Chapter 1: The Deal

The first time I had seen her was 4 years ago, leaving the palace after a meeting with my masters. The first time I heard her speak was less than a year ago when my team went to check that the Cullens were gone and to eradicate any newborns left over from the fight, but instead we found her and her coven fully intact. And now I stand with my brethren and watch her bargain for her family's freedom at the price of her own.

"I will stay with the Volturi and provide my services for one year." I must admit that I was impressed. It took a strong person to give up their life for others.

"Ten." Master Aro demanded.

"Three." She argued.

"Seven." He haggled.

"Five." The girl compromised, "But that is as high as I am willing to go. Take it or leave it."

My master took a moment to respond. "I believe we have a deal."

"I believe we do."

The two parties stepped forward and shook hands, sealing the agreement with a feeling of finality. "You may have one hour to say goodbye to your coven. Some of us will be waiting for you at the airport to bring you back to Volterra." The girl gritted her teeth, nodded, turned, and walked back to her family.

As the masters rejoined our ranks our entire group turned, put up our hoods and began gliding back in to the forest we had appeared from.

The pained baying of wolves and the sound of a heartbroken mother's tears followed us in to the darkness.

And not one of us felt any remorse for the life we had just ruined.

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Well hey there guys…. *Le awkward nervous smile*

This is a redoing of my (incomplete) story Reclusione. I looked back at it and realized that I didn't like what I had done and that I was a different person than I was when this idea was originally born.

So!

This is what happened.

I will post three chapters no matter what but after that I am only going to update if people like reading it!

So if you guys like this please, please, please! Leave a review telling me that you want more! It doesn't have to be anything more than, "More please J" ;)

Well goodbye for now!

~AlexCullen3141890 =^..^=