So here is chapter 19 after so long, the length of this chapter has most certainly took me longer than expected to finish and upload for you all so I hope you enjoy it as much as I have been writing it.

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Chapter 19

Heidi POV

After getting the whole enormity of an explanation from Master Marcus, about everything that the three kings intentionally kept from all of us including the two queens who were mated to two of the kings. All of that was explained was in so much detail, it definitely caused a few problems for certain individuals as the information we was told effected some of us more than others as the revelations we now know, has made it harder to feel like we could trust the kings, not knowing how far the extent that it may of affected how we felt towards everyone here, or what could have happened if we knew a lot sooner than we did just now.

During the whole explanation from Master Marcus we could tell that both Master Caius and Aro got the brunt of certain individuals gifts mainly from Jane and Alec the witch twins, as you could see Master Caius grinding his teeth to not scream from the pain that Jane was directing at him, Aro was doing the same but with little affect as his pain seemed to be worse, which I guessed because he was closer to Jane and Alec than Caius was as the twins told me before that they saw him like a father figure. Alec's gift seemed to look like it trying to strike at the other two masters like he was trying to harm them instead of taking their senses away from them, which from all the time I've known the twins Alec surprised me the most as he was more known to be calm, collected and quiet unlike Jane everyone knew she had a temper on her and would use her gift on everyone but never to use it on the masters at all to my knowledge or what she told me.

Hearing all this for me though didn't make me too angry compares to everyone else, confused yes as I didn't understand why they forced me to join using Chelsea's gift, because with the lost of my old coven who got killed by the volturi at the time, I would have joined anyway as i don't think I could have lived as a nomad knowing what life is like in a functional coven, but I did wonder where Victoria is now as I know she was the only one to survive and escape with her life.

It's odd as I turned my head round to see where Renata was, I noticed Renata's face expression was of confusion, which I assumed she didn't know all this either, like the kings kept this information even away from her, which I wasn't surprised about as if she did know she would have mentioned it to me and the other girls whenever we have our little meetups in our bedrooms to chat on our breaks from our duties. That wasn't the only thing I noticed, as Renata also seemed to be using her gift to push everyone who was closer to her away from her as I guessed she needed space but didn't want to leave until Marcus finished explaining everything, I do wonder if she is gonna say anything to Aro, as she was the closest to him as she is or was his personal guard that was always around him at all times, so she might still be confused why she is only knowing this now, or maybe she will do what the rest of us will do as I have a strong feeling that everyone will want to get some space to take it all in. I know for certainty that I will want to stay away from my masters to soak it all in, but also to take care of Isabella as I can't abandon her needs even with everything that I've just learned.

After a good several minutes that passed silently after master Marcus finished the explanation, everyone left the room quickly, I just took a slow walk as I still held Isabella within my arms who surprisingly was awake but very quiet as she seemed settled sucking on her thumb. I'm glad that no one said a word to the masters but just left, as I know that if someone spoke it would have made it feel weird as with everything that was told the best thing we needed, was time to think and work out what to do next, I continued to walk in the same direction to my room, but as I turned to see if anyone way walking behind me, I noticed the Queens following my direction.

From what I gathered within the explanation, I seriously doubt that they would return to the towers again, and most likely will use one of the spare rooms or use one of the many hidden routes to get to another part of the castle, such as the gardens that they love spending time in to be in peace. For myself instead of paying the Queens any more attention with where they are going, I continue to head to my room to be at peace with just Isabella for company.

As I open the door of my room, I walk towards my bed, to lay Isabella down on it, then to seat myself next to her. As I tried to relax on my bed, I looked at Isabella, wondering what she could be thinking about in her little head, as even to he so young she must have her own little thoughts at everyone she sees and meets while living here, I just hope that everyone can still try to celebrate Isabella's birthday that we tried to sort out and plan, before the masters came out of the library, with that massive explanation which shook everyone to their cores.

Some of the subjects that were brought up in the explanation that master Marcus spoke of got me curious, which it would be nice to know what everyone thought about it also, I would most likely ask the Queens as they would be the best ones to talk to about it, I hoped. Some of what was said frightens me to my core, definitely with the thought of that prophecy that was mentioned, that seems to be highly connected to our little Isabella's eighteenth birthday, I don't like the idea that when she is older enough to understand she is gonna dread it as much as the rest of us are at this moment and even when it gets closer that very day. My mind began to wonder to another subject that was brought up that involved my closest friends the twins, it's funny that the name they was nicknamed when they went on missions from the others of our kind, now seems more real because if what was said is true then they will be actual witch hybrid twins that will most likely be very powerful, even more powerful than the kings themselves which just doesn't seem that possible when I remember all that they conquered before they started this very coven that they told us. I still find it hard to believe that they used Chelsea's gift to bond so many of us against our wills or against our covens just because of the gifts we possessed that made them want us so it makes their coven to be the most powerful, but also where no one would stand up against either, but I'm sure that if they asked most of us at the start we would have joined willingly or if they offered us something that our old coven couldn't give us, or better yet let our whole coven join them, but not knowing what could or would have happened I can't actually do much about now.

As of this moment now, I just want to try and get Isabella to sleep so she doesn't disturb anyone with her screaming, or crying, I'm just glad I have enough of her supplies here in my room to ensure that I can feed, or change her if needed as I don't feel like walking to her room which is too close to the throne room where the my three masters are probably still sitting on their thrones. The only thing that I do hope is that if anyone who is thinking about it all, doesn't make any rash decisions as I wouldn't like to lose anyone here nor do I think Isabella would, not that I think the kings would stop anyone from leaving because it is all down to them for not showing us that they trust us, or have faith in us to listen to them about it.

Aro's POV

Meanwhile in the Throne room

Five hours later since everyone left the room

With the amount of time that has passed since everyone heard what was said, I became slightly agitated, but also started to feel worried if we made the right choice, as there is so much that was unsaid that it could cause things to go horribly wrong,"do you think we made the right decision to tell them all that?" I asked my two brothers who was still seated unlike myself who was pacing the room many times over, which was mainly because because we was the only ones in the room due to everyone leaving the room without a word after my brother finished explaining to everyone about what we did not tell them or secrets that was kept between us kings alone. What was even more surprising is that we even managed to keep Renata out of the loop with those particular conversations,which seeing her reactions that shared the same as majority of the others who was in the room, I know heavily regret doing that, as if I could have changed the way I did that in the past it could have changed how things turned out now with her and most of the others if I did keep her in the loop or made sure that everyone knew it all instead of keeping it between myself and my fellow brothers.

During which I still pace the room with my brothers still not responding to my previous question, I had to stop myself several times from going to everyone's rooms and using my gift to see their thoughts on the whole subject, as part of me knew if I did that, it would just push them away, and show we don't trust them, but the part of me just wanted to check so I could see if there was a way to make things better by knowing what they are and was thinking.

