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Chapter 13

BPOV

I was in shock. There really was no other words for my current state. The moment Aro tore open that package and revealed my estranged mother's head, I felt my entire body freeze up. I couldn't move. Not a sound was I able to utter. I vaguely heard my mate give some orders and then he grabbed me up in his arms and ran off with me.

We were off in some unknown room in the castle and I was still unable to react. My body refused to cooperate with my mind. I tried to speak, to call out to Aro, but nothing happened.

Pain. Anger. Fear. Hurt. I was feeling all of these emotions. They threatened to drown me in their depths. I thought I had dealt with my mother abandoning me. I thought that when she turned her back on me that I had accepted it with ease. Now I know how wrong I was. All I can think of is how I will no longer have a chance to reconcile my relationship with her. That bitch took away any chance I had of that ever happening.

As I thought of Victoria and how she had robbed me of my mother, my anger grew. How dare that psycho hurt the people I love. My mother was innocent and knew nothing of vampires. She didn't deserve what was done to her. As I continued to dwell on Victoria, I began to shake violently. I no longer felt in control. I needed to lash out, to vent my anger. And with that, my electric shield exploded outward, taking out everything in it's path.

APOV

I took my Love to an unoccupied part of the castle for some privacy. Her eyes were glowing again and from what we have seen the past few times it has happened, it usually occurs when she's livid.

I stood by helplessly, watching her suffer. I would give anything to take this hurt away from my Love. I felt completely helpless, but, at the same time, I knew it was necessary for her to deal with this emotional pain.

Isabella seemed completely unaware of my presence. She was in turmoil. I felt that now would be a good time to bring in some reinforcements. Thankfully, both Caius and Marcus were on the same page as me. They had gone ahead and grabbed their mates and brought them here to speak to Isabella. It would seem that at this point, Isabella would need another woman to talk to. Hopefully, my sister and Athenadora would be of assistance.

I walked over to the door to greet them. I didn't think it would be a good idea for Isabella to be startled.

"Oh, thank God. I'm at a complete loss. I don't know what to do. She's completely out of it. I'm not even sure if she's even aware of anything at this point." I explained to them, nervously straightening my jacket.

My sister, Didyme, walked over to me . She hugged me quickly and placed a kiss on my cheek." It's all right, big brother. Athena and I will do whatever we can to help her. Sometimes, a woman needs another woman."

No sooner had those words left her mouth, when something that sounded like a large explosion came from inside the room. We all darted inside . I nearly staggered at the sight that was before us. The entire wall on the opposite side of the room was gone, leaving nothing more than a massive gaping whole. And, standing in front of it all, was my mate.

I rushed over to her and took her in my arms. I anxiously looked her over for any injuries, while trying to comfort her at the same time. The fear I felt was evident in my stance.

"Isabella, my Love, are you all right?" I asked her, desperate to get a response.

"I'm sorry, Aro, I don't know how that happened. I just lost control of my shield. I..I didn't know I could do that" she said apologetically. She buried her head in my chest ,trying to hide in shame.

"Sweetheart, don't worry about that right now. You are more important." I kissed the top of her head in an attempt to try to assure her." My Love, Marcuse, Caius, and I thought it would be a good idea if you had a woman to talk to . They brought their mates for you to speak with ." I gestured for my sister and Athenadora to come forward.

"I'm so happy to finally meet you, Isabella. I can not tell you how much it means to me to finally meet the woman who has completed my brother. " Didyme stepped up and gave Isabella a quick hug.

Athenadora came forward, as well. " Hello, Isabella. I'm Caius' mate, Athenadora, but you can just call me Thena or Dora. I am so happy to meet you."

" Oh, wow, I'm so sorry you had to see my outburst. I'm happy to meet the both of you" Isabella smiled ruefully.

"Please think nothing of it. We completely understand. Why don't you come with us and we can go chat and get to know each other. The men can find something to occupy themselves with" My sister said with a grin. She grabbed a hold of Isabella's hand and both she and Dora walked with my Love towards the door."Don't mind us boys. We've got everything in hand. It's high time we ladies got together, so, unless it's an emergency, no interruptions" my sister ordered.

I stood and watched as my Love was guided out of the room. I knew she was in good hands and I could only hope that the three of them would get along. If I were to be honest, I was a little nervous as to what my sister's opinion of my mate would be. I just hope that she ends up loving my Isabella as much as I do

I slowly turned from my spot to see Marcus and Caius inspecting the destruction Isabella's shield had caused. The shock I felt from what her shield was able to do,still coursed through me. Just knowing how much emotional distress she had been in in order for her shield to lash out in such a way, broke my dead heart.

"Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable. It would appear that there are aspects to Isabella's shield that we weren't aware of" Caius simply stated.

"She has been training a great deal. Out of the entire guard, and pretty much everyone here, she's the only one that likes to train. I find it a little odd that this side of her shield never manifested before now. I wonder why that is." Marcus speculated more to himself than to us.

"Her eyes were glowing,glowing a great deal brighter than they ever had before. I'm not sure, but I think that this particular aspect of her shield is directly connected to her emotions" I told them.

"It's the trauma of seeing her mother's head. She has been through so much in such a short span of time. She was bound to explode. In a way, I'm glad it happened. It's so much better than for her to bottle everything up inside. Your mate is very strong. She will get through this. I almost pity those idiots that have pissed her off. They have no idea who they are messing with" Caius said.

I couldn't hold back my laugh. Isabella was a goddess when she was angry. I knew for certain that as soon as she was ready, there would be hell to pay.

"Caius is right, Aro. She needed this. Besides, the room needed to be renovated"Marcus joked.

"Very funny. Although, I'm sure that Heidi won't have any problems with decorating, yet, another room in the castle" I replied

"Just don't tell Felix, whatever you do. He was so angry the last time she redecorated their room without giving him a warning." Marcus reminded me.

"He'll get over it. At least it won't be his things that are getting messed with. Besides, a massive whole in the wall is not what I would refer to as being inconspicuous" I told them.

"It should be done as soon as possible. I vote Marcus should tell her. I can't stand that heinous screeching she does when she knows she gets to spend money. Plus, Marcus tends to have a calming influence" Caius replied quickly.

"Wow. Thanks for selling me out. I'll do it. If only for the fact that I'm not afraid of her like you two are" Marcus said jokingly.

The sound of a throat being cleared interrupted our playful banter. We turned to see Renata at the door. He eyes were wide as she took in the condition of the room. She shook her head and turned to me. "Master, Demetri asked me to inform you that his mate is now awake."

"Thank you, Renata . Inform him that we will be there shortly. See to it that she is fed" I ordered. Renata turned and left quickly.

"Well, brothers, looks like we need to see to another newborn. Let's just hope this one is as easy to deal with as Isabella and Charlie are" Caius said.

CPOV ( Charlie)

I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone. Everything seems almost too surreal that part of me can't believe what is right in front of my eyes.

When that short blonde girl threw me across my living room back in Forks, I just knew there was much more going on with my only child than she had let on. Come one. How small blonde girls go around throwing grown men. I really don't need to be a genius to know that something was up.

Sure I was in pain. I couldn't move and if I were to be honest, I didn't think that I would ever see Bella again. Then, just when I didn't think I could possible be in anymore pain, It got worse. Suddenly, I felt like I was on fire

It wasn't the kind of fire where I just burned my finger trying to light a match. As I think about it, that kind of burn was child's play. No, this pain was unlike anything I could have ever thought of. It encompassed my entire body. Every inch felt as if I was engulfed in flames. I couldn't hold back the screams that tore their way out of my throat. I was in agony.

I had no clue how long I layed there suffering. I was vaguely aware of movement, but I was unable to see anything or to even speak. Just when I didn't think I could stand the pain any longer, It began to dissipate. I left my arms and legs and moved to center itself near my heart. My heart , itself, began to beat rapidly. Then, a few beats later, and it all stopped.

I opened my eyes and everything was different. Literally. I had no clue where the heck I was. Sure, my eyesight was obviously better and I sure and hell felt great, but who the heck was that guy looking at me and where was I?

The next thing I know I'm in a freaking castle of all places and I find out that my daughter has been here the whole time. And, if that wasn't enough, I'm now a vampire.

So, here I am on my first hunt and I've got to say I love it. There's nothing more gratifying than getting those low-life criminals off the streets. Both Alec and Afton informed me that hunting was instinctual and all I needed to do was just go with it. They were right. Hunting was easy and quite enjoyable. I bagged me a rapist. I have to say that this beats fishing hands down.

" Charlie, are you full or do you think you need more?" Afton asked me.

"No, I'm good. I feel stuffed. Thanks for the help, guys" I replied.

"I think we should head back. There's a lot going on right now and we shouldn't be gone for too long" Alec told us.

We ran back to the castle. The obvious chaos that greeted immediately set me on edge.

Alec lead us to the throne room where Aro and two other men were talking.

Aro looked up when we got closer and came over to me. " Well, Charlie, how did you do on your first hunt?"

"Good, Aro. Actually, I rather enjoyed it" I told him.

