POV Cynthia

They must have followed his scent to the meadow. She doesn't look as mad as she sounded when I answered the phone. I can see their auras. She has a darker aura which means she has been hurt but her it is still bright. she is a good person. He hasn't suffered like her. His aura is light and mixed with another's. he has a mate and they both must be very gentle souls.

"Hello, I am Cynthia you must be Irina and Eleazer" I greeted as they approached

"yes, I am Eleazer and this is Irina. It is nice to meet you"

He extended his hand to shake mine. He has a power of some kind because I felt tingles. He looked perplexed when I let go of his hand. I knew then that he has never come across someone like me.

"what are you? My apologies I just couldn't read your power."

"it's fine. I am a werecat. Do you mind telling me about your power?"

"Eleazar has the gift to identify the type and strength of other gifted vampires. His ability to read powers is, like many other gifts, weaker on humans, and so is limited in that sense and requires full concentration for him to detect their potential gifts." Irina answered for him. "Can we move on to Laurent now"

I looked at her and I could tell that she was starting to see that he wasn't her mate. It looked like a vale had been lifted. That made me wonder could Laurent have had some type of power? If so why hadn't Eleazer caught on to it?

"of course, just one question. Do you know if Laurent has a power? Did you ever read him to see?"

"I uh no I don't know. I never checked him he said he didn't that it wasn't necessary to check. For some reason, I just believed him."

He looked surprised that I asked. After answering I could tell he knew what I was implying. He walked over to Laurent and grabbed his arm. He looked ashamed when he was done. I could tell he blamed himself for not protecting his coven mate.

"I am so sorry Irina, but he can compel you to believe what he says" he admitted with his head down

She looked at him and nodded "you should return home Eleazer. Tell my sisters that I will be back soon and that I will have my phone on me. I need some time before I return." She turned to Laurent and her went black. She was angry but who wouldn't be. "I will be alright Eleazer. I won't be gone long just a couple of days, a week or two at most don't worry." She stopped him from declining. You could tell that they cared for each other. They were family not just coven mates.

He nodded saying "be safe" and ran out of the clearing.

When he was gone, she turned to me. "how did you know?"

"when I was turned it was one of the gifts or powers I was given. I can see auras. It is basically seeing your soul." I turned to Laurent. "When I saw him, I saw a dark and twisted soul that was not intertwined with another's. I knew he was not mated." I said while looking at his body. I turned to her, looking directly into her eyes and said "you have a bright aura with a little darkness. which means you have been hurt but are still a good person."

"what are you going to do about him? What happened to the human he attacked?"

"the human is transitioning into a werecat. She is safe. He shall burn and so will his friend Victoria"

"I wish to accompany you. I believe Laurent was sent to my coven to be a spy. Victoria is after my cousins for killing her mate. They told us they killed him for hunting on their territory. I believe there is more to the story, something they left out. When they called my sister four months ago, they were devastated and without Edward. Said they said they relocated to New York."

I looked at her wondering if she would believe me. "you are close to the Cullens" she looked startled for a second "you might not believe what I tell you but I ask that you not inform them on who the human I saved is"

"I will not volunteer their name willingly but one of them is a mind reader. He is the one that is not with them"

I nodded and told her what had occurred when I found Laurent with Bella. What he said and what Bella had told me. As we talked, I built a fire as she gathered him up. When I finished the fire was roaring. She threw his limbs in the fire and looked around. "I didn't see his head" she announced

I looked at her sheepishly as I took it out of the backpack. "I couldn't walk around with a severed head" was all I could say, as I threw his head in. She looked at me and laughed.

"thanks, I needed that" she sniffed the air. "you know the Cullens said that shifters reek, but you just smell like the wild"

"that is because I am a full werecat. Shapeshifters are what happens when were-creatures mate with a human without turning them" I said as I puffed out my chest and raised my head with pride. " anyway do you still want to go with me to take care of Victoria, I believe Laurent mentioned something about Seattle" I asked getting us back on track.