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Chap. Ten "Rebuild your heart."

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Tears, fear, horror, the constant pounding of the heart, the adrenaline. Everything that Jasper could have imagined would happen when he told Maureen the truth, he really didn't want to tell her anything, he was so comfortable holding her in his arms. She hugging him around the waist while he clung to her shoulders keeping her close to his chest, her hair tousled and the smell of seawater filling her nostrils with warm and pleasant sensations. Jasper didn't want to tell her what kind of monster he was when he knew she would run from him, knowing that she would possibly disown him for his bestial nature. Jasper breathed in Maureen's scent, wanting to memorize those moments that might soon be over.

- Did you know that the books of the legends of the reserve are sold online on a specific page? - A whisper with a low voice. Jasper closed his eyes, fearing the worst. Fearing to lose her - Do you know which one stands out the most among all the Quileute legends?

- Maureen ... - The named closed her eyes as they clung to the soldier - Since when do you know?

- Since that day of the accident - Just a whisper - Your brother made it very evident.

Before moving to Forks. Maureen, she had bought a book that spoke of the most talked about legends in town, that book had been a distraction while she was staying on the plane. As he worked up to leave everything behind.

- Besides ... Alice is not very silent when she goes to see my brother - A mocking smile - Jasper ... Look into my eyes.

The soldier closed his eyes, he didn't want to let her go, he didn't want to see the fear in her oceanic eyes, he didn't want to lose her. He was not a prince; he was not the prince charming that she deserved. He was the monster, the wild animal that destroyed innocent souls that came their way, he was the beast that wanted blood and would never be satisfied. He was the monster and she was the princess, and in stories the princess is never of the monster.

Jasper felt Maureen's warm hands on his face, like that day in the hospital - Jasper ... I'm not afraid of you.

The soldier opened his eyes and was lost in the sea of ​​secrets that reflected the oceanic eyes of his heart; he was lost in the infinite warmth that they gave off. He was lost in her marine eyes and she in the amber color of the soldier's eyes, she was lost in his wild eyes.

- I know what you are...

- Say it...

- You're a vampire ... - Jasper nodded, Maureen gasped, although she suspected it and although she sensed what they were ... the man she loved and his family, having a confirmation of the fact did not make it any more bearable. - Who are you really Jasper?

It was time, it was the moment where the soldier would take off his armor, the moment where he would expose himself in all his splendor to the angelic he loved, the moment where he was sincere with her, where there would be no lies, deceit, the moment where half-truths faded to a single fact, he was a beast, someone who was simply converted by his ability as a Senior. Maureen continued to take refuge in her chest and the beat of her heart was constant, she was calm. As if she knew something he didn't know and that just upset him, how could she be with him so calm when at any moment he could turn it into his dinner?

- Why aren't you screaming in fear? Why aren't you running away? - Why wasn't she running from him? Because he was not afraid of his wild nature.

- Because I know monsters worse than you ... - Maureen's eyes shone with accumulated tears - Because I have lived with constant fear and I am tired of distancing myself from people because of the fear that Thomas will repeat himself.

A sob from the human - Because I have never felt something this great for someone ... Jasper, I love you and for that love I will fight my fears.

- Maureen ... - Jasper's golden eyes crystallized ... His heart was not afraid of it, his little angel was willing to fight for him.

- I don't care about your nature. Jasper, not as long as you promise to take care of my broken heart - Maureen took Jasper's face between her hands, Maureen's ocean eyes bathed in tears, but with an unwavering determination not to be defeated, not to let her fears take over. reins of his life - Promise me that you will take care of every broken piece of my heart, promise me that you will never let them cut my wings again. Promise me you will not leave...

Jasper nodded with crystallized eyes, he was not going to allow any human, vampire, wolf or any supernatural creature to hurt her again - I promise that I will help you rebuild every piece of your huge heart, I promise to help you open your wings so that you can still fly higher than you ever did ... I promise to be there for you always.

They sealed that promise with a tender kiss, without haste, without delay. With a kiss full of love, full of comfort, with a kiss full of hope, with a kiss full of fear. Fear of losing loved ones, hope of being able to rebuild their broken pieces, full of the love they had for each other. Jasper clung to Maureen's light, to her warmth, to the endless love she held in her heart. Maureen clung to Jasper, to his strength, to the gigantic feeling of protection she could feel from him when they were together.

