I watched Rose take Bella upstairs to get cleaned up and changed into some clean clothes. I turned back to the guys and continued our conversation.
"As I was saying I have suspicions that Bella has been abused physically and sexually. We know that she has been conditioned by the man who raised her to believe what was happening was normal. I don't want to push the questions with Bella just yet not knowing how she will react." I explained as I clenched my hands into fists.
"Do you have any idea who could have done this bro? I'm up for cracking some skulls for what's happened to Belly Boo." Emmett asked as he slammed his fist into his other hand.
"I don't have a clue who could have done this to Bella but I have a couple of contacts that I can ask, they might know something." I suggested.
"Well get on it bro. I need to find this fucker and deliver the hurt on him." Emmett responded.
"No more than I do my brother and when we do find him, I promise I'll let you have first dibs because when I get my hands on him there won't be much of him left."
"Sounds like a plan Jasper. We better get to him fast because when my Rosey and Char find him there won't be anything left for us." Emmett said with a vicious smile.
"I don't doubt it. I'm going out back to make some calls while the girls are upstairs." I said as I clapped my hand on Emmett's shoulder on the way to the door.
I went at sat on one of the chairs on the back deck and pulled out my phone. First call was to Jenks.
"Hello Mr Whitlock." Jenks answered his phone.
"Good evening, Jenks. I was calling to see where you were at on my recent requests."
"Its all taken care of Mr Whitlock. The Id's you requested have been sent to the other Mr Whitlock's address. I have been in touch with anyone I use and have warned them to not take any requests from the Cullens. I've also warned my staff that I will not hesitate to fire them if they take any requests from the Cullens and my staff are adequately scared. Can I say Mr Whitlock what the Cullens did to you and your family was nothing short of malicious and cruel. Even if you hadn't informed me of what happened I found out through someone else I would have cut the Cullens loose anyway."
"Thank you for your support, Jenks. Your impeccable work, discreetness and support are why I keep coming back to you. You never fail to go above and beyond for me Jenks and I won't ever forget that."
"I appreciate you saying that Mr Whitlock. What you've done for my family over the decades has helped us through many hard times and you trusting us with your secret is an honour sir."
"You deserve it Jenks. While I have you here, I have an additional request that could be a little difficult as I don't have many details. There's a woman that my mate wants found, all she could tell me was the womans name is Renee and she has a young boy called Ben. As for location my mate encountered Renee in Alaska within a couple of hours from Denali national park and was possibly heading for Jacksonville Florida. This request is to be incredibly discreet due to safety of the people we want to find. There can't be any trail leading from Renee back to Alaska."
"You found your mate Mr Whitlock! Congratulations, I wish nothing but the best for you both. As for your request I will be discreet in my dealings and I promise Renee won't be tracked back to Alaska. I'll get right on to your request now."
"Thank you, Jenks. I look forward to hearing back from you with any updates."
"I will let you know as soon as I find anything out Mr Whitlock. You have a good evening and please don't hesitate to contact me with any more requests or questions."
I ended the call and sat there for a moment listening to the girls upstairs. Rose was explaining to Bella what things were and how they work. I smiled when my Bella asked Rose to stay and help her. It made me happy that Bella was getting along with Rose and trusted her. Emmett and Rose are my family and now Bella was too. The fact they get along makes life much easier for everyone.
Looking at my phone I dialled my next call.
"Good evening, Mi Amor! I'm glad to hear from you."
"Its good to hear your voice again you old battle axe. How've you been? How's Miguel?" I asked my old friend.
"Its good to hear your voice to Jasper considering how close we came to losing you. I've been good, I'm still making amends for my past and will continue to for the rest of my existence. Miguel is wonderful as usual; I thank the gods everyday for him coming into my life and helping me see the light."
"Honestly, I never thought I'd see the day that you stopped being a warlord and changed your life around. I'm incredibly happy for both you and Miguel. As for what I almost did you don't have to worry about me trying to end myself ever again Maria. I've also found the light."
"You found your mate?! Oh Mi Amor I'm so very happy for you. You'll have to bring her down for a visit sometime so I can meet the woman who's tamed the feared God of War." Maria teased me.
"Yes, I've found my mate but there's a bit of a mystery surrounding her. We have little information because my Bella was taken as a child and raised by her abductor. She either doesn't remember what's happened to her or doesn't want to talk due to the trauma. It appears that she was changed around the age of 19 or 20 and we don't know for sure but we think that her abductor also abused her in multiple ways." I was growling by the end of my explanation.
