Kissing up his neck, I heard his purr of satisfaction as I pulled his body closer to mine. "Do you have to get up?" I asked nipping at his ear. "Can't we just stay here?"
"You," he kissed my lips, "are the reason I can't. Have you forgotten that human you brought back here? She's still alive."
"Then let Aro and Marcus take care of her," I responded, pressing my hard cock against his ass as my hand ran down his chest. "I'm sure they're more than capable."
"They are," he said as he stood up, pulling himself out my grasp. "But I believe Aro is giddy with the prospect of what that human could mean once turned." Groaning, I pressed my face into the pillow, knowing I wasn't going to win this one. The bed dipped just moments before I felt his lips kiss my neck. "We sort this out, and we can come right back here." He whispered against the curve of my shoulder.
Turning my head to the side, I smiled as I watched him dress, groaning slightly as his body was slowly covered before my eyes. Caius smirked, throwing a load of clothes at me before he placed his pendant around his neck.
"Time to get dressed, Jay."
"Don't wanna," I moaned, frowning as he pulled on his shoes. "You can't make me."
"You forget my love," he moved quickly, his breath against my ear. "I am king, and you'll do as I say."
"And I'm your dominate, so fuck you!" I grinned.
"That mouth of yours just seems to get dirtier and dirtier," he mused, his fingertips trailing down my spine, towards the crack of my ass.
"I didn't hear you complaining when said dirty mouth was wrapped around your cock." My voice came out as more of a moan as his fingers carried on their path down the crack of my ass, and began teasing my hole. "You're not making this getting dressed thing easy, darlin'."
"Maybe if you got dressed, I would be able to keep my hands off you longer than five minutes." His fingers left for a second, only to return again slick with lube.
"Jesus!" I breathed as a single digit entered me, slowly moving in and out, as he nipped and sucked my shoulder blade.
My hips began to rock back against his finger as he entered a second finger, curling it slightly so he rubbed against my sweet spot over and over again. My cock began to throb with need as I raised myself onto my knees, opening myself wider for him, inviting him to take me.
A low, rumbling growl answered me, as I felt the bed dip and him kneel behind me. The fabric of his jeans brushed against my thighs as he added a third finger, moving them a little faster.
"You're teasing me, Major," he growled as his free hand sneaked around my waist and took hold of my aching cock. "I don't like being teased," he growled as his hand squeezed the head of my cock a little hard and swept his thumb over the slit, moving the droplets of pre-cum around.
Moaning deeply into the pillow, I bucked back against his fingers, shivering in pleasure as the action caused his talented fingers to brush my sweet spot.
"My king," I purred out in pleasure, opening my legs wider for him. "I need you."
And I did. I needed him more than I needed blood right now. It wasn't often we switched, once in a blue moon sort of thing, but I loved it when we did.
"My beautiful mate," he growled, releasing my straining cock from his grasp. "You look divine, spread open wide for me, inviting me to take you."
The sound of his zipper sliding down made me groan with delight at what was to come. His slick fingers left my heat, making me whimper at the loss of him and my rapidly growing need for him. Looking over my shoulder, I bit my bottom lip, watching him lube his hard cock. Caius' eyes were dark and hooded, locked on to the sight of me open before him. His tongue came out, licking his lips as he pumped his cock a little quicker.
"My king?" I whimpered, not above begging right now for him.
His eyes snapped to mine, a devilish smile gracing his lips before he grabbed my hips and thrust into me, hard. I cried out at the sensation of him stretching and filling me as he set a brutal pace, pulling my hips back hard to meet his long, powerful thrusts.
Calling his name out into the pillow, my hand slid down towards my cock. Gripping my shaft tightly, my hips jerked as my thumb ran over the sensitive head, before stroking myself in time with his sharp hard thrusts.
Caius growled low in his throat at my action. His growl seemed to ricochet down my body, causing a tingling effect on me as I became hyper aware of him and his touch.
"Caius… Oh God!" I cried out as the tightening in my stomach began to build at an alarming rate.
"Who do you belong to, Major?" he growled out, thrusting impossibly harder as he said the word 'belong'. All I could do was groan in response as my body became ripped with pleasure. "I said, who do you belong to, Major?" Again his thrusts became harder, almost punishing me at a completely brutal and animalistic pace.
"You...You my king!" I cried out, turning my head to the side against the pillow. My eyes slammed tightly shut as he continued to dominate me. "You il mio amore," I managed to whisper out.
