AN: I hope that you all liked the last chapter and yes I know damn me for the sneaky cliffhanger but I had to it is important to the plot and this chapter clears up who our mystery character killed but not who it is ... I hope you like this chapter as always I write ahead and I try you answer reviews as best as I can but if you have a question or would like some clarification please PM me...If you would like to Beta let me know. No rotating POV this time just the man himself.

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Jasper POV

Bella and I are sitting next to each other on her dad's sofa as he gives us our joint present it is a nice thick envelope and I am curious as to what could be in it. My phone rings in my pocket and I shake my head it is Christmas night and I just want to be here in this moment with her. I don't have many memories growing up that are untainted by absence or violence and I just want this one holiday with the woman who is becoming so intricate in my life and the man who gave her to me. My phone is incessant I take it out and look my father and sister have called at least 10 times each.

"You should see if everything is okay Jasper you talked to them this morning it must be important."

"Jasper, you need to come home now you, Bella and even Charlie." I frown at the town of my sisters voice the would never call me out of the blue with orders.

"What the hell are you talking about Rosalie its Christmas we just got to New York 7 hours ago why would we come right back? And where the hell is dad ?" She pauses and sighs at me.

"Jasper dad is not in the right state to talk right now they found mom's body after dad came home from grandma's." I sit on Charlie's couch with the phone against my face not believing what I just heard.

"I will be home as soon as I can no one talk to the police I will have Jenks come to the house right now. I love you Rosie tell Edward to call me as soon as he can."

She sniffles on the line "I love you too Jazz I will and see you soon."

Bella and Charlie are both staring at me in confusion. "Love I am sorry but we have to go home now. Charlie I would like you to escort us home as well for all of our safety. Bella was at my side looking up at me with a worried expression on her face.

"Jasper what has happened?"

"My mom was found today killed and the wolves are defending on our family I need to get home and fix things. I need you to come with me Bella I cannot think straight if you are here."

Charlie sighed heavily "I will go pack a bag." He grabbed my shoulder on his way by " We will figure this out son." I stood holding Bella's hand and pulling her up with me. I needed her which was a first for me. I was always on my own my parents had always loved each other but did't know how to love us as kids.

As Bella and I pack nothing is said I am in my own head I think that I know who did this. I threatened him for Bella and I would do it again even if it cost me my life instead of my mother's I would protect her above all. He wants her, he is obsessed I knew when I saw him outside of her apartment and mine. I will kill him now he took my mother from us and I will find him and he will die for this.

The plane ride home is quiet and Bella is laying in my lap fast asleep. I love her but I don't know why I can't say the words out loud and I am not sure why. I will tell her but right now in this moment I can;t she will think it is because my mom is dead and I am grieving. We land at around 1 in the morning and it is a flurry of people and quiet conversations.

2 days later

We have been home for 2 days and still no firm leads on where the bastard has ran off to but I am determined to find him we found his apartment yesterday and it is very creepy the walls are covered in photos taken at a distance of Bella he is a stalker he wants her our engagement announcement from the paper is tacked to the wall with a giant X on it. He killed my mother because I have her but that will not change anything but I do have to find him before he hurts her.

Garrett found a cell phone under the floor boards and has cracked it, the information from the phone has proven valuable. I think that this prick has made contact with the O'May's a section of the Irish mob here in Chicago and our one real enemy. This is a problem if he is bed with them then he will tell them everything that he knows and judging by the amount of photos he has of us he has an incredible amount of information.

I have sent a squad of men to start to look for the rat and they will find him I know that because if they don't they will pay. Bella is basically living at my house and I love it honestly I never want her to leave my bed again. I strip down to my boxers and crawl into bed next to her she scoots into me as I get in. She is as drawn to me as I am to her maybe she loves me too that is all I can ask is that she will be loyal and care for me I know that I am important to her I can see it when she looks at me.

We bury my mom the week after New Years and my father is shattered he is drinking day in and day out. He has turned everything day to day over to me I can see that he has checked out, he does not want to be here without my mother and as I look down at Bella with her tear stained face and realize that I would be the same as my father a damned mess. My sister is jumpy and acting more strange than she normally is.

Bella has been amazing through the entire thing she has held Rose's hand when needed, made full meals for everyone, picked up my parents house anything and everything that anyone has needed. We need a get away I want to take her away from all of this until we find him until we know he is secure and Bella is safe.

I am sitting at the dining room table the third week in January we have everything finished up with my mothers death it has been ruled a murder by police and they have scoured every home we own, every property, taken everyone in for questioning. Bella rounds the corner of the table in her shorts and my t shirt kissing me on my cheek as she try to pass. I grab her around the hips and pull her in to my lap kissing her on the lips.

"Go away with me lets go lay on a beach for a few days just you and me with no one else and nothing to do." I smile at her as she lights up.

"Okay that sounds like the break that we both need right now. Where will we go?"

I hadn't thought this out I didn't honestly think that she was just go for it. But off to the Virgin Islands we go it is cold here and we need time just the two of us.