"I'm sorry for her hurt and yours Jasper. I will listen for any whispers and make contact with some people I know to listen for information too. You know who you should call with this information right?"
"Yeah, I was about to call them after I called you."
"Please keep me updated if you find any information. I find myself wanting to get the one responsible for your Bellas pain and falling back on some old torture techniques I used to use."
"Theres a long line beginning to form of people wanting to get a piece of this guy. I'll keep you updated if I find anything out. Talk to you again soon."
"Goodbye Mi Amor."
When I heard Rose gasp upstairs, I ran inside and stood there listening along with everybody else who had frozen still when they heard Rose gasp.
"What's wrong Rosey?"
"Bella, you have scars all over your upper legs." Rosey said softly.
"Oh those. I never really understood what they were until I saw the scars on Jasper. At the time my scars were put there all I knew was it hurt. I was always blindfolded when he punished me so I never knew how he put them there. It was one of the many ways The Man punished me when I was bad. Will Jasper punish me like The Man did whenever I'm bad?"
Before I knew it, I had grabbed the coffee table and threw it against the wall. Next to be destroyed was the armchair which went out the window I was about to grab the sofa when Emmett and peter grabbed hold of me and pinned me down.
"You need to chill bro. I know what you're feeling believe me but you going into this rage and destroying stuff is only going to frighten Belly Boo. Calm yourself before she comes down here and freaks out from seeing you so angry." Emmett advised me.
"You're right. Man this shit is fucked up; I'll try to remain calm for Bella but it's going to be hard. I don't know how much more I can take."
"I know man. I go through the same thing when Rose remembers and has a down day. I'm sure Peter does to with Charlotte."
"You don't see it brother because Char keeps a tight hold on showing how she feels around others, but yeah, she has days where she just lays in bed curled up not wanting to do anything. If I didn't know the fuckers who hurt her were already dead, I'd want to hunt them down and kill them all over again." Peter said quietly patting me on the shoulder.
"I'm gunna go outside and take a deep breath." I said as I walked back outside.
I picked up my phone from where I dropped it when I ran inside and dialled the friend maria and I had spoken about.
"Well if it isn't the God of War calling little old me. What can I do for you today?"
"Little old you? I'm older than you, you squirrelly fucker. What I require is your ear and your special skills."
"I can send you my ear if you like it so much. I know you've been a lonely fucker for a long time, but I never knew you were into that Major."
"Lonely no longer. I found my mate recently."
"Really? She must be a truly special woman to have tamed you. I have to meet this girl. Or should I be saying dude? Or farm animal?"
"Keep going you sassy fuck. My mate is a stunningly beautiful woman who happens to be broken in so many ways."
"Oh shit. I'm sorry Jasper, if I knew I wouldn't have joked around. What's going on?"
"I'll try and keep it short. She was abducted as a kid, raised by her abductor and eventually changed at around 19 or 20 years of age. She was kept in an old abandoned mine from the moment she was taken. My Bella has been abused in multiple ways and has the scars to show it. I suspect she was abused her whole life. She's certainly been brainwashed and is quite childlike in personality."
"Motherfucker! Who did this? Where was she hidden?"
"We don't know who did it. She never got a name and only knows him as The Man. We do know that he is vampire as he left bite marks all over her legs. We don't know where she was hidden and raised. Only that it was an old, abandoned mine, she wandered away in search of food and got lost. Eventually she found her way here to Denali."
"You're with the succubus sisters?"
"For the time being yes."
"Well I might have to find my way there to have a visit with you all. As for your girl I'll ask around and see if anyone has heard something. You know me I'll be discreet in my dealings. Also send me something that your girl has worn and I'll see if anyone recognises the clothes or the scent."
"You don't know how much I appreciate your help. Bella thanks you too."
"You're my sire Jasper. I owe you everything. Besides what happened to your girl is all sorts of fucked up and I'd like to see her get some justice."
"Thanks again. Keep me updated with anything you find out as you find it."
"You know I will. Keep her safe and I'll talk to you soon."
"Bye"
I ended the call and sat there for a moment smiling. I didn't talk to my child often but it was always a relaxing experience. He was crude, full of sass and deeply vicious to those who deserve it but he was incredibly loyal. I couldn't have asked for a better choice for a progeny. Deciding to sit outside for a while longer I looked up at the stars and took a deep breath. Things will work out, they always do eventually: but how much shit were we going to have to go through to get to our happy ever after?
