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For the next few hours they all went about their business with the exception Edward and Rosalie, even Emmett stayed close playing video games although on closer inspection I could tell he was monitoring the situation in the room.
Nobody tried to engage me in conversation although Rosalie did put on another movie, so I could wallow in peace while absently rubbing my still aching chest.
Chapter 5
Bella pov
The ache in my chest suddenly exploded into a searing burning pain just milliseconds before a strangled roar came from outside. In a flash there was a rather angry looking god snarling and growling while looking around the room. Suddenly he roared again as his eyes landed on my but I was not afraid. This vampire wasn't thirsty he was pissed.
"Jazzy? What are you doing here? Have you come back to me? I don't think I can take u back until you revert to the better diet but I understand how u slipped without my guidance and I forgive you" Alice said as she hung all over the new comer.
The man who I now understood was Alice's ex husband Jasper Whitlock pushed Alice away from him and snarled as Edward moved in front of me. "Bella, go to your room NOW."
Jasper snarled again and before I could blink Edward was across the room on the floor sobbing like a baby whilst Jasper was knelt in front of me. "MY mate!" he sobbed as his head collapsed into my lap.
"Uh anyone want to explain this to me," I asked while waving a hand over the obviously hurting man in front of me.
"Oh of course Bella, this is Jasper Alice's ex husband but he seems to think you are his mate." Carlisle said rather bewildered
"Yes yes I got the bit about the mates and I kinda worked the whole ex husband bit out myself, but what is wrong with him and why is his head in my lap" seriously Carlisle was pissing me off. For someone who was supposedly compassionate to all creatures his lack of feeling for this man was shocking.
"Ma'am, Jasper has the gift of empathy. He can feel everything you are feeling and it seems to be overwhelming him" a male voice came from the front door. I looked up to see a man and woman both with blonde hair. The man was 6ft 2 with silver blond hair. His body screamed danger but the grin he was flashing my way told me he was a joker mostly although I'm sure he could do serious damage if the situation called for it. What was obviously his mate by her position slightly behind and to the left of him was a petit blond just a little taller than myself at 5ft 6. She too looked like she could cause chaos
"Oh god I'm so sorry Jasper, here, is that better? I cant block it out completely while I'm human but I can dial it down. I'm Isabella by the way but I prefer Bella." I rushed out as I put my shield up.
Slowly Jasper shuddered and raised his head out of my lap. When his eyes suddenly locked on mine I gasped. He was right he was my mate.
"Such a beautiful name. But tell me why some much pain. No lady should ever feel such pain, loss, desperation and unworthiness as u felt when I came in?" his voice was pure perfection and sent shivers down my spine. However I was cautious the last man I trusted and loved was still led on the floor sobbing just feet away from me and that didn't turn out in my best interests at all.
"Jasper, I... I cant really explain my story to you. I feel the truth in that you are my mate although I was lead to believe I was the mate of another but i don't want to hurt you and i don't think I'm strong enough to do this. I'm sorry" i waited for the angry words or the silent threat from his eyes but there was nothing but love and understanding.
"Bella, i think its time you told everyone what was going on. I told you i would keep you safe and help you get out if its what you wanted, so i called my brother Jasper. He is here to help you and the fact he's your true mate means he will never be able to intentionally harm you. That's how i knew that you weren't ever Edwards the moment i realised what he had done" Rosalie pleaded. I was inclined to listen to her, she had fast become my rock in the last 24 hours and i could deny her nothing.
"What do you mean Edward had done. What has Edward done?" Jasper snarled
"Rosalie, i don't know what your intentions are but i think you owe this family an explanation. Bella is Edwards mate we all know this to be fact. Why are you trying to ruin that by calling a man here who quite frankly is not fit for this family? He left of his own will and obviously has turned back in to the murderous monster he was when he first joined with Alice all those years ago. Edward, perhaps you should leave with Bella its too dangerous for her to be here with these three" this from Carlisle who has shocked the living daylights out of me with his callous words.
