Chapter 11:
Hello my lovely readers, never thought I would write this but yes I can join the line of people that lost files on their computer. That's why this update is late, I just could not get myself to tackle it and start all over . But here it goes. Oh and I know, my grammar is horrible, so if there are any betas out there, please help me with it. After all my first language is not English . So here we go.
Benvenuto a la mia familia
Elea could not believe her eyesight, once the elevator doors opened. There right in front of her, was the man from the picture. Or at least the similarity with the picture person was baffling. He was flanked by, what looked to be teenagers, a boy and a girl, both of them wearing the same work uniform like Demitri and Felix.
Marcus, who had his hand on the small of her back, gently pushed her forward into what seemed to be a hallway with a desk to the side and a woman behind it.
The man stepped forward in greeting and gently clasped Eleas hand between the palms of his own hands. He flashed her a bright smile and said," Welcome to the Volturis , my dear welcome to our , how do they say? Ah yes, humble abode" and his smile if all possible flashed even brighter.
Marcus sighed and stepped beside her, " Elea let me introduce you to my brother Aro Volturi" his deep slightly raspy voice said next to her. " And I guess it is time for us to move on, " Marcus murmured and he looked at Aro with annoyance in his eyes, raising an eyebrow and challenging him to say different .
Of course Aro was not deterred by his brothers brisk behavior and motioned for the two teenagers next to him to step forward.
" Marcus, my dear brother, where are your manners ? " "Lets not be rude to our , if I might say so, beautiful guest " and he let his eyes trail over her features longer then necessary.
Aro gestured toward the girl at his left and ignored Marcus blazing eyes that where starring holes into his forehead . " Elea, let me introduce you to our twins, Jane and Alec."
Elea looked at the girl, Jane ,who was a petite and had beautiful blond hair, how ever her eyes where cold and her lips where pressed into a tight line. " Welcome to the Volturi, " Jane nodded her head toward the girl, and Elea could not help but wonder about how mature Janes voice sounded.
Her. brother Alec was a good looking boy, who seemed to be in a better mood then his twin, because he showed her a bright smile and a row of perfect white teeth.
Alec then turned to Marcus.
" Master Marcus, do you want me to lite the fireplace in the library, for Miss Elea? And maybe we should serve some refreshments also, it seems like she could use some warmth of a fire ? "
Alec and Marcus both looked at Elea, who tried to hide the shivers that where shacking her body even though she was still wearing Marcus cloak.
Marcus opened his mouth to speak but Aro beat him to it.
" I think, Alec that this is an excellent idea. Let us go to my office and have some refreshments there." Aro could not help himself and silently chuckle on his double entendre. Marcus shot him a glare again .
In a flash ,so quick , it mad Elea dizzy, Aro was standing next to her again. His right arm was snaked firmly around her tiny waist, while in his left hand he imperiously was holding Marcus cloak toward his brother. " I don't think this is needed anymore, " he smiled at Elea" it is just a short walk to my office" and with those words he was leading the way holding the girl in a firm grip.
Marcus just about ripped his cloak out of Aro's hand , his face twisted into an angry mask.
He followed them both down the hallway, watching ,when they occasionally would stop and Aro explained some of the artwork that was to discover throughout the hallway. His eyes fell to Aro's arm ,firmly planted around the girls waist and he felt anger, hot and angry ,welling up at him at this display. " Mine" his vampire mind shouted. And Marcus tried to quench those unbidden feelings be reciting a poem in his head. But just in that moment , Elea started giggling about something that Aro had told her when he was leaning down to her head and almost brushing his lips against her ear. Marcus could not help it, he clenched his fist in anger at his brothers childish display, but could not fight against the fierce feeling of possessiveness that cursed through him. He groaned, and that being exactly the moment when the girl turned her head and looked at him over her shoulder. Her eyes where shining with joy and she smiled her liquid sunshine smile at him. "She is mine," his vampire mind shouted at him again . Marcus tried to glare at her but he was not sure if he really meant it anymore.
Elea was enjoying herself immensely . The castle was ancient, the air was a little bit stale and suffocating but the artwork on display was amazing. Aro showed her some of the pictures that they passed and and told her a fun story about a stature that they where passing on his way to the office.
