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Isabella - IPOV

I almost laugh out loud when I see Alec's face, after Carlisle congratulates him with his marriage. God, where's a camera when you need one? I immediately see where Carlisle got that idea, but it takes the rest a while longer to figure it out.

I hear Aro correcting Carlisle, before explaining Caius's plan. I can't help from panicking when I hear it, but that feeling subsides quickly. The plan is beautiful in its simplicity and lethal in its effectiveness. There's no way Edward can ignore the truth when it's played out in front of him, one memory at the time.

I'm so glad when I see Demetri walking toward me and I inhale his scent as he pulls me close to him. I tell him to not hold back. He has to show Edward everything; only that way will he understand that I belong with my true mate. Demetri is mine for eternity. I feel a sense of calmness surrounding me when he whispers in my ear:

"I love you, my Isa. I'm yours and you're mine, forever."

If anyone can show Edward how delusional and misguided he is, it's my Demi. I love my husband so much; I can't remember not being in love with him. The life I had before I met Demetri seems insignificant and long gone. There is no life for me without Demetri and I know he feels the same way about me. He has dozens of memories to prove that.

I slowly retract my shield from Demetri's mind. I close my eyes for a moment, fighting the urge to step in front of him to defend him, now that the shield is partially down. I open them again the moment I hear Edward gasping for unneeded air. I look at Demetri and see the evil smirk on his face. God, he looks so sexy right now, my bad boy. Oh, tone it down, Isabella; there will be plenty of time to reward him tonight.

I look around the throne room and see that everyone is fixated on Edward, who goes through a whole array of emotions as Demetri shows him memory after memory. He ends up lying on the floor, sobbing, with his head clutched between his hands, when Aro signals Demetri to stop. I wonder which memories Demetri showed him. I can think of a few I would have picked.

I begin to put my shield back over Demetri, as Edward yells:

Previous chapter:

"No! You, liar!"

Demetri - DPOV

That does it. I show him the most beautiful and treasured memories of my time with Isabella and he dares to call me a liar! I rush over to him and grab his throat. I slam him to the ground, leaving cracks in the floor, and I hiss in his face.

"I'm not a liar."

I hear Aro clear his throat, before he says:

"Demetri, please calm down. I'm certain Edward is still processing all the information you provided him with."

I snort and stand up. Yeah right, he isn't processing anything, he's in denial. He's one fucked-up vampire and I'm going to kick his ass before this day is over. I turn and walk back to my place beside Caius. I hear Aro say:

"Young Edward, I wouldn't do that if I was you."

I can see Caius smirking as he looks over my shoulder to what Edward is doing. Caius mouths to me that I have to keep walking. It's then that I feel Edward lunging at me, but before I can react, he's already face-down on the floor. I turn and see that my Isabella is holding him down with his arms pulled behind him and her knee in his back. God, she looks magnificent. My lust spikes when I hear her say:

"I never thought you were such a moron, Edward. Lunging at my mate, a Volturi guard? What were you hoping to achieve?"

I walk back and put my hand on Isabella's shoulder. She leans into my touch and I kiss her still hooded head, before stepping back a few feet.

"You hear that, Edward? I told you she was my mate."

"No, you tricked her; she could never love a monster like you. Bella is mine!"

I hear the Cullens gasp in surprise and Caius looks ecstatic when Isabella lets out a ferocious roar before ripping both of Edward's arms of. The screeching sound of tearing metal fills the throne room and Edward's wail is interrupted by Isabella, as she yells:

"I'm not, nor will I ever be yours! I'm Isabella Volturi, my one true mate is Demetri Volturi and you mean nothing to me!"

Isabella's reaction has everyone stunned, everyone but me, I just want to take her away and make love to her. Her actions have me turned on, like never before, my Isabella, my goddess of war. She throws his arms across the room and stands tall, before lowering her hood. I rush over and kiss her passionately. I look into her beautiful red eyes and say:

"I love you more with every passing second, my Isa."