"NO!" i screamed at the same time Jasper started growling again. "hey cowboy, can ya stop with all the fucking snarlin and growlin? You sound like a damn dog" every one of the Cullen's gasped at my language and i think Esme was just about to chastise me when she caught my defiant glare and decide to leave it alone.
"My apologies darling. Do ya not like dogs?" my god that accent was gonna kill me. Wait what was i thinking? After what happened yesterday and practically for the last 4 years this was gonna have to go slow.
"Love them to pieces but a man should not sound like a dog." I said jokingly. I then got a glimpse of Rose's face and she knew i was stalling. Sighing i rubbed my hand across my face.
"Ok Rose is right its about time you all heard the truth, but i ask that Alice and Edward leave. In line with being honest id like to say i hate the pair of you and i want nothing more to do with either of you."
"Bella I think you need to go and lie down, you are obviously having a breakdown bought on by the past 24 hours and all this excitement this evening. You go on up upstairs and I'll bring up a sedative."
"Carlisle I've waited a long time to say this but, shut the fuck up u stupid, egotistical, cowardly prick" god that felt better. "shall we sit? Are you two leaving or do you want me to continue with you still here within range of my trigger happy mate?" the Cullen's looked less than impressed with my emerging personality nonetheless Edward, ever the coward, ran like a bitch into the trees while alice sat there bold as brass with a smug look on her face.
"Jazzy would never hurt me would you baby" god i wanted to puke and so did a few others apparently.
"You call me jazzy again girl and I'll show ya why they call me the 'god of war'" he growled at her. She promptly squealed and ran after Edward.
"So this is gonna come as a shock to some of you and while others are aware of the basics they don't know everything. I just please ask that you let me finish cos i don't think ill be able to continue once i stop." I looked around at all the faces as they all sat down.
"I met Edward in 2002 when I was 15 , and at first he was the perfect guy and i felt like he rescued me from my parents in a way. But a week after i moved in here was the first time he hit me" the Whitlock's and McCarty's all growled. "Please?" I pleaded and they stopped. "For the last 4 years Edward has hit me almost weekly in an attempt to bring me under his control or learn my place as he calls it. All 6 babies that I've carried have been lost because in his words i am not good enough to carry a child of his so he has beaten them out of me literally" Rose and the female in Jaspers coven snarled. I couldn't blame them so i just carried on. "The 6th baby i found out about yesterday morning but when Edward got back from hunting he started to hit me because of something Alice saw and was about to take me to bed," more ferious snarls, "I made the mistake of telling him id rather him kill us, instead of me, than endure that again and he worked it out instantly, pausing momentarily before punching me in the stomach repeatedly. He then continued with his intentions of raping me once he could no longer here the baby's heartbeat. It wasn't the first time he raped me either. As for Alice she knew all about it." I was sobbing almost uncontrollably now i couldn't go into details it was too hard.
I finally got the courage to look around and found to my surprise that the two friends of Jaspers and Emmett were all holding Jasper down whilst he growled, hissed, snarled and spat.
"Its ok let him go," i said. Instantly he was by my side hands reached out for my face and stupidly i flinched. His heart broke before my eyes but before he could pull away i grabbed his hand and brought it to my face. He caressed my cheek so lovingly i could of got lost in that feeling forever. Unfortunately it wasn't to be.
"You little lying bitch. After everything we have done for you and you accuse my son and daughter of such heinous crimes. You had nothing, nothing. Just some rags and a few bits of junk that even good will would reject." Esme was murderous. It didn't surprise me. Alice and Edward could never do wrong.
"Is that right Esme. Well perhaps you'd like some proof? Your mate has already seen but i don't mind showing everyone else i have nothing to hide or be ashamed of." I heard a "hell no you don't" from the blonde male stood by the door, i really did need to find out their names.
"Peter and charlotte Whitlock at your service ma'am" peter said grinning at me. How the hell.
"I'll tell you later sugar" peter said.
