Prologue

4 years later.

"Sweaty, sweaty wake up," the bell tone of my mother's voice broke through my sleeping mind. Turning over I cuddled my bracket to me fall back into the fading dreams of my imagination.

"Isabella Marie Volturi, you walk up this minute. You have guests to welcome in an hour; I want you up and in the bathroom before I leave." I sat bolt up right remembering today is my tenth birthday. I throwing off my quilt and swung my legs over the edge and little jumped down. I had the physical appearance of a seven year old due to the vampire venom in my veins.

The protection spell has kept me human and given my mind the ability to develop. Over the years the venom has been enhancing my sense and physical abilities to the point where know I can just out run a slow vampire and I can lift a car with no difficult, I can jump some twenty feet in the air and the ability to see in the dark has just begun to develop. I am becoming a vampire, but the protection spell of the sorceress child is stopping the pain of the chance. The complete turn to vampire will not happen until I come of age at eighteen and have enough knowledge in magic to protect myself.

"Eight more years and I'm forever stuck as a six year old," I sighed walking past my mom as she looked through my closet to the bathroom.

It was the one thing that spoilt everything for me, especially as I knew that in the future children of thirteen and younger will not be allowed to exist as vampires as their minds will prove to not be developed enough to keep our existence secret. I will be branded with that label.

"I'll find something. Somehow I will save you from being labelled an immortal child." My mother said coming out a frown on her beautiful face, shaking her head slightly she said, "Come now it is your birthday and we should not be talking of such upsetting subjects." Then manoeuvring me to the bathroom door mom lead me in walked out and shut the door.

Getting into the shower, turning the water on high I stood under the power stream of water and let the mildly hot water run down my back relaxing my tense muscles. Thank the gods that Thad is ahead in technology and Daddy let them install plumbing into the castle that on earth will not be invented for over two thousand four hundred years.

Half a hour later I walked through the grand hallways of the Castle Voltura to the great hall where all the coven waited along with my mommy, daddy, cousin, two uncles and one aunt for me to arrive and then my school friends and family from Thed to come through transport portals.

The large oak double doors were open revealing the silver and lavender decorations hanging from the ceiling and draped across the walls, the long table holding many dishes of delicacies and drinks for myself, my friends and Sam. On either side of the many silver plates were my presents from my family and the older me members of the coven. I could see twenty already, not counting me friends and family from Thad as well as all the clothing Heidi added to my closet while I slept.

"Princess we were beginning to think you would miss your own party." Felix's voice boomed through the large room, followed by the laughter of some twenty vampires.

"Dear Felix, it wouldn't be a party without the birthday-girl present. Now would it?" I smiled sweetly with big brown and gold eyes directed at Felix. All the fight went out of him and he turned around grumbling, I wasn't going to have it. Wrapping my arms around Felix I hugged one of his long legs, not being able to resist Felix picked me up and throw me in the air. I squealed happily while my mother, aunts, Heidi, Chelsea and Renata screamed and all started shouting at Felix at once.

"Again. Again. Again. Felix," I chanted over the shouting. Felix obayed me and throw me up and I shrieked and laughed like the little child I was physically, demanding more.

"Throwing my granddaughter around Felix?" A new voice asked. Felix court me and placed me on my feet, I was already moving and stood in front of my grandpa and grandma grinning from ear to ear. I had not been certain that grandpa would be coming after what happened four years ago, grandma came to my last three birthday parties.

"You come grandpa." I said throwing myself at him with enough force to push him over, crying with joy.

"I came; I should have come to the last three not worrying about everyone's reaction ab..." Mommy came forward picking me up and placing me in grandpa's arms pulling him into a hug.

"Its all under, Veren mountain Dada." Mommy smiled happily then hugged grandma who had just stood shaking her head, her long red hair swaying with the motion and green eyes sparkling.

"I don't know what he was thinking," Grandma said and pulled me out of Grandpa's arms, hugging me tightly. Words whispered in my mind, 'We are using every source we can to find a way to help you dear. You will not be classed as an immortal child.'

"Isabella!" Five voices called out when Grandma put me down, I turned to see my friends all holding a present and smiled at them the portal close behind their backs.

"Hello everyone," I called smiling happily at every one. This was going to be the best birthday ever.