Chapter 8

BPOV

I was, surprisingly, or perhaps not so surprisingly if you consider Sam patrolled last night, the first one awake in the morning. I started a pot of coffee and, hungry, I began to go through the cabinets to find something to eat.

I was shocked that I couldn't find cereal.

"Hungry?"

I turned to find Emily walking into the kitchen. Unlike me, she was already dressed. I glared at her for apparently being a morning person. "Why don't you have any damn cereal?" I asked.

Chuckling, she walked to the cabinets and began pulling out cookware. "I've never been a big fan of cereal, I always enjoyed cooking. I find it soothing." She turned and smirked at Bella. "Not to mention that Sam appreciates a good home-cooked meal. So he doesn't complain about it. So sit down and I'll have breakfast ready for you in a few minutes."

Groaning, I took the fresh pot of coffee and poured a mug for myself as Emily cooked.

The minutes passed in silence as I sipped my coffee and Emily cooked. When she set breakfast in front of me (pancakes, sausage patties, and scrabbled eggs), the door opened and Jared walked in.

"Good morning ladies," he said cheerfully, only to wince when I glared at him. In my defense, coffee had yet to kick in.

"She's not a morning person apparently," Emily said as she brought two plates of food over and sat down, setting one down for Jared as he too sat down.

"I'll remember that," he mumbled, shooting me a sideways glance.

Finishing my food, I stood up, saying, "I'm getting dressed," before going to the spare bedroom.

Opening the pack of spare clothes Charlie had left, I was left with the awe inspiring choice of two black t- shirts, and two pairs of blue jeans. Sighing, I pulled off my nightshirt and boy-shorts. Putting on another pair of specially made undershorts and sports bra, provided by Uncle Tony, I put on a shirt and slipped on the jeans. They were a bit loose, but I wouldn't expect Charlie to get me anything that hugged my body. He was, for all intents and purposes, my father after-all.

After dressing, I quickly ran a brush through my hair and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth.

Going back out to the kitchen, I noticed Sam had woken up and was currently shoveling food into his mouth, as was Jared.

Emily had apparently finished eating while I was getting ready for the day.

"So when are we leaving I asked?"

Sam and Jared stopped eating, and Emily looked away as I reminded them what we would be doing today.

"Once I'm done eating," Sam said sadly.

I nodded my head in approval as I went to wait in the living room. Turning on the TV I switched the channel to Saturday cartoons.

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LPOV

I was rudely awoken by a knock on my bedroom door.

Groaning, I covered my face with my pillow to block out the light.

Only for the knocking to continue, this time accompanied by my father's voice.

"Leah, wake up! You've got visitors."

Visitors? I lifted the pillow and looked at my bedside clock. Who the hell visits someone at nine in the fucking morning on a Saturday?

"I'm up," I called back, reluctantly, so that Dad would quite banging on my door.

Groaning once more, I climbed out of bed and went to my closet. Not even paying attention to what I grabbed, I put a shirt and pants on. I'd change later anyway, after I'd banished these visitors from my home and could go back to bed.

"Who's...?" I stopped dead in my tracks as I saw three people I really disliked, and a fourth I considered a friend (though I may not anymore, depending on why she was with them) sitting in the living room with my father.

"I'll just...go...Yeah," Dad said, before leaving the room and heading to the kitchen, where I could hear Mom moving around.

Seth was probably still asleep, lucky bastard.

"So to what do I owe this charming visit?" I asked, maybe a bit spitefully.

Sam, Emily, and Jared looked rather uncomfortable, while Bella just smiled and answered my question.

"I found out exactly why Sam left you for Emily, and demanded they told you." Her smile dimmed slightly. "I thought you should know, and I hope you aren't made at me."

I smiled sadly at Bella. She really was a friend, and I appreciated that she was doing this for me. "Thanks Bella. And I couldn't possibly hate you for this, though I do wish you had chosen a later time."

Her smile came back as she said, "I take it you're not a morning person either?"

I chuckled, before turning and glaring at the other three people standing in my living room. "Well?"

"We should take this outside," Sam said. "She won't believe us if she doesn't have proof."

