10
THE CASTLE
"Come to me Isabella."
Aro had spoken but my eyes were on Caius, he looked contemptuous as always but he mesmerized me nonetheless, I didn't move to go to Aro but my gaze remained on Caius.
"Why did you lie to me, you and the rest of my family?" I spoke to Aro.
"In what way did we lie Cara?" he asked.
I couldn't answer, I felt myself compelled to walk towards Caius, my eyes still held by his, he desired me and I couldn't stop myself from going to him; Aro laughed gleefully.
"It seems Caius wants you first young lady, we've all missed you but you must please my brother," he said.
I tried to shake my head and say no and to stop my legs from going forward but Caius willed me forward and I went to him.
My dress soon lay on the floor and Caius was touching me all over but his eyes never left mine, I was the one who helped him inside me and at that point our eyes closed and our passion raged; I was powerless to stop it, I wanted it to continue, he made it so.
When he was finished and our climax had been reached, I tried to encourage him with my kisses, to continue, but he held me to him and I relaxed on him; I wasn't angry at myself or him, strangely I just accepted what had just happened, it felt like a normal everyday occurrence and something I would never fight against, I belonged to him and always would.
My previous question now seemed irrelevant, he picked me up with ease and took me to his apartment and to his bed, how long we stayed there, I had no idea but I know it was several days; we never spoke, just made love constantly, we both received sustenance from my breasts but they soon receded to a normal size.
After several days, he would leave me alone for short periods of time, I knew without communicating that I should stay in his bed but my mind was in a haze and I was desperate for his return; when he did return our lovemaking continued; it was all I desired, all I needed.
Aro finally came to see me; I clung to Caius not wanting to be separated.
"Don't take me away, I like it here," I pleaded.
"Of course Isabella, you can stay as long as you want, it seems you're happy to be here and I'm pleased," he smiled and nodded to his brother before leaving, they had touched slightly as they communicated without words to each other.
The days passed into weeks and the weeks into months, I was oblivious to anything other than making love to Caius, my mind was a constant haze, I forgot my family and my friends, and my children, it didn't even occur to me that I was pregnant; my mind was blank to everything except the present; Caius was my life and I knew no other.
Sometimes Aro or Marcus would come to see me but even though they were familiar to me, I didn't know them anymore; I withdrew into my new environment and was content.
Christmas had come and gone but I wasn't aware of the time of the year and then the pain started, I had no idea what was causing the pain but I screamed through it as it came in waves, it finally stopped as something came out of me, I heard a wailing and then it too was gone; I didn't realize I'd birthed my baby and he or she was taken from me, Caius made love to me immediately afterwards and that was all that was important to me.
Soon after, he held me close to him and I felt a whirring as I had once before as we passed through space; as my feet touched the ground I felt slightly dizzy and this sparked a slight awareness of having occurred before but that was all.
Whenever the whirring occurred this meant we were travelling from one place to another, we might be on a desert island, in an oasis in the middle of a desert, on an icy mountain top, in a jungle or forest, at the bottom of an ocean or sea but whenever we arrived, our lovemaking continued.
One day I heard angry voices and I saw Caius no more, he was gone and I was alone, my haze continued but now I had to think for myself.
Where was I?
Who was I?
Who did I belong to?
Where should I go and how should I get there?
I knew how to sustain myself but my nectar became less and less until I was dry, now what?
I had no clothes and no sustenance as well as no companion, I was walking in a forest which looked familiar to me, it was as if I were being drawn to a certain place; I came to a house which I knew I belonged to and I walked inside; someone was there, they seemed familiar but I couldn't remember who they were.
"Isabella, are you alright?"
Were they speaking to me?
"Isabella, this is Thomàs, don't you know who I am?"
Thomàs…? Who was that?
I heard this Thomàs talking to someone else; he was angry.
"He used her for a while and then tired of her, he's back at the castle laughing at what he did to her, he told Aro he took away her memory and she'll never regain it; he got his revenge."
"At least he left her close to a familiar place but we would have found her eventually if she hadn't found her way here; she has the locator chip," the other man said.
I hadn't spoken for many months, I didn't know how to put my thoughts into words so I gave up trying and just sat and listened to the conversation, I knew I was safe, whatever that meant but I'd always been safe and happy until the man left me; at that point I became confused, why couldn't I continue as before?
It seemed they were talking about someone else.
"She's going to have to relearn, she doesn't even know how to speak," Thomàs was looking at me.
"There's no way to reverse the memory loss?" the other man asked.
