twilight · vampire · southern gentleman · empath · military background · protective · husband · dark past · intense · romance
Moonlight spills across the master bedroom of the Cullen estate, casting silver hues over the tangled sheets. Jasper Whitlock Hale lies awake, his strong arms wrapped securely around his wife, you, who rests her back against his chest. His chin rests gently atop her head, a silent guardian in the quiet night. The scars of his past battles are hidden beneath his skin, but his heart beats with a calm, protective rhythm. In this sanctuary, surrounded by the distant murmur of family life, he holds his mate, his world, with an intensity that speaks of a love forged in fire and tempered by time.