Chapter Twenty-Four - Out of Time
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Jasper
The polite smile that had been plastered to Aro’s face was gone. It had been replaced by disbelieving frown and it was directed at me. I couldn’t exactly blame the man for not wanting to believe his brothers had murdered the woman he loved more than twenty years ago. And I certainly couldn’t blame him for the crazy look in his eye. The man had fathered two children that he had been unaware of for twenty-six years. I think I’d be crazy too.
Aro glared at the file in his shaking hands with murderous intent. “Is this some kind of a joke?” He asked through his teeth. He was angry but like I said, it was to be expected.
“It’s not a joke, Aro.” Edward informed him sincerely.
I was still mad at Edward for all the bullshit he’s caused my family but I couldn’t help but feel a kinship with him now. He was here in the same dangerous situation as I and he was doing it to save a woman who no longer loved him.
He nodded once and swallowed thickly. I should have stopped the amused grin that formed on my lips. I’d like to say that I wasn’t enjoying with a smug satisfaction the pain and discomfort all of this brought to him but then, I’d be lying. Secretly I was enjoying every moment of grimaces and groans that were voiced. Sure, technically, Aro is Bella’s father, but that didn’t automatically discredit or erase the years of sin committed against my family by his.
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Jasper
The polite smile that had been plastered to Aro’s face was gone. It had been replaced by disbelieving frown and it was directed at me. I couldn’t exactly blame the man for not wanting to believe his brothers had murdered the woman he loved more than twenty years ago. And I certainly couldn’t blame him for the crazy look in his eye. The man had fathered two children that he had been unaware of for twenty-six years. I think I’d be crazy too.
Aro glared at the file in his shaking hands with murderous intent. “Is this some kind of a joke?” He asked through his teeth. He was angry but like I said, it was to be expected.
“It’s not a joke, Aro.” Edward informed him sincerely.
I was still mad at Edward for all the bullshit he’s caused my family but I couldn’t help but feel a kinship with him now. He was here in the same dangerous situation as I and he was doing it to save a woman who no longer loved him.
He nodded once and swallowed thickly. I should have stopped the amused grin that formed on my lips. I’d like to say that I wasn’t enjoying with a smug satisfaction the pain and discomfort all of this brought to him but then, I’d be lying. Secretly I was enjoying every moment of grimaces and groans that were voiced. Sure, technically, Aro is Bella’s father, but that didn’t automatically discredit or erase the years of sin committed against my family by his.
“I thought she’d left me.” Aro whispered to himself.
This is when my softer side kicked in and I couldn’t help but feel a little sorry for the man. He had believed for almost thirty years that the woman he loved left him for his best friend. When in factuality she had fled the state with Charlie Swan acting as a bodyguard.
Aro and Renee had been secretly seeing each other for years but Marcus had suspected it for sometime. The relationship had been brought to light after an dishonest servant in Aro’s house was caught stealing and was pardoned for information.
This is when my softer side kicked in and I couldn’t help but feel a little sorry for the man. He had believed for almost thirty years that the woman he loved left him for his best friend. When in factuality she had fled the state with Charlie Swan acting as a bodyguard.
Aro and Renee had been secretly seeing each other for years but Marcus had suspected it for sometime. The relationship had been brought to light after an dishonest servant in Aro’s house was caught stealing and was pardoned for information.
Marcus had planned to kill Renee but, thankfully for me, Renee was not an ignorant woman. She fled the state shortly after under the guise of falling in love with Charlie Swan, Aro’s best friend and head of his personal guard and she did so before Marcus could find out about the bastard child growing in her womb.
Demetri and Bella were born eight and a half months later at 3:30 AM on September 17th in the year 1984. Charlie and Renee lived with the twins under the radar for nearly three years before Marcus eventually caught wind of their whereabouts. They parted ways each taking a child with them. Charlie headed to Chicago to live under the protection of the Cullen family and Renee to Phoenix with Demetri. Renee knowing that the eldest Volturi brother would inevitably catch up to her placed Demetri in the foster care system, she died her horrible death two days later.