"Maybe Aro can but he would have already reversed it before things became so bad," Thomàs said.
Who was Aro?
"You don't suppose Aro can force Caius to reverse it?"
Who was Caius?
"Do you know who we're talking about Isabella?" Thomàs asked me.
I shook my head.
"Do you know who I am?" the other man asked.
I shook my head again.
"I'm Carlisle Cullen, I'm your father in law," he told me, I nodded, "And this is Thomàs your husband."
I nodded again but nothing reminded me of anything, except for the new information, I remembered nothing.
What was a husband? What was a father in law?
I was weak and unsteady on my feet when I stood, Thomàs brought a cup of blood for me to drink but I had no idea how to use a cup, I pointed to my breasts and he seemed to understand.
"She and Caius drank from her breasts but that's all she knows," he said.
He squeezed my breasts in turn but very little came out, he showed me how to use the cup and I drank.
"I need to make her pregnant and encourage the nectar to be produced again, I'll sleep with her tonight, Enrique's not available so he'll have to wait for his fourth child," Thomàs said.
"Do you suppose she'll let you," Carlisle wondered.
"It's probably all she'll understand, Caius made love to her constantly."
Thomàs was right, making love was indeed something I understood and relished in, by morning my nectar had started flowing again and I drank a lot but I couldn't understand why we had to stop our lovemaking; I kissed Thomàs and asked him why not with my eyes and my hands, he fully understood me and laughed.
"It isn't normal to continuously make love Isabella, it's a good thing to do but other things are necessary too."
I pouted my lips and he laughed again.
"We will later, I promise but now we have to let everyone know we found you; we need to introduce everyone to you to see if you remember them, hopefully something will spark your memory to recall what you knew before," he told me.
People came to visit me, little ones and big ones; there was even a tiny one who could barely walk, and when I held her she suckled my breast, I liked that very much and smiled at Thomàs; he encouraged other little ones to do the same and I felt my breasts start to fill, I remembered a man had suckled me in between our lovemaking and I looked carefully at all the men who had come to see me.
One of them looked familiar and I went to him and showed him my breast, I touched my finger to his lips and pointed to my nipple; he looked at Thomàs and smiled.
"There's something familiar about you Enrique, she wants you to suckle her," Thomàs said.
"Will she make love to me as well?" Enrique wondered.
I nodded my head vigorously.
"It appears she understands that very well," Thomàs said as he smiled.
Enrique took me to another room and we made love.
"I suppose Thomàs already made you pregnant my love but there's always next time," he said.
What was pregnant and what did he mean by next time?
I must have looked puzzled.
"You have no idea what I'm talking about do you my sweet?"
I shook my head and he laughed.
"You have a baby inside you," he said.
What was a baby and how did it get inside me?
I again looked puzzled.
"Baby…," he folded his arms together and rocked them, I shrugged.
"Little one, little person, little people…,"
I smiled and nodded but then looked puzzled again.
I searched my body for an opening but didn't know where to look, Enrique understood.
"Let me show you," he said.
He pointed to his arousal.
"Inside my body are tiny swimming creatures called sperm which I release into your body when we have sex, these sperm swim up into your womb and one implants into an egg from inside your body, the fertilized egg implants into your womb which eventually grows into a baby or little people, the baby then comes out of here."
He placed his finger inside the opening he had placed his arousal when we made love, I vaguely recalled something coming out of me before and then I remembered the pain; I shook my head vigorously, I wanted to say no but couldn't say the word, he could tell I was suddenly afraid.
I couldn't relate the pleasure of lovemaking to the pain so I allowed it, he suckled my breasts as well and the nectar increased, as did my breast size; other men too had pleasure with me and it all seemed normal except that they would stop even though I needed more.
Why did they stop?
I shook my head and tried to say the no word again but I couldn't form it with my mouth.
Thomàs observed that any natural instincts I had were predominant over anything learned, he decided to take me hunting and then observe what I did.
Enrique and Edward came with me, I had met Edward since my return but wasn't sure who he was, he seemed to hold some special attraction to me but I couldn't be sure; we had made love and my body seemed to crave him more than any other.
Was he the man who had left me alone?
We came across a large 'people', he was ferocious and made a weird growling sound, he had a large nose and mouth with many large teeth and huge hands and nails, he was covered with a hairy coat and I wanted him but not for making love, it was something else about him which attracted me.
