AN: Soooo, it's been awhile, sorry about that, but unfortunately with writers block and all, I lost interest in this story, but I didn't want to just leave this story without a proper ending so I wrote an epilogue set a few years later that will hopefully make up for not ending this the way I thought I would.

Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed, alerted and favorited. And to those who stuck with this story even when I failed to update. It means so much that people like what I write. Again, thank you and enjoy the last chapter.

Song for the story is: Sweet Silver Lining by Kate Voegele

Epilogue: Sweet Silver lining

Life is weird sometimes, you never expect something to happen and when it does, you don't exactly believe it. I could honestly tell you that I thought my life was somewhat of a dream. The things I found out weren't supposed to be real, just silly bed time stories told to scare us. That wasn't the case though, turns out vampires and werewolves do exist, and I was put smack dab in the middle of them. I won't say I regret it, I don't. Finding out the truth helped me get my brothers back in my life and also made me reveal that I was in love with my best friend.

But, being thrown into this world had a down side to it. One that cost someone their life. It all started about six years ago, when the Cullen's, also know as vampires, came to town. Their return triggered the wolf gene in some of the kids in La push, including my brothers. Then one of the blood suckers fell in love with a human girl, Bella and from that day, nothing but trouble has followed. Jacob, one of my friends had also loved her, so subsequently, that meant the wolves were forced to help when ever she was in danger. When a newborn army arrived all because of that little bitch, my family went off to fight, but not all of them came back.

Everyone would say It was an accident, but I didn't believe that. He got distracted because of her, because she called his name when he was surrounded by the newborns. He wasn't supposed turn to go back to her, but he did and one of the newborns got behind him, crushing his bones and snapping his neck.

Jacob's funeral was the next day, and Bella had the nerve to show up. My family or Leah didn't do a thing about it, they were too consumed by grief to be angry, but I wasn't. Pure rage had clouded my mind and when she left, I followed her. She was in a meadow with her filthy bloodsucker, it had looked like they just got engaged and the rage I felt grew bigger. She didn't deserve to be happy, not when Jacob died because of her. I can't really remember how it happened, just that the rage had boiled inside me and all of a sudden fur was growing every where and I was on all fours, running towards them. They were both dead before Edward could realize what was happening and fight back and before my family could realize that I had phased. It was an even more of a blur after that, I don't know what the boys did with the bodies or what happened with the rest of the Cullen's, they decided not to tell me. Seth, Collin and Brady had taken me home, spending hours trying to calm me down. Eventually I did, going into shock for weeks in the process. I was a murderer, plain and simple and to this day, I can never look Charlie Swan in his face, even though he has no clue it was me who killed his daughter.

Life was never exactly the same after that, it never could be. But we learned to continue living on, with his memory always with us. Two years after the war, Sam and Emily finally got married, welcoming a baby girl into the world a few months later. With in those two years Seth and I had grown apart, to consumed with our grief, only basically being together to try to fill the void we both felt, but then something very unexpected happened much to the dismay of my older brothers. I was pregnant, a few days after I turned 18, Seth and I had a baby boy bringing us closer together and fixing our relationship. We named him Jacob Harrison Clearwater, and I swear Jacob's personality and spirit still lives on in our little boy.

Another unexpected but very good thing had happened. Leah and Paul. After Jacob's death, she didn't revert to her usually anger, she had shut down, becoming a shell of the person she once was. Not even her mother or little brother were able to get through to her, but Paul stayed by her side, being her best friend and her shoulder to cry on for years until they both eventually fell in love with each other. Once they both stubbornly admitted their feelings, they had both miraculously imprinted on each other. We were shocked, and that led to some serious research. It was another legend that explained everything. Leah had lost her soul mate, so her wolf side took a back seat and let her human side fall in love naturally. When that happened, Paul's wolf had seen that Leah's wolf had healed and let Paul imprint on her causing Leah to imprint on him also. After everything Leah went through, she was finally able to get her happy ending and they're now planning a double wedding with Jared and Kim.

Even through the constant bickering, Brady and River are still going strong. They moved to Seattle together and are attending college. They visit all the time, especially River, who spoils her godson to death.

Embry, my son's godfather, had also imprinted. It was a few days after Jacob's funeral, when he laid eyes on Rachel Black and bam! The girl who used to baby sit him was now the love of his life. It was perfect timing, and they both stuck together, helping each other move on from Jake's death.

On a trip to Seattle to visit Brady, Collin found his imprint. In the form of Leah's best friend Kiley, no worries, he was 19 by then so it was legal.

At this point, there's no wedding date in the future anytime soon for the rest of us. We're just happy to continue growing up and just being together. And raising little Jake, for Seth and I. We all still phase even though hardly any vampires show up, it's a part of us that we'll never be able to let go of.

I didn't know it then, but life does go on after a loved ones death. It's hard, but with the right people, it's also possible to be happy again. You just have to remember, that even in the darkest of times, there will always be that sweet silver lining.

The End!