Sorry it took so long to get a new chapter posted. I'm running out of pre-written chapters and will soon need to get off my ass (figuratively speaking) and get more written. There are only a couple of chapters left to this story. I'm hoping to finish it soon. Thanks for the reviews and the reads. Enjoy.

Sam POV

I stood in the clearing, allowing Leah to sob into my chest. I just couldn't understand what had happened here.

Imprinting was supposed to be natures way of picking the perfect mate and companion for the wolf. How could it have gone so wrong with Ryan and Leah. I was so happy the day she announced she had imprinted. I still felt deep regret and sadness for breaking her heart the way I did when I imprinted to Emily. It wasn't my fault, of course, but it was impossible to not feel guilty. I figured now Leah could get a taste of the happiness we all felt with our imprints.

"Leah?" I softened my hug, releasing her gently so she could look up at me. "We need to go. Do you think you can phase for me?"

Leah took a deep breath and released it slowly. "What about Seth and …"

"Don't worry about them. Jake, Edward and Emmett can take care of it. We'll be able to hear what's going on once we phase. We need to get you back to your mother. She's probably worried sick. And we need to be there for Kira."

With a sniffle, Leah nodded, taking the coat off that Jasper had given her. She phase into her wolf and once I had secured the clothes onto my leg I phased as well and we headed towards the Cullen's house at full speed.

At first it was quiet in our heads, but then we got the thoughts of Jake talking to Seth. It had to be Seth, since there were no other pack members in wolf form. It was hard to tell, since Seth wasn't thinking anything. It was like he wasn't thinking like a human anymore, which was blocking out anything going on in his mind. I could hear Jake plead with Seth to calm down. He was trying to tell the younger wolf that Kira was still alive, but very badly injured.

I sighed internally, allowing Jake to handle the situation. He had always been the closest to Seth and he would be able to get him to come around. I had a feeling that Ryan wasn't going to be a problem anymore. I heard the wolf equivalent of a sob come from Leah, forgetting that even though Ryan had tried to kill her and might have succeeded in killing Kira, he was still her imprint.

After I thought this to Leah, she growled at me, then sprinted ahead of me towards the house. She wasn't morning for her imprint. It seemed at some point the imprint she had on Ryan had broken. It wasn't the gaping hole a true imprint would feel at losing her mate, but she simply described it as a dissolving of feeling. I would have to talk to Billy about this one, but now wasn't the time.

We arrive in the backyard to find the place empty. Everyone must have been in the house. As we approached, Sue ran out towards her daughter and Leah phased back to human, accepting her embrace. Esme came outside as well, looking worried. I phased, putting back on my shorts and wrapped the coat around Leah again.

"What happened, Sam?" Esme asked, searching my eyes for answers. "Carlisle and Jasper came back with Kira, but they didn't tell us anything."

We all went back into the house and while Sue took Leah to a bathroom to get her cleaned up, I told everyone standing around the house what happened. As much of it as I knew, anyway.

"So Ryan tried to kill Leah?" Embry asked, looking just as confused as the rest of us.

"Yeah." I confirmed with a nod.

"But I thought this imprinting was supposed to be a perfect match. How could something like this happen?" Esme asked.

I looked at her sadly. "I don't know. I didn't think it could."

Billy, who had arrived for the party wheeled up. "Leah turning into a wolf was a big surprise in and of itself. The wolf bloodline was not supposed to be able to be carried on to female children. It's possible imprinting just wasn't meant to work on females. Without any history to back it up, it's only a guess, but..."

At that moment, Jasper came downstairs, followed closely by Rosalie.

"Sam, it's good you're back." Jasper said sadly. "Do you know if any of your pack are blood type O? Kira is not healing and Carlisle thinks if we can replace her lost blood with that of a compatible shifter, she might have a chance."

"Take me to her." I stated, already joining Jasper on the stairs. The vampire's eyes looked almost desperate. "My blood type is O and you can take as much as she needs."

I followed Rose back up the stairs, leaving Jasper to get some reassurance from Alice. We entered the room to find that Carlisle had already set up a station for a direct blood transfusion next to the bed where Kira lay. She was hooked up several machines, which were obviously keeping her body alive. Carlisle smiled at me as I took a seat, holding out my arm.

"Take what you need." I said.

"Thank you, Sam." He said, setting up the transfusion in seconds.

I looked at Kira. She was just so pale. If the machine next to her hadn't been beeping, I would have guessed that she was already dead. I had to take a deep breath to prevent my eyes for tearing up. "How is she"

Carlisle sighed. "Not good. She's healing, but not very fast. She has already stopped breathing twice. I'm hoping if we get some blood into her to replace what she lost, her body with respond and heal itself. If she were human, she'd be dead. As it is, I'm not sure if I can keep her alive long enough for her body to heal itself."

I had never heard the Doc sound so defeated. We sat in silence as I watched my blood drain into Kira. After a few minutes, Carlisle stopped the blood, unhooking me from the tubing and placing a cotton ball on the arm for me to hold.

"I took more than I would have from a human, but I dare not take anymore."

I nodded. "Will it be enough?" I asked, knowing that the Doc didn't know the answer. I looked to the door as Jasper, Emily and Paul came in.

"If she needs more, she can have some of mine." Paul said confidently.

Emily rushed to my side, helping me to stand and let Paul take my place. I felt a little woozy, but not bad considering. "Seth's back." Emily whispered to me as we went to leave the room. In the hall, we ran into Seth, who looked like he had been freshly showered and had on new clothes. I could still smell blood on him and I knew it wasn't his.

"Sam, I..." Seth began in an apologetic tone.

I took him by the shoulders, looking the younger man in the eyes. "It doesn't matter. Get in there with Kira. She needs you right now. Nothing else is important."

Seth nodded weakly, then entered the room. I looked to Emily, who had tears in her eyes. You didn't need to be a doctor to know that things weren't looking go for Kira.

She was going to need a miracle.

To Be Continued...