*Jasper's POV

  "Do you really think this is far enough for Ao notice?" I asked Peter doubtfully when we reached the edge of the woods around Annabell's house. She obviously didn't care for my pany now but I wasn't about to let her without prote. In front of the house I met Peter orried about her too.

  "No." He said simply. I raised an eyebrow at him. "But this is an optimal distance for us." He expined after seeing the displeased look I gave him in respoo his answer. "Annie might be able to sense our prese if we're any further away, we won't be able to clearly see all of the house and therefore effitly prevent any kind of danger, may be headed her way.  My frown just deepened. That niame again. "Man, I knew her first. And though she is your mate, she's been always like a daughter to me. Get over it." Said Peter mildly annoyed, uanding what caused my displeasure. "Chris wouldn't like it either." He ughed. "He was the first oo call her that."  "Oh brother, it's like I 't think straight when it es to her." I admitted.  "I don't bme you. sidering the blood running through her veins, I am holy surprised that you keep your hands off of her."

  It sounded almost admiringly. "It's strange, but when it es to Annabell, I don't feel any bloodlust, what so ever." I admitted.  "Of course you don't, that's not what I meant." Said Peter quickly. "I am talking about her bloodline."  Now it was my turn to look surprised. "Her bloodline?" I have no idea what he is talking about.

  "Yes, who Annabell really is." Started Peter, making himself fortable on one of the highest branches of the tallest tree nearby. Indig, there is another long story to be told. So I took his example aled on a branch opposite from him.

  "She isn't your ordinary human. As you noticed, I believe. It just happens that our Annie, is a desdant and if the prophecy is correct, even reination of dy Michae Annabell Jensen, who lived few turies ago. Lady Michae was an honorable woman and respected leader of a practig witchcraft somewhere in the Northern Europe. They were fog oal magid using their powers food. Healing people and such. They lived in peace with other humans, proteg them against anything that would threaten their safety ah." Peter started expining. "You know hant the Volturi be." I nodded in agreement.

  "Rumot to their ears and they took i in the power these human women wielded. Sending out scouts to gain information about them failed, on the basic fact that they were vampires. They fed on human blood. It was their nature. But that alone, was the reason why none of them made it back. Sinan survives the feeding of a vampire, because they either turn into one or die due to blood loss, dy Michae's eliminated eae of them. It was dy Michae who possessed the power to do so on her own. Others had to summon the element of fire to help them first. Therefore, she became the primary target of the Volturi. At first they wao gain her powers for their own profit but as the time went by, it became clear to the Volturi, that with force, they aren't getting anywhere. No matter how big or strong of a group of soldiers they sent, nearly none came back. So, they came up with a new pn of approabsp;

  There was a soldier, quite a legend among the Vuards. They called him simply Major but some called him the God of war." I looked at him in surprise but he tinued. "He spent a lot of time in Ameri a special mission that required utmost secrecy. Sirail of dead humans might promise this mission as well as a group of newborns, Major learo live off of animal blood and even suppress his nature to be able to live among humans. Wheuro Voltera, he had no knowledge of the Volturi's pns. Thanks to his new skills he was immediately sent on a new mission, to get close to a leader of a of witches. To gairust, learn as much about their abilities and their weaknesses as possible a back to the Volturi. He was told that goal of this mission is to decide whether they pose a threat to the vampire world.

  Since Major didn't look like any other vampire they were fronted by, witches didn't see him as an immihreat. Due to his "diet" Major's eyes weren't blood red and he even learo eat human food to plete the facade. They sidered him an ordinary man on the run from his gued try. The provided him with a shelter. With time, Major and dy Michae grew close. These two fell in love and Major realized he found his mate.