Listening to my girl and Rose I heard that Bella was about to get in the shower and was feeling overwhelmed. I sent her a wave of calm and sat back listening to what was happening in the bathroom.
"See, now your arms are all clean. Now you do the same all over your skin and your private area between your legs." Rosey instructed.
"Private area? What do you mean?"
"The area between your legs is your vagina. It's a private area just for you and sometimes when you find a loving caring mate you will let them see it and touch it."
"Oh that. It hurts when people touch there. The Man hurt me there many times when I was very bad. He said it was for his experiments at first then it was just when I was a bad girl. I don't want anyone to touch me there Rosey. I'll be a good girl so I don't get punished and hurt there and anywhere else on my body."
Standing up I let out a roar that rocked the side of the house. The glass doors shattered from the shock and the wall shook then started to crumble when I put my fist through it.
Peter came outside and dragged me off into the trees. After I had been dragged a fair distance Peter let me loose and told me to take my anger out on the trees and boulders. Letting the anger loose I uprooted trees, I pulverised boulders turning them into dust. I couldn't get the image of my sweet Bella being abused by the unknown man and every time I saw the image another tree or boulder took the brunt of my anger and frustration.
"Jasper we better get back we've been out here for 15 minutes and you've managed to create a clearing the size of a football field. Plus Bella will be ready to come downstairs shortly. I know you're going to be super protective of Bella but you need to remember to be careful with her. Be gentle and control yourself or you could scare her more than she already is." Peter advised me.
I knew I could count on Peter to take note of the time as I wanted to be back in time for Bella finishing her shower. Not wanting to scare my girl I took a few deep breaths and pushed my rage and frustration down into a little box inside. I didn't want to let it go just yet because it would be useful later when tracking the unknown man down.
As we ran back to the house, I told Peter about my phone calls so If I forgot to keep up with my contacts, I knew Peter would.
"When we get back and you're attached to Bellas side, which you will be Ill go upstairs and grab her old clothes and send them off to our friend. It was a good idea calling him in Jasper.
"I was considering it when Maria suggested I call him too. I just have to hope he will find something out."
"Oh that shifty motherfucker will find something. He always does. Have faith Jasper we'll find the monster that hurt our Bella and we'll turn him into mincemeat or more accurately stone dust." Peter reassured me.
We got back to the house and I was walking back in through the door when I saw Charlotte standing at the bottom of the stairs with Bella clinging to her like a vine. When I saw Bella looking at me the overwhelming need to be holding her washed over me. Running forward I snatched Bella from Charlotte and rushed over to the corner of the room and sitting down with Bella in my lap.
Bella and I whispered comforting words to each other and there was a lot of gentle touches, kisses and licks. I repeatedly checked Bella for scars but only on her visible skin. I'd save the more thorough check for when we're alone. I'm fairly certain that Rose and Char had prepared Bella for my overprotective actions because she didn't get scared by my actions. She remained calm and reassuring.
When Bella told me she thought she was in love with me my long dead heart almost started beating again. We were lost in our own little world when I felt Peter approaching. I stiffened and Bella shifted in my arms to peek over my shoulder to see who was approaching. Growling lowly I moved so Bella couldn't be seen and she placed her head against my chest and began to purr.
I felt Peter approaching still and I began to growl louder. My Bella spoke to Peter without moving from my embrace.
"Petey, I love you but you need to back off. He's not going to calm if you keep approaching." Bella spoke quietly.
My beautiful mate was taking to the vampire life and our behaviours so quickly. Most vampires took decades to relax and welcome our ways.
"I'm sorry Major. I don't mean to intrude but I was going to suggest that you take Little One somewhere that you can be alone. It will help you to calm and give you two some time to get to know each other better." Peter suggested timidly.
I looked down at Bella asking her silently what she wanted to do with Peters suggestion. I started stroking my mates face and placing little kisses everywhere and it must have tickled because she began to giggle. I started purring when Bella began to giggle and that made me incredibly happy. I could be biased because it's my mate but her giggles sounded like angels singing and I vowed to myself to do whatever I could in the future to hear the sound again.
Suddenly Bella touched my chin lightly to draw my attention to her because I had been looking over my shoulder growling lightly at Petey to stay where he was. He was kneeling in a submissive pose to show he wasn't a threat but I still felt the primal need to tell him to stay back.
