So guess what I found out! Taylor Lautner is part Dutch!! I think I'm in love, lol. I just wrote this, and dinners ready, I might write more later.

Chapter 57

Sam automatically put his hands up, pausing midstride. "Hey now, what's with the hostility?" He, like the rest of his pack, was dressed in wolf attire – shorts despite the snow. I studied his face but the twinge of pain and lust was not there, I didn't love him. But I still hated him, he hurt me and I'll never forget that.

Jake grabbed my arm tightly before I could say anything. He sighed, "Sam what are you doing here?"

Sam grinned, "We came for the party."

"Didn't know this was a leech lovers only party." Paul laughed.

Sam growled at him. "Ignore him."

"We usually do." Jake glared back, I fought back a snarl.

"We're still brothers right Jake? We are just in different packs, I didn't think that made us enemies." Sam had always been a dirty liar.

Jake looked back at us, Quil and Embry shrugged while Seth just stared at the fire. Jake didn't look for my response. "C'mon, Jake." Sam pleaded. What was up with him?

Jake nodded. "Ok, but the food's gone."

A couple of the kids groaned but were silenced by Sam's glare. "Thanks." He smiled at us and led his pack forward. Our pack scooted to one side of the fire and Sam's took the other sides. I became nervous for Kaase, what would Sam's reaction be to him?

"Who's the human?" Collin nodded at Kaase. Sam's eyes darted up at him, glancing at Kaase's arm which was around my waist then looked up into my eyes. He smirked a half smile.

"Kaase," He corrected, standing up and shaking his hand – something he always seemed to do. "Kaase Vanderzee."

"He's my imprint." I added, leaning into him once he sat back down. I almost laughed at the jaws that dropped around the fire. I don't know why that was so surprising.

"I'm happy for you Leah." Sam said, giving me a kind gaze. I patronized him with a smile of thanks but looked away. "So what's been up with you guys lately?" Sam continued. "Besides. . . love."

I wrinkled my nose but then glanced at Jake. Was he going to tell them about the coming werewolves? Jake paused for a second, staring back at Sam then glanced at us.

"You guys got secrets?" Jared laughed.

"Don't you?" I snapped back. Jared glared at me. Why were they here?!

Jake looked me in the eye and mouthed 'Can we tell them?' I glanced up at Kaase, he only nodded in response. I turned back to Jake and shrugged.

"Actually we have been preparing for a battle." I love how nonchalantly Jake said that. Sam's eyes widened.

"Really?" He asked. "Might I ask with whom and why you didn't contact us?"

"Well it doesn't really concern you like last time." Jake replied.

Sam nodded, "Helping the Cullens again?"

"Yes." Jake replied again, not going any further.

Sam sat there for a second, then furrowed his brow. He dipped his head a bit, "Are we aloud to know who you're going to fight? I mean it's going to be close to our territory right?"

"Probably," Jake said, sighing. "It's against a pack of werewolves."

Paul snorted, "Really? Aren't they like our family too?"

"Not if they are going to kill a member of our family." Seth said not looking up from the fire.

"Are they after the Cullens?" Sam asked, sounding with fake concern.

Jake nodded, "Yeah but we don't know why."

"Did Alice see this?" Sam probed.

"No, we had an inside informer." Jake's eyes unwillingly glanced at Kaase and Sam followed his flickering gaze.

"Are you a Child of the Moon?" Sam directed the question at my imprint, his eyes flickered to me – looking concerned.

Kaase flinched. "I am."

"That's really interesting." Sam said thoughtfully.

"Your into the monsters ain't yah, Leah." Paul snorted.

Kaase jumped to his feet and I wasn't able to hold him down. I wasn't? Kaase's body shuddered and grew larger as he morphed into his werewolf form. Kaase snarled and leaned down so that he was on four legs, his chestnut fur swayed. "Bastard wantabe."

Paul exploded with no warning and jumped for Kaase's throat. The fell in a tangle of fangs and fur to the ground, ferocious snarls echoed off the trees. Paul ignored the shouts from Sam. Kaase was defending me and I knew that if someone didn't stop it now it would be a fight to the death.

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