Chapter 21: A New Addition

Jacob's POV

It's raining again. Like that's a surprise. It had been raining real hard since last night that I eventually decided to call off patrol. Once I left Leah's room last night, I waited until Seth made it back to the mansion and reminded him to inform Leah that her 4 am shift was called off. I passed out on the sofa with a huge grin on my face. The image of Leah calling out my name in her sleep was something I would remember forever. Anyone who knows Leah - which is my pack and Sam's - know that when she's having a nightmare or is uncomfortable, she shifts her sleeping position every 5 minutes. Seriously. I'm not even joking. If Leah's not having a good night, she'll be tossing and turning all night long. But last night. . . I mean at first she was uncomfortable, and then she called out my name. Once I responded to her calls, touched her for the first time in what felt like centuries, she relaxed. She slept peacefully and comfortably after that. But if Leah had a good night last night and didn't have to patrol this morning, why the hell isn't she here? Seth assured me that he had informed her of the patrol change, but he also told me that he was half-asleep when he told her and that he immediately fell asleep afterwards.

It's 8 am, it's raining just as hard as it was last night, and Leah is nowhere in sight.

"You're worried," a voice said from behind me. I turned and saw that it was the emotion controller, Jasper. He was looking out the window, watching the rain fall just as I was, with a expressionless face.

I chose not to answer to him.

"She's fine, you know," he said, looking at me from the corner of his eye. I didn't know if he was referring to Bella or Leah.

"Who are you talking about?" I asked, slightly annoyed that he could read me so easily. It's bad enough I had to deal with his mind-reading "brother," but to also have him reading and being able to control my emotions was too much.

"Leah. The both of you make my emotions go haywire," he informed me, "I felt the intensity of the emotions from the both of you last night."

"So you were eavesdropping?" I asked, clenching my fist.

"No. Vampires don't sleep and we would have been able hear you anyway," he shrugged, looking almost human-like. Almost.

Oh. "Well how do you know she's okay?" I asked, crossing my arms and turning to fully face him.

"I was out here when she left. I didn't want to bother her and ask where she was heading because she had a very content and stable mindset. You can ask Edward, he was here with me."

"Well -"

"-AAAAHHHHHHH!" Bella's terrifying, piercing scream, filled the room and everyone flew up the stairs to Carlisle's lab. I STILL haven't been able to see Bella for myself because Carlisle said she's under medication and needs lots of rest. But since she's awake now, I should be able to see her.

"Bella! Are you okay?" I ask, pounding my fists desperately against the locked doors.

"Jake? Is that you?" her voice sounded raspy, like she hasn't been given anything to drink for days.

"You need to lie on your back, Bella." Although Carlisle was speaking softly, I could hear the gentleness of his voice from outside the doors.

"Edward!" I yell, angrily. "I know you're in there, open the goddamn door!"

"Jacob, you are to remain outside," Edward responded through gritted teeth.

"Edward, let him in," Bella pleaded.

"No. He might hurt you."

"HURT HER?" I growled. "I swear, if you don't open this motherfucking door, I will personally rip-"

Edward opened the door with a furious expression and said, "Watch your language, dog."

He normally ignored my swearing, but since his "mother" was here, he saw it fit to chastise me on my language. As if I care. The only thing I see, the only thing I care about, is the girl lying on the bed with a giant, deformed-looking stomach. I walked slowly toward her. I could feel the tears forming in my eyes, but I wouldn't let them fall. I will not cry over her again. I've shed enough tears over this one girl. I want to hug her but I don't want to touch her stomach at all. I don't know what's growing inside of her. Sam could be right, it could be an abomination, a mutant spawn. Whatever it is, I hate it already. She's slowly dying, sacrificing her life for the damn thing she calls a baby. I hate Edward even more than I did before now, because now he's truly gone and fucked things up. Not only did he take away the girl I wanted, but he's planted his leech-seed in her that's slowly killing her. Fuck if I care if he can read my thoughts. Since when did I ever give a damn about his feelings? Bella's an idiot for even wanting to keep the thing too. I mean, obviously all of the Cullens, minus the blonde bitch, are wary about the growing thing. If the vamps are scared of the thing, then maybe Sam really is right. But IF Sam is right, I still wouldn't side with him because I don't want to murder the girl I once loved. No matter the circumstances, Bella is still my best friend.

"Jake. . . . I missed you," she manages to say weakly.