I turned back and looked down at Bella before I placed a kiss to the top of her head. Bella was now my everything and I'd burn the world to the ground to keep her safe and protected.
"Jasper take me home to my cabin." Bella whispered.
As I stood cradling Bella in my arms, I heard Irina call out to me from where she stood across the room.
"Jasper the cabin is our gift to you and Bella. Fix it up or tear it down and rebuild it, it's up to you and Bella what to do with it. If any of Bellas things from our online shopping arrive, we'll leave them on the cabin porch. Please make sure that you keep your phone charged as I'll, no, we'll all worry about Bella and how she is until we see her again."
I simply nodded in Irinas direction as I walked out the door with Bella wrapped around me piggyback style. Running the short distance to the cabin I'd only ever been to once in the past I heard Bella giggling in exhilaration at the speed we ran at.
When we reached the cabin, I let Bella down off my back and we walked up the front steps and in the door. I walked through the house room by room with Bella following behind me holding my hand. The cabin was sound structurally so it wouldn't need to be torn down and rebuilt.
"I started taking the broken things outside and the things I felt I wouldn't need in my home." Bella said quietly.
"You did well my mate. Let's take a look upstairs." I said leading the way.
Well it was a lot worse than I thought. The damage to the roof was extensive and if it was this bad up here then there was probably more damage than I could see downstairs. At this point it would be easier to tear the place down and rebuild it.
"Bella my sweet girl. I'm afraid that there's a lot of damage to your cabin. We'll have to tear it down and rebuild another one in its place."
"I won't have a home anymore?" Bella whispered with her lip quivering.
"Bella, you have many homes now. You have a large family so you share their homes with them. Plus I have a number of properties all around the world so because you're my mate my homes are now yours too."
"Can I keep my cabin?"
"I'm afraid this one needs to go but I can build you a new one in the same spot. I can even make it exactly the same as this one if you want."
"I don't care what the cabin looks like inside except I like the room downstairs with the big table in it. I don't like beds either, but if you want one, I can keep the door closed and not go in that room."
"How about we leave the space empty and if you ever change your mind, we can order a bed for the room? If you never want a bed that's ok too but Bella you need to realise that when we stay at other people's homes or at hotels there will be beds there."
"I understand. I know I can't avoid them forever and I know I need help. Char and Rosey told me what The Man did to me was very bad and that he should be punished for what he did. Can you help me get better and be a normal girl, Jasper?"
"Bella I will do everything in my power to help you get better and you have our family that is willing to help you too. I do know of somebody who is called a therapist that has trained to help people that have been through things like you have."
"Will they touch me? I only like my family to be close and to touch me."
"If you don't want him to touch you, he won't. You will visit with him or he can come to us and all you do is talk to him and answer questions he has."
"I'll be alone with him?"
"Yes, but I won't be far away. Also whatever is said during your visits with him will be kept secret. Only you and he will know what you talk about. He can't even tell me without your permission."
"He won't hurt me?" Bella asked worriedly.
"Bella, I trust him with my life. I would never leave you alone with someone I didn't trust."
"Ok. If you trust him and think he can help me then I'll give it a try. I want to be better for you Jasper." Bella spoke softly while avoiding my eyes.
"My mate you're already perfect. I just want you to feel better about yourself and to not be afraid all the time. You're a beautiful and powerful woman and I'm a lucky man to be your mate." I said lifting her chin gently to meet her eyes.
"When can we start fixing the cabin?" Bella said changing the subject.
"I want to spend at least two days just us before I call in the help to tear down this cabin and start building the new one. Why don't we go find a Walmart and get some boxes and if you see anything you want while we're there I'll get it for you?"
"What's Walmart?"
"It's a large store that people go to buy food, clothes, books and items for their homes. Theres a lot of other things there too. If you see anything you want to know about while we're there just ask. I'll answer as best I can."
I took Bellas's hand and we walked at a slow pace for a while then we started to run. When we got to Walmart, I grabbed a cart and Bella followed along besides me with her head turning from side to side frequently looking at all the new things.
We found some boxes and put them in the cart and then continued on until Bella stopped in wonder looking at all the books in front of her. She started to touch a few lovingly before quickly pulling her hand back as if she had done something wrong.
"I'm sorry Jasper. I won't touch anything again without asking. They all look so wonderful I couldn't help myself."
