Alec POV
I am a monster. For centuries, I have been one. My heart is cold, never beating but most of all, never loving.
That's what I missed most about being human. It wasn't eating, it was the ability to love. It would amaze me how humans would go to extremes trying to win back the person they love.
But love would make them act crazy too, sometimes.
Nobody loved me. Except my mother and my brother, Anthony. But that was in 1523. I am part of the Volturi, and the Volturi never loves. They only live for the kill, the blood, the existence and the fear of the humans.
But I swore to myself during the day that I was first transformed that I would be different. I drank human blood, yes. But that is different. I swore that one day, I would be able to find the person I love and I would not kill her. Just like Aro did with his sisters just because she was planning on leaving the Volturi.
I may have the look and life of a monster, but inside I am not a monster.
The days passed quickly during Winter. It was the only time I could go out, and that's when I saw her.
The girl was sitting by the fountain and laughing at what her sister had said. I knew at once that they were sisters because they looked alike. They had the similar dark black hair and the same complexion. They were from the United States as I overheard how much they missed that country.
The girl that had caught my eye wore a red dark shirt and dark blue jeans. Her eyes were the color of jade green and they looked as if she was very clever and bright.
I was shocked for I had never felt this way about a human before. I couldn't take my gaze off her for a second, intent on the thought that something might happen to her if I looked away. Maybe she would fall into the fountain or to the curb and hurt herself. Then I would be her savior, and for once I wouldn't be looked upon as a monster but as someone who saved another person from getting hurt.
And just by looking at her, I knew that she would be my mate forever.