Chapter 7 (I do not own anything) Read and Review please.
Jasperpov
She looks up from the mountain lion she drains. Her eyes no longer crimson but gold her hair untamed. Her dress ripped to shreds blood dripping from the side of her mouth as she uses the back of her hand to wipe it off.
Her eyes pierce into my own. Her lip curls and she hisses out at me scooting back a bit.
"Isabella love…" I say softly as possible and cannot rise as I'm still upon my knees.
She shakes her head and I sense the incredible amount of emotions pouring from her. Her confusion great but at the moment what standing out the most is hatred and humiliation both in which I have caused.
Isabella makes an odd animalistic sound and dives after me. I will not fight back I will not defend myself as I do not deserve to. If she decides to take my life so be it. I will take whatever she wishes upon me.
I feel the earth around me crackling as I become buried within it. She punches upon my gut and face. She grabs me by the collar and shakes me. She continues the hold on my collar and brings me in closer looking into my eyes.
"FIGHT! FIGHT ME MR. WHITLOCK SO I'VE REASON TO KILL YOU!"
"I will not ever lay another harmful hand upon you Isabella love. If you wish me dead then so be it. You've reason enough already to end my pathetic life. I am your slave now I will do whatever you ask of me."
"I do not want a slave! You doleful man! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU SO MUCH!"
She open handedly slaps me.
"And you should… I'm so sorry Isabella love. I've come to tell you that I will be whatever you need. I will give you whatever you want no matter how impossible you may think it be. I will die giving you what happiness I can."
"Whatever makes you think I could ever be happy! Look at what I've become! Look at me?!"
She flies off me shaking her head and pulling at her hair. I become paralyzed as she buckles down and screams out the most piercing of screams. She then looks over to me her eyes of midnight.
"You wish me anything I want?"
I nod.
"Then please just kill me. I do not want this! NONE OF THIS! Show me mercy let me go take my life."
My jaw drops and I jump up.
"Please Isabella you cannot mean such a thing."
"You said whatever would make me happy! I wish for you to let me go! END THIS CREATURE OF THE NIGHT!"
"Please." I make my way over.
"Jasper…" She falls to her knees.
I narrow my eyes with that sensation humans get when they wish to cry. I wanted to I could feel it. I cannot end this woman. I just can't. But if that's truly what she wants? How can I deny her? Isn't that what I came here to do? To give her whatever she ask of me?
I swallow back and whilst she's about her knees I bring her into my stomach and wrap my hands along the back of her head.
"Isabella love please ask anything else but that… I'm selfish I'm sorry but I fear I cannot take your life."
"Why not!" She says and beats against my chest with one of her fist.
"Because I'm madly in love with you and if you're to die then I need to find a way for us both to die. If you truly wish for death's sweet embrace then I'd wish to go with you."
"Do not lie about such things!" She says jumping back a bit but scooting amongst her hands and feet.
"I've not lied. I love you. I wish to live the rest of my years serving whatever purpose you may need."
"I'm not MARIA!" She says leaping up and spitting amongst my face.
"I do not want a wretched slave boy! I want a man and that in which you are not! You're no more a man than I am a woman now. You're a fool that cannot make up his mind on what he wants! What have you if I confessed my love in return Jasper?! What have you when you see Maria yet again? I will not play your fool. I've a mind of my own and I do not appreciate you thinking so lowly of me. You've taken everything from me and broke my heart. Then you seek me out to feed me such lies?! What do you want from me?!"
"There is only one thing I want from you but I know I will not receive it!"
"WHAT! WHAT ? Could you possibly want from me?"
"One thing and one thing only."
"SPIT IT OUT!"
"Love! Just for you to love me one day the way I love you. But as I said I will never receive it. I've not earned it!"
"You really are a fool! You had my love! You had it!" She leans against a tree as if ill.
However as she says this something comes from her directly over me. I gasp out a bit. I stumble back in my thoughts and look upon her.
"You do love me…" I say weakly.
"You idiot of a man you! How could I possibly love you!?"
I can't stop the smirk that forms among my face this great feeling this wonderful amazing thing that's sweeping off her onto me.
"Isabella love I know you do."
"How could you know such a thing?"
She appears before me poking her finger into my chest as she talks.
"I could never love someone like you!"
I shake my head upon the lie that escapes her lips as the feeling continues to grow stronger. An odd excitement comes over me and I begin to feel like a human child. I want to celebrate this.
"Isabella I can feel it…"
"You feel nothing!"
She shoves me back against a tree.
"How could I possibly love someone I hate!"
"You hate me a little yes but you love me and that's all I need."
