Thanks everyone for your supportive comments! I'm super excited to share this chapter as the whole story sparked from this one moment with Jas and Bella in the mud :) I'll say no more, hope you enjoy as much as I did :)

Peter's PoV

I hanged up with Jasper knowing his fate was sealed. The bloody pixie had somehow found Maria and managed to talk to her before her head was removed. Rose, Emmett and Char were all looking at me for direction even though I wasn't sure what to do.
"Alright Jasper needs help, we won't get there in time but we should at least make sure the animals are okay and ask one of the neighbors to come check on the animals every day for us" I said.
Char nodded so we made our way back to the property after packing up our campsite. It gave me the much needed space to think and concentrate. Once we got back to the property I quickly ran over to the pup to feel his pulse. He was alive thankfully, his odor probably saved his life so I found a bucket of water to chuck in his face to get him moving.
"Bella where's Bella" he said, flipping up to a standing position from the ground and looking frantically for her.
"Shh calm down, she's with Jasper. They were taken, we need help, how many do you think you saw?" I said as I counted the nearby dead bodies that Rose, Emmett and Char were collecting to burn.
"I don't know, maybe three hundred? Maybe more?" he said as he rubbed his face.
"We need help then. Maria possibly is hiding her true force and the number might be more. Can you ask your clan for help and if there are any other clan's that could help out?" I asked.
"Yeah sure, give me a sec" he said before morphing into a wolf. He morphed back, ran inside his house and came out with his phone that was ringing.
"It's for you, it's Sam, the leader of my pack" he said.
I nodded my thanks and took the call.

"Howdy there Sam, this is Peter, one of Jasper's oldest friends. We need help desperately, are you able to help and do you happen to have a few secret clans that also shape shift into warriors?"
"Hey there Peter, it's good to meet you, we are already on the move. Jasper said to never cross through Mexico, where do you want us to attack from?"
"Oh yeah good point, if you can make your way to the airport and give me numbers i'll buy you plane tickets to come down here" I said.
"Sounds good, we have about twelve of us now coming from forks, just send us the details. We should have a few more shape-shifters joining us with possible reinforcements" he said.
"Perfect, I think me and my wife are going north to Italy to find more help but I'll leave Jacob here to receive you"
"Thank you Peter," Sam said.

I ended the call then called everyone over.
"Okay so shit has hit the fan, Jacob, you're going to stay here to receive your brothers and look after the animals. Rose and Emmett, I need you to reach out to every family member you have for help. Carlisle also has a few connections. Char, you and I are going to do what we've always joked about, go to Italy and pray they forgive our sins that we committed in the wars" I said.
Rose barely nodded before zooming off to pack with Emmett hot on her heels. Char gave me a sad look as she took in one last look of our home before zooming to pack also. We both knew it was a risk, a risk that needed to be taken but still a risk. The chances were the Volturi would laugh at our faces then murder us for wasting their time.

"Jacob, if we don't come back, don't do anything stupid. There's no way you can break into that camp with just twelve of you. If we don't return, this farm is officially yours as Jasper and Bella will be dead. Look after the animals and train your young folk to control their anger. Don't try to talk me out of it, I already added you to our will a few days ago when I had this awful feeling. There's a debit card with access to all our money in my desk in a white envelope. Use it to get your brothers down here and if it goes south, the rest of the money is all yours" I said as I rested a hand on the pups shoulder. He was struggling not to cry and had pulled me in for a tight hug before releasing me.

Five minutes later, we were all in a car heading towards the airport having said goodbye to Jacob. Just hang on Major, help will be there soon.

Jasper's PoV

It had been a week, one long week and I could feel Bella beginning to break. I couldn't hold her or comfort her and it was beginning to get on my nerves too. To be so close yet we couldn't speak without everyone hearing and we couldn't touch each other. Alice kept feeding her, sometimes twice a day which was nice. On those days I tried a little harder to make sure Alice had a great time. She also made sure Bella had three bottles of water a day which was good since it meant Bella would be hydrated. The down side was that there was no working bathroom here so Bella was forced to do it in a bucket and use a cloth to clean up. That was alright till her period started but Alice, ever the accommodating one, found a way around that also. She knew if Bella was cared for to the best of Alice's ability considering the circumstances, that I would bed her better.

