Chapter Fifty Nine

Jasper

I tensed as she pointed at me, banking on the fact we were mates to protect me or I would end up like Garrett. She frowned then closed her eyes for a second and I took a step forward, closer to her as they flew open once more,

"How are you doing that?"

"Doing what? Are you trying to do to me what you did to Garrett? It wont work on me Bella"

"It's not Bella I already told you that, and why wont it work, it always works"

I relaxed and smiled at her,

"You can't use your gift against your sire, your mate. It doesn't work like that. Now its my turn"

I stretched out a hand to her, my eyes never leaving her face,

"There it is, the hand of your sire, your mate, all you have to do is take it and I promise I'll pull you from the edge. We can work through your abandonment issues and your anger. Let me help you Bella"

She shook her head confusion replacing the confidence on her face and she backed away,

"No, I don't want it, you can't make me."

"Actually I can but I'd much rather not. Come to me Bella, you need to even if you don't want to. If you continue on this path of revenge it will destroy you."

"Leave me alone. It's too late, I needed you when I woke up to this life. That's when you should have been there."

"I know that and I'm trying to put things right but you can't go on with this destructive behaviour, I wont let you do that to yourself"

She backed further away and I knew she was going to try running but as we'd spoken Peter and Charlotte who had returned positioned themselves to prevent just such an action and she suddenly felt their presence and whirled round, long hair rippling around her face like Medusa's snakes and I knew I had only a second so I jumped her, knocking her to the ground where she struggled, biting and scratching to free herself but I kept a hold on her ignoring the bites and furrows from her nails while Peter grabbed her feet and stopped her kicking out.

"Stop fighting me Bella please, I don't want to hurt you but I will if you force the issue"

Curses erupted from her as her eyes blazed a bright orange and she redoubled her efforts to free herself. Suddenly Peters face was contorted and he fell to his knees his hands snapping to his sides by some invisible force. She was using her gift on my friend and with her feet free once more she was close to getting free. Charlotte attacked at this point to protect her mate ripping a leg off,

"Stop fighting and let my mate go or I'll rip the other one off too bitch"

Bella tensed, shouting in pain and rage but her struggles slowed and Peter moved his arms weakly,

"Fuck girl! That's some Mojo you've got there. I feel like I've been through steel rollers."

I wrapped my arms around Bella more securely and spoke to her quietly,

"Bella, you are coming with me. If you fight me then I'll fight back but you will come."

"Go to hell Jasper"

"Oh I've already been there, the devil threw me out as too evil to stay, so what chance do you think you have against me?"

I could see her digesting this comment,

"Peter get the car, bring it as close as you can then you and Charlotte finds the Cullens and tell them what's happened. I'll take Bella to the cabin on Grape Island, its closed for the season now so it will be safe enough."

Peter who luckily hadn't been too badly injured went for the car while Charlotte watched Bella who was only struggling a little now and I wasn't sure if it was because she understood she couldn't use her gift against me or that really she wanted to be stopped, but either way I was grateful, the bites she'd inflicted on me stung like hell and her nails had cut into my flesh which was seeping with venom as we waited. As soon as he came back I bundled her into the car ripping out the seat belt webbing to secure her in the seat and jamming the door lock closed before starting the engine for the drive, not more than about an hour and I knew where I could find a boat to the island, out of season or not.

She glared at me and I could see she was testing her restraints.

"If you try to break free or escape I will take both arms so I'd behave if I were you"

She glanced on the back seat where the leg she'd already lost lay twitching.

"You are as sick as me."

"Oh no, I've had much more time to experiment, you're just a beginner, now sit back and keep quiet."

She stared out the window as I drove with one eye on her, I didn't trust her one bit so I stayed away from main roads, I knew this area from the years I'd spent here with Peter once, training newborns supplied by a friend of Maria's for her army. The islands had been ideal out of season and would serve a similar purpose for me now.

Once she tried to pull free of the webbing and I pulled over grasping her hand in mine and yanking hard until it ripped free,

"I warned you"

I hated hurting my mate but if I wasn't harsh and determined I would lose her and that wasn't an option,

"You can take me to pieces if you like, it wont make any difference. If you don't kill me then I'll kill you so we'll see who has the last laugh Jasper"

"I'll win Bella, I always do. It's just a matter of time and I have unlimited amounts of that as do you."

"Yes but I want out and revenge much more than you want to hold me"

"You're wrong there Bella, I have the greatest reason for holding on to you and succeeding. You are my mate and I have to get through to you."

"Mate?"

She laughed harshly,

"Isn't that supposed to be a two-way thing? If so you're sadly mistaken, you see I loathe you as the coward you are."

"Its a very fine line between hatred and love or so I'm told."

"Don't hold your breath because the first chance I get I'm going to rip your head off and send you back to the devil."

"I'll just be sent back Bella, you can't escape me, sorry about that."

Pulling up at the small dock I had used before I saw that the speedboat was at its mooring just as I had requested.

"Right I'm going to free you and then you are going to take my arm and I'll help you to the boat. Got it?"

She smiled,

"Sure, got it"

I knew she would try to get away even if she was missing a hand and a leg and sure enough as I took her arm she sank her teeth into my biceps so I did what I'd planned on and jumped into the water still holding her tight. As we hit the water she let go swearing loudly,

"Right, well if you've finished we'll get in the boat now"

I hauled her over the side and followed her before she could try anything else and left her struggling on the bottom of the boat as I started the engine and took off towards the Harbour Islands, my foot across her throat to pin her down. I don't know if she tried to use her gift on me again, if she did it was as useless as it had been the last time.