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Ch20: Something to Live For

Leah had tried everything to get the damn chains off. She tried using her hands almost breaking her nails off in the process. She tried running as fast as she could to break them off her ankles, all that did was give her a red mark that burned for all of five minutes. She tried using the brick of the wall to smash the chains against that didn't work either. She still couldn't really phase but she was starting to feel her pack again so she was a bit happy for that. What the hell did that fucker use to keep me trapped in here?

She began pacing the floor trying to figure out a new plan, when she heard the rusty engine of the truck. Shit, out of time!

Leah's heart started beating faster. She wasn't sure if it was because she was genuinely scared or because her pack was surging from excitement. She choose the latter because it sounded better. She heard him shuffling as fast he could putting what sounded like food into cabinets. That took all of three minutes. She couldn't pretend to be sleep now. Her heart beat wouldn't slow down. It felt like she couldn't breathe. She might be stuck down here forever! Stuck with someone who she didn't want.

She licked her dry lips as she heard the latch jiggling. Leah was too frozen to move, as he took his time walking down each step. Why the hell is he moving in slow motion now! His eyes locked with hers as soon as his eyes came into view and he smiled that quirky smile he always did.

Leah swallowed as he moved in front of her, she took a step back. "I missed you my sweet." He touched her cheek softly. Her wolf was causing her to have what felt like a migraine with all the anger.

Leah scooted another step back realizing she was now against the colored brick wall. She had nowhere else to go.

"I've waited forever to kiss you…on the lips." he said softly before closing his eyes and moving close to her face. Leah moved her hand out and blocked him with her palm. She had to stall! For some reason she had to stall for a little bit more. She really didn't know why but she knew for a fact she definitely didn't want to kiss a vampire. No matter how attractive he was or how good he looked in those jeans. Back to the point, he's a vampire! Leah moved her hand out of his face.

"Uh, you ever dance?" Leah asked as his eyes opened with startled confusion.

"No one ever wanted to dance with me." He answered looking down for a moment "Would you like to dance with me?"

Leah chastised herself. She couldn't come up with anything better than that? Now he had to touch her. Her wolf who was still slowly coming back was getting angrier. "Can the chains come off?" she hoped.

"Now, now my love, you seriously think I would fall for that one?" He grinned and tsk'ed her before backing up and opening his arms. "Come dance with me." It definitely didn't sound like a question. It wasn't like she could go anywhere with the stupid chains and him actually being here now. She couldn't punch him in human form that would just hurt her and he would just block all her senses and probably shoot her up with another shot. She was running out of options here.

"Um, yeah sure let's dance." She swallowed and hoped her heart quieted down a bit.

He pulled her close to his body, and closed his eyes and began humming his own little tune. Leah tried to relax as she moved with him. Whose brilliant idea was this? Oh yeah, it was hers! Stupid, now he's going to think you're interested! Oh yeah, her wolf was becoming way more pissed. Don't just give up!

She could have sworn she smelled her boys. Maybe she was becoming delusional now. She hadn't really eaten anything today, so now her mind was playing tricks on her. Yeah, that was it.

Two hours later they were still moving in slow circles. Leah just wanted to crawl back in bed and never wake up ever again but every time she scooted back he moved with her in a never ending dance.

Finally Leah looked up at Zane who was looking down at her. "I know what you're doing Leah. You're just putting off the inevitable."

He was too close now, probably about to kiss her and there wasn't much she could do about it. Oh please, no!

Just as his lips came down unto hers the door came splintering into pieces showing her very angry and possessive Alpha. "If you want to keep your lips and those arms I would step away from my mate. Right the fuck now!" his pupils were completely pitch black and he was shaking so bad Leah was sure he was going to phase. Leah had never been so happy to see him. He was here!

Zane looked behind him and blurred out of Leah's arms completely vanishing into thin air. "Run Leah! Run…" Jake yelled as Zane reappeared behind him, and pushed him out of view. There was a loud crash wherever he landed. Zane looked at her with a crazed expression before vanishing again.

Leah looked down at her chained links. "I can't Jake." Leah said even though she knew he couldn't hear her.

If Jake had come here by himself that was a stupid plan. She was no closer to getting out of here than she had been two hours ago. Paul stuck his head in a moment later grinning until he saw the room. "Creepy…" he looked around before looking back at Leah who was still frozen in her spot. "Come on! We all get here to save your ass and you're just standing there?" Paul ran down the steps and looked down at the chains at her ankles.