"Brother please stop pacing the room your gonna drive me crazy either that or I might have to end your life myself to stop myself going crazy" Caius said, I stopped pacing as even if I didn't mind driving him crazy I knew he has been on my side and tried to help me make better decisions such as letting everyone know now before things got worse when Isabella got older, which would have also driven a wedge between us and her too. "Sorry brother" I said quietly, " the answer to your question is that none of us can say for certain that we made the correct decision, but just think about that they just been handed this enormous amount of information, that will take them time to figure it out, and what it means for them now going forward, but not just that we kind of owe it to them for keeping that information away from them for so long" Caius informed me, " the one good thing to take out of all this is that if it wasn't for Isabella/Bella being here living in this castle, we would most likely not have ever told them, which I have a small feeling that's why whoever wrote that letter to us to be her guardians till she's older enough to end this ancient war, they knew about all this, but still had hope we could still protect her, even with this big blimp we caused" Marcus explained.

They did have a point even if I was still skeptical about it as It was hard to believe without proof that I usually get, that added to the fact that everyone was avoiding us, even Heidi wasnt using Isabella's room as it was too close to us, as I would have heard if she was as Isabella definitely can cry and scream quite loudly when she wanted to, "brother don't forget now that they know everything we will have to take different approaches to them unlike last time as even if they do start being around us like before, they may not fully trust us like they once did, but not just that because we not just kings of our kind we are also the coven leaders and I don't think what we did would count as being good leaders if we keep secrets from them, as we should be more openly honest" Marcus further mentioned to me, which I clearly understood, and respected, I knew he was right so I knew I had to think a few things through to see what was the next and best course of action to take to stand mending our broken coven.

As I began thinking what to do, I came realize that if the our coven did break up further, as if the guards and everyone leaves then it would leave us three kings defenceless, which meant that it lead to chaos for our whole kind as it would mean there be wars to see who would take us out and claim to be the new rulers, I just have to hope it isn't the Romanians as I've had enough of them to last several lifetimes. So fixing the faith and trust in the coven is something that we have definitely got to fix.

Two days later

A couple of days have passed, with no changes to everyone still avoiding us, or using any of the rooms closest to the throne room, knowing that we are still in here waiting for anyone to come in to take or anything. During the time spent in here, I've noticed that it feels weird almost like I feel vulnerable because I haven't got Renata my trusty personal guard or even the witch twins who are like my children to protect me, but I know it's my fault that they are avoiding us and some because of its me they blame for majority of what they was told.

I could understand their distrust and lack of faith as it was well deserved for what they know knew, I just didn't like the time it takes for them to try and put it behind them and think about what's to come, my brothers have told me several times that I shouldn't want everyone to rush to put it behind them as it wasn't all easy to just forgive and forget as some of the guards, had it where it affected them worse where they would want to go back in time to see how life would be different if we didn't force them to join us.

During the couple of days that has passed we found we have loads of time to search through the tome even more, but take turns so we all can see, sometimes I find that some of what I've read isn't that much use, but I think that's because I've been in this room for so long, my brothers most likely have found things in it they find useful but either has told me, but I've not been paying attention to hear what they said or they plan to tell me when I can show more attention to the world around me, "brother maybe go out in the gardens for some fresh air it might help you instead of being stuck in here with us, so we don't have to see that expressionless face of yours but also so you can clear your mind so you can think better" Caius spoke to me, I heard what he said but just didn't feel to respond with words, so I just nodded and walked off.

I decided to take a hidden route that I knew would get me to the gardens without having to go through the main door out of the throne room, so I went through my office and out through the little hidden doorway that I created a while ago. I knew if I went to the gardens it would help to clear not just my thoughts but some of my worries about the coven and certain members in particular.

As I made my way through my hidden route through the door, I walked a few seconds away as it was a pretty short distance to go, as I got out into the gardens, I noticed that the twins was sitting under a tall tree with a canopy providing some much needed shade as it was sunny out today, which felt the opposite of how everyone felt today as no one felt happy like the sun but sad, angry like the wet, rain and thunder type of weather. The twins had their backs to me so if they didn't hear me they definitely didn't see me, but I doubt the twins would pay me much attention even if they did have their faces to me.

I did wonder what I could say to them, in hopes they would hear me and respond, all I could think to say to them was to tell them the only thing I've never really told them even if they most likely knew it or felt the same way before all this happened, "I see that you two had the same idea to come out here then, I hope you both are holding up fine, despite all that you been told as I know it's my fault even more than my brothers, anyway I know I haven't said this to you two before even if you both probably felt the same way, but with you two, I have always felt like your my own children, as I wanted to protect you from everyone unlike your own parents did which caused you two to nearly be burnt and hanged like witches before I saved you both and turned you" I said sadly, " I don't know if you heard me but if you did, I am truly sorry, I will give you peace and leave you both to do as you was before my intrusion" I said while walking off back towards the way I came, but instead saw both if the twins walk out if the gardens without paying me any attention or knowledge that I'm even there.

As the twins walked off I went turned back towards where the twins was originally sitting under the canopy, as I sat down I felt as I should be angry for them ignoring me but instead I was just angry at myself for the one to cause them pain, similar to how they was treated by their family and village before. I continued to sit there for a couple of hours just to relax, and still continuing to try to find a way to fix the coven and everything I noticed my two brothers walking out to join me where I was seated.

As they both came closer, they found themselves somewhere close to a seat which wasn't on the ground like I was seated, "you been out here awhile brother, are you sure you are fine or is there still that troubles you?" Marcus asked looking concerned, I didn't know the best way to respond but decided I might as well tell him what's on my mind, "I'm doing my best, it's just not easy when I feel like things are falling apart, including myself, as I can't get myself to feel better when I have hurt certain individuals more than others as they was the ones I'm the closet to, no offense to the others it's just the way I've been feeling lately" I expressed the best I could hoping they understand what in getting at.

"I do understand what your getting at, but it's not much that can be done, the ones your closest to, like the twins, Renata and your mate will understand in time as I've been watching the bonds that everyone has since Chelsea's departure, and Corin's demise, none of the bonds are broken, slightly fractured or strained but still there, some bonds are fully formed like they was previously but like we have told you it will take time for things to go back to how they was" Marcus explained,

Did I hear him correctly, did he say that Corin has been destroyed not dismembered, "wait did you say Corin like the one who has kept certain individuals content with her gift?" I asked curious to see how they knew of this but I didn't, "yes the one in the very same, we only heard about it just less than a hour ago ourselves, we don't know who the culprit or culprits are but we assume it might be anyone in the castle who needed to take out their anger on her as they couldn't get to Chelsea to get back at for the manipulation of the bonds, but we both decided that It isn't worth punishing any of them for it as if we are to have a fresh start then we have to start with no manipulation, allowing them to have more freedom but still within the laws we settled" Caius informed me, which shocked me as he was usually all for punishing the guilty no matter who it was.