"Bella it's ok to touch things and pick them up to examine them. If it's something that shouldn't be touched, I'll let you know. You'll never be in trouble for being curious." I explained calmly.
"I can have some books?"
"You sure can. Pick as many as you want, just remember we'll be carrying them back. We'll drive down another time to get some more things for you."
I felt a flood of joy hit me and if I hadn't been holding onto the cart It would have dropped me.
Bella started picking up books and flicking through a few of them before she sat on the ground and started to read one. I let her be for a minute and walked to the end of the aisle to look at some books for myself. Bella was still in my line of sight so I could keep track of her and she could still see me.
I was distracted by the book in my hand when I felt an incredible wave of hormones hit me and I looked up to see a group of four guys walking towards my Bella. Deciding to stay where I was, I wanted to see if Bella would be able to handle the situation herself before I stepped in.
"Hey baby how you doing?" The tall skinny one asked.
"I'm good. I'm trying to decide what books I want to buy." Bella said holding up a book showing skinny guy.
"Reading? That's boring as hell. Why don't you come to a party with me and the boys?" Skinny guy said with an alluring smile.
"No thanks. I'm happy here with my books." Bella said smiling.
"Ha! Shot down again Chris. You should know nerds won't take their noses out of books to do something fun." The ginger haired guy taunted his friend Chris.
Bella stood up with her arms loaded with books and smiled at the men surrounding her. The poor girl didn't know that they had just insulted her.
"Come on baby. You'd have a much better time with us than you would sitting here reading. We could show you a good time." Another of the group tried to persuade Bella.
When he touched Bellas's arm in what looked like a non-threatening move, I knew different. He was radiating a cocktail of intent, frustration, anger and he was horny as hell. I didn't like where this was going and went to step forward when Bella shifted her books to the arm the guy was touching and she placed her free hand onto his. Horny guy smiled thinking he had gotten his way when Bella suddenly twisted his wrist breaking it.
"I told you I was happy where I was. You guys didn't listen and decided to touch me and I don't like being touched by strange men. Rosey and Char said nobody is allowed to touch me without my permission." Bella said calmly looking down at horny guy on the ground.
Still holding horny guys hand Bella looked at each of the men raising her eyebrow.
"Now do we have a problem because I can always hurt you guys some more if you want?" Bella asked as she gave horny guys hand a gentle twist.
"No problem, lady. We'll leave you alone." The guys stammered as Bella let go of horny guys' hand.
"Good now go away and let me read my books."
The guys scrambled away and quickly headed towards the exit of the store and I rushed over to where Bella stood looking at the books in her arms.
"I wasn't bad was I Jasper? I remembered Rosey and Char said people aren't allowed to touch me with me saying it's ok first. I told those men I was happy where I was and they didn't listen."
"You did wonderful Bella. You stood up for yourself but next time if you use a little less strength, you can still hurt them without breaking any of their bones."
"So I'm allowed to stand up for myself?"
"Yes, you are my mate. Just when it's with humans we need to be a little gentler as they're breakable and we need to not alert humans to what we are."
"Ok Jasper I'll be gentler. Can we get these books and go home now?" Bella said showing me the books she had selected.
"Sure let's go buy a couple of backpacks to carry this stuff home then we'll go." I said gesturing for her to put her books in the cart.
We were cutting through the toy section when Bella stopped again staring at the dolls.
"Jasper, can we buy this ragdoll?"
"Of course we can. Is there anything else you would like?"
"Is there stuff that I can make? Irina and I made things with flowers and then they died."
"I'm sure there's something around here that you can make. Let's go see what we can find."
After a little searching we found some art kits and Bella selected a bead bracelet kit and a kit that you can paint rocks. Placing them in the cart we went and found two large backpacks to put everything in.
We walked to checkout and Bella had a skip to her step and I couldn't help smiling at her enthusiasm. I was beyond proud of how she stood up to the men and saw how much she had learned just by one conversation about her rights with Rose and Char. If my Bella kept learning at this rate, I had hope that she would become the confident and strong woman I knew was in there somewhere.
Bella was still bouncing with excitement as the older woman scanned the items at checkout and she looked up smiling at Bella.
"Are these for you miss? You look very excited." The woman named Stacey said.
"Yes. I've never been allowed to have books before and my Jasper is buying me all the books I want now. He got me some things that I can make too and I can paint some rocks. I liked looking at all the books before those naughty boys wanted me to go with them and then they touched me without my permission."