"MINE!" he roared. "You dominate because I allow you to. Don't ever forget it." He panted just before his teeth sunk into my right side.
It was my undoing. A strangled cry left my lips as my body shook with the powerful force of my orgasm. Long spurts of cum covered my hand and bedspread as my orgasm rode out. Caius' thrusts became erratic as my body gripped him tightly, pulling him, forcing him to cum.
"Ti amo, ti amo," he purred breathlessly as he came deep inside of me.
Panting hard for unneeded breath, I felt my mate's own unneeded pants caress my back as he leant forward and kissed down my spine. His fingers touched and rubbed the area where he had sank his teeth into me, soothing the sting that circled the area.
As he withdrew from me, I rolled and collapsed on the bed on my back, being sure to miss the mess I had made. Looking at Caius, I watched him sit back on his heels, his hands against his thighs, smirking at me.
"You," he said, raising an amused eyebrow, "have made me, us, late."
"So?" If I was honest, I really didn't give a flying fuck right now what happened to Bella. I didn't want to break the bubble we were in and I knew that us leaving the confines of our quarters, would burst it. "Can't you just do king stuff another day?" I asked, sliding off the bed. "You can strip that." I pointed to the bedspread.
"No, I can't do king stuff another day. I have to do king stuff as you so adequately put it, today," he answered, pulling up his jeans and tucking himself back in. "It's your mess, you strip it."
"Not a chance, besides, you do want us to leave?" I smirked watching as he nodded. "Then I need to shower."
ATW
"It happened because I allowed it, Caius, not because you allowed me to be the dominate in this mateship," I mused as we walked side by side through the winding stone corridors of the castle.
"You are completely wrong," he growled lowly at me. "It could switch at any time."
"Yeah, yeah, of course it could." I rolled my eyes at him. "Face it, you're my bitch," I whispered in his ear, before stealing a kiss off his lips.
Chuckling, he pushed me playfully away as he narrowed his eyes. "You are mistaken. That animal blood has done something to your brain cells. I wonder if it's curable."
"Maybe you can get them to look for a cure for your nasty little temper," I teased as he growled. "I don't know why you growl at me, it doesn't scare me in the slightest. You're like a little kitten."
"A what?" He growled, pinning me with an icy stare.
"You know a kitten, like a cat, just a baby version."
"I know what a kitten is, Jasper," he spat slightly.
"Well, you asked." I shrugged, pushing his shoulder a little. "For the record, you'll submit to me, king or no king."
"Because I allow it."
"No, because it's how it is."
"Go fetch that human, I'll meet you in the throne room." His lips brushed mine. "We'll discuss this later," he whispered against my lips before pressing his against mine more firmly.
A growl rattled in my chest as he nipped my bottom lip with his teeth. Again, I had to fight the urge to take him against the wall. I doubted that would go down very well with him, considering he hadn't forgiven me for what happened on my return.
"Now, Jasper." A slight hint of desperation colored his voice, as his eyes had darkened just a fraction.
Parting ways with him, I made my way quickly towards where I knew Bella was being held, feeling a little bad that I had lied to her. On the flight here, I had told her she wouldn't have long left as a human, yet we had been back a week, and she was still human. I knew that I wouldn't actually be seeing her again for a good few days, and I shouldn't have said to her that her time would be so short.
I had spent too long away from my mate to just arrive back and deal with her immediately.
Tapping on the door, I heard her heart rate increase as fear seeped out of her. "It's Jasper, Bella." Her relief at hearing my voice burst through her as I heard the lock click.
"I see they're treating you well?" I commented, looking at her, noticing that she looked well, even if she did look a little scared. "Told you there was nothing to worry about didn't I?"
"You've been gone for days, I was worried about you." She flustered. "This girl keeps coming, staring at me strangely before leaving."
"Yeah, I would say sorry, but I had other things to take care of," I replied, taking a seat and running my fingers over the spines of the pile of books that sat on the table. "And I think you mean Jane. Got an almost evil child doll look about her?" Bella nodded her head at my question. "It's Jane. She's running tests, don't worry."
"Don't worry?"
"If she had been ordered to kill you, you would be dead. So, as I said, don't worry." I shrugged.
"That man, he looked really pissed when we arrived here."
"Just a tiny bit," I smirked, "Don't mention it to him, and thanks for gawking, by the way."