It's funny all these changes that's been happening frok several things causing them, Isabella's arrival, Felix's punishment and escaping, the enormous explanation that everyone heard and now knowing all that we neglected to inform them about before, all of these incidences has caused changes of some kind, some bad but also some good and for the better definitely within most of us, as I find it hard to get my head round seeing these new sides to my brothers, Caius being less willing to punish but willing to find alternative ways to deal with crimes that was against the laws which would usually mean death, then there is Marcus who now talking and getting involved more now.

"Brother are you still here, as I was saying that I, I mean we have a idea that could help you with wanting to fix out coven but also a way so we can talk to them to see what they think about it too" Marcus mentioned, I didn't even realize they was trying to speak to me until I heard that they came up with a joint idea that could help, which thinking what the possibilities of what it could be I do hope it would be a good one that doesn't make things worse. "Sorry I'm listening so what is this idea that you both came up with, without me being there to hear" I apologize, "we would have but you wasn't paying attention to most of what we was talking about, when you was in the throne room, so I don't see any point of saying that we should have said it with you in the same room, but we have told you now, so do you want to hear it or not?" Caius told me with a sly smile on his mouth, which gave me the impression that he was looking forward to telling me this idea that he had with Marcus.

"You might as well tell me then, as you can clearly see I don't have much else to be doing now, so I might as well hear it" I said a bit more sarcastic than I was trying to make it sound, as I was just tired of all this standing and waiting that we been doing for the last two days. " I will ignore that tone as I will just blame it on the fact your getting impatient for things to go back to some sort of normal, but the idea we came up with is to bring them together with their old covens if they are still around to the castle, not just that but celebrate Isabella's birthday that they was originally planning to do, so it be a joint thing that should help everyone try to feel happy again but also to mend some of the damage we caused from forcing some of them away from their old covens, not just that but for the covens who refused to arrive here we could let the guards go and see them personally for a week or a month, then return so it should help, so what do you think about it?" Caius responded, it sounded to me that they thought about it very well but it bothered me with the last part of what he said.

"Do you think that would even work, letting them see their past covens or letting them go out of the castle to stay there for a while? It could cause things to become worse for us, definitely if we lose our best guards, then if we lose them we will be more defenceless from it, which will encourage our enemies to take us out for good" I said as the idea of it was a very unstable one even if there was a small possibility that it could work and not fall to pieces in front of us. "Yes I'm sure it will work, your right it would get worse if we lose them, but we got to do what we didn't do before and show them some faith and trust, not just that, but if this works then it make our coven stronger too as we will have even more allies instead of enemies if they see what's left of their old coven mates'' Marcus informed me, it sounded reasonable idea, but apart from that he had a point, as I got to start having more trust and confidence that this plan will work because if I don't then I will be the one that will cause it to fail, plus if I went along with this plan that they both worked on then it would give me a chance to talk to the others more so I wouldn't have to feel like I have to trap myself in the throne room to wait for them to come to us.

Thinking about the whole idea that's now more of a plan, I noticed that there was still a hole in it that I'm certain they forgot about or haven't mentioned to me yet. I'm not saying that I hate the plan or its terrible but, I remember they said celebrating Isabella's birthday which means that she will be there too, so the more I think about it, what does that mean for her safety. I know for a fact that no one in this fractured coven would harm her but others outside of this coven arriving, they will know about her and have questions of their own, which I'm not saying we can't protect her, because we can as it doesn't matter how fractured this coven is they all would protect her even if they did decide to still leave here. Then there is the law that we laid down on humans who know about us have to be changed or killed to keep her secrecy intact, so I will have to ask my brothers if they thought of that because I don't want to go against what the one asked of us in the letter to be her guardians until her eighteenth birthday, to ensure that she is protected and not harmed.

"So brothers what is your plan to do with Isabella as we can't exactly have her there if she is gonna be in harm's way even if we are gonna celebrate her first birthday, not just that but what will our kind think of her being there, even if we do have human staff here it's kinda different situation if you know what I mean" I asked, both of them just smiled at me, which meant that I assumed right they did already think about that too, "we haven't forgotten about her, as we hold onto our promises, which we made when we saw that letter to us, not just that but we have a few ideas or more like guesses on who be with her the whole time, but we let you guess who, as we now got to get started on the next part of it" Caius informed me while still smiling which started to creep me out as it's hard to see him smile even at a time like this.

It amazed me how much my two brothers have spoken to each other, and came up with a great idea, that is now a fully formed plan, that is needed to set in motion, of course there will be parts that can go wrong, but not all plans that are made go as smoothly as anyone expects. The only thing left to do is now to make sure that everyone else is on board with it, alongside trying to mend bridges with the coven, but also to answer any of their questions that they may have, if they even let us talk to them. The one question on my mind is how are we gonna get them to talk to us to hear this plan of ours. "One question how are we gonna let everyone know about this great plan of yours that you both came up with, as I doubt we could get them all here like we could do before when we was informing them of something or planning to do anything? I asked questioningly as I was seriously curious about if they thought of this too.

"Well as you might have guessed we actually have thought about that too, actually we have a good idea how we are gonna go about it" Caius said sounding rather pleased about having all the answers unlike all the other times when I was the one with all the answers and everyone was on the guessing side of it, it was odd for me to be on the guessing side like everyone else. "As my Caius said, yes we have got a good idea of how we are gonna go about it, so firstly, there are certain individuals that us three have to see alone as we won't all be going to everyone together, so you my brother will be seeing the twins and then Renata afterwards as they are the ones that require only you to talk to them about this and anything else that they may ask of you, Caius will be seeing Demetri and anyone who may be in the room he be occupied in as he has a tendency to be in the training room with the recruits when he needs to let out frustration of any kind, myself will tend to the Queens and Heidi as through the bonds I noticed that they have grown a very strong bond with each other, not just that but I don't think that either of you two make things any easier around your mates for the moment" Marcus explained.

I was yet again surprised from what I'm seeing with my two brothers, who I wouldn't have expected to see work so well together to think of a shockingly great and thought-out plan, with nothing I could find to fault it, not just that but they even knew how to approach everyone in a way that not just benefits us, but also makes it easier on the ones we are to talk to about not just the plan but other questions that they may ask us at time that they let us talk to them. I'm glad that they let me speak to the twins and Renata as I feel that they are the ones who would feel the most betrayed by me for the way that I acted and hidden information from them.

"So should we get started then as i'm not sure about you two but I would like to get out of waiting for them to come to us, so I would like to start heading to them now, unless there is anything else you two would like to discuss or think it's a bad idea to start now" I said, feeling so many emotions at the same time, as I'm nervous and worried what the twins would do to me if I came to their doors to speak to them, but excited as I won't have to stay in the throne room just to wait I'm hoping. "Yes we might as well, I don't know what your thinking, just to know that you want to get out of here and try to mend bridges with everyone as soon as you can, but just remember don't rush it, take your time with them, as it's not going to be as easy as you will expect it to be" Marcus managed to say before I ran out the door to go and find the twins first knowing that they would be the more important for me to speak to before I go to Renata.

