Chapter 1

Jasper's POV

Alice led me into a clearing in the forest.

"What happened darlin'?" I held her in my arms.

She sighed and looked into my eyes, sadness was radiating off of her, "You know we aren't mates right?"

My eyebrows scrunched. Of course I knew, but so what. I would never find my mate. It's been 200 years, what's the point? Neither of us found our mates and we were tired of waiting. No one could love me anyway. My own family was scared of me. I fed off of people's fear. "What brought this one, Alice?"

She sighed and pulled away from me, "I had a vision….."

I cocked an eyebrow, "Of?"

"Your mate," she barely whispered.

My world froze. That wasn't possible.

"She's human…." With that Alice ran away.

I leaned against a tree. Human? What if I hurt her? What if I couldn't control myself? I have to stay away from her. And that's that.

Alessa's POV

It was a Thursday afternoon, Chief Swan came into the diner. The bell tinkled as the door opened, causing me to look up.

"Chief! What can I get you today?" I smiled at him and came to the register.

"Fries and a beer, togo dear," He looked solemn.

"Coming right up," I swiped his credit card, "What's up, Chief?"

He sighed and shook his head, "These animal attacks are killing me."

I nodded. It was all over the news, "Anymore victims?"

"We found a kid this morning," he looked down dejected.

"Oh no!" I handed him his bag of fries and beer.

Chief Swan nodded solemnly, "Stay safe, dear. Stay out of that forest if you can help it."

I nodded, "Ya…. good luck, Chief."

"I'll need it," He left the diner; the door's bell tinkled.

Forks gave me a new hobby, hiking. Well not really hiking, more like walking in nature. The forest is beautiful. If I wasn't in the diner during the day, I was in the forest.

I wasn't working today, so I decided to venture into the forest. It was my favorite weather. There was slight rain and you could hear the thunder rumbling in the distance.

Ever since the Chief's warning I made sure to carry pepper spray with me, but I couldn't stay away from the forest. My escape.

Unfortunately, it wasn't pepper spray that was going to save me. Not when a blur of pale cream skin and dark hair slammed me against a tree.

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"Agh!" God, that hurt.

"Aw, is the poor little human in pain?" He slammed my head into the tree again. I felt warm liquid trickle through my hair and down my neck.

He slowly licked my neck and sucked. I swear to god I thought he was about to eat my neck when I heard a roar and he was a yanked off of me. My vision was blurry and I could barely make out the blond man in front of me. And then it all went black.

Jasper's POV

I found Alice back inside our house. With my nod, she proceeded to tell our family about her vision. Carlisle, Esme, and Emmett congratulated me. Edward simply gave me a nod, but Rosalie was a different story.

"A human?!" She screeched.

"Don't even Rose, don't even bother," I flashed my eyes at her, "I haven't decided yet anyway."

"Decide what?" Alice blinked looking at me.

"I need time," I turned on my heel and ran into the forest again.

It was then I smelled it. Sweet, sweet blood.

No one could stop me now. Growling, I ran chasing the smell. It was a newborn. Attacking a human. Before I processed it, I ripped him off of my mate.

Roaring, I ripped off his head and let it roll. I gathered the girl into my arms.

I froze, oh no. No no no no no. My mate. She was unconscious.

I sprinted back to the house, "Carlisle!"

Putting her on my bed, I saw red. No one. No one hurts my mate.

My anger put everyone in the house on edge. Carlisle stitched her up without saying anything. It was when I realized no one else was in the house that she was bleeding. My mate was bleeding blood and I didn't even realize. Her sweet sweet blood. And I didn't even have to control myself. I didn't feel the need to drain her.

Never again. Never again will anyone hurt my mate. Not if they wanted to see the light of day again. They didn't call me the God of War for nothing.