"I'm glad to hear it. Charlie, I would like you to meet my brothers. This is Marcus and Caius. "Aro introduced us.

The dark haired man, Marcus, stepped forward to shake my hand.

"Charlie, it is a pleasure to meet you. "

I returned his handshake. "Thank you."

"Indeed. It's definitely a pleasure to meet our Isabella's father" Caius said, shaking my hand.

" It's nice to see my daughter so happy. Judging by the way you three speak of her, you must be very close" I said.

"You're right. Charlie, my gift is the ability to see the bonds between people. For example, I can tell if two people are mates or siblings. Both Caius and myself have a very strong brotherly bond to her. We love her very much" Marcus explained.

I put my hand up in confusion."Wait. What do you mean by gift" I asked him."Bella had mentioned something about a gift before."

"Charlie, some vampires are born in to this life with certain gifts. Both you and Isabella have gifts. Do you not remember what you did to Edward?" Aro asked me.

"Yea. That's a little difficult to forget. The little shit deserved it , too" I responded.

"Well, that was your gift. We have a friend who has a gift that allows him to detect gifts in other vampire. I think we need to get him to come back here. He can tell us the complete nature of yours. Don't worry, Charlie. You will learn how to control it" Aro assured me.

" Good. I'd like to figure it out as soon as possible" I informed him.

I looked around the room trying to find my daughter, but I didn't see her anywhere."Aro, where's Bella?" I asked him.

The three brothers looked at each other. "Isabella is with my sister and Caius' mate. She needed to talk to a woman for a change" Aro told me.

Something didn't seem right and it felt like they were keeping something from me."Aro, what happened?"

"I'm sorry, Charlie. It's obvious where Isabella gets her intuition" Aro replied wryly.

"Charlie, a lot has happened that you need to know. I guess we should start with the Cullens" Marcus siad.

I sneered at hearing that name."What do the Cullens have to do with anything?"

"They are vampires, Charlie. Edward and Alice lied to both Isabella and their family and told her that she was Edwards mate. She was only Edward's singer. A singer is someone whose blood calls to a vampire. Edward only wanted her blood" Aro explained.

I couldn't help the growl that was growing in my chest. That worthless s.o.b. was only targeting my daughter.

"Go on" I said angrily.

"None of the other Cullens knew. They were deceived. There was an accident at her eighteenth birthday party and that was when Edward decided to dump her in the forest behind your house. The rest of them left because they thought she was his mate and only he had the right to decide what to do with her" Aro continued.

"The problem , Charlie, is that during their so called courtship, Isabella's life was threatened by a nomad vampire and the Cullens killed him. However, they left his mate alone. She now wants revenge and she wants to kill Isabella" Caius continued.

"So what happens now? That little bastard is here, right?" I asked them. All I wanted to do was rip Edward Cullen apart.

"Yes, here's here,and so are the rest of his family. They have to stand trial for what they have done. You need to understand. We really only have one ;aw. That law is to keep the secret. The humans can not find out about us. Any vampire that exposes us to a human is often punished and the human either is turned or killed " Aro told me.

"That makes sense and I'm glad they won't get away with putting my daughter in harms way. But, what about the female who is after Bella? Where is she?" I asked them, needing to know that my daughter was safe.

"She's on the run. She has joined up with two of our former guard members who have decided to betray us" Marcus piped in.

"Wait just a minute. Are you telling me that not one but three freaks are after my daughter?" I asked them, fearful of the answer.

"Yes. They want to make her suffer, especially Victoria. She will not rest until Isabella has payed for the death of her mate" Caius told me.

"That's not her fault. If anything, the Cullens need to take care of that mess. Let her have Edward. He's the one that lied in the first place. Right?" I asked them.

"Unfortunately, it's not that easy. There has been a recent development. It is the reason why Isabella isn't with us right now. Charlie, I don't know how else to tell you this, but Victoria sent Isabella a package. In it contained the severed head of her mother" Aro told me gently.

What, no!Not Renee. It can't be. Not like this. I know she cut our daughter out of her life, but I never would wish something this horrific to happen to her. Oh my God! Bella. What the hell has she gotten into?

"No one and I mean no one messes with my daughter and gets away with it. Teach me how to use my gift. I need to learn to control it. If that bitch is looking for a fight, well, then, she just got one." I looked at them. Never in my life had I been more serious than I was at that moment.

All three brothers nodded in agreement. I was about to say something else when the large doors opened. I turned to see the most beautiful woman I had ever seen enter the throne room. Something inside me snapped. All I knew at that moment was that she was mine!