Previously:-
Our happy moment came to an abrupt end as the back door crashed open and a very irate Edward flew into the room followed closely by Carlisle, Esme and Alice who seems to be smiling happily without a care in the world.
Chapter 26
Jasper's POV
I grabbed Bella and pulled her behind me, the rest of my family fanning out around us blocking the Cullen's view of my mate. Alice prances over to me holding out her hand for me to take.
"Come Jazzy, Edward want his mate" Alice says, when I make no attempt to move from my position she huffs and snaps her fingers at me
Instead of answering her I growl viciously at her causing her to sneer at me
"Dammit Jasper, stop this shit right now. Let Edward get his slut out of our lives" Alice growls
Edward hiss at Alice but she ignores him and continues to glare at me. A slow dark smirk takes over my face, I look briefly at Peter as he imperceptibly nods before I lung at Alice grabbing her by the neck squeezing her wind pipe until she begins gasping for air she doesn't need.
Alice is still smug and triumphant, like she was expecting me to react this way, I quickly glance behind me seeing the Cullen's I finally understand what they expected to happen – they wanted me to attack Alice so that Edward would get the opportunity to get to Bella while I was distracted.
What they didn't take into account was my Captain always had my back. Peter knew without me having to verbalise it. As always, he was where I expected him to be, crouching right in front of my mate. He would protect her with his life.
Edward roared in anger and Alice struggled against my hold. She finally realised that her and Edwards plan didn't quite work out as they had planned. Imbecile! I sneered at Edward in my thoughts.
"Isabella, come here. You're making me look bad in front of my family and besides Peter is a married man and his mate is right there, she will kill you for overstepping your boundaries, that's the type of savages they are. As your mate I demand that you stop your slutty behaviour and come stand at my side. Now!" Edward roared
I growled loudly, the sound reverberating and shaking the windows. I was torn between ripping Alice apart or teaching the pansy-ass mamma's boy a lesson in manners while making sure he understood who the man in Isabella's life was.
While my internal battle continued Char decided to assert her stance on the demands Eddie-boy was making, she step forward from behind Bella and stood next to Peter with her hand on her hips and a smile playing on her lips
"I don't mind sharing with Bella, Eddie. After all Peter has a lot of love to give" Char says as she winks at Eddie.
Peter straightened out of his crouch and wags his eyebrows at Eddie disgusted look.
"Uncouth savages, my Bella will never demean herself in that manner" Edward sneers
Irritation slam into me and I hiss at Alice tightening my hold on her neck.
"Something to add Alice" I growl lowly
"Get your hands off me Jasper" She yells, struggling and scratching on my arm in an effort to get me to release her.
"What the fuck is going on Alice?"
She whimpers and her struggles lessen as she looks at me with venom pooling in her eyes. I can tell she's trying to manipulate me, I simply shake my head at her and her eyes become steely and her determination begins to rise along with a healthy dose of hatred and disgust
"Jasper, son let's talk about this calmly. There's no need for violence here. Let Alice go and we can discuss this son." Carlisle requests from his spot across the room, holding onto Esme who looks rather menacing.
"Yeah let's talk" Emmett says "I am dying to know what the fuck has been going on around here"
"Language Emmett" Esme whispers
"Who gives a fuck" Rosalie sneers
Emmett promptly grabs Rose giving her a squeeze and a kiss on the cheek, smiling happily at her. Peter directs Bella back to the loveseat we were occupying, leaving my space open as he takes his seat and places Char on his lap. As I release Alice from my hold to return to Bella's side, Edward huffs and moves to the space Peter left for me
"Well I would prefer if we sat on the opposite side – away from them - but I guess this will have to do" He remarks as he approaches Bella
"What the fuck do you think you're doing fuckward?" Bella growls standing up and moving away from the seat
"I warned you about that kind of language Isabella now have a seat and behave" Edward says calmly
"That seat is for her mate, Edward" Emmett enlightens Edward to the reason for Bella's reaction
"Your point Emmett? Can you not see me sitting here?" Eddie snaps rather condescendingly
"Move you fucking retard. That's Jasper seat" Rosalie! Always so helpful and kind. I snicker and Char, Peter and Em chuckle at Eddies appalled expression
"Edward, come sit here by me" Alice says glaring at us as she interrupts our Eddie bashing. Spoil sport!
