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Chapter 43


Bella's Pov


I was sitting on the sofa next to Jasper, his hand on my thigh while his fingers teased the strands of my hair when the atmosphere seemed to change. Jasper tolerated the human, smiled politely at times, but he rarely took the time to actually speak to her. Me? I knew I was almost hostile towards her but everything about the human seemed to set me off. Let's just say it wouldn't upset me in the slightest if Edward accidently ripped out her throat due to his bloodlust.

Jasper was being even more touchy feely with me which I wasn't complaining about in the slightest, but it didn't take me long to find out it had to be down to the fact I was wearing a pair of the practically non-existent lingerie he had brought for me. He had done well with his tastes; red and black lace.

"I think we should take these off" Jasper murmured against my ear as he nuzzled my neck, his teeth lightly grazing my lobe. I shivered.

I playfully smirked as I lightly slapped at the hand that was slowly tugging at my skirt while I giggled, another rarity for me since I wasn't a known giggler. I could tell but the way his eyes sparkled though that he was more than a little pleased with my reaction.

Pulling my knees up onto the plush couch I swung my leg over to straddle his lap, not caring in the slightest that my already short skirt rode up the back of thighs, showing a hell of a lot more skin. As vampires we didn't generally have anything against showing a bit of nudity, the only exception was due to how much it tended to bother your dominant mate.

I let a purr rumble in my chest as I felt his hands come to rest on my lower behind, his hands running under my skirt as his skin touched my own. I felt as if I was on fire.

"So sexy" he growled the words out. I shivered.

I grinned, shifting further forward onto his lap until I could give us both the light friction we were after as I gently rocked against him. "You know…" I started. "I think we should-"

I was cut off before I could continue my train of thought, my head snapping in the direction of the front door which was visible from my position on the sofa, sitting perkily on Jaspers lap. Jasper didn't seem concerned in the slightest.

"You think we should what?" he tried to get my attention back.

Shaking my head lightly, my long locks of brunette falling over my shoulders and down my chest I bend down to capture his lips with my own. I felt his hands tighten their grip on my arse, making me push further back into his grip as we made out like human teens on the sofa right there and then.

It wasn't until both Edward and Angela walked in that I picked up on the pure shock that she seemed to radiate from the girl as she froze when catching sight of us. I smiled against Jaspers lips, deciding to play with the human slightly.

Turning my mate's gift on himself I let him feel my lust for the situation, his eyes glazing over to an almost black as his nails dug firmly into the skin of my behind. The tiny thong I was wearing really didn't seem to be hiding much, but then again Jasper knew my body better than I knew it myself.

"You're playing with fire, darlin'" he grunted out lowly, his hips adding a slight rotation causing my eyes to roll into the back of my head. Fuck…

Leaning forward I playfully snapped at his neck, catching his Adam's apple between my teeth before biting down almost savagely. I tasted venom a split second before the growl which rippled through his throat was large enough, vicious enough, that it snapped both me and Jasper out of it when the human screamed in surprise at the sound.

I had to admit the scent of her fear a few moments later was mouth-watering, only serving to turn me on further as my dark eyes locked with her own, venom glistening off my lips as I sent her a sinister smirk that had her cowering behind Edward who simply rolled his eyes before glaring.

I watched as Jasper sighed before rolling his neck to look behind him, resting the back of his head on the sofa. I think Jaspers annoyed look sent more fear through the girl, her heart beat thumping rapidly in her chest.

"What?" he snarled, irritated.

"You're scaring her, Jasper" Edward accused, pulling his 'mate' against him. To be honest though Angela looked more intrigued now her fear seemed to have worn off. I shook my head at her; stupid girl.

"Then leave!" was Jaspers blunt reply.

Not seemingly stupid enough to argue Edward simply glared before tugging Angela upstairs, the girl's eyes remaining on my mate before I snapped in her direction. Fuck that, she should keep her eyes to her goddamn self!

Jasper soon drew my attention once again, a rumble vibrating in his chest and a twitch in his jeans which had my attention immediately peaked. "Mm…"

"Now, where were we?" he raised his eye brows suggestively, his hands running up and down my sides. Before I knew it was on my back, moaning in pure maddening ecstasy.


"We have a problem."

I scowled when I heard Alice's whiny tone as she entered the room, her appearance already starting to irritate me as I glanced up only to be treated with the sight of the bloody human again. I mean seriously, why did Edward have to keep bringing her here? Couldn't he take her out somewhere or something?

"Not now, Alice" Jasper spoke off-handily, slouching on the sofa next to Emmett as they watched the sports. Carlisle was at work while Esme I believed was out in the garden, planting flowers if my sensitive hearing was serving me correct.

"But it's important" Alice whined, clearly not used to not getting her way. Well that was about to change.

