Previously-

"I went to check on her and Victoria already got to Bella's father, and Bella was in some accident that wasn't an accident. She has a full leg brace on her left leg."

"Damn." He said. "How is she handling it?" That's what the Cullen's never saw from Peter is that he cares about people. Even if they never met. If they deserve it that is.

"She feels a lot of self-loathing. She thinks that it's her fault." I wanted to talk to him about this pull I was feeling. I had a feeling I knew what it is, but I wasn't sure if that was the case or if I should.

Now-Still JPOV-

"Shit. Why would she think that?" Peter said.

"I'm not sure but knowing her she probably thinks that if she had been there, she could have done something to save her father."

"What could possibly make her think that?" He thought out loud, and I knew he wasn't looking for an answer, but I gave one anyway.

"Most likely to give herself to Victoria in order to spare his life." I then gave him a run down on what happened in Phoenix as I ran around the forest until I found a spot and sat down.

"So let me get this straight. This HUMAN girl snuck past the major and a future seeing pixie witch by saying she had to go to the bathroom?" He said.

"Yes Captain." He started laughing so hard that I imagined that he was holding his sides. I heard a smack and Peter grumbling before I heard the phone shift and then I heard another voice on the line.

"Hey there suga."

"Hello Char. How are ya?" I asked, talking to my oldest friends again, making me feel more like myself than I had in years.

"I heard the story. That's quite the young lady you have there."

"Yes Ma'am. She is very special." There was a pause and I could just imagine them giving each other a look.

"Suga. You do know what the feelings you are feeling are, correct?"

"No Ma'am." I said, hoping she would tell me before her lunk head of a mate came back to the conversation. It's a little embarrassing being an empath and needing help to sort out my emotions.

"She is your mate, major." My eyes widened.

"Are you sure Char? She has already been told by one of us that she was there mate. I don't want to tell her and then later find out it is not true."

"Of course its true. My knower says so. Char I wanted to see his face when he found out. You spoiled my fun."

That's exactly why I told him. He needs to know to understand why he has felt this way since meeting her and why he's had a harder time than the rest of the family to adjust being without her."

"Thank you Char. It does explain a lot."

"How did she hurt her leg, Major?" Char asked, changing the subject.

"I don't know. We didn't have much time to talk, before I had to leave because her friends were on their way. But I followed her to the mall, and when her and her friends were having lunch when they facetimed some guys and the guys they were talking to told her the accident she was in wasn't accident?"

"How is an accident not an accident?" He asked.

"I don't know. She was so shocked that she didn't say much after that, but one of the guys did thank her for saving his life."

"How did your little lady save his life?" He said.

"like I said Pete. We didn't have much time to talk. Though I did get her number when she caught me off guard at the mall."

"She caught you. You're losing your edge major if a human can catch you off guard. H I'm still trying to figure out how an accident is not an accident?" He said.

?POV-

I listened in on the conversation she was having with her friends, even if it was a little slow due to the translation. I couldn't believe it. How could she be interesting to that guy. Surely once she tells him what she's done then he will leave her, and she will finally get what is coming to her. She will pay. I will make sure that she doesn't get away with what she has done. My anger starts to rise to the point where I feel like hurting someone. Soon, very soon. My vengeance will be complete, and the world will have one less person like HER.

BPOV-

"What was with the flirting, Bella?" Jessica asked as soon as we got into the car. She had turned around in her seat and I frowned.

"I wasn't flirting." I said, looking at her like she had another head.

"You were flirting hard." Jessica replied and Angela nodded her head while never taking her eyes off the road.

"I didn't realize I was flirting. You know my dating history. I dated two guys, and those didn't end well." They nodded.

"Besides I don't know how to flirt." I said, and Jessica just smiled while shaking your head.

"For not knowing how to flirt you certainly make quick work of getting his number. I have never seen an exchange of numbers that quick." She laughed giving me a look before becoming serious. "But Bella, are you sure that you want to do this.? You remember what happened the last time the Cullen's were in your life?"

I understood her hesitance, but for some reason I felt like letting Jasper in was a good idea.

"I don't know what it is, but I feel like Jasper won't hurt me the way the others did. I didn't get to spend much time with him, but I feel like he could be a good friend if I let him in." She nodded and turned back around. We eventually turned up the radio and rocked out to the songs all the way back to my house. I slowly got out of the car and walked up to the door and unlocked it.

I walked into the living room and sunk into the cushions as my phone started to ring. I pulled out my phone and looked at the number that was calling. It was unknown, but I answered it anyway, it might be the guys again from a sat phone.

"Hello?" I said into the receiver.

"Hello Bella."