Demetri and Bella were born eight and a half months later at 3:30 AM on September 17th in the year 1984. Charlie and Renee lived with the twins under the radar for nearly three years before Marcus eventually caught wind of their whereabouts. They parted ways each taking a child with them. Charlie headed to Chicago to live under the protection of the Cullen family and Renee to Phoenix with Demetri. Renee knowing that the eldest Volturi brother would inevitably catch up to her placed Demetri in the foster care system, she died her horrible death two days later.
Marcus had planned to kill Renee but, thankfully for me, Renee was not an ignorant woman. She fled the state shortly after under the guise of falling in love with Charlie Swan, Aro’s best friend and head of his personal guard and she did so before Marcus could find out about the bastard child growing in her womb.
Demetri and Bella were born eight and a half months later at 3:30 AM on September 17th in the year 1984. Charlie and Renee lived with the twins under the radar for nearly three years before Marcus eventually caught wind of their whereabouts. They parted ways each taking a child with them. Charlie headed to Chicago to live under the protection of the Cullen family and Renee to Phoenix with Demetri. Renee knowing that the eldest Volturi brother would inevitably catch up to her placed Demetri in the foster care system, she died her horrible death two days later.
Demetri and Bella were born eight and a half months later at 3:30 AM on September 17th in the year 1984. Charlie and Renee lived with the twins under the radar for nearly three years before Marcus eventually caught wind of their whereabouts. They parted ways each taking a child with them. Charlie headed to Chicago to live under the protection of the Cullen family and Renee to Phoenix with Demetri. Renee knowing that the eldest Volturi brother would inevitably catch up to her placed Demetri in the foster care system, she died her horrible death two days later.
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| Demetri and Bella |
Demetri was officially adopted in the summer of 89’ by the Caponi family. He excelled with his new family at the helm and was at one point top of his class. No one but Demetri knows why he turned to a life of crime. I mused silently that maybe it was just in his genetics to do so.
After a minute I assumed he took to gather himself his eyes returned to the thick folder he had let flop unceremoniously to his desk a few minutes ago. The range of emotions that ran across his face was indescribably as he scanned through the stacks of old and new photos, birth certificates, hospital records, school records and lastly Bella’s hospital records from Ireland.
Aro’s head jerked up and his eyes found mine. “She is pregnant and you are the father?”
“I am.” I replied.
After a minute I assumed he took to gather himself his eyes returned to the thick folder he had let flop unceremoniously to his desk a few minutes ago. The range of emotions that ran across his face was indescribably as he scanned through the stacks of old and new photos, birth certificates, hospital records, school records and lastly Bella’s hospital records from Ireland.
Aro’s head jerked up and his eyes found mine. “She is pregnant and you are the father?”
“I am.” I replied.
“Aro, this is Jasper Whitlock, Bella’s husband.” Edward spoke up and I wanted to face palm again. No matter what Edward just had to be the brown nosing suck up.
“Edward, dear boy,” Aro sighed. “I know who he is. I did not come to this position by being stupid.”
I had to bite my tongue. This wasn’t the time or the place to start making accusations, but apparently the strain was too much for my brother who snickered loudly. Edward and I groaned in unison as Aro narrowed his beady eyes at Emmett. At least he had the decency to look sheepish as be apologized.
I was shocked when Aro stood up and put a hand to Emmett’s shoulder. “Do not apologize to me. I have been stupid.” he informed him regretfully.
“Now then,” Aro told us standing erect with a new kind of determination in his voice. “Where do we start?”
I stood from my chair and fought back the snarl from my chest as I asked. “Where is Marcus?”
“Edward, dear boy,” Aro sighed. “I know who he is. I did not come to this position by being stupid.”
I had to bite my tongue. This wasn’t the time or the place to start making accusations, but apparently the strain was too much for my brother who snickered loudly. Edward and I groaned in unison as Aro narrowed his beady eyes at Emmett. At least he had the decency to look sheepish as be apologized.
