Chapter 4:

What the heck was that with Caius? When father described him to me he told me that he was cold hearted and scowled all of the time. The pessimist of the group. But just now, he seemed unsure of himself and a scowl was no where to be located.

But, when I looked at him, I could see all of his perfections. The way the light glinted off of his white blonde hair, his skin as pale and cold as freshly fallen snow, and his eyes were the color of garnets. There was kindness in his eyes, something I rarely saw in my own father's eyes.

What's happening to me? I need to remember why am here, to end the Volturi. To get revenge for my father and my uncle. One way or another, I will end the Volturi.

Caius's POV:

Ugh, I can't believe I did that! I'm brooding in my library over my sketch pad when Marcus walks in. "Have you told Aro yet?" He asks me.

I growl a little. "No. I'd rather not go through what you did when you found
out that Didyme was your mate." The room fills with a tense silence. "I'm sorry brother."

"No, it's fine. But, I wanted to tell you that I saw something between you and Annalise that confirms your suspicions." I look up at him, wide eyed. "Really?"

"Yes." He replies, with the 'but' hanging off the end. "But what?" I asked him. "But, I saw another link. Between the three of us and her."

"Yes. What about it?" He sucks in a breath and sighs. "Well, it was a relationship that I couldn't identify, but I know I've seen it before. But I can't place it." I furrow my brow slightly. "Odd. Well, if you find out what it is, tell me."

"Yes brother. Good night, I'm going to go meet with Alec to console him. His sister's death has shaken him up quite a bit." And in a swift motion, he exits the room.

I turn back to my sketch pad and stare at my drawing of Annalise. 'Oh how I wish I could know what was going through your mind right now.'

Marcus's POV:

I left my brother to his own devices, fleeing to my study. I wasn't lying when I said that I knew that I had seen that relationship before. But I know where.

I've seen it with the Denali coven. I've seen it with the Egyptian coven. And I've seen it with the Romanian coven before we wiped them completely out. The relationship that Annalise has with us is hatred and the need for vengeance. But I cannot tell either of my brothers, for if I do, the Volturi will be ripped apart at the seams forever.

Aro would most likely kill her, sparking tension between him and Caius. They would kill each other, the winner would turn on me, they'd rule with and iron fist and spark a revolution amongst the lower vampires. Yes, Annalise must be kept safe at all costs if the Volturi are to survive.

Annalise's POV:

It's been two weeks since I killed Jane. Her memorial was nice, but I couldn't care less. I've been waiting to kill Alec since I want the drama from Jane's death to die down before another murder is on their hands.

We're all located in the feeding room, the first time I've fed myself since I got here. Heidi is bringing in our meal and as soon as she opens that door, the bloodbath starts. I lunge for a girl looks my age and bite her neck. Her blood is smoky and bitter. 'Looks like someone liked to smoke weed.'

I spit out some of her blood and try and pick a better target. A larger boy is standing in the middle of the room, shell shocked. He doesn't even flinch when I come up to him and rip his throat out. When he's on the ground, dead, I notice something.

A baby carrier stands by his feet, untouched and unharmed. I look inside and find a little girl all dressed up in pink fast asleep. She has pale skin, a lot of dark hair, a chubby appearance, and a cute face.

She looks like a carbon copy of the boy I just killed. She starts to move around and yawns and opens her eyes, which are a shocking violet color. One look with her violet irises, and my heart melts.

I croon and unbuckle her from the carrier and lift her up into my arms. She smiles at me and I can help but smile myself. 'I wonder if this is how Father felt when he found me.'

"What do you have there, Annalise?" Alec asks me. I pause for a second before answering him. "The newest addition to the Volturi." Alec scoffs.
"A human child won't last three days in here. Just kill it and get it over with."

I frown at him. "No. She's mine, and there isn't anything you can do about it."

"Alec, Annalise. What's going on you two?" Aro asks. "Annalise wants to keep a human babe." Alec tells him. Aro smiles sadly. "My dear, I know that being immortal forces you to give up motherhood, and this is a way you can substitute for it, but we cannot keep it. Our thirst will just be too great."

"My father controlled his thirst." I reply back to him. "Your father?" Marcus asks. 'Whoops.' "Yes." I quickly comeback. "My coven's leader was more of a father to me. He found me on our home's doorstep when I was a babe. He couldn't bring himself to kill me, so he kept me and raised me as his own. Last year, when I turned 18, he turned me. If my father can do it, then so can I."

The entire room is stunned by my words. "Besides, she may be useful." A few moments pass before Caius, of all people, says something. "Perhaps we could keep the child brother. She may have potential."

I smile. Aro considers for a moment, then, "I suppose that we could keep the child and turn her at the appropriate age. But, since you two advocated for her life, you are now responsible for it."

Aro stands up from his throne and looks at me and Caius. "Congratulations on your new parenthood status. You are all dismissed."

Everyone disperses from the room, with only me and Caius remaining. He walks over to me. "What do you wish to name the child." I think for a moment, then remember something. "Adrienne. It means dark one in french."

"That would be suitable, I suppose. Since she came from such dark beginnings." He replies. "Would you like to hold her?" I ask him. Caius wearily nods his head and I hand him Adrienne. He's so gentle with her with the way he cradles her head, trying not to break her.

"She's so tiny." He states. I nod in agreement. Caius croons when Adrienne grabs his index finger and brings it to her lips, making it look like she is kissing her new father hello.

"I suppose we will have to get her supplies and other necessities." I tell him. "I'll have Dimetri and Felix go into town and collect the items she'll need." He says absentmindedly. "I'll leave you two for now. Father-daughter time, if you will."