Jane POV

With all that happened, and explained a couple of days ago, it was too much to take in for anyone of us, myself and my twin Alec I'm sure took it the worst compared to everyone else as I was well known to have a short fuse at the best of times, but what we was told took it to the next level, as I just couldn't control myself any longer so I unleashed my full power of my gift on my masters that I was the most anger at, Aro got it the worst but I felt no sympathy for it as I felt he deserved it. I felt bad for Alec as he was usually so controlled, calm but even he shared my anger, he even did the same as me with his gift but it most likely angered him further that his gift couldn't actually harm them as he was attempting to slash them instead of taking their senses from them, I only know that because he told me while we have been spending time together in the gardens and in my bedroom.

Both of us are still struggling with the news not knowing what to think about it all or what to do now, it doesn't help that none of the kings had any trust or faith to tell us the truth about it all, as we have served them faithfully and at the best of our abilities for so long it hurts us, it doesn't help from our masters it hurts more from Master Aro than the others as he did more for us than they did, because he saved us from being burned for being witches from our village and family, but also turned us himself, not just that but he treated us like we was his family which we loved even more as we didnt have that growing up. Even with all that he did for us, it made the lying and the lack of faith even more of a betrayal, which feels like it won't stop hurting.

It doesn't help that with Alec he has always been there to protect me from others and most of the time myself, so with the betrayal from the masters it must have affected him worse than me as it was something that he couldn't protect me from and that's where i feel more hatred towards the masters even more because I never like seeing this version of my twin looking so emotionless and lifeless these past two days.

Within those days that passed my brother does sometimes come out of lifeless, lack of emotion state to act bit more like his old self who talks and tries to comfort me, which I always appreciate as I know that he is struggling just as much as me but still tries to be the same brother who looks after me, we have even spoke about what being witch hybrid twins would be like or what it could mean for us, we had so many questions that we had no answers to that as much as we wanted to go to our masters to ask them we couldn't push ourselves to do it or feel like we could trust them to tell us.

"Hey Alec do you think that if the masters are right, that we actually witches before we got turned by master Aro, if so how come we can be a vampire now even though we went through the same change as everyone else?" I would ask him, he would just look at me, then turn back to facing the wall or something else, either because he didn't know how to answer or was debating the same questions in his own head, it didn't help that sometimes I wished I had aros gift so I could really see in his mind as well as my twins mind at this moment so I could make sure my twin was fine and if he was thinking the same questions as I was, but also to get the answers from my master so it could answer the many questions too.

It doesn't help that I can't stop thinking about the many, many possibilities that being the so called witch hybrid could do for us, as we could take over from our masters and be the new rulers, we could do what we do anyway and continue to serve the masters, or we could go out on our own and live by ourselves, to really see what we could do without anyone trying to stop or restrain us from doing anything we wanted. Then whenever I think of the many possibilities, I then think about all the downsides too, so if we did decide to leave, then we be leaving everyone that we do care about, mainly Demetri and Isabella who I don't like the thought of leaving her here with the masters or in possible danger, definitely when I know that we can protect her too, not just that but leaving could mean we be away from the tome that the masters spoke of that holds information on what we are supposed to turning into witch hybrids so without that information we could be wandering around aimlessly not knowing how to properly use our new forms and abilities to the fullest.

So when we do decide to see the masters we will definitely have to make our own proposal to ensure that it benefits us, so we know what to expect, but also ensure that they don't restrict us if we do become these witch hybrids, definitely if she is gonna be protected until the age eighteen and to battle in this ancient war battle that supposedly to happen. Well with all the doubts in my head part of me hopes that if Aro wants to be a father figure to us then he has a lot of making up to do, definitely if he wants us to forgive his betrayal to us, even if no thinks it is a betrayal, because to us it is definitely as he was the one who choose to save us instead of letting us burn at the stakes ot be hung at the witch trials.

The thing is with all these questions and doubts that's surrounding mine and my twin brother's heads is that we have each other to attempt to make reasonable sense out of it all, which anyone who knows me I'm not known to be reasonable but my brother and spending time with Isabella has taught me that being reasonable can have its benefits too.

As with where we are currently occupying, it seems to be my room again, we seem to either be here or in the garden on our own, rather than see anyone else even though we have no issues with them, we just find more comfort in each other's company than others with everything that's gone on. One of the few great things about being in my room in particular is that only a rare few are aloud to enter without being under fire of my gift, the reason for it is, my room is my personal space where I can be alone, more able to relax without being the witch twin that everyone fears, even if the fear it causes does benefit me with keeping my space to myself.

As of now, I'm just trying to relax on my bed with my eyes closed, with the knowledge that no one will be stupid enough to enter or knock on the door to bother me or Alec, but as I relax my mind reminds me when we was out in the garden watching the sun rise like we did every chance we had as it was a reminder to us that we wasn't like everyone else in the world as being what we are we have to stick to the shadows and shade to prevent anyone knowing what we are. After awhile from us sitting in the garden it wasn't long till we heard someone behind us of course we knew it was master Aro but we choose to ignore him, pretend he was nothing as we both was so angry and still are, it didn't help that we knew that he will want us to just forgive him and forget it all happened so everyone can go back to normal but, it's just not that easy so ghosting him felt like it was the only way that he may realize that too.

I open my eyes, feeling like I need to move about despite knowing that I could just stay still for ages without it being odd as it was normal for us to, so I began to get off my bed, while looking towards my brother to see he was still sitting there as still as lifeless as before. I walk towards my little bookshelf which has a few books that I've kept from my childhood, but some that I've gotten from master Marcus's library that he let me have that I've kept, I'm not much of a reader but sometimes I feel like reading so I like to have something to read that I like.

While I'm browsing my bookshelf to see what I feel like reading I hear the one voice, the same one from the garden earlier, calling mime and Alec's name, "Jane, Alec are you both in here me and my brothers have something we would like to run by you both and everyone before we decide to go through with it, also I was hoping I could have a word with you both about a few things that I hope you may give me a chance to say" Aro said, he seemed like he paused for a few seconds, "hopefully you let me explain everything before using your gifts on me, as I know you both are most likely still angry with me for what I've done to you both more than the others, as you know how you two are to me" Aro finished saying sounding sad, which to me I still felt little sympathy for he as he did bring it on himself.

While I saw no point in wanting to let him in despite him still being our master, I turned to see what my brother thought on whether to let him in, as I waited for a response, Alec just turned to face me, while still looking drained of all emotion in his face and eyes, "let him in" he said which looked odd as words was coming out of his mouth but the rest of him didn't seem to look interested in the moment that we are still in, " are you sure, I know that he might tell us what we want, but he has still betrayed our trust in him, which I can tell is affecting you more than I thought" I said as he was starting to worry me.

