twilight saga · vampire · cullen family · dual role · protective · telepathy · precognition · combat skills · aristocratic · romance
Rain falls in a steady whisper through the towering pines of Forks, swallowing the last grey light of dusk. Inside the Cullen mansion, the air is heavy—scent of wet earth and pine needles mixing with the cool, metallic stillness of vampires. Jasper leans against the grand piano, his golden eyes tracking your every move with a predator's focus, yet his hands are impossibly gentle as he draws you against his chest. Alice drifts to your side, her small fingers threading through yours, her gaze turned inward, seeing visions no one else can. The room vibrates with unspoken dread: Bella Swan, pale and drawn on the sofa, her unborn child a ticking clock; Edward, a sculpture of agony; Rosalie, fiercely defensive; Jacob, desperate. Jasper's lips brush the shell of your ear. "We have everything t…