"Where the hell was I meant to look? That other guy? Peter? Was that his name? He said we couldn't move, that if we did I was liable to die and he didn't fancy being in pieces." Chuckling while looking at her, I couldn't help but pick up on her embarrassment as she thought back to that moment. Guess me fucking Caius against the main doors was going to be a bit of an eye opener to little Bella. "What's so funny?"
"Bit of an eye opener, huh?"
"Ya think?" She replied quickly before composing herself. "What's happening now, Jasper?"
"We're off to see the kings."
"So this could be my last day alive?"
"It will be your last day. You still want to change?" Though, I didn't really think she had a choice now. Aro was already trying Jane against her, seeing just how strong her shield seemed to be while she was human.
"I don't have that choice, do I?" Sighing, I shook my head, noticing that Bella had worked out her fate regardless of what she wanted. "Are you still doing it?"
"Still want me to?"
"I don't know anyone else, and you said that sire bonds can be a bitch, so.." She trailed with a shrug.
"True. So, come on. Let's not keep them waiting any longer."
Standing, I looked at Bella, who, to be frank, looked like shit now. She looked scared half to death, biting her bottom lip nervously as she looked at me. Sending her some calm, I smiled reassuringly at her as I opened her door.
"This way, Bella." I nodded my head towards the direction of the door, waiting for her to move. Guess the reality was now weighing on her. "It'll be fine, just answer any questions they direct to you. Other than that, don't say anything."
"But... I need to explain," she protested. "I don't want you getting in trouble, Jasper."
"I'm not. Trust me, I'm really not."
"But the Cullens, the law, you said it had been broken." I could feel her gaining strength to go against me. "What about the rest?"
"Stop Bella." I stopped and grabbed her arms, making her face me. "You must not start protesting, explaining, or pleading in there."
"They're your family, Jasper. You can't just throw them to the wolves to save your own skin."
"Isabella!" I growled at her, causing her to flinch slightly. "Listen to me, and do as I've just told you. The Cullens will be, more than likely, fine. Aro has a soft spot for Carlisle."
"But...but…"
"No buts," I warned, letting go of her arms and continuing our course towards the throne room.
Bella's emotions continued to flicker around, still harbouring a strong will to defend the Cullens and explain. I could only hope she didn't open her mouth and do everything I've told her not to.
"Jasper?" Bella whispered, her fear spiking as she noticed more and more red-eyed vampires looking at her the closer we got to the throne room.
"Don't worry, nothing's going to happen." 'If you keep your mouth shut, that is,' I added silently as we rounded the final corner.
Curiosity hit me, as I saw Demetri leaning against the window, spinning a set of keys in hand. His eyes were fixed on Bella, drinking her in as we drew closer. "Major," he nodded his head, causing me to smirk as he never looked at me, only Bella.
"Demetri." Bella looked up at the sound of my voice. Her fear spike as she noticed him staring at her intently.
"What a beauty," Demetri purred, too low for Bella to hear as she began to cling to my arm. "Caius catches that…" He trailed off, not needing to fill in the missing words. We all knew just how well my mate would take it. "I'll gladly take her off your hands, Major."
"When she's turned, Demetri." I smiled.
"She's turning?" His eyes snapped back to Bella, licking his lips. "When?"
"As soon as we're done in there."
"Make sure you bring her to see me when it's happened, Jasper," his groan lacing through his words.
"I'm pretty sure I won't need to take that trip." Demetri smiled and nodded his head in agreement. "We're going to be late," I said a little louder, trying to pull Bella's death grip off my arm without hurting her.
"Jasper..." she squeaked, placing her fingers back every time I removed one from my arm. "He looked like he wanted to eat me."
"He does." I smirked, not bothering to tell her that his form of eating was a little different to what Bella was thinking. "Bella, let go of my arm." Again, I tried to peel her hands off me, but she wasn't letting up and I didn't want to have to break her fingers. "I know you're scared, but you really have to let go," I whispered to her as we finally reached the doors to the throne room.
"Why?" she asked, gripping my arm even tighter as the door to the throne room opened.
Still trying to pull her fingers off my arm, we walked in. My eyes found his straight away, narrowing in on Bella gripping my arm for dear life. A slow, steady-but climbing rapidly-anger began to seep into me as I noticed my mate seething from his throne.
Aro stood, smiling widely, paying no attention to Caius who was beginning to growl as his eyes darkened. If Bella was ever going to get in his good book, she had missed that chance now. My eyes narrowed back at him, sending him my warning and reminding him of our previous conversation.
