?IT WAS AMAZING THE AMOUNT OF DETAIL INVOLVED IN THE LITTLE
FIGURINE — THE MINIATURE WOLF WAS UTTERLY REALISTIC. IT WAS EVEN
CARVED OUT OF SOME RED-BROWN WOOD THAT MATCHED THE COLOR OF
HIS SKIN.?
— Bella, on the charm Jacob gives her (
?THE WATER WAS DARK GRAY, EVEN IN THE SUNLIGHT, WHITE-CAPPED AND HEAVING TO THE GRAY, ROCKY SHORE. ISLANDS ROSE OUT OF
THE STEEL HARBOR WATERS WITH SHEER CLIFF SIDES, REACHING TO
UNEVEN SUMMITS, AND CROWNED WITH AUSTERE, SOARING FIRS.?
— Bella, on La Push Beach (
LEAH CLEARWATER
DATE OF BIRTH: 1986
QUILEUTE STATUS: Werewolf Alpha Second, under Jacob WEREWOLF GENE SOURCE: Ateara, Black, and Uley lines HUMAN HAIR COLOR: Black
WOLF COAT COLOR: Gray
EYE COLOR: Brown
HEIGHT: Around 5‘10?
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Leah is beautiful. She has perfect copper skin, shiny black hair, and long, thick eyelashes. In her wolf form, she is the smallest of the pack, and also the fastest.
EDUCATION/OCCUPATION: She graduated from the high school on the reservation.
She is a protector of La Push.
FAMILY MEMBERS: Leah‘s father, Harry, is deceased. She lives with her mother, Sue, and her younger brother, Seth.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
As a freshman in high school, Leah began dating, and then fell in love with, Sam Uley.
They were involved in a serious relationship for three years.
During her junior year of high school, Leah‘s life was thrown into upheaval when Sam disappeared. The police and forest rangers were involved, but could find no trace of him.
Two weeks later, Sam reappeared. He gave no explanation for his absence, and from that time forward he was a changed person. Leah knew there was something big he wasn‘t telling her, but she had no idea what it could be. She tried to give him space to resolve whatever the problem was, and continued to love and support him.
Not long after that, Leah‘s second cousin Emily Young came to La Push. Emily was Leah‘s closest girlfriend — almost a sister — and a frequent visitor. She had met Sam several times before this visit. But this time, when Sam came over to see Leah, he saw Emily for the first time since his disappearance. Leah didn‘t understand his bizarre behavior. He left very quickly, but came back later that night to break up with Leah. She could tell he was truly devastated, but she didn‘t understand what could have happened to change him so completely. She understood more when Emily came to her and told her — with dismay — that Sam was pursuing her. Leah, who had wanted to give Sam the benefit of the doubt, because clearly something very odd was going on with him, could no longer imagine that he had any excuse. She became furious with him. Emily supported her, and Leah relied on Emily‘s refusal of Sam‘s pursuit.
Leah started to realize that Emily was spending a great deal of time with Sam, ostensibly rejecting him. She became suspicious. Then she heard that Emily had been mauled by a bear and that Sam was inconsolable about it. Initially, she was mostly concerned about Emily‘s well-being. However, it became clear shortly after the accident that Sam and Emily were a couple, and Leah‘s concern turned into bitterness. Part of her felt like Emily had gotten what she deserved.
Emily asked for forgiveness, but Leah wouldn‘t speak to her.
