Chapter One Bats Out of the Bag

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Caius and Marcus were sitting in the throne room during the last few days of summer, surprised when Jane walked in claiming to have important news that Aro did not need to hear. Aro was off elsewhere in the castle with his daughter spending time with her to get a glimpse of the features of the one woman he truly loved. Lana looked up at her father as he spoke of the Cullens and their newest edition Renesmee.

Jane "Lana is not a newly turned vampire like we had been led to believe she is a half breed, a true daughter of Aro and a human woman. The Volturi wives have been raising her for some years now in secret."

Caius frowned "what? Why would Aro dare hide such a big secret from us? A half breed? The scandal" he gasped as he turned to Marcus.

Marcus thought about it "we must talk with Aro and Lana before we decide further punishment."

Jane left the room smiling to herself at the thought of her competitor for favorite in the Volturi clan being executed by Marcus or Caius. Aro returned to the throne room as a servant had fetched him hearing that Marcus and Caius had urgent news that they needed to tell him. Marcus and Caius watched as the third member of their trio of power stepped into the throne room, the intensity of which they glared at him made Aro silently fear that he would catch flame if he was under this gaze for too long. Aro walked over questioning what could have suddenly made his comrades turn on him.

Marcus gestured to aro's throne "sit Aro. We have much to discuss before we can make a full decision."

Aro glided over to his throne perching on the edge of the seat nervously like a schoolboy awaiting his punishment. Caius stared at Aro wondering if the news Jane had presented was true. He couldn't even grasp the thought of Aro wanting to have anything to do with the filthy humans other than to drink the scum dry. Lana sat in her room wondering what news could have possibly made her father need to run back to the throne room and interrupt their daily walk around the castle.

Caius glanced at Aro questioningly "is it true? Have you indeed fathered a half breed?"

Aro blinked shocked by the acquisition "who would dare say such a thing?"

Marcus "Jane informed us that she heard a Volturi wife discussing how she had raised her husband's indiscretion of a half breed for the past 8 years. It was your wife she heard talking."

Aro sighed then looked at the floor "I met a beautiful woman 9 years ago. Her name was Valentina Rossi she was a beautiful human with reddish brown hair, fair olive skin and scarlet red lips and beautiful royal blue eyes. One whose beauty was like no other I had ever happened to lay my eyes on. I fell under her spell and pursued a romantic relationship with her that in the end would produce a child. This child would not only be a reminder of my love for Valentina but also would give me an heir to one day take over and preserve our race. This child is Lana and she is the only thing that remains of my love affair with Valentina. Valentina died shortly after giving birth and I was unable to bring myself to make her one of us only to die at the hands of Sulpicia."

Caius gasped "you had a half breed. How could you hide this from us for 8 years Aro We don't keep secrets and you have hidden the biggest one of all. What would make you want to have a child anyways?"

Marcus sighed "we must discuss the consequences of this child no matter how talented and useful she is to us. Half breeds are unpredictable and to have hidden her away for such a long time where we have no idea of how she would behave or if she would be like us or like humans is a grave secret to keep from us."

Aro summoned a servant and asked him to go fetch Lana along with paper and quills with ink. Lana looked up as servant told her that she was needed in the throne room before he left heading out to go fetch the other items Aro had requested. She got up and headed down the stairs of the castle towards the throne room as it had always been called. As she reached the throne room she frowned hearing different thoughts all centered on her and her true parentage. The servant returned handing Aro the paper and quills and ink before scurrying out of the room like a frightened puppy dog. Lana walked in as the servant left instantly feeling the emotions of the room. Caius instantly turned his gaze onto Lana as a frown graced his cold sharp features. Marcus and Aro turned to look at the visitor to their throne room. Aro went back to writing his letter to Carlisle hoping his old friend would help out his daughter. Lana bowed her head respectfully not quite sure why she had been summoned when clearly they were still deciding on her punishment.

Caius looked at Lana as if she were scum "a half breed stands in front of us still unpredictable as the day she was brought into the castle. Raised in secret from two of the most powerful members and then brought into our guard as if she was a newly turned vampire. "

Marcus "Lana because of the sins of your father you will be sentenced to a public execution in front of the Volturi guard in the morning and the wives who helped you will also be executed for their role in this conspiracy. It will be a shame to lose some of your many talents but because you are not a true vampire we cannot risk allowing you to live to one day have you become uncontrollable and let humans know of our existence." He turned to Aro "you will be punished severely for your sins but you will not be execute you will suffer watching your daughter die and then we shall decide what else you must do for penance."

Aro frowned at Marcus "you would kill her based on a sin of mine. That is hardly fair when she is very useful to us and has yet to do anything uncontrollable or unpredictable in the years she has been here."

The guards walked over to Lana and dragged her mercilessly down to the dungeons before chaining her up and locking her in a cell until the morning. Lana looked around her cell wondering if she had any chance of escaping before the morning or if she was doomed to be executed. Her eyes changed to a deep royal blue as small tears escaped at the thought of dying.