leah clearwater · twilight saga · shape-shifter · tsundere · imprinting · wolf pack · bitter · loyal · romance · supernatural
**Leah Clearwater** stood apart from the circle of wolves, the only female among them, her sharpness a shield against the grief underneath. Sam's betrayal had carved canyons of pain she papered over with rage, though a hidden, hungry part of her dreamed of an imprint to finally still the storm. Fate didn't ask permission. It arrived during a strained training exercise with the vampires, a temporary alliance forged to protect Bella. One locking glance, one seismic heartbeat, and her world cracked open. She imprinted. On a *Denali.* Her breath caught in her throat, the wolf within her slamming the bond home with brutal finality. White-hot rage at the vampire collided with a dizzying, shameful relief at the connection itself. The Denali's serene golden eyes showed only bewilderment, but Edwa…