CHAPTER 33

Watching as Jane played with the baby in her arms I listened to Alec tell me what happened after he bit me.

"I couldn't lose you, Cecilia. You are my mate. I couldn't risk it, but Carlisle, after I bit you, used the knife and cut the baby out before the venom could spread to him."

Being a vampire now, I could understand why Alec did what he did. Turning away from the window I faced Alec, running my fingers threw his hair as I stood on my tippy toes to kiss him. Pulling away I looked back out the window to see Jane showing my son a flower, his pudgy fingers grasped at the petals but Jane kept the flower just out of his reach as he wiggled around.

"Can I hold him?"

"No. You will not be allowed near him right now."

I glared at Alec over my shoulder, I didn't understand why he would keep our son from me. Seeing the look on my face Alec turned me to face him, running his hands down my arms until he held both my hands in his.

"Sweetcheeks, you only just woke up. I will not risk our son's life in case you can't control yourself. You would never forgive yourself if you accidentally hurt him."

I calmed down a little at his words, while he was right it still upset me that I couldn't meet my own son.

"Alright. I'll wait."

"Good, and besides. We have some things to catch up on."

Smirking I chased after him as we ran down the hall, back to our room.

Once the door was closed Alec wrapped his arms around me, kissing me gently on the lips he led me over to the bed. I vaguely remember the feeling of Alec from when I was human but it all paled in comparison to how he feels now. Alec was going slow, making sure I didn't become overwhelmed but I wanted more, I didn't want him to hold back. When I voiced my request Alec hesitated but after a deep kiss, he seemed to change. My Alec was gentle and very cautious when we made love but this Alec wasn't making love to me, he was ravishing me. If I had been human I wouldn't have survived the onslaught of pleasure as the bed didn't stand a chance and the legs gave out but that didn't stop Alec, only encouraging him more.

Pillow feathers and wood splinters lay scattered around the destroyed room, I should be passed out on the mattress but I wasn't the least bit tired or sore. I felt like I could go another 24-hour sex marathon and when I tried to get Alec to stay in bed he just laughed and went to take a shower. When Alec left the bathroom he was completely dressed in his work clothes, complete with the Volturi crest necklace.

"Get dressed. Aro wants to see you."

Pouting I got up, throwing on a black dress and black flats I followed Alec out of the room. Before we got to the throne room we were joined by Demetri who had a big shit-eating grin on his face.

"Wow. I'm surprised to see you two. I would ask if you broke a lot of things but from all the noises, I know you did."

Rolling my eyes at Demetri, I peeked at Alec who just glared at him, ignoring him the rest of the walk to the throne room.

Aro was overjoyed when we walked into the throne room, and Marcus and Caius seemed vaguely happy.

"AH! Young Cecilia! We are so happy you finally joined us!"

Aro bounced down from his throne and greeted me with a kiss on the cheek and a pat on the back. Now that I was standing in front of Aro my thoughts cleared and the blurry memory of us leaving for America to confront the Cullens came back into my mind.

"What happened with the Cullens?"

Aro waved a dismissive hand but I could tell by the hisses from the other vampires that they were not satisfied with what had happened.

"As it turns out. Bella had conceived a girl, like you. I believe they named the girl Renesmee. No worries, on to more important matters. Have you decided on a name for your son yet?"

I looked over at Alec, we had never discussed it, considering I was a prisoner for my entire pregnancy and I don't even know when Alec found out I was pregnant with his child. Another blurry memory came to mind, one of the few times Jane and I had hung out alone, she had been very forthcoming with information about their past and even revealed their father's name. Alec admired his father greatly and was very upset when his father was sent to war and died.

"No, master Aro. We haven't had the-"

"Actually, master. I do have a name picked out. I was thinking we could name him, Athelstan. After Alec's father."

Alec looked shocked as Aro just smiled at us.

"I think that is a marvelous name!"

Alec didn't respond, only squeezing my hand as he gave me a warm smile.