Chapter 20

Club Skins was well-known for two things: strong beer and a hell lot of skanks.

So Leah had never gone there. One, she wasn't of age and two, her self-esteem had hit the all-time low when she had turned into a wolf.

But this time it was different. Leah was a normal girl and an adult, too. She saw no problem with hanging out at a club.

And she was with a hot date.

A definite plus to her ego.

"Club Skins isn't for the timid," Leah teased Devon as they got out of his car. "Sure you can handle it?"

Devon grinned as he placed an arm around her waist. "I think so."

They showed their ID to the bouncer who let them in...right after a group of girls who were clearly not of age.

"Think we should report them?" Devon said, pointing them out.

Leah shrugged. "Let them have their fun. It's their problem."

The two headed to the dance floor just as "Sugar" by Flo-Rida came on.

"Hey, cutie wanna dance?" a drunk girl said, grinning at Devon. Her red hair was in messy curls and her makeup was running off, but she seemed oblivious to this as she ran her fingers up and down Devon's face. "Or we could have a party of our own outside..."

Thankfully, Leah pulled him away before things got too ugly.

"You weren't kidding," Devon said as he watched the girl stumble away from them.

Leah sighed. "I told you."

Soon they were busy on the dance floor. Leah had to say that for someone who had never been to a club, Devon was a pretty good dancer.

She was too busy dancing to notice three new guys come in. They were qucikly followed by two girls who seemed to be with them.

But Devon saw them. And he wasn't happy.

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Dammit! That dude doesn't give up! Devon thought mentally as he watched Sam head to the bar.

Devon was beyond pissed. He had a game plan. He had come down to the Quileute reservation to score some chicks. He had heard about Leah from his mother, about how beautiful and nice she was. He had spent weeks charming Leah, making her trust him. And tonight was supposed to be the night!

He had not calculated some jealous ex-boyfriend.

But it didn't matter.

Leah was gonna be Devon's before the night was over.

He was gonna make sure of it.

Devon took his arms and snaked them around Leah's waist.

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Sam scanned the club. Paul and Jared had disappeared with Rachel and Kim. Yet Sam couldn't care less.

He had asked the bartender if he had seen anything, but he had been far from helpful.

Guess I'm on my own, Sam groaned to himself.

Sam couldn't believe how terrible his luck was. Why did Leah and that jerk have to go to someplace crowded like Club Skins? Why couldn't they go someplace like a restaurant? Someplace where Sam could easily spot Leah?

"Hey, cutie, wanna dance?" a girl said, appearing out of nowhere.

Sam stared at the girl in disgust. He didn't put makeup on himself, but he was sure it wasn't supposed to be running down the face.

He pushed the girl away, rather rudely, he had to admit, as he headed up to the club balcony. He'd have a good view from there.

"Alright, let's slow it down," the DJ said.

Immediately, I Will Still Love You by Britney Spears came on.

Sam froze. He knew this song. He knew it well...

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Leah stopped dancing as I Will Still Love You by Britney Spears came out of the speakers.

"What's wrong?" Devon asked, noticing Leah's discomfort.

"This..." Leah gave Devon a sad smile. "It's nothing..."

Devon put on his sympathetic face. "Is it about that guy..."

Leah nodded. "This is...was our song."

"You okay?" Devon asked her tenderly.

"I'm fine," Leah said.

"Why don't we get out of here?" Devon suggested. "Get some fresh air? We'll come back in when the song's over."

Leah wholeheartedly agreed.

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Sam found it hard to concentrate as he tried to find Leah. It didn't help that the song was in top volume.

And when the stars are falling, I'll keep calling
I will still love you
And when your dreams are fading, I'll be waiting I will still love you
You are my summer breeze my winter sun, my springtime soul, my autumn touch of gold
You are my sky my rain a way which my love flows cuz you're all
The smile of my heart and the breathe of my soul
Even if we find ourselves apart
We will hold out hopes and dreams
Forever in our hearts

This song had been played at the junior prom. Sam could remember it like it was yesterday. He had kissed Leah and had promised that he would love her forever. That no matter what, he would still love her.

But fate was cruel.

Boy, life sucked!

As Sam scanned a dance floor, he noticed one girl crying. A guy was rubbing her arms, trying to comfort her.

Wait a second...Sam squinted.

Yes, it was!

He watched as Devon led her out of the club.

"You're not getting away that easily!" Sam said to himself as he followed them out.

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Leah leaned against Devon as they stood in the alleyway next to the club.

"Thanks for being so understanding," she said to Devon.

Devon smiled at her. "No prob. It was getting hot in there anyway."

Leah sighed as she leaned her head against the wall. "Out of all the slow songs out there, why did they have to play that one?"

"Is it really that bad?"

Leah shook her head. "I just wanna forget about it..."

"I can help you with that," Devon said, smirking. He leaned down and touched his lips to hers.

At first, it was nice. Leah wrapped her arms around him. It was nothing like kissing Sam, but Devon's lips were soft.

Suddenly, they weren't soft. The kiss suddenly became rough and too much for Leah.

Leah felt Devon's hands run up her legs. And it felt extremely uncomfortable.

Leah pushed Devon off of her. All of the sudden, the atmosphere was too uncomfortable.

"I have to go," Leah said as she tried to leave.

She felt Devon roughly grab her back. A searing pain ran throughout her body as he slammed her against the wall.

"Hey, I came all this way to be with you," Devon whispered in a husky voice. "Don't I get something in return?"

Before she could answer, Devon's lips roughly pushed against hers and forced entrance. Leah could feel his suddenly rough hands pushing her dress up.

Wait a second...

"You know, Leah, I'm surprised at how easily you fell for my good-guy charade," Devon said to her as he unzipped his pants with one hand. "I'm a better actor than I thought."

"Devon," Leah whimpered. "Please..."

"I didn't come here because I wanted to be away from my parents," Devon went on with a smirk. "I came here to get some new meat. And you fell right into my net."

Leah winced when she heard the sound of her dress tearing. She screamed as Devon ripped the top part of the dress.

"It's just too bad your boyfriend isn't here to save you," he whispered to her as he prepared himself.

Leah tried to scream when she felt Devon's hands rip her panties off. But her voice didn't seem to be working. How could she have been so stupid? She had walked right into an isolated alleyway with some guy she had only known for a few weeks. How could she--

Suddenly, there was a punching sound. Leah opened her eyes.

There was Devon on the ground. And there was Sam with blood on his hands.

"Sam," she managed to say.

He grabbed her hand and led her out of the alleyway.

"Get in the car," Sam ordered, opening the door for her.

"Ohmygod, Leah!" Kim exclaimed as she ran over. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Leah grumbled.

"No, you're not," Sam argued. "I'm taking you home!"

"I don't wanna go home!"

Sam forced Leah into the passenger seat of his car. He turned to Kim.

"You're gonna have to call a cab," Sam told her apologetically.

Kim smiled. "Don't worry about it."

As Sam revved the engine, he noticed Leah's fingers itching toward the door handle.

"I'll just drag you back," he warned her.

The tires skidded and left tire marks in the parking lot as Sam's car sped out onto the road.

ok...this is soooo NOT my best chapter. sorry. i have a slight writers block. if u don't like it, i'll rewrite it and upload a new one.