My energy levels had plummeted by day five but then I was given half a human to feed on. I didn't want to at first in front of Bella but she told me to drink. She was worried about me as I could hardly lift my head so I drank and regained some of my energy back. Not enough to really get out of here but enough to fulfill their needs from me. Normally not feeding for a few days was fine but having my limbs removed on a daily basis either by Maria or Alice, took its toll on me. Alice was beginning to enjoy my screams of agony as much as Maria which scared me.

Today was day seven though and Bella was trying to put on a brave face for me but her emotions betrayed her real thoughts. She at least was fairing well, Alice was giving her big portions of fresh food so that Bella wouldn't feel hungry but it meant Bella felt bad for me. She had tried giving me a strawberry at one point but I shook my head. I was starving and was only given enough blood to please them. Emotionally I was trying to not spiral into my own darkness, at least not yet till help got here and got Bella out. Then I would allow myself to spiral.

Peter's PoV

We had been in Italy for the past five days and were waiting for action to be taken. We had pleaded our case to Aro and he surprisingly accepted. I had pointed out that if Bella died, they would have a bigger problem on their hands with what damage the Major could cause not only to our world but to our secret if he lost his true mate. I didn't want to be on the same continent as him if it came to that. Aro agreed, he didn't fear Jasper but he did fear what might happen when someone of his stature and strength lost their true mate. So Aro was pulling in favors, guards from across the world to come help. Apparently they had been wanting an excuse to take out Maria for some time but lacked the info of her base as well as a good reason since despite turning thousands and thousands of vampires over the century, she had been smart about it and never betrayed our secret. Thankfully me and Char were able to answer all questions they needed and a plan of attack was forming quickly.

I had checked in with Jacob frequently and he informed me that the twelve brothers had arrived with more on the way. My knower was right that there were secret wolf clans that even the Cullen's didn't know about. I had also checked in with Emmett and he informed me that he had collected his family from Alaska while Rose had called Carlisle to ask for help. Carlisle's friends were slowly trickling in as he and Esme traveled around the world to have conversations with friends. It made me feel at ease that Jacob was no longer alone on the farm as my biggest fear was that one of the vampires would go back to finish him off. Just hold on Jasper, for another week, help is on the way I thought. I knew Maria wouldn't go easy on him, not after all this time and I didn't' want to imagine the horrors she was pacing him through.

Jasper's PoV

It was the ninth day when Alice and Edward lost their lives. I had to admit that I saw that coming but was surprised Alice hadn't. But then again Maria never planned things, she did things on instinct. She had dropped their heads at my feet laughing about how easy it was, they had expected nothing. I didn't even know why Edward was still hanging around, its not like Maria would of let him drain Bella, he really should have left when he had the chance to. That day Maria had me bedding her for nearly eighteen hours straight and Bella received no food or water. Thankfully Bella had been smart, saving up bottles of water that she didn't finish so she would have enough to get by for a few days before she would be in trouble. I tried struggling against Maria saying that she was breaking our bargain by not feeding Bella but she just said in her Spanish drawl that she could easily just remove Bella's head. That shut me up because I knew that look and it wouldn't be a simple death. No Maria would torture her, break every bone in her body in front of me before finally giving her the death she would want. So I did the best I could but I was exhausted and Maria had removed my hands, shackling my feet instead when she was done with me.

That was several days ago, we were now on day thirteen, with no blood since the fifth day, I had several new bite marks on my neck that were not healing any more, instead oozing precious venom and I could hardly lift my head. Bella was starving also, she felt weak and was a mirror of me, laying in the mud shedding tears for our situation. I tried to get her to sleep but she would fight it now, not wanting to sleep when she knew I couldn't and I had to stay awake and live through the hunger.

