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Chapter 14
The silence woke me before the howl did. It was absolutely still, no birds – nothing. Something was defiantly coming.
I sat up in bed, listening for any sound at all when I heard my wakeup call. Sam had told us last night that we would fight better if we had a couple hours sleep. But I only got one or two.
I was up all night worrying. Seth would be guarding the leech lover so he wouldn't be fighting but he would still be in danger. What if someone got past us? I shook my head as I got up and opened my window, clearing these thoughts from my head. The numbers were down to 19 now, we could easily handle them.
Once I jumped out my window I stripped and phased. The rest of the pack was phasing in. I started running towards Sam's thoughts. All of a sudden Seth's thoughts became extremely worried and he started snarling. The rest of us panicked, What's going on Seth? we worried in unison.
I felt a shimmer, as someone almost phased. Jacob! Seth's thoughts ran through that night. The mind reader and Jake had talked nearly all night and now evidently they were about to fight inside the tent. We all stiffened not knowing what to do, but Seth then calmed. It's ok, Jake is calming down and he says he's not hurt. He's about to phase.
A couple minutes later he did. Happiness lined all his thoughts. Behind them I saw last night, he had spent the night sharing a sleeping bag with Bella . . . great. Jacob you dog! Quil howled.
Sam cut in on their little happy fest. I'm sorry to rain on your Bella parade but we need you to focus. He and Jacob started discussing strategy but Jake was sidetracked. He was still listening to the mind-reader and Bella's conversation. It was about their top 10 best nights.
Jake are you sure you really want to hear those? Sam warned.
It can't hurt can it? Besides that bloodsucker is always cutting in on everyone else's privacy. So Jacob kept listening, flinching occasionally. I shied away from his thoughts, they were too sweet for me.
But then pain tore through Jacob, so suddenly that all of us whimpered. He had over heard them talking about their engagement. A howl tore from Jacob that made me shake in agony. His pain was terrible, yet so familiar. I silenced my own howls at having to relive this agony. The agony of knowing the person you loved would never be yours. Why had Jacob listened to them? Did he really think he'd hear something he'd like?
Jacob get over here. Sam ordered. I was just trotting into the clearing wincing at the vampire stench. The Cullen Coven, all except the mind-reader stood next to Sam and a couple others of the pack. This was going to be tricky to communicate without the mind-reader.
Truce over. Jacob snarled to the mind-reader as he started galloping towards us.
The leeches looked at us worriedly, reading the concern on our face. Sam straightened his expression and shook his head. The doctor nodded as if he understood.
The others and Jacob pulled in skidding to a stop. I felt the anxious worries we all shared for Jacob, he wasn't taking this very well and we were about to fight. Sam shared this worry. Jacob, we're all sorry but we need you to focus.
Edwards on his way to get you Jake. Seth thought. The leech lover had flipped out when she had realized she had hurt Jacob and sent her lover to go get him. I nearly growled at her, she had done enough. What was she possibly planning to do that would make things better?
But Jacob started trotting towards the mind-reader to meet him. I'll kill you bloodsucker. He thought.
Jacob no! Sam and a couple others leapt to stop him.
Leave me alone. He growled. I glanced back at the Cullens, the doctor was holding the bear back, talking to him in a hushed voice. I nervously trotted towards the others to help.
Jacob you can't kill him. The newborn leaches are on their way right now. If you fight Edward than the rest of the Cullens will attack us. Think of your pack Jacob. Sam pushed Jacob with his shoulder.
"Jacob." The mind reader emerged from the woods. He waved a hand at his coven, telling them to stay where they are. "I don't want to fight you Jacob, Bella needs to talk to you."
I'll kill you! Jacob snarled. The pack rushed in and pushed him backwards again. The bear and Hollywood flinched, preparing to jump in.
"Jacob just please come talk to her. If you kill me now it would be killing Bella, and you know that." Jacob let out a ferocious snarl, throwing cuss words at the mind-reader. Once he stopped he agreed to go with him.
Jake they're almost here! Sam yelped.
I'll be back before they get here. he snapped, trotting off into the woods and phasing out of our thoughts.
"It's fine," The mind-reader told his coven. "I just need to take him to talk to Bella and he'll be right back." He paused a second. "No Emmett, you need to stay here." He turned and with a human Jacob they darted off into the woods.
