now. Ow! Okay, okay, I'll be inside with your boyfriend" he said and ran into the house as I was preparing to throw my other shoe at him. I glared at Quil, expecting him to continue where Embry left off.

He raised his eyebrows, but was smart enough to follow Embry inside, and he left me alone without a mocking word.

I sat there alone, staring out at the approaching dawn. I hadn't slept for more than 24 hours, and I really was exhausted. I don't know why I didn't just leave to get some sleep. But I knew I wouldn't leave any time soon. Part of me was anxious. What if Jacob decided Jensen was a threat and decided to kill him? Or what if Jensen wasn't welcome at the Cullens and had to leave? Another part of me, the part of me that I tried to keep buried, wanted to stay because Jensen was here and I belonged where ever he was. Shit, this was definitely a conundrum. I yearned to be with Jensen with every fiber of my being, but at the same time, I didn't want him to know that he was my soul mate. To be honest, I thought the whole imprinting business was kind of embarrassing. I mean, unless you were a shape shifter as well, the thought of telling someone that they are the object of your imprinting sounded ridiculous when said out loud. What would I say? "Um, Jensen, I know I just barely met you, and we almost killed each other, but can I stay with you forever? You see, you're my soul mate." I grimaced to myself because it just sounded stupid, even in my thoughts.

I heard the sound of footsteps before the front door opened. Jaspar and Jensen walked out, and I stood up because I didn't want to feel smaller than I already felt in their presence. I didn't know what I would say to them, so I waited for them to acknowledge me.

They were in a friendly conversation, and you would think that they were best friends forever. Jeez! Did everybody have to like the Cullens? Finally, Jensen turned towards me and smiled. I stared at him, stunned yet again by his beauty. His smile lit up his entire face, and I felt the urge to touch the tip of my tongue in the indentation of one of his dimples.

"Hello Leah" Jaspar said. "I know you already met Jensen. He's going to be staying with us for a while. I was just going to show him to one of the cabins we recently rebuilt. Why don't you go home and get some sleep? You look exhausted."

"Uh, yeah, sure. I just wanted to check in with Jacob before I left" I said.

"You might as well go inside. The boys are all eating, so you should eat something too before you leave" Jaspar replied courteously.

"Oh, okay" Gah! I sounded like an idiot! I never spoke like this in front of anyone, much less to one of the Cullens. I swear, imprinting has turned me into a moron. I turned towards the front door, wanting to escape.

"Leah!" Jensen called out.

I slowly turned towards him, trying to not blush at the sound of my name on his lips.

"I'll be seeing you soon" he murmured and started walking with Jaspar towards the edge of the river before I could reply.

The days started to all blur together. For the most part, my routine was the same: go to work, do my patrol, sleep. However, I did add one thing to my list. I spent a good amount of time during my patrol spying on Jensen. I hated to use the word spying, but it sounded better than stalking. I was no better than the love sick females in the romance novels my mother liked to read! Though I would run into Jensen from time to time, he was the perfect gentleman. This started to confuse me because when we first met, I could've sworn he wanted me in a way no gentleman ever would. I started to believe the heated looks he gave me were just my imagination.

However, something was happening to me that I did not anticipate. Being the only female wolf in my pack, I had no one to talk to about my problem. Well, actually, it never was a problem until I imprinted. In all of my tribes' legends, folklore, or histories, there never was a mention of what I was experiencing, but I knew what it was. I was going into heat.