We were walking down a long, dimly lit, damp corridor. Whispers could be heard down at the end of the long tunnel, but no light indicated where the voices were coming from.
Our pace quickened slightly, and then we were standing upon a door.
The door was pulled open, revealing a large, brightly lit, circular room. There were tall, tan pillars surrounding the perimeter of the room. On the opposite side of the room sat three, large, black thrones, each holding an important looking man. On the far right sat the oldest looking man, whose face was drawn and sad, hidden slightly by his long, dark hair. On the far left sat the youngest man, whose face was a harsh mask of indifference. He seemed neither concerned nor appealed by newest addition to the room, but rather overtly annoyed.
In the center sat a man whose long, dark hair was clipped back in order to expose his sharply defined face. He stared out across the room, seeming to look into our souls as we entered the large room. We froze, waiting, but with a small flick of the middle man's finger, we were ushered forward.
"What is it you wish to convey," the middle man asked slowly.
"Aro," the woman before me spoke and realization struck.
I was in Italy! These were the three brothers!
"There is something I believe should be brought to your attention," the woman continued. "Something which I believe could put you in danger."
I tried to take a step forward, but I found myself frozen. I couldn't even lean forward to see the female standing in front of me.
"What is that, my dear," Aro asked, sounding somewhat intrigued.
"There has been a new addition to the Cullen family," the woman said.
A gasp tore through my lips and I strained to move so I could stop the woman from speaking. She was going to tell the brothers who I was!
"I believe, sir, that they wish to undermine you," the woman continued. "Their coven grows larger every day."
The three brothers seemed to weigh the information laid before them. At this news, the light haired brother seemed to take interest, leaning over to Aro in order to consult.
"It appears as though we are in order to pay our dear friend Carlisle a visit," Aro smiled. "Thank you for your words… you may be excused."
The woman bowed slightly, saying a quiet, "Thank you."
As she turned, and the woman and I made eye contact, my breath caught in my throat. Her face began changing from an unfamiliar woman to that of Amelia. Once she realized I recognized her, she winked, sending me back into the present.
My eyes sprang open and I was back in Carlisle's office. My head whipped around, taking in all the worried expressions, but I stopped when I found a pair of caramel eyes staring back at me, holding as much terror as my body felt.
Alice must have seen the same thing I just witnessed.
"What happened," Carlisle's voice asked, calm as always.
"They know," I whispered, still staring at Alice.
"The Volturi are coming," Alice said, never breaking my gaze.
"How long," Edward asked tensely.
"A month," Alice said, finally looking away from my eyes, "maybe."
Silence followed Alice's words as they each sank in. I felt a hand slowly latch onto mine and I turned to see that Seth was standing next to me, fear evident in his gaze. I moved closer, disregarding his hand in order to wrap an arm around his waist as he circled his arms around me, pulling me close.
I had forgotten that Jacob, Sam, and Seth had walked into the office when Amelia had invaded my mind. Sam and Jacob were probably clueless.
"If that's true, then we need to be prepared," Jacob's voice rang out from across the desk.
My eyes left Seth's face to look over at Jacob as he stared at me, nodding solemnly. Seth had probably told them what the Cullen's had learned about Amelia; actually, the entire pack probably knew at this rate.
"We'll start tomorrow," Jasper nodded.
This is a super short chapter, but I have a few more I will probably post today.
Well, we are getting to the end of this story- probably just a few more chapters to go before the epilogue.
But I promise there will be a few more twists in the story… we don't know everything Amelia.
Thanks for all the reviews and for sticking with this story! I feel like I can't say that enough
