A/N: The two chapter titles for Ch. 22 and this one come from the line "It's all fun and games until someone loses a penis," said by Captain Cragen. Law and Order SVU. Perverted. Episode 9. Season 11.

– Jasper's POV –

Peter was hurt!

The pain I could feel from him was horrendous.

I didn't know what to think as I darted out of the bathroom with Bella followin' behind at a regular human pace.

We'll hafta test her abilities soon. To know what she's capable of and how much she needs ta be protected with the shifters on the loose. I'm happy to see she's got a gift, but it ain't gonna do squat against a shifter!

I agreed with The Major. But right now, my mind was focused on gettin' to Pete.

I yanked open the bedroom door to find my progeny lying on the floor, completely naked, his cock in his hand . . . no longer attached to his body!

Fuckin' hell!

His eyes were jet black. Full of hunger, need, and pain. As soon as she appeared beside me, a soft gasp leavin' her lips, Pete's eyes were on my mate.

He held out a tremblin' hand, offerin' Bella his fully erect, detached dick. "P-Please . . ." He whimpered, "h-help me."

Holy crap!My mate's soft voice filled my mind. I didn't know they could remove their dicks! Oh, look at it! It's beautiful. Mmm. I hope it's fully functional when he gets it back!

"What the fuck happened?" I demanded, ignoring Bella's assessment of Pete's dick.

What kind of enemy rips off a man's dick? The Major yelled.

I cringed as my dick began to soften. Peerin' into the hallway, I expected to see an enemy. Fuck! The perpetrator could still be lurkin' around, lookin' fer his next victim!

Fuck me! No way in hell is anyone takin' my cock!

To be safe, I shifted closer to my mate, easin' her in front of me. I wouldn't usually use my mate as a shield—it went against everythin' I believed—but desperate times!

Bella looked back at me and rolled her eyes. Don't worry, Cowboy. I won't let anyone take my little Major, she cooed, reachin' back to stroke me through the towel around my waist. He's all mine.

Peter looked up to glare at me. "What the fuck do you think happened!" He yelled. "You two went on a fuckin' sex marathon! At first, when it hit, I managed to get outta the house and to the cottage with the others. I figured, at that distance, we'd be safe. You've never had that kinda range before. But boy howdy! Was I fuckin' wrong!"

"I was just warnin' them to stay away from the main house when we were hit with a lust bomb!" He bellowed. "Clothes were torn off. Everyone was fuckin' everyone else. We didn't care who we were fuckin' as long as we were fuckin' and cummin'! Eddie finally popped his masturbatin' cherry! I had to witness his first fuckin' orgasm! In a century! That boy went off like a fuckin' garden hose! But it still weren't enough. Rosalie took his virginity! Bouncin' on his fuckin' cock like a woman possessed!"

Fuck me!The cottage is seven miles away! I've never had that kinda range. Two, or three miles at the most is my limit. How the hell did I reach seven miles?

"The cottage is fuckin' ruined. I've had my dick in places I never thought he'd go!" He whimpered and, I swear there were tears in his eyes! "I fucked Alice, Major!" He admitted, wailing like his life was about to be cut short.

Eww. I'm going to have to sanitize his dick before I use it.Bella decided.

I sighed. "It ain't that bad."

He glared at me.

I held my hands up in surrender. "Okay. Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't know I could project that far. Next time it happens, I'll warn y'all."

"Next time?" He growled. "There's already been a next time! Why the fuck do you think I'm lyin' here! We thought it was over. I came to check up on y'all, to see if we could come home and assess the damage when you two started up again! I've cum so fuckin' much I've got no fuckin' venom left! At some point, one of you came so fuckin' hard, I tore off my fuckin' cock as I came!"

No wonder he was in so much pain!

Humph! A little dramatic, don't you think?Bella sighed.

A little dramatic. The Major questioned. A LITTLE DRAMATIC! He screeched in the back of my head. Is she nuts? That shit's fuckin' painful!

"Poor Petey," she cooed at him, ignoring The Major. "Bring him inside, Cowboy," she instructed, taking Pete's penis in her hand. I felt her desire as she looked the appendage over. "Let's get you all fixed up. Hopefully, there's no permanent damage because I plan to spend the rest of my afternoon with this bad boy between my legs."

