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off　to　the　vampires　alone？　

I'm　pretty　sure　he'd　rather　they　took　him　out　than　spend　another　minute　with　you。　

Shut　up；　Jacob。　Oops；　I'm　sorry—　meant；　shut　up；　most　high　Alpha。　

Why　thehellare　you　here？　

You　think　I'm　just　going　to　sit　home　while　my　little　brother　volunteers　as　a　vampire　chew　toy？　

Seth　doesn't　want　or　need　your　protection。　In　fact；　no　one　wants　you　here。　

Oooh；　ouch；　that's　gonna　leave　ahuge　mark。　Ha；　she　barked。　Tell　me　who　does　want　me　around；　and　
I'm　outta　here。　

So　this　isn't　about　Seth　at　all；　is　it？　

Of　course　it　is。　I'm　just　pointing　out　that　being　unwanted　is　not　a　first　for　me。　Not　really　a　motivating　
factor；　if　you　know　what　I　mean。　

I　gritted　my　teeth　and　tried　to　get　my　head　straight。　

Did　Sam　send　you？　

If　I　was　here　on　Sam's　errand；　you　wouldn't　be　able　to　hear　me。　My　allegiance　is　no　longer　with　him。　

I　listened　carefully　to　the　thoughts　mixed　in　with　the　words。　If　this　was　a　diversion　or　a　ploy；　I　had　to　be　
alert　enough　to　see　through　it。　But　there　was　nothing。　Her　declaration　was　nothing　but　the　truth。　Unwilling；　
almost　despairing　truth。　

You're　loyal　tome　now？　I　asked　with　deep　sarcasm。　Uhhuh。　Right。　

My　choices　are　limited。　I'm　working　with　the　options　I've　got。　Trust　me；　I'm　not　enjoying　this　any　more　
than　you　are。　

That　wasn't　true。　There　was　an　edgy　kind　of　excitement　in　her　mind。　She　was　unhappy　about　this；　but　
she　was　also　riding　some　weird　high。　I　searched　her　mind；　trying　to　understand。　




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She　bristled；　resenting　the　intrusion。　I　usually　tried　to　tune　Leah　out—I'd　never　tried　to　make　sense　of　her　
before。　

We　were　interrupted　by　Seth；　thinking　his　explanation　at　Edward。　Leah　whined　anxiously。　Edward's　
face；　framed　in　the　same　window　as　last　night；　showed　no　reaction　to　the　news。　It　was　a　blank　face；　
dead。　

Wow；　he　looks　bad；Seth　muttered　to　himself。　The　vampire　showed　no　reaction　to　that　thought；　either。　
He　disappeared　into　the　house。　Seth　pivoted　and　headed　back　out　to　us。　Leah　relaxed　a　little。　

What's　going　on？Leah　asked。　Catch　me　up　to　speed。　

There's　no　point　You're　not　staying。　

Actually；　Mr。　Alpha；　I　am。　Because　since　apparently　I　have　to　belong　tosomeone—　and　don't　think　I　
haven't　tried　breaking　off　on　my　own；　you　know　yourself　how　wellthat　doesn　't　work　—　choose　
you。　

Leah；　you　don't　like　me。　I　don't　like　you。　

Thank　you；　Captain　Obvious。　That　doesn't　matter　to　me。　I'm　staying　with　Seth。　

You　don't　like　vampires。　Don't　you　think　that's　a　little　conflict　of　interest　right　there？　

You　don't　like　vampires　either。　

But　Iam　mitted　to　this　alliance。　You　aren't。　

I'll　keep　my　distance　from　them。　I　can　run　patrols　out　here；　just　like　Seth。　

And　I'm　supposed　to　trust　you　with　that？　

She　stretched　her　neck；　leaning　up　on　her　toes；　trying　to　be　as　tall　as　me　as　she　stared　into　my　eyes。　　
will　not　betray　my　pack。　

I　wanted　to　throw　my　head　back　and　howl；　like　Seth　had　before。　This　isn't　your　pack！　This　isn't　even　
a　pack。　This　is　just　me；　going　off　on　my　own！　What　is　it　with　you　Clearwaters？　Why　can't　you　
leave　me　alone？　

Seth；　just　ing　up　behind　us　now；　whined；　I'd　offended　him。　Great。　

I've　been　helpful；　haven't　I；　Jake？　

You　haven't　madetoo　much　a　nuisance　of　yourself；　kid；　but　if　you　and　Leah　are　a　package　deal—　
if　the　only　way　to　get　rid　of　her　is　for　you　to　go　home。。。。　Weil；　can　you　blame　me　for　wanting　you　
gone？　

Ugh；　Leah；　you　ruin　everything！　

Yeah；　I　know；she　told　him；　and　the　thought　was　loaded　with　the　heaviness　of　her　despair。　




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I　felt　the　pain　in　the　three　little　words；　and　it　was　more　than　I　would've　guessed。　I　didn't　want　to　feel　that。　
I　didn't　want　to　feel　bad　for　her。　Sure；　the　pack　was　rough　on　her；　but　she　brought　it　all　on　herself　with　
the　bitterness　that　tainted　her　every　thought　and　made　being　in　her　head　a　nightmare。　

