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This one is a little short, like the last one... But I has some important stuff in it. Next couple chapters will be longer and develop more into the next phase of the story.

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Don't Worry... There will be more lemons... Patience is a virtue...

Chapter 10

Jacob POV

I had no clue what Gale could have done to make Seth so angry, until I saw Leah. Her makeup was smeared and her face tear-stained. She held pieces of a tattered black dress over her, as if to protect us from the sight of her red underwear. She had developing bruises n her arms and she was breathing hard. She looked at me, her eyes red from tears, but she looked relieved to see me. Her body was still shaking, her hands barely able to hold her dress in place, and I suddenly knew.

I didn't think about the repercussions, I just lunged at Gale. I recoiled back and felt a sharp pain in my hand as I punched Gale in the jaw, causing him to spin around. It all seemed to happen in slow motion, Gale turned to look back at me, smiling, and then he lunged at me, pushing me into the wall. I hit with a crash, my blood pressure rising sharply enough that I knew I was going to phase soon. I tried to calm myself, the room being entirely too small for me and the people that were already in it. There was a noise behind us, causing Gale to lose focus for a split second. I took the opportunity to lift him up, throwing him into some boxes across the room, I crouched lower to the ground, almost snarling at him.

The distraction was Naya softly landing on the ground. Her hair was still disheveled from the events of just a few minutes before. She stared at us for a moment, dumbfounded by what she was seeing. She ran between us, yelling for us to stop.

"I am not worth this" She announced loudly. "You guys don't need to fight over me."

I looked at her, annoyed by her thinking that this whole thing was about her. "This has nothing to do with you, Naya. Now get out of my way, I am going to kill him." the sound of my voice scared even me.

"Oh, suddenly you are done fucking my WIFE and I am the bad guy here? It isn't my fault that the little she-wolf is a slut..." He didn't in the least bit look angry about the situation. In fact, he smiled at me just enough to dare me to rip him to shreds.

Seth growled, circling around to the other side of Gale. He was ready to jump in, not giving the cat a chance to survive it. Naya stared at me, then turned to Gale. She looked back at me and hissed. So, I thought, the lines were drawn. My skin started to tingle, and I knew I was seconds from phasing, but I heard her voice softly behind me.

"Jacob..." Leah whispered. I stopped, turning to look at her pained face. "Don't." I stood up straight, seeing the tension in Seth's face ease too. Gale quickly looked around, weighing his chances to get out of this. He knew they weren't too good.

Leah hadn't moved from the spot she was in. Her voice was shaky, but strong enough to command me to stop, and I did, as if I had not choice but to obey her. "Please. It isn't worth it..." She whispered.

"Oh, here you guys are!" I heard Carolyn's voice behind me. She paused. "What the hell happened here?" Her voice trailed off.

"We are leaving, Carolyn." Gale's voice boomed behind me, causing me to turn. He was practically running out the door.

Naya looked at me, a pained expression on her face. She reached out for my arm, and I pulled away from her. She glared at me. "Fine." She said coldly, "Thanks for the fuck." Her eyes looked at me, then to Leah. She turned and followed the other cats out of the room.

I looked back down to Leah, who was looking at me, obviously questioning the truth in Naya's statement. She must have saw something in my face that made her break, because suddenly she was sobbing again. I crossed the room to her, wrapping my arms around her. She cried into my chest, reaching her arms up and around my neck.

I gently lifted her up, carrying her out of the room, down through the club and out the front door. Seth was right behind me. Both Naya and Gales cars were already gone. I saw a motel down the block and started to walk toward it, not knowing how I was going to pay, but knowing I would figure it out. Leah needed a shower and to sleep somewhere that wasn't outdoors. She lifted her eyes up to meet mine.

"It is going to be okay, Leah... I will figure this out... We are going to get a room." I whispered, staring into her eyes. I never noticed that they were endless deep pools of brown.

"There is some cash in my bra" She whispered. Her had wandered down to her bra, reaching slightly in and pulling out a hundred dollar bill. She looked over at Seth, he grabbed the money out of her hand and ran ahead to the motel. Leah rested her head back on my chest. Her tears had completely subsided, and her breathing slowed. I was pretty sure she had fallen asleep.