Peter's eyes went wide and hopeful. "Get me inside, Jasper. My Cupcake needs me!"

I growled.

He glared at me. "You owe me, fucker!" He hissed. "I fucked Alice. And Edward. And Carlisle. Because of you! I've done things I never thought I'd do. Gone places I never wanted to go. And experienced things I never wanted to experience. Because of you!"

Fuck.

Sighing, I lifted Pete and let him lean on me as I took him into our bedroom.

The moment we entered, Bella turned to us and gasped in surprise. Her dark eyes went wide as she looked between me and Pete and then down at herself.

"Darlin'?" I worried.

Her emotions were stable. She was confused, though. But there was happiness steadily streamin' from her, as well as a heap ton of desire!

"I, umm . . ." she frowned. "I wanted to know if I could see your bond with Peter."

"Can you?"

She nodded. "But it's more than just your bond. Peter is surrounded by a pure, luminescent glow. It's sort of sparkly." She smiled. "The bond between the two of you is blue, almost metallic. Cobalt. With flecks of ruby reds to indicate passion, love, and desire. It's a steel cable, but malleable, like our bond. It's exceptionally strong. It won't break for anything."

I smiled.

I knew that already. Pete, Char, and I are family. We're loyal to each other. They're my progeny. I am their Sire. But our bond and loyalty surpass even that bond.

It's different with Pete, it always has been. Until Bella, I've never been as connected to someone as I am with him. I've turned hundreds of men and women but it's only been with Peter that I've shared such an intense bond. Over the years, our bond has only grown stronger. Even when I joined the Cullens and was forced to leave him, we still maintained our bond and our relationship. Fuck! There wasn't a day that went by that we didn't talk. We met up every few weeks and we didn't venture outside our home once durin' my stay.

"I feel that," Bella smiled as she listened to my thoughts. "Your loyalty to each other. Your passion for one another. Your love. It's incredibly strong. I've never felt anything like it. Our bond is the only thing that surpasses your bond with Peter. It might even explain the flecks of gold I see in your bond. Your souls are connected, much the same as ours."

"Like a matin' bond?" I asked, stunned. "Are you sayin' Pete and I are mates, Darlin'?"

Is that even possible? To have two mates? The Major questioned.

Bella shrugged. "Possible or not, it's what I see. And, from what you're thinking, it sounds like you feel it, too."

Peter had moved to sit on the light brown leather loveseat. He was lookin' a little nervous as he watched me question my mate, who still held onto his dick. Maybe that's why he's nervous.

I'd question him later. Fer now, I wanted more information. "What else do you see, Darlin'?"

She looked between me and Pete. "There's a bond linking the three of us as well. It's sort of a shimmery yellow cord. The color of daffodils. It's not quite the same as our bond," she explained. "Our true mating bond is the color of the Tuscan Sun. Bright, hot, and golden. I can see the color of our bond shimmering around us, even as we're separated by a few feet, it's stretched out between us like it's trying to guide us back to one another."

I nodded in understanding.

It made perfect sense. Our True Mate bond was always going to want us to be together and when we were separated it would urge us to return to each other. From the little I know about True Mate Bonds, that's normal.

"The bond connecting us with Peter is strong," she went on. "Really strong. Almost as strong as our connection to one another, but it's . . ."

"It's what, Darlin'?"

She frowned. "I'm not sure. It's like it's stuck . . ." Her eyes shifted between the three of us. I'm not sure what she was doin' or lookin' for, I couldn't tell in her mind. "The bond is trying to manifest and urge us together but it's like it's . . ." Her eyes widened and her gaze shifted to Peter as I felt her realization. Followed by a fuckin' ton of worry, anxiety, disappointment, and fear. "Why?" She whispered.

He sighed deeply and ran a hand through his disheveled hair. "It weren't time, Buttercup."

"Weren't time fer what?" I growled, gently pullin' my mate into me.

"My mother says my connection to Peter is a faded yellow color because he's been purposefully denying our bond."

"Mother?" Peter frowned.

"Not now," I growled.

Hookin' a finger beneath her chin, I lifted her face so that her watery eyes met mine. "Are you tellin' me, you and Peter are mated?"

