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Our Dawn
Part V
Book 3 – Winter Sun
Leah Clearwater
26. Fade to Black
'Damn it Sam, where are you?' Jacob kept calling out to Sam but there was no one answering his calls. The whole pack was silent. I was afraid that they'd be all dead.
The sunset was bathing the forest with an orange light but all I could see was dark shadows.
'Do you think they're dead?' I dared to ask.
'No. They're probably still in human form.'
'What about the wolves that should be patrolling?'
'I don't know Leah. But they can't be dead.'
Jacob and I couldn't face that possibility. It was way too painful.
"We should've stayed." Garrett said out loud. He was running right beside me. "I found it weird to see only a few men in the camp…"
"Me too." Carlisle agreed.
'Garrett said werewolves are irrational beasts when they're turned…' Jacob was now talking to Edward. 'How can he control them then?'
"I have no idea yet." Edward replied.
Just a few more minutes and we'd be home. I was hoping I wouldn't walk on a forest full of corpses. Then several minds joined us and I felt a sudden wave of relief. Jacob was right, our friends weren't dead. We were able to see what was happening through their eyes. Sam was in charge for he was the pack's beta.
There were four lines of wolves. Sam was leading the first line, trying to stop the werewolves from reaching the second one. The pack was doing their best to protect La Push and I was eagger to join them.
"Sam managed to surprise the werewolves with an ambush." Edward told us. "His group is doing fine."
Despite knowing that Sam was a good beta and an awesome warrior, I knew Jasper was the mind behind the pack's strategies. The vampire, who had once been a soldier, knew how to fight a war even when his side was outnumbered.
'I don't understand how this happened.'
"A few minutes ago Jasper called out an emergency meeting with the whole pack. They made a plan to protect the Reservation from the Children of the Moon." Edward told me. He was probably reading someone's thoughts in order to answer my questions.
'How did Jasper know they were coming?'
"Lisa told him. She knew all along…in the end she felt bad about not telling us the truth and told Jasper. Thanks to her they weren't caught off guard."
Our first defensive line was formed by the Cullens and the two Denali women. Jasper was leading his family in battle, his leading skills were paying off right now and his power was also helping to calm down the beasts. The battle was taking place at the border. Some werewolves were dangerously close to our lands now.
Sam's group was ready to go into action when the first werewolves passed through the vampires despite the CUllens' efforts. Emmett had inflicted severe injuries to a few enemies but unfortunately each vampire could only take one werewolf at a time.
All except for Kate. Garrett's wife was the last one in the line because she could definitely face more than one enemy. Werewolves were powerful enough to survive the electric shocks but Kate's attack was enough to make them slow down and some of them weren't able to stand up for a couple of minutes which gave Esme and Rosalie the time to charge at them again.
Garrett's words about werewolves proved to be quite accurate. They were practically invincible during the first night of full moon.
Jacob and I were now syncronised with the pack and we could see and feel everything they were feeling. When the first defensive line was broken, Sam leaded his group into the battle. Jared, Paul and Quil were the first wolves to taste the blood of the Children of the Moon. For a while I thought that the four of them would be able to contain the werewolves. Sam was a strong warrior and an excellent beta. Now I understood why the Uley wolves were entitled to be the second-in-command of Quileute's packs.
'Stick together and inflict the more injuries you can.' Those were Sam's orders. If any werewolf passed through them, it was their job to make sure they were injured enough for the next line of wolves.
Despite the size of the Children of the Moon there was no fear amongst the pack. They were fighting bravely to protect our home. We were experienced warriors by now and would never turn our backs to a battle.
Brady, Justin, Caleb and Collin were actually eagger to face the enemies. They weren't as experient as Sam's group but they were fierce wolves. Their job was to make the enemy get tired so the next group could take them down.
Right behind them, was placed the fourth defensive line leaded by Embry and formed by Martin, Shane, Sullivan, Clayton and Josh. Embry was wise and he could read the battle ground as easily as Jasper. He was also in that position to make sure no werewolf passed through because right behind them were Denis and the twins.
Being the youngest members of the pack, my sons were being protected by Denis because the pack knew Jacob and I wouldn't be able to fight if they were in danger since our first impulse was to rescue them.
When we finally joined the battle the werewolves were already reaching our third line of defense. Since the enemies were now far into our defensive lines, the Cullens joined the pack. Emmett helped Brady taking over a huge werewolf while the other vampires tried to help the younger pack members.
Our arrival balanced the battling forces and the fight was now reaching a new point. The moon was high in the sky and the werewolves seemed to gain more strenght. All of a sudden, several howls echoed in the forest. My friends were hurt. Jared had a severe cut that went from his lower back to his thigh and Caleb had a deep cut in his stomach.
Unlike us, the werewolves could walk on two legs and had twice our size. They used their front legs, shorter than the back ones, to inflict powerful blows. Their claws were sharp just like their teeth and their eyes were as black as the night sky.
