Where was she? I kind of got used to Leah shadowing my every move, but today she was nowhere to be found. I had been here for 3 months, and I always looked forward to the part of the day when Leah would be on patrol. Not that she really approached me. She just kind of stayed in the background, watching me. Sometimes when our paths crossed I could hear how fast her heart was pounding, and I liked to think it was because of me. I wanted to get to know her better, but even though she was always near me, she seemed to go out of her way to avoid me at the same time.

The last time I saw her was yesterday evening. There was a full moon, and the animals of the forest seemed to be out and about more than usual. I needed to hunt since it had been 2 weeks since I last had a meal. The Cullens usually invited me to go hunting with them, but I liked to hunt alone. I brought down a buck, and when I was done feeding, I looked up and saw Leah staring at me from across the river. I could see that she was breathing hard, as if she were frightened. I must have looked like a monster to her with the buck's blood still on my lips. However, the look in her eyes made me realize that she was not afraid. If I didn't know better, I'd say the look in her eyes was desire. I slowly licked my lips to wipe away the evidence of the buck's blood, and her eyes followed my tongue's movement. That was all the invitation I needed. I leapt over the river to join her, but to my disappointment she phased into her wolf form and ran off. I decided to leave her alone. Carlisle explained to me how the shape shifters thoughts were connected when they were in their wolf forms, and the last thing I wanted was an audience for what I had in mind for Leah.

I started to get worried. After all, there were more dangerous things out there besides the Cullens, myself, and the shape shifters. I decided the best way to find her would be to ask Jacob, so I headed up to the house. As usual, when Jacob was not on patrol, he was at the house with Renesmee. If anyone knew where Leah was, it would have to be Jacob since he was the alpha of the pack and Leah was his beta.

"Hey Jake! Do you know where Leah is?" I asked.

Jacob was playing Monopoly with Renesmee, Bella, Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper. I quickly learned that Alice had a gift for seeing the future, and Edward could read minds, so they usually weren't invited to play games.

"I don't know, man. Leah usually does her own thing when she's on patrol. You know I don't give 'orders'" Jacob said.

"Yeah, I know. Alright, I'm just going to look around. Maybe I'll run into her. See you guys."

"See you" they all said, but I doubted they realized I had left. They were all engrossed in the game.

I knew Leah's circuit, so I decided to start by following that path. It wasn't long before I noticed her scent led in a direction she normally didn't go. I noticed that the scent was still fresh, so I knew she must be close. Her scent led me deep in the woods, deeper than I had ever been. What was she doing all the way out here? I didn't notice any other scent that might be threatening, so I knew she wasn't in any danger. A thought occurred to me. What if she was meeting a lover? I saw red, and every muscle in my body tensed up in preparation for a fight. She was mine. If I saw her in the arms of someone else, she would pay and he would be dead.

It took me a few moments to calm down. Get a grip, Jensen! I shook my head, and took a deep breath to chase away the lingering fury I felt at the thought of Leah with a lover. I continued following her scent, and then I noticed a tent tucked against the side of a hill. It only took me a second to run to the tent and unzip the door flap. I don't know why I was so anxious to see her. The thought that she might be with a lover popped into my head again, and I felt myself start to snarl, when I noticed she was alone. In fact, she was alone, naked, and she seemed to be in pain.

"What the hell are you doing here, Jensen?! Get out!!" She gasped and curled up into a fetal position.

I instantly became alarmed. What was wrong with her? I stepped into the tent, zipped up the door flap, and went to her side. The heat emanating from her body was scorching, and her heart was racing. She was softly moaning to herself and rocking back and forth.

"Leah, what's wrong? Are you sick? What are you doing all the way out here? Should I go get Jacob?" I asked urgently.

Her eyes widened in panic and she screamed "NO! WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T GET JACOB AND DON'T LET ANYONE FROM MY PACK NEAR ME! THEY CAN'T SEE ME LIKE THIS!" Then she closed her eyes and continued to moan.

I didn't know what to do. A memory of my mother touching my forehead when I was sick as a child came to mind, so I reached over her to place my hand on her forehead. She immediately groaned. I realized how my stone cold hand must feel to her heated forehead, but just as I was about to withdraw my hand, she quickly grabbed a hold of it and dragged my hand down her body and held my hand against her groin. I left my hand there more out of shock than anything else. Her flesh was burning, but I also noticed a distinct throbbing generating from the core of her body. She slowly started rocking back and forth against my hand, and the source of her ailment suddenly dawned on me. She was in heat! She started to pant, and I knew her climax was near. I slowly rubbed my hand against her, in counterpoint to her gyrations, and that sent her over the edge. Her entire body tensed up and then she sighed and relaxed against my hand.

Her eyes suddenly flew open. "Oh my GOD! What are you doing here? Get out!" she screamed.

"Actually, it looks like you need me here."

"No, I don't want you here! Please for the love of God, LEAVE ME ALONE!" she screamed at me again as she tried to scoot away from me.

There wasn't much room in the tent, especially while I was in it, so she couldn't scoot too far away from me. She closed her eyes again, and turned away from me. She tried to muffle a moan, but I could tell by the tension emanating from her body that the fever in her blood was far from extinguished. I knew then that I couldn't leave her alone. She needed me whether she liked it or not. A little voice inside of me acknowledged that I was also taking shameful advantage of the fact that she was in heat, but hey, I would play the hand fate dealt me.

Her body temperature was so high, and it seemed to relive her somewhat when my cold hand touched her. I started to take my clothes off. She whirled around when she heard the sound of my clothes sliding off my body.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" she gasped.

"Relax. I'm going to make you feel better" I said as the last article of clothing I wore slipped off my body.

Her eyes were wide, and she impossibly flushed even more. "Wh--, What do you mean?" she practically whispered.

I chuckled knowing where her thoughts were going. "I'm not going to do anything you don't want me to do, but your body temperature is raging out of control, and I'm going to help you cool off."

I reached towards her, giving her ample opportunity to dodge my hands, but she stood still. When my hands gripped her waist, she sighed, closed her eyes, and leaned towards me. I lowered our bodies to the floor, and adjusted her body to fit more comfortably against mine. Dear Lord in heaven! Her body was exquisite!! I gritted my teeth and swallowed convulsively as venom flooded my mouth.

"Doesn't that feel better?" I asked after a while to try to distract my thoughts.

"Yesss . . ." she murmured. Suddenly, her body started to gyrate again, and I knew what she needed. "Oh no!" she said mortified.

"Shhh, it's okay. I'll be here as long as you need me" I said as my hand ran down her back, past the flare of her hip, and towards the area where she needed me the most.