Chapter 21,
Bella's POV,
I can't believe that stupid ignorant bastard thought he could get me to do what he wanted me to do, how dare he use the I'm male card with me. That shit just don't wash with me, Yes there is stuff I haven't told him, but I haven't been with him in years he left me in the clutches of Maria and as much as I say I am not angry at him for it, I am.
I went through hell with that sadistic bitch to protect him from being found. I spent many years locked away being tortured. I want all this shit with Jackson sorted and out of the way because there is no way in hell I would be able to survive torture from him not with a human body.
I was bought out of my thoughts by Leah grabbing my hand, and stopping me I looked over to her with a questioning gaze.
"I just wanted to say thank you, for all your doing for me. Your risking your life for me and not only that but your risking the wraith of your mate and I don't take that lightly. Many of the pack believe I am bitch but I'm not. So thank you."
"Leah, you don't have to thank me, no matter what happens with me and Jasper you still deserve to be happy. And if I can help with that I will. Don't worry about me and Jasper."
She smiled at me, I looked away to see we were already at the clearing, I looked behind me to see the rest of the group had stayed back, I could see Peter watching me, I knew he would stay close by because he didn't want to risk me getting hurt and I nodded in acknowledgement.
"Right Leah go behind that tree and stay there until I tell you to come out, we have to time this right."
I pointed to the tree and she walked over and stood behind it, I walked to the middle and sat down, crossing my legs and pointing my head up to the sky, breathing in the sunshine of the day.
I knew we wouldn't have to wait very long before Jackson came, he would smell me and notice that my scent leads here.
The things Maria has done to keep that stupid bit of land, I can't believe the Volturi let her live as long as she did, with everything she was doing, she was hardly keeping the secret. The things she did to Jasper to keep his power under her control, the things she did to me to get me to talk about where Jasper had gone.
My vampire body was full of scars reminders of what she had done, of what she let happen to me, of what she ordered newborns to do to me, and even old vampires. All because I wouldn't tell her where Jasper was.
But now I had a human body a fresh start with no scars expect the emotional ones, the ones that would never go away. In a way I liked the scars they were a reminder of what I had been through and what I had survived, I never looked at them with pity or disgust because I was never disgusted with what I had survived.
Of course I was ashamed of the things I had done, and I wish Maria had just left me and my family alone, but I have lived long enough to know that to keep regretting things you can not change is no life at all.
Before I could carry on my thought process I saw Jackson in the clearing, he wasn't doing anything other then watching me, I could literally see the wheels in his head turning, thinking about what he as going to do to me after all these months of tracking me down. I could see him sniff at the air scenting it to see if I was actually alone, thank god I still had my powers. I still had my shield so I could mask the scent of others around me.
Once he was satisfied there was no one around he stalked closer to me, I just sat there watching him waiting for him to say or do something. In a second he was standing in front of me with a sadistic smirk firmly placed on his face, he then spoke and although I actually wasn't scared of him his voice still sent chills down my spine, the effects of having a human body I suppose.
"Isabella, how nice to see you again, although I didn't expect to find you human I must say"
I didn't say anything to that just shrugged, I wasn't one to talk in a situation like this, lets just say I wanted this shit out of the way right now.
The next second his was pulling me to my feet by my hair, it hurt like hell but there was no way I was going to let him know he hurt me.
He put his nose to my neck and sniffed, running it along my pulse point.
"Although it is not completely unwelcome. It will be nice to break this body of yours and you do smell simply mouthwatering"
Before anyone knew what was happening, he had me pinned to the tree and my arm twisted at an angle that had me crying out in pain, I could see Peter trying to come to me but Char holding him looking at me with a frown, I looked at her with pain and innocent eyes hoping to convey this was not how I saw this going.
He sniffed my pulse point again running his tongue along my neck, I shuddered in disgust and before I could stop it my mouth ran away from me.
"Jackson stop this please you do not want to do this trust me. Maria wasn't your mate she just told you she was. She
I didn't get to finish that sentence because I cried out in pain due to him breaking the arm he held, smirking at me almost daring me to continue, when I didn't say anything he punched me in the stomach and I would of doubled over in pain if he were not holding me.
I couldn't even signal to Leah to come out from where she was standing, because I couldn't talk. Before he could do anything else to me we heard the most animalistic roar anyone could ever hear and I knew it was Jasper. Jackson must have sensed this to because he looked me in the eyes and smirked before looking behind him and seeing Jasper stood there, shaking in rage.
I just looked into his eyes showing him how much I love him, he snarled at Jackson,
"Let my mate go before I introduce you, to your worst enemy"
Jackson just laughed, I could see that Jasper wanted to rush forward and attack Jackson but he was being cauitous cause he didn't want to hurt me any more then I already was,
Jackson grabbed my throat and pulled me in front of him, sniffing my neck but keeping his eyes on Jasper.