"Not yet," she whispered. "You and I share a True Mating Bond. Your bond with Peter has flecks of gold running through it, connecting your souls; that's why your bond is so intense and why you don't feel that way with anyone else. He's a part of you. Essential. You love him. He loves you. Your souls are connected. It's not nearly as strong as your bond with me, though. Our bond has been finalized, it's complete and whole."

"And your bond with Peter?"

"It's a paler yellow. Like the color of daffodils. It has the potential to become a True Mating Bond, but because Peter is denying his half of the bond, and I didn't even know it existed, it's beginning to fade now I've transitioned."

Fuck me. There better be a damn good explanation! Even then, I ain't sure I like this. Isabella is ours. Our True Mate! We just went over the damn rules. I ain't sharin' her heart with anyone!

I sighed. Well, Major, I think ya just demonstrated why Pete didn't tell us about this sooner. Would we have been open to this before Bella turned?

Fuck no! I ain't even open to it now!

My eyes shifted to Pete on the couch. His eyes met mine and he sighed. The emotions comin' from him were heartbreakin'. Ache. Need. Pain. Sadness. Relief. Agony. Fear. Anxiety. Hopelessness. The fucker was willin' to give up his bond with Bella just to make me happy!

Yer fuckin' me, right? The Major hissed. He's neglected his True Mate bond with Isabella so we could be with her?

That would be my guess, Major.

Ah fuck! Fuckin' Captain and his fuckin knowin' it all shit! Always sacrificin' and neglectin' himself . . . fuck . . . fuckin' . . . damn fuckin' fuckturds!

As The Major continued cursin' and grumblin', I set about makin' this right. I wasn't about to let Pete sacrifice his True Mate Bond with Isabella just to keep me happy.

I appreciate what he was tryin' to do but there's no way in hell I'm about to let him sacrifice somethin' this amazin' just to ensure my happiness! Does he think I could ever be happy and complete without him? Does he think Bella could live without him? Or that he could go on livin' without us?

Fuck no!

Granted, yes, it's unusual—oh, fuck that!—it's completely unheard of fer one of our kind to mate multiple times! Fuck me. the True Mating Bond is so rare, there're hardly any mated couples in our world. Let alone someone who has multiple mates!

But Bella ain't a normal vampire! She's a fuckin' Vampire Goddess. There ain't nobody who can say what she's gonna be capable of or what rules apply to her. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't mate again.

In a way, I'm glad it's Pete. There ain't nobody in the world I would trust with my Isabella than him. He and I have always been so tightly bonded. I'm glad I now know why. It's because of her! Because we've both mated with her.

She can't have discord and tensions amongst her mates. Especially if we're to fight our enemies, save our world, and then become the new rulers of the vampire race.

I wonder if there's anyone else she's mated to or if it'll just be me and Pete? I'd be happy to remain a threesome, but it would make sense for there to be others. The more of us there are, the more protected she is, after all.

One thing's fer damn sure, I am the Alpha of this Coven and Isabella's Alpha Mate. And I ain't sharin' that position. The Major snarled. Anyone who thinks they're worthy of my mate will have to answer to me!

And if they refuse? I wondered, interested to see what he'd do. We haven't been in this position before. Who the hell knows what The Major would do?

The Major roared in his fury as even the deepest, darkest part of me began to rattle the bars of his cage. Then I'll show them exactly who they're dealin' with, The Major hissed. I ain't some pansy-ass Cullen. I am the fuckin' God of War! Another male thinks he's worthy of my mate, he'll have to fight me and prove he belongs at her side.

I didn't like the sound of that. And if they win that fight, they take the place of Isabella's Alpha.

A low snarl came from The Major. Are you new here, boy? Ain't nobody gonna beat me or our old friend locked up that little cage back here. This ain't a war we're fightin' Jasper. This ain't fer territory or on someone else's behalf. We're fightin' to keep our mate safe and protected. And that's a fight I ain't ever gonna lose.

I nodded in agreement.

One thing at a time, Major. Let's fix this mess our Captain has gotten himself into. Then you can kick his ass and determine our hierarchy.

The Major scoffed. Our hierarchy was determined decades ago. You and I both know our Captain ain't no Alpha nor does he have an ambition to be one. He enjoys life at our side. Preferably on his knees with our cock in his mouth.