He saw me and lunged forward, at almost the same time I jumped up, landed on him, burying my face in his neck and bit down hard; some warm tasty liquid suddenly flooded my mouth and I swallowed it, I couldn't stop drinking, it tasted as good as the nectar but it was richer in consistency.
Thomàs nodded as he saw that my instincts were definitely intact, my three companions then took their own sustenance and finished as my 'people' fell to the ground and no more of the good tasting liquid came out of him into my mouth; they watched as I tried to waken him up and for some reason wetness filled my eyes and ran down my face.
Edward pulled me to him and hugged me.
"It's ok Bella, it's only a grizzly bear, he would have hurt you if you hadn't reacted as you did, he was meant to die and give you sustenance."
Thomàs spoke then, "You need to differentiate between those who look like us and animals who are meant to sustain you, the grizzly bear was an animal and your instincts were correct."
What are instincts?
I must have still looked puzzled because Thomàs laughed and then explained what I had silently wondered.
"Instincts are not a learned thing, it's something your body and your mind does without thinking before you act; making love is also an instinct but speaking as we do is something you need to learn, your mind understands what we're telling you but your mouth doesn't know how to form the words and unfortunately you've forgotten what some words mean."
So this 'peoples' was named grizzly bear, he's an animal and he provides me sustenance, I don't have to feed from myself if I don't want to; he tasted much better than my nectar.
I smiled at Thomàs and pointed to the bear and then to my mouth, then I nodded my head to approve.
"Yes it does taste good. Mmm," he said.
"Mmm," suddenly I made the sound.
All three looked at me in surprise but then Thomàs smiled.
"Mmm," he repeated and I made the same sound again.
"It looks like we're making progress," he said.
I learned to make sounds with my mouth and my tongue but not form words, I still couldn't say 'no' and this frustrated me but everyone was patient with me and could usually understand what I wanted or needed at the time; sex was a priority to me, I enjoyed hunting and having 'peoples' suckle me; I found I could read books and it seemed I relearned at an accelerated rate what I had previously known, I learned more about where 'babies' came from and I realized it was related to sex, I also learned how they came out and that it was painful.
"I went to the hospital to see Thomàs one day and heard a woman moaning, I looked at him questioningly; Thomàs was so tuned into me, that he could read my face.
"The woman is having labor pains, it hurts her but when you have your baby, I'll make it easier for you I promise," he told me.
I looked down at my abdomen, it still looked flat in comparison to the woman who was moaning but I realized he was telling me I had a baby inside me; I looked puzzled.
"Isabella you have a baby inside you, I put it there when we had sex the first time, it's a very tiny baby at the moment and doesn't stretch out your abdomen but it will get much bigger and you will look like this woman eventually," Thomàs told me, "The little ones at home came out of your body but now they're much bigger than when they first came out because they've grown."
I nodded because I now understood who the little peoples were, they were my babies, they came out of my body and that must be why I cared for them and why they suckled me, I smiled at Thomàs because I was happy they belonged to me.
I saw a woman suckling a little tiny baby, I looked at Thomàs and pointed to them, then to myself and I smiled; Thomàs smiled too.
"Hello Mrs. De Volturi Del Conti, how are you today?"
The voice sounded familiar as if I should know her but when I looked as she smiled at me, there was no recognition.
Thomàs spoke for me, "My wife had some traumatic event occur and because of it she can neither remember things nor speak, I was hoping something here would spark her memory but it hasn't, we're all strangers to her at the moment."
"Oh I'm sorry Sir, I didn't mean to intrude," she told him.
"That's quite alright, I think she recognized your voice but your face drew a blank, it was good you spoke to her though," he said.
Thomàs was amused when he arrived home, to find that I was constantly pulling my children to me and encouraging them to suckle my breasts, I embraced them as often as I could; even the older ones who still liked to suckle but were not interested in being hugged constantly.
"Isabella it's good that you recognize these children as your babies but when they reach a certain age they're more independent and don't want to be hugged constantly by their mother," he told me.
There were certain words I didn't understand but I kept a book close to me which told me what words meant, I looked up 'children', 'independent' and 'mother'.
I was a mother and these were my children and babies, the older children liked to do things without my help and it was important to let them try and do new things without supervision.
If Thomàs made babies inside me, was he a mother too?
Did the children belong to him?
I looked at Thomàs quizzically; I pointed to my abdomen and then the children and pointed to him, he knew what I was asking.
"The baby inside you is mine, I am the father, some of the other children are mine too but some also belong to Enrique and one other papa as well," he told me.
I nodded to show I understood.
