Chapter Twenty-one: Lies
"What are you doing?" I snarled dangerously at Johan. His hand was still firmly secured around my neck.
The Vampires around the hall made no move to stop him. His grip around my throat relaxed slightly and I took that chance. I forced him away from me and back handed him. He fell to the floor. I felt the small surge of lightning through my fingers and saw them crackle with energy at the tips. I saw his eyes widen in fear.
"Princess...Anaya...please forgive me." He pleaded. I glared at him but didn't release the built up energy.
"Explain yourself." I said icily.
"We have only just gotten you back, my Lady. Now you wish to meet the Italian scum. Johan is just concerned." The blonde haired Vampire, Stephan, said.
Johan nodded and stood up.
"Anaya, you can't meet them. They will only trick you. You talked of destroying the Volturi now you want to meet them?"
"I...have doubts. There are things that just don't make sense, Johan. I need to know what happened when I was there."
"How do you expect to meet with them?" He asked sternly.
"I...do not know." I said. Johan smiled in triumph and I sighed.
There was a sudden snarl from one of the guards by the window. I turned to him.
"There are people emerging from the trees, my Lady." He announced. I didn't know his name but he sounded Russian. I walked over to the window and saw three people. They were all Native American. Two were male and the third was a female.
"Go and see what they want." I said to the guard.
I watched out the window at the three strangers. Well, I could say they were strangers but truly they looked familiar too. I saw the guard approach them and watched and waited as they spoke. He left once again and I heard him return into the Hall.
"They are Shapeshifters, messengers on behalf of the Olympic Coven and the Volturi. They wish to meet with you, Princess." He said. I looked at the strangers again before turning and walking out the Hall.
Again, Johan was there by my side as I descended the steps of the castle outside. The three looked at me.
"Anaya, it's good to see you again." One of the males said happily. I smiled at him. He wasn't the oldest out the three.
"I don't think she remembers you, Seth." The girl said quietly.
"Your friend is right young one. I do not remember you. Should I?" I asked.
"Yeah, you and Esme used to make me tea all the time and don't you remember the time when..." He was cut off as the older male put his hand over his mouth.
"I appologise, Seth has a way with words. I'm Jacob, you've met Seth and this is his sister, Leah." He said.
"It's nice to meet you." I said. "Why do you come here?"
"We've come on behalf of the Olympic Coven and the Volturi. They wish to speak with you, Anaya."
"Why should I speak to those who captured me and forced me to marry such a...brute?" I asked angrily.
"Now that's not fair." Seth said. "You know you love Felix." I stared at him before looking at Johan. An angered look was plastered over his face.
"This was a bad idea." He hissed at me. "Already they are springing you lies." The girl, Leah, scoffed.
"Look, bloodsucker, we're not the ones lying to her!" She snapped.
"Says the dog, I know what you are, you're the Wolves the Cullens keep as pets." Stephan said. "Princess, they are Wolves, Werewolves, and the thing you hate so dearly."
"There can be some acceptances." I murmured. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I turned to see Johan.
"Princess, what are you doing?" He asked fearfully.
"I am going to go with them. I am going to meet the Volturi and I am going to sort this problem without fighting." I said setting my mind.
"What if they attack you in the woods? What if it is a trap?" He asked. I raised my eyebrows at him.
"Did you really expect me to go alone, Johan?" I asked.
"No." He said quickly. I smiled slightly and descended the last steps of the castle with him and the rest of the Russian/Romanian Coven behind me.
No, my Coven, they were my coven.
Right?
"Would you mind taking us to Aro?" I asked.
"Sure sure." Jacob said. I smiled and followed the trio with Johan by my side.
Felix Pov
It couldn't have possibly have been the greatest of ideas to send Jacob, Seth and Leah to make a treaty with the Romanians but as they emerged from the trees with Anaya and the Romanian/Russian Covens. I noticed most of the Vampire's surrounding her. Johan, her Romanian friend who lived in the castle with her, I thought he was dead? Stephan and Vladimir looked too comfortable in her presence too. This had their doing all over the scene.