That was then, I reminded him. Now he's a mated male. His bond with Bella will be as strong as ours one day. And that may change how he feels about bein' our second and on his knees.

In the back of my head, I heard a low, dangerous growl come from The Major. I knew what that meant. Neither he nor I would let anyone take our place as Isabella's Alpha. No matter how many mates she has or who was in her life, we are her Alpha.

The Major's never gonna submit to anyone, that ain't who he is and, honestly, it ain't who I am, either. That means we'll have to prove to any potential mates—and to Isabella—exactly why we're known as the God of War.

If this is how it'll be, there will need to be order. We won't be able to survive or maintain such an unusual bond if there isn't a hierarchy with a powerful Alpha leadin'. And if anyone thinks they can take that position from me, it will be my pleasure to show them—and my mate—why even the great and powerful Volturi cower in fear at the mere mention of my name.

You realize what this means, right? If this is what's gonna happen, we ain't ever gonna be able to join as one whole man.

I nodded in agreement. I think it's more important than ever to find a balance between us. Whether we reconnect as one man or remain as two, we need to find some middle ground. Even if that means we remain separate but come together when we need to. I believe, considerin' yer mated to Isabella just as strongly as I am, that's our best option.

You'd be willin' to let me out when I want to rise? He questioned.

I shrugged. We both know why you weren't allowed out around the Cullen's. We ain't part of their Coven anymore. If you want out fer a while, I'll take a backseat and let ya drive.

We both knew it would take the strength of me, The Major, and the God of War to ensure Isabella's safety and happiness. If that meant we were one man or three, it didn't really matter.

We are who we are, there's not much we can do to change what's been done. We can thank our bitch of a sire fer our fucked up split personalities.

Turning back to Bella, I looked between her and Pete. It was time to fix this mess. "Can yer bond with Pete be repaired?"

"I don't know." She shrugged. "I suppose it depends on the reason he's been denying our bond, lying to us, and if I'm in a forgiving mood. Right now, it seems unlikely considering he just spent the last four days enjoying an orgy and fucking everything in sight!"

Oh, boy. She's pissed.

Gee, ya think?

"I've known you and The Major would mate fer years," Pete said softly. "Long before yer birth, I knew he'd find ya one day and there'd be no one else fer him but you."

Bella frowned. "So, you were jealous?"

He shook his head. "No, Cupcake. I was elated. I knew The Major findin' ya would likely mean I lost him, but that was a sacrifice I was willin' to make to ensure his happiness and peace."

"Did you know Bella would be your mate, too?"

"No. That one completely blindsided me. Accordin' to The Fates, it ain't possible fer someone—even someone as powerful as Cupcake—to have multiple soulmates."

Apparently, The Fates don't know everything!

"When I met her in that hotel room and felt drawn to her, at first I figured it was the pull of her Nectar," he shrugged. "But as we spent more time together on the journey home, I realized it was more than that."

"I knew what it would mean if I said anythin' and what it would cost Jasper if I came between the two of ya. So," he took a deep breath, "I kept my mouth shut and choose to ignore what I was feelin', hoping that it would go away after you were turned. I would never wish to hurt either of ya or come between ya. And that's what I'd be doin' if ya ever found out. I just never expected ya to have a gift that would tell ya what I couldn't . . ."

"So," Bella frowned, "you were willing to sacrifice this incredibly rare, eternal bond that could bring you untold pleasure and happiness all to keep me and Jasper happy?"

Peter nodded and shrugged. "That about sums it up."

"Are you an absolute moron?" She shrieked. "Were you dropped on your head as an infant and suffered brain damage? Have you been taking lessons from the Cullens or something? Seriously? I need to know. It'll help me sleep at night!"

"It seemed like the right choice to make at the time," he defended.

"Uh-huh." She nodded slowly. "So, tell me this, Mr. I-Make-Bad-Decisions, what would've happened if I didn't have my gift?" She questioned. "What if I had felt just as drawn to you as you feel to me, but I didn't understand why I felt that way?" She asked. "What if I'd told Jasper and he attacked you thinking you wanted to take his mate? Or worse, what if he'd killed you?"

