"I'm not going to miss Phoenix's heat that's for sure," I grumbled in annoyance as I shielded myself from the piercing Arizona sunlight. It was a searing hot dry day that made me miserable despite it being quite early in the morning.
Bella chuckled softly, "Until we arrive in Forks and you moan about missing the heat". I shrugged my shoulders but didn't disagree with my twin. Too hot, I complained. Too cold, I complained.
"Fair point," I agreed, "But it'll be nice to see Dad and the boys again".
"You just saw them all over your two-week holiday in December," Bella commented.
"Yeah," I whined, "But I can bake to my heart's content and know that there are three growing boys who will scoff all my food down. I have to be so cautious when cooking with just Dad or you, Mum and Phil to make sure I don't waste food". Before Bella could reply, our Mum suddenly appeared behind us and wrapped her arms around the both of us.
"I'm going to miss you both so much!" she sobbed softly and squeezed us tightly.
I squeezed her arm in comfort, "We'll call every day. Won't we Bella?". Bella gave a tight-lipped smiled but nodded in agreement.
"Guys, come on! I love you both but we got a plane to catch," Phil interrupted as he closed the boot of the car. Mum released us from her hug and wiped a few stray tears away. She looked down at her watch and it was comical how wide her eyes went.
"Oh shit," she cursed, "We gotta go!". Bella and I laughed as we watched Mum suddenly become an adult and hurry us into the car. Somehow, we managed to make it to the airport on time. I'm pretty sure Phil may have been speeding most of the way but he wasn't caught so technically, it never happened. Saying our goodbyes was hard but I was excited to see Dad and the boys again. Bella and I boarded the plane without any issues and we took our seats for the plane ride to Seattle.
"Come on Bella," I encouraged my twin, "It'll be fun living with Dad".
My sister didn't share my excitement, "It's different for you Lottie. You've seen Dad every Christmas while I haven't seen him in years, we only occasionally chat on the phone".
"May I remind you that you didn't want to come all those times," I replied as I fastened my seat belt.
Bella sighed as she too fastened her seat belt, "And leave Mum alone on Christmas without both daughters? Can you imagine how she would react?".
I cringed slightly as I saw my twin's point. Our Mum, while eccentric and I loved her for every bit of it, she would have made a massive deal about not having Christmas with at least one of us. When I first said I wanted to spend Christmas with our Dad, it was because Bella and I had missed spending the summer with him. I refused not to see him and while it caused a lot of waves, Mum eventually gave up and let me do so. It just sort of then became a thing. I would visit Dad for two weeks over Christmas and Bella would stay at home with Mum.
"It won't be as bad as your making things out to be," I assured Bella, "Dad loves us and he's been so happy that we're coming to stay with him". Bella gave another one of her famous tight-lipped smile but didn't say anything in response.
'Well,' I thought miserably, 'This is going to be oh so fun'. The plane trip zipped by and I had to contain my excitement as Bella and I disembarked. I eagerly surveyed the crowd trying to find our Dad and my face lit up when I spotted the lone police officer in the crowd.
"Dad!" I shouted as I dashed over to him. Dad grinned as he opened his arms and caught me in a hug.
"Good to see you kiddo," He smiled and patted me on the back several times. I looked over my shoulder and watched as Bella awkwardly approached us and nervously waved her hand in greeting. I pulled away from Dad's hug and watched in amusement as the two stuttered out a greeting and then proceeded to go quiet having no idea what to say.
Deciding to take mercy on the pair, I suggested, "Shall we go get our bags and head home? It's certainly been a while since Bells would have seen it".
"Right," Dad looked thankful for my suggestion, "Bags. Let's get the bags". We made our way to the baggage claim and collected our bags before piling into Dad's police car and headed back to Forks. I made (forced) Bella to sit in the front to try and break the awkwardness that had been lingering since we saw Dad. We drove for several miles in silence and somehow, despite my best intentions, it was getting more uncomfortable.
"Your hair's longer," Dad said as he tried to break the awkward silence between himself and Bella.
"I cut it since the last time I saw you," Bella replied as she looked down at her hair in confusion. I could have face palmed at her stupidity.
Dad cleared his throat, "Guess it grew out again". I waited until Dad turned back to look at the road and kicked her seat. I watched in satisfaction as Bella jolted up and looked at me in confusion while I glared at her.
"Try," I mouthed.
"B-But," Bella quickly stuttered, "It is definitely longer now".
'Lord help me,' I thought, 'She is going to be the death of me'. I practically leapt out of the car when Dad pulled up in front of his house, grateful to rid myself of the world's most awkward car ride. Bella and I collected our bags and trailed after Dad inside as he led us up the stairs to where the bedrooms were.
"You're in the same room as always Lottie," Dad said as we climbed the stairs, "I've cleared some shelves off in the bathroom in case you need more room for…your face creams".
I scoffed at his comment, "And as I've told you Dad, not all of us can just use soap and water to clean our faces. Do you want us to break out in acne?".
Dad hummed, "Well, the good old soap and water technique has worked for the last 30-odd years so I am a satisfied customer".
I looked at him horrified by his comment which made him chuckle, "Anyway Bells, Lottie has some stuff and her various face creams already in the bathroom from her last visit. I cleared a bit of space so you can put some stuff".
