A Christmas Surprise
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Chapter 25 – The Denali
Sam's POV
Okay how are they making their story this short? Do they have the gift to alter time?
"Before we go any further into our story, I would like to tell you about the Denalis." Edward's soothing voice brought me out of my internal banter.
"You go ahead. I think it's time for our kids to get to bed." Nessie said and got up while her kids started fussing.
"I'm not tired!" Sarah said.
"I don't wanna go to bed!" Evan pouted.
"Come on, say goodnight to everyone." Jacob chuckled and they did so before all four of them left the room heading upstairs and Edward began.
"The Denali coven is the third largest vampire coven in the world. Before, the Denali family consists of only Kate, Carmen, Eleazar, Tanya and then Garret but I'll explain about him later."
Hold on, I think I remembered seeing them before. Of course, I saw them at Lucas and Krystal's wedding that time. Edward turned to me and nodded his head.
"Like I said earlier today, the Denali's had fifteen members total but not all at the same time. They have lost a couple members of their family, Sasha and Irina. Also a couple of non-official members, Vasilii and Laurent. We didn't know Sasha or Vasilii; we didn't even know their names until awhile back."
Okay I am so lost now.
"The Denali family is one of the only two known vegetarian vampire covens in the world, the other being our family, of course. They are very, very close to us, being one of our most loyal allies, we really consider ourselves their extended family." Edward said.
"The Denali's live alongside humans without too much trouble at all. They have great control. However, they haven't always been that way." He continued.
"What do you mean 'they haven't always been that way'?" Nina asked.
"The Denali coven was founded around 1000 AD in Slovakia, they now live in Denali, Alaska and they have lived in Denali for a very, very long time now which is where they received their clan name. Also Denali was their clan founder's, Sasha's last name." Edward explained.
Damn, they're older than the Cullens.
"Sasha was responsible for transforming Tanya, Kate and Irina into vampires. They consider Sasha their mother and one another as sisters. All three were changed around the same century but at unknown times, Sasha secretly created an immortal child, Vasilii."
Shit, that's a big rule breaker there.
"When the Volturi found out, they came to destroy the entire family but Aro chose to spare the sisters, since they knew nothing about the child. Sasha and Vasilii, however, were destroyed."
Nina scooted closer to Ellie as they both held on to each other. I saw Elena holding Melissa closer like she was afraid the Volturi would take her too.
"After Sasha was executed by the Volturi, Tanya assumed leadership of the coven." Edward said. "The three sisters, Tanya, Kate, and Irina then searched for pleasurable company of men to deal with their loss, and subsequently they are the originators of the 'succubus' legend; a demon in the form of a beautiful woman who lead men into a form of love before killing them."
Dad's eyes widened big and I'm sure mine are too.
"Eventually, they grew lonely over the years by the scarred pain of their deceased mother and some of the men they'd killed. Tanya decided to try a 'vegetarian' diet to see if she could gain control to avoid killing men while sleeping with them. The method proved effective, and Kate and Irina joined her." Edward explained.
"The sisters then relocated to Denali for its wide population of animals, and they learned to avoid killing men over the centuries. They aren't really succubus anymore. You know Irina was involved with Laurent and Kate has Garret and Tanya found someone as well."
Sue came in later with a tray filled with drinks and offered us some. I took my sip of water when I got mine as Sue left the room after serving everyone in the room.
"At some point, Carmen and her mate Eleazar, a former guard to the Volturi, found the three sisters and stayed with them to test their lifestyle, eventually joining their family. Also at a time before me, they met Carlisle, and from then on out, our covens have been strong allies and close friends for over a century. Like I said earlier, we actually prefer to think of each other as cousins due to our similar diet and everything else."
"The Denali family has two members with unique gifts. Kate has a psychic electrokinesis; she can shock you just by touching you. Well she can't shock Bella, Lucas and Lucina but everyone else gets a nasty electric shock and Eleazar has the ability of identification. He can look at a vampire or a human and tell what kind of gift that person has or doesn't have." Edward explained.
Wow, that is so cool.
"Tanya unfortunately developed feeling for me; romantic feelings; not deep at all, and it was more of a challenge than anything else." Edward said causing Lucas, Jalen and Bryce to snicker earning an annoyed look from Edward before he turned to us. "I of course did not reciprocate and I tried to avoid her and above all else, being caught in a room alone with her." Edward grimaced before continuing.
"Laurent went to stay with the Denali's after leaving James' coven and he was ready for a change in his life, which happened when he and Irina fall in for each other, a very brief romantic flirtation. But at one point, however, he returned to Forks as a favor to Victoria, to 'get the lay of the land for her' so that she could hurt my Bella."
Awe, that's sweet how Edward called her 'his Bella.'
"While he was here, he ran into Bella in the middle of hunting. When he is about to kill her personally, Sam's pack killed him before he could get to her but you know all this already."
"We asked the Denalis for their help against the newborn army and you knew why they refused and abandoned us." Edward said. That was rude of them to leave the Cullens when they are in need of aid just because Irina made them since she lost her mate. "The Denali's later felt immensely guilty about abandoning us and soon after the battle, the Denali's, except Irina, attend mine and Bella's wedding and got to meet Bella for the first time."
"The coven then suffered another loss: Irina, again at the hands of the Volturi which I will explain later. Also at that difficult time, they were joined by Garrett, who had formed an attachment, a mating bond with Kate."
Edward sighed after he finished the last sentence.
"Wait a minute Edward, you said there are now eleven of them but we only heard five," Dexter said. "What about the other six?"
"Later, after this." Edward said. Soon, Nessie and Jacob came back into the room each with a tray of plates of a slice of chocolate pie with red sprinkles on top and inside was white and red. They even have one for those two themselves and Lucina.
Whoa, what is this? Its looks so good, so mouthwatering.
Charlie's face broke out into an all-out grin and he was the first one taking a bite with the fork of the delectable piece of pie.
"Oh my..." The rest of his thought was lost in his grumble. "Be sure to thank Esme; she out did herself again." Charlie said as he swallowed. Everyone else took a bite.
"Wow!" Nina said.
"Oh my goodness!" Mom and the other women said. Dad just dug in and I took a bite. Oh my gosh this taste amazing!
"Esme says that she appreciates it." Edward smiles. "It's red velvet pie with chocolate toppings and an ice creaming filling."
"Esme made this?!" I asked with my mouth full.
Bella laughed and nodded her head. "Yes, from scratch. Esme is an amazing cook and baker." No way!
"Never doubt Esme's skills in the kitchen." Lucas smiled.
Edward smiled and pulled Bella closer to him. I looked over at Jacob and he was scarfing down a piece of cake.
All the guys groaned happily when their plates were empty. The women and myself followed suit. Damn, why can't I ask for a bigger stomach for more?
"So let's continue." Bella clapped her hands together as she said this.
Sorry I didn't update earlier. I was watching football all day and I didn't get a chance. Get ready for Breaking Dawn. Please review.