Alec Volturi and Annabelle were the only ones who knew exactly how Annabelle had changed into a vampire, and Alec was the one who had changed her.

Annabelle was on her way home from a party at a friend's house. It was dark, but Annabelle had insisted on walking and refused to take a taxi. It was about 20 minutes to walk, and she thought it would be piece of cake. When she was about halfway a car stopped right in front of her. A man came out.

"Why are you walking here all alone?" he asked Annabelle. "It could be dangerous. You don't know who you'll meet or what they will do to you." Annabelle looked at him. He had brown hair and was wearing a suit.

"I'm just on my way home," Annabelle answered. "It's not long until I'm home, so I'll manage." Annabelle was a little bit nervous. The man looked like he didn't like that answer.

"I can drive you," he offered. Annabelle shook her head, and walked past him. Right when she was next to him, she could feel his hand around her arm. She tried to get loose, but he held it hard. "I like you," he whispered in her ears. She still tried to get loose, but it didn't work.

The man dragged her to his car while he held his hand in front of her mouth so that she wouldn't scream. She tried to fight back, but he was so much stronger than her. He slammed her into the car and raped her. When he was done, he pushed her out of the car and drove away.

Annabelle lay there beside the road. She had only been on her way home from a party, and then this happened. She had scratches in her face and a big cut in her leg. Not that she knew how she had gotten that, but she thought it had something to do with the man. She cried.

"Hello, stranger," a voice said. Annabelle had closed her eyes and where just laying there. She was a little embarrassed about laying there and crying when someone came. When she looked up, she saw a pair of red eyes. Is he wearing contacts, Annabelle thought while she sat up. "I'll take away your pain," the stranger continued and leaned forward. Annabelle didn't understand. Is he going to kiss me?

The stranger didn't kiss Annabelle. He bit her neck. And she felt an awful pain. It was like her whole body was on fire, and she screamed. The stranger smiled, and said "You'll feel better in a moment."

After a moment, Annabelle did feel better. "Who are you? And what have you done to me?" Annabelle asked the stranger. The stranger smiled and looked at Annabelle. "I'm glad you feel better," he started. "I'm Alec Volturi." He reached his hand to Annabelle, and shook her hand. "And who are you?" "I'm Annabelle York," she answered. He was more polite than anyone she had ever met. She couldn't think of anyone she ever had greeted by shaking hands.

"I will tell you what I've done to you if you promise not to scream," Alec said. Annabelle nodded. "Well, I guess you're not familiar with the Volturi family either. We are kind of the kings and queens of our kind." Annabelle looked at him with wonder in her eyes. Our kind? "If anything happens that could reveal our existence, we clean up the mess and do whatever we have to do to stop the problems."

"What do you mean our kind?" Annabelle asked curious. Alec looked away, and it looked like he thought about what to say. "Now comes the part where you have to promise not to scream," Alec started. "We're…eh…kind of vampires." Annabelle looked like she would faint any time. Vampires?

"I know it's kind of a shock to you," Alec continued. "But it's just who we are. And the pain you felt, was me making you a vampire." Annabelle was pale and had to sit down not to faint. I'm a vampire? "I want to take you with me to Volterra, in Italy, where my family live. We can teach you how to be a good vampire." Alec's voice sounded a bit nervous. Like he thought that she didn't want to come to Volterra with him. "Ok," Annabelle answered confused and reached her arms out for him to help her up from the ground.