Looking at her now, I see that she's different. Obviously she's going to look different if she's pregnant, but still. I know Bella didn't marry the leech because she was secretly hiding the fact that she was pregnant. I didn't pay attention in Health class but I know it takes at least 3 months for a woman to start getting bigger. Bella's bigger than big - shes freaking huge. She literally looks like she's about to pop any minute, like she's been pregnant for the full nine months already. Bella has always been a pale girl, but not like this. Looking at her now, I can see how her eyes have sunk in and how dark the circles under her eyes really are. Bella looks like death, straight up. But even beyond her frail stature, I can see her happiness. This really is what she wants.

"I missed you too, Bells," I say, looking down at my feet.

"What's-wrong, Jake?" She asks in between coughs.

Edward is at her side in an instant, brushing away the loose strands of hair on her face I didn't want to touch. Bella looks up at him and smiles a weak, yet sincere, smile. I almost want to puke when I see him smile back at her and plant a kiss on on her forehead.

"Carlisle," Edward calls. "Blood."

Oh, I know I did not just hear that correctly. "Blood?" My eyes are bulging, I'm sure, and my mouth is in a thin, tight line.

"Here you are, sweetie," Carlisle says as he hands a cup with a straw to Bella.

I could smell the blood, the smell of salt, of metal. I don't understand how the leeches find this shit appetizing because all it's making want to do is vomit. I watch as Bella lightly places her lips onto the straw. My heart skips a beat when she starts to suck on the straw and see her eyes close in satisfaction. Every gulp she takes only makes my heart ache because it's not really Bella that wants the blood. It's the thing inside her that does.

"Mmmm," she moans, satisfied.

I flinch at her satisfaction, scared and furious she's becoming more and more like them.

"Jake," Seth whispers, putting all his effort into not looking at Bella. "We need to go. Three from Sam's pack are on their way."

Fucking, Sam. I can never get a break from the guy. He's always ruining everything. Not that there's anything here that wasn't always ruined, I'm just saying. . .

"Okay," I nod. "I'll be out. Any sign of Leah yet?" It hurt to mention her name, especially when I've been focusing all of my attention on the Bella. I feel the guilt make it's way through my veins, slithering around my heart, and finally landing on my brain. I want Leah, I know that for sure. I Just - I don't know what I want from Bella. I think I want Bella too, though. Or wanted. The Bella inside isn't the Bella I envisioned myself with. I know I can't have Bella, I've accepted that. I just can't let go and I have no idea why I'm still torturing myself over her. I had Leah, but then I lost her. Convincing her to come back to me is going to be a bitch, but I'll make it happen somehow. As much as Bella occupies my mind, I can't ignore the feelings I have for Leah. Last night with her happened for a reason, it's a sign. A sign telling me she and I somehow belong. I just hope I don't prove myself wrong.

"Yeah, she's on her way," he says. He almost sounds irritated, but that could just be my imagination. Seth doesn't get irritated.

"You're leaving?" Bella asks in a saddened voice. Some of her old color is starting to return, I can see the faint blush on her cheeks. She looks much more healthier. Alive, if you would. Seeing her drink blood is probably the most repulsive thing I've ever seen, but if it makes her look a little like her old self again, I'll take it.

"I have to. I'll be back later," I assure her, giving her a weak smile. She just nods, and lays her head back onto her pillow with a small sigh.

I rush down the stairs and out the door and see three human figures, just like Seth had said, walking towards the Cullen mansion. I sprint over to where Seth is waiting and nod at him. I look towards the walking figures and am able to make out their faces. Jared, Paul, and Quil. I'm a little taken aback by the three I see. I was expecting to see Sam, and I was hoping to see Embry. To my left, I see that Seth looks just as confused as I do. He too is probably wondering why they hadn't brought Sam or Embry. I see Sam's boys. Seth's with me. So where's Leah?

"Hey," Jared greets us. "How are you guys?"

"Swell," I respond impatiently. I look at Quil and notice that he's looking everywhere but at me.

Jared looks around, confused, and asks, "Where's Leah?"

"Right here," Leah says, walking out from behind the bushes. "What the hell are you guys doing here?"

At least she's safe like the leech said, I try to tell myself.

"I see the vampires are treatin' you well," Jared jokes, attempting to lighten the mood. I hear snorts from both Paul and Leah. Typical. Their head snap in each others direction, then quickly the other way.

From the corner of my eye, I see Leah narrow her eyes curiously at Jared, Paul, and Quil. She's taken her place to my left, not without glaring at Seth of course, who just happened to be in the 'Beta' position.