Seth　was　feeling　guilty；　too。　Jake。。。　You're　not　really　gonna　send　me　away；　are　you？　Leah's　not　so　
bad。　Really。　I　mean；　with　her　here；　we　can　push　the　perimeter　out　farther。　And　this　puts　Sam　down　
to　seven。　There's　no　way　he's　going　to　mount　an　attack　that　outnumbered。　It's　probably　a　good　
thing。。。。　

You　know　I　don't　want　to　lead　a　pack；　Seth。　

So　don't　lead　us；Leah　offered。　

I　snorted。　Sounds　perfect　to　me。　Run　along　home　now。　

Jake；Seth　thought。　　belong　here。　I　do　like　vampires。　Cullens；　anyway。　They're　people　to　me；　and　
I'm　going　to　protect　them；　'cause　that's　what　we're　supposed　to　do。　

Maybe　you　belong；　kid；　but　your　sister　doesn't　And　she's　going　to　go　wherever　you　are—　

I　stopped　short；　because　I　saw　something　when　I　said　that。　Something　Leah　had　been　trying　not　to　think。　

Leah　wasn't　going　anywhere。　

Thought　this　was　about　Seth；I　thought　sourly。　

She　flinched。　Of　course　I'm　here　for　Seth。　

And　to　get　away　from　Sam。　

Her　jaw　clenched。　　don't　have　to　explain　myself　to　you。　I　just　have　to　do　what　I'm　told。　I　belong　to　
your　pack；　Jacob。　The　end。　

I　paced　away　from　her；　growling。　

Crap。　I　was　never　going　to　get　rid　of　her。　As　much　as　she　disliked　me；　as　much　as　she　loathed　the　
Cullens；　as　happy　as　she'd　be　to　go　kill　all　the　vampires　right　now；　as　much　as　it　pissed　her　off　to　have　to　
protect　them　instead—none　of　that　was　anything　pared　to　what　she　felt　being　free　of　Sam。　

Leah　didn't　like　me；　so　it　wasn't　such　a　chore　having　me　wish　she　would　disappear。　

She　loved　Sam。　Still。　And　having　him　wish　she　would　disappear　was　more　pain　than　she　was　willing　to　
live　with；　now　that　she　had　a　choice。　She　would　have　taken　any　other　option。　Even　if　it　meant　moving　in　
with　the　Cullens　as　their　lapdog。　

　don't　know　if　I'd　go　that　far；　she　thought。　She　tried　to　make　the　words　tough；　aggressive；　but　there　
were　big　cracks　in　her　show。　I'm　sure　I'd　give　killing　myself　a　few　good　tries　first。　

Look；　Leah。。。　

No；you　look；　Jacob。　Stop　arguing　with　me；　because　it's　not　going　to　do　any　good。　I'll　stay　out　of　



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your　way；　okay？　I'll　do　anything　you　want　Except　go　back　to　Sam's　pack　and　be　the　pathetic　
exgirlfriend　he　can't　get　away　from。　If　you　want　me　to　leave—she　sat　back　on　her　haunches　and　
stared　straight　into　my　eyes—　you're　going　to　have　tomake　me。　

I　snarled　for　a　long；　angry　minute。　I　was　beginning　to　feel　some　sympathy　for　Sam；　despite　what　he　had　
done　to　me；　to　Seth。　No　wonder　he　was　always　ordering　the　pack　around。　How　else　would　you　ever　get　
anything　done？　

Seth；　are　you　gonna　get　mad　at　me　if　I　kill　your　sister？　

He　pretended　to　think　about　it　for　a　minute。　Well。。。　yeah；　probably。　

I　sighed。　

Okay；　then；　Ms。　DoAnythingIWant　Why　don't　you　make　yourself　useful　by　telling　us　what　you　
know？　What　happened　after　we　left　last　night？　

Lots　of　howling。　But　you　probably　heard　that　part。　It　was　so　loud　that　it　took　us　a　while　to　figure　out　that　
we　couldn't　hear　either　of　you　anymore。　Sam　was。。。Words　failed　her；　but　we　could　see　it　in　our　head。　
Both　Seth　and　I　cringed。　After　that；　it　was　clear　pretty　quick　that　we　were　going　to　have　to　rethink　
things。　Sam　was　planning　to　talk　to　the　other　

Elders　first　thing　this　morning。　We　were　supposed　to　meet　up　and　figure　out　a　game　plan。　I　could　tell　he　
wasn't　going　to　mount　another　attack　right　away；　though。　Suicide　at　this　point；　with　you　and　Seth　AWOL　
and　the　bloodsuckers　forewarned。　I'm　not　sure　what　they'll　do；　but　I　wouldn't　be　wandering　the　forest　
alone　if　I　was　a　leech。　It's　open　season　on　vamps　now。　

You　decided　to　skip　the　meeting　this　morning？I　asked。　

When　we　split　up　for　patrols　last　night；　I　asked　permission　to　go　home；　to　tell　my　mother　what　had　
happened—　

Crap！　You　told　Mom？Seth　growled。　

Seth；　hold　off　on　the　sibling　stuff　for　a　sec。　Go　on；　Leah。　

So　once　I　was　human；　I　took　a　minute　to　think　things　through。　Well；　actually；　I　took　all　night。　I　bet　the　
others　think　I　fell　asleep。　But　the　whole　twoseparatepacks；　twoseparatepackminds　thing　gave　mea　
lot　to