"I know who you're talking about. They're in here most nights causing problems. We keep tossing them out but they keep coming back. You're a very lucky young woman to have such a caring boyfriend." Stacey said giving me a curious look.
"My girlfriend left an isolated community that had some extreme beliefs about what the younger people can and can't do." I explained. It was the most reasonable thing I could think of to explain what Bella had said.
"Well it's a good thing she has you now to care for her. Good luck to you both and have a nice night." Stacey said with a smile.
"You have a nice night too." I said politely.
Bella and I packed the books, the art kits and her doll into the bags slinging a bag each onto our backs and I grabbed the boxes. We left the store and were cutting through the car park when I heard a voice behind us.
"You shouldn't have hurt my buddy bitch. Now you owe us for what you've done."
I just knew these guys were going to be trouble when we encountered them in the store. Taking Bellas hand I led her into the trees as if we didn't hear the men behind us. With the cover of the trees we had more options on how to deal with our problem.
"Did you hear me? I said you owe us bitch. Your boyfriend can go or he can stay and watch if that's his thing we don't have a beef with him."
We stopped in a clearing and turned around to face the men. Yep, it was the guys from the store. When would I learn to trust my gut feelings?
"Listen your buddy put his hands on my girl when she said she was happy where she was. She did nothing wrong." I said before I handed the boxes to Bella and pushed my sleeves up to reveal my scars. They were just as intimidating to humans as they were to vampires.
"Oh we got a big tough guy here. Listen we were going to take what we're owed from your girl and leave you alone but if you want a fight then we can give you one you little bitch."
"Bella I'm going to use this as a teaching moment. Watch what I do and how I handle these guys." I said as I took half a dozen steps forward and stood nose to nose with the ringleader.
"You think you can take me? We out number you and your nothing but a skinny little dude who thinks he can fight."
"You shouldn't have said that nasty man. My Jasper is going to play with you guys like a child does a fly." My Bella called out.
"Shut up bitch we'll be with you once we're finished with your little boy here."
The ringleader went to throw a punch and I ducked out of the way before turning to face him again. I kept ducking punches making the ringleader angrier with every miss.
"Coward. Stop ducking and fight me unless you're afraid." The ringleader hissed.
"Ok. If that's what you really want." I grinned at the ringleader and stood there with my arms folded mocking him.
When he threw the next punch, I caught his fist and held it in my hand. Firm enough to cause him pain but not enough to break anything. I smiled confidently before I pushed the ringleader to the ground.
Turning to his henchmen I saw them coming at me trying to ambush me with their numbers. I winked at Bella before I tossed the first guy into the bushes and turned to face horny guy who had his hands up in surrender.
"Listen dude I don't have beef with either of you. I wanted to let it go and head to the hospital but they insisted we wait for your girl to leave the store."
"Well I'll give you the chance to leave while you can. I can't promise what will happen if you stay." I offered horny guy. He certainly wasn't feeling horny any longer, just scared and in pain.
Two of the henchmen left and it was just the ringleader and the guy I tossed in the bushes left. The ringleader stood up and came at me. I dodged him a couple of times before I put my hand out and stopped him dead in his tracks. Nothing broke but he would be awfully sore in the morning. Pulling him close by his shirt I exposed my razor sharp teeth and let out a primal growl.
The ringleader saw my eyes up close and he began to tremble.
"How the fuck are your eyes red? What are you?"
"I'm your worst nightmare. Now I could easily kill you and sleep like a baby tonight, but I'm trying to show my girl that violence isn't always needed to scare someone. What you're going to do is go back into Walmart and apologise to the staff for any trouble you have caused and pay for anything you've stolen or damaged. Then you won't enter the Walmart again. Bella baby can you pick up that boulder and bring it here to me?"
"Ok Jazzy. Ha, I like that name! Can I keep calling you that?" Bella laughed as she walked over and handed me the boulder.
"You sure can my beautiful girl. Now back to business. Listen here you douchebag I'm going to show you that I'm more than capable of defending myself and my girl and how serious I am about you following my instructions."
I crushed the boulder into dust with one hand and watched the ringleaders eyes go wide before he lost control of his body functions and peed down his leg.
"Now do we have an understanding? Are you going to follow my instructions to you?"
"Ye…Yes Sir. I won't be a problem to anyone anymore."