"If you can find a way to get these things off me that'll be great. What's going on out there?" Leah asked as Paul bent down on his knees and began trying to pull them off.

"It's getting sticky… he can't block out all our senses, stay in disappearing mode, and fight." Paul grinned still trying the chains. "What the fuck did he use on these things? Nothing is working."

"I don't know I tried breaking them earlier. But we need to break them now! Before he comes back!" Leah swallowed looking through the opening making sure he wasn't coming at that exact second.

"You need to phase." Embry said running down the steps as Paul tried using his teeth.

"What? I haven't phased in like a month and he kept shooting me up with some stupid shot…I don't know if I can." Leah was getting frustrated. Her wolf was definitely back in full force now but that didn't mean she could phase.

"You have to try. Make her mad." Embry nudged Paul with his foot.

"I like my package where it is Em. No thanks." Paul stood back up and crossed his arms.

"Paul, make her mad right now. We don't have time." Embry gave Paul a look before looking up the steps.

Paul looked at Leah for as long as could. "I'm sorry." He whispered. "You're just a bitch. Jake doesn't really want you…" Paul said but even Leah could tell his voice lacked the conviction it usually did. Time apart from her pack brought him closer to her.

"Paul make her mad now like you would have before." Embry voice had some power to it and Leah and Paul had looked at him shocked. Embry looked pretty surprised himself but then he smirked crossing his arms.

Paul shook himself for a minute before getting a serious look on his face. "Leah you are nothing… no one ever wanted you. No one will ever want you. You're a bitch and Jake will leave you the same way Sam did. You're still jealous of Sam and Emily and the fact that they are having a baby. And you can never have that. How does that make you feel huh?"

Leah could feel that he didn't mean it, but it reminded her of all the insecurities she had and she finally felt the tremors of phasing. Her body shook and a few seconds later she was her wolf self. The chains snapped apart into five different pieces on the floor. Leah hadn't realized she had missed this until she had finally done it. She wasn't going to make it up the steps if she didn't phase back though. So before she could see what was happening with the rest of her pack, she phased back to human.

Paul and Embry turned around as she ran to the drawer on the far side of the room and threw on a loose t-shirt and jeans.

"Ready?" Embry turned and saw Leah was fully dressed. "Let's go." Embry grabbed one hand and Paul grabbed another squeezing it so she would look at him.

"I didn't mean any of that stuff you know?" he whispered as they made it to the open hallway glancing back and forth.

"I know. Don't worry about it." Leah just wanted to get out of here. He could apologize all he wanted when she made it back home.

They went out the front door, right into the war zone. Jake was out like a light by one of the trees in human form, while Quil was holding his shirt to Jake's neck. He looked worse for wear and Leah wanted to go to him but she had to see how the rest of her pack was doing.

Sam along with Jared was fighting Zane trying to tear him to pieces but not effectively getting him like they wanted.

Zane was missing a good chunk out of left side but otherwise looked unharmed. In seeing Leah he disappeared and reappeared behind her grabbing her neck. "If I die... so does she. I won't live without you Leah."

Leah couldn't breathe and she found this time around she actually wanted to live. It wasn't anywhere close to how she felt during the new born war. She had something to live for and she wasn't going to give it up to this freak. She began clawing at his hands but it did nothing but made him squeeze harder. Leah could feel herself almost about to pass out. I love you Jake...

Both Embry and Paul phased and grabbed an arm and pulled. Zane screamed in her ear as he dropped her. Leah fell to the ground and tried getting her breath back by coughing. Paul spit out the arm in his mouth. Embry picked up both arms and trotted over to the fire that Seth was starting and threw the pieces in.

Sam looked like he was going for Zane's head. When Leah put her hand up, Sam stopped.

Zane eyes sparked with hope as Leah stood on her shaky feet. "You picked on the wrong girl you know. I would have let you live had it not been for you trying to choke me to death a minute ago." Leah said with surprising strength. She had no idea where it came from, but she could hear her packs disgust at keeping the guy alive. Sam looked like he was about to lunge again until Leah looked at him and snapped her fingers. He whined falling back down to his hind legs.

"I want to do it." Leah smiled for what was the first time in days, she then phased and lunged for Zane's throat.

Ahhh the sad ending of Zane? Maybee... :)

I kept re-writing this chapter.. it came out pretty choppy when I tried switching from Jake's and Leah's lil pov so it was told from Leah's side. We'll find out all the reuniting and whether Jake is okay next chap! :)