"I can't even find words to describe how much I love you, my Demi."

I sigh when we are interrupted by a very enthusiastic Aro.

"Oh, Isabella, you never disappoint, my dear. You're such a wonderful addition to our coven. You made us all very proud. I'm surprised you waited that long to react, I thought you would have ripped him apart much sooner."

"I was ordered to endure everything they said without revealing who I am, Master Aro. I failed at that, so I don't deserve your proudness."

"Oh, Isabella, for someone so young, you showed exceptional control. I haven't been this proud since Jane tortured her first vampire. I'm sure Marcus and Caius agree."

Both Marcus and Caius smile and nod in agreement. Isabella bows to them and says:

"Thank you, Masters."

It's then that we hear a very soft whimper and we look to find Edward on his knees, staring at Isabella.

"Bella, love?"

Isabella hisses at him:

"First of all: I'm Isabella. Bella is dead, she died somewhere on a forest floor in Forks. Second: don't call me love. No, even better, don't talk to me at all. I'm not interested in what you have to say, after what I heard here today."

"But I love you."

I roar and grab Edward by his throat, before Isabella can react. I know she is more than capable of fighting her own battles, but this boy is annoying the hell out of me. I feel Isabella's hand on my shoulder and look into her pitch-black eyes. She kisses me on the lips and whispers:

"Please, take his tongue out, mio marito. His talking is bothering me. I'll make it worth your while tonight."

God, she is so sexy when she's turned on and angry. I effectively remove Edward's tongue and throw it in the same direction as his arms went. I walk to my Isabella and pull her against me.

"Masters, can vampires go into shock?"

Isabella points at the Cullens, who all look like they saw a ghost. Well, in a way they have, seeing they thought Isabella was dead until Edward spilled the beans on that. Carlisle is the first to snap out of his stupor.

"Be… Isabella?"

"Yes, Carlisle?"

"How? ... When? …"

Isabella looks at Aro and he nods. She leans into me and starts telling the missing part of the story, while I hold my arms around her.

"When Edward left me behind in the forest, he had the nerve to ask me to not do anything reckless. I didn't listen off course, I tried to follow him through the woods to your house, but I got lost and fell down. I was so heartbroken; I just wanted to give up on life.

It was there that Demetri found me; he picked me up from the cold and wet forest floor and put his cloak around me. From the first moment I looked into his red eyes, I felt safe and whole. I didn't understand what that meant right away, but the more we talked, the more everything fell into place. He took me back to my house and took care of me. After telling him my whole story, he called the masters.

They wanted to see me and we left for Volterra the next morning. Like you know the law clearly states: be changed or be killed, so I was to never return. We faked my death to give my parents closure. It was drastic, but at that point we also wanted to make sure that certain vampires would never doubt that I really died in that fire.

It wasn't until we were on the plane and I saw Demetri look at me like you look at Esme, like I am the only source of light in his dark world that I realized who he was. He was my true mate and it was there on that plane that I slowly let myself fall in love with Demetri, even though it took me several weeks to admit it.

When we arrived in Volterra, Master Marcus confirmed what we both already knew. Our souls are two halves of a whole, we are true mates. Master Aro was thrilled by the thought of me being gifted and Master Caius reveled in the knowledge that you all broke the law. We left for the Alps the next day, so that I could be changed without anyone bothering us.

The masters didn't give us a timeline, so we spend our time getting to know each other. We watched movies, took long walks and talked for hours on end. It took me two months to finally realize that I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with Demetri. I told him and he changed me that same night. It was perfect in every way.

As you can tell by the color of my eyes, I choose to follow Demetri's diet and rid the world of its villains. I gained almost immediate control of my blood lust, which was exceptional. This also meant we were able to return home much faster than we first thought, but Master Aro allowed us to celebrate Christmas in the Alps. It was the most magical Christmas ever, because Demetri asked me to be his wife for eternity."

