Disclaimer: I don't own the Twilight Saga, just Anna Marie.
Preface
Anna's POV
Imagine going to a foreign country with your classmates because you chose to study abroad. That's what I did. My parents paid for my college and I paid for the rest to be able to do this by selling my artwork and clay sculptures. Since I was so successful, my parents were so proud and so was my sister, Bella. She always thought I had talent for art and convinced me to sell them for money to museums and anyone else who would buy them. As she said "Share your talent with world, let them experience it like our family gets to." I took Bella's advice and as soon as I showed my artwork on the internet, my artwork became a hit.
When I started college, I had enough to get into one of the best colleges in America but I wanted to explore the world. My parents completely supported my choice and aloud it. They were quite proud of me but my biggest surprise came when I was a sophomore in college and my classmates had left Brazil. We were heading for Europe, France to be specific. I had taken French in high school so I knew a little more than my classmates. I took care of everything while we stayed in France. After we left France, we went to Italy.
I never expected to fall in love in one of the countries of love. I never expected to fall in love with one of the three kings of the vampire world, Marcus Volturi.
Chapter One:
I woke up the next morning to my love, Marcus, with the sunlight streaming in through windows. He knew that I liked waking up to the warm sunlight shining on us and I loved how it made his skin sparkle. I raised my head up and smiled up at him. Most would think his red eyes would scare me or at the very least freak me out but they don't. They fascinate me; draw me to him even more. Marcus returned a smile as I rolled over.
I appraised his muscular chiseled chest up to his magnificent face that was framed with wavy dark mahogany brown shoulder length hair. I raised myself on my elbows causing the blankets collect at my bare waist. I had slept in nothing but a pair of thongs like always. That was something normal for me growing up and sharing a room with Bella and even in college sharing apartment rooms with two girls and a gay guy when we traveled.
I moved my hand up to Marcus' face to trace my fingers under his eyes where dark purple bruises were just starting to form. I knew he hadn't fed in a while and was becoming thirsty.
"You're so beautiful in the morning sunlight," Marcus complimented me as he pulled me into his arms.
"As you are handsome. You need to feed," I told him as his eyes traveled over my completely bare body.
"I know I should and Heidi should be back soon with something for me to feed on," he told me as his face lowered to mine and placed his lips on mine.
The kiss started out soft but I couldn't help myself and crawled up Marcus' body to wrap my arms around his shoulders as lifted me to straddle him. I began to bite on his upper lip, knowing it wouldn't hurt him in the least bit, and he let out a soft growl that vibrated me down to my center, causing me to get wet. I felt a smirk on his lips as his hands slid down my waist to my ass and began to massage it. I opened my mouth in gasped moan and his tongue quickly slipped in to capture mine. I pulled his hair that my hands somehow got twisted in and he released another, louder growler, and I watched as his eyes grew darker with lust until they were pitch black.
That's when a knock sounded on the doors to our chambers and it was my turn to growl. Marcus pulled back and chuckled at my reaction. I climbed out of bed and donned a silk scarlet with black embroidered edges robe. I crossed my arms frustrated as Marcus gave permission to whoever just interrupted us. He had his hair all straightened back and the blankets pulled back up to cover him. I, of course, sat on the chest at the foot of the bed with my legs crossed and my feet hanging off the ground. Marcus found my pouting mood kind of funny and for him it was. For the unfortunate guard that interrupted us, not so much.
Demitri walked in and saw Marcus in the bed with a smirk on his face and looked confused until he saw me at the foot of the bed with a glare planted firmly on face. He cowered away knowing well what would happen what would happen if anyone got on my bad side.
"To what, may I ask do we owe this pleasant visit, Demitri?" I asked in a threatening tone.
"Heidi has returned with our meal and Master Aro has sent me to inform Master Marcus, Ma' lady," Demitri responded with a lowered voice.
"Alright, he has been informed now leave!" I yelled at the frightened vampire guard.
I loved that I had that power over the guard like that though I didn't I abuse it. Demitri just made me mad and I knew not to kill the messenger, I'll just fume at the sender later. I stood from the chest at the foot of the bed and walked over to Marcus, wrapping my arms around his shoulders.
"I'll be in the bath while you drain a few humans and if you get down before I do, come join me. If not, could use some help getting ready for today," I told him.
