Chapter 24

Author's Note- It has been too long since I updated last. I didn't know what to write, but now I think that I know what I want to do. I want to focus on Clarice's relationship with the other guys. Anyways, I hope you like this chapter and remember to review, fav, and follow my story! Thanks.

Clarice's POV

One second, Carlisle was leaning towards me with his fangs in my direction as I screamed and closed my eyes, and the next second, I opened my eyes only to see Carlisle flying in the air as if someone had pulled him off of me. I looked around expecting to see one of my mates who must have saved me, but it was only Carlisle and I and a very angry Leah.

Carlisle paused, obviously not knowing what was going on. He stepped towards my direction as if to try to bite me again, but stopped in his tracks when Leah growled at him. "Get away from her!" she screamed. "You will not hurt her."

Okay, seriously, what was going on? I was still tied in my chair as I struggled to get out of my restraints, but it was no use. No matter how hard I tried, I still remained tied up in the chair and stuck here with a couple of the craziest people I had ever met.

Carlisle put his hands up, surrendering. "I won't hurt her," he told Leah.

"Good," she said, nodding towards him before turning towards me. "You can go now," she said in a monotone voice. "Go before I change my mind about you."

"I wish that I could," I said. "But I am kind of tied up here."

"Untie her," Leah told Carlisle as she walked towards the door. "I'm leaving. These pregnancy cravings are getting to me, and there's nothing that I want more right now than a donut."

I could relate, and as confused as I was, I was just thankful that she didn't go through with her crazy ass plan to kill me. I got to go back to my boys today. They would know what to do about this, and they would protect me.

Just like Paul protected you when Leah kidnapped you? I shuddered, shaking off the thought. We were just distracted, but this wouldn't happen again. For some reason, Leah had a change of heart, and I for one was going to take advantage of it.

Carlisle did what he was told and released me.

I couldn't stand to look at him. Why was he helping out Leah? Did Esme know about this? Something else was going on between Leah and Carlisle. She wouldn't approve of this. I could also see that Carlisle cared for Leah.

All of a sudden, realization struck as I walked out of the hotel room and down to the parking lot. What if Carlisle was the father of Leah's unborn child? She had never informed us about who the father was before, and male vampires can father children which were proven in Bella and Edward's case.

Would the baby kill Leah or was her werewolf nature enough to keep her safe? Did I care? Of course, I did. Even though Leah had never made the best decisions, I could relate. After Sam and the rest of the pack imprinted on me, she felt angry and vulnerable and lashed out. Even though it didn't give her an excuse for what she had done or tried to do, it was understandable. Also, I didn't want her child to grow up without a mother.

Leah had to survive this, and she had to physically make it through this, and she had to get her mental health under control for her child. She couldn't come up with revenge plans while she had a kid to take care of. One day if she decided to mess with somebody else because they did something that she didn't like, that person may not be as understanding and she may bring her child into the middle of it.

Wait, back up, I thought to myself. Make it home first before you have these deep thoughts.

I located the main entrance of the hotel and headed to the lobby. I asked the woman at the reception desk if they had a phone, and she smiled handing me an old phone with a long chord. I smiled and thanked her, and punched in Paul's phone number which I knew by heart and waited for him to pick up.

"Hello, who is this?" he answered. I was so relieved to hear his voice.

"Oh, thank God!" I said and was surprised when I started sobbing hysterically.

"Clarice!" he said also sounding relieved but grew concerned when he heard me crying. "Where are you? What's wrong? Are you okay? Don't worry, we are on our way to you. Just tell me where you are, baby."

I reassured him that I felt fine, and then I asked the receptionist for the address once I had calmed down and repeated it to Paul. She looked concerned about how upset I was, but she didn't make a comment.

"We are on our way there now," he said. "We will be there in five minutes. Seth and I have been in the car driving around Forks looking for you while the others were trying to track you down in wolf form. How did you get away?"

"I didn't," I said, taking a deep breath. "Leah let me go. I'll tell you everything once you get here. Get here soon. I need you and I miss you."

"We are getting there as fast as we can baby," he said. "I am driving over one hundred miles per hour."

"Don't get pulled over by a cop," I told him.

I could practically picture his tight-lipped smile. "Fuck 'em," he said. "I dare anybody to try to distract me right now."

Jesus. What would they do without me?

"Oh and Seth says hi," Paul said. "He wants to talk to you, but I won't let him. I need to hear your voice right now. He also says that he is going to murder his sister after she took you. Yeah, get in line, buddy."

"You can't hurt her," I said, quietly as I walked away so that the receptionist wouldn't overhear our disturbing conversation. "She's pregnant."

