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This chapter starts Eclipse. This chapter is a week before Alice's vision and I'll be time skipping around until Hekate is informed of the situation in Washington. She will be having her own adventures in Europe with her mates which you will all love.

Hekate put the book down, narrowing her eyes at the Italian on the page. Her head was hurting from trying to learn the language. She had taken Spanish in high school and was decent at it, but nowhere near fluent. Spanish was a lot easier to learn than Italian though, or Hekate thought so. She had been trying to learn the language because she lived in Italy now, most of the coven spoke it and she hated being out of the loop. Usually someone translated for her, but she hated being treated like a child in front of everyone. Especially when the person, usually Marcus, had to repeat everything in her ear in English.

"Giving up, Hekate?"

Hekate grumbled at Alec and Jane, her temporary guardians. "Shush, children who can speak in over five languages."

Jane giggled at Hekate, leaning back on the couch. "Over ten."

Alec smirked when Hekate glared at them, wiggling his fingers at her. "And some dead languages."

Hekate groaned, shoving the book across the tabletop. "I'm surrounded by geniuses."

Jane laughed softly, "We're just all ancient and have had the entire time to learn these languages."

Hekate rolled her eyes at the twins, turning to her laptop. She brought up a video of the Italian version of 'He Lives in You' from Lion King 2. If she could do anything in Italian, it would be to sing a Disney song. She put on the headphones, trying to memorize the words and pronunciations.

Jane smirked, whispering to Alec so Hekate wouldn't hear them. "Aro is going to find this adorable."

Alec nodded his head, agreeing with his sister. "Marcus would love it if she sang the songs from that Beast movie."

Demetri opened the doors to Hekate's room, smiling when he heard her singing along to the song now. She was off a little bit still but was much better than two days ago. He walked into the room, calling out her name just loud enough for her to hear over the music, which wasn't too loud considering they were all vampires. "Your mates are stuck in an emergency meeting. Afton and Santiago brought in a destructive newborn and his creator."

Hekate pulled her headphones down, nodding softly. "I don't see why they won't let me in the throne room when they have meetings still. It's not like I'd get hurt."

Demetri shrugged his shoulders slightly, "It's a possibility, one they are still terrified of. One day soon they will let you. In the meantime, it gives us more time to spend with you."

Hekate smiled softly at the guard, "That is true. I'm glad you're all my friends. I love you three."

Demetri smiled brightly at her, "I love you too, but just because Felix is occupied doesn't mean you get to skip training today."

Hekate groaned, getting up while the twins snickered behind her. "Yeah, yeah. I take back my earlier statement."

Demetri chuckled as he walked with Hekate down to the training room. "Sure, your majesty."

{X}

Hekate groaned as she laid on her bed on her stomach, facing away from the door. She was resting after the grueling training session Demetri put her through. She sparred with him for two hours, but the other two hours were spent on her gift. Her muscles ached and her head hurt from the overuse of her gift. She liked the ache though, it proved that she was improving. It was already a significant improvement from when they started. They still had some ways to go, though.

She had taken a shower, her damp hair air drying while falling over her shoulders. She had on a black tank that rode up to show a strip of flesh, a soft sports-bra on underneath it. The black straps showed on her back, under the tank. Her shorts were black with a light pink floral print on them. They ended just below her butt, showing off her legs and the curve of her ass. She didn't particularly pick out the outfit to be sexy, but it worked. The tank and shorts were just really soft and comfy.

She was waiting on her mates, having to deal with a lot of business that day for some reason. She didn't particularly mind since she hadn't been alone until now. The twins and Demetri kept her company since her mates left. For now, Chelsea and Afton were in the hallway, her temporary guard. She didn't want to watch a movie, knowing her mates would be back before she could finish one. She was done trying to learn Italian for the day. She didn't really feel like reading a book, so she got on her laptop and browsed the web mindlessly.

One moment she had been looking at things to do in America, for the next time she visited her parents or went on a trip with her coven. The next moment she was looking at a post about how beautiful New York was. Hekate took in a deep, unnecessary, breath as she clicked on a New York news page. It had been over a year since she had been in her home state, much less city. She scrolled through the usual political news, the crime reports, random school events. What made her pause was an article about a charity event the past month.