I was shocked when Aro stood up and put a hand to Emmett’s shoulder. “Do not apologize to me. I have been stupid.” he informed him regretfully.
“Now then,” Aro told us standing erect with a new kind of determination in his voice. “Where do we start?”
I stood from my chair and fought back the snarl from my chest as I asked. “Where is Marcus?”
I would defiantly say that this had been a learning experience for me. I had learnt to hold back my temper against a man I had hated most of my adult life for the greater good. I would do all a million times over if it meant getting to hold my beautiful wife in my arms once more.
We had spent the last few hours going over our plan and if it were executed properly Bella would be back home in my arms in the next 48 hours.
Aro had been more than helpful when it came to locating his brother or as he put it, his soon-to-be dead brother. I had to laugh at that. Yes, that motherfucker was most certainly a dead man walking it just remained to be seen who would get there first. I knew Aro wanted to be the one to deliver the death blow to Marcus and Caius but it would be a race. Marcus had taken my wife and child from me, that was an unforgivable offence to me and my brother’s. Yes, even Edward was out for blood. Something I wasn’t accustomed to seeing but could understand. Edward was still very much in love with my Bella but he was letting her go. The first noble act I had ever seen Edward take and it filled me with pride for him.
Marcus was hiding on a privately owned island off the coast of Florida near Cuba. It wouldn’t take us long to get there but we would have to be careful. The island was owned and kept by Caius and as I have said before the man was well versed in all things military.
Aro not being without his suspicions of his brothers always kept someone on the payroll in one or both of his brothers presence. And that fact brought us information that soothed and upset me all at the same time. Bella was safe and relatively unharmed and that helped to center me to a point. But disturbingly Aro’s spy was led to believe that Caius had taken a more sexual interest in Bella. My vision clouded red at the thought of that vile bastards hands grazing her precious skin. It made me want to be ill.
Our little fly on the wall explained that the island was heavily guarded by a small army of men who were loyal to both Marcus and Caius.
I was so lost in thought that I hadn’t notice Emmett standing in front of me calling my name.
We had spent the last few hours going over our plan and if it were executed properly Bella would be back home in my arms in the next 48 hours.
Aro had been more than helpful when it came to locating his brother or as he put it, his soon-to-be dead brother. I had to laugh at that. Yes, that motherfucker was most certainly a dead man walking it just remained to be seen who would get there first. I knew Aro wanted to be the one to deliver the death blow to Marcus and Caius but it would be a race. Marcus had taken my wife and child from me, that was an unforgivable offence to me and my brother’s. Yes, even Edward was out for blood. Something I wasn’t accustomed to seeing but could understand. Edward was still very much in love with my Bella but he was letting her go. The first noble act I had ever seen Edward take and it filled me with pride for him.
Marcus was hiding on a privately owned island off the coast of Florida near Cuba. It wouldn’t take us long to get there but we would have to be careful. The island was owned and kept by Caius and as I have said before the man was well versed in all things military.
Aro not being without his suspicions of his brothers always kept someone on the payroll in one or both of his brothers presence. And that fact brought us information that soothed and upset me all at the same time. Bella was safe and relatively unharmed and that helped to center me to a point. But disturbingly Aro’s spy was led to believe that Caius had taken a more sexual interest in Bella. My vision clouded red at the thought of that vile bastards hands grazing her precious skin. It made me want to be ill.
Our little fly on the wall explained that the island was heavily guarded by a small army of men who were loyal to both Marcus and Caius.
I was so lost in thought that I hadn’t notice Emmett standing in front of me calling my name.
“Jazz?”
“Huh?” I said absently.
“I said you need to get some sleep.” Emmett said, concern lacing his every word. I knew he was worried about me but it didn’t seem right for me to rest peacefully while my Bell was locked away with two sadistic assholes.
Not fuckin’ likely.