"Soap and water," I muttered to myself in disbelief as I entered my bedroom, "How can he have such nice skin with soap and water? I do it once and my face breaks out in acne". It was nice being back in Forks. My room was quite small but I loved it all the same. My single bed sat in the middle of the room with a small desk tucked into the corner. When I was younger, I was obsessed with fairies and had strung fairy lights up everywhere in my room. Despite being a teenager now, I refused to take them down because I still loved them. I had a bedside table with a digital clock and lamp as well as a mountain of pillows on my bed. One can never have to many pillows. My favourite part of my room however was the photo wall I had created. On the wall running alongside the door, it was covered in photos of my family and friends.
BING
I dumped my bags down on my bed and fished my phone from my bag. I grinned when I saw it was from Jacob who said he and his dad were almost here. I ran down the stairs and opened the front door just as a faded red truck pulled up.
"Jacob!" I shouted excitedly when I saw my friend driving. Pretty sure he was underage and shouldn't be doing that but hey, at least Dad wouldn't give him a ticket…I hoped. Jacob jumped out of the car and waved enthusiastically at me. I heard Billy holla something from the passenger side and Jacob smiled sheepishly as he quickly went around to help his dad out and set Billy up in the wheelchair. I ran down the porch stairs and threw my arms around Jacob, pulling him into a hug.
"Bloody hell Jake," I laughed as he easily picked me up and squeezed me tighter in a hug, "You've gotten so big!".
"Or you just got shorter," he replied cheekily. He placed me back on the ground just as Dad approached the both of us.
I turned my attention to the head of the Black family, "Good to see you again Billy".
"Hello Lottie. I'm thankful as always to see that you didn't incorporate any of your father's looks. You're growing into a beautiful woman," Billy complimented. My cheeks turned red at his praise.
"My looks aren't that bad…but I do agree it's probably a good thing the twins have taken after their mother. Heard you guys coming all the way down the road," Dad teased, "Good to see you". He shook Jacob's hand just as Bella emerged from the house.
"Bella," Dad greeted, "You remember Billy Black?".
"Yeah," my twin smiled, "Wow, you're looking good".
Billy chuckled at Bella's comment, "Well, I'm still dancing. I'm glad you're finally here. Dad here hasn't shut up about it since you told him you were coming".
Dad rolled his eyes, "Alright. Keep exaggerating and I'll roll you into the mud".
"After I ram you in the ankles," Billy quickly manoeuvred his wheelchair and I watched in amusement as Dad had to throw himself out of Billy's line of fire.
"You want to go?" Dad threatened playfully as he and Billy headed onto the road so there was more space for their childish antics.
Bella watched the two in disbelief, "Are they always like this?". Jake and I chuckled at her question, completely unfazed by Billy's and Dad's childish antics. When I came to visit Dad for Christmas, we would normally go over to the Black residence for Christmas dinner. With Billy being a well-respected figure in the La Push community, it was common that many families came over as well. Normally the kids who were old enough would head down to the beach and set up a bonfire while the adults had their conversations. Billy and Dad duelling it out was always to just be expected.
Jacob hummed, "It's getting worse with old age".
"And there both as bad as each other," I agreed with Jacob.
"Stop messing around you two," Jacob finally called out, "We're burning day light!". The adults, very reluctantly though, stopped messing around and sheepishly approached us.
"So," Dad began as he patted the side of the truck, "What do you think?". Bella looked at Dad in confusion while I raised an eyebrow.
'What on earth is Dad talking about?' I thought.
"Of what?" Bella asked the question I was thinking.
"Your homecoming present," Dad smiled, "I bought this beauty off Billy. Figured you two could use a set of wheels around this little town". Bella and I stared at him in shock.
"This?" Bella asked in surprise as her eyes lit up, "Wow!".
I couldn't contain my excitement, "This is incredible! Thank you so much Dad!".
"I totally rebuilt the engine for you," Jake added. I watched as my twin inspected the car and I had to choke back a laugh as Bella threw the driver's side car door open in excitement and just about knocked Jacob off his feet.
"Sorry," Bella apologised sheepishly as she climbed into the vehicle. I strolled around to the front of the car while Jacob jumped into the passenger seat and popped the hood, wanting to see what the engine looked like. I hummed, impressed by the level of work Jacob did. It was only in the last few years that I had developed an interest in cars. It was to be expected really with my three best friends being guys. When I visited over the Christmas holidays, it wasn't unexpected if the one of the boys had managed to pick up a malfunction engine or part and we would fix it up.
I heard Billy chuckle, "I told you they'd love it. I told you, I'm down with the kids".
"Oh yeah dude, you're the bomb," Dad replied sarcastically.
The atmosphere was filled with tension. The Cullens and their witnesses made their way into the open snow-covered field near Forks and waited for the Volturi to arrive.
"If we live through this, I'll follow you anywhere woman," Garrett whispered softly to Kate as he looked at her.
Kate smiled sadly at him before turning back to the mist lingering in the distance, "Now you tell me?". It was only moments later that the vampires could hear the rustling of the trees beyond the mist.
"The Redcoats are coming. The Redcoats are coming," Garrett murmured uneasily as the Volturi slowly started emerging from the mist. As more and more vampires started to emerge, the Cullens and their witnesses started to shift nervously when they saw how few vampires the Volturi had bought. It seemed that they had only brought the coven and no witnesses of their own.
"Anyone else a bit concerned over the lack of vampires?" Garrett asked nervously as he surveyed the approaching vampires.
Kate's eyes apprehensively darted from side to side as she looked at the tree line, "Maybