I ran, and ran, and ran, until…
I came upon a dozing silver wolf. In an instant I knew the beautiful wolf was my Leah. Wait, My Leah? Where did that come from? She was laying far enough away from the Cullen house to have some peace, but still close enough if she was needed.
Little dust clouds would come and go as she breathed, snout on her front paws. Leah began whimpering, body trembling, eyes rocketing beneath her eyelids. It hurt me to see her like this.
Checking my surroundings, I carefully made my way to her. Changing back to my "human" form when I was in touching distance. As I softly placing my hand on her soft fur, her whimpering increased.
It broke my unbeating heart to see my Leah in such pain, even while she slept. Wanting to relieve her pain I started stroking her fur and humming a song that I hoped would calm her. Leah's whimpers lessened, but her trembling continued. I turned my humming into lyrics to ease her.
Come stop your crying
It will be alright
Just take my hand
Hold it tight
I will protect you
From all around you
I will be here
Don't you cry
Suddenly Leah changed into her human form curling into me. Seeing her pain I continued, now stroking her hair and hold her close while I softly sung in her ear.
For one so young,
You seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
Keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
Can't be broken
I will be here
Don't you cry
'Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart, always
As the last note rang out Leah finally became calm in my arms. "It's true I will always protect and love you Leah." Wait, love? I mean sure I would do anything for her, but can I say I love her? I looked down at the sleeping shifter feeling my unbeating heart grow with love. I love her. I love my Leah, my mate. "I love you Leah. I can't believe I finally found my mate." I pulled her closer and placed a light kiss on the top of her hair.
For the next hour I just held my mate in my arms. I finally left when I heard another shifters paws in the distance coming toward us.