A shroud of dark mist surrounded him like a cocoon, which made me worry more as I've never seen him do that before but, I didn't say anything as I could tell he was still okay, few seconds passed then the dark mist seemed to collapse outwards like it was peeling off him, he looked the same but now with more life showing on him, which made me feel relieved that he was fine, "sorry sis, hope I didn't scare you" Alec said brightly, I sighed in relief as it's not because he scared me because he didn't but he made me worry as I have never seen him do that with his gift before, "I'm fine now, so why should we let him in for all that he's done to us?" I asked, "well think about it, with all that we have suffered and been dealing with in our heads with all the questions with no answers, he owes us them, so if we let him in, he can tell us what he knows about all that he knows about witch hybrids, and what it has to do with us, as well as what it means for us now" Alec explained.

I knew he had a point as he was right, I just didn't like the idea of letting Aro in so we could talk to him as if either of us would react, most likely to be me as I take betrayal worse in my opinion. I nodded my head in agreement with him, I headed towards the door slowly, just to be certain that Alec wasn't gonna change his mind or decide to open it himself. I had my hand on the handle of the door, then I turned my head to my brother, the one who I knew always had my back no matter what, "are you still sure we should do this" I asked again just to be sure that when I opened the door there wasn't any going back, he just nodded, so I opened the door to see my master Aro just standing there waiting in unkingly way.

All I could do was stare at him, trying to think what I wanted to say or do, as with all that's happened, all that has been going through my head with questions, after questions, but also things I wanted to do to torture him like we have been with what he told us, but all that just vanished, so I just stared not fully knowing what to do now. Oddly enough, my master didn't look to be his usual self either, as usually he would be almost too happy to talk, tell us things, but looking at him, like truly looking at him, he looked awkward as I could tell that he wasn't comfortable doing this away from the comfort of his throne or with his siblings with him, not just that I could feel, no more like taste fear and worry radiating off him like he knew what he was here for could mean bad things to happen to us once he told us.

"I'm not sure how I do this as I'm not usually the one coming to you, but most often others do it for me, it feels odd to me, but may I have your twos permission to come in, talk and explain why I'm here, unless you prefer me to stand out here to talk, it's your choice I'm not gonna demand it or be angry with whatever choice you decide" Aro said. It's funny how he gave us the choice to decide what to do with him, I had a few funny ideas, ones I think are funny to me, maybe not to others but to me it made me laugh, as I so wanted to give him a full powered use of my gift for a good few minutes, then stop and slam the door before he recovers from the torture of my gift.

Besides I don't think my brother would be happy with me if I did that, so I did what my brother insisted we should let him in so we could get the information we wanted to answer our bundle of unanswered questions, not just that but I know I should be the bigger person and let him in with kindness, which saying that to myself sounds ironic when you think about it as I'm the smallest vampire in this entire castle. Besides all that I gesture with my hands to show he is welcomed in, with a fake smile plastered on my face as I wanted to try be welcoming even if I really didn't want to for all bad treatment he showed with the lack of trust, which saying it or thinking it is starting to sound tiresome.

"Thank you for letting me enter, I know I don't deserve it by many accounts, would either of you two want to say anything before I tell you why I'm here" Aro asked, thinking to myself if I wanted to say anything or let him get whatever he has to say over with I look to my brother to see if he was gonna say anything, all I see him do is stand up from where he was seated and look at Aro with anger just like before when we was in the throne room getting explained about everything, I then turn round to face Aro and see that he has been encased in my twin's gift "brother calm down, yes that is strange hearing it from me but we might as well let him talk so we can get it over with unless you want to talk to him about the many questions we both definitely have to ask him" I said rather calmly, it's feels weird to me to be the one who does what my brother normally does to me to stop me doing something without thinking.

Alec looks to me, then straight towards Aro, then begins to calm down with unneeded deep breaths, I then look to Aro myself to see that the black mists of my twins gift began to dissipate into the ground, leaving Aro looking breathless, "thanks you saving me from that even if I did deserve it nonetheless, so I have a feeling you two want to ask me something, so you may ask away and I'll answer as much as I can with what I do know" Aro said looking to be quite uncomfortable now, I turned to my brother as I felt he was more determined for answers than I was. "Sorry I don't know why I did that usually I stop my sister but all those feelings inside me felt that I should protect her even from you as you hurt us both with not trusting us" Alec said, looked to Aro and I could see that his head dropped like he felt ashamed by it, "but the one question I really want to know is, what can you tell us about the signs to look out for that it's gonna happen to us to be witch hybrids that you called it" Alec finished of with, I just turned to Aro to see what his response would be as I was interested in the answer myself.

Aro looked back up, looking to be ready to respond, "well from what myself and my brothers have researched about it, isn't much that we was hoping for but, as Witch hybrids is more like a legend even amongst the supernatural kind, as there has only been one pair of witch hybrids that ever existed before now, but it never specified when that was or where they are as of now, but getting back to what we do know is that Witch hybrids are supposedly more powerful than us vampires no matter how old we get or even a newborn is in their first year, not just that, there is hidden locations with hidden items, artifacts and so forth that can make them even more powerful" Aro explained, but then looked to be continuing so I waited, "besides that the signs that it's gonna happen is not much to go by but it mentioned the same thing that Bella told us that you will begin to crack and break out of your shells to show your true forms as the Witch hybrids, not just that but it says that it's most likely that you will change slightly in appearance" Aro finished explaining.

Like I expected it wasn't much to go by or explain when it was gonna happen, unless he knew but waiting for us to ask," did it say how long the process of the cracking and the release of our new forms will take or how long it takes for the cracks to show themselves? I ask curiously, as I saw his face change into what I used to see in his face when he was excited or happy about something as he started to form a smirk, "well not in the same way as you might think as what it mentioned in the tome, it seems that the connection between the daughter of the night and the witch hybrids is pretty amazing as when she turns her first age of year, then the cycle of the witch hybrids begins, it's like a sort of process to get the body guards ready for when she turns the important age of eighteenth birth, it means that she will have the most powerful protection possible, due to the type of bond that will form" Aro continued.

I couldn't believe it, it was so much to take it, it still a wonderful to know all this yet also hard to fully believe that it's even possible as there's only this one tome that explains it all, Im hoping that if I ask, would he still be willing to let me and my brother see for ourselves so we know it isn't anything that he could be hiding from us as it's just doesn't seem even remotely possible. "Master I know your gonna say that you are telling us the truth with all this but it doesn't seem possible, so would you be willing to show us this tome, so we could see for ourselves that it's all true, as I can tell from the looks my brother is giving that he feels the same as I about it, but you also can't blame us for feeling this way about it with how you kept stuff from us either'' I asked knowing that he knew we was right to ask to see it, definitely if it involves us, I knew he be hesitant about it but would most likely let us knowing he owes us too.

