How to Save a Life

I made this chapter extra-long and suspenseful to make up for my lack of updating. (Over 3,000 words!)

WARNING: This chapter does have some mature content in it, it will be marked. Not suitable for younger readers. Don't worry, you can understand the story without it. Thank you.

Leah's POV

I was taken so deep into the forest that if you asked me to take you there again I would probably end up lost. The impossible speed in which we were flying through it probably didn't help. We ended up in front of a small cabin. I had never seen it before; of course I had never been in these woods before. I could tell we were very far from home, I hoped Sam would be able to find us fast enough. I could smell Rory. She was close.

"What do you want from me?" I snarled at them. I was surrounded by about 15 vampires. They simply ignored me and continued talking in hushed voices, so low I couldn't even hear. The door to the cabin opened and another vampire walked out. This left me to wonder how many more were in the cabin?

My thoughts were interrupted when I saw who he was dragging along.

"Rory!" I cried and tried to run to her, but one of the vamps was faster and grabbed me before I could reach her.

"Mommy." She sobbed. Hearing her like that broke my heart.

"Let me go! Let me see my daughter!" I screamed at no one in particular. One of the vampires nodded his head and I was immediately let go. That would be useful; he must be the leader, or at least someone with power. I ran over to Rory, pulling her into my arms as soon as I was close enough. She cried in to my shirt and I just held her.

"As touching as this is we need to move, there is no doubt in my mind that you useless idiots led the werewolves straight to us." The leader snapped. Damn, if they moved my plan was ruined, I needed to by some time. Sam needed to get here.

"What do you want from my family?" I demanded.

"Not your family, just you." He smirked at me; it sent shivers down my spine. But fortunately they didn't want anything from my family; I just needed them to let Rory go.

"You have me, now you can let Rory go." I tried.

He just chuckled, "If only it was that easy."

"It can be. Just let her go and I promise I will go willingly."

"But then what do we do about your husband?" He asked patronizingly.

"Send Rory back and she'll make sure he doesn't come." I was grasping at straws at this point, hoping something would save Rory.

"You must not have a good relationship if your daughter could stop him from coming." He chuckled again; this was all a game to him.

"If you promised to not hurt me if he doesn't come he won't."

"Hmmm, but whose definition of hurt? I don't think we are going to hurt you but your husband would disagree greatly." He smirked again.

"What are you going to do to me?" I whispered. I was beginning to get scared for both mine and Rory's safety. She was still sobbing into my shirt but she seemed to be pulling herself together a little bit.

"Well let's just say that we are curious to what would happen if there was a vampire-shape shifter baby." He smirk grew as my eyes did. They were planning on raping me and impregnating me. "You don't have to think about it as rape sweetheart, we can talk first." Damn, he can read thoughts; I tried to minimize my thoughts, hoping he wouldn't be able to figure out my plan, though at point my plan was pretty transparent.

"Why me?" My voice wasn't as strong as I had wished it was.

"And here I thought you were smarter than this. I hope our children have my brains." The thought of that made me feel nauseous; the thought of a man touching me in that way besides Sam made me feel sick. "Since only men vampires can reproduce in order for this to work we need a female shifter, and as far as I know you are the only one. That is unless your daughter starts shifting." He looked over Rory like he was about to attack.

"She doesn't and she isn't going to." I snapped, trying to take that idea out of their heads completely.

"Shame." He was still staring at Rory so I pulled her closer to myself hoping to shield her. Alex and Sam needed to get here; they wouldn't let anything happen to my daughter. "I'm glad the looks run in the family, it would be a shame to have ugly kids, although they would still be indestructible." His crimson eyes traveled over my body, I tried to give him my scariest glare but it didn't seem to have any effect.

"Just let her go and I promise I'll give you whatever you want." I was trying to control my sobs.

"Unfortunately we can't do that now. Your husband is too close, we need her as a bargaining chip." I sighed in relief, they would protect Rory. I just hoped Sam wouldn't get hurt trying to save me; I didn't have much hope for me right now. All of a sudden twenty more vampires appeared out of nowhere.

"Get ready, they're coming." Sorrow filled me, if anything happened to the pack or Rory I don't know what I would do.

In less than five minutes the whole pack was in the clearing, I wasn't sure if Sam could see us because we were blocked by a multitude of vampires. But I knew he could smell us. I wanted to call to him, to tell him to grab Rory and run but I knew it would have severe consequences.

"You've finally found us! Congratulations!" the leader's voice boomed through the clearing. It sounded as if he was sincerely excited the pack was here. An explosion of growls and snarls ripped through the air, causing the ground to tremor slightly. "Shut up!"

He obviously had an attention problem, which might come in handy. He grabbed me by the hair and yanked me up, hard.