I just scowled at Emmett and he scowled back. I knew this would turn into an argument and don’t get me wrong. I really could see his point, I needed to be alert and focused to pull this off but my adrenaline was still pumping and was making his request a difficult one.
I was able to dose for a while, though it was fitful and full of nightmares I didn’t want to remember. Thankfully before I could put much thought into it Edward announced that it was time to go.
We would be taking on the beach compound with a little more than fifty men, Aro’s and mine. We only had one objective at the moment if Caius and Marcus escaped we would deal with them at a later time. Bella was all that mattered. She would be coming home with me or I wouldn’t be coming home at all.
“Huh?” I said absently.
“I said you need to get some sleep.” Emmett said, concern lacing his every word. I knew he was worried about me but it didn’t seem right for me to rest peacefully while my Bell was locked away with two sadistic assholes.
Not fuckin’ likely.
I just scowled at Emmett and he scowled back. I knew this would turn into an argument and don’t get me wrong. I really could see his point, I needed to be alert and focused to pull this off but my adrenaline was still pumping and was making his request a difficult one.
I was able to dose for a while, though it was fitful and full of nightmares I didn’t want to remember. Thankfully before I could put much thought into it Edward announced that it was time to go.
We would be taking on the beach compound with a little more than fifty men, Aro’s and mine. We only had one objective at the moment if Caius and Marcus escaped we would deal with them at a later time. Bella was all that mattered. She would be coming home with me or I wouldn’t be coming home at all.
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Bella
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Bella
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“Mistress,” Abigail called effectively ending my wonderful daydream. “The Master has requested your presence for dinner.”
I laughed in her face because I didn’t care anymore. Fuck them all. “Requested?” I asked her sarcastically. “You mean ordered don’t you?”
She looked down at me, disapprovingly as she tsk’d. “Now darling you know that isn’t true. The Master just wants to care for you. I think you should remember that without him you’d be dead already.”
I rose from the window seat I was currently perched on, my thick novel from today’s reading still in my hands. “Yes, and you’d do well to remember that your Master favors me and wouldn’t bat an eyelashes if I were to break your fucking neck.” Abigail trembled as I continued my approach. “You tell your Master that his married and pregnant captive will be down when she is good and Goddamn ready.”
I blew out a large gust of air when I was finished and plopped back down onto my chair as Abigail excused herself to ready my dress for dinner.
Who fucking cares if she readied me a dress. I would wear what I fucking wanted to, end of story.
“Mistress,” Abigail called effectively ending my wonderful daydream. “The Master has requested your presence for dinner.”
I laughed in her face because I didn’t care anymore. Fuck them all. “Requested?” I asked her sarcastically. “You mean ordered don’t you?”
She looked down at me, disapprovingly as she tsk’d. “Now darling you know that isn’t true. The Master just wants to care for you. I think you should remember that without him you’d be dead already.”
I rose from the window seat I was currently perched on, my thick novel from today’s reading still in my hands. “Yes, and you’d do well to remember that your Master favors me and wouldn’t bat an eyelashes if I were to break your fucking neck.” Abigail trembled as I continued my approach. “You tell your Master that his married and pregnant captive will be down when she is good and Goddamn ready.”
I blew out a large gust of air when I was finished and plopped back down onto my chair as Abigail excused herself to ready my dress for dinner.
Who fucking cares if she readied me a dress. I would wear what I fucking wanted to, end of story.
While it was true Caius was in fact keeping me alive that didn’t warm me to him in the slightest. He was keeping me alive for his own sick reasoning. The bastard wanted me or should I say my physical body. That was plain to see from the expensive gifts and low cut duds he commissioned for me to wear at breakfast, lunch and dinner. A new dress for each even and some new trinket to join them. I hated them all as I had told him many times already.
Marcus had arrived yesterday and called for me right away. I thought back on the memory with bile in my throat.
Marcus had arrived yesterday and called for me right away. I thought back on the memory with bile in my throat.