She was thankful at Marcus, for bringing her to this amazing place and turned her head to look at him over her shoulder. Her smile froze, when she saw his burning eyes that where looking at Aro and her. But just as she turned her head she also noticed his gaze lingering at her backside for a little bit longer than necessary. A surge of arousel spread through her lower abdomen and she could tell that her cheeks where flashing bright red. She hastily turned her head when Aro stopped in front of a pair of massive oak doors.
Beautiful carvings of old olive trees where depicted on them. Aro oppend the doors with a lightness and cheerfulness that made her frown upon his strength. But as soon, as the doors opened she got distracted by the smell of lavender and roses that replaced the stale smell of the hallway and the view into a fairy tale garden.
Aro let go of her waist and made an inviting gesture toward the chairs that where facing the French doors that led to the balcony , overlooking the gardens.
Elea chose one of the chairs and with a gesture toward the garden she said" Marcus, Aro thank you so much for inviting me to your lovely place . It looks like you found a piece of paradise, right in the middle of Volterra"
Aro smiled at her indulgently and then said "Actually it was Volterra that found us," and he chuckled at his own comment. Elea did not quite understand his remark and her eyes searched for Marcus again, who was standing in front of the portrait of a beautiful looking women, that hung over a fireplace. He turned and his eyes found hers, and for a split second it was as she could detect a sliver of sadness in them but it soon vanished.
Aro cleared his throat and looked at her questioningly . "How about some tea, and maybe some, ahm um, " and here he looked at Marcus irritated , sandwiches, ah yes sandwiches? " Are you in the mood for refreshments, Elea ?"
As soon as those words left Aro's mouth the door opened silently and the huge figure of Felix appeared, balancing a tea tray on his left hand. He mad it look like the weight of a feather and carefully placed it down onto the coffee table before them. He gave Elea a wink and a welcoming grin, bowed toward Aro and Marcus and left the room by quietly closing the door.
Marcus, had crossed the room and stood on the balcony, his back turned toward the garden he looked onto the scene of domestic bliss that Aro was staging out for her.
He kept himself entertained by playing out another scene in his mind. Him flitting toward her in a rush, grabbing her by her shoulders looking into her frightened eyes. Then slowly ,he would let his gaze glide along her swan neck toward where it would go over into the graceful dip of her shoulders. His nostrils flared ,he could smell the sensual lure of her precious live sustaining liquid. He would bite her with vigor and then...Marcus groaned, venom was gathering into his mouth and he swallowed hard, but more venom was rushing toward another body part of his and he could feel it swelling and hardening. He almost looked at it in astonishment. The sensation became painful and Marcus studied the girl again. She was sitting in the chair ,that he usually sat in . She had her legs crossed at her ankles and presented him with a great view onto her dainty feet. His gaze wandered up her body and he locked eyes with her again.
" Marcus, are you going to have tea with us?" she asked him and send him one of her dazzling smiles. Her liquid sunshine smile, that was just for him to enjoy. " Mine, for the taking" his mind reminded him again. And Marcus could not help it, like a siren luring its prey he answered her call and gave her a cautious half smile in return while walking into the room and gracefully sliding onto the chair next to her.
Aro was just ready, to offer Marcus some tea, just to see him bristle again, when he heard a commotion in the hallway leading toward his door.
He stood up and walked toward it, when said door flew open with a loud bang.
Aro smiled in false cheerfulness and clapped his hands in his typical manner " Ah Caius, brother and Isabella and her fiancé. come in, do come in " he motioned toward the room.
Caius, briskly walked into the room and straight to the coffee table his haughty expression firmly planted on his face. He looked Elea up and down and then slowly turned toward Aro.
" Aro , I hear you are serving refreshments in your office, but surely you are not such a cheap scape ? One snack for five is clearly not enough! " Caius took another menacing step toward the girl, but before Aro could react ,a viscous snarl and hissing sound was heard and Marcus propelled out of his chair. Caius eyes where wide with astonishment and in the next moment two vampires where colliding with a crashing sound like boulders and flying through the air toward the balcony. The French doors shattered in a thousand tiny little pieces and started raining down on them.
A piercing shriek cut through the chaos and Aro saw how Eleas frightful eyes searched for an escape, and with a speed worthy of a vampire, she took of toward the door. Passing the astonished faces of Isabella and Garret. Aro could not help himself, he started laughing out loud and then sprinted after the escaping screaming human. Welcome to the family, he thought, I guess we just added a new member.