"Now, if you don't want anything to happen to this pretty face you better do exactly what I say." He snarled back at them. I was now in view of the pack and I could see Sam tense, ready to fight. The vampire ran his hand along my face in an affectionate manner. However it was extremely repulsive. But he got the reaction he wanted. Sam growled loudly, letting him know which one was my husband. "How appropriate, the only shape shifter is married to the leader." He smiled as if he was pleased by this information. "That will just make this even better."

He had me in front of him like a shield, he gently kissed my neck. I could feel his fangs brush my neck. I cringed away. "Phase back and I'll let her live." He quickly put his hand over my mouth, making me unable to protest. I could tell by the packs shuffling that they were trying to convince him not to, but I knew Sam and in seconds Sam was standing on two feet. He quickly pulled on his cutoffs and moved towards us.

"Do not come closer or we'll kill your daughter."

"Where is she?" Sam had his diplomatic voice on. "Just let them go and we will let you all leave."

"You don't have much ground to stand on. After all you are greatly outnumbered and you wouldn't want your beautiful wife and daughter to be caught in the middle of a fight."

"What do you want?" Sam demanded.

"How 'bout we play a game of hide n' seek?" he gestured and some vampires brought Rory forward. She still had some tear marks on her cheeks but she seemed to have calmed down now that Alex and Sam were near. "Some of my men will take Rory and hide her somewhere in the forest. Now since she hasn't eaten or drank anything for a while I would say she doesn't have long before she needs some medical attention." One of the vampires grabbed Rory and ran for the forest. Since no one was expecting it he had a big head start. "Before you follow I would listen to the rules or someone could end up dead." This quickly stopped anyone from running after her. But this was exactly what he wanted.

"This isn't a game!" Sam snapped. He obviously wanted to run after Rory.

"So if you want to see Rory alive again I suggest you go look for her. But if you want Leah, you stay and fight and I have my men kill Rory. It's completely up to you." I pleaded with Sam with my eyes to go after Rory, but I knew he was trying to figure out how to save us both. I knew it wasn't possible.

"What happens to Leah if we go after Rory?" Sam's eyes never left mine.

"I promise not to kill her, yet." He added the last part slowly, as if he was toying with Sam.

"Sam, go get her!" I screamed at him. Within seconds he was in wolf form, running away from me, the entire pack following him. I hoped they found her in time.

I had been in a basement for at least two days now and I hadn't had anything to eat or drink. After the pack ran off to find Rory the lead vampire, I found out his name was Vincenzo, picked me up and ran for hours. I somehow fell asleep and woke up chained to a wall in a basement, how original? I wasn't sure what I had been expecting, but it sure wasn't this. The way Vincenzo was talking made it seem as if he would take advantage of me the first chance he got. However he has not entered my room once.

And with that thought the door swung open and Vincenzo walked in. I mentally slapped myself, I should know better than to be relieved about something.

Mature Content Begins:

"How are you feeling today, Leah was it?" He smiled at me like he was truly happy to see me, and who knows maybe he was. I didn't bother replying, figuring he would carry on the conversation. "I was going to have a bed set up but I figured you're used to doing it doggy style." He chuckled at his own joked.

If looks could kill he would be so dead right now. I was trying to cover up my fear with anger, but it didn't seem to be working. I didn't know if it was because he could read my mind or the fact that I was visibly shaking, but he seemed to be finding this very amusing. His eyes traveled the length of my body, mentally undressing me. I was still in my T-shirt and jeans but most of it was shredded from the traveling, so there wasn't much left to the imagination.

"You know for a dog you are beautiful. And the sent isn't even that bad." He smiled at me running a hand up my leg, massaging my thigh. I tried to pull away but the chains on the wall only allowed me to go so far. "Do not pull away from me!" he growled, making me cower into the wall. If I was scared before, I was terrified now. I whimpered as he began to play with the button on my jeans, this seemed to turn him on even more. "I'll have you screaming my name by the end of the night."

"The only thing I'll be screaming is for you to get your disgusting hands off me." I spat at him, finally finding my voice.

This seemed to really anger him; he took me arm and slammed it against the wall, I could hear the break. I let out another whimper.

"Didn't you hear, good girls only speak when spoken to." I didn't bother thinking of a response, I was in no position to anger him and at this point I needed to keep myself health in case there was a chance of escape.

He began playing with the button on my pants again, but this time he unbuttoned it. I began thrashing around, the chains digging into my wrists.