"Just get to the point Jared. Why are you here?" I ask, crossing my arms so he knows I'm being serious.

Jared shrugs and stuffs his hands in his pockets, "Just wanted to visit, see how things are goin' with the bloodsuckers."

"Jared," I growl. "Either you tell me what the fuck is going on or you three can trot your sorry asses back to La Push."

"Fine," he says in a blank tone, "Sam wants you all back. We all do. He promises not to do anything irrational. He says we'll think everything through as a pack."

I let out a deep breath. I knew it. "I came here for a reason, Jared. You all know that, I'm here to protect the Cullens. Seth and Leah are free to leave anytime they want, I won't make them stay if they don't wish to." I try to sound calm, but to be honest, I wouldn't be able to handle not being in a close proximity of Leah. Even though she hates me at the moment, I won't force her to stay. But I really, really hope she chooses to stay. Seth too, the kids great.

"Screw this, let's go. They obviously enjoy kissing vampire ass. Come on, I've got better shit to do than to deal with this." Paul will never change. He's not shaking, which is pretty surprising. He does look annoyed though.

"I am not kissing vampire ass," Leah snarls at Paul.

I love how she doesn't bother to mention that Seth and I don't either. Typical, Leah.

"Looks like it, otherwise you wouldn't be here," Paul says, snarling back at her and making the tremors on my back shake furiously.

Leah's hands are balled into fists and her body is trembling violently, "You have two seconds to start running before I tear your balls off and feed them to the bloodsuckers."

Always the sentimental person, Leah is.

That put Paul over the edge because he phased in an instant, shredding his clothes, and was growling at Leah menacingly.

"Paul! Get a grip, you dumbass!" Jared hisses, flicking one of Paul's wolf ears.

If this wasn't such a serious situation, I would have been rolling on the ground laughing. Jared flicking Paul's ear is classic. I mentally made a note to myself to never forget that.

With an angry huff, Paul slowly backed away from Leah, teeth bared and all. I bet if Jared hadn't stopped Paul, Leah would've been able to take him anyway.

Jared rolls his eyes at the two before turning his attention back to me, "Listen Jake, I'm not here to make you guys come back. I'm here because it was an order. I'm just simply doing what Sam told me to. Be safe, take care."

Before they could turn to walk away, I asked where Embry was.

"Home. Sam didn't want him to come," Quil says in a quiet voice. He was still avoiding my gaze.

"Why?" Embry's a good fighter. Why would Sam make him stay behind?

"Hell if we know," Jared shrugs. The three of them turn and walk the opposite direction. I see Quil turn around and finally look at me, giving me an apologetic look. The three of us watch the walking figures turn into tiny figures and eventually disappear.

"He's lying, you know," Leah says, still looking in the direction they were walking.

"Who? About what?" I ask, a little too enthusiastically. It feels like years since she's actually spoken to me.

"Jared. About not knowing why Embry isn't here."

"How do you know?" I ask.

"Yeah, how do you know?" Seth repeats, raising an eyebrow.

"You're both idiots," she says, rolling her eyes. "Did you see how Quil completely avoided looking at you? I know you noticed how uncomfortable he was. He feels like he's betraying you by staying in Sam's pack. The only thing that's holding him back is Claire."

"What does this have to do with Embry?" Seth asks. Good thing too, I was just about to ask that.

"Quil has an imprint," she answers, saying that last part with disgust, "Embry doesn't. Embry doesn't have anything holding him back like Quil does. If Sam would have let Embry come, Embry would have ditched Sam's pack in an instant. Sam obviously realized this, that's why he ordered them not to say a word."

Typical. It sounds like Sam.

"How do you know all of this?" I ask, finally noticing the new outfit she has on. Tank top and sweats. Casual, yet cute.

"Because I know Sam," she snaps, before turning on her heels and walking away.

I grab her wrist before she could take a step and instantly let go at the burning sensation of her skin. You know that feeling when you touch a metal object and it shocks you? Think of it like that, but times a hundred. The shock was so intense, I literally felt the burn seep through my skin.

Judging by her wide eyes, and her slightly parted lips, I figured she felt it too. We just stood there staring at each others hands, not saying a word. It takes a cough and a clearing of a throat from Seth to snap back to reality.