“Come Cara,” Caius cooed as he pulled me along the warm hallways to a set of doors I had not seen yet.
I wanted to bite the hand he had wrapped firmly around my elbow but thought better of it. What would I do then? Swim home?
I glared at him through heavily painted eyes as he begged me to behave myself. He feared Marcus wouldn’t be as forgiving with my attitude as he had been. If I had it my way I would blow a hole in the asshole first chance I got.
Caius had made sure that I was dressed to play the part of his new toy. I felt disgusting in the low-cut black satin dress he proposed I wear and even more so to wear the pair of black pearl earrings I was given as a gift.
Caius assured me that this was just for show. That he would wait for me to be ready.
Fucking funny is what that was.
If he thought for one minute that I would ever willingly give myself to him then he was ten times crazier than I gave him credit for.
I wanted to bite the hand he had wrapped firmly around my elbow but thought better of it. What would I do then? Swim home?
I glared at him through heavily painted eyes as he begged me to behave myself. He feared Marcus wouldn’t be as forgiving with my attitude as he had been. If I had it my way I would blow a hole in the asshole first chance I got.
Caius had made sure that I was dressed to play the part of his new toy. I felt disgusting in the low-cut black satin dress he proposed I wear and even more so to wear the pair of black pearl earrings I was given as a gift.
Caius assured me that this was just for show. That he would wait for me to be ready.
Fucking funny is what that was.
If he thought for one minute that I would ever willingly give myself to him then he was ten times crazier than I gave him credit for.
The room was nearly dark when I entered; only lit by a few lamps. He was posted up behind Caius’s desk like fucking Don Vito Corleone smoking a huge cigar like he really needed it.
“Ah, sweet Bella, what a pleasure it is to finally meet you.” He said in what seemed to me like a bored tone. His tone matched the uninterested look on his face.
“What do you want from me?” I asked him with a scowl.
Marcus laughed at me in a kind of mechanical mindless way. “What I want? I want you dead little bambina. You and your brother.”
Dead? Brother?
“Brother? What the fuck are you talking about? I don’t have a brother.” I argued.
He laughed again. “Oh dearest Bella, you do. Your real father would have been so happy to have a boy or you for that matter. But you see I couldn’t in good conscience have a half-breed in my family.”
“Your family?” I questioned confused by what he meant by his family and I dreaded the answer.
“Yes bambina. Your father is my brother.”
“Ah, sweet Bella, what a pleasure it is to finally meet you.” He said in what seemed to me like a bored tone. His tone matched the uninterested look on his face.
“What do you want from me?” I asked him with a scowl.
Marcus laughed at me in a kind of mechanical mindless way. “What I want? I want you dead little bambina. You and your brother.”
Dead? Brother?
“Brother? What the fuck are you talking about? I don’t have a brother.” I argued.
He laughed again. “Oh dearest Bella, you do. Your real father would have been so happy to have a boy or you for that matter. But you see I couldn’t in good conscience have a half-breed in my family.”
“Your family?” I questioned confused by what he meant by his family and I dreaded the answer.
“Yes bambina. Your father is my brother.”
I turned to look at Caius who was shaking his head at me. And I understood immediately. Tears fell from my eyes as the reality of everything hit me at once. The man I was brought up to hate, the man who I had thought to take my family from me was in fact my father.
I was the daughter of Aro Volturi.
I was the daughter of Aro Volturi.
Caius had pleaded for my life, well… for the mean time anyway. He wanted me for some reason or another. It made my insides crawl to think my own blood uncle wanted me physically.
A knock on the door brought me from my thoughts and not a moment later Caius strutted through the door. He was upset. Maybe he didn’t like my comment about being pregnant and married to another man. Caius didn’t strike me as the type of man that liked to share. Well he could kiss my ass.
“Bella, have you forgotten so easily who it is that holds your life?”
