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Chapter 25

As we enter the house I notice that everyone is back in the living room all bunched together. It is dead quiet and no one seems to be speaking. The Egyptians look quite puzzled and I can't say I blame them.

Esme slowly begins to walk towards them.

"Hello, I am sorry for the chaos upon your entrance to our home, but my name is Esme and the one next to me is my mate Zafrina and her coven mates Senna and Kachiri. Welcome to Forks, I hope you can stay and at least enjoy your stay" Esme starts ever the motherly figure.

The older look man steps forward.

"What is the meaning of this Esme? Why were you arguing with Carlisle and who is the newborn that came to your side?" He asks.

Esme motions over to me as I leave Tanya's side reluctantly and walk over to her. We had been standing with the rest of the Denali's. She smiles at me as I stand next to her.

"My name is Bella Swan; it is nice to meet you. I am new at this life as Edward and Carlisle recently changed me to be a stand in mate for Edward. As you can see, this was not true as Tanya Denali is my mate. She is the strawberry blonde I was just standing next to with her coven. She is the leader of the Denali coven." I motion over to Tanya and she smiles politely at him.

Another male raises his eyebrow as he and I'm assuming his mate step forward.

"You mean to tell me that they wanted to turn you to be Edwards mate even though you aren't actually his mate? Aren't the Volturi already after you? That would be breaking another law. Why are we really here?" He asks.

"I'm not meaning to be rude but can you introduce yourself? I'm not accustomed to having conversations with those I don't know the name of" I ask him.

The other male steps forward again.

"My name is Amun and this is my mate Kebi. The other man is Benjamin and his mate Tia. We are the Egyptian coven and Carlisle had stated he needed help to protect his sons mate. If this is not so, we can be on our way back home. We do not want any involvement with the Volturi" He states while frowning.

Benjamin shakes his head.

"No, I think I want to hear what's going on. Obviously the two has done something terribly wrong as neither of these ladies seem the type to anger fast. Please, can you inform us?" he asks with a smile.

I nod my head and smile and him and Tia.

"I met Edward as a human. I fell in what I thought was love with him them but was unaware that I was his actual singer. He had told me I was his mate and a lot has happened in between then and now. They, as in the whole family, had left at a time to protect me. I'm actually not sure why now as Edward seems to be hiding a lot of things. We had a run in with the Volturi and they of course were not happy I was a human and knew of their existence. Alice convinced Aro I would be turned. Edward dallied in actually doing so until Alice had a vision that the Volturi were coming after me because I was still human when really they were just using this as an excuse. You see, Aro likes to collect, and he wants at least four of us in this coven and the rest he wanted to dispose of. He has always had special affection for Carlisle, but he coveted Alice and Edwards's gifts and also Jaspers pension for fighting along with his gift. When he couldn't see my memories through touch, he then became interested in me as he hadn't met a mental shield. I was eventually turned and have found out I was deceived. I met Tanya days ago and found out she was my true mate and the same goes for Esme and Zafrina. I am deeply sorry you have come for a false reason, but we really could use your help. The Volturi will stop at nothing for our gifts, and speaking for myself, Alice, and Jasper, we don't want Aro to have them" I finish.

I can see Benjamin's eyes go wide along with his mates as Amun frowns. He doesn't seem the happy type.

Benjamin starts, "I have a gift-"Amun interrupts.

"They do not need to know anything about you Benjamin as we are leaving. I don't care why Carlisle needed us but we will not be going against the Volturi."

"I believe we will stay Amun. You may go, but I will help. It is time for the Volturi to end and another to rule. I will not let my new found acquaintances go against them alone. They all seem like nice people who have done no wrong" Benjamin states.

Amun starts to object but Benjamin just shakes his head and looks at me again.

"I am sorry about him, he is a little old fashioned and very afraid of the Volturi. As I was saying, I also have a gift. I am what you would call and elemental. I can control all elements" He said while smiling.

I look at him and grin widely, "Now that sounds pretty bad ass Ben!"

He laughs and nods his head.

"Maybe we can train together. I need to learn how to control my shields" I add.

"You have two shields?" Amun asks.

I nod at him.

"I have a mental and physical shield that manifest into a dome like substance. I just have to learn how to control it. We are hoping to use it against the Volturi to protect the rest of us." I supply.

"I must say that is impressive. We are the oldest coven and I've never once ran into someone like you. I am sorry for my attitude but I am not known to like confrontation. What Carlisle has done is wrong, and I will back you also" Amun states.

I grin at him as I walk back to Tanya and put my arm around her waist. She kisses me on my cheek and grins at me as she looks back to the others.

"If we can get Bella's shield in control, we have a definite chance against them since they all rely heavily on Jane and Alec" Eleazar puts forth.

Amun nods and agrees with him.

"Hell yeah Bella, you are a bad ass now; who would have thought?" Emmett comments breaking the tension in the room.

"You better watch out Emmett, you're no longer the strongest at the moment."

He scoffs, "I don't believe that Bella, we still haven't had that arm wrestling challenge yet."

"Oh I'm sorry" I said while rolling my eyes, "I haven't been able to fit you into my busy life. When and where Emmett and I will prove you wrong?"

He grins at me and winks smugly to Rosalie.

"How about now?" he asks.

I nod my head and let go of Tanya's hand to follow him out except she and the rest of the covens decide to follow. I guess a lot of people like humor.

We go over to a rock and get ready.

I easily push against his hand and with my newborn strength it is quite simply just hold his arm there. I start laughing as I hold onto his hand. I wonder if I can push my shield against him and make him go flying. I think about the thought of Tanya being in danger again and my shield springs forward and runs right into Emmett and he goes flying backwards and lands on his feet in a crouch.

"That's cheating Bella!" He shouts.

I grin smugly at him.

"You didn't say no gifts there Emmy" I grin.

I feel Tanya's arms around my waste as she laughs at Emmett.

"That's my miláčik" she smiles into my neck.

I cuddle into Tanya and watch as everyone mingles. At this point, I really do think we have a chance against the Volturi. With my family on the line, I feel pretty invincible.

Now if only I knew what to do about Edward and Carlisle.