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Stolen Souls
Chapter 9
My Darlin' Alice,
I've missed you.
I've thought about how to start this letter for weeks—have rewritten it almost twenty times—and in the end I decided to be honest with myself, and the truth is that I've missed you. It feels like I'm living with a ghost, if that makes sense. All I have done since meeting you has been to think about you. You, your situation, and everything about your life has haunted me ever since. But the reason that it feels like I'm living with a ghost is because, with all the time spent thinking about you, I can't physically touch you. There's nothing to grab. Sometimes I wonder if I dreamed you up . . . as if my heart got tired of waiting for you, and so all its longing finally manifested into a vision.
And my beautiful Alice, you are a vision. I never in my life dreamed I could be so lucky, in every sense. I've never seen anyone as breathtaking as you—or as strong.
However, I know I didn't dream you up, because my heart could never be as cruel as to leave you where it did. I wish I could storm those doors and demand to have you released to me. I would pay anything, do anything. But I've learned just how rash that idea was right away—the hard way. Without even realizing it, I was knocked down on my ass because of it. So I know that I have to find another way. But I WILL find another way.
And with that in mind, I ask you to please trust me and I will ask you one favor. Can you please tell me your last name? I know you're scared and you have every right to be, and I know what I'm asking you could do, but I have thought so much about this and I have been diligent, if not thorough. That is the reason that this letter was given to your sister by a third party. I can't show my face at that club, not for awhile at least. I need the suspicion to die down. It's killing me not to see you, but I know it's for the best right now.
This Saturday, Mike, the man who gave your sister this note on my behalf, will return to the club with explicit orders to find you. Find him. You don't need to do anything but say one word to him; he's expecting only that. I'm hoping, with all my soul, that the word you say to him is your last name. That's all that needs to be said: that one word.
Please Alice, let me help. Trust me.
I know that you don't know me well enough to ask that of you in a world where the only person you can trust is your sister. Did I mention that I met her? I hope she told you. It was an interestingexperience. But I can only say that if there is any comfort to your situation, it is her, that you don't have to bear this alone. She loves you so much; it's murderous and I know—I was on the frightened end of it. She's amazing, and I can't even begin to explain the feeling of relief to know that you both have each other. Tell her to stay strong from me as well; she needs to hear it too.
I have nothing but your best interest in mind. I promise you that. I would never ask of you anything that you weren't willing to give me. I want nothing more than your happiness, and I hope that I can help you achieve it. I can't explain the deep connection that I feel to you, except to tell you that I believe you're my twin flame. And I know you have felt it too; I saw it in your eyes that night. And I will do anything and everything in my power to reunite our flames, I promise you this. Otherwise, I can't honestly say if mine would survive without yours, now after having found you.
I don't want to scare you off too early, if I haven't already, so I'll end this letter with what I started it with—hope and a bit of the truth:
I think about you always and miss you more.
Yours—more than you know,
Jasper
Oh, and Alice, I don't know if this goes without saying, but better safe than sorry. Burn this letter.
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