Were 'father' and 'papa' the same?
I looked in my book and discovered that papa was a more affectionate form than 'father' and then I looked up 'affectionate' to find it was comparable to loving someone or at least caring for them; I looked up as I heard the children calling Thomàs 'papa' and hugging him, he hugged them back and played with them so that they laughed together, it made me want to laugh too and I did out loud.
Thomàs and the children looked up and laughed again, that made me giggle and then laugh.
"Come and meet your children, Isabella," he said.
I came close to them and he introduced me.
"This is Thomàs, our oldest child, we call him Tommy, this is Isabella, she's named after you and she goes by Belle, these are our twins, this means they were both inside you at the same time and were born one after another on the same day, they are named Michael and Elizabeth," he told me.
So these children and the baby inside me belong to Thomàs, he is their father or papa.
I tried to say papa but it was just a noise, at the same time I pointed to Thomàs and he smiled and nodded his head.
"These are Enrique's children, Isabella, this is Enrique Jose, we call him Jose, this is Rosalinda and the baby who doesn't yet have a name because you were gone from us when he was born, and we call him baby for now."
I remembered the pain and something coming out of me, then a wailing sound other than me.
Was that the baby?
I nodded and looked expectantly at the other children.
"These children belong to a man who no longer exists, his name was Aro, he was named after his father who is also named Aro; this is Carlos, Marcus and Edward respectively," he said as he pointed to each one while he spoke their name.
I saw other child and pointed to her.
"This is Jenny, she was adopted by you and Edward, she's not exactly like the rest of us, she's more fragile but we all love her; just don't squeeze her as tight as you do the other children."
All the children laughed and so did I which made everyone laugh again; I needed to look up the word 'adopted' which I did and discovered Jenny didn't come out of me but out of another woman, the other woman gave her to us and now she belonged to us, I liked that and smiled at her.
Jenny came over to me and gave me a hug, "I love you Mama," she said.
I guessed that 'mama' was the same as 'mother' but a more affectionate form.
"Mmm…," I tried to say the word but it wouldn't come out.
There was one other child and I pointed to her.
"This child belongs to Enrique and Renee, she came out of Renee's body but Renee is also your mother and that makes this child your half sister because you both have different fathers; her name is Ana," Thomàs told me.
I nodded but then delved into my book to refresh the things I'd learned.
Caius had returned to the castle after leaving me and gloated to Aro over what he'd done to me, Aro was furious but could do nothing to change what had been done and Caius refused to reverse my memory loss.
"She'll remember nothing of the past and will come to me whenever I call for her, she wants me as much as I want her and you have no power to stop my alliance with her, she'll remember nothing of her abductions, I'm sure no one will want to remind her of those, but she'll remember all she's now learning; she may even learn to speak but I can take away her speech again if I so choose, I do control her and will continue to do so; she was yours for long enough now she's mine Aro," he said.
"I should have kept you in confinement for what you did to her," Aro retorted.
"You knew it was just a matter of time before I was able to free myself, I admit I was too enthusiastic in my lust for her and I shouldn't have enlisted Felix and Jane to assist me but my confinement has shown me a way I can share her but still maintain control over her and I intend to share her so long as she comes when I call her; I can become very angry if she doesn't adhere to my requests so you brother had better make everyone aware that she's mine, when the wind comes for her she'd better be ready."
"So long as you don't hurt her, no one will prevent her from coming to you when you call for her, but it would be appreciated if you didn't take her away for long periods of time and at least let her birth her children at home; I would suggest a week at the longest Caius, she did have a job and may want one again if she's able to remember how to do the job," Aro said.
Caius shook his head, "No job, I don't want too many excuses of why she can't come to me, I accept when she births her children, I even accept when she's with her husbands' and lovers or teaching her children at home; otherwise wherever she is, in whichever country, she'll come to me, I demand it."
"I can't stop you, she's in your power but I'm pleased to have your assistance running all the affairs of the vampires again, it's obvious Marcus and I needed you, you can make Isabella useful other than to appease your sexual needs, she used to assist me you know," Aro informed him.
Again Caius shook his head, "The child was made for sex and that is why she'll come to me, I'll share her with you and Marcus if you like but only for sex."
"You make it seem like that's all she's good for."
"I'm sure she's very accomplished in other ways but for my needs and possibly yours, this is why I want her; she's in heat and will never object, I suppose you already know this," Caius said.
"It's true, she'll never refuse sex, this is her calling; even now when she remembers nothing, her instinct is for sex," Aro admitted.