"Mother raises money for lost daughter, a charity for missing kids"

Selena Jackson, a local RN, hosted a charity event yesterday for missing kids. Thanks to her, almost two thousand dollars has been raised for this charity! Selena's only daughter went missing exactly a year ago after her friends had been murdered by a notorious gang. No one has seen or heard from her since, not even her own mother. Selena fears that her daughter may be dead but is always waiting for news of her daughter. Hekate is the inspiration for this…"

Hekate couldn't read the rest of the article as her vision was blurred from her tears. She pushed the laptop away, rubbing furiously at the venom tears running down her cheeks. Her mother, who was surely devastated by her disappearance, formed a charity event and raised money in her honor. Her mother was so amazing and strong, making Hekate's heart break even more. Her mother deserved to know she was alive, safe, happy and loved. She couldn't tell her though, she couldn't reveal the vampire secret to humans unless she planned on turning them. Her mother wouldn't be happy as a vampire, she knew it. It would be selfish of Hekate to turn her mother just because she missed her.

That didn't stop Hekate from wanting to board a plane to the states that moment. She could almost see herself rushing into her mother's arms, telling her everything. Her mother would absolutely love the Cullens and Volturi. It would take her time to adjust to Hekate having three boyfriends, but Selena was an amazing mother. She'd see how much they all loved each other, how well they treated her and cherished her.

Now, though, Selena was truly alone. Selena never dated after Robert's death. Despite him being abusive, he was the love of her life. She threw her focus on her career and daughter. Now, Selena only had her career and despite it being a fulfilling career, it was draining. Hekate had left her mother all alone in the world.

Hekate made the choice to enter witness protection without telling her mother. The agents had suggested leaving Selena out of the loop to keep her safe. They would have her under watch for a month after the murders, or so they promised Hekate. She desperately wanted her mother with her since she would have absolutely no one when she entered the program. She just couldn't make her mother quit her job as a nurse after having climbed the hierarchical nurse ladder. Her mother had a beautiful home in New York, her family was buried here. Her husband was buried here. Her career was here. Hekate couldn't drag her mother away from that, not after all she had done to her.

Hekate let out a loud sob when she realized what all she had done to her mother, thinking about Mariana and Martin's mom as well. Her whole life seemed to revolve around devastating other's lives. She killed her own father, widowed her mother, gotten her friends killed, left her mother alone. She made WITSEC believe she was missing or dead. She left the case against the gang to dry up without the key witness. The gang would have undoubtedly killed more people because of that, meaning those lives were on her head. Their blood was on her hands.

Her power truly fit her, a killer and monster. She was a monster!

Hekate grabbed her Volturi cloak, pulling it over her arms before rushing out of the room. She ignored Chelsea and Afton who called out after her. She didn't want to speak to anyone, especially them at the moment. She used her newborn speed to bypass everyone, heading to the garden. She slammed the doors shut behind her, stalking over to the tree and jumping up into it. She groaned loudly as she leaned against the tree trunk, glaring up at the moon as more tears ran down her cheeks.

Why did she allow herself to be happy? She didn't deserve this life, to be happy, to have such amazing friends and family like she has now. She especially didn't deserve to have amazing mates like Aro, Caius and Marcus. They were angels to her, loving her entirely despite how awful of a person she was.

She didn't deserve anything she had now, she deserved to be dead. She's taken too many lives already in her short life to have this life. She was only going to take more lives in her immortal life now. Her own gift was a monstrous gift. Vampires got unique and wonderous gifts. Jasper could control emotions, Alice got visions, Aro could read emotions, Marcus could see relationship bonds, Demetri could track anyone anywhere. These people had such amazing gifts while Hekate just killed people. She sucked the life out of them without even touching them know. Hekate curled up on the branch, crying into her knees as more dark and depressing thoughts ran through her head.

{X}

Chelsea nervously looked at her mate as they heard the door slam to the garden, able to faintly hear Hekate crying from their spot. "We need to tell the kings."

Afton nodded, grimacing. "I just hope all their business is done. They'll want to know about this but…"

Chelsea nodded as they ran towards the throne room, "But they hate being interrupted."

The couple paused when Demetri stepped in front of the doors, "They're just finishing up."

Afton nodded, grimacing again. "Yes, but we have something important to tell them."

Demetri sighed, "They're not going to be happy about this…"

Chelsea shook her head, "Demetri, it's about her majesty."

"Come in, now." Caius called out to them from inside the throne room. He didn't yell at them but the hidden danger in his tone made it seem like he had.

Demetri immediately opened the doors, now sporting a worried frown on his model-worthy face. He stayed quiet as they entered the room. Felix and Santiago were disposing of the bodies now while the kings were moving closer to them. Aro moved to Afton's side, holding his hand while Caius appeared in front of Chelsea. "What happened?"

Chelsea gulped purely from nerves at the expression and look in Caius' eyes. "She had gone quiet for a while until we smelled her tears. We were about to ask if she was alright when she rushed past us. We couldn't keep up with her because she's a newborn. She slammed the doors to the garden and we could hear her sobbing. We came here immediately."

Aro dropped Afton's hand like it burned him, a shaky breath leaving his lips. He then quickly shooed all the guard away, "Leave us and give your queen the privacy she deserves."

Demetri paused in the doorway, wanting to go comfort his dear friend and queen. He saw how worried the kings looked as they headed to the garden, knowing that Hekate was in good hands. He pulled out his phone, calling his mate as he headed to his own private quarters.

Caius clenched his fists when he heard Hekate's quiet cries as they got close enough, lunging forward until Aro held him back. He growled lowly at his brother, his teeth bared at him. "What are you doing? She's upset!"

Aro nodded, holding him back still. His expression mirrored the pain they all felt. "Yes, but if you barge in there like that you're going to upset her more. We have to be delicate and calm, Caius."

Marcus nodded, rubbing Caius' shoulder while barely restraining himself from continuing to run to the garden. "Calm, brother."

Caius sighed, relaxing his shoulders as he nodded to them both. "Okay…" He would thank Aro later for that but for now, all they could think about was comforting their mate.

Marcus was the one to open the doors, his heart breaking even further in his chest when he saw his mate. She was curled up in one of the trees, almost hidden behind the foliage if it weren't for the red of her Volturi cloak. She had been crying but was now trying to stop, hiding her face in her knees again. He could smell the venom tears from where he was, the smell indicating just how hard she had been crying.

Caius moved to the base of the tree, looking up at his mate. "Hekate, love, will you please come down?"

Hekate choked back a sob as she looked down at the sad expression on Caius' face. "I'm not worthy of any of you. I'm a monster."

Caius shook his head quickly, "You're an angel in heaven compared to us, love. We love you completely and with every fiber of our beings. Please?"

Hekate turned to face Aro who looked like he could cry while Marcus just looked devastated. "See, you would be happier without me." She looked up at the moon, knowing it wasn't even dark in New York yet. She couldn't even look up at the same sky as her mother.

Marcus took a shot next, holding his hand up to her. "Will you please come down dear? We can go to your room and cuddle together and talk about this."

Aro saw her flinch at that, sighing sadly. "Do you not want to talk about this?"

Hekate shook her head, hiding her face in her knees again and wrapping her arms around them. "No… I'll be fine when these thoughts stop hounding me… You should just leave me alone until then. I'm horrible company…"

Aro looked at his brothers, knowing this was another depression episode she was experiencing. They had discussed this before, after Aro saw that they had happened after her transformation. He suspected something like this would happen, but he had hoped it wouldn't, for her sake. His only wish was for Hekate to always be happy. She was happy most of the time, but she was struggling so hard with it as a human that it was engrained in her from the transformation, especially since she was turned after killing herself. Marcus and Caius' un-beating hearts broke when Aro told them about it, even though Hekate had mentioned it to Marcus before. Hearing all the details Aro knew made it more real, more heart-breaking.

Marcus sighed before he jumped up into the tree, picking up his mate in his arms and jumping back down before she could resist, which she didn't. He leaned back against the tree trunk with her still in his lap. Her back was against his chest while she was resting in-between his legs. Aro sat down on one side of Marcus and Hekate, Caius on the other. Marcus spoke up while he began brushing her hair with his fingers. "You may not want to talk about it, but you need to. It will help you feel better."

Hekate frowned as she let Aro brush her tears away with a handkerchief. "I doubt it…"

Caius tilted her head up after Aro finished, brushing her cheekbone gently. "It doesn't hurt to try, love. We are here for you and we will never judge you for your feelings. We will be silent and let you talk if that's what you want."

Hekate placed her hand over his, smiling tiredly at him. Just being with them like this was already helping, the icky blackness slowly fading from her mind. She then looked back up at the moon, resting the back of her head under Marcus' chin. "I saw an article about my mother…"

Aro frowned, rubbing her arm over the cloak to respect her privacy. "Alice?"

Hekate shook her head softly, closing her eyes as she remembered her mom. "No, my birth mother, Selena. Last month was the one-year anniversary of my disappearance from New York… When I went into witness protection my mother wasn't informed like parents usually are. Witness protection probably has no idea as to what happened to me, I'm probably a missing person… My mother ran a fundraiser for missing children and raised a lot of money, earning a new article on it all…" Hekate curled up in on herself again, squeezing her wrists so hard that the skin and bones were beginning to crack. "I destroyed my mother's life! I killed her husband, I abandoned her, and she has to live the rest of her human life never knowing what's happened to me!"