Leah shifts uncomfortably. She's biting her lip and avoiding my gaze. And for some odd apparent reason, I smirk. I smirk because I like it. I like it because. . . . because it means that I still have that affect on her. She still wants me. I chuckle at the thought because even though she still might want me, she's not going to make it easy at all. In fact, she's going to make it nearly impossible.

"What are you laughing at?" she growls, glaring at me with such venom.

"Nothing," I lie, shrugging. "Where were you today?"

"Don't try to change the subject on me, Black." I see we're back to last names. And she's not going to let this go. Just my luck.

"Will you both just shut up for once? I swear, listening to you two argue is so much worse than having 7 other people in your head," Seth says, folding his arms across his chest.

"Fine." We both say. She's trying not to look at me. I'd do the same but I just can't seem to look away from her.

"Good. Now that that's settled, you wanna tell us where the hell you were, Leah?" Seth asks in the similar irritated tone he used with me earlier.

"I went back to tell mom about us, moron," Leah says, rolling her eyes.

"You went back to La Push?" I all but yell at the same time that Seth screeches, "You told mom?"

"Yes and yes," she says in an expressionless tone.

"I can't believe you told mom! God Leah, you're so stupid!" Seth yells, frustrated. He's pacing, and his footsteps are more like stomps.

"I'm stupid? Seth you know for a fact that I am very capable of kicking your ass." Yup, Leah's pissed.

This actually gets Seth to shut up and stop pacing. Wise decision, kid.

"Leah-" I start to say, but am cut off by her.

"And YOU!" She screams, jabbing a finger at me, "Stop being such a jackass. Stay out of this!"

She's fuming. Her anger was actually starting to anger me.

"Oh, I'm a jackass? Nice Leah, that's rich. Maybe if you stopped the bitch-act I wouldn't have to act like this." I hadn't meant for my words to come out harsh, but that's what Leah does to me. I can't think straight with her. She either makes me furious, ecstatic, or depressed. And when I'm feeling one of those particular emotions, it's very hard for me to get a grip on myself. Like right now, she's pissed me off and now I can't hold my tongue from saying things I know I will regret later on.

I hear a low growl from Seth, and the look he gives me tells me that he isn't too happy with my choice of words for his sister.

"Yes, and you are the biggest asshole I have ever met-"

"Well if you ask me-"

"Well I didn't ask you, so you can shut the fuck up you good for nothing son of a bitch!" She's already starting to walk away, but I'm right on her heels.

"Yes, that's right, walk away. It's what you're good at doing, right?" I snarl, trailing very closely behind her. I shouldn't even be following her, I should be shutting my big mouth and let her cool off. I can't help but follow her though. I was so close behind her. So close, I swear I would have walked right into her if I didn't have super in-human reflexes. She turns around abruptly with eyes filled with rage and punches me square in the nose. For her satisfaction, there is a loud crack. For mine, well. . . . I now have a broken, bloody nose, and a very amused looking Seth staring down at me. I knew Leah Clearwater could punch hard, but I had no idea her right hook was this bad. I would have ducked if I knew she was going to turn around and pop me one.

"You are the biggest, ignorant, most hypocritical, bastard I have ever met. I can't believe I stooped so low and dated you, you asshole."

She left me there, bleeding. I didn't know whether to be pissed or hurt. I guess I could be both, but my mind is too consumed with what Leah said. Yes, I'm hurt with the fact that she regrets dating me. No scratch that, it doesn't only hurt, it literally breaks my heart. I'm trying my absolute hardest to keep myself from running after her and apologizing a billion times. I'm going to have a lot of time moping to myself about that very painful memory. I know it really isn't something to fuss over because Leah likes to insult people all the time. When someone's as pissed like she was just mere seconds ago, you know every insult they throws at you has meaning behind it. Which brings me back to my lame fussing over what she had called me. She called me a hypocrite and I don't understand why. See? Lame, I know. But I happen to be a very loyal person and I never go back on my word. So why would she call me a hypocrite? What have I done wrong? We get into arguments like this all the time. Why is this any different. I know for a fact that I am not a hypocrite. But apparently Leah thinks otherwise.

"If you think you're gonna get answers from me, think again." Seth says, helping me up.

Seth's a good kid, but he's always looked up to me and I don't know why. He just does. The kid has never been anything but good to me. That's part of the reason why I accept what he's saying to me, the other reason is because if I not so much as lay a finger on him, Leah would be on my ass in an instant. And I kind of need to stay in her good graces for her to take me back. I know, I'm doing a fabulous job, aren't I? Just fucking brilliant. I get a moment with her, and that moment is ruined by our tempers.