I sneered at him. “And at what point uncle did you believe that I gave a flying fuck. You are a sick-”
A knock on the door brought me from my thoughts and not a moment later Caius strutted through the door. He was upset. Maybe he didn’t like my comment about being pregnant and married to another man. Caius didn’t strike me as the type of man that liked to share. Well he could kiss my ass.
“Bella, have you forgotten so easily who it is that holds your life?”
I sneered at him. “And at what point uncle did you believe that I gave a flying fuck. You are a sick-”
Before I realized what was happening I was slammed against the wall by the head of my hair. The stone walls felt gritting as the scraped against the flesh of my face. I could feel his body behind mine and his breath was hot and ragged in my ear. “Cara, I have been very patient with you. Don’t force my hand. I doubt that you will enjoy it.”
I squirmed against him and he chuckled pressing his erection harder against my ass. “Then again,” he licked the side of my neck. “Maybe you will.”
“Get. The. Fuck. Off. Me.” I gritted out.
He spun me to face him and I could clearly see how much he was enjoying this. Apparently Caius liked it rough. Sick bastard.
“I think not, my beauty. I’m not finished with you yet.”
I raised a hand to slap him but he grabbed it twisting it painfully behind my back and followed with the other. “That’s it Cara, fight.”
“FUCK YOU!” I spat at him.
I suddenly heard a sharp click just as I felt the cold metal around my wrists. “YOU MOTHERFUCKER!” I wailed as he lifted me around the waist and deposited me onto the bed.
“Stop struggling, love,” he told me in a stern voice but even yet he caressed the sides of my face and kissed me chastely on the lips. I wanted to vomit. “Don’t make me tie you to the bed.”
I stopped knowing that he would make good on his promise.
“Good girl.” he told me as he continued his previous assault on my neck and his hands started to rove near my center.
My face was hot and most from the fresh tears that rolled from my eyes. There was no more I could do. So I prayed. I prayed for forgiveness from god for the vile union that was about to take place. I prayed for the forgiveness of my family for not being stronger. And I prayed for the forgiveness from my husband.
Please forgive me Jasper.
I clenched my eyes tight as I heard the zipper of Caius’s pants and felt him nudge my legs apart with his knee.
“Don’t fight this, love. It can be enjoyable.”
My head started to spin as I felt the material of my underwear disappear and the last thing I heard before all went dark was the loud whining of helicopter blades.
“JASPER!”
I squirmed against him and he chuckled pressing his erection harder against my ass. “Then again,” he licked the side of my neck. “Maybe you will.”
“Get. The. Fuck. Off. Me.” I gritted out.
He spun me to face him and I could clearly see how much he was enjoying this. Apparently Caius liked it rough. Sick bastard.
“I think not, my beauty. I’m not finished with you yet.”
I raised a hand to slap him but he grabbed it twisting it painfully behind my back and followed with the other. “That’s it Cara, fight.”
“FUCK YOU!” I spat at him.
I suddenly heard a sharp click just as I felt the cold metal around my wrists. “YOU MOTHERFUCKER!” I wailed as he lifted me around the waist and deposited me onto the bed.
“Stop struggling, love,” he told me in a stern voice but even yet he caressed the sides of my face and kissed me chastely on the lips. I wanted to vomit. “Don’t make me tie you to the bed.”
I stopped knowing that he would make good on his promise.
“Good girl.” he told me as he continued his previous assault on my neck and his hands started to rove near my center.
My face was hot and most from the fresh tears that rolled from my eyes. There was no more I could do. So I prayed. I prayed for forgiveness from god for the vile union that was about to take place. I prayed for the forgiveness of my family for not being stronger. And I prayed for the forgiveness from my husband.
Please forgive me Jasper.
I clenched my eyes tight as I heard the zipper of Caius’s pants and felt him nudge my legs apart with his knee.
“Don’t fight this, love. It can be enjoyable.”
My head started to spin as I felt the material of my underwear disappear and the last thing I heard before all went dark was the loud whining of helicopter blades.
“JASPER!”
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