Chapter 8

JPOV

I can't believe she said that. Of all the fucking things she could have said, she had to say the one that would turn me on the most.

I slammed the door of my room closed. At vampire speed, I grabbed Izzy and slammed her into the bed.

"You should watch what you say Darlin'. If you play with fire, you tend to get burned."

"Good thing I'm not afraid of fire."

Shit, what was this woman doing to me. I couldn't actually do this, could I?

That thought went out the window when he started grinding into me. Fuck it.

I cradled Bella's face in my hands and kissed her.

BPOV

Holy Shit! This man can kiss like a fucking god.

Just as his hands began moving to the zipper of my dress, "Well, don't let me interrupt anythin'. Carry on."

Jasper and I jumped away from each other, and turned to face the intruder.

"Peter! What the fuck are you doing in Volterra? Actually, what the fuck are you doing in my room?"

JPOV

Just as my hands began moving to the zipper of her dress, "Well, don't let me interrupt anythin'. Carry on."

Izzy and I jumped away from each other, and turned to face the intruder.

"Peter! What the fuck are you doing in Volterra? Actually, what the fuck are you doing in my room?"

Not that I minded my brother being here, but he chose a fucking bad time to interrupt.

"Sorry, Major. Since you were going to be visiting me soon, I figured I might as well visit you instead. Besides, gives me a chance to meet this lovely little lady."

I felt a growl working its way out. I was still on edge. The animal was in more control, but it was still trying to break free.

"Whoa. Sorry, Major, I meant no disrespect."

"Alright! Will someone please clue me in to what the hell is going on here! And knock it off cowboy, no need to growl. Although," she said, turning to Peter, "if you want to keep your body parts where they are, I suggest not pissing Jazz off."

That's my girl. Wait, back up a sec, since when was she my girl. Although, admittedly, I liked the sound of that.

"Well, sweet cheeks, I'm Peter Whitlock, Jasper's brother. You'll probably understand more when he tells you his story. Anyway, my power is to, well, know shit. So, since I knew he was comin' to visit me, I beat him to the punch."

"Oh, well, ok. I'm Izzy. By the way, why did you call him Major?"

This is where I decided to interrupt.

I leaned into her, and whispered, "I'll tell ya later, darlin'." I smirked when she shuddered.

"I'll hold you to it."

BPOV

Shit, I can't believe it. How could I be so turned on, when all he did was whisper something in my ear?

"All right you two, break it up."

I heard a slap, followed by "Shit! Fuck, woman, can you not hit me in front of company?"

I turned around to see a woman, appearing to be around 20, standing next to Peter. She was probably about a foot shorter than him, but she obviously could keep him in line.

Peter, by the way, seemed to be in his mid-twenties, with short, wavy, blond hair. He seemed muscular, although not as much as Jazz. He too, was covered with vampire bites. Actually, now that I looked at her, so was Charlotte.

She turned to me and said, "Hello Princess, I'm Charlotte, and it seems my idiotic husband has already introduced himself to ya."

"Nice to meet you, and just call me Izzy. Princess is much too formal. Besides, it's not even official yet."

"No problem, Izzy." She smiled, and then turned to face Jasper.

"Now you, brother, have some explainin' to do. I haven't seen hide nor hair of you since you moved in with that bitchy little pixie over a hundred years ago." She looked very scary, and I realized I seriously didn't want to piss her off.

"Sorry, Char. I guess I do have some explainin' to do. Darlin', why don't you go talk to the brothers about the coronation, and I'll catch up with Peter and Charlotte. If that's alright with you?"

I was shocked.

"What's wrong darlin', why are you so shocked?"

"Nothing, it's just, well, no one has ever let me have my own opinion before. Even when I got here, it kinda seemed like everything was being decided for me."

I heard growls from all three vampires as I said this.

"Well, darlin', you'll get used to having your own choice with me. I'll never force ya to do anythin' ya don't want to."

"Same goes for us, sweetheart." That one was Peter, and Charlotte obviously agreed, shaking her head vehemently towards me.

"Alright, you guys catch up, and I'll go talk with my dad and uncles."

"See ya later cowboy." I winked at Jazz, and then ran out of there at vampire speed.

JPOV

"See ya later cowboy." She winked at me, and just fuckin' ran out of here. Shit, I'm in big trouble. I have a feeling she's gonna give me a permanent case of blue balls.

"That's one smokin' babe, dude. Beats pixie bitch any time."

"Ya, she does. Now, do yourself a favor and stop lusting after her, or I'm gonna rip off your dick."

"Sorry Major, can't help myself." Char did the honors and slapped him upside the head. "Ow! Dammit woman!" Char just smirked and turned towards me.

"Now, you have some explainin' to do brother."

"Ya, I do. First, I just wanna apologize. After everything we've been through, I just left you guys without lookin' back. I'm real sorry."

"It's alright, now just don't do it again, or I'll rip off YOUR dick." Peter smirked at me and gestured for me to continue.

"When that pixie bitch found me, I was astounded. She talked about such an amazin' future. She said we would be happy, and I wanted that. I was always happy with you guys, but something felt missin'. I thought this was it. We went to the Cullens, and, even though it was a struggle, I wanted to change my diet. I couldn't stand feeling the emotions that came with killin' an innocent. Theirs or mine."

I remembered the feelings of my victims, and they haunt me 'til this day.

"Years passed, and every time I would slip up, I would feel how disgusted Alice and Edward were. And that just made me feel worse. But, I loved Alice, and I ignored Edward, stupid know it all that he was. Esme and Carlisle would make me feel supported, but every slip up, I could feel their disappointment. Rosalie and Emmett were the most supportive. They cared about me unconditionally, and would help me when I slipped up. Then we moved to Forks again, and Dickward fell in love with Izzy."