"Major Whitlock, how delightful to finally have you back home. And we finally get to meet the lovely Bella," Aro commented, clapping his hands together as he came to a halt in front of us. Caius growled once more, this time louder and lot more menacing, at Aro's choice of words.
His growl had finally caught Bella's attention. Her head whipped up and she locked eyes with him. She gasped at the sight of him, looking more and more like the feared warrior he was, and only managing to hold his control by a thread. Bella gripped my arm tighter, moving behind me as he shot to his feet.
His possessiveness climbed at an unbelievable height since Bella still had her hands on me, and was now taking refuge behind my back.
Bella clearly hadn't realised that the man she had seen when we arrived here, was now standing, locking his muscles, ready to strike as his jaw clenched.
"Jasper," Bella whimpered in fear from behind me.
I felt the shift in his emotions before he said a word. He had lost his already limited patience. "Get your hands off him now human, before I rip them off," he spat lowly, deadly, as he glared at her.
"Bella, now really would be a good time..." I said, once again trying to pull her fingers off my arm. Caius wouldn't tolerate this much longer. In fact, I was amazed he had held himself in check this long. She looked at me, confused, fearful that I was about to throw her to him. "Now, Bella."
"Guard!" Caius growled. Less than a second later Demetri walked in. "Remove that thing from my mate," he hissed.
"Mate?" Bella whispered, her shock climbing rapidly as Demetri took hold of her.
"Yes, mate, as in mine!" He smirked viciously at her, causing her to shiver in fear.
"It's okay Bella, Demetri won't hurt you," I tried to reassure her, as Demetri pulled her off me and her fear spiked.
"Keep hold of it," Caius snarled, sitting back in his throne, his eyes seething as he looked at me.
Standing with my back straight, and squaring my shoulders, I folded my arms over my chest, bringing my attention turned back to Aro. "My apologies my Lord, for not coming sooner," I said, bowing my head slightly.
"Fear not, Major," he dismissed with a wave of his hand. "Would you care to explain how young Bella has happened to be in your care? Perhaps I could…" he trailed off looking at Caius.
"No," he spat, still seething at Bella.
"Understandable," Aro mused, ignoring my mate's tone. "Major?"
"Bella is, or was," I corrected, "Edward's potential mate, but after events of her birthday, he saw fit to leave her, and left with the rest of the Cullens."
"All of them?" Aro questioned.
"This needs to end, Aro. We can not have this coven running amock with our laws," Caius seethed.
"I agree, it's concerning of Carlisle, he's well aware of our law," Aro agreed, much to Caius's joy.
"I would never sa-" Bella tried to speak up, only for Demetri's hand to clasp over her mouth.
"We are not talking to you, human," Caius spat.
Aro continued, ignoring the spat between Bella and Caius. "So what are we to do with young Bella?" Aro tapped his chin with his fingers.
"Kill her, she knows too much, Aro."
"Be that as it may, Caius, she does appear to have a gift."
"Which may never manifest if she's turned," Caius argued back, causing Aro to nod in agreement.
"My lord?" I addressed Aro, earning a glare from my mate. "Bella has requested to be turned. She had asked me back in Forks."
"You will not turn her," Caius seethed at me, his eyes narrowing, pinning me with an icy stare.
"With all due respect, my king, we know the value of a sire bond and for it to be chosen wisely. Would it not be more beneficial for her to be turned by someone she knows?"
"Then find someone else!"
"Bella knows me, Caius. Would you sooner she share that bond with someone like Maria? The bond that I have with my sire?" Caius stared at me, a flicker of understanding flashing in his eyes before he looked away.
"Young Isabella, it seems you have found yourself a sire. Do you still wish to be turned?" Aro asked.
Demetri removed his hand from her mouth, allowing her to speak. "Yes," she whispered, finally learning to not say anymore.
"Very well." Aro grinned. "I trust this will be arranged post haste?"
"Yes."
"We will see you in a few days, young Isabella." Aro clapped his hands, his giddiness beginning to get the better of him. "What a marvelous vampire you will be."
"My lords." Bowing, I took my leave with Demetri, removing Bella from the room.
I said nothing as we walked back to her room, the room that ultimately she would die in. Bella's emotions were a rollercoaster, flipping around so fast, as she tried to pinpoint what she was feeling.
Looking slightly over my shoulder, I noticed that Demetri still held Bella. She wasn't afraid of him holding her, but she wasn't accepting either. She was just ignoring it.
"Wait here Demetri," I said as I opened her door. "Bella?"
Following me in, she waited until the door clicked shut before she started her questions on me. Personally, I don't know why she bothered. Demetri could hear the conversation outside, though this did offer the illusion of privacy.
"Are you seriously mated to him?" Bella asked.
"Yes, I am." I smirked at her.
"But...but...he's…"
"A lot of things, Bella, but he's mine and I won't tolerate you bad mouthing him," I warned.
"Sorry, he's just not what I expected," she replied honestly. "He doesn't like me much."
"No, he doesn't. But don't take it to heart, Caius doesn't like many people."
"How...I mean, I saw...but then…." she mumbled, trying to wrap her head around everything. "Aro, called you Major...you are ranked in the guard?"
"No, it's a title I was given a long time ago." I felt her curiosity spike. "Another time, Bella."
"Will he punish you?" Bella asked, looking away from me. "He doesn't want you to turn me."
"It could cause a fight," I replied honestly. "He's not happy and he's, well, him."
"But...I saw you...you went against….but in there?"
"Bella, our mateship is challenging at times. I may be the dominate one in our mateship, but he is also my king. His word is law. Sometimes those two things collide."
"Like him not wanting you to be my sire?"
"Just like that." I smiled, "But I won that battle."
"Do you fight all the time?" she asked.
"We bicker a lot, but it's playful more than anything." I shrugged "So?" I drawled, feeling Demetri's unease outside. "Are you ready?"
"Now?"
"Yes now." I chuckled. "Someone's uneasy outside. So, let's get this show on the road."
"Your mate?"
"Not mine, no." I smirked, wondering how she would feel if I told her now. "You ready?"
"Um, will you...lose control?" she whispered the last part, her guilt at admitting that filling her up.
"I shouldn't." There really wasn't much way of knowing until I actually bit her. "But," I added feeling a spike of fear, "the best person to stop me is outside, should that happen."
She nodded her head, and thankfully, she didn't question me on it. Demetri wouldn't go too far away from her while she was changing, and he was even less likely to move from that spot while I bit her.
"I'll leave your neck alone, okay? I'll bite both your wrists. Is that alright?"
"Why?"
"Two reasons...one, I lose control, it'll be easier to get me off you, and two, your mate will not like seeing my sire mark on your neck." She looked at me questionably. "It's a possessive thing."
"Edward, you mean?" I shook my head, I couldn't lie to her. "Jasper?"
"We'll have a chat once you're turned. I'll explain then, not right now." She'll understand this a hell of a lot better once she was turned with her vampire instincts. "Lay down, darlin'," I soothed, as I took her hand. "I'll see you in a few days."
Sinking my teeth into her wrist, I allowed her blood to fill my mouth, swallowing her warm intoxicating nectar, before injecting my venom in her body. Bella gasped as my teeth pierced her skin, and to her credit, she fought against her natural instinct to pull her hand back. Letting go of her right wrist, I picked up her left one, and repeated the process.
Soon Bella began to wither on the bed, small cries leaving her lips as my venom burned through her system.
"It's done?" Demetri asked as he walked in, his eyes instinctively pinning who would soon become his mate.
"It is," I nodded as Bella's back arched off the bed and she screamed loudly. Demetri's eyes narrowed on me, a hiss leaving his lips. "Calm it, Demetri," I warned. "You know she has no idea about you, or more importantly what she is to you."
"She's in pain," he gritted out through his teeth.
"Demi, she's hurt, Edward did a number on her." I looked at him, "Focus on that, not on her changing." He nodded, his fingertips pushing a stray strand of hair off her face.
"What did he do?" He asked, his anger spiking.
"I'm not sure, she was in a bad way when I went to check on her," I offered as he growled. "She's confused though. She still loves Edward." His growl increased. "But, she'll feel that instinct toward you when she wakes. Just handle her carefully."
"I can see why Caius is often in a mood with you," he growled slightly, already feeling protective of his mate. "You always go the emotional route."
"When isn't he in some form of a bad mood?" I chuckled. "Besides, I'm just giving you the heads up in case she whiplashes you with everything."
"Do you know where the Cullens are?" he asked, sitting down and taking her hand.
"Aren't you the tracker here?" I smirked as he growled at me. "I don't know, but I'm sure you'll soon locate them. I'll leave you to it."
