"You did what?!"
Rosalie is pacing the floor, her hands are raking through her hair again and again. She turns to me. "God, Jared, the first girl that comes your way and you expose yourself as a vampire! How could you be so stupid!" I wince, hurt.
"Rose!" Esme calls sharply. Rose turns to her as Esme points to a chair. She sits. "Look, this isn't the end of the world." Esme says calmly. "Bella accepted who we are and she's never told anyone." She stares at Rose. "Yeah, that's because Bella is Edward's mate. She deserved to know!" Rose tries again. Esme hushes her.
"Reeve could be Jared's mate. So she should know." Alice buts in. Rose looks exasperated. "Reeve? Seriously? It's nothing but a summer fling!" She yells. I stand up to hit Rose. "Argh!" I grip her shirt.
"That's enough."
We all turn to see Jasper in the doorway, rather composed. Rose tuts and turns away. Jasper's eyes fix on mine. "Sit down, girl." He commands.
I grab a chair closest to Alice. "Thank you." He says to me. "Rose," He calls. She turns to him. He scowls slightly but speaks with a calm, quiet voice. "Don't ever speak to my child like that again."
My child.
His words make me feel better, I feel like he cares about me again.
She nods but doesn't answer. "Jared," He calls. I look up sheepishly. "Yeah?"
"You never hit a member of family. Do you understand?" He asks. I nod slowly. He walks further into the room and sits on a chair beside Alice.
"Now, tell me what happened." He commands but none of us speak, even Rose has been silenced. Minutes pass with him eyeing each one of us. He even tries prompting me to speak. I turn away quickly. Eventually, Esme makes the first comment. "Well," She starts. Jasper's eyes lock on her. "Reeve and Lucifer know about our existence." She looks up at him. Jasper's expression doesn't change.
"They know we're vampires. Well, Lucifer at least," Alice concluded, as if he didn't understand. Jasper nods slowly. He leans back in his chair, totally at ease. He tilts his head to the side, looking at me. His eyes pierce through me. The expression in them is killing me, but I can't look away.
The others are also holding their breath. He has that effect on people. "Jared," He says, a light tone in his voice. It sounded like a question. "Yes, Dad?" I squeak.
He holds up a hand, curls his fingers, beckoning me closer. I step towards him. He shifts his legs so I can sit between them. His arms encircle me from behind. His cheek is against mine.
"Now then, my girl," He muses. "Why did you tell Lucifer?" I turn to face him. "How did you know it was me?" I sigh exasperated. "You're Lucifer's best friend. Aren't you?"
I groan. "Look, I didn't tell him, he guessed." I defend. He sighs. "Ok, look, like I said earlier, Bella accepted us and so has Lucifer." Esme admits. "Yeah, and look how that turned out!" Rose pipes up. "First there was James who practically killed her bones and then last year The Volturi nearly killed Bella and Edward, great job!" She mutters, sarcastically.
"Rose! We'll sort this out. It'll be ok." Esme soothes. Jasper and Alice nod in agreement. Emmett, who hasn't spoken a word since the meeting started, stands up. "Esme's right, we'll get through this, Rose. Reeve is Jared's mate, she needs to know." He reasons.
She nods.
"And besides," He continues. "Jared can't have a summer fling. It's the start of June."
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Jared Whitlock; Daughter of Jasper Hale
FanfictionAs a teenager, you're always going to have problems. But for Jared, it's different circumstances. Her father is only three years older than her, her late mother was a soldier, who trained vampires and is known as one of the most evil, her grandparen...