"We'll wait until she has the baby to kill her," he said. "Its a rule: once you threaten or try to harm an imprint, we have the right to end that person's life."

I shuddered at his harsh words. "We will talk about it later," I said.

As Paul and Seth pulled up in Paul's car, I was so relieved that I ran out to them with a squeal. I jumped into the arms of the first guy I saw. Paul chuckled and wrapped his arms around me, pressing me against his chest.

"I'm so glad that you are okay, baby," he said to me as he nuzzled my hair. "I will never let that happen again even if I have to constantly be in wolf form and guard you 24 7."

"My own guard dog," I said, laughing.

"Hey, I want a turn," Seth said, pouting as he stood next to us. "I missed you too."

Paul reluctantly let me go, so that I could hug Seth. He wrapped his arms around my shoulders and rocked us back and forth as he spoke.

"I'm so sorry about my crazy sister," he said. "If your mad at me which you have every right to be just remember that we can't choose who we are related to."

I shook my head. "I don't blame you for this, Seth," I said. "It wasn't your fault."

He kissed the top of my head. "I'm still sorry."

After we each had enough time together, Seth agreed that he would shift into a wolf in the woods and alert the others that they had found me. Paul held my hand tightly in his own as he drove home. It was like he wanted to reassure himself that I was fine. He asked me to tell him what happened, and I told him everything besides how Carlisle tried to hurt me. He would only grow angrier at Leah, and I wanted to try to save a life today.

I smiled as I heard the sound of a whole pack of wolves howling. Off to the side of the road, my mates ( in their wolf form) ran alongside our car, remaining hidden from sight behind the trees. But they wanted to let me know that they were there.

"Clarice," Paul said, momentarily taking his eyes off of the road to look at me.

"Yeah," I said, letting him know that I was listening.

"I am all in this time," he said. "I am not going anywhere, and I am not going to stand back as a pyschopath tries to take you from me again."

"You can't hurt Leah," I said with a sigh. "No matter what Seth says, she is his sister. Deep down, she is also part of the pack. She always has been and always will be. She needs us now that she is going to be a mother."

Paul ripped his hand out of my own with a growl. "How can you say that after what she did to you? She is not part of this pack, and she broke the most important pack rule. She must be punished."

"Well then, let's make a new rule," I said. "She showed us mercy today. She is capable of help one baby step at a time."

I decided not to tell him or the others what I suspected about Carlisle and Leah's relationship. They had a right to know, but it wasn't my business to tell. Besides, it wouldn't help me save Leah. Even though she may not deserve it, I understood how she felt, and I really did believe that she could be saved.

Once upon a time, she had not been so bad. She was just a normal, teenage girl who was in love with Sam. She thought that her life was heading in one direction but it wasn't. I could understand that. The thought of losing any of the guys made me nervous and sad.

"What's wrong?" Paul asked as he gently grasped my arm. "You are shaking."

"I don't know," I said honestly.

"You know what I think?" he asked. I shook my head as he wound a strand of my hair around his pointer finger. "I think that you are the sweetest most beautiful girl in the whole world, and you wear your heart on your sleeve. None of us deserve you."

I giggled. I was pretty sure it was the other way around. I was lucky to have them.

When we got home to Sam's house, everybody was waiting for us. They all had the same, concerned expressions on their faces. I wanted to reassure them that I was okay, and I wanted to go back to the way things used to be except now Paul was here, and it wasn't suppose to be as depressing as it was.

I got out of the car, smiling as I held Paul's hand.

All of the guys came running towards me in human form, shirtless. They were all abnormally tall, but Jacob towered over them all. He was almost seven feet tall. He scanned me from head to toe, checking for any injuries.

"I'm fine, Jake, really..." I said, placing a hand on his arm.

He gently grasped my shoulders before pulling me into a big bear hug. He swung me around in a circle with my feet off of the ground as I shrieked with laughter.

"My favorite sound," he said. "I'm so glad that you are here safe in my arms. I am never letting you ago. Apparently, these other guys don't know how to protect you."

"Leah is sneaky," I said. "It wasn't anybody's fault."

"Jake, let her go," Quil complained. "I want to show her a good time too."

Jacob reluctantly let me go, but not before he kissed me. I gasped, surprised as he pressed his lips against my own. It was our first kiss, and it was not an innocent one. It ignited a familiar feeling in my lower belly, and it made me crave more.

He finally pulled away with a smile. His eyes were still closed. "I've wanted to do that for a while now, but I didn't know if you wanted me to," he said.

"I want you too," I said, hoping that I didn't sound too crazy.

