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Chapter Twenty

It took Seth about three more hours than Leah for him to phase back. The pack helped him get to the hospital, where a teary Sue and stony Leah sat in the waiting room.

Harry had a severe heart attack, they were told.

Leah was shocked, and Sue only grimaced.

"It's why we always went to Seattle." Sue admitted. "We were seeing if anything could be done…he had a weak heart. He didn't want to worry…you kids."

You. Leah knew Sue meant, he didn't want to add anything else to Leah's plate. So instead of being there for her dad, she was getting wasted and high every night.

The rest of the pack came running in the ER, looking slightly ridiculous and cartoon-ish, since it was five enormous males in cutoff blue jean shorts.

"Is dad…is he gonna be alright?" Seth asked, he looked freaked. And, although Leah hadn't noticed how much he had grew over the past couple weeks and was nearly as tall as Sam, like a scared little kid.

"They don't know." Leah answered for her mom.

Although Leah had been in the pack for a grand total of three hours and sixteen minutes, she thought that their presence was supposed to bring a sense of belonging.

That she was supposed to feel like these were her brothers, her people.

But all she could think of was Sam.

How he had kept this from her, and now she realized, how her father must have as well, because he was on the council, he must have known. And that was why he didn't want her to see him anymore. To protect her.

But protect her from what? Her dad didn't seriously think Sam would attack her did he? Like Emily was attacked…and Sam had probably done that too. Leah guessed.

Emily…something tugged at her memory. Something in the legends…imprinting. Sam had imprinted on Emily. On her freaking cousin, because she really, honest to god, wasn't the person he was meant to be with.

She thought she was going to be sick, with all of this understanding. Because now she couldn't blame Emily or Sam for it. Because it really wasn't anyone's fault, it really was something that had just happened.

"Excuse me?" A stern looking doctor came from around the corner. "?" He looked at Sue, and Sue nodded, standing up, she kept a hold of both Leah's and Seth's hands. "I'm sorry, we did everything we could…"

Snap. Leah felt like she could practically hear another part of herself falling away. Just another piece she could never get back.