Guest Review - Conflicted Soldier

I'm flattered that my friends here at Darkest Temptations have invited me back for another guest review.  I chose to rec my all time favorite one-shot. This features Darksper, but only because he is portrayed as the Jasper he was before the Cullens.

Conflicted Soldier by Rosella Whitlock

Story Summary: A one-shot. Jasper is still part of Maria's army and he hasn’t met any of the Cullen’s. He's forced to change a young girl (Bella) into a vampire because of her unique ability to block vampire powers. Maria feels she will be the perfect addition to her army. At first, Jasper and Bella despise each other. Jasper is angry that Bella is causing his usual control over his emotions to falter. Bella is angry because he killed her, and turned her into a vampire. Despite these negative feelings, both of them also feel a connection towards each other. They feel comfortable in each other’s presence and lust for each other’s bodies, but fight those feelings because of their anger. Together they are tortured souls, each for different reasons. But what will come of these intense emotions in the end?

I am very intrigued with any fic that involves Jasper's past. There is a whole story just waiting be told, and this fic touches on that rather nicely. The author gives us a perfect interpretation of exactly who Jasper was when he was leading Maria's army. He is strong and determined, but he can also care and want. This is a creative take on what would have happened had Jasper actually stumbled upon Bella sooner. This is one of those one-shots that I find myself constantly coming back to.