Aro spoke to Thomàs and informed him of the conversation he'd had with Caius.
"Caius kept her away long enough to control her, she needs to be aware, as well as everyone else, that when he calls for her and sends the wind, she must go immediately, he'll allow her to birth her babies with you, teach her children and be with her husbands' and lovers but barring all else, she must go; he won't keep her more than a week at a time but his power over her will increase when she's with him as you know and he does have the power to take away her memory again if he's angered, as well as her speech."
"We have no choice then but to let her go, I've no objection so long as he treats her well; she doesn't remember him though at present," Thomàs said.
"She'll get to know who her master is very soon and she'll be obedient so long as no one reminds her of her past abductions, Caius assumes no one will be cruel enough to remind her of the horrors she's had to endure in her life, in that at least the memory loss is a good thing; his purpose in controlling her is for sex and nothing else, she won't object to that as you well know."
"I agree but she now has sport with her sex, she hunts men to appease her cravings and they become her victims, some are human and some are vampires who are not as strong as us, they submit to her advances; at least she did this before her memory loss," Thomàs informed Aro.
Aro smiled, "This was a good thing, she needs to have her own control over others, it gives her independence; does it interfere with other things?"
"No, she arranged her time well even though she also worked," Thomàs said.
"I understand why she's not working at the moment but Caius doesn't want her to work."
"She planned to stop any way, Enrique doesn't want her to work either, he feels her time is better spent taking care of our children and both Edward and I agree."
"Splendid; then prepare her to go to Caius when he calls and the wind comes, tell her not to be afraid but to step into it and close her eyes, no harm will come to her I can assure you," Aro concluded then he left.
I wasn't immediately aware of these conversations but in time I learned of them, Thomàs told me of my obligation to Caius soon after.
"Caius will call for you then the wind will come and you must leave, he'll return you to us when he's done with you; he needs you for sex so you should be pleased."
I remember the wind but who is Caius I wonder?
I had no qualms about going so I nodded in response to Thomàs' instructions but I'd forgotten about the conversation by the time my first call came.
I was in the process of suffering with morning sickness when I received my call, I answered the phone even though I couldn't speak but I recognized the voice.
"Isabella come to me now, let them know you're leaving then walk outside to the wind and do as you've been previously instructed."
The voice commanded and I couldn't resist, the first person I found was Enrique, I showed him the phone and he knew immediately who it was from.
"Go quickly to the wind Isabella, we'll see you when you return."
He pulled me to him and kissed me, "We'll miss you while you're gone but it's better that you go."
I went outside and saw the wind, it was a whirlwind and seemed to beckon me to it, I wasn't afraid and stepped inside closing my eyes; I was suddenly lifted off the ground and whirled around faster and faster until after what seemed interminable, I landed at the castle in a familiar room and knew immediately the naked man watching me.
I ran to him as if I'd been parted much too long and kissed him in every place I could reach; he laughed a deep booming laugh.
"So little one you do remember me, you know I'm your master and you're expected to do whatever I ask of you."
I nodded eagerly and tried to kiss him again but he pushed me away.
"Enough for now, lie down beside me and I'll talk to you," he said.
I obeyed him and waited until he and I lay together on the bed.
"Isabella you did well, you wanted to come to me didn't you?"
I nodded and tried to kiss him but he stopped me again.
"I like that you're so eager to please me, if ever you're not, I'll wonder why; do you understand?"
I nodded.
We made love and it was exhilarating as I now recalled from before, it was pure ecstasy and while I was with him nothing else mattered, I was there to please him and I did everything to ensure he was pleased; his groans of pleasure told me I'd succeeded.
I liked to take him in my mouth and suckle him, sometimes he would ejaculate before he could leave my mouth and I drank his seed but more often he released his seed after thrusting into me as he and I both climaxed.
Laughing was one thing I could do and he and I would laugh often together; I enjoyed being with him and I think he enjoyed me too.
"Isabella you're a joy," he said, "I waited my whole existence for such a woman, such joy and ecstasy and you're now mine to do with as I wish."
I nodded; I was like a child who wanted to please her parent, the more pleasure I gave him and he responded, the more I wanted to give him, it was about me pleasing him and nothing else mattered.
Aro and Marcus came to see me and recognized the adoration in my eyes towards Caius; they also recognized the tremendous hold he had over me that none could break."
"How are you my dear," Aro asked, "We missed you."
I looked at them but with no recognition, I looked puzzled.