"You think the new summer collection is important" Rose said bluntly, sitting in front of me as the both of us stared at the chess board. I was utterly stunned when I found out Rose actually played chess, and since Jasper wanted to catch up on his sports I had been more than pleased to start up a game with her. She wasn't half bad.

From my peripheral vision I saw her stamp her foot childishly, Angela by the looks of it trying to hide a giggle at the action. Alice really wasn't doing the girl any favours by glamourizing a vampire's life so much. It was ridiculous, we were not human!

"It is! But this is more important believe it or not," Alice tried to gain everyone's attention but it was pointless. No one seemed to care to be honest, I certainly didn't.

"What is so important then, Alice?"

Emmett was the one to question her which wasn't that much of a surprise, but even he didn't remove his eyes from the screen which he was staring at intently.

"I had a vision," was all she got out before I rolled my eyes. Yea right, like I trusted anything that came out of that girl's mouth. "The Denali coven's coming to visit Carlisle" she blurted out.

Everyone seemed to snap their heads around towards Alice's direction with that, shock on everyone's features apart from Jasper who simply looked mildly surprised, as well as annoyed.

"Who?" I raised a brow, not liking being the only one out of the loop. The fact the female human seemed to be aware of who this coven was didn't sit well with me either.

It was Jasper who answered thankfully. "They are another vegetarian coven, darlin'. Old friends of Carlisle's if you will" he turned his attention towards me. "The coven is made up of the coven leader, Eleazar, and his mate, Carmen. Their adoptive children or sisters however you wish to word it, are Tanya, Kate and Irina."

I remained quiet while I absorbed what he had told me. Never had he mentioned this so called 'Denali' coven before and it had me intrigued.

"Don't you think you missed something out there, Jasper?" Emmett's booming laughter caught my attention. I raised a brow.

"Well…" I hinted for him to spill the beans as I had heard humans phrase it in the past.

"There succubus's" Jasper sighed as he rolled his eyes while my own narrowed significantly. I had met many succubus's across my travels, especially in the warzone, and I knew exactly what they could be like.

"And…" Emmett sniggered, absently telling me that there was more that my mate was apparently telling me. My eyes narrowed further.

"Jasper" I warned, watching him cringe before I was across the room, tackling him to the floor much to the surprise of the human. I ignored her, what with her emotions as far as I was concerned not having a single note of importance to me.

Landing on the floor with a thud I saw humour present in his amber eyes, though my eyes remained narrowed into slits.

"Tell me!" I demanded.

"Darlin'" he tried to get out of it, but a quick press of my knee against his groin as my leg slipped between his own was enough to zip his lips if you will.

"You know I'm going to find out sooner or later" I taunted as I slowly pressed my knee against his crotch, gently rubbing it in a circular motion causing his breathing to deepen and his jeans to become what I imagined quite tight on him.

I watched him swallow before he replied, his tone thick with barely restrained lust. I could only imagine how much effort it was taking on his part not to strip me down and fuck me right there and then. "One of them may have a slight, a slight crush on me" he muttered causing me to narrow my eyes into slits as I processed what he told me.

"What!" I screeched in a high pitch tone, practically startling everyone until Emmett's booming laughter filled the room. Even the human seemed to giggle slightly before she heard my next comment, her complexion paling as she took in my threat. "Which one is it? That Irina? Tanya? Kate?" I snapped. "If they touch you I will rip them apart! Fucking destroy them! Have they tried anything?"

"Edward,"

The terrified tone of Edward's so called other half broke me out of my threat filled haze, my stone black eyes snapping in her direction as I bared my teeth in what had to be a terrifying manner on her part. I think it was the first time that she actually truly feared me.

My own inner demon was battling for control, and the Goddess of war inside of me wanted nothing more than to indulge myself on the blood which ran through her veins. I could already picture how mouth-watering she would taste, how the thick essence of her blood would make me feel as if I was alive. The fact I would be taking her from Edward was only another plus as far as I was concerned.

It seemed Jasper had already clocked onto my train of thought, and while his own Major would be more than happy to join me on savouring the taste of the pathetic creature, I knew my Jasper was still the one in control of the situation.

"Bella," he spoke clearly to me, his hand gripping my chin as he forced me to look down at him from where he hadn't moved from where I had him pinned on his back on the floor. His eyes like I predicted were a similar black to my own. He looked delicious.

"When are they coming?" I asked as I licked my venom soaked front teeth, Jasper wincing when he clearly picked up on just what I intended to do when they got here. Thinking about it, I could hardly wait.

"You're not killing them" he stated bluntly with a slight frown, though he couldn't hide his lust from me even when he tried so very hard to. I grinned.

"You like that thought, don't you?" I purred. I bit my lower lip, knowing how much he liked it. "Getting irrational," I lowered my lips so they were barely brushing his own. "Getting physical with another female," I nipped at his bottom lip. "Defending what's mine!" I smirked as I looked down at him. "You like that thought a lot."


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