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Chapter 52

We were so lost in each other that we did not hear the rustle of leaves or the scent of my pack. The only thing that brought us back was the strong and painful scents of the Cullens. Kaase stiffened.

"If you're going to leave you should do it now." I whispered. I pleaded with my eyes for him to stay.

He trembled slightly. "I think I can stay."

I nodded, reaching for his hand and grabbing it firmly. I pulled him off the tailgate and to the front of the truck to meet my family.

The four wolves galloped in at a blistering pace, flanked by Carlisle, Edward and Jasper, barely flinging the powdery snow that covered the forest floor. I had been away from the vampire stench I had forgotten how much it hurt. I blinked back sudden brought tears, as if I was bunched in the nose.

When the Cullens saw Kaase they froze and took several steps backwards, Jasper hissed. Kaase growled slightly and trembled. I squeezed his hand and put my other one up in a sign of peace. "No it's ok." I said to them. I had only seen them frightened one other time, and that was when they were confronted by the Volturi.

Jacob looked from Edward to Kaase, puzzled. An unseen order was made and the four wolves phased into their human forms and pulled their shorts on. "What's going on, Leah?" Jake asked, slightly annoyed. He looked at Edward.

"I'll let Kaase tell you." Edward said slowly. Then turned and whispered lowly to Carlisle and Jasper.

Kaase leaned down and whispered in my ear. "How does he know my name?" There was a hint of fear in his voice.

"Mind reader." He put simply.

"Oh." His eyes widened.

"So…" Jake prodded. "What's going on!" I saw out of the corner of my eye Jasper's eyes flicker to Jake and Jacob's tense body started to loosen.

Kaase cleared his throat. "Well, I didn't keep this from you on purpose when we met the last time. Leah didn't even know then."

"Know what?" Seth asked apprehensive.

"I'm a werewolf, a lycanthrope."

My pack's eyes widened and Seth's jaw dropped. They were speechless. Edward and Carlisle were conversing in hushed tones behind them with Jasper listening. Carlisle nodded then stepping forward slightly, Edward and Jasper moved with him.

"It looks like you have already been introduced to Jacob's pack but you do not know of our names." He smiled, showing no fear. "My name is Carlisle and these are my sons, Edward and Jasper." Edward dipped his head in acknowledgement but Jasper stayed frozen, his upper lip twitched as if he was fighting a snarl.

"I don't want to hurt you." Kaase said aloud, sounding completely sincere.

"We know." Edward replied quickly, taking a step forward so he was directly next to Carlisle. "But what of these others, how much danger do they cause us?"

"Others?" Jacob questioned.

Carlisle put a hand on Edward's arm. "Maybe we should catch the others up." He stared at Kaase, making no move to go on.

Kaase sighed and began to tell his story. "I was changed two months ago by a werewolf named Peter. He had a pack of five others besides himself, two females and three males. They came from Canada because they heard about your large coven here." Carlisle's head dipped slightly towards Edward. Edward shook his head. Kaase paused for a moment then continued. "I don't know how many more he has created, but his plans were to come down here when the winter was over. They are staying near Mount Adams until then."

"You have no idea how many they have now?" Carlisle urged.

Kaase shook his head.

"What about you?" Jasper asked, finally speaking. "Why did you leave? Why are you helping us?"

Kaase paused for a moment. "I left because I wanted to be with my family, and I was repulsed by what I was. Then I met Leah, and my attitude towards you has shifted slightly."

Jasper made no movement of acknowledgement. Carlisle nodded. "Ok, well thank you Kaase for all the information, it has helped us a great deal and we are in your debt." He dipped his head, still smiling then the three turned to leave.

"Wait!" Kaase, took a step after them. They spun around quickly to guard their backs. "I want to help you."

There was a moment of silence. Carlisle glanced at Edward and Jasper then spoke again. "If you would like to, it would be good for you to meet the rest of our family. Can you come down to Forks tomorrow night?"

Kaase nodded. "Yeah, Leah can take me there. Right?" He looked down at me for a response.

"Oh, yeah. We can be there." I agreed grudgingly.

"Great." Carlisle grinned, showing rows of shiny teeth. "We'll see you then." They turned and disappeared like ghosts into the night. Only the wolves remained.

"We'll be there tomorrow night also." Jacob said with authority to us and to his pack. Jacob dipped his head in good bye then phased. Quil and Embry phased quickly after him.

"Bye sis." Seth waved slightly before phasing and following after the pack, leaving Kaase and me standing by ourselves in the deep of the wood.

"You want to help?" I asked, smiling. "Weren't you just yelling at me for telling them?"

"They weren't what I expected. They were different than other vampires, they seemed almost human." Kaase gazed at the spot where they had stood.

"Yeah, its kinda creepy." I agreed. "Carlisle is a doctor in Forks."

"Really?" He was surprised, of course.

"Yeah." I nodded. "Well now look at what your big mouth got us into, now I have to go to bloodsucker mansion tomorrow."

"Sorry." He apologized. We moved back towards the truck.

I laughed. "It's fine, I just am not as used to them anymore." I wasn't looking forward to enduring them tomorrow but in a way I was relieved. The Cullens had accepted Kaase and so had Jacob. He wasn't in any danger, right now anyways.