"I am a newborn, Peter. He is a newly mated male vampire. We all saw how possessive he was when I was human. Did you not think that possessiveness would get worse now I've been turned and our mating bond has been finalized? You know him better than I do. You know—or at least you should know—how he'd react to this type of information! It's not a stretch to think he'd become territorial and either he or The Major would've attacked you. Or worse, killed you! So, not only would I have lost my second True Mate, but imagine what that would've done to Jasper?"

Pete shook his head. "That wouldn't have happened, Cupcake. You said yourself, because I've ignored the bond, it's fadin'. It'll be gone within the year. Then we can forget this whole mess ever happened."

"The hell we can!" Bella snarled. Her black eyes narrowed and turned on me. "Is he stupid or something?"

I smirked. "Not usually."

"Then today must be a really special day!" She glared at me and then turned to face Peter. "Let's make one thing clear, Peter Whitlock. Something you should've learned decades ago!" She snarled. "That. Is. Not. How. A. Mating. Bond. Works!"

"She's right." I agreed. "A matin' bond can't be rejected," I told him, keepin' my voice calm. "It's an eternal bond. An incredibly rare, eternal bond. Nobody in their right mind would knowingly reject such a gift!"

"But it can weaken over time and then be broken." Pete sighed softly. "I asked an expert, Major. The bond needs to be accepted and both parties must claim and mark one another within the first year of their initial meetin'. That first year is vital to a True Mate Bond."

"If the bond isn't accepted," he continued, "and both parties aren't claimed and marked, the bond will significantly weaken, becomin' fragile. Then, and only then, can the bond be completely broken. And yer right, it is incredibly rare and hardly ever happens."

I frowned. "Who did you speak to?" I asked though I already had an idea.

"Marcus." He stated. "And like you, he said, most of our kind ain't stupid enough to knowingly reject such a gift," he chuckled darkly, "but there have been several cases in the past. Most of the time it's the vampire who rejects their human mate. But there have been a few cases where the human rejected the vampire because they were unable to handle the knowledge of our world or didn't wish to become immortal."

"What happened to the vampire once the human died?" Bella asked, still radiatin' fury.

"Marcus said the vampires followed their human mates into death," Peter whispered. "They accepted the bond. Their human mates couldn't. So, the loss was too much to bear."

"And the vampire who rejected the human?"

"I didn't ask," he admitted. "I didn't want to know."

The pain comin' from him was unlike anythin' I'd ever felt. It was sheer loss and heartbreak. There's no way he could've withstood this type of emotion fer the rest of eternity!

"If your goal was to break our bond, you didn't do a very good job of it," She hissed. "Our cord isn't as bright and strong as my bond with Jasper. I can't imagine it would be after only knowing each other only a few days. I've known Jasper longer. I've been in love with him for months!"

"But there's still hope?" I asked.

Bella's eyes narrowed a little more. "Maybe."

I felt a slither of hope wash through Pete at her words.

Lookin' past her anger and all the hurt she was feelin', I could see her desire fer Pete and her excitement was that he was ours. Hers. She wanted this as much as he did. She was just upset, angry, and jealous. Which was understandable. Especially after the last four days and the family orgy that took place in the cottage.

"Like it or not, Peter Whitlock, you and I are now and always will be mated. Our souls are connected," she hissed. "You may be stupid enough to want to break such a rare bond, but, lucky for you, I am not!"

"Yer mated to Jasper, Cupcake."

"Well then," a low snarl erupted through her chest, "I guess I'm one lucky bitch, aren't I? The mating fairies decided to bless me with two idiots instead of just one!"

Did she just call me an idiot?

"Hey! Why am I an idiot?" I questioned.

"You made him!" She yelled. "You're his sire. You're supposed to teach him to make good choices. THIS WAS NOT A GOOD CHOICE!"

"And YOU!" Rounding on Pete again, another snarl ripped through her as her anger surged. "Were you not listening to your so-called expert?" She hissed. "You know why it's called an unbreakable bond?" She questioned. "BECAUSE IT'S AN UNBREAKABLE FUCKIN' BOND! No matter how weak it becomes over time, there will always be a tether guiding us back to each other."

