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Chapter 10- Alec

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The months that Alec lived as a vampire had been fuller of more life than the thirteen or so years that he had been human. Everything was better. He was powerful. After learning of everything there was to learn about the Volturi, he realized he had been hand selected by Aro. A great honor.
Though he was the youngest vampire in the guard, he had a darker cloak than most of the others. He held more power and a permanent rank in the guard. Only one other guard member was in higher rank than he. Chelsea. She wore the pure black cloak like the rest of the Volturi coven. But he wasn't fazed by her. Alec respected her.

The only other permanent guard members were Felix and Afton. But Afton was only here thanks to Chelsea and Felix was a lesser guard only possessing irregular strength.

Why Aro chose Felix, he didn't know, but Alec had befriended the huge vampire. Felix had agreed with him on some of the things Alec thought.

The others in the guard did not concern Alec much as they could be replaced in a heartbeat.

Aro had told Alec of his gift. His special talent. One of the guards could tell what kind of gift vampires had. Tracking gifts. Physical gifts. Mental gifts.

And the boy possessed a mental gift. Upon further examination they discovered Alec could numb the senses. All of them at once. Sight. Smell. Taste. Hearing. Touch. One of the vampires he had tested his gift one proclaimed that it felt as if he wasn't even there anymore. Just a mind floating through nothing.

Through the months of training and toning his skills, Alec became one of Aro's favorites. Aro had even told Alec that he thought of him as a son.

His crimson eyes held nothing as he stalked prey into a corner. Some of the other guards and him were on a hunting trip.

A small village miles from Volterra, home of the Volturi, was their target. Only twenty people lived in this valley.

And now Alec was grinning at the woman trembling in front of him. She held two small children behind her as if that would help them.

"Please! Don't hurt my children," the pathetic woman cried. She came down to her knees and looked up with fear.

"I'll do anything."

Knowing that he could bring such fear into the hearts of humans made Alec feel a sense of power. He held their lives in his hands. They were enslaved to his will.

The blood lust brought his head down to the woman's neck. Pride made him stop just at her ear.

"You should know," he whispered low enough that only she would hear, "I will kill your children. They are nothing to me, and neither are you."

Her blood poured into his mouth and Alec reveled in the taste of it. The two children had fell to the ground and were cowering like the miserable animals they were.

It will be merciful to put them out of their misery. Alec shoved the pale dead woman away from him and stalked forward smirking at the shaking prey.

Their bodies were added to the pile of dead people. Afton set fire to the stack, while three of the guard members dragged away the masters' food.

Alec stood before the flames licking up the dead flesh and waited until nothing but ash was left.

This was the life he wanted, but he felt an abyss that couldn't be filled no matter how much blood he drank. He missed her.

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"Alec, did you have enough to satisfy yourself?" Aro asked when the party of hunters returned.

Alec nodded with a clenched jaw.

The king walked closer to the boy.

"Let me see your hand."

Alec had known about Aro's gift; one touch and Aro would know every thought.

But it had never bothered him before. It didn't bother him now.

He watched his master read his thoughts.

"I see. You want your sister." Aro smiled at that.

"Yes. I want her here with me. I want her to be powerful like us."

After seeing what Alec could do, Aro had been desperate to have the girl in his guard.

"Of course, how could I deny this request of yours, Alec? I will send some of the guard to retrieve her."

"No." Alec stated with no emotion. "I will bring her here. I will save her from the humans who took her from me."

Aro trusted the boy not to hurt his sister. He had shown great control and left the newborn stage in a matter of months rather than years. There were no worries about Alec killing Jane.

"Go then. I will send Felix with you."

The worries were about Alec escaping the guard. Aro had worked too hard to see the boy leave and never return.

Alec and Felix left shortly, running to England with intents of getting there quickly.

'I will save you, Jane.' he thought to himself. 'I will make sure no one ever separates us again.'

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