Aro seemed to look deep in thought for a few seconds, " you are both right, why should you trust me, despite with what I just told you both and when Marcus explained everything before, so I have a proposal for you both, but let me explain it first so you can both make your decisions on it, if you let me discuss my second reason for being here which is what me and my brothers planned and wanted to ask everyone first for their opinions on it, then after it's done you both can come and look at the tome yourselves so you can have the proof that you asked for, is that acceptable proposal?" Aro asked, it seemed that he was trying to do whatever he could to make up for his and his brothers mistakes at not trusting and having faith in everyone.

I looked to my brother, then I looked towards the floor, as much as I felt I wanted to decline the proposal, it also felt just what I wanted to, I then looked back up to face Aro and ask him, but it seemed my brother is quicker than I was, " your right we do want proof as, for as long as we been here you yourself has taught us that without the evidence you can't make a clear decision on the sentencing, so just like in this case we want evidence so we can see for ourselves that not just that your telling the truth but also so we can see ourselves what might happen to us and what the rest of existence could be heading towards, so for me I will accept your proposal as it seems fair and it benefits us both but after that only time will tell if myself anyway will trust you like we did before all this" Alec interjected, I was stunned but I also felt that everything my twin said was true, but still surprised as he was usually the quiet one between us so what the kings said has affected him enough to be more outspoken now.

Aro turned to me after a few seconds as he was staring at my twin for what he said, also looking a bit taken back too, "what about you Jane, do you agree and share his opinion about it?" Aro asked me, I just nodded, not certain if I could say anything that my twin didn't already say. "Very well then, so my second reason for coming here is that me and my fellow brothers, we wanted to bring the other covens and nomads to join us in a sort of celebration, as some of the coven wasn't just volunteered of their free will so we want to try and fix it as best as we can by inviting them so everyone can meet their old covens or families or the ones who doesn't want to come here can go and visit them instead, but with Isabella situation we have thought that as she is still a baby who be turning one soon, the rest of our kind should pay her little mind due to her age and if they do we think we could try persuade them to leave her be, and tell them that she will be turned at the suitable age so that don't think we are disobeying our own laws" Aro explained, "so what do you think?"Aro asked following up from what he just explained.

Listening to what he explained to us, it sounded like a good idea, in the first part of it, I was extremely worried that he forgot about Isabella as she isn't yet one of us so she would be unable to defend herself and that she is still human to some degree. Then as he finished what he said, then mentioned what he said about being involved with Isabella, so it did ease me, so I knew that she was thought of. I knew that if the other two kings tell everyone they will have the similar idea as myself and want to protect her during the part celebration and the welcoming to see everyone outside of this coven, "well myself I'm glad that you thought about Isabella safety in this but when you say celebration is that for Isabella being one year old or for something else, because if it is then that makes it easier on me as I don't feel like meeting the others definitely as myself and my twin has a sort of reputation amongst our kind as you very well know of" I said, as I hoped he understood what I was trying to get across.

"My sister makes a good point, we both sort of the outcasts in our vampire sociatity, as it's not just our reputation, but that most of our community have a past or a past coven they once belonged to, for us we don't have one so we would feel most comfortable with guarding Isabella throughout it all, as it give us a reason to be there, not just that but no harm would come to her in our presence" Alec followed up from me in a calming manner.

"Very well then it's settled I will continue to let everyone else know of the same thing and if you could come to the throne room in a couple of hours then we can get started preparing and so you can tell the others that you be Isabella's guardians for it so if anyone asks if they could take over you can explain your reason for you to being the guardians" Aro asked, he turned to head to the door and left the room in a typical Aro fashion.

After a couple of minutes that must have passed after master Aro left the room, I could feel that we both felt s heavy relief of comfort, as it was just us both in the room now, we now know almost everything we need, but will soon get the rest of our questions answered, not just that but Aro being in the room just felt awkward as even if he tried to help, it still hasn't taken away what he has already done.

I turned to my brother to see if was doing okay, "how you feeling now, as you had a bit of a me, moment with your gift when he was here, which made me do what you do for me and try to calm you down" I asked with small sad laugh at the last part, " yeah I be fine sis, thanks for calming me down too, it is weird when we had a bit of a role reversal kind of thing, but now, I'm just glad we will have answers, I don't want to think about the other bit of what Aro said even if I should as it's the whole witch hybrids thing that's getting to me more than anything" Alec said looking to be exhausted.

"Your right, but we do have to try find some way to get through what master told us, so we can then find the rest of our answers, plus all this time that's gone by, I have missed the little screamer, maybe we should try to see her sometime if you feel up to it" I said, all Alec did was just nod and took a laying down relaxed on my bed besides me as neither of us felt like staying near the door where Aro left or in the middle of the room.

Demetri POV

For some of us who took the news harder than others, but most of us stayed within our rooms, or in areas of the castle that was away from the throne room, such as the gardens, and other rooms that I tend to not go into, for myself I found being in the training room more suitable for myself to be away from the masters.

Being here was a great distraction for me, as unlike most of the guards I could train and spar with the recruits, even while being preoccupied with my thoughts, but these two days I have avoided thinking about it all as it just gets me too angry, which I can't afford when I fight, as I've taught all who I teach that certain emotions such as anger makes you fight sloppy, so it's why I avoid thinking about it as much as I can.

It doesn't help that what the kings hid from us all, makes no sense, as can't understand why they would use Chelsea's gift on me or anyone else, without giving us a choice or something that could have persuaded us to choose them over our old covens, because as much as I can remember my old coven, I know that if I knew all that's happened so far in this coven I wouldn't have minded joining the volturi coven. It's not that I'm saying that Amun would have made it easier for me to leave but at least I could have said that I could visit or even something else that would have satisfied both covens at the time.

Since being in this coven it has given me purpose, joy and freedom that I have enjoyed, as I got to meet Isabella, who I know when she's older be interesting to see how she develops, to show us what the prophecy will do to her or the rest of the world, but then all the adventures that I've been on with my fellow coven mates, the bonds I've made with them, lastly that I'm in charge of the training the recruits, giving them their ranks within the guard itself too.

Of course there is the alternative that if I stayed with my old coven, life would have been different, I don't think I would have minded if they did what they did with Eleazar as he stayed for a while then left to join his mate, but still comes when the masters require his assistance with his gift. Having that option available to me then would have been preferably instead of being bonded to the masters,then to be taken to stay serving them for all this time, but there is downside to it that I would have missed all that I have gotten from how they did it anyway.

Recently I've been wondering if I could find out how different things would have turned out if I did have the choice to join the volturi or stay where I was, just a shame we haven't found anyone with that gift or if it's even entirely possible either.

While I've been in the training room training and sparing with some of the guards who have came here, it's most certainly been interesting to say the least, most of them are predictable, as I can just count to three and catch their kicks or punches before they knew I was just waiting without them catching me off guard, there has been times when I just keep dodging them which just infuriates them further which makes me laugh at then for getting that irratted from me dodging there lackluster hits. The only times I've had some decent recruits who have well who at least land one or two hits on me which is a Impressive in itself which means they would be bolstered up to the next stage of the recruitment process that I setted up for them, but for the time being I'm just enjoying some sparing with the guard to keep myself in perfect fighting condition but also keep my reflexes on point.

