It had been the most amazing two weeks of my life and I was finally at a point of total happiness. I knew each day was another opportunity to love Leah that much more, but unfortunately as my life had seemed to go from the moment I popped out of my mother's uterus, our drama-free relationship couldn't have lasted long.

As soon as I had caught wind from Charlie of Bella contracting some sort of disease while in South America on her honeymoon, I completely flipped my lid. I knew this was the start of a war I had been prepared to fight for almost two months now. I was not only going to rip Edward Cullen a new asshole, but I was also going to fuck him in it—royally.

I first and foremost had decided to let Sam in on my plan. I asked him to meet Leah, Seth, and I in the middle of an overgrown field at midnight, about 5 miles due north of the reservation. The terms were simple: everyone was to be in attendance from both packs, and we would discuss the matter like civilized beings in human form instead of like apes throwing shit at the zoo. Sam had agreed, but the moment he had stepped out from the bushes with the others in formation behind him, I already knew they had figured out my plan.

"You're an idiot, Jacob. You can't fight the Cullens all by yourself. You're going to need backup," he stated firmly as both our packs merged together for the first time since I had declared my birthright by punching Sam's ugly face and then skipping off to find 'Leah the runaway.'

"I can never get you to cooperate with me for five minutes while I figure something out, so why would I have even included you in this?" I growled as I lunged forward, but Leah's hands embraced my arm tightly. I was trying to refrain from the urge to snap Sam's cock off and feed it to him, but it was getting more difficult by the second.

"If all of you would just come back to my pack, we can take them on together like we are supposed to." Sam was so stupid and conservative. The poor bastard might as well have been chasing his tail around in a circle for days trying to figure out what end he shit out of.

"No!" I shouted harshly. "You're making this into something about two packs fighting with each other over who's the better leader when this is about the Cullens breaking the fucking treaty!"

Sam shifted his eyes back and forth between Leah and I. "What do you propose we do then, jackass?"

I huffed in aggravation, but let his comment pass. What good would it actually do to tear into our only other alliance's leader? "We all know this disease from South America story is a coverup for Bella's transformation, right?"

Everyone from Sam's pack, nodded and mumbled "Yeah," and "Definitely," as they looked to their Alpha for further approval. Sam rolled him eyes and nodded shortly.

"And everyone has now come to realize that the Cullens, particularly Edward Cullen, has been determined to break the treaty ever since Bella chose—" I pinched the bridge of my nose and exhaled in defeat. Leah's soft hand caressed my bare back soothingly and only then did I feel the strength to continue. "To become one of them." It was too hard for me to admit to myself that Bella was no longer human, but with Leah's comfort, I found enough courage to continue. "You all know what we have to do," I said remorsefully.

Embry and Quil pumped their fists in the air. Collin and Brady roared with excitement and pounded their chests together. Paul and Jared roughhoused with each other fueled by adrenaline. Leah, Seth, Sam, and I stood indifferently. Were we the only ones taking this seriously?

"Do we really have to do this, Jake?" Seth said with an heart-stopping pang in his eyes.

"The treaty says—"

"I don't give a damn what that thing says!" he interrupted. "They haven't done anything wrong!"

"You're not even serious right now!" I shook my head and laughed, trying to calm my anger. I bit my lip attempting to get a grip on the situation aside from wanting to shake Seth until his head was properly in place again.

"They didn't kill Bella, they just made her...well, um, new and improved!"

My face turned blistering red. Leah held onto my wrist and I tried to pull away. "Jacob if you hurt a single hair on my brother's head, it's fucking over!" Great. Leah Clearwater knew how to cock block me.

I eased the tension in my body and played a cool poker face. Sam's pack stared at me with goofy expressions. "What are you looking at? This isn't a damn drive-in movie!"

"There sure is enough drama for one," Embry teased, laughing and prodding Quil in the ribs with his elbow.

"Ow, you bitch!" Quil yelled, wrestling with his 'soul mate' until they had knocked each other to the ground. How sweet. I knew there was something fruity about those two. Quil could never go sixteen years without a bit of ass while he waited for Claire, his imprint, to grow up.

"Both of you, stop!" Sam commanded. Quil and Embry both fell silent and froze. The effects of the Alpha voice were destructive to their bodies and almost unbearably painful. It was like someone loading two thousand pounds on every inch of your body that gradually increased by the time the Alpha had completed their sentence. "Now get up and stop acting like a pair of retarded buffoons!"

I watched as Quil and Embry slowly got off the ground and stood on their two feet again. The looks on their faces shouted uncomfortable. They only gave Sam respect because he had demanded them to. The thought irked me and I shook with ire emotion.

"You have a choice," I stated as a fact.

"What!" Sam yelled furiously, his eyes bulging from their sockets.

I pushed Leah behind me. "You all have a choice. Sam...or me."

Collin, Brady, Embry, Quil, Jared, and Paul looked at each other, shaking and nodding their heads in discussion. At the same moment, Sam's fists tightened into balls of fury as he crossed into my comfort zone. I stood absolutely still before Sam thrust his chest into mine, challenging me. I backed away to avoid the confrontation, but his hand caught my neck and I was hurled into the dirt before I could respond to it. I grasped tightly onto Sam's forearm, trying to relieve the pressure from my throat.

"Sa-am. I c-c-an't b-reath," I choked, struggling for oxygen. Leah screamed in panic above us, but I couldn't see her. My focus was on Sam.

When my efforts were completely exhausted, I did the only thing I had actually learned in sex ed. I rammed my knee into Sam's crotch and felt an instant rush of cool air fill my lungs again as Sam doubled over in pain.

I sat up to catch my breath. Leah's arms were around my shoulders, hugging me tightly. "Are you okay, Jacob?" she said with concern as she raked her fingers through my frowzled hair. She drew back from her embrace and glanced over my form like she was assessing the damage for an insurance claim.

I turned to look over at Sam who was still holding his genitalia on the ground in pain. No one was gathered around to help him. Most of his pack was standing in the distance laughing their asses off.

I smirked as a comment slipped out of my mouth. "I guess you won't be having any mongrels with Emily now." Leah helped me up off the ground and I stared at Sam who looked up at me, enraged and fueled by my words.

"Just you wait until I get off of this ground, Jacob Black! I'll have Jared and Paul hold your legs open while I slowly rip off your nuts!"