I giggled at the name and it was then i realised that Jasper must have used his gift to calm me down. I turned back to the rest of the room and raised an eyebrow in question at Esme.
"Yes I think i would like to see this no existent proof" she challenged. I sighed and turned to look at Rose. Immediately she knew what i was asking and approached to help me stand and remove my top. I had a bra on so i wasn't worried about anything being too on show. I didn't remove my sweatpants it wasn't nessiccary. The moment Rose moved to my side she basically unveiled the horror that was my body. The whitlocks and Emmett hissed in anger and then immediately looked away to give me my privacy but Rose coughed to gain their attention. As they all looked back at me i turned slowly to show my back. Jasper must of been overwhelmed with the emotions in the room as i was instantly overcome with rage. I collapsed back into the arm chair hissing myself in pain as my bare back hit the rough fabric of the seat. He pulled it in without delay.
"Apologises again darling."
Rose helped me back on with my top and i turned once more to look at Esme. The look on her face was rightly horrified but had an undercurrent of disbelief and disgust too.
"Those bruises are nothing more than intense love making and your stupidly clumsy nature" i wasn't shocked, i hadn't really been expecting much different but it hurt all the same.
At that moment Edward and Alice came marching back into the house. Jasper directly crouched in front of me and was visibly shaking from his effort not to attack.
"Isabella, i have had enough of this. I forgive you these dreadful and disgusting lies but you will desist right now and go to your room NOW!" for a split second i was so scared that i almost complied with the order, but then i remembered i was no longer alone.
"You will shut your fucking mouth ya worthless piece of shit. You will not address my Bella or i will remove your head and torture you for then next 200 odd years. Do u understand me boy?" Jasper spat.
Edward stupidly snarled and crouched down. "she is not your Bella, I have first claim"
"EDWARD enough!" Carlisle shouted, "Jasper, if you try to harm Edward in any way i will be forced to call for protection. Remember i have friends in high places"
"I would not threaten me Cullen. You should know by now i am scared of no man. Perhaps you should also remember that friends aren't always what they seem!" Jasper replied before turning to me. "Do you have any belongings here that you wish to take with you when we leave?"
"No I don't want to go. Rose please your my best friend and Em's like the big brother i never had. I don't want to leave you" i was beginning to panic. I couldn't make it without them. Rose looked to Emmett who simply nodded at her
"Jasper, fancy two extra house guests?" she asked
"Anything for Bella but you know you'd always be welcome regardless"
I started to calm upon hearing that and even felt a little excitement. "I uh just have a little trunk that i would like to take. Clothes i can get on the road."
"You take nothing with you from this house Isabella. Everything you have was paid for by me" Edward retorted but then shut up as Jasper growled.
"Edward i wouldn't want to take anything you paid for but you forget that i had a small savings account when i moved in with you. And although it was only small you refused to let me pay my way so has grown a little. Everything in the trunk I paid for myself out of that savings" i said angrily before I turned to Rose, "would you grab it out of my wardrobe Rose, I don't wish to go back to that room. Also the pain meds by the bed, unless I'm forbidden from those as well?"
"No Bella I wont deny you the pain meds I'm still a doctor after all. Jasper she needs to not sit up for too long it will be too painful on her ribs" Carlisle informed us and turned to follow Rose up the stairs. So he did think about someone other than his mate and son.
Rosalie was back quickly with the trunk and meds and strangely a wheelchair. I lifted my brow to which she simply shrugged and shook her head in the direction of the stairs.
We didn't bother saying goodbye we just walked out the door to Jaspers truck which he helped me into with Emmett jumping into his jeep. I turned to charlotte and said "Seriously what's with the growling, he sounds like a pit-bull" she looked at me with a smile and said simple "Its a man thing". with that we pulled out of the Cullen's and were quickly on the road to Seattle.
A/N: yay, Bella's physically safe. Chapter 6 isn't written yet but I do have a chapter plan and will post Monday or Tuesday.
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