I kiss Isabella on the head and she smiles at me, while continuing her story.

"We arrived back in Volterra and met Eleazar who determined that I am a mental shield. I can not only shield myself but also those around me from any mental power. Because of my shield anyone who is covered by it, appears to be invisible, not to the eye but to our other senses. We started my combat and shield training the following day, so that I could join the guard on missions as soon as possible.

My first mission came two weeks ago, we were sent out to destroy a newborn army in Seattle. Master Aro sent us to Forks to invite you all to Volterra. So yes, it was me who stood with Felix and Alec at the edge of the clearing. I understand why you mistakenly took Alec as the one who found his true mate, because you saw us holding hands the whole time, but that was only to communicate how far my shield could stretch in a way that you could not hear my voice, and to calm my nerves.

The marriage Jane referred to was ours. Demetri and I got married on February 14th here in the castle gardens and it was absolutely perfect. I still can't believe that this man is my husband, but I'm so glad he found me on that forest floor. I never thought I could ever be this happy."

She looks me, all her love for me visible in her eyes and I kiss her on the lips, after whispering:

"Ti amo, mia moglie."

Carlisle looks at Isabella, but before he can say anything, his wife moves forward.

"Isabella, I'm so sorry. We should have said goodbye in person. I don't expect you to forgive us, but I want you to know that I'll always see you as my daughter. I love you, sweetheart."

Carlisle squeezes her shoulder and nods in agreement. Isabella surprises everyone when she rushes into Esme's arms and says:

"I love you too, mom."

Isabella lets go of Esme and turns to Carlisle, who holds out his hand to stop her.

"I don't deserve your forgiveness, Isabella. I abandoned you when you needed me the most."

"It's not up to you to decide whether you deserve my forgiveness or not, Carlisle. It's mine to give if I feel the person deserves it. You are right when you say that you should have stood up to your eldest son. You're the coven leader, he's not. But you were misled by one of the people you trusted the most. I know this is not what you saw for me, but I know you well enough to know that as long as I'm happy, you'll be happy for me too."

"When did you get so wise, my daughter? I also know you're way to forgiving, but I'm glad you are. I love you, Isabella."

God, this is all really touching but I do not like it one bit. Aro on the other hand is having a blast. I rush to Isabella's side when she looks at me and reaches for my hand. That's right, tesoro, I'm yours and you're mine. She turns to Carlisle and Esme and says:

"Mom, dad, I want you to meet my husband and true mate, Demetri Volturi."

I hold out my hand and Carlisle shakes it. Esme ignores my hand and hugs me, while whispering:

"I can see how much you love her. I'm happy for the both of you."

I nod at Esme and take my place next to my mate. Isabella looks at me and I can see how happy she is. By now, the other Cullens are getting very impatient. Alice is jumping up and down like crazy and Emmett looks ecstatic. Isabella turns to them and says:

"The fact that you all so easily left me, broke my heart and it weighed on me for quite some time. It was Demetri's love that showed me who I truly am. I'm a strong, caring woman with a big heart. I love each and every one of you, but I need to make one thing clear. I'm Isabella Volturi, I'm a proud member of this coven and that will always remain that way. Demetri is my husband and my true mate; he means the world to me. I feed off humans and that was totally my own choice. If you can live with that, then you can call me your sister."

That's right, tesoro. Tell them where you belong and with who. If they can't live with that, I'll send them packing. Emmett picks Isabella up and spins her around like crazy. Isabella giggles when Emmett yells:

"My little sister is a kickass vampire, hell yeah! Nobody is going to mess with us now; we've got a Volturi in the family."

"Emmett Cullen, put my sister down. I want to hug her too!"

Alice is scowling at Emmett and I can sympathize with her. If he doesn't let go of my Isabella in the next five seconds, I'm going to kick his ass. Brother or not, that's my mate he's hugging.

"Now, Emmett!"