"I know, kid."

"With the way you and my sister act, I'd say I'm the adult in this pack, kid," he snorts, rolling his eyes. It's amazing how much Leah has rubbed off on him. Seriously, I bet if Seth and Leah were standing side-by-side, and they both rolled their eyes at the same time, they'd look identical. It's a Clearwater thing, I guess, because Sue Clearwater can do it just as well, if not, better. No one messes with that lady.

"Okay, I deserved that," I sigh.

"You deserve a lot more than that," Seth clarifies, then chuckles, "but Leah cleared it up with that falcon punch."

I don't know what hurts more, swallowing my pride and letting the vampire I hate the most tend to my injury, or the actual tending of the injury.

"You know, you could at least try to hide your thoughts. I am the one fixing your nose, after all," Edward says, swiftly pulling my nose back into is place.

"MOTHERFU - GOD THAT HURT LIKE A BITCH!" You fucking son of a bitch! You could of at least warned me that you were gonna do it!

The pixie leech, Alice, had her hand over her mouth, trying to hide her smile. Her mate, Jasper, was standing against the door-frame next to her with a smirk on his face.

"You control emotions." I'm directing my comment toward Jasper. It's not a question.

"Yes," he answers, quirking an eyebrow.

"Then why didn't you. . . . oh, I don't know, numb me?" The bloodsucker was actually gonna just stand there and let me take the excruciating pain while he's perfectly capable of easing my pain? The sick, bastard.

"Because you deserved to feel the pain," he replies smoothly. I hear Seth snort, and bust into laughter. I shoot him a death glare from across the room that eventually gets him to shut up, but not before he rolls his eyes.

"Whats that suppose to mean?" I growl, baring my teeth. I see Edward roll his eyes and take a seat on the farther end of the bed.

What the hell is up with everyone rolling their eyes? Seriously, with the alarming rate that people keep doing it, it's going to go out of style soon.

"We heard you. Her. Everything that happened. We weren't exactly eavesdropping, we have enhanced hearing. Your screaming doesn't help either." He responds like it's an easy thing to do. Normally people try to sugar-coat their answers, but this leech isn't hiding anything. But I suppose I answered my own question. I did say people sugar-coat their answers, and well, Jasper isn't human. Actually wait, forget everything I just said. Leah is a person and she sure as hell doesn't sugar-coat any of her answers.

"Fan-fucking-tastic," I hiss, mentally slapping myself for not remembering that the bloodsuckers had just as good hearing as we did.

"I agree with Jazz," I hear a voice pipe in. A voice I'm not very fond of. A voice I could of gone an eternity not hearing. The voice of Carter. Maybe I was being over dramatic earlier, maybe I hate Carter more than I hate Edward.

Nah, I still hate Edward more.

I hear a sarcastic snort from Edward and choose not to make a smart ass remark. I don't want to waste my breath on someone who's already dead.

Relax, bloodsucker. He's not far behind you on my "hate list."

"How rewarding," Edward said, his voice laced with sarcasm.

I decided to join the bandwagon and roll my eyes, just for dramatic effects. I turn my attention back to Carter and narrowed my eyes. "I didn't ask for your opinion, leech. Who the hell gave you the permission to come in here, anyway?"

"Does my being here bother you, Jacob?" he's smiling cheekily, and I'm resisting the urge to march over there to wipe that stupid grin from his face and beat the living lights out of him. Well, technically he's dead, but I'll kill him. Again.

"Get the hell out of here or I will personally -"

"Someone's coming. One of Sam's," Edward abruptly says, cutting me off.

"Who?" I ask, infuriated that Sam decided to send someone else to try to convince us to go back. Well, with the recent Leah-Jacob fiasco that happened earlier, I'm sure it wont be too hard to convince Leah.

"He's in the forest with Leah, right out of hearing range -"

"He's with Leah? Who is he?" Seth and I both ask.

"Embry Call."

Oh shit. What the hell is he doing here? And what is he doing with Leah? This isn't good. They're going to say something to one another that pisses the other off and they'll end up killing each other.

"Wrong."

Huh? "Who are you talking to?" I ask.

"Both of you. You and Seth were thinking the same thing. Leah and Embry are getting along fine. I won't tell you what they're talking about of course, you're the Alpha and what they're discussing is for you to decide. Not me."

"I hate you," I say, seething with anger.

"I would say the feeling is mutual, but that would be a lie. I owe you so much, you really helped Bella through a lot," he says before dismissing himself.