Maria had stopped requesting my needs in bed which meant she had a plan which scared me. I knew now that the only choice I might have would be to bite Bella, turn her into a vampire to let her live otherwise soon her body was going to give out. She was down to the last dredge of water and was trying to hold out but I could feel her body fading away with time. I struggled to break my shackles wanting to be closer to her but that just brought in Maria who looked far too happy. She opened Bella's cage and gently stroked her hair causing her to flinch and her emotions to scream in fear but she was too weak to run.
"I love it when they break, they lose the will to run, do you want to be my pet darling?" she cooed while patting her hair. I struggled to get free, I didn't want Maria anywhere near Bella, I didn't want Bella to be her pet, I was her pet once and I knew Bella wouldn't survive that. Bella bravely recoiled from her touch and shook her head no.
"Well then I guess that's a shame since I no longer have a use for you" she cooed before pulling a knife out and pricking one of Bella's fingers to allow the smell of Bella's blood to waft in the air. I instantly jumped up with new energy wanting to drain Bella's blood. I started pulling at my shackles while pulling away from Bella to get as much distance as I could.
"Now now Jasper, you need to feed" said Maria as she undid my shackles and dragged me against my will into Bella's cell despite me fighting to get free.
"Please Maria, don't make me do this, you know what will happen" I begged as I pushed myself flush against the cage as far away as I could from Bella. Bella was now scared and had moved into the corner furthest from me.
"I'm not making you do anything love, it's your choice" she cooed as she locked the cell door leaving me to fall to my knees as I tried to not breathe.
"Enjoy Jasper, see you in the morning" cooed Maria as she gently ruffled my hair before leaving while singing to herself.

I waited for a few minutes to be sure she wouldn't come back to watch the show and started pushing love in Bella's direction with a finger to my lips to be silent. She nodded her head and made her way over to me to caress my face. I pulled her into my arms and softly kissed her forehead. Thankfully not being able to talk privately meant that I didn't have to breathe which meant I could mostly ignore her bleeding finger. Unfortunately Bella hadn't forgotten about it.
Bella sat up to look me in the face and mouthed 'I love you Jasper' silently. I mouthed it back to her wondering where this was going and feeling our emotions swirl with friendship. Bella took a deep breath and mouthed 'drink, change me' before offering her wrist up. I shook my head for no, I knew this could be the only opportunity to save her life but Peter had to be close by and if she could hold on for a few more days she could live a normal human life. I looked away and found a spot to stare at on the ground. Bella wouldn't have that though and gently turned my face with her hand. She kissed me softly on my lips, our first kiss, I kissed her back and gently caressed her face before Bella pulled back to whisper quietly into my ear.

"Forever Jasper, is better than no time at all, as friends or as something more, I like you and want a chance to see if you like me back" she said before kissing me with all of her strength and allowing me to feel her emotions. It was a swirl of love, passion, and friendship. I pushed her back into the mud while not breaking our kiss, cupped her face with both hands and kissed her like I wanted to for the past two weeks. I poured my heart into that kiss and felt sparks tingling all around our bodies, as I pushed all the love and passion I could muster as I laid on top of her kissing her deeply. Bella was pushing love and encouragement at me in waves telling me it was okay which helped make up my mind, it was her choice and I would honor it. I eventually let her breathe to look her in the face to ask if she was ready. She nodded so I kissed her gently one more time savoring her lips before biting her collarbone, drinking her life source and blood before inserting my venom. I bit her wrists, her ankles then covered them up with my clothes that were covered in mud. If I could keep her from screaming, if that was even possible, I could hide the fact that she was transitioning from Maria till it was too late.
"I love you Bella, I'll never leave your side till you tell me to go" I whispered before kissing her deeply again while caressing her face with my mud-covered hands. I kissed her till the pain started and I kept kissing her till she passed out from the pain. I held her tightly in my arms and forced the pain away while pushing my love towards her while gently caressing her face. Her hair was covered in mud, her whole body was soaked in it which would make it easier to hide the transition. I purposely grabbed a handful of sloppy mud to cover her hair as I knew it would change to something glorious. I then covered her hands and face in bits of mud to hide the skin change. Maria would actually have to look closely to notice hopefully. I hoped that she would let me stay here holding Bella but I knew that probably wouldn't happen. So I whispered my love to her and held her close while occasionally kissing her forehead. I had laid down holding her to my chest in my arms. Bella managed to keep from screaming but occasionally gripped my shirt with all her force. I would gently kiss her lips and hold her even tighter. Three days Bells, hold on for three days. Her blood had given me enough strength to fight to protect her if need be but I knew that the safest bet would be to pretend I drained Bella, nearly killing her and continue playing along with Maria's sadistic plan. Then she wouldn't give Bella a second look, expecting her to eventually die, giving Bella the chance to fully transition and give us a fighting chance of getting out of here with her newborn strength, maybe.