"Aro is your husband and Marcus is one of your lovers, you may go to them if you wish," Caius told me.
I shook my head and clung to my master, he grinned with satisfaction.
"You will go to them if I order it," he said.
I nodded reluctantly and he snapped his fingers.
"Go now, I'll call for your return," he commanded and I obeyed.
Caius gloated as I walked towards Aro and Marcus; I looked at Aro and saw the look of cold disdain as he looked at Caius.
We went to a room I didn't recognize even though I'd been there hundreds of times before, it was Marcus' apartment, and Aro left me there with Marcus.
I was still very much under Caius' power and I assumed I was supposed to make love with this man and threw myself at him with good intention, he allowed it and we did make love but he wanted to talk and drink my nectar more than anything, he drank his fill, which was a lot, before speaking to me.
"Ah Isabella, your nectar fills me with delight and I'm pleased to see you again but I'm sorry to see you in this plight; don't you recall your old grandfather at all?"
I was puzzled; what was a grandfather?
I had a fine chain around my waist with my phone attached to it but Edward had presented me with an electronic dictionary and it was also attached to my chain, I immediately looked up the word 'grandfather', it told me that Marcus was my father's father and I became more confused.
It didn't occur to me that sex wasn't usual between grandfathers and granddaughters because I assumed that if a man wanted sex, no matter who the man was, he was entitled to it; I did however wonder who my father was if I had a grandfather.
Aro was my husband and so was Thomàs and Edward, I'd been informed that Enrique was my lover and we had children together; none of these therefore could be my father, was Caius my father? He told me he was my master and I must always obey him so he must be my father, children must always obey their fathers, at least that's what Thomàs often told our children.
I smiled at my grandfather and kissed him, he seemed so kind and loving, his body too was strong and masterful and he felt so good inside me; I decided I liked my grandfather very much and I could tell he was pleased with my affection.
Later he took me to Aro's apartment which also was unfamiliar to me even though I'd spent many nights in this bed and he left me with Aro; of course sex was the first thing I assumed I was supposed to do and we did have great sex.
Something told me I loved this man as I looked into his eyes, there couldn't have been so much love between us for it to suddenly be gone and as we made love it awakened in me; I didn't realize that his power was attracting me to him as it had originally when he'd first made love to me but I felt very strong connections as I did with Thomàs, Edward and Enrique.
Aro seemed sad that I couldn't speak but I tried to kiss away his sadness and eventually he smiled and we both laughed; he spoke to me of the love he felt for me and how sad he was that we'd been parted for so long.
"Would you come and see me again Cara?" he asked.
What was 'Cara', didn't he know my name was Isabella?
He recognized my confusion.
"Cara is my special name for you my love; you'll always be my Isabella, my Cara."
I traced his face with my fingers, and then I pointed to my heart and gave it to him with my hands to show him I loved him.
"My beautiful Cara, thank you," he said but I sensed his heart was heavy.
My empathy showed as tears fell from my eyes while we looked at each other, he wiped the tears from my face with his fingers and then in a show of grief, he buried his head in my breasts as I held him to me; shortly after that my phone rang, it was a familiar voice commanding me to go to him, I kissed my love once more and then I left.
Caius nodded as I returned but saw my tears.
"Are those tears because you had to return to me?"
I shook my head and ran to greet him; he held me close but looked into my eyes.
"Why are you sad then?" he asked me.
I didn't know that I was sad because Aro was sad, I couldn't explain empathy so I just shrugged my shoulders and shook my head.
"You don't know why you're sad?
I tried to say 'no' but it wouldn't come out so I just shook my head again.
We were soon enjoying sex again and smiling and laughing so he realized he hadn't made me sad by calling me back, to him I was a child and to me he was my father; he felt some closeness between us that wasn't due to his power and wondered what had changed, why did the link between us come from me as well which made our joining even more powerful?
After he sent me away he decided to find out what had occurred when he sent me to Aro and Marcus.
"I made her love me again and she did but I grieved that she couldn't remember what we'd shared in the past, she sensed my grief and empathized with me, she shed tears for both of us," Aro told him.
"How touching," was all Caius said.
He then went to Marcus.
"She always referred to me as her grandfather even though we were lovers, she was puzzled by the word 'grandfather' and looked it up but then became more puzzled until she worked something out in her mind; I have no idea what conclusion that was but it pleased her," Marcus told him.
Caius left Marcus without speaking any further but he needed to know what my conclusion was that had bonded us closer.
"I think I'll send her a gift," he decided.