Soldier and human would rebuild, the soldier would take care of her broken heart and try to spread her wings, in the sense that Maureen would feel free, in the sense that it would make her never feel pressured or have to decide between him and his family. On the contrary, she would make the soldier stop thinking of himself as a monster that did not deserve love, she would make him see that his past did not define him as a person, she would help him control the beast that lived in him.

The two of them would help each other return to the people they were long before life broke them like glass.

Jasper stroked Maureen's hair, the youngest of the Atlantis had bathed, her clothes had been rendered useless by cuts and so on, so he lent her a shirt and Rosalie had given her Alice clothes. Just 5 minutes after Rose brushed her hair, Maureen fell into his arms where she fell asleep. While Jasper watched over her dreams, he murmured nice things in her ear when she felt uneasy. When Rosalie found out she was the one who reacted the most aggressively, it was understandable, Rose saw Maureen as the daughter she could never have, knowing that someone as special and sweet as her heart had gone through so much in her life had hit Rose with past memories.

Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle and Esme came out to deal with the girl's attackers, on the contrary, nobody mentioned anything about Bella Swan. Maureen said she would take care of the Swan.

Morgan had arrived at the Cullen residence, he sighed quietly when he saw his little sister sleeping, although it bothered him that the dyed blonde kept her in his arms. Although deep down she was happy that her sister had found someone like Jasper, even if she never said it out loud, or with death threat.

- You already know, right? - Jasper nodded, understanding that he was talking about the subject of Thomas - What do you think of that?

Morgan needed to know that the blonde was trustworthy, that in his hands he could leave his greatest treasure, he needed to know that his sister would be safe in his arms. He needed to know if the blonde was trustworthy enough.

- That he should be rotting ten feet underground - remembering what that human did to his heart filled him with rage - But she doesn't want him to intervene ... I still think that jail was not enough.

Morgan nodded - And it wasn't ... Thomas was released a few days ago ...

Jasper tensed - Why the fuck did they let him go?

- Thomas's mother is a respected MP in Hawaii ... she got her son paroled; our attorney tried to appeal the judge's decision. But he couldn't achieve anything. - The anger was beginning to accumulate in her being - when all this happened, I told Maureen to close all her social networks and change her number. Papa bought him a new cell phone and we keep the old one.

Jasper frowned - Why did they do that?

- I still don't know ... - Morgan murmured - But the day I found out that they released him I turned on the cell phone again ... there was nothing wrong, only unimportant notifications, pdf books, melody scores ... I thought That he was exaggerating by keeping the cell phone, he had planned to throw it away a few hours ago, but before he did, a message arrived from ...

- Thomas ... - Jasper whispered, Maureen fidgeted. Jasper pulled her closer to his body and hummed some unfamiliar melody - What does the message say?

Jasper asked when he felt Maureen calmer. Morgan, sigh. - Where are you little angel? Why did you run from me? Wherever I'm going to find you and a lot more shit like that ...

Jasper breathed in Maureen's scent several times, trying to calm himself so as not to wake her up and upset her. The least the soldier wanted was for her to go through the same situation that led her to break down, that led her to fall from the skies.

- What will we do? - Jasper was not going to sit idly by - Morgan ...

- Nothing ... - muttered the brother of the youngest of the Atlantis - For now ...

- Why are you telling me this, Morgan? - Jasper asked - What do you really want to know?

- I want to know if you are willing to kill anyone so that she - Morgan pointed to Maureen who was still sleeping - is safe ... I want to know that you are willing to protect her no matter if you become a monster.

- The two corpses in the alley did not make it clear to Atlantis? - Jasper murmured - Maybe being close to her is a totally different person but I don't stop being a murderer, whoever it is I don't care who it is will know my most beast side if they ever hurt her ...

Morgan smirked - What a psycho you sounded ken doll, but considering the situation it is just what we need.

Jasper laughed slightly - He is a threat to you too Morgan, hurt Alice and I kill you ...

Morgan smiled fearlessly - I want to see you try it chucky sideboard doll ...

The older of the Atlantis twins sighed, left the room with a firm step. Her heart could be at ease, her sister was safe and she would still be with a man like Jasper by her side, being with someone who wouldn't mind killing an entire civilization to keep her safe out of the shadows.

Jasper was like a dragon, a fierce and savage dragon willing to do anything to protect his treasure, to protect her. A soldier like him would move mountains, tear down concrete and steel walls, build bridges just for her to be happy and safe. If necessary, he would make heaven burn and hell freeze, just so he could rebuild his heart.