Their body was covered by black thick hairs and their ears were small compared to ours. Moving fast on two legs they looked almost human. They were irrational beasts just like Garrett had described them. They didn't seem to have a battle plan and attacked ramdomly whoever was in their path.
'I'm going to help Sam and the others, you find the boys and stay with them.'
'Be careful.'
'I'm always careful Leah.'
Being the alpha Jacob was expected to lead his pack in battle and I was supposed to be by his side but right now I had to protect our children.
'Some are stronger than any vampire we faced in the past.' Denis said when he saw me coming.
'No doubts about that Denis.'
'Paul's facing a strong one but I think Quil's adversary is younger and less strong.'
Denis was right again.
'I saw women and children back in their camp…maybe they can morph too.'
'It makes sense then.'
'They're coming closer.' Harrison warned. One of the enemies was able to break the third line and attacked Embry's group. The fight was only a few metres ahead of us.
'I don't think we'll be able to hold them until dawn.' I thought.
'Let's hope Embry can stop them.'
That was a nice thought but we all knew it would never happen. We were getting tired while our enemy was getting stronger. I was so concentrated on the battlefield I didn't pay attention to my surroundings so when I noticed the voices behind us the twins were already moving.
'Harrison! Will! Get back here!' I ordered.
'It's okay mum, it's not a werewolf, it's Lisa.'
Harry was right. It was her scent we were picking up.
'She's a few metres this way.' William said.
I ran to join them and soon enough I realised Lisa wasn't alone.
"You said the Reservation would be safe." We heard her saying.
"Joham never told me he was planning on attacking La Push. I thought he was attacking the Cullens."
"You're lying Fred."
"No, I'm not."
'Let's get her.' William suggested.
'Not yet. I want to hear what she's saying.'
"Joham isn't happy with you. You warned them."
"My family lives here." Lisa defended herself. "I don't want them to become monsters like me."
"Lisa…you're not thinking straight. Let's go!"
"I'm not coming back with you."
"So you'd rather stay here with the Cullens?"
"No…I'm not staying here either."
"In that case where will you go?"
"I don't know. I'm just tired of being used and seeing the people I love getting hurt."
"Let's join Joham. We'll come here tomorrow morning when the fight is over."
"The werewolves are going to kill everyone, aren't they?"
"I don't know… But at least the pack will be dead. That's what you wanted, isn't it?"
"Not anymore." Lisa confessed. "What happened to me wasn't their fault."
'Formation! Now!' Denis yelled all of a sudden.
I didn't stiack around to see if Lisa did go back to Joham's camp with Fred or not. Two werewolves had been able to break our defenses and were attacking Denis. The twins launched themselves over one of the beasts and Denis was then able to get back to the fight.
If one of the werewolves managed to pass through us, La Push would be in terrible danger. With Denis' assistance both my sons were proving they deserved to be a part of our pack. Their enemy was probably one of the smallest werewolves of the group however he was fierce and seemed more enraged every time he missed a blow.
The full moon was now hiding behind the dark clouds in the sky and I took that chance to attack my oppenent. My best weapon was my speed, one of the qualities my children had inherited from me. I soon realised werewolves get disorientated when I changed directions.
Finally there was a breach I could use to my advantage if only I had more space to move. The consequences of fighting a battle in the same ground as your pack is that you absolutely need to see where you're going otherwise you'll end up hitting someone else.
I was trying to escape the werewolf's claws when I tripped and landed on top of someone that was already lying on the floor. I recognised Clayton immediately. He was hurt in one of his legs and couldn't stand up.
'Brady, Clayton is down!' I mentally yelled to Brady who was nearby.
'I'm a bit occupied now.'
'Leah! Look out!' Clayton's thoughts were too late. I felt two strong arms grabbing me from behind and the next minute my paws were no longer touching the forest's floor.
Trapped, I waited to feel my bones crushing because usually vampires used that technique to imobilise us for good however instead I felt a sharp pain over my shoulder blade. It took me a minute to realise my opponent had bitten me.
I felt almost numb. I couldn't move and I stopped fighting against his grip. For a while all I felt was cold and then he threw my over through the air and I hit the ground forcefully.
'LEAH!' Several wolves were screaming my name.
'Get up Leah!' Jacob ordered. 'Leah! Come on!'
'I can't!' I whined.
'Dad, you have to help mum. She's been hurt baddly!'
'I'm coming, Leah. Hang in there!' Jacob said.
'Jake, you've got three werewolves on five o'clock.' Someone warned.
I tried to do what Jacob had asked me but my legs weren't moving and now I could smell my own blood. My children panicked and tried to get to me but there was a werewolf blocking their way.
While I was battling with my own body to move and rejoin the pack, a guttural howl echoed in the forest. That was a sound of a fallen warrior. Someone had just died in the battlefield and I didn't know who it was.
Darkness came too soon.
'Mum…don't fall asleep…' Harrison begged. 'We need you, mum!'
'We can't hear dad anymore.'
As soon as Will's thoughts were assimilated in my mind the ruthless darkness claimed me.
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