"For fuck sake!" She yelled. "You heard what Marcus said, right? When those humans broke their bonds and then died a natural death, their VAMPIRE MATES still followed them into death! That's what happens when vampires mate. IT. IS. ETERNAL!"

"When one falls the other will follow. No matter how weak their bonds were or how broken, the VAMPIRE still accepted the bond! They were loyal and bound to their human mate. EVEN IN DEATH!"

"So, what does this teach us?" She asked. "That if Jasper had killed you—because OUR BOND is still growing and is relatively strong—I would've died right along with you and taken Jasper with me!"

"Maybe the better question should've been to ask Marcus what happened to the vampires who rejected their HUMAN mate!" She let out a loud, frustrated scream. "Damn. Fuckin. Men!"

Anger poured out of her as she spun on her heels and headed towards the door.

"Darlin', where are ya goin'?"

"To get some air!" She hissed, turning her narrowed eyes on Peter. "And I'm taking this with me." She held up his detached penis, making him cringe. "You can have it back when I think you've earned it. Or when I can get the stench of Alice Cullen's rancid pussy off it! Whichever comes first."

Another snarl ripped through her throat. Her eyes narrowed. And she lunged toward Pete. In his defense, he didn't cower before her, which was surprisin' and commendable.

I caught her mid-leap, wrappin' my arms around her middle to hold her against me.

"Let me go!" She growled, twistin' and turnin' to try and break free.

She was strong. Real fuckin' strong. But I've done this before. My trainin' and years of experience were gonna best her strength any day. God willin'.

"Not until yer calm, Darlin'."

"Oh sure, take his side . . ."

ISABELLA. As soon as The Major spoke her name through our mental bond, a shudder rolled through her and she began to calm down. Good girl. He purred for her as I nuzzled my face into her thick hair, calmin' her. Jasper and I ain't takin' anyone's side but yers, Kitten. He promised. I know yer angry. I know yer hurtin'. And I know what he did was wrong.

But? She snarled. There's a but, isn't there?

But, he continued calmly, if you hurt him in your anger, you will regret it later. Best to remove yerself from the situation and calm down. Then we can discuss this like grown adults and come to a solution.

No solution. She hissed. Just biting. I want to bite him! Can I bite him?

Not until yer calm, Kitten.

She huffed. And when I'm calm?

Then you can bite and mark him as yours as much as ya like. And punish him in any way you wish.

She sighed and sagged against me, all the fight and tension leavin' her body. "Fine. I'll be calm."

Good girl.

As soon as I released her, she was across the room, pushin' Peter back into the sofa.

Should've seen that one comin' . . .

She used a little too much force and the whole loveseat toppled backward, sendin' the two careenin' to the floor.

Bella righted herself quickly, movin' so that she was hoverin' over Peter. Her little hand wrapped around his throat as a snarl left her lips. "So, help me, Peter Whitlock, if you ever fuck another woman again it'll be the last thing you do!"

He was tryin' to keep his hands to himself. Fuck, I couldn't blame him. An angry Bella is a fuckin' sexy Bella!

"You can't kill me, Cupcake. We're mated, remember. I die, you die."

"Oh, no Peter," she smiled sweetly at him, "I would never kill you." She promised him, sittin' on his chest. "But there are many, many ways I can teach you how to be a good boy. I'll start by keeping this," she lovingly stroked his detached penis.

With a wicked grin, she looked up at me. "Edward once told me when your limbs are removed you feel everything that happens to them, is that true?"

"Yes, Darlin'. It is."

Peter whimpered as she continued stroking his length. His hips bucked as if the appendage was still attached.

Turnin' back to Peter, that wicked grin still in place. "Mm. So if I use your beautiful cock as my new favourite sex toy, you'll feel everything I do?"

He nodded.

"But he won't be able to orgasm, Darlin'."

"Oh, but I bet he'll really, really want to," she purred, trailin' his dick between her breasts. "See, Petey? There are plenty of ways I can punish you without resorting to killing."

With that, she stood up, and left the bedroom, leavin' Pete slack-jawed and deeply aroused.

"Fuck me," he breathed.

A/N: There we have it!

So, to recap: Peter and Bella are mated. But Peter's been denying their bond because he didn't want to hurt Jasper. More on that in the next chapter.

Will Bella forgive him? You'll have to wait and see!