"Come Bella, we'll sit next to Alice instead" Edward says holding out his hand to Bella
"No, I'm fine right here" Bella responds calmly with a saucy smirk, while making her way closer to me
"Leave it Edward and come sit here" Alice sneers as her jealousy increases at Edwards attempts to get to Bella while he ignores Alice.
Eddie and pixie-bitch share a speaking glance before Eddie reluctantly nods and moves to sit beside Esme leaving Alice feeling rather distraught and hateful towards us.
I place my hand on the small of Bella's back and lead her back over to the love-seat; I take the seat next to her closing the gap between us. Silence descends over us again and the Eddie glowers at me. I smirk at him and he growls his pussy little growl causing my smirk to grow
"Stop that Jasper" Alice scoffs "can't you see that you're hurting Edward with your childish behaviour?"
'Are you hurt Eddie?' I mock Eddie in my thoughts and he glares daggers at me, he then switch his gaze to Bella and his expression becomes distraught and desperate
'Stop eye-fucking my mate you creep' I growl at him. The Major does not take too kindly to his gawking at our mate
Eddie snaps his gaze back to me and smirks – oh he thinks he can best me? Idiot!
"Would someone care to enlighten the rest of us about what going on here" Emmett asks, finally unable to stand the tense silence
"Why don't you fill them in bitch-twins" Peter says casually
"There's no need for that Peter, I'm sure we can discuss amicably" Carlisle responds calmly but I can tell his irritated at Peter description of Eddie and pixie.
"Whatever pops, let's just get this show on the road" Pete shrugs
"Eddie, Alice?" Em asks, waving his hand gesturing for one of them to begin
They glare at him for a moment before Alice finally gets the nod from Eddie to spin her tail
"Like I explained to Carlisle and Esme, Jasper is confused at the moment, he thinks Bella is his mate because she has been throwing herself at him ever since Edward left her – as he should, she was never good enough for him – I tried to be patient with Jasper but with those murderers he calls family it's been rather difficult to get him to see the truth. Rosalie and Emmett haven't been much help at all and that's the reason that Carlisle and Esme are here. Even if I loath to accept the fact that Bella is Edwards mate and that he has a right to her, that is sadly true. They are mates. Just as Jasper and I are mates" Alice finishes her tale of utter bullshit looking rather satisfied that she thinks she can convince anyone.
"You really are brain dead Alice, you cannot lie to empath, and I can tell that the shit you are spouting is nothing but lies"
"I am not lying Jasper. Why would I?" Alice asks looking like she on the verge of tears
"Because you're a manipulative bitch" Char pipes up
Alice and her side-kick Eddie growls at Char and she just smiles sweetly at them without a care in the world while Pete nibbles on her ear
"Well I call bullshit, I have my mate right here and you know it" I growl at Alice while pulling Bella even closer into my side looking lovingly at her
Bella looks at me smiling, her beautiful brown eyes shining with love and adoration. She may not be able to say the words yet, but her emotions are enough for me.
"Isabella, stop this insanity this instance. Now come here right now" Edward growls looking rather menacingly at my mate
"Jasper, it's clear you and Bella are in the wrong here, why don't you reconcile with Alice and Bella you do the same with Edward and we'll just put this unfortunate episode behind us. Rosalie I expect you to apologise to Alice and me for your behaviour and Peter and Charlotte it would do you both well to remember not to get involved in matter that does not concern you. It's time for this family to repair the rift that has been caused by all the outside influences" Esme rants to the outraged faces of Em, Rose, Pete, Char, Bella and me.
Peter stares at Esme like she's speaking a foreign language for about ten minutes and the rest of us try to gather our thoughts. Suddenly Bella burst out laughing, tears rolling down her cheeks and amusement colouring her emotions. She gasps for air trying to communicate what she finds so amusing but she cannot get a word out edge-wise.
Emmett smiles broadly at his baby sis, he loves seeing her so happy even if he has no idea what caused it. After a while Bella manages to calm down enough to speak clearly
"I haven't laughed like that in forever. You bunch are really entertaining" Bella chuckles at the shocked expression on the Cullen's faces.
Carlisle frown at Bella, clearly not appreciating her brand of humour "this is not a laughing matter Isabella" he snaps at her
"Watch it Carlisle, it wouldn't be wise to mess with me right now" Bella snaps back at Carlisle
"Why is that little girl" he sneers
"Cause I'll get my family to fuck your shit up, that's why" Bella says cheerfully
Is Bella referring to us or the pack, I hope it's the former.
