Chapter 1
Aro Pov
It was yet another long day past with nothing exciting to lessen my boredom… as usually. The last time I remembered leaving this castle was five years ago when the Cullen's 'supposedly' had an immortal child. I sighed, glancing over at my two brothers. Marcus had a brooding expression on, staring into the distance for the past 2 hours, a usual. Then there's Caius, who as always, had an annoyed expression plastered to his face. I quickly returned my eyes in front of me when I heard the wooden doors, which lead into the throne room, crack open.
Hannah appeared in the doorway with a wide smile on her dark red lips. She was still new at being a secretary but she was still very much enthusiastic about working for the most powerful vampire coven in the world. I had some positive hopes that she would last longer than our other secretaries, who sadly passed away…
"Yes, Hannah?" I asked with a raised eyebrow, hoping for something that could entertain me.
"Master, you have a visitor," she said still grinning.
"A visitor?" Marcus sounded confused and I rubbed my chin, wondering who could possibly be brave enough to visit us
"Did this visitor give a name?" I asked and Hannah nodded slowly.
"Yes he did, Master, he said his name is Samuel." She said, running her fingers through her bronze like hair.
"Oh… oh I know he's probably here to deliver our new 3D TV!" Felix squealed in excitement.
Ah yes, it's true we did buy a TV in hopes that it will help us get through these boring days, although I was completely against the idea when Felix came up it but I later figured that it would be selfish of me to deny my guards this happiness.
"Yay!" Almost everyone cheered except for Caius and Marcus.
"I still think it's unprofessional to have a TV." Caius started but I ignored him by waving a lazy hand in the air.
"Demetri, you know what to do." I said to my loyal guard, who stood next to Felix across the room.
"Yes, Master." He said and within a blink of an eye Demetri had snapped Hannah's neck from behind, leaving her dead body lying on the ground. I gasped loudly as I watched the horrific scene play out in front of me.
"Demetri! Why did you kill Hannah?" I asked still in shock.
"Uh… Master I apologise. I must have misunderstood you. I thought you wanted me to dispose of the human." He said awkwardly scratching the back of his head. It's such a shame tough, I had such high hopes for Hannah. Ah well, I guess I should be more specific next time.
"I meant go and fetch our guest." I said with a sigh and Demetri bowed his head quickly.
"Understood, Master," he said and left the room in a hurry obeying my orders.
Felix approached Hannah's body and threw it over his shoulders like she weighed less than a feather to go dispose of the body. After just a few moments Demetri walked back into the throne room with our guest. Samuel was a short man with only a fringe of hair on his head and I was disappointed to see that he had no evidence of being a delivery man. He was nicely dressed in a grey suit giving him a formal appearance.
"Master, he is not the delivery man." Demetri said disappointed. Yes, I figured that much.
"Then why are you here?" I asked directly to Samuel, whose heart was beating smooth in his chest. Hm, so he's human, perhaps he will make for a tasty meal. Wait, if he's human why is he here in the first place? If I weren't mistaken, the tour isn't until next week.
"I came to offer you my gift." He said in a deep voice that did not match his body at all. Well, who am I to refuse a gift? I sat closer to the edge of my throne driven by curiosity.
"And what is this gift of yours?" I asked almost excited.
"A wish… for each one of you," he said and I felt my shoulders drop in disappointment. A wish? Does he think he is some kind of genie or something? That's ridicules.
"Yes, I will grant any wish you have," he said more confident than before… Great, this human is insane, does he honestly think we will believe that he is capable of doing that.
"I wish to become the world's most powerful man alive!" Caius exclaimed, pushing himself to his feet. Wait, is he being serious right now?
"Do you honestly believe this rubbish?" I asked my blond brother.
"Well, it was worth a try." Caius said, sitting down again with a satisfied look on his face. Caius was the last person I expected to participate in this.
"I shall grant you your wish," Samuel spoke again and his eyes met mine.
He raised an eyebrow in question waiting for me to declare my wish. What possible thing did I have to wish for? I had everything I need right. Well sort off, the only thing I did not have was someone who truly loved me… I mean Sulpicia was my mate but to be honest I don't think she truly loves me. The only reason I choose her to be my wife was because of her beauty that captured my attention. Wait, what am I thinking about? Who needs love anyway?
"I have nothing to wish for," I said bitterly, crossing my arms over my chest stubbornly.
"Oh, but your heart tells me otherwise." Samuel said with a smirk. My heart was a dead organ. What could it possibly have to say? This human was starting to annoy me.
"And you, Marcus?" Samuel asked, his eyes moving on to Marcus who looked shocked at the fact that Samuel knew his name, and frankly I was also shocked.
"How do you know his name?" I asked suspicious, wondering how much this human knew about us… Do he know we are vampires? Well in that case, there is no way I'm letting this human live any longer. Samuel ignored my question and placed a finger to his mouth with a smirk.
"Perhaps you would like to take revenge on the ones who murdered your Didyme?" Samuel asked and Marcus's jaw drop in utter surprise.
"Alright that's enough! Felix, kill this fool!" I ordered and Felix nodded with a smirk. Before I could witness this ridiculous human's death my sight failed me. The last thing I remember was Samuel's sly smirk and fearless eyes as Felix launched an attack on him and then there was darkness.