"You're right, I did forget something." He said pulling out a knife. I instantly froze, wondering what other kinds of torture he had in mind. "Now it's just rude to get your pants off before I've even started on the shirt." Before I could react the knife sliced through my shirt and my bra in one clean motion. He quickly yanked them off me, throwing them aside. Silent tears began to fall down my face, this was actually happening and I couldn't stop it. His hands began to grope me and I couldn't move; my hands were restrained behind my head and he was straddling my waist, making sure I didn't move. His mouth went down on my breast, his fangs sliding across my bare skin. They didn't penetrate the skin, but it was enough to remind me that I was about to be raped, by a vampire.

"God, you taste delicious." He murmured in my ear. "Now why don't we get those pants off of you?"

Mature Content Ends:

Rory's POV

The vampire had grabbed me before I even had time to think; running off into the forest and throwing me on the ground in the middle of a thicket of trees. I didn't have the energy to get up, after my breakdown earlier and the lack of nutrients my body was barely functioning. I just laid on the ground sobbing; wondering what was going on with my mom and the pack.

I heard thundering footsteps coming nearer and nearer and I still couldn't bring myself to move. Either it was a vampire and me hiding would be completely useless or it was the pack coming to save me. I felt a figure standing over me and I looked up into very familiar eyes.

"Alex!" I sobbed. He quickly changed into a human and pulled me into his arms. He whispered things into my ear that I couldn't understand; my mind was all over the place. I saw my dad sitting in front of me, still in wolf form. He was obviously searching for any signs of damage, but he was also talking with the pack. That's when I noticed that the whole pack was there.

"Where's mom? Why did you leave her? You don't know what they are going to do to her!" I shouted at him. My dad visibly flinched and then barked something that Alex apparently didn't need to be a wolf to understand. I could feel myself slowly becoming hysterical, thinking about the things that creep said to my mom.

Alex gently hushed me, slowly picking me up in his arms. "I'm going to take you to the hospital Rory." I just sobbed even more into his chest and he began walking.

It took about a thirty minute walk to get back to any type of civilization and once we were there Alex flagged down an old couple who were more than happy to give us a ride to a hospital. Alex 'explained' how we were camping in the woods and got lost from our group, he also told them that he thought I was probably dehydrated and needed medical treatment ASAP. The ride was probably only ten minutes but I couldn't stay awake. Alex held me the whole time; his grip was strong, almost painful, but it was reassuring and safe.

When we arrived at the hospital I was quickly taken away from Alex, much to both of our protesting, and put on a drip. The doctors ran some test and told me to get some sleep and that visiting hours were over so Alex couldn't stay with me. Lucky for me I was already half hysterical and when I began to flail around and scream for him they agreed it might be best if he stayed. They also informed me that they called my parents and got voicemails on both. This sent me into another round of hysterical sobs; Alex quickly ushered them out of the room and climbed into the small hospital bed with me.

"What's going to happen to my mom?" I whispered, afraid of the answer.

"Your dad will find her, you know that. He won't rest until he does."

"You don't know the things they had planned for her. It's awful." I began to sob again, but Alex quickly calmed me down before I lost it.

"Rory, you have been through a lot. Get some sleep and we can talk in the morning."

"But by then it could be too late!" he needed to understand. "They want to create a new race, a vampire-shape-shifter baby. And they want mom to give it to them." I tried to remain calm, I didn't want the doctor to come in and give me a sedative. Alex lay frozen next to me. "Well do something! Call my dad or someone!"

He finally snapped out of it and was pacing the room on his phone before I could even blink. I didn't know who he was talking to but I knew it would get back to my dad and he would find her. Five minutes later Alex climbed back in the bed with me, reassuring me it would all be okay.

"I'm sorry you have to deal with this." I said burying my face in his scrubs; he was able to put pants on before he found us a ride, but didn't have a shirt so the hospital graciously gave him one. I think it was because he was making all the girl doctors swoon and the males feel inferior.

"Lor, you've been through a lot. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you." In that moment I realized just how scared he was. I looked into his eyes and saw they were full of emotion.

I didn't know how to make anything better so I did the only thing I could think of. I threw my arms around his neck and pulled him down on top of me, his lips instantly finding mine. He was standing by the bed and I was sitting up so it was slightly awkward. Alex climbed on the bed, adjusting himself so he wasn't on any of the cords and his weight wasn't completely on me. I didn't realize how much I missed him until his lips were on mine. This wasn't one of those kisses that started out sweet and ended in passion, this kiss was full of desperation and passion as soon as are lips connected. Eventually we had to stop to breathe, but he still hovered over me.

"I love you so much." I murmured to him, my eyes focusing on him.

"I love you more than my own life. And I'll never let anything happen to you." And in that moment I believed him.

I feel like this story is losing its fan base. If I get a lot of reviews I'll upload another chapter by Thursday! (A lot being more than four or five )