"You've got a lot of balls coming here alone." Maria said with a hiss. Her whole army was shifting and shaking, ready to pounce. They had never been attacked at their own camp before. A vampire walked towards her, the crowed parting. Twelve of Maria's vampires stood between her and the opposing vampire, Jasper being one of them. He growled along with the crowed and Maria silenced them.
"It doesn't take balls when you are immortal." The vampire brushed her brunette locks behind her ear and glared down the newborns. They froze.
"We are all immortal here, Bella."
"Some of us are more immortal than others." Bella snapped her fingers at one of the newborns. "Get me a chair." The newborn looked to Maria for approval and she nodded. A moment later a chair was brought out. Bella didn't even watch as the chair was placed behind her by one of the vampires that had been battling against her army days ago. Maria made a motion with her hand and another chair was brought out for her. With another wave of her hand the guards parted giving the two females a clear view of each other.
"That's true." Maria looked at her foe warily. Jasper, as Maria's second in command stood beside her like a loyal dog. He eyed Bella. It was the first time he had seen one of the coven leaders. There were four. Maria had the biggest army, Cortez's was slightly smaller, but his army had more experienced fighters, Francisco was an up and comer who changed people recklessly, and then there was Bella's. She had the smallest, yet held down three cities easily. Maria hated her for it. "What are you doing in my territory?"
"Taking a stroll, looking at the land that will soon be mine." Maria stiffened and Bella had a predatorily smile on her face. "I'm going to massacre you all." Jasper shuddered. He could feel her total confidence. "You really shouldn't even have thought about stepping on my hunting grounds. I enjoyed watching your army fight so efficiently." Hate was seeping from Maria as Bella looked through the horde of vampires again. "You are all going to die." Her words were slow yet biting.
"Kill her." A wave of vampires slammed against an invisible barrier surrounding Bella. She stood from her chair nonchalantly and walked towards Maria. All the vampires guarding her were pushed back until there was a bubble with only Maria and Bella in the center. Maria was frozen in place as Bella put her hands on the armrests and leaned down till she was face to face with Maria.
"I knew it was a bad idea for me to change you." The words were smooth and sent shockwaves through the crowd. Bella's hand reached up and twirled Maria's loose strands of hair around her finger. "But what can I say? I have a soft spot for the ones that beg on their knees." Bella tugged Maria's head back exposing the scar on the neck she had caused making Maria shake. Her lips grazed the crescent mark and Jasper was drowning in his lust and the lust of the ones around him. "I can still taste your blood." Bella breathed out so only Maria could hear her.
"No…" Maria's voice was so feeble Jasper couldn't believe he followed such a weak leader. Her quivering increased. Bella stood up and had an arrogant tilt to her chin.
"Start a fire." Bella ordered the vampire that had gotten her the chair. He didn't move. "I don't kill my underlings, so either start the fucking fire or burn." A good portion of Maria's army ran while he started the fire. Jasper wasn't one of them. Something was holding him back.
"No, please, Bella. Don't do this to me." The fire grew bigger.
"You were drawing too much attention, getting cocky. I'm not going to die because of your recklessness." Bella looked up at the remaining vampires. There was less than twenty. "Prove your worth to me. Pull Maria to shreds and chuck her into the fire." The bubble that surrounded Maria and Bella evaporated and the vampires moved forward. Bella stepped back and watched. There was only one vampire that didn't step into the circle of screams. "Why aren't you killing her?" Bella asked, her eyes never leaving the flames.
"I can prove my worth to you in other ways." Jasper said, watching her carefully. Bella turned and looked him up and down. It sent an excited thrill though Jasper.
"You look like a well seasoned warrior."
"I've seen my share of battles." He chanced a step towards her.
"I have plenty of grunt soldiers. You are nothing new." Puffs of purple smoke filled the air.
"I can calm down whole fleets of vampires." Bella's eyes lit up.
"Ah, that was you. I have witnessed a few of your campaigns. Those truly were massacres." Bella's tongue flicked out, licking her bottom lip. Jasper watched the movement closely.
"Have I proven my worth?" He asked still entranced by the way her tongue had moved. Bella turned back to the fire.
"For now."
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