The one subject that comes up with any of the sparing sessions, is why Caius never takes part, as everyone knows that he's one of the best fighters, even better than myself which I hate admitting, but never say aloud. The main reason why I know he doesn't take part is that he gave the job to me and Felix along time ago, so much that we improved the system to work for us, as it was outdated, so we wanted the new system to make sure that only the best make it, but also that even the ones who make it can still feel mentally exhaustion. I will try to bring it up one time to ask Caius to attend at least one every so often so it helps to keep everyone on their toes but also so everyone can see how much of a stronger fighter he is, of course that also means he be able to witness what goes on and see for himself firsthand how much better my system is compared to his outdated one.

Several hours passed by within the room, most of the recruits have taken some time away to relax in their guest rooms that they have been relocated to until they have been given a permanent position. I continue to spar with the guards who want to keep going like myself, which was a relief for me as I didn't feel up to returning to my room as my room unfortunately was located close to the throne room where the kings have been. After several minutes passed by still within a sparing match I hear a few grunts which being in the castle longer enough you always know who makes that sound without needing to guess or look, as it was only master Caius who grunts.

I nod my head to the guards to give them a silent motion to dismiss the match until master Caius has finished, I turn to face the doorway where master Caius was standing there just watching, "did you come here for a reason?, As you don't come here like ever, so you must be here for a reason" I asked, trying to keep myself calm, Caius walks more into the room looking around and seeing all the differences that I made to it since the last time he was in this very room. "Actually yes I did come here for a reason, to be honest I don't come here because I trust your judgement on the recruitment and training, which so far has been exceptional, despite the changes that you made in my absence" Caius informed while continuing to walk around the room looking at the guards individually, neither of the guards moving a inch.

"Not to be rude or anything, but what is your reason for being here as you most likely saw, we was sparing, before that I was training the recruits to see who passes to the next stage of the process" I asked again trying to keep my cool, but was hard to as I didn't want to show any respect to the one who should me none, not just that but didn't trust any of us with the truth that they hid for so long.

"Well my reason for being here I will mention in a few moments but first I would like to ask what your personal reasons for avoiding your room, I know it's close to the throne room but that has never bothered you before" Caius informed still sounding reasonable despite looking to be trying not to sound like he often does, with his high and mighty attitude, which I found to a weird change. "My reason for not going to my room, is my reason alone, it shouldn't bother you if I do or don't use my room as I've been busy here as you can see, so I don't see any other answer I should give you, but if anything you should be the one to tell me why your here definitely with what everyone was told a couple of days ago" I declared finally dropped the anger I felt towards it, letting him see I wasn't happy still with him or the other two masters. "Not just that but the entire time you and the other masters spent in the library, you left us without leadership, or care that we could have been under attack at any time, but now you come here wanting to talk, when during the long months without you all we didn't hear or see you not even once" I fumed not caring for the lack of control of my anger towards him or that I was saying all this in his presence knowing he could very well end my life.

"As you very well know about in the past before this moment where you all found out the truth, you know I don't care for bad or poor attitude, even more so when it's directed at myself, but as it's justified from what you have stated I will let it pass this one time only, so whatever happens next is on you" Caius sternly said, which normally would have made me gulp, but I was still heated up in anger, but I nodded my head to let him continue speaking.

Everyone who was still in the room itched closer, not just because Caius was gonna speak but also to see what might happen between myself and him as me being this angry was very rare, almost unknown to witness as I rarely ever show it in front of everyone. "So as I was gonna tell you all, that me and my brothers have been discussing something to try and bring the coven together like before, but this time to try and mend a few burnt bridges, broken past covens, as well as some broken trust that I will admit that we was the cause of it, but we do want to try what we can to make a start at fixing it so we can become a stronger coven than we was before now that everyone is in the knowhow" Caius explained, everyone, including myself just nodded knowing he wasn't finished yet.

"Not just that but we realized that we also ruined everyone's plan to celebrate little Isabella's birthday that seemed to us you was gonna celebrate without us, but we are hoping that you can forgive us for ruining it, but this time to include us and to still continue to celebrate as I'm assuming it's not too late to celebrate it" Caius said apologetically, most of the guards decided to walk away from the doorway to discuss it amongst themselves, for me I just stayed where I was as I was still angry to do anything that I may regret later. The tension between Caius and I was more of a staring contest, the others eventually returned closer all nodding their heads to agree to take part to celebrate Isabella's birthday again and see other covens, Caius looked to me, which I just nodded but said nothing.

"Excellent, I can tell my brothers then, also how many of you are interested in volunteering to start decorating again, setting everything up, as well as aiding myself and my brothers with alerting the other covens and nomads to join in the celebrations?" Caius asked, which I could tell from how he said it, that it was unlikely that anyone would agree to help but because he used the word volunteered instead of forcing them it might persuade the others to help, it did make me feel better that he actually asked this time.

Everyone turned to each other, to me, then back again to Caius, one of the male guards took a few steps forward, bowed his head, "we will help, thanks master", master Caius just nodded his head, everyone left the room to what I assumed must be to the throne room to start decorating again. For me I just stayed until everyone was left but me and Caius, as I still needed to get some stuff off my mind. "You have something to say you might as well say it while I'm still standing here" Caius said grumpy, " what caused you and the other two masters to use Chelsea's gift to bond us all to you without even asking us what we wanted as we have a right to choose don't we, or did you not care for our free will" I demanded, "well in those times we was stuck in our ways to have a large number of coven mates to join us even if it meant taking free will as you call it off you, as Aro wanted ones with powerful gifts which I liked the appeal of it as it meant we couldn't be matched, which would stop any possible threat to us, which Ive been right about since"Caius explained, "not just that, you may not believe me, but Marcus was against it us taking everyone's free will off you all as it was against his morals, but overtime myself and Aro did start to regret it also but it was our worry that stops us informing everyone in case it caused what's recently been happening or for anyone to leave our coven and defenseless, so if we could change things we would have" Caius continued to explain.

"So what about the bonds that we have with everyone else besides you three kings, are they natural or forced also? I asked as it was a question that I was curious but worried about what the answer could entail, " the bonds you have with everyone is natural, not forced like it has been to us three, even the one with Isabella is purely natural as you called it" Caius said, I didn't speak for a moment, just to let myself think what that meant now, " so if I asked master Marcus about the bonds he would say the same as you just said, but what about the bonds with your three what are they like now?" I asked curiously, as I was curious to see if the bonds are broken or still there,"the bonds are currently mixed between strain and broken on certain individuals, some are still there as they still seem natural and attached, if I remember what my brother told me before I came here" Caius explained further.

