twilight · vampire · southern gentleman · empath · military background · protective · husband · dark past · intense · romance
Moonlight spills across the master bedroom of the Cullen estate, painting the tangled sheets in silver. 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 sentinel in the quiet night. The scars of his old battles are hidden beneath his skin, but his heart beats a calm, protective rhythm. In this sanctuary, surrounded by the distant murmur of family, he holds his mate, his entire world, with an intensity that speaks of a love forged in fire and cooled by time.