As much as this chapter must sound like it, this is not the final chapter.
I never knew time could pass so quickly, the clock on the wall seemed to lurch forward, hours being absorbed into nothing. My remaining time with my family was slowly dwindling down to nothing.
"So you gave my twins to a bunch of Wolves to raise?" Emily asked, she was outraged, after we'd finally got round to revealing the history she'd missed out on.
"It was the best solution." I pleaded.
"Is that where Jasmine is then?" Emily asked, "Married to one of the mutts."
"No." Jasper answered, "Jasmine died." I watched her face as it contorted with pain, she looked away, lost in her thoughts, I gave her some privacy, I didn't want to intrude when her mind was in this state.
"That's why I wanted to be a vampire mom." Jonathon pleaded; he was the only one who dared to speak.
"She's gone." Emily whispered, beginning to mourn for a child that she'd never knew. Jasper glanced in my direction, I nodded and a wave of calm spread across the room. "When I found out what you were." Emily asked, "I dreamt you'd do this to my children, but when I was bitten, it's a horrific lifestyle. Such thirst!"
The room cringed. "It is not when it's for the one you love." It was Emmett that spoke enclosing his hand around Rosalie's.
"You'll get used to it all. You've both had less practise than the rest of us." I insisted.
"I doubt I'll ever get good at this. I did have the Volturi raising me after all." Emily replied, "I don't know how you control it. The constant burning sensation." She paused and withdrew to a corner of the room.
"They're here." Edward rose from his chair, "The Wolves."
"They're early!" Jasper growled, Alice always had trouble predicting the Wolves, she awkwardly had to search for the darkness, she'd missed them this time.
I instantly forced Jasper into a hug. "In 75 years!"
"We'll go back to Forks, you owe me a wedding there." Jasper whispered.
"You bet." I smiled and launched myself out a nearby window, mid jump I used my mind control to freeze all the Wolves, so they could talk but not move.
"Nicely done Sis!" Emmett approved at he landed next to me.
"They want releasing." Edward translated, "They're disgusted that we have extended our coven by one."
"They can talk look how many there is!" Rosalie was shocked and for good reason, there was 20 Wolves in front of us.
"The newest addition to our Coven," I spoke walking forward, "Is Emily, she is Jonathon's mother." One of the Wolves was resisting been frozen, I checked his thoughts, they seemed clean, besides what's the worst one could do. So I allowed him to transform back to his human self. It was Jacob's son Harry.
"They are mother and son?" Harry asked.
"Yes." I beckoned Jonathon and Emily forward, I was proud that one of the Wolves was willing to talk. I was also grateful for the similarity in appearance between Emily and Jonathon, fortunately they did look related. I allowed Harry to get close enough to check, Emily and Jonathon would not harm him, as he did not smell alluring at all.
"How could you bite him?" Harry asked, he had seen me since he was a child visiting Jasmine and Jonathon in La Push.
"It was what Jonathon wanted, one of the people who lived near us, his blood sung to me. He was involved in an accident, so I was desperate to feed. Jonathon had cut himself, I couldn't resist I was too weak. It was not intentional, but nonetheless, Jonathon is being reunited with his mother. Surely that cannot break the treaty. It was not even in Forks."
"You fixed my broken arm when I was 9." Harry frowned.
"I'm still the same person!"
"You're a vampire!" Harry insisted.
"Who made a mistake!"
"Please Harry." This time it was Carlisle who stepped forward, "We try to live a peaceful existence. We try to protect and value human life, much like yourselves, but we made a mistake, one simple mistake and Jonathon is happy with his lifestyle now."
"Maybe." Harry glanced round at Jonathon and cringed, I imagined it must be difficult for him; someone who you had grew up with was now you enemy. "Who bit his mother?" Harry asked.
"Aro." I answered.
"Who?"
"One of the leaders of the Volturi." Carlisle explained, "The Law Enforcers in the vampire world."
"They visited us yesterday." Edward added. "They are still nearby." I sensed the thoughts of the Wolves changed.
"Right." Harry responded, "Can we discuss this, will you release them?" Harry asked, "They won't do anything." I read all his wolves thoughts. I nodded and released them all.
"It's going well." Jonathon grinned as Carlisle and I returned to the main group.
"As well as it can." I answered. "I think they've realised we don't want to fight."
Several minutes passed in silence before Edward spoke.
"They've made a decision." Edward smiled, "We're free, but no returning to Forks, we have to completely stay off their land." There was no answer from the Wolves, one simply approached us, did some kind of bow, before they all bounded away, only one last howl filled the air.
"Yes!" I grinned and glanced at Alice.
"Now all I can see is the Volturi." Alice explained,
"I'm with them." She nodded.
"I knew you'd protect us all one day." Rosalie embraced me, "I'm glad you joined us." Our senses knew someone was approaching.
"That means a lot Rosalie." She pulled me into a hug, like the one she had when the Cullen's first left me in Forks alone, her scent was just as calming as ever.
"Sister, It's Felix and Demetri; they're here to collect you." Edward explained.
"Right." I gave everyone a goodbye moment, before reaching for my Cullen Crest Necklace; I kissed it and handed it to Carlisle. "Keep it safe for when I return." He nodded.
"We'll be waiting."
"See you in 75." I yelled bounding between the trees, not daring to look behind me. I knew Jasper was destroyed, but at least this was only temporary and for 75 years, rather than the alternative if we had actually fought the Wolves. I shuddered at the thought of my family members lying broken simply because of me.
What do you think is going to happen next?