I leave him to our new daughter, Adrienne. *'Micul meu înger.'

Caius's POV:

I'm left with Adrienne in the feeding room. She starts to yawn and I smile. Her violet eyes light up with curiosity as she watches the hallways fly by her as I run to my room.

I sit down in a chair, still cradling her. She's no more than 2 months old. Her hands are soft as she explores my face with them and she constantly smiles. **'Il mio piccolo angelo.'

Dimitri and Felix enter and I instruct them to go into town and purchase everything a person might need for a two month old child. They nod their understanding, but before they go,
I instruct them to find Colette for me.

Colette is a vampire that we acquired last year after we extinguished the Romanian coven. Colette came from a French coven that was having issues with her. She could see anyone's past, down to their family history.

Colette walks through the doors and bows slightly. "You wished to see me, Master Caius?"

"Yes. I need you to look at this girl's family history." I tell her and show her Adrienne. Her eyes widen a little, but she complies. "Looks like her parents did it young. The father took them here to Volterra to help the mother quit her weed addiction. Then of course, Annalise killed her mother and father by coincidence when they came into the feeding room. And now, she's here."

"Thank you Collette. You are dismissed." She nods and exits the room. Only three seconds after she left, Marcus came in. "Those girls have got you wrapped around their fingers, don't they?" He asks me.

I simply ignore his question. "What brings you in here, brother?"

"Aro wanted me to remind you that the Cullens come tomorrow. He thought you would like to give Annalise a warning about their werewolf." He winks at the end. The Cullens. Ever since they had proven that they were innocent, they had come here annually to let us see how Renesmee was growing.

But every year, they'd bring two of those stupid dogs because the half-breed's mate was the leader of the local werewolf pack. The stink they left was unimaginable. "Stink." I say.
"What, brother?" Marcus asks me. "When Jane was murdered, I couldn't smell any of their signature scent. So , it's possible that someone could have framed a werewolf and ripped Jane apart."

Marcus's eyes widen a little. "It seems that our suspect pool has gotten wider." I smile and go to hand off Adrienne to Annalise.

Annalise's POV:

Caius enters the room holding Adrienne in his arms. He hands her to me, then starts talking. "Annalise, when Jane was murdered, did you smell anything?"

"No. Why?" I ask him, bouncing Adrienne up and down gently. "Because werewolves always leave a specific smell when they're near. So, Jane's killer might have been a vampire." My heart drops.

I never thought about the smell. 'Jane was right. They'll find out it was me sooner or later. Unless I kill the tracker, Dimitri.' "You're right." I tell Caius. "Well, I better get Adrienne to bed. Goodnight."

He nods, and starts to head out the door, when something stops him. "Um..Annalise. I also meant to tell you, tomorrow the Cullens are coming and they'll be bringing their werewolf mutt. But, there won't be any need to be frightened. That pack hasn't attacked us...yet."

'The Cullens. They can expose me. I have to talk to them.' "Thank you. For warning me."

"Your welcome. Felix and Dimitri should be coming in later with everything Adrienne will need in a few minutes. Good night."

"Good night Master Caius." I tell him. He smiles at me. "Just call me Caius, after all, we are sharing the duty of loving parents together, aren't we?" I smile a small smile back at him. "Good night...Caius."

Caius nods to me and exits out of my room. I rock Adrienne gently for the next few minutes until Felix and Dimitri come in to the room carrying baby items.

In a matter of seconds they assemble the cradle and I lay the now fast asleep Adrienne in there. "Well thank you two for doing that." I tell them. "It's fine." Felix says to me.

"And also...I'm sorry." Dimitri looks at me like I've grown a second head. "For what?" He asks. "For this." I let my mind go blank and possess Felix's body. Dimitri's eyes widen as he tries to make a break for the door, but I'm too fast and wrap Felix's arms around his neck and jerk upwards.

His head comes off in one clean motion. I put myself back in my own body and start to scream.

Caius's POV:

I hear Annalise screaming again. I rush to her room to find a decapitated Dimitri and a dazed Felix. Annalise is cowering in the corner and Adrienne is crying in her crib.

I kneel down by Annalise's side. "What happened?" She takes in a deep breath and exhales. "Felix killed Dimitri. One minute he was just standing there, the next he was ripping Dimitri's head off and getting ready to do the same to me. He told me that he killed Jane."

"No! She's lying!" Felix cries out behind me. "Enough! I've had it with your lies Felix." I'm ready to snap his neck off when,"Wait."

Annalise joins me by my side. "Let me expose of him." I step aside and watch as she rips his head off in one swift motion. She looks at me and smiles. "I can handle it from here. You should tell Aro and Marcus the news. I'll clean up."

I nod. "Yes. Good night, Annalise. Good night, Adrienne." I whisper to the now calm baby in the crib. In five seconds, I've located my brothers. "It seems that we've located Jane's killer."

Aro's eyebrows shoot up in surprise. "Really? Who was it?"

"Felix. And he's killed Dimitri too."

"Well, that solves that mystery." Marcus says wearily. "Well brothers, I believe we should all go and rest. For we have the Cullens to deal with tomorrow." He tells us as he gets up from where he is sitting and leaves.

"Goodnight, brothers."

Annalise's POV:

I burned their corpses. I'm so close to eliminating the Volturi. All I need to do is call the Cullens, tell them I'm here, and extinguish Alec. Then I can move on to my real prize. The three kings. I'm so close, I can almost taste it. Soon, I will have the Volturi's heads, an my coven will be avenged.

*-Romanian for my little angel

**-Italian for my little angel