"That sounds wonderful, la mia bellezza," Marcus said as he gave me a chaste kiss and got out of bed.
Marcus flitted to the large closet we had and dressed quickly before giving me one more kiss and leaving me to do my business. Jane appeared as soon as he disappeared. She had bright ruby eyes showing she had recently fed. I smiled at her and she graced me back with an angelic smile that many don't see.
"Hello, little one, did Aro send you to watch me while Marcus was gone?" I asked Jane in my maternal tone that Bella said I always used around small children.
"Yes, ma'am, and I will help with what you need," Jane told me.
To most Jane always came across as the devil's child but to me she's more misunderstood. She always seemed much calmer and sweeter around me but Aro said I had that effect on everyone when I was calm. Jane once told me she just wants to seem scarier to others because of the age she was turned at was so young compared to the other vampires and she didn't want them to think they could step all over her.
"Come, my child, would you like to brush my hair for me? I'll also need it braided so it doesn't get wet while I bathe," I told her as I put my hand out to her.
Jane took my hand and followed me to the vanity desk. I gave Jane the brush and she began to run it through my waist length hair light brown hair and divide it into three sections to braid it. Jane was only about eleven or twelve years old and so was her twin brother Alec. The way I treated them was like I would treat my own children though they are over a few centuries older than me and have seen and done a lot more than me. But sometimes they need to be cared for like they were loved because they are still stuck in that childlike body and mind set. After Jane finished my hair, I stripped the robe off and the thongs I had on while Jane ran the bath for me. The steam came up gently from the warm water as I gently lowered myself in. Jane held my hair out and put it over the edge of the tub.
"Your hair is so soft, Ma' lady," Jane complimented me with a shyness to her eyes.
There was something that told me she hated being so formal with me and I didn't quite like it either. To me, Jane was not a member of the guard Aro put together, she was a child of mine and so was her brother.
"Jane, in privacy you don't have to be so formal. Call me what you like, my child," I told her as I pushed a piece of her dark brown hair out of her beautiful face and behind her ear. "Your eyes are beautiful, don't hide them from me."
"Thanks, Mother," Jane said as her red eyes gazed into my hazel ones. "Why does our red ones not scare you anyways, Mother?"
"I've always been quite fond of vampires growing up and my sister always thought I was weird along with many of peers in school except my best friend, Kellie, who's a witch like me. Truth is, the only eye colors that actually freak me out are grey eyes and yellow or gold. I don't know why, they just do," I told Jane as I began washing my hair.
"You're scared by gold eyes?" Jane asked surprised by this. "Well, don't feed on animals when you're turned." I gave her a curious look and she continued, "Besides the horrible taste, they turn your eyes gold," Jane explained with a look of disgust.
"That's nice to know, I'll keep that in mind. Who feeds on animal blood if it tastes so bad?" I asked after I rinsed my hair of all shampoo.
"The Cullens and Denali coven do. They have respect for human life," Jane told me while I scrubbed my body down.
"Really? I do to but the thing is humans will die sooner or later and let's just put it this way we are ending their suffering earlier," I told her as I remembered how many humans have been so mean and cruel to me.
The only nice humans were my parents, Charlie and Renée, and Phil, my stepfather and my younger sister Bella. I hope they are happy for what's going to happening soon. That I will be getting married soon but I might need to send them the invitations. It's funny; they'll be the only humans at my wedding. At least I'm done with college now and my parents won't get mad about marrying so young. Jane was helping me dress into a dark red silk summer dress when Marcus walked in with an irritated expression. I gave Jane a light kiss on the forehead before sending her away and turned to Marcus, worried.
"What bothers you, mio caro?" I asked as my hand stroked his cheek.
"My brothers held me back a while longer for a meeting but don't worry, la mia bellezza," he told me as he kissed my palm.
I nodded my head and walked to the chest to slip on my gold gladiator sandals. Marcus had walked into the closet and came out with my black cloak that had the Volturi broach on it. I stood up and he clasped it around my shoulders and turned me around. He pulled me into his strong arms and kissed me passionately.
"I have a nice breakfast set out in the garden under your favorite tree, la mia bellezza," Marcus told me as he lifted me into his arms.
I giggled and he flitted out of the room and down the hall to the garden where my breakfast awaited us.