Anaya was even more beautiful now than I remembered. She was dressed in something similar to the first time I met her, a long purple and gold coat with leggings and boots. Her hair half up and half down showing off the chocolate curls I adored, her eyes were a blood red showing she'd been feeding from humans.
Her eyes scanned us as a group and looked at me longingly before resting on Aro.
"Aro of the Volturi, I believe we've met before but I must appologise. I do not remember." She said politely. I snarled. They'd addled with her memory. I didn't like that.
"Yes, it's a pity that you do not seem to remember." Aro said looking at Stephan and Vladimir.
"The Princess's memories needed to be sorted after what you did to her!" Johan shouted.
Anaya's next actions surprised me as she grabbed him by the arm and forced him to his knees. She held a dagger at his throat.
"Did I ask you to speak for me?" She asked dangerously.
"No, my Lady, you didn't." He said.
"Then I suggest you learn to hold your tongue. Or I shall cut it out for you." She said sheathing the dagger.
"Yes, my Lady." He said through gritted teeth. I felt a sudden pull to my stomach. I'd never seen Anaya like this. She was challenging and sexy. I couldn't help but like it.
I heard Edward groan.
"Felix, please?" He pleaded with a grimace.
"Sorry." I muttered. Anaya stepped towards us without her entourage.
"I want to know what happened to me." She demanded.
I was right. Her mind had been tampered with.
Anaya Pov
"We haven't done anything to you, dear child." Aro told me.
"Lies, all lies!" Stephan hissed. "This is what they do Princess. You must understand this!"
"Enough!" I snapped.
"Anaya..." Johan pleaded. I ignored him. Why was he so scared?
"He's scared because he's afraid you're about to find out what truly happened, Anaya." The Male that spoke shocked me slightly. He knew me too. He looked familiar. I recognised the bronze hair and golden eyes.
"Edward?" I asked unsure. He nodded, smiling at me. I looked at the others beside him and recognised Bella and the rest of the Cullens. So many memories flooded in my head at once that I didn't have time to understand them all. I hissed.
"I don't understand anymore. It's so confusing. I don't know who to believe!" I said.
"Then can I help?" A soft, harmonious southern Irish accent asked. I looked at the owner of the voice to see a small girl with curly red hair. She smiled at me. "My name's Maggie. You've never met me but I know all about you." I smiled.
"I see how can you help me?" I asked.
"I have a gift, I know if people are lying." I stared at her in awe.
"Can you tell me who tells the truth?" I asked.
"The Cullen's and the Volturi tell the truth." She said. I looked back at Johan with the feeling of anger building inside me.
"She could be lying!" He hissed. "What if they've given her a biased opinion?" He asked. Johan was right. She might see them as being in the right and not the wrong.
"If it helps your decision you may take my gift." Maggie said holding out her hand. There were collective hisses behind me as I took the small girls hand. I copied her gift and turned to Johan. He looked fearful.
"Tell me, Johan. Tell me again what the Volturi did to me." I asked quietly. He didn't speak and I lost my temper. "Tell me!" I shouted.
"They took you and killed your Father." I heard the first lie then and snarled loudly. He cowered away from me.
"You lied to me. You've been lying to me all this time!" I shouted.
"I only lied to protect you, My Lady!"
"You lied for the goodness of yourself!" I snapped.
"Give it up, Johan. She's no longer under our control. I told you this wouldn't work." Stephan said to him. He looked around at the coven. "Kill the Princess and leave none alive!" He ordered, grinning wickedly at the group behind me. "Come, Johan, we've work to do."
I looked Johan straight in the eyes.
"It doesn't have to be like this. You can stop everything now." I said.
"No, Anaya, they're right." Johan said. "Kill her!" He ordered before fleeing the field with Stephan and Vladimir.
My own coven approached me.
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