Chapter Sixty Six

Jasper

Bella's reaction to this house was all I could ever have hoped for.

"I found it many years ago but it wasn't for sale then"

Why were you looking?"

"It was before I met the Cullens and Alice took me in hand."

I smiled at that, "Did you show it to her?"

He laughed, "No it isn't really Alice's type of place. No Malls, no night life, nothing that she really enjoys out here except for the hunting I guess."

I could see what he meant.

"Well I think its wonderful Jasper."

I couldn't help my smile as I heard those words.

"Would you like to see the other places? The ones Esme picked out for us?"

She shook her head, "God no, the very sight of the photo's frightens me."

I remembered the houses she had printed out for us, very nice but too much for us. Bella and I just wanted a quiet place where we could be together away from everything. She leaned forward and taking my hand pulled me close for a kiss that I thought would never end. As she broke off panting for breath my cell phone went off. Cursing it for the interruption I glanced at the display to see if I could ignore it, I couldn't.

Holding my hand up I picked up the call, "Peter, you have news for us?"

Peter

Alice and Edward were a slippery pair and it had been almost impossible to catch up with them, until they slipped up. Alice went off alone to shop, her greatest weakness, her Achilles heel, leaving Edward alone. As a tactician he was hopeless and we soon tracked him down to a hotel in Colorado. I wasn't sure what the Major wanted us to do about it so I thought I'd better ring him. I was all for ripping his fucking head off and using it as a football but Char thought Jasper might have other plans for the devious fucker.

"Got Edwards position covered, what do you want us to do?"

"Where is he?"

"Colorado, Fort Collins, not far from Denver. He's alone so we need to act soon. Instructions?"

There was silence, "Major?"

"Wait Peter."

I heard him talking to Bella then he came back to me,

"Take him, alive if possible and keep him till we get there."

"OK Major, just as you say, but can I kick the crap out of him at least?"

I heard him pass the request to Bella, so this was her show!

"Be her guest Peter."

Edward

I hated waiting here for Alice, we were running from Jasper's psycho friends and she decides she needs to go shopping! I could have gone on alone but without her visions I'd probably get caught. She'd been gone a few hours and I was getting stressed out. I knew if Jasper got hold of me I was a dead man, unless Bella had come to her senses and realized I was her real mate not him. I wondered if she'd ever asked him about Los Paulo. That would take him down in her estimation, after all what kind of spin could he put on that to make it look good? Short of an outright lie. I heard a light tap on the door and my name. I listened to the thoughts, shopping, dresses, it had to be Alice, back at last. I opened the door and realized my mistake as Charlotte knocked me backwards into the room and sank her teeth into my throat. I struggled but within seconds Peter too had appeared and I knew the game was up. As she tore a chunk out of my neck he grabbed my legs and swung me into the wall. They wrapped me in a blanket and tied it with chains before throwing me out the bathroom window to the alley below. I hit the ground hard and struggled to break the chains but they were huge and I wondered if even Emmett could have broken them.

Peter

We threw him into the back of the armored truck Char had stolen a week ago and drove out of Fort Collins towards the Rocky Mountain National Park where we could be assured of a little privacy. Edward Cullen was going to pay for what he'd done to Bella, first from us and then what was left would be handed to Bella and Jasper. I didn't want to be in his shoes when the Major started getting payback, I'd seen that before and it wasn't pretty.

We knew of a remote cabin hardly ever used unless it was high summer and drove out there with Edward struggling against his chains

"If I were you I'd start praying Cullen, pray that Bella allows you a swift end."

"She won't let him kill me, she still feels something for me, I know she does."

"Oh right, so that's the way to keep your woman, beat the shit out of her and then just for good measure throw in a little rape."

"I never raped her, It was consensual. She wanted me as much as I wanted her."

Char turned to look at his blanket covered form.

"Peter do him a favor and rip his tongue out cos he's guaranteeing himself a slow lingering death if the Major hears him talking like that."

"Nah, let the fucker suffer".

Alice

I was on the road within minutes of leaving Edward at the hotel. He had become a liability, believing all the crap I'd spouted about Bella still loving him deep inside, I could hardly believe that he still didn't see that she despised him. I had to get away and leave him as bait for the Whitlocks, maybe once they got him they'd stop looking for me. After all I hadn't really done anything, it was Bella who stole my mate, Bella who'd screwed up Edward and caused all the trouble, so it was Edward who should pay, not me. Until they dealt with Edward I couldn't see if Bella and Jasper would give up searching for me but without the added lure of Edward I might just make it out alive. If they continued to hound me then I'd have to use the last resort and fly out to the Volturi, I would be welcomed with open arms by Aro and I'd be safe. It wasn't ideal but it was a lot better than the alternative, we'd just have to see.

Bella

When Jasper told me that Peter and Charlotte had caught up with Edward I was so happy, now he would pay for what he'd done to me. I knew Peter would make his life a misery until we got there so I was in no hurry. We drove part way then stopped for me to eat and rest. I still got tired very easily and Jasper was keeping an eye on me. He'd even suggested I stay behind while he went to Edward but I wanted to see him suffer, I needed to know he was no longer a threat to me or Jasper. I wish they'd got Alice too, her betrayal hurt even more but I guessed they wouldn't stop looking, this was just a breathing space for her. Now Edward was away from her poison he might finally see that she'd led him on about me. How could he possible feel that I was still interested in him, that I did anything other than loathe the sight of him.