One of the other guys coughed, and we finally broke away. Jacob rolled his eyes. "I wish that I didn't have to share you with these losers, but I am glad that they make you happy," he said.

Quil held me next. He was usually super cheerful and easy going, but it wasn't hard to tell that when Leah kidnapped me, it had really shaken him up. His lip trembled and there were remnants of a fearful look in his eyes.

"Don't ever do that to me again," he said.

"I didn't mean to," I said, softly.

"You are right," he said. "I'm never going to let you out of my sight. I can't let something like this happen again."

"I'm not going anywhere," I said.

He kissed me on my cheek. Maybe it was because we weren't ready yet or he thought that it would be too inappropriate after Jacob kissed me, but he didn't kiss me on my lips. It was okay. I wanted to get to know him more.

The other guys talked to me and held me. The last one who stepped forward was Sam. Honestly, I was surprised. One of the guys had told me not to long ago that he was the alpha of the pack even though Jacob was destined to be. Jake didn't want it. Still, shouldn't the alpha be the first one for to hold me or did it not work like that?

Sam held me in his arms like the others. I gasped when I saw the look on his face. "Sam, what is wrong?" I asked.

He looked so sad and defeated. It was like somebody had died.

"I thought that you were gone for good," he said, and then his voice cracked. I wrapped my arms around his neck. "I missed you, sweetheart, and I am so sorry."

"It wasn't your fault," I repeated.

"Don't worry. You will never have to worry about Leah again. I will take care of her," he promised.

"I don't want you to hurt her, Sam," I said. "You loved her once."

He tensed up. "I thought that I loved her, but I never did," he said. "I never cared for her or loved her nearly as much as I love you. I can assure you that much."

"Sam," I said, not really knowing what else to say. "I love you too."

The rest of the day was uneventful. They guys took turns guarding the land in wolf form while Jared and Sam who were the closest of friends along with Jacob tried to track down Leah. I tried to make them promise me that they wouldn't hurt her if they found her, but they refused to make any promises

The other guys hovered over me while I read or took walks along the beach. They even followed me to the bathroom and stood right outside the door while I did my business. This was going to get old fast.

That night after dinner it was pretty clear who I would go to bed with. All of us needed one on one time together, but Sam the most. He was so stressed out.

So we went to his bedroom slightly early.

"Good night," Jared said with a smirk.

I was instantly suspicious at all of the guys goofy looks. What did they know?

Sam held my hand as we walked upstairs. Occasionally, he would squeeze it as if sensing that I was nervous.

When we got to his room, he shut the door. It made sense. Maybe he wanted privacy to talk about something.

Usually before Paul left, I spent the night with him, but after he left, I spent the night alone, so I didn't know what to expect.

Sam took a step forward and kissed me. It was the second time he kissed me since I jumped on him the first time and he made me come with his mouth. I moaned at the memory and he deepened the kiss.

Every time I kissed one of the guys so far, it was like blood was replaced with electricity running through my veins and there was this intense and desperate need to take things a step further. I had never felt more alive.

He continued to kiss me until he gently pushing me onto the bed. He was hovering over me on all fours. "We don't have to do this unless you want to," he said.

I finally understood. "I want you," I said.

He began to smile.

"Good," he said. "Because I want you too."

He ripped off all of my clothes as he continued to kiss me. I moan as I began to move my hips against his own. He groaned as I touched his strong chest and six pack. He took off his shirt so that I could continue.

I grasped his cock gently through his pants. He seemed to understand. He took off his pants until he was only wearing his black boxers. I grabbed his cock again. He gently touched my hands. "I want to take care of you first," he said. "I will always take care of you."

Then he began to lick and suck on my clit as he began to thrust one finger into my hole before adding another one. It wasn't long until I came with a scream. I grew embarrassed knowing that the others probably heard.

Sam was grinning like a mad man. He was so happy that he could make me come. I wanted to return the favor but he wouldn't let me.

"I want to come inside of you this time," he said.

He began to thrust up inside of me. My eyes widened because I wasn't prepared for his large size. He was big just like Paul. I bet all of my men were.

He started off slow before speeding up as we both grew more needy. Every now and then he would kiss me on my mouth or on my abdomen where I was carrying life. It was so sweet, and right before Sam was about to come, he fingered my clit.

I gasped as I experienced another orgasm, and he joined me afterwards. I loved the face he made when he came. He scrunched up his face and began to moan louder as his cock jerked, and theb I felt hot liquid enter my body.

"I love you so much," he said as he slipped out of me. He snuggled me from behind and we both fell asleep.

I didn't know that this terrible day could have such a happy ending but it did.