"I'd go out there and see what's going on if I were you. Just sayin'," Carter says, shrugging his shoulders.

"Get the fuck out of my way, leech," I growl, shoving the vampire to the side with Seth on my heels.

Surprisingly, Carter doesn't do anything to retaliate.

"Jacob." It's Jasper.

"What?" I snap, impatiently.

"Apologize to her," he says.

"Thanks, , will do."

With that, I'm out the door, down the stairs, and running towards the forest. I see them watching me with smirks on their faces. They're just standing there, fully clothed, both leaning against trees across from each other.

"Embry what the hell are you doing here?" I fume, once I get close enough.

"I'm here to join the pack." And just like that, his smirk is gone and is replaced with a serious face.

Wait. Come again? Did he just-

"What?" I ask, not able to comprehend what just happened.

"I'm here to join the pack," he repeats, this time slower, enunciating every word.

"Absolutely not. Come on, bro, this really isn't what you want. You're much safer with Sam." Maybe if I convince him enough, he'll just turn and go back to Sam's pack. Although I miss my best friend and want his company, I don't want him to leave his safety out of loyalty for me.

"Too late. Once I decided to join your pack, my mind link with the Sam's pack disappeared and I was met with very, uh, congenial thoughts from Leah." He's speaking with confidence and winking at a smirking Leah. I should be pissed, but I'm not. Jealous, maybe. Okay, maybe is an understatement. The fact that Leah isn't glaring daggers at Embry or even feels the need to rip his head off gives me the right to feel jealous.

"And you tried going back?" I ask, skeptical.

"Nope," he says, popping the 'p'. "It's about where your loyalties lie, Jake. I can't be part of a pack that I'm not loyal to. It's unfair. Plus, Sam's been giving me a headache."

"Fine," I resign, stuffing my hands in my pockets and smirking. "Welcome to the pack."

"I knew you'd come through, Jake!" Embry laughs, embracing me and clapping me on the back.

"Yeah, just don't go inviting people to join the pack," I laugh, but we both know I'm serious.

"I won't. But Quil is on the verge of ditching Sam too. It's the loyalty thing, Jake. I give him about 4 days until he joins," Embry says.

"3 days," Leah says, disagreeing.

"What the hell, 2 days," Seth says, joining in on the conversation, grinning.

"Wait, I thought Sam ordered you not to come here with Jared and them?" It's impossible to not listen to the alpha command.

"He did."

"Then how the hell are you here?" I ask, exasperated.

"He ordered me not to come here with Jared, Paul, and Quil. He never said anything about staying in his pack." Embry is one sneaky bastard. It's because of him that me, Quil, and him never got in trouble for causing mayhem when we were younger. Embry had a way with words with adults and man was he good at it. If it weren't for him, Quil and I would probably be locked up by now.

"Huh." Its the only thing I manage to say, if that's even a word. Probably not.

"Well since that's settled, who's beta?" he asks, wiggling his eyebrows.

You know what's the one thing people know about Embry, Quil, and I? We're all over-confident. Always so sure of ourselves. Take now for instance, Embry's convinced he's gonna get the beta position. But the oceans will freeze over before I ever have to choose between Embry and Quil.

"Leah," I say without even thinking. I want to slap myself, but that wouldn't look too attractive, especially if I'm trying to impress a very pissed off Leah Clearwater. I could have had Seth be my Beta, but what the hell. Leah's name slipped out, and that's got to mean something, right? I just hope she doesn't use this new authority to torture us. I won't be able to command any of the guys, or Leah, for that matter. What I do know is that Leah won't think twice about ordering any of us around. Even if I am alpha, she'll try to use her authority just to make sure it really won't work on me. I already blurted out her name, better stick with it. God knows if I take it back and say "I mean, Seth, not Leah," she'll surely kick my ass.

I expected a frown from Embry and a smirk from Leah. What I didn't expect was to see was the opposite of what I thought I'd see. I see a frowning Leah and a smirking Embry.

Great. Fuck my life.

Author's Note: I know I haven't updated in 2 or 3 months. I'm sorry, I know you all are tired of hearing that, but its true. But the good news is I'm finally done with summer school and I will be able to update every week like I use to! HOORAY! Great news, right? Well anyway, I kind of meant for this chapter to be a filler, but it turned out a little more dramatic than I intended. I'm happy with it though, and I hope you all are too.

Reviews, please! =) & it is soooooooo good to be back ;)