So from what I could gather I must have been one of the individuals that strained or broken my bonds with the masters, but part of me knew that despite what they did I still didn't want to leave them as what they gave me has been a good time despite the lies." So what does that mean for me then? I asked curiously, "it's your choice, I'm hopeful that you will stay not just for your gift but also because of what you have done so far while being here training the guards and recruits, but I do know that whatever you choose neither of us can prevent" Caius informed.

"Before I forget to mention, we have decided to change certain aspects of the running of the castle and coven to situate individuals so that you all consider to stay rather than leave us as we have come to respect and enjoy everyone company and dedication to their roles in making the law is abided, so it may take time but we will try but that doesn't mean to start overusing the pity or what we did to get your way all the time" Caius informed gleefully. The more my master spoke the more it made it more convincing to stay, but I still had a question to ask, " so what does that mean for me because you gave Eleazer a choice to leave but return when his services was required, does that mean I can have the same option?" I asked, knowing I was tempting my own fate.

"Ahh I knew you would ask that eventually, just had to wait till you had the guts to say it" Caius laughs mockingly, "that's the thing he was given the chance because we had a way to find him if we requested his gift, unlike most individuals who are easily to replace or can just be disposed of, gifts like his isn't that easy to find" Caius mentioned, "so that still hasn't answered my question" I demanded.

"You really don't get it do you, your gift is disposable, but we haven't found a replacement for you, but your gift is what makes it possible for us to track others who we requested to return back when I'm need of their services like Eleazer or Carlisle, so until we have someone who is better tracker than you, your stuck here because it doesn't matter how much you wanna leave you won't because you don't want to" Caius mockingly laughed even more.

"You don't have Chelsea or corin's gift to keep me here" I stuttered, so why won't you give me the same option?" I said angrily, " I'm not gonna repeat myself or explain further, maybe if you used less attitude next time I might tell you more" Caius said triumphantly, while walking away out the door, leaving me standing there in shock. I just couldn't get it out of my head, I thought that I could just ask and ask showing little care in how I spoke, but I forgot one thing, I was talking with master Caius, the one you doesn't walk on eggshells but tells you as it is, made me wish I had one of the other two masters to speak to.

Heidi POV

Relaxing in the midday sun out in the gardens with the queens, while Isabella is sleeping soundly in Athenadora's arms, none of us choose to speak about what we was told by the kings, as we felt it wasnt worth talking about it when all it did was made us feel angry with them all, but also we choose not to speak about it because we had Isabella with us and myself in particular felt wrong talking about something that gets us all heated up not good for her.

"I can't believe that we have had Isabella for almost a whole year now and she is still as cute and fascinating as when we first saw her" I said to them, which they just smiled, but Surplica looked to be more withdrawn than the both of us as were talking, " are you doing okay, you look withdrawn or distracted?" I asked her but didn't get a response back, "don't worry she is just in very deep thought after hearing about the true reason behind didyme death was at her own mates hands because he was jealous and didn't want her to take Marcus away from the coven not long after they created it too, I think it's just harder for her to accept than most because it's her mate who did it and that she was closer to Marcus's mate than I was, I'm just surprised that Marcus has taken it so lightly compared to how i thought it would be like as it was his mate and at the hands of Aro of all people" Athenodora mentioned, "I thought it was your mate with the anger issues, no offense just stating a fact that master Caius is usually everyone suspects when it comes to anger issues, but it's just a shock that Aro did it, not just to his own sister by blood, also the one who he turned himself, but also his brother's mate too, I can see why it's a lot for her to take in, I wonder how Aro told Marcus this without him losing a head or limbs as when he explained everything to us all he seemed very calm about it all" I said curiously.

The door of the garden opened, which got us all turning our heads to see who it was, when we looked, I wasn't particular shocked but also wasn't pleased as he walked in at the wrong time with the conversation we was having, "well you're not wrong but let's say that my brother will be getting his comeuppance soon as he was lucky that he told me in the library and I cared enough to let him speak because I didn't want to damage my own library" Marcus said as he continued to walk forward towards us, "wait what do you mean comeuppance?" Surplica asked, suddenly coming out of the withdrawn, quiet state that she was in earlier.

As I was interested in what he meant also, I gestured for him to take a seat next to us, which he came over and took, "well the best way I can word it is, that during the time us three spent in the library cooped together, I could see that Aro had stuff on his mind as he tends to have a certain expression on his face when he does, so I asked him if he was troubled over anything, he didn't respond but then Caius said told him, that he might as well tell me now with less ears hearing about it than leave it go on any longer and cause further problems down the line, so just like Aro to be he asked me to remember that what he was gonna tell me was in the past, and that he heavily regrets it and has tried to change himself since, but when I promised him I won't be angry with him if he just tells me what's wrong, which he told me that it wasn't a random human or vampire who killed my mate but himself, I got extremely angry but calmed myself down as I didn't want to destroy anything in my library, thankfully Caius came up with a way that would benefit me but also teach Aro a lesson for one killing my mate and his sister, breaking the law against killing mates, but also for lying to me and everyone for as long as he did, so Caius said that after we sort all this out, I can challenge Aro to a fight in the training room with everyone to watch, until I felt satisfaction for what he did, without killing him as unfortunately we still need him and his gift for us to rule our kind like we have been when it comes to breaking the laws" Marcus explained thoroughly.

I couldn't believe what I just heard and the looks on both of the Queens faces seemed to match my own also, " so when is this fight between you two gonna be happening, as I don't want my mate to be harmed, but even I have to agree he needs to learn a lesson that he has punished so many of our kind for doing in the past, so part of me who is his mate wants him to not be harmed but the other who loved didyme, and has seen what her death has done to you, knows that he deserves to be punished for what he did without his death" surplica said looking a bit pained and relieved at the same time. " I'm shocked that my mate came up with that idea but part of me kind of expected him to come up with it as he does revel in seeing Aro losing at anytime just this time it be a fight against you" athenadora said while looking at Marcus as she spoke, I didn't know what to say but just nodded my head in agreement, "so master what was your reason for coming here besides telling us about that, not that I'm complaining as I think majority of us are more disappointed with your brothers that you?" I asked curiously to see what he was gonna say, he said nothing but went up to Athenodora to pick up Isabella and hold her while she still slept soundly.

"Well its just to do with a idea about celebrating Isabella's birthday and bringing the other covens and nomads to join us to let everyone get to interact with their old covens, while making sure that Isabella still can celebrate her first birthday and marking a whole year that she has spent with us, but don't worry no harm will come to here as we plan to make sure she has protection which I think everyone can guess who the two who would most likely take that role, no offense my dear Heidi" Marcus discussed to us three, while looking at me as he said the last part fully knowing that I would have offered but knew I would want to meet my old coven to but didn't want to risk the safety of Isabella.

We continued to chat for a while about the preparations of the celebration and who will be invited to it for a good while, until Marcus calmly excused himself to go and speak with everyone else about the same situation while also giving Isabella back to myself.


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