Pairing: Leah/Jared
Genre: Angst/Romance
Rating: M
Words: 500
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Twilight.
Prompt: picture/quote: "We only breathe for so long."
Salvation Part 2
We only breathe for so long and Jared didn't want to waste it. He and his wolf were breaking the imprint. It was slow going but well worth the effort and pain. Today was a painful day and instead of going home to wither in peace, he shriveled in agonizing pain on the forest floor away from Kim. Leah was worth the agony.
Jared wallowed during the day and night. He lost concept of time after a week. His stomach growled from lack of nourishment, and he couldn't even stand his own stench. Every joint in his body burned and his muscles seized. Mud and leaves caked his nude body.
Leah found him in his putrid funk. She pulled him to the nearby stream. Cool water lapped over his overheated body. Her gentle touch hurt and soothed him at the same time. He purred under her lavished attention as she bathed his body. His eyes closed against her delicate tugs as she washed the dirt from his hair.
Jared clung to her as she pulled him to the bank. She cradled his head against her bosom like new born babe. Leah was meant to be his. The Spirits had no idea how badly his imprint was wrong. He hoped he'd be freed from it. Yet, the pull still lingered.
Leah fed him from her hand as she stroked his hair. The food was hard to swallow but he managed. This is how it should be - him and her together.
"Jared, I don't want you to fight anymore," she whispered as he swallowed the last bite.
A sudden burst of energy ignited inside of him as she glared at the she-wolf. Mine, the wolf snarled. "You don't mean that Lee," he growled through his raw throat.
"It's killing you," she pleaded.
The wolf was always the strongest of the two. He surfaced turning Jared's yellow. Quick as lightning, he had Leah on her hands and knees before him. Her sundress was ripped in two as he held her down by the scruff of her neck. Jared sheathed himself deep in her womb in one swift motion.
"Mine," he growled.
He held her down, displaying his dominance to her wolf, and fucked her like an animal. At the peak of their mutual release, Jared bit down on her neck. "Mine," he said as he licked her mark. The bond broke and Jared sagged against her back. She pushed him off and curled into his side.
"Mine," she whispered.
Jared woke with Leah in his arms. She stirred beside him, and he looked down at her. Leah met his eyes with a content smile. "How do you feel?" she asked.
He groaned and unfolded from her embrace. "Like I wanna sleep for days," he admitted.
Jared noticed the moon shimmered off the mark on her neck. "Did I hurt you?" he asked with a gesture towards the crescent shaped scar.
"No," she said with a shake of her head.
"It's gone," he held his breath.