"Good now go collect your friend from the bushes and leave." I hissed letting him go.
The ringleader stumbled over to the bushes and picked up his unconscious friend slinging him over his shoulder before he left at a rapid pace.
"Jazzy that was wonderful. You defended us without hurting the naughty boys to much. I didn't think that was possible." Bella gushed embracing me.
"Theres many things that I'm going to show you about what we can and can't do. For now let's get back home." I said taking the boxes from Bella.
We ran straight home and when we got back, I led Bella to one of the empty front rooms and placed the bag down. Bella placed her bag down next to mine and watched as I grabbed one of the flat boxes and folded it into shape. I took the books from the bag and looked at each one as I placed them in the box for storage. When we built the new cabin, I would turn one of the spare rooms into a library with multiple bookcases. I felt a thrill at knowing how happy my Bella would be when she saw what I had planned.
The first book I went to put away was a thick atlas that also had information about countries and other locations. Before I could put that one away Bella grabbed it from my hand and went and sat in the corner of the room before she opened her book and started reading with a huge smile on my face. I felt her joy and couldn't help sending her a wave of love from me. Looking up Bella gave me a huge smile and went back to reading her new treasure.
The next book was a general major points in history book. I smiled at Bellas thirst for knowledge. God had granted me an exceptional woman.
There was a book about animals and their traits and another book about carpentry and building houses. I was surprised when I saw the book about military leaders and their movements. My Bella had a wide range of interests. The last book was about defence and learning how to fight. She really didn't need the last book because I could teach her everything, she needs to know about fighting but whatever my girl wants, my girl gets.
I folded another box into shape and placed the doll and art kits into that. I looked around and didn't like that we would be living in a run down dirty place, I was ok with staying here as I had lived in much worse conditions but my Bella deserved better than this. Deciding that we would stay here tonight and I would call in the troops tomorrow morning to get started on tearing this place down and start rebuilding our home.
"Bella I've made a decision about the cabin. I know I was going to give us a couple of days of alone time before I called the guys in to tear this place down and start rebuilding but I hate the idea of you living in theses conditions. So I'm going to call them in the morning to come and get started. I hope you don't mind me making this choice without talking to you about it first."
"Jazzy, I know you only want what's best for me. You do what you feel is necessary. I trust you." Bella reassured me.
"Bella, I don't know how I got so lucky to have such a trusting wonderful mate."
"I'm the lucky one my mate. After everything that has happened to me, I still managed to find a kind caring man who does whatever it takes to keep me safe and happy. I also have a large family who cares about me. I'm the luckiest girl in the world." Bella said as she stood with her book in hand and walked over to me before placing a gentle kiss on my lips.
I wrapped Bella up in my arms and we simply stood there enjoying each other's embrace. Unfortunately our peace was broken when my phone alerted me to a message.
I've already called and ordered the materials for your cabin. All we have to do is go and pick it up in the morning. The girls are planning to take Bella shopping when the cabin is built to buy furniture and stuff. ~ Peter.
I knew I could count on Peter to get things done but that gift he has is an absolute godsend at times. Deciding to call Peter back would be easier than texting. I dialled my captain as Bella stood there with a curious tilt to her head.
"Peter's roadside diner. You kill 'em we grill 'em. How can I help you today?"
"Wise ass. You're back on this joke again?"
"You know me Jasper I have to get my kicks somehow. What's up?"
"I just wanted to touch base and say thanks for ordering the stuff for the house. Also I wanted to say sorry for being a caveman earlier."
"We've all been there brother and will more than likely be there again at some point. Don't sweat it. Nobody thinks less of you for the way you reacted to your mates' pain."
Bell began tugging on my sleeve to get my attention.
"Jasper what's that in your hand and why can I hear Petey?"
"This is called a phone. It allows you to talk to other people without them being nearby. You can hear Peter because I called his unique number for his phone."
"Oh yay! Can I have a phone so I can call people? Oh oh oh! Can I talk to Petey now?" Bella began bouncing up and down like a toddler on a sugar high.
I handed the phone to Bella explaining to her to hold the phone to her ear and to just start talking.
"Petey?"
"Hello Miss Bella. How've you been Little One?"
"Jaspertookmeshoppingandgotmebooksandartkitsandadoll." Bella spewed out in one breath.
"Little One I know you're excited but you need to slow down a little so we can understand what you're saying." Peter laughed.