"I must say Major it is nice to meet you in the flesh so to speak. Maria always spoke of you it made me tremble in jealousy every time she did. Your mate here is the reason I lost mine, I could so easily snap her neck, you would have no time to get here before I did."
I could see Jasper was losing his control, I saw Peter run towards Jasper and stand next to him crossing his arms over his chest, I could also see that they were having one of their silent conversations like they always used to.
They were trying to find away around Jackson to get me but they didn't want to hurt me in the process. Jasper made a move forward a step closer to me, but all Jackson did was tighten his hold on my throat, so much so that I couldn't do anything but try and get a breath.
"I'm going to give you one last chance Jackson, release my mate of find out why Maria valued me so much"
Jackson laughed, it was a bone chilling laugh one that sent chills right through me, it made Jasper stop in his tracks because they all looked at Jackson like he was crazy and to be honest I was actually starting to believe he was crazy. He looked over at Jasper and Peter smiling sadistically at them, and I knew something was going to happen, and there was no way in hell anyone was going to be able to stop it in time.
He sniffed my neck once more inhaling the scent of my blood, before speaking again,
"Say goodbye to your mate Major"
Before anyone could react Jackson had bit into my neck, his razor sharp teeth piercing my skin easily. I could feel him drinking my blood, taking my life from me. I knew that he had been so caught up in Maria's power that he hated me, but for him to do this? I never imagined this would happen, I never imagined that he would never see Leah in time to stop himself. I had everything planed in my mind but this, this was a surprise to even me.
I looked over to Jasper with nothing but pain in my eyes, would I always be destined to lose the one I love the most? Would he always have to say goodbye to me? He looked into my eyes, and I whispered the one thing I could of in this situation.
"I love you Jasper"
I knew he heard me, because his eyes darkened to the point that I knew the Major was fighting for release.
Jasper/Major's POV,
I can't believe she refused to come with me, she's been keeping a lot of shit from me and I wanted to know, but I also wanted her to be safe, I heard her say to Peter that she wanted all this shit out of the way so she could just relax with me. While I understood her need to have everything sorted out I still had that itching feeling deep inside that I need to know what she is keeping from me.
I felt myself fighting the Major inside my mind, he wanted out, he wanted to find his mate and punish her for keeping things from us, I tried to fight him back into the cage inside my mind, Bella was still human and she would not be able to deal with the Major punishing her in the way he used to. She's to breakable right now, we would safe up all the punishments for later.
Emmett was pushing me deeper into the forest, taking me away from my mate. His was really starting to piss me off, they all were who the fuck do they think they are? Taking me away from my mate when she could be putting herself in danger.
I turned so fast Emmett missed it, before he could right himself I had him pinned to a tree, his back digging into the bark and my hand wrapped tightly around his throat. None of the Cullen's knew how truly powerful I was, they all thought that I was just like them, Edward was their fastest according to them, but I knew he couldn't beat me, Emmett was supposed to be the strongest but he had nothing on my strength. I had kept so much from them in the years that I had been with them because the soldier in me wouldn't let all my strengths and weaknesses known.
The only person who truly knew all about me was my mate, Isabella. My thoughts were getting me off track, I got back to the matter at hand,
I snarled in Emmett's face I felt his fear of me, never has he seen me lose control before this would a first for him.
"How dare you take me away from my mate,"
He was shaking with the onslaught of emotions I was sending to him, the fear of losing my mate, the pain of having her keeping things from me and the anger I felt towards all of them who took me away from her.
"Jazz man, calm down. I'm sorry look lets go now maybe we can catch Bella before she gets to the clearing."
I knew he was trying to get me to calm down, but it wouldn't work right now, because I could feel through the bond that Bella was already in the clearing I could feel all her emotions through our bond. I could feel her slight fear for being in the clearing, I could feel that she was angry at me. I knew she didn't like being told what to do but I had lost my shit with her and I would apologise to her when all this was sorted.
I just couldn't face losing her again and I don't think she realised that. I had, had to say goodbye twice now. And I knew I would not handle a third.
I suddenly felt so much fear that I was knocked to my knee's, I couldn't understand where all this fear was coming from, until I took a deep breath and focused on the emotional signature and knew it was coming from Bella. I jumped to my feet and looked at Emmett who was confused, he put a hand on my shoulder and looked at me.
"What is it Jazz?"
Before I could say anything I was filled with pain, not emotional pain physical I knew at once Bella needed me and nothing else matter so all I said to Emmett was her name and he would know. I said his name and before I even finished I was running towards where I felt the pain coming from,
"Bella!"
I let out an animalistic roar so powerful it shook the trees.
It took me seconds to get to the clearing, and when I got there I froze in my tracks, Jackson had Bella pinned to a tree by her throat and my poor Bella looked so fucking scared, and emotion I wasn't used to seeing that on her face.