The three kings stared at each other in silence at her outburst, unsure as to how to handle that. After the shock wore off the kings all moved. Caius used all his strength to pry Hekate's hands open and hold them instead. She wouldn't want to hurt him like she was silently hurting herself. Marcus wrapped his arms around her, nuzzling her neck gently. Aro was kneeled beside Marcus, holding her face up and gently caressing the smooth skin there. "Cara mia… None of that is your fault and any parent wouldn't want you to be doing this to yourself. You didn't mean to kill your father, you were protecting her and yourself. You didn't abandon your mother, you were trying to avenge the death of your dear friends and prevent future deaths from that vile gang."

Caius kissed her knuckles, looking into her eyes as he showed his rare sensitive side. "Your absence has ensured her safety, love. If you were to see your mother now, even if we hid your transformation from her, our enemies would find her. By staying away, you are ensuring that your mother lives a normal, content, human life."

Marcus kissed her neck gently, squeezing her just enough for her to feel it but not hurt her. "You are absolutely not a monster, Hekate. Not for these things and not for anything else you've done in your life. You are one of the sweetest women I've ever met. You're a vampire and you're still fighting your thirst to stay a vegetarian vampire. We all know how horrible it feels to resist the urge around humans and you've never faltered. You're so strong and amazing, Hekate."

Hekate looked at all of them before she began crying again, a smile forming on her face. "I love you three so much… I'm sorry for being a drama queen."

Marcus chuckled at the pun she made while Caius sighed and Aro just grinned at her. "We love you too, Hekate."

{X}

Hekate was too emotionally drained for anything else that night so the Royals had another movie night. This time they watched occult movies, one of the genres Hekate liked. The four of them weren't paying too much attention to the movies though. Hekate was still in the same outfit from before, her cloak hanging back in her closet. She was spread across the three men's laps, her head in Caius' lap and feet in Marcus' lap.

Caius was running his fingers through her hair. Aro was holding her hand, rubbing the back of her hand with his thumb. Marcus was rubbing her ankles and feet while. All three kings were alternating between watching Hekate and the movie, trying to let her relax after her breakdown and not bother her.

Hekate had her eyes closed, listening to the movie as she enjoyed being pampered by her kings. Her mind was clear finally, but she was a little drained from the event. She enjoyed just being able to lay there, cuddling with her mates. She hummed when Marcus began rubbing her legs higher than before, tracing the patterns of her tattoos. She ignored the tingles she got from Marcus toughing her thighs, especially since Aro was still holding her hand. She smiled when Aro squeezed her hand, laughing quietly.

Caius raised an eyebrow at his brother, "What's funny, Aro?"

Aro raised an eyebrow down at his mate, "Do you want me to tell them?"

Hekate opened her eyes, looking up at them with a shy smile. "Sure…"

Aro moved his hand down, tracing the snake on her left thigh. "You touching her here is turning her on, Marcus."

Marcus coughed as he pulled his hand back, "I am so sorry, Hekate, I didn't mean- "

Caius laughed when he saw Aro wink at Hekate who hid her face behind her hands. "She's not sorry."

Hekate sat up then, sitting on both Aro and Caius' laps, huffing at Caius. "Shush."

Caius smirked at her, tilting her head up while running his fingers over her neck and clavicle. He moved his face so close to hers that their lips were almost touching, looking into her amber eyes. "You could make me."

Marcus sighed, shaking his head as he looked at Aro, "Really?" Aro just laughed as he watched how shy Hekate was acting, but he knew how she really felt. He was still touching her leg.

Caius grinned when Hekate rolled her eyes at him, moving forward the last bit to kiss him. He hummed against her lips when she rubbed his jawline with her thumbs. Or until Hekate was pulled into Aro's lap completely. "Aro!"

Aro snickered at Caius, wrapping his arms around his mate while nuzzling her softly. "You don't get to be selfish right now, Caius." He kissed her neck up to the corner of her lips, teasing her by not kissing her lips and not letting her kiss him.

Hekate sighed at their antics, "Men…" She then reached up and held Aro's head still, using her increased strength against him. She then happily kissed Aro, melting against his chest. His hands moved to her hips, gently rubbing the skin showing there as he playfully nipped at her lips in retaliation.

Marcus laughed loudly when he saw that Caius was sulking while ignoring Aro, his eyes glued to the screen. "Jealous, Caius?"

Caius scowled deeply when he turned his head only to growl lowly when Marcus held out his arms for Hekate, their mate happily moving to his lap and curling up in his arms. "No."

The other three laughed then, big smiles on their faces. Caius' scowl lessened into his neutral expression at seeing how happy Hekate was. He turned his head when she kissed Marcus, smiling when the others couldn't see.