"Sorry. I'm just so excited about everything. Jasper got me books which I like very much. I got a new ragdoll and some art kits to make things for my new family. Then the naughty men came and wanted me to go with them but I said no and one of them touched me so I held his hand then broke it. Later when we were going home the naughty men had waited for us and followed us into the woods. My Jasper showed me how to fight without hurting people and the naughty men went away crying."
"Well it sounds like you've been on an adventure."
"I have. It was fun. I told the naughty men that Rosey and Char told me nobody is allowed to touch me without my permission then I broke naughty man hand. I'm becoming a strong powerful woman. My Jasper says so."
"You sure are Little One."
"Petey?"
"Yes, Little One?"
"Can I have a phone of my own? I want to call all of my family on my own phone. Can you tell Jasper to buy me one? If he says no, can you buy me one?"
"Bella I'm sure if you ask Jasper nicely, he'll be more than happy to buy you a phone."
"Ok. I'll go ask him again. Can you buy me one so I can have two phones?"
"We'll see. Go ask Jasper and we'll decide after that if you can have two."
"Ok bye Petey."
"Bye Miss Bella. Hand the phone back to Jasper now, ok?"
"Ok."
Bella handed me the phone and skipped back to where she had dropped her book.
"Major. So can Little One have a phone? I told her I'd ask. Now I have."
"Yes, she can have a phone. But not two, ok?"
"You spoil all my fun Major. Ok I won't buy Bella a phone." Peter said slyly.
"What are you up to Peter? I know that tone, you're planning something."
"What do you mean? Little ol me I'm an angel sent from above." Peter said laughing.
"More like something sent from below. Just don't overdo it ok Peter?" I said worriedly.
"I swear I will not overdo the gift. Talk to you later man. I have some shopping to do."
"Bye Peter. See you tomorrow."
Wondering what Bella and I could do to occupy some time I had a sudden idea and looked for a song on my phone. When I found the right song, I pressed play and the room filled with the words I wanted to say to the woman I was helplessly in love with but had only known for such a short time.
"Jazzy, what's that sound? It's pretty." Bella said as she placed her book down and walked over to me slowly.
"This is called music. It's kind of like talking but done in a melodic way. It's called singing. A lot of music tells a story with its words and I feel like this song explains perfectly how I feel for you. I was wondering if you would like to dance with me?" I asked holding my hand out to Bella.
"I don't know how to dance Jazzy." Bella said timidly.
"That's ok. We'll slow dance which is just holding each other and swaying to the music." I said pulling Bella to me and wrapping my arms around her.
Bella wrapped her arms around my waist and we swayed to the music just losing ourselves in each other.
A swirl of love surrounded us and I suddenly felt like singing along with the tune that was playing. Looking into each other's eyes and I started singing along with Starship.
Lookin' in your eyes
I see a paradise
This world that I've found is too good to be true
Standin' here beside you
Want so much to give you
This love in my heart that I'm feeling for you
Bellas eyes were so full of emotions that she couldn't explain but that was ok because I knew what she was feeling and I felt the same way for her.
Let 'em say we're crazy
I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand
Baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us
Just fall apart
Baby, we can make it
If we're heart to heart
Placing her head against my chest and tightening her arms around my waist Bella and I kept swaying to the music and I kept singing along with the song.
And we can build this dream together
Standing strong forever
Nothing's gonna stop us now
And if this world runs out of lovers
We'll still have each other
Nothing's gonna stop us
Nothing's gonna stop us now
Oh, whoa
I'm so glad I found you
I'm not gonna lose you
Whatever it takes
I will stay here with you
Take you to the good times
See you through the bad times
Whatever it takes
Is what I'm gonna do
We kept dancing in the swirl of emotions that only kept getting stronger. As the song came to an end we stood there looking into each other's eyes and Bella leaned in and instead of the quick soft kisses we had shared she placed a firm lingering kiss on me that sent tingles of electricity down my spine.
"I love you with my whole heart Bella. You're my whole world now."
"I love you too my Jasper."
Our bubble of peace and love was suddenly broken when my phone rang. Looking at my phone I felt a cold chill of dread go through me.
"Jasper don't hang up. I know you're mad at us but I've had a vision. It's about her, your mate."
A/N: Thank you for reading and all the reviews. Each and every fave, follow and review gives me a thrill of happiness at people enjoying my writing. Thank you again to Lisa for her endless support.