We watched worriedly as Jacob disappeared. The newborns were too close for anything drastic to happen.
"They'll be here in about 20 minutes." The psychic called out. She had a dazed look on her face, like she was focusing too hard.
Seth is Jacob there yet? Sam thought to my brother.
He is, Edward pulled me aside so they can talk.
We need to watch him, one wrong word and he could blow. Sam warned.
There was a pause before Seth responded. Edward says he's watching Jake.
It gave me an uneasy feeling, leaving our future in the hands of our enemies. They aren't our enemies, Leah. Sam paused. Well not now anyways. We will be fighting side by side like brothers. I flinched at his term but he didn't pay attention.
It seemed like an eternity before Jacob returned. We all let out a frustrated huff, he had kissed Bella . . . very passionately. Her words ran through his head "Kiss me Jacob, kiss me".
I snarled at him. I couldn't stand these thoughts. I wanted to escape but Sam cut in. Jacob focus. He spoke with his double alpha voice. The thoughts of Bella were replaced with focused military thoughts. Jacob let out a growl at Sam.
As Jacob pulled in a new scent blew in on the wind. It was clearly vampire, but none we had ever smelled. I felt my joints stiffen in anticipation. Let's move. Sam whispered a thought. We followed after him, forming the ambush party. The scent grew stronger as we crouched in closer. My hackles stood on end.
Then we saw them. The group had split in half and the Cullens were fighting the other half. This half looked almost frightened. But once we lunged at them their expressions became terrified.
Sam ordered me in the back of his mind to get the blonde. I set my sights in on a blonde female who looked only 14 or 15. She had to be the smallest one there, but I didn't flinch as I darted towards her.
Once I got close enough I darted to the side, taking the leech by surprise like Hollywood had said. As she recovered I pushed off my hind legs and grasped at her throat, feeling her granite skin tear under my fangs. The taste burned my mouth and throat. The leech let out a scream as I grabbed at her leg and pulled her to the ground. Once she was on the ground she was mine.
This seemed to be extremely easy. The other's fights were nearly over once I was done. But all of a sudden Seth's thoughts rang in my head. Two leeches had gone past us and he and the mind reader were fighting them off. I had been so distracted that I had missed the first part. I had to fight off the urge to dash off to Seth. But through his eyes I could tell they had the upper hand and were nearly done.
Off to the side I heard leaves rustle. I flicked my ears catching the sound and then turned my head. Through the trees I could see another ghostly figure sneaking off. I glanced back at my pack, they were throwing the limbs of the newborns onto the fires. I decided I could take this one, I had gotten that blonde easily. It took almost no effort at all.
I stalked after the leech, catching up to it. Once I got closer I realized that this one was bigger than the last one, a lot bigger. It was a male, who looked around 20. He had the same build as Hollywood. Before I could react he had his sights caught on me and darted towards me in defense letting out a hiss.
Dammit Leah! I heard Jacob curse. I leapt to one side darting the leech but he followed me, never getting caught off guard. I panicked, he was moving faster, out maneuvering me. He made a finale jump which would have caught me . . . but Jacob jumped in the way.
I watched horrified as the leech wrapped his arms around Jacob and pressed him against his chest. The cracking of his bones rang though my head and his agony echoed though my body. The pack and I let out a howl as one, feeling the pain of our brother.
Move Leah! Sam growled at me as he and Paul darted by taking the leech down. I jumped up to help but was cut off by another growl from Sam. You've done enough just get out of here Leah!
I'd never heard Sam talk like that. He sounded as if he wasn't occupied he would tear my head off. I took a couple hesitant steps backward, tucking my tail. I glanced back at me brothers. They were all glaring at me and the doctor was rushing in between them. Go Leah, we don't need your self-absorbed mind around here. Jared snapped, baring his teeth at me.
I didn't know what to do, I looked back and forth between my rescuer who was being prodded by the doctor and between my once brothers. I flinched along with them every time the doctor touched him. Jacob was keeping up a steady stream of curses but he broke long enough to think Dammit Leah can't you think of anyone but yourself? If I hadn't jumped in there to save your sorry ass . . . But he lost his train of thought as the doctor prodded him again.
My ears fell flat against my head and I cowered. I was alone again. I turned on my heels and darted off, leaving the wolves who had once been my brothers. I was the reason they were hurting. I blinked back bitter tears as I weaved among the trees, away from the family I had broken.