"Are you threatening me Isabella?" Carlisle growls, I hiss at him in return
"Nope, just stating a fact" Bella says lightly waving her hand dismissively at him
"Your mangy mutts wouldn't dare" Alice sneers
"Well psycho bitch I was actually referring to my vampire family" Bella clarifies smirking at Alice
"We got your back girl" Rose cheers while Char and Pete nods smiling widely at Bella, they love the fact that Bella thinks of us as her family and I have to admit I love the idea as well.
"Enough" Edward suddenly roars "we have let this go on for longer than necessary and it's time to end this"
"No Edward, you'll ruin everything" Alice yells, trying to get Edward sit down. She's clearly seen something bad would happen
"No Alice! Bella needs to learn her place"
"Fuck off Dickward" Bella hisses at Edward "you have no say in my life anymore"
"Bella, love, I didn't mean it like that, you must know how much I love you and only you" Edward decided to change tactics my tugging on Bella's heartstrings.
I look anxiously at Bella, praying that she doesn't fall for Eddie's crap again. She notices my tense demeanour and squeezes my hand reassuringly; she opens her mouth to retort by Alice beats her to it
"You can't be serious Edward. After everything I've done for you, this is how you repay me. Are you also falling for her innocent act? This slut should be dead by now if you had just done your part. I'm so sick of having to do everything myself. You are all just fucking useless!" Alice yells
Taking in the shocked and outrage she realises her error. She let her jealously control her brain filter and before she can even attempt to retract her statement, I have her against a wall the Major making himself known as she finally admitted to endangering my mate's life
"Talk. Now! You will tell me all of it!" I hiss at her
"Get off you high horse Jasper. This is exactly why I have been fucking Edward for the past twenty years. You're so pathetic that you jumped at the chance to have me back that you even fucked over your so-called mate the first chance you got. So please spare me your shit" Alice smirks looking at Bella before she looks back at me with an eyebrow raised in challenge. Oh it's on bitch!
I'm hit with a massive wave of outrage and anger, looking over my shoulder I see Eddie with his head in his hand whimpering like the bitch he is. Carlisle and Esme are radiating shock at Alice confession, though I already suspected she and Eddie were shacking up. Rose is furious, Emmett is amused and Bella just shakes her head radiating disbelief and betrayal
"You nasty bitch, you act all high and mighty but you have been fucking that idiot while you were married to Jasper. You're the only slut here Alice" Rose sneers
"That just about enough Rosalie" Carlisle chastises Rose
"Fuck off Carlisle" Rose responds
"Bella, please just hear me out, it wasn't like that. It just happened" Edward whispers looking pleadingly at Bella
"Who gives a fuck? It does explain a few things though" Bella says surprisingly calm
"Explain what?" Eddie asks confused
"You being gay" Bella shrugs
Eddie glares at Emmett who snickers at Bella's comment. It not that farfetched really
I turn my attention back to Alice who is calmly picking at her nails without a care in the world. She looks at me and smiles
"Edward has decided he cannot be without Bella, he's going to win her back. You see Jazzy, we can get married and be happy forever." Jealousy and a twinge of anger leaks through her.
"Stupid Bitch" Char snarls, Alice ignores her and continues
"After I get my dress, get the venue, organise the…" I cut her off with a roar that has the windows shaking.
"What have you done to my mate?" I roar gripping her throat sqeezing her windpipe, before I loosen my hold a fraction for her to speak
She starts shaking, her fear rising exponentially as she slips into vision after vision. When she sees no way out she starts radiating defeat and resignation
"You have to believe me Jasper; we did all of this for the good of the family. I couldn't lose you. You were mine first. We will be so happy once we get passed all this nonsense. Trust me. I've seen it."
I push fear and compliance into Alice to get her to start talking and to show her I'm not playing around I grab her hand and rip her thumb off
"Keep stalling Alice and I will keep going" I snarl at her as she screams out in pain, her venom leaking from the wound
"Sit your asses down if you know what's good for you lot" Peter growls from behind me, referring to the Cullen's
"I'll tell you, just please don't hurt me anymore" she whimpers. With a swift nod I gesture for her to continue. Taking a deep breath she began…
Oops... another cliffy. That was honestly not my intention. Lol.