  Something over a year passed and the Volturi decided that if they ot have the 's power, they o destroy it. They uood that if they were to take a step to annihiting the witches now, Major would stand against them. This, they couldn't afford. The Volturi summoned Major back to Voltera uhe pretext that they require a report ouation. Meanwhile a squad of the best trained man of the Volturi army, led by a soldier called Anthony Marii, was send to lure the to an ambush. Lady Michae received a message to meet with Major. In belief that she's meeting her beloved, she went alone. Unaware of the danger she put the rest of the in. Without her, they weren't too difficult to defeat and as far as Major knew, every single one was killed.

  Since she was uhe impression Major is the one waiting for her, dy Michae wasn't on guard and when she realized what's going on, vampires had her already surrounded. She fought hard, however there were too many for her alone. Moreover, she was greatly weakened. Only days before that fateful day she gave birth to Major's daughter." I looked at him in disbelieve, but he just tinued.

  "Their daughter survived only because Lady Michae put a barrier around the baby before she left and no other than the baby's parents would be able to find her even if they knew about her existenbsp;

  Major quickly realized what's going on auro aid his mate. However, he was te. Before he got to his mate, one of the vampires already got a hold of her and sank his teeth into her throat, draining her life. Major went on a rampage and ended all of those whed his mate, on site. Unfortunately he couldn't do anything to save his mate anymore. He held her helplessly in his arms as she was drawing the st of her breaths.

  She promised him that when his soul is free again, her own will return to love him once more and with that she died. He was devastated but knew he has to protect their daughter. On the mission in america he made a friend for life. He was also a vampire and Major entrusted him with his daughter's prote in hope she'll be hidden before the Volturi. It was her than Chris Bck. Loss of his mate destroyed Major and the Volturi used this ce to get rid of him pletely wheempted to avenge her death. And you my brother, as you probably know now, are the reination of Major." I just sat there, slowly taking this incredible story in.

  "What did you feel the first time you met her?" Asked Peter all of a sudden.

  "Well, I thought she's the stra human I've met." "No, not what you thought. What you felt?" Said Peter again.

  What did I feel? I remembered the night I found an angel sleeping in the woods... "I wao embrace her and protect her from the rest of the world." I answered holy and oer's face appeared satisfied smile. Yes, I loved her from the first moment.

  "Hey, if yonna py the stalkers, you could at least hide better!" Shouted Annabell from underh the tree we were sitting on. And I had to admire her ability to sneak up on us, again. Fetting her previous indication of that my presence is unwanted, when I brought her home I jumped down. Right in front of her.  So cute. Annabell wore the little torn Tee and shorts from the night I stayed in her room. I picked her up and span around like Emmett in the . Then I caught a st I didn't like. There was a trace of another male vampire's st on her.  Trying to trol myself, setting her carefully back down I asked: "Did you have a visitor?"  "What visitor?" She asked fused but I could clearly tell the moment she uood what I meant with my question. Now she issed off. "How dare you ask me something like that!? For ohat's none of your business and two, I didn't!" Annabell nearly screamed, clearly mad at me. "None of my business?!" I was quite angry myself. Does she really not uand? "Of course it's my business! You're my mate, damn it!"  She looked taken aback for a sed but quickly recovered. "And what about it!? Mating bond and love are two different things and I won't let you act like I am your property just because of it! You have nht to accuse me of betrayal when there's nothing to betray!"  However, her own feelings were betraying her words and I knew if I say so, it will only enrage her more. Does she really think I don't have any feelings for her?  "There's a st of another man on your clothes." I expined, gritting my teeth.  She froze. "I knew I left it on the chair and not on bed." she breathed out, noticeably paling.I watched as she frantically dialed some number and impatiently tapped with her foot as she waited for the other person to pick up.  "Hello Annabell, I was just about to call you. I'm sorry dear, but I ake it this week. I'll e by on Monday and make you sagne. Are you ok?" Said a woman oher end. "Oh, ok. Yes. Bye aunt Catelyn." Rushed Ahrough the words, noticeably paling.  No, she wasn't ok. Her hands were shaking and her voiearly cracked.  "Someone was in my room..." She said, terrified after hanging up. I exged look with Peter who jumped down from the tree beside us.