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Chapter Two

I slowly opened my eyes and was greeted by the grin of someone hovering over my face. "You know I expected more from a Swan." In the few hours of knowing 'Mr. Mason' I'd discovered that he was slightly full of himself, perhaps this was a trait in all vampires.

"For your information Mr. Mason that is the first time I have ever fainted." I tried to sit up but I was only pushed back down onto what appeared to be a sofa.

"We move you tonight to the safe house, you will be escorted by me and you'll be pleased to hear another vampire." He moved to sit in the chair opposite me.

"What happens, out of curiosity, if one were to break those vows?" I asked sheepishly while massaging the part of my head that had hit the floor when I fainted.

"You die." The harshness of the sentence caught me off guard; he must have noticed the look on my face. "I'm sorry Miss. Swan did you think that us vampires are like the ones you read about in your romance novels? We do not care for humans they are simply our cattle and if you betray us then death will always be the penalty." He rose swiftly from his chair and began to walk towards the door leaving me to think about what world I was a part of now.

At precisely 10 pm I was escorted out of what I realised to be the library to a carriage the door held open by Mr. Mason, who refused to look me in the eye. I climbed into the carriage quickly and I was joined by Mr. Mason who sat opposite to me, he was hanging out of the window talking quietly and so quickly to someone that I could barely understand what he was saying. Another man with blondish hair climbed into the carriage and sat opposite to me, the other vampire. The carriage jolted forward and we began to move swiftly through the streets of London. Part of me wanted to peek out of the curtains that had been drawn but that would involve me leaning closer to the vampires. After a few minutes of awkward silence the other vampire finally spoke. "I'm sorry for my rude behaviour Miss. Swan. My name is Mr. Newton, it's a pleasure to protect you I've always admired your family…" I smiled warmly at him; it's strange how something that looks so friendly can be so dangerous.

"I'm sure she doesn't want to hear about your shrine Mike, be quiet." Mr. Mason's voice cut swiftly through the air in the carriage.

"I'm sorry Mr. Newton I had no idea that my family was so important to you. Do you come from London?" As soon as the word London had left my mouth there was crash in front of the carriage and it came to a halt suddenly.

"Don't move." Edward climbed down from the carriage and shut the door behind him. My breathing had involuntarily sped up.

Earlier in the evening, Volturi Palace Italy

"There has been a sighting of the girl, my lord." A guard said.

"Good where?" The man who had killed Charles replied from his throne.

"London, sir, she has been seen entering Downing Street with none other than Edward Mason." The lead vampire laughed.

"They're recruiting her? No matter she will have to be killed like her father she knows too much, send our best guards there immediately. I want her dead before sunrise."

"And Mason?"

"If he stands in your way then kill him, no matter who his family is. I want her dead no matter what. Am I understood?"

"Yes, your Lordship."

I sat in the carriage listening to Edward and Mike fight for my life. Why was I so important? Why my family, we protected the book but why was it so important? What would my father do? I gathered up my courage and opened the carriage door; I was greeted by the sight of Edward and Mike fighting off about 10 other vampires. As soon as I opened the door they all turned to look at me. There was something in my veins, warmth, not bodily warmth but power, the same power that I had felt when I had touched the book. Without registering what I was doing I raised my hand, and my necklace began to faintly glow. Then for the second time that day everything went black.

When I was finally able to open my eyes again I saw that the vampires that had been fighting Edward and Mike were dead. I opened my mouth but nothing came out. I looked at Edward who appeared to be kneeling on the ground beside one of the vampires…Mike. I ran toward them holding my long skirt up to avoid me tripping up. "Did I?"

"No, one of the others got him before they died." Edward let go of Mike and turned towards me. "Get back in the carriage, we carry on moving." The coldness was back in his voice. We sat in silence as the carriage moved; the rocking motion was slightly soothing. I was a murderer. I had killed. Was this how my life would be from now on? My father would never be proud of a daughter who had killed, the thought made a tear that had been threatening to spill over, fell onto my cheek.

I must have falling asleep because the next thing that I remembered was being carried from the carriage into what appeared to be a country house. I clung tighter to whoever was carrying me as I was carried up flights of stairs and then set down on top of a canopied bed.

I awoke in the morning to the sun shining through the windows that faced the bed, and groaned having realised that I had fallen asleep with my corset on. I sat up and swung my legs over the side of the bed. My hair was a mess; tendrils had escaped from the pins and were now hanging in front of my face. I pulled out the few remaining pins and allowed my long brown hair to hang in curls down my back. I went to move towards the door but stopped when I heard voices coming from outside it. "Is she still asleep?"

"Yes, I believe so."

"Tidy her up Elsie; we need her looking her best my fathers visiting." I recognised the voice, it was Mr. Mason.

"Yes, sir." I quickly scrambled to get back into the bed and closed my eyes feigning sleep. "Miss? Sorry to wake you up by Lord Mason is visiting and I've been told to get you cleaned up and ready." I looked up at Elsie's smiling face, and nodded subjecting myself to nearly an hour preparation.

I sat waiting outside of what must be the ballroom of the house, I'd taking to playing with my necklace. The door opened and I was announced by a footman. There at the head of a large table sat Lord Mason, to his left sat Edward. Who looked at me quickly then looked away. "Miss. Swan please let me introduce you to the thirty members of the Order of the Lion." I looked around the room dubiously and then curtsied shakily. I was offered a chair and took my place around the large table. "Let the meeting of the Order of the Lion commence."

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