I opened my mouth to protest, but Bella interrupted me. "Listen to him Leah. Trust me when I say he's telling the truth."

Sighing, I followed the others out of the house. I stood next to Bella, and across from Emily.

"Jared, go change," Sam ordered, confusing me even more than I already was.

Turning back to me, Sam began to talk. "You remember the legends, about the protectors of our tribe and the cold ones? He asked.

I rolled my eyes. "Of course I do," I told him angrily. "My father's one of the Elders in case you've forgotten."

Sam paused before continuing. "When I disappeared for two weeks, I discovered, that the legends were true. I became one of the protectors. Shortly afterward, Jared and and Paul did as well."

I snorted. "Really?" I asked sarcastically. "You couldn't come up with anything better?"

I turned to Bella, hurt that she was going along with this. "And you, I thought you were my friend."

"I am," Bella assured me. "Just...look," she gestured towards the forest, where I watched a giant ass wolf walk towards us. It was larger than a horse, with brown fur.

"Is that...?"

"It's Jared," Bella said, somewhat distracted as she looked at the wolf, as if she was also seeing it for the first time.

"Do you remember the legends about the protectors imprinting?" Sam asked.

My eyes widened in realization. I had heard that legend, and I knew what it meant. I was dumped, because some mythical bullshit decided that I wasn't good enough for Sam, that I couldn't possibly be his soul-mate.

"Leah!" Sam called, somewhat panicked. "You need to calm down!"

Calm down. Calm down! I was just told that, basically, I wasn't good enough for him, and he had the audacity to tell me to CALM DOWN!

"EMILY!" Sam yelled.

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BPOV

It all happened so fast

"EMILY!"

Before the word had ended, I jumped in between the newly shifted Leah and her cousin, pushing Emily out of the way as I felt Leah's claws rake my back.

I collapsed to the ground as I heard a loud roar come from Jared, unable to fight as my body changed for the second time in as many days. Moments later, as I stood up, it was to chaos.

Emily was screaming, Jared and Leah were in the middle of a fight, and Sam had run to the steps where Harry Clearwater had been standing moments before, as he now was on the ground clutching his chest.

Knowing that the fight between wolves wasn't helping, and Sam obviously had bigger problems to deal with. I ran over and grabbed Jared by the scruff of his neck and pulled him off of Leah, tossing him lightly away.

He immediately tried to get back to attack, only for me to stop him. "ENOUGH!" I yelled, tossing him a bit harder. I heard Leah whine behind me. "Help Sam!" I told him.

The brown wolf glared at me before changing back to human and rushing to Sam.

I turned to find Leah, staring with horror at her father collapsed on the porch, still in her wolf form, which was gray, and smaller than the others. "Leah, you need to calm down!" I ordered her.

She looked at me, before turning and running into the forest.

Growling, I turned and watched as Sam helped Sue put harry in the car, before the couple took off in cloud of dust for the hospital. I hoped they made it on time.

Sam sighed and turned to Emily. Running over, he gave her a hug, and spoke quietly to her for a moment before turning to me and, a naked, Jared.

At least I could tell I would be a very happy woman when our relationship progressed to sex.

"Bella," Sam began. "Thank you. If hadn't pushed Emily out of the way..."

I waved him off. "I can heal, she cant."

Sam nodded, but Emily said, "Thank you."

"Jared, go after Leah...," Sam began, only for me to interrupt him.

"No. I will."

"Like hell you will!" Jared yelled.

I turned and glared at him. "In case you haven't noticed, I'm a hell of a lot stronger than you. And with the mindset she's in right now, Sam is the man that broke her heart, Emily is the family that betrayed her, and you...YOU FUCKING ATTACKED HER!"

"SHE HURT YOU!" He growled out in defense.

"And that give you the right to attack her? For an ACCIDENT!" We stared down each other for several moments before Sam spoke.

"Go Bella. I...I need to go wake Seth up. Tell him what happened."

"Perhaps Emily should," I suggested as I began towards the forest, heading in Leah's direction. "She is, at least, family."

Before anyone else could speak, I took of into the forest after Leah

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