She looked into my eyes and I saw all the love she had for me, I snarled at Jackson,
"Let my mate go before I introduce you, to your worst enemy" I knew with him being in Maria's army he would know who I was, and no matter what his place in her army he would never be able to take me.
Jackson just laughed, I was trying to come up with a way to rush him without hurting Bella more in the process, I could see that her arm was in an awkward position.
Jackson grabbed her by the throat and pulled her to the front of him, sniffing at her neck but keeping his eyes on me. He then spoke to me,
"I must say Major it is nice to meet you in the flesh so to speak. Maria always spoke of you it made me tremble in jealousy every time she did. Your mate here is the reason I lost mine, I could so easily snap her neck, you would have no time to get here before I did."
I was losing control the longer this went on but I was at a lose of a way around getting him away from Bella without hurting her in the process, I felt rather then saw Peter come to stand next to me crossing his arms over his chest, we started to have one of our quiet conversations without anyone knowing what we were saying to each other.
"What do we do Major? We can't just leave her there, his already broke her arm"
I knew she was in pain, I could feel it in her emotions. I looked at Peter from the corner of my eye, shaking my head slightly I knew he wanted to just rush her but that would not work.
"I don't know Peter, I'm still trying to find a way around this without hurting Bella more"
He just nodded his head.
I made a move forward a step closer to closer to her, but all Jackson did was tighten his hold on her throat, so much so that I could see she was struggling to breath, I snarled once more and growled at Jackson.
"I'm going to give you one last chance Jackson, release my mate or your going to find out why Maria valued me so much"
Jackson laughed, it was a bone chilling laugh I could see that it had frightened Bella by the slight widening of her eyes,it was so unexpected that he made me stop in my tracks, we all looked at Jackson like he was crazy and to be honest him working with Maria probably made him insane and lose his mind I didn't feel for Leah being his mate she certainly had her hands full with him. He looked over at me and Peter smiling sadistically at us, in that moment I was more out of control then I have ever been because I could not find a way out of this situation without hurting my mate in the process, Jackson then suddenly spoke, and the words he spoke were something that will always haunt me because there is no way on this earth I will ever say goodbye to my mate again without following her this time.
"Say goodbye to your mate Major"
Before anyone could react Jackson had bit into her neck, his razor sharp teeth piercing her skin easily. I saw her still trying to fight him to get free.
She looked over to me with nothing but pain in her eyes, was this what our life was always going to be like? Fighting to stay with each other, in all that had happened I couldn't understand why Leah hadn't stepped out of the damn tree to Jackson to look into her eyes.
I looked into her eyes, and saw so much love in them, I hoped that she could see all the love I felt for her shining in my eyes, when she whispered to me her goodbye that it was when the Major finally flipped his shit and took over. No way was he going to let this fucking sadistic fuck nut take away our mate again.
"I love you Jasper"
I saw the life draining from her eyes, and I flew through the air catching him off guard, I tackled him to the floor knocking Bella with us. I saw Peter out of the corner of my eye run to check on Bella.
I knew she needed me but right now I needed to sort this fuck nut out, I grabbed him by the throat and was snarling in his face when Leah stepped out of the tree. She calmly walked over to us and looked into Jackson's eyes. I could the moment they both mated because I felt the love, but there was also something else coming from Leah, I dug deeper into her emotions and felt disgust.
I looked at her with a raised eyebrow, but she wasn't looking at me she was looking at Jackson.
Jackson was snarling at me to let him go, I could feel his mating instincts he wanted to go to Leah and make sure she was okay but no way in hell was I letting him.
"You fuck nut you can snarl at me all you want no way in hell am I letting you go right now. "
He didn't even look at me he just looked at Leah.
Before I could do anything more Bella's soft voice floated to me, she was calling for me. And that was all I need to let the fucking shit go and run over to Bella. I knelt down next to her and grabbed her hand, I saw that her eyes were open and looking at me.
"Baby, I'm here your going to be okay princess I promise."
I sniffed the air and noticed that Jackson had got venom into her so she would change but he hadn't gotten enough in so it would take longer for her to change so I would have to add more.
I grabbed her hand and softly stroked her hand, she looked into my eyes.
"Jasper I'm sorry I kept things from you. I love you."
"Shh darlin don't worry about that right now. Were talk about that later but I need to add more venom into your system or your change is going to take longer. "
She nodded, "Do it please Jazz I want to be with you forever"
I nodded my head, placed a soft kiss to her wrist, then put my teeth to her wrist whispering my love for her.
I pumped her full of my venom, then bit into her other wrist that was all she would need, I then picked up her body and ran back to the Cullen house with her in my arms, I got to our bedroom and laid her on the bed lying next to her holding her hand and whispering to her to remember everything!
I knew everything would be okay after this.
Bella my beautiful Bella would wake up and we would be together forever.
