Fearless (Jasper Whitlock Fanfiction)

Part 8 (Jasper's POV)

How does she fight the bond? Every minute I'm away from her feels like someone is ripping my heart apart, throwing it in the fire for me to watch. I feel powerless. I just want to see her, to hold her in my arms and keep her forever. But how does one control a shifter? The answer is they can't be controlled. 

The major growls his disapproval in my head. He is always there in the background wanting more power than we have, to show why he is called the major. I have to keep him inside my head around my family because if they ever saw me for what I truly am, I feel as if they would leave me. It actually surprises me how much he wants our mate by his side, usually he is only lusting for war.

Punching down a tree, I take a deep breath. Having my mate so close to me and then having her leave me has me anxious. She could've stayed a little longer but she chose to go after Jacob with her pack. If that woman is anything, she is selfless. I felt the familiar love for Jacob as she tried to hold him back from tearing apart Edward. She didn't have to leave for Jacob, but she chose to. she wanted to be there for him to show her support. 

Speaking of Edward, Bella and him are off on their honeymoon to Isle Esme. They've been there for a couple of days now. In my opinion, I don't think Edward will ever change Bella as long as he has the choice not to. He thinks he can be there to keep her safe every second of the day but he is wrong. One day she will get immensely hurt or something will happen and he will need to change her. It's basically a waiting game at this point. 

I catch her scent on the wind before I see her, my mate is here. I only smell her strawberry scent so I know she's alone. Taking a step back, a grey wolf comes out of the tree line. She walks towards me her nose sniffing the air. I sit perfectly still as her nose presses up against my chest taking in my scent. A low growl comes out of her throat. Very slowly my hand begins to reach up. A menacing growl comes out of her chest when my hand touches her soft fur. I pause for a moment, the growls becoming softer. Running my hand down her coat the growls become whimpers. 

"Come on." Dropping my hand I walk into the trees and sit on the tree I had knocked over earlier. She follows, choosing to sit down near my feet. "Why are you here?" She whimpers, her large head nudging my hand. Reaching up, I begin to run my hand through her fur again. A goofy smile appears on my face. "Did you want to see me?" She nods. She turns her head to look deeper into the trees. "Did you want to run with me?" She nods again. 

Getting off of my feet she gives a low growl before taking off into the woods at full speed. I laugh as I stand up and run after her. We're both running full speed now with me a little ahead of her. She's nipping at my butt, giving low playful growls occasionally. I laugh every time she misses. Picking up the pace slightly, the sound of large paws hitting the ground fill the air behind me. 

I catch the familiar scent of my brother Emmett as we begin to run back towards the Cullen home. Suddenly I hear a growl from behind me followed by a loud whimper and a tree snapping. Stopping immediately, I turn around to see Emmett growling at Laila, his teeth bared. Laila is growling loudly as she gets off from the fallen tree. Shaking off her dusty fur she bares her teeth at Emmett, loud growls tumbling out of her mouth. 

"What the hell!" Shoving Emmett, he looks surprised. "What were you thinking? You could have hurt her." Barring my teeth at my brother, I take a protective stance in front of my mate.

Emmett looks surprised and a little bit hurt, his emotions showing confusion. "You mean she wasn't trying to hurt you? I saw her chasing you and trying to bite you, I thought she was trying to kill you." 

I move away from Laila who is now sitting silent behind me. "No, you dumbass! We were playing." I never thought those words would ever come out of my mouth. "She wasn't trying to kill me, we were just chasing each other." 

"Well, I thought you guys hated each other!" He exclaims, his tone defensive. "How was I suppose to know you suddenly love each other?" He crosses his arms over his bulky chest. Something that sounds like a snort comes out of Laila. She looks at Emmett and growls but it's not as menacing anymore, it's softer. "I'm sorry Laila, I thought you were trying to kill my brother." 

Laila nods. "Maybe you should ask next time before trying to kill my mate!" I say, my arms crossing over my chest. "What are you doing out here anyway?" 

"I came to find you to see if you wanted to go hunting but you're obviously busy." He laughs and wiggles his eyebrows. Laila gives a playful growl. "I'll leave you two lovebirds alone." He then looks at Laila. "Sorry again." She nods.

We both watch as Emmett takes off. "You okay?" I ask. She nods her head and walks over to me. Her large wolf body rubs against my side as she passes. Taking off at full speed she begins to run through the woods again. Her head turns for a moment to see if I'm following. 

I laugh as I begin chasing her.