"Alright, alright, keep your pants on, Alice. I'm just happy that my Bella bear is alive."

Emmett puts Isabella down and Alice squeals when she rushes into Isabella's arms.

"Oh my god, Isabella, I thought I lost you forever. I'm so glad you're alive. Is it your shield that stops me from seeing you? That's very annoying, just so you know. I can't believe I missed your wedding. You look so beautiful; you were born to be a vampire that much is true."

Jasper puts his hand on Alice's shoulder and smiles at Isabella when he says:

"Calm down, Alice. Isabella, we're so sorry. I'm so glad you're okay and that you've found your true love. The love between you two is so strong. The emotions are almost overwhelming me, but in a good way. I've missed you, sis."

Isabella hugs him and whispers:

"I've missed you too, Jasper. And just so you know, I forgave you the moment it happened."

Jasper looks stunned for a moment, but then hugs her a bit tighter.

"Thank you, darlin'."

Rosalie steps forward and hugs Isabella as well.

"I'm so glad you're okay, Isabella. I'm proud that you're my sister."

Isabella turns back to me and jumps into my arms. I hug her tight and inhale her scent. She's so happy, it's almost contagious. Aro comes forward and says:

"I love a happy ending, they are so rare. Don't you agree, Carlisle?"

"Indeed, Aro, but the fact remains that we broke the law. I accept the punishment you wish to bestow on me. I take the blame as leader of my family, I hope that you can see how much my family suffered from recent events and leave them out of it."

Isabella and I both smile when we hear Aro say:

"You see, Carlisle, I actually want to thank you for leaving Isabella behind. I should really be mad at you for doing so, you know you can't go breaking the law, but we gained so much by having Isabella here. She is a true Volturi and a treasured member of our guard. Oh, and just so you know, Caius is very mad at you so I suggest you stay out of trouble for a few decades."

Caius growls and says:

"This is your final warning, Carlisle. I don't care if Aro thinks of you as a friend. The next time I find out you broke one of our laws, I'll remove your head myself. So I would be very careful if I was you."

Aro claps and says:

"That's settled than. Now, Edward, what are we going to do with you?"

Edward - EPOV

Demetri surprises me with his attack, but is dumb enough to turn his back on me. I shift my pose so that I can lunge at him. Aro notices it and says:

"Young Edward, I wouldn't do that if I was you."

I ignore him and lunge at Demetri's back. Someone catches me mid-air and throws me onto the ground with my face down. I can feel a knee in my back and two hands are pulling my arms behind my back. I couldn't move if I tried. Then I hear a familiar voice that says:

"I never thought you were such a moron, Edward. Lunging at my mate, a Volturi guard? What were you hoping to achieve?"

It's Bella. She's alive, I just have to convince her that I love her more than anything in this world and then I can take her away from here. I hiss when I hear Demetri's voice.

"You hear that, Edward? I told you she was my mate."

I yell at him:

"No, you tricked her; she could never love a monster like you. Bella is mine!"

Bella lets out a ferocious roar and removes both my arms from my body in one clear sweep. I wail in pain, while Bella screams:

"I'm not, nor will I ever be yours! I'm Isabella Volturi, my one true mate is Demetri Volturi and you mean nothing to me!"

I'm in too much pain to react. Bella throws my arms across the room and I can hear Aro talking to her but the content of the conversation doesn't register in my mind. I whimper her name and she lashes out at me that she's not Bella anymore. I just need her to understand.

"But I love you."

Demetri grabs my throat again and Bella whispers something in his ear. He smirks and removes my tongue from my mouth. I can see Bella smile and it starts to sink in. This is not my Bella. This is the monster I knew she would be if she became one of us. I was right all along. I drag myself off to the side and hear Bella talking to Carlisle and the rest of my former family. Why can't they see the monster that Bella has become? My attention slips, due to the loss of venom. I regain focus when I hear Aro say:

"That's settled than. Now, Edward, what are we going to do with you?"

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