"You! YOUR!"
I shake my head on this and quickly grab her and pen her against the tree. She slaps me and tries to get away.
"Kiss me."
She shakes her head pressing her lips together.
"Kiss me Isabella Swan."
She closes her eyes and I sigh and lean my forehead against her own.
"I will not force you…"
She nods biting her lower lip. I laugh at the torment of this woman as I sense her desires.
"You're just as mad as I am love."
"You seek what I do yet you wish to punish me so you go without as well."
"You are seeing things that aren't there."
I chuckle back and release her.
"Do you still wish for me to end your life love?"
She says nothing but looks to the ground.
"Why don't you give me a chance? Give me the opportunity to prove to you I am a vampire of my word. I will love you unconditionally and I will offer whatever you need and want."
"You do not understand. I am not Maria. I do not wish to have someone that grovels at my feet to my every beckon call. I want an equal a partner a lover not a stooge, a fool and heartbreaker. What pride have I if you walk behind me like an obedient dog? If I want a dog I will find me one. If you wish to make this work I would like to see the man that was the soldier the one that selflessly fought for his people. She runs a thumb over my uniform. You were of important ranking weren't you Mr. Whitlock?"
I nod and swallow back.
She smiles.
"That's the man I might take interest upon but I do not want Maria's leftovers."
I come to one knee and nod.
"If Major Jasper Whitlock is what you desire then I shall make sure you receive my lady."
She nods but folds her arms about looking to me.
"Had you a wife and family?"
"No Isabella I'd served for quite some time, once I was of age I joined. I never truly had time to settle down much less court anyone."
"And how did you become?" She hints and I sigh but tell her of Maria, Nettie and Lucy and I was honest about everything.
Her hand covers her mouth as she looks upon me in horror.
"So she took everything from you.."
I raise a brow at this and kick a rock about with my boot.
"Yes mam but I took everything from you as well."
"Jasper?"
"Yes my love?"
"What did you mean about my fiancé? You know when you told me of his corruption? What was he doing besides having an affair."
I cringe a bit at this. Hasn't she been hurt enough?
"Isabella I'm not so sure…"
"Please Jasper shouldn't I know of what could have been or who I had given myself to?"
"You mean to say?"
She nods shamefully.
"I know it's a sin and it was just the one time but I just knew or I thought I knew…"
"He risked your honor and name taking your virginity before wedlock? Isabella how could you let…" I stop myself feeling her humiliation and shame on this.
"He said he loved me. I loved him we'd already set the date…" She half laughs.
"Maybe I'm just as much a fool?"
"Isabella…" I say with a sigh and still feel a bit surprised by this information.
"I was his harlot for the night." She says and laughs again.
"He was the fool he realized and knew very well what could happen yet he took it upon himself to risk what it would do to you if word got out or something much worse. Isabella love we both know women cannot get away with what men can. If something was to have happened what if he left you high and dry and with a town that slanders your very name every time they laid eyes upon you."
She nods looking to the ground. I put my arms around her and kiss the top of her head. I did not wish for her to think I myself thought less of her. That couldn't be further from the truth. If anything I just wanted to hunt this man down.
"Tell me Jasper."
I sigh.
"It could cause you great pain."
"Worse than all this?"
"It may…"
"Please."
"Lord Nathaniel Hugsby was already raising another family as he was courting you and became engaged to you. It seems this is rather an odd hobby for him."
"Another family."
"Yes my love he was already married with two children. That and he bedded other young ladies whilst he was with you and his wife. He's by far a Lord if I'm to be honest as well. He had taken up residence in his uncle's mansion claiming to be him and since they share the same last name anyhow it wasn't that hard for him. He's not even from Texas darlin' he's from Louisiana were his family resides and waits for his return."
"You took the time to learn all this?"
I nod not sure what to say.
"You're father had already given him money in respects to honor your marriage and sickeningly he accepted."
"My father did what? But Jasper… My father barely…" She doesn't even finish her sentence as a grim look comes about her.
"No…" She shakes her head in thought.
"My father needed that money for his land and house. I… no! Why would he do that?"
"It's a father's duty."
"But he thought him to be a lord why would he need my father's money. Nothing about this makes sense."
I knew now the one thing I would be doing once we took care of Maria. It was clear to me now that her father could very well be in debt now. It was horrible enough I took his daughter away. I would do whatever it took to make sure I found a way that he'd not lose his land or house and if he had already I would do everything in my power to make up for it. Isabella loves and respects her father dearly. Therefore he has my respect as well. That and I will do anything for her no matter how big or small. I will find a way to make her smile again one day.