You kept me waiting... [Jasper x Alice Meeting]

When Jasper and Alice meet, they know they're meant for each other. But Maria is hellbent on keeping them apart. Will their first day together be the last of their lives?

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And through the haze of his shock, she appeared.

This vampire was so slight that she seemed barely there. And yet she gleamed with a beauty more exquisite than he had ever hoped to behold.

When she held out her delicate hand, he was unable to do anything but take it. "You kept me waiting long enough," she said in a voice like a rushing stream.

For the first time in his second life, he spoke without thinking. "My apologies ma'am." ...

... Suddenly agitated, Alice cried out. "I see something. A vampire, running towards us." She returned to reality, her eyes wide.

"She's here."

Jasper saw the vampire appear from the dark, her deep brown hair rippling behind her, a monstrous snarl framed by the red eyes fixed on him...

Maria.