"Hold up, Major. Are you sayin' that Izzy was Edward's Bella?"

"Ya, how did ya know 'bout that?"

"Heard the Volturi talkin' bout it when I checked in with them a year ago. Carry on. You can also skip all of the injuries and vampire attacks and werewolves, we heard about that from Aro too."

"Alright, so anyway, the weeks before their wedding, Edward started actin' strange. Alice too. I assumed it was just stress with plannin' a weddin' and Izzy's change. Then we get home, soon after Bella was supposed to get there after school, and we find Edward and Alice sobbin' on the sofa, telling us Bella was attacked and was probably gone. We all went out searchin' and Rose called to tell us she caught a scent, which she lost at the airport. We all went back home, and found Edward and Alice goin' at it like fucking bunnies. I couldn't handle it, so I ran away, and came here. Then I ran into the woman I thought was dead, who is now a hot as fuck vampire. Now I'm Izzy's personal guard and a Whitlock again."

Both of them had their mouths hanging open. They were shocked, but I could feel the anger building.

Then Peter had to add in his two cents, "That explains why you were with Izzy. So, what is this, a rebound?"

I growled at him. "I don't know what this is. Ever since I got here, all we've been doing is buildin' up some major sexual tension."

"Chill dude, I was kiddin'. Besides, Miss Isabella seems to have gotten the rebound out of the way. Heard from Demetri that she and Alec did the deed her first night here, when she was still human."

"Are you kidding me?" I roared in anger. I wanted to find Alec and rip her apart for touchin' my mate. That thought shut me up. MATE! What the fuck? Where did that come from?

"Looks like someone is havin' an epiphany."

"Shut up Peter." I sat back on the bed and rubbed my face with my hands. Then, I said it softly, "I think she may be my soul mate. The way we are acting, and the way she feels in my arms. I don't know man, this could be it."

Peter and Char smiled at me like they won the fuckin' lottery. "What are you two smilin' about?"

"Took you long enough, Major. I wondered when you'd realize she was your true mate. We figured it out around the time when you threatened to rip my dick off. Anyway, sorry about the rebound comment, I was just tryin' to push you so you'd realize what she was to you. I don't want you to fuck this up, bro."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence, Peter." I said sarcastically.

"Any time, bro. Any time."

"I have to tell her my story, don't I?"

Charlotte took this on, "Well, for one, you already said you would. And two, it's as good a place as any to start."

I sighed, and just laid down thinkin' of what I was gonna tell Izzy, and hoped she wouldn't run away.

BPOV

I ran to the throne room, keeping what had happened in mind. I wondered what the hell was going on between me and Jasper. I wanted him, but not just as someone to have sex with, but as a mate. But that's what scared me. Just a few days ago, I was engaged and to be married. Now, I want to claim a new mate. I guess I really need to talk to Jasper lately.

I got to the throne room, and pushed the doors open to see my father and uncles talking at their thrones.

"Ah, mia figlia. There you are. I suppose you had an interesting talk with Jasper, Peter, and Charlotte?"

If I was human, I would have blushed.

"Interesting is one way to put it."

"Oh, pray tell why?"

Well, shit. Now the three were staring at me curiously. Fuck it. Old Bella would run away, but I might as well see if Izzy can make a vampire pass out from shock.

"Well, you see, they interrupted my make out session with my cowboy, and then started talking about some shit I don't understand yet, like why Peter calls Jazz Major. Now, I'm confused as hell, and wondering what I'm going to do."

They looked at me with grins on their faces. Marcus spoke, "No need to be confused dear. It's all perfectly clear, you want him to be your mate. As to what you're going to do, you're going to do what your heart tells you to."

I smiled at him. "Thanks daddy." He beamed at that.

Aro broke the silence, "We pretty much have everything set for the coronation. It's very traditional. All you need to do is go to Heidi and Jane to pick a dress, and then be ready to enter the ballroom at 5 pm on Saturday evening. And bring a date, may I suggest Jasper?"

He smirked at me. "Uncle Aro, SERIOUSLY?"

"What, it was a mere suggestion…"

Caius and Marcus actually started laughing at the look on my face. "Stop laughing at me!" Of course, that only made them laugh harder. Finally, Aro and I joined in. It felt good to let go for a few minutes.

"Alright, my daughter, may I speak to you in private for a moment?"

"Sure, daddy."

He led me into a room next to the throne room. It seemed to be his office.

"What's bothering you, Izzy?"

I thought he was going to ask that. Damn.

"I'm just a little nervous about telling jasper how I feel. I mean, he obviously felt something, but what if I'm just a rebound?"

"You're not."

I was getting hysterical.

"But how do you know that?"

He walked over and pulled me into his arms.

"Because it is my gift to read the relationships between people. I checked your lines, my daughter, and he is your soul mate, as you are his. It is impossible for him to not feel for you, as you do for him."

I looked at him in shock. "My soul mate?"

He smiled at me, and nodded.

"Go to him."

He didn't have to say another word. In seconds, I was standing at his door. Before I had the chance to knock, Peter opened the door.

"Go on in, sweetheart. We'll leave you two alone to talk."

I nodded my thanks, and walked in. Charlotte closed the door behind her and Peter.

"Hey, Jazz."

"Hey, Darlin'." He stood from the bed and smiled at me. He walked over and took my hand in his, leading me to sit next to him on the bed.

"I think it's time I told you my story."