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Chapter 11 – Bad Feeling!

-Midday-

?POV

I much prefer to feed during the day, it gives me an extra thrill plus the men struggle less. I had already fed on a small female and I could go another couple of humans before I was full so I didn't delay.

I kept to the shadows of course and made my way toward a small village, I was around 30 miles from the volturi's "layer" as I call it but I didn't have to rush. I saw a muscular, young man out in his back yard, he was handsome (for a human I mean) with his dark hair and tanned skin. I was about 10 metres away and I could hear his rapid heartbeat bumping his fresh blood through his body. Yes, he would do nicely. I stood hidden in the trees at the end on his garden.

*"Perdone, necesito su ayuda." I whispered, loud enough for him to hear.

"sí, señora, cómo puedo ayudar a una mujer tan guapa como tú?" he answered, walking towards me with a stunned look on his face.

"Por favor, necesito que me siga" I said in an urgent and seductive way.*

He followed me further into the forest and I stopped at a larger tree, pushing him up against it. He saw my eyes and knew he should fear me but he said,

*"Te quiero." I was surprised,* I moved in as if to kiss him but detoured, sinking my teeth into the throbbing vein in his neck. The sound of puncturing his skin was wonderful and his warm blood trickled down my throat.

He had satisfied me enough, time to get on with my journey and started to the east. If I ran I could make 30 miles in half an hour but what's the point? The volturi aren't going anywhere.

*"Excuse me, I need your help" I whispered, loud enough for him to hear.

"yes ma'am, how can I help a beautiful woman like you?" he answered, walking towards me with a stunned look on his face.

"Please, you need to follow me." I said in an urgent and seductive way.

… "I want you" I was surprised.*

EPOV

It was a relief to land in Italy, Alice is waiting for me at the front of the airport while the others swept the airport for any signs of a vampire.

Eugh, where is he, his flight got in 5 minutes ago! I laughed.

"Why can I always hear you before I can see you!" I asked from behind her.

"There you are! Thank goodness." Said turned to face me, "Ok, lets go."

What's she so hyped up about? We left to meet Emmet, Jasper and Carlisle in a small town around 3 minutes away.

"Hey Edward, it's good to see you!" Emmet said punching my arm, Jasper smiled at me and Carlisle hugged me as we greeted one another.

"So the past few weeks I have been following a scent that I haven't come across before, I never thought anything of it. I went searching for the person but I never found her cause the scent was everywhere and her thoughts were blocked." I told everyone.

Jasper lifted his eyebrows, confused and Emmet just stared at me with the same interested expression as Alice.

"Yes, I know she's a girl because it was a high pitched buzz I heard in place of her thoughts, Carlisle and I have come across it before" I answered Alice's unanswered question.

*10 minutes later*

JasperPOV

It's hard to control my thoughts around Edward, easier for me I guess since I can just tune into everyone else's feelings and think about them. But I can't allow myself to think it because I fear it's true.

We have been following the scent for a while, a scent that I know. One that I thought I had forgotten. I wanted to turn around and go home, have nothing to do with this but if it's who I think it is then I need to stop her from tearing Edward up. I can feel exactly what he feels and this is breaking him.

We come to a small village about 30 miles from the volturi and with her fresh scent came a strong smell of warm blood. Our group came to a halt and we looked at one another.

"The smell is only about 15 minutes old, she can't be far." Edward stated, we nodded and headed for the riverside trees through the village.

We came across the young man that she had fed on. The smell was so fresh, so appetising and my mouth pooled with venom. Alice grabbed my hand and dragged me on, she was so full of love and when the love I felt back for her combined with what she felt I was overwhelmed, I almost had to stop and breathe even although we don't technically need to.

"Stop!" Edward almost shouted.

We all froze and suddenly her scent was all around us, covering every inch of the forest around us. I know this trick and now there was no doubt in my mind.

"she's right" Alice whispered.

I know who was coming and my memories came flooding back to me. Edward whipped his hear round to stare at me taking in every detail and he was stunned.

Then, there she was standing in front of us. The palest vampire skin I've seen, her long, dark hair cascaded down her left side and hung to her waist. She was still pretty but not as stunning as Alice. She looked at everyone, lingering on me.

"Hello Jasper" she said in a sweet, seductive tone.

I hoped I would never hear my name trickle from her lips again. The bitch that ruined me. Maria.