Summary: Colleen Swan is Bella's twin sister. She moves in with Bella and Charlie after Edward leaces, revealing her own dark past to her beloved twin sister. She was in love once, she says, until someone took it from her. Jasper Whitlock was in love with Colleen before he ever even knew Alice Cullen. But how is that possible? Alice and Jasper have been together for years...right? Wrong. Alice's power Is that she can twist people's perception of things. She can also twist their feelings. She saw Jasper and wanted him...so she used her powers on the Cullen family. But now Jasper has broken her spell and he flees back to Forks where he finds his true mate. Edward, knowing that he cannot stay away from Bella another day, comes with him. But when Alice seeks revenge, can the Cullen family pull together and save each other? Or are they doomed?

Author's Note: I have recently lost the draft I'd been writing of 'Secrets'. Because I had over fifteen chapters (all unposted due to not having a way to post them for some time) I am not going to attempt to re-write it just yet. Instead, I'm going to post this in its place until I get up the gumption to finish Secrets again. Anyways, I hope you enjoy the story and remember to review.

Addison Wells

Chapter One

I wasn't originally going to come to Forks. Like Bella, I'd always hated it there. Unlike Bella, I didn't feel guilty travelling with our mother and her new husband. On the contrary, I enjoyed it. But Charlie had mentioned a name on the phone that I couldn't get out of my head. Cullen. Edward Cullen. I knew that name, knew the family it belonged to, knew what they were. The name made my chest ache, made me have nightmares that kept me up at night. Oh, this isn't some tragic story where the sisters are in love with the same man. No, my Cullen had been Jasper. Jasper, the Civil War general with the easy smile and low voice. He'd been mine once...

Hearing the name 'Cullen' had made me need to see my sister. I needed to know if this Edward was the same Edward who had been Jasper's brother. So I told my mother that Bella needed me - which was really no lie so much as an exaggeration - and caught a plane from Florida to Forks, Washington. The sight that caught me when I got there will linger for eternity. Bella was not my bright eyed sister anymore. Her chocolate eyes were dark, her expression blank. She sat on her bed, staring at the wall, seemingly unaware of my presence. I stood in the doorway for a long moment, taking in her appearance. Bella and I were twins but there were differences. Our eyes, for example. Hers were chocolate brown. Mine were a bright, vivid blue color. She wore her hair midway down her back, I wore mine down to my waist with short side-bangs. My lips were fuller than hers were. Still, there was no denying that we were twins.

The evidence that her mate had left her was as clear in her as it had been in myself. She looked like Death itself. I pained for my twin, knowing exactly how much she was hurting. When Jasper had been forced to leave me, I'd been shattered. It had taken nearly a year for me to be able to walk without holding myself together. There were still times, in the middle of the night when the nightmares took over, when I could barely keep myself together. Losing your mate was the most painful thing on earth, even if you weren't a vampire. Surely Edward had to have known that. Then again, maybe he hadn't. Vampire and human relationships were rare, of course, and it so often ended in death that not many people knew much about them. But I did. I knew how much it hurt and I would help Bella get Edward back if it killed me. Not that he wouldn't return on his own, of course. Sooner or later, Edward would return. The pain would get to be too much for even a vampire to bear.

Bella looked up at me as I took a step forward. In a heartbeat, she was pressed against my chest. She started to cry softly, her tears wetting the thin tank top I wore. I held my twin close and pressed her close to me in hopes that she would calm soon. I hated seeing my sister cry. Ever since we were babies seeing her cry had made me feel overly protective. I'd always been the more outgoing sister, the one who wasn't afraid to speak up for us both. Bella had always been the shy, introverted sister who just didn't speak up. Not that I minded. I liked my sister the way she was. Just because she was introverted and shy didn't mean she wasn't funny as hell. Bella could be the funniest person on the planet when she wanted to be.

"Colleen. What are you doing here?" Bella asked.

"Dad called me. He said you needed me. And...there's something you need to know. Will you take a drive with me? I think you need to know something. Finally."

Bella eyed me curiously. Shrugging, she grabbed the keys to her truck and followed me down the stairs. Charlie was sitting on his recliner, watching a game, when we walked past him.

"Where are you girls headed?" he asked.

"Just for a drive dad. We'll be back." I said, following Bella out into her truck.

Bella tossed me the keys and slid into the passengers seat quietly. I started the truck and pulled out of the drive, thinking about how I was going to tell her the whole story. The enemy in my story was her supposed best friend and I knew I had to break that news carefully. Alice Brandon was anything but the good vampire who only wanted to be Bella's best friend. She was a cruel, twisted vampire whose mind had never healed. As a human, Alice had been insane. She'd spent most of her life in an insane asylum...and not just because of her visions. Alice was a schizophrenic. She heard voices that told her what to do. But she was also clever. She knew how to get what she wanted and, as a vampire, her two powers enabled her to get away with almost anything. I sighed irritably. This wasn't going to be easy. But Bella would listen to me. She'd always trusted me...and after she had heard what Alice had done to me, she would be on my side.

I pulled into the forest and stopped the truck. After a few moments of silence, I turned to Bella. I knew there were tears in my eyes because Bella's eyes suddenly widened. I didn't cry often and when I did there was usually something really wrong. I closed my eyes and pictured my Jasper's face. Honey-blonde hair that brushed topaz colored eyes. A warm smile. Cold hands. A tear slipped down my cheek as I remembered everything that had happened since the summer I'd fallen in love with him. I wiped the tear away and opened my eyes to face my sister. When I spoke, my voice was shaking but surprisingly strong. I hadn't even spoken Jasper's name since he'd been forced to leave me and I knew how hard this was going to be.

"What's wrong Colly?" Bella asked.

"I'm going to tell you something I've literally never spoken to anyone about. Ever. But you became involved with one of them too and now you need to know the truth. If I'd known who it was you were seeing...I would have come so much sooner." I whispered.

"What is it? Talk to me Colly." she insisted.

"There is a part of this that you aren't going to believe. Alice was supposedly your best friend, I know, and believing what I am about to say is not going to be easy. But I promise you that I'm telling you the truth. I would never lie to you."

Bella's eyes widened again. "What did she do to you?" She demanded, voice hard.

"Do you remember the summer I came to stay up here with dad? The summer I came alone because you were at that academic camp?"

Bella nodded. "Of course. You came back and you wouldn't talk to me about anything that had happened up here."

"I fell in love. With Jasper Whitlock Cullen. He and Edward were the only Cullen's that were single and Jasper was...amazing. Beautiful and kind and...he was just amazing. We met when I was walking through the forest. He was hunting - yes I know they're vampires - and I watched him. We talked all night and we just kept meeting. We fell in love so quickly but it was deep. It was real. Alice Brandon was a vampire that was travelling through Forks. She saw Jasper...and she wanted him. Badly."

"Alice wasn't with the Cullen's?" Bella asked.

I shook my head. "Alice Brandon is a vampire whose mind is broken. She was a schizophrenic when she was human and that only intensified as a vampire. Oh, she covers it well. She's intelligent and clever. But she has two powers. One, you already know. The other one, though, are how she took Jasper from me. She cornered us one night and she was going to kill me unless Jasper let her use her power on him. She can twist things, feelings, memories. She twisted his memories so that he believed they were mates, that they'd been together for fifty years. She twisted the Cullen's memories to mirror Jasper's. I...Jasper didn't want to do it. He was screaming when she used her power on him. But he did it to save me. She would have killed me, you know. Alice...she took him."

Bella's eyes were huge at this point. She grabbed my hand and held it tightly within her own. "I'm sorry. Colleen...I'm so sorry."

"It's not your fault. I wanted you to know because I know how you feel. And I know something else. Edward lied to you. You said he told you that he didn't love you but he obviously lied. You wouldn't be in as much pain as you're in if he hadn't lied to you. Edward loves you and he'll be back for you, Bella."

"How do you know?"

I smiled. "It was one of the things Jasper and Carlisle told me. My point is, there is no hope for me. But Edward will come back for you, Bella."

"There's really nothing that can be done to break Alice's hold in Jasper?"

I shook my head. "I don't think so. He'd have to break it himself...and Alice's hold is pretty strong."

"He'll come back to you too. Love is stronger than anything else in the world. If he loves you, he'll break her hold."

"I hope you're right. I miss him. I miss him so much it hurts sometimes."

"I know. I do. But if Edward can come back to me, then Jasper can fight this. I know he can. Don't ask me how...but something tells me your story isn't over yet."

"I hope so. Let's pick up a pizza and head home. Pizza will work for dinner."

"Okay."

Bella and I pulled back onto the highway and drove to the local pizza parlor where I ordered two pizzas. On the way home, I shared memories of the Jasper I'd known. How he'd wanted me to become a vampire on my eighteenth birthday. How he'd been willing to let Carlisle change me because he didn't think he could. I told her everything I remembered.

When we pulled into our driveway, there was a silver Volvo parked on the street. Bella's breath hitched and she stared at it. There were two people in the car that I could see. Edward was driving and there was someone sitting next to him. Someone taller with more muscle. As we parked the truck, Bella went flying towards the Volvo. Edward was the first out of the car. He pulled her into his arms and seemed to be crying as he held her close. It was when the passenger got out of the car that my heart dropped. The passenger was Jasper. Jasper was in front of me. He looked every bit as beautiful as he had the day we'd first met. He looked up and met my eyes. We both froze as every memory we'd ever shared flooded my mind. My knees buckled and I felt hot tears streaming down my cheeks. I felt like a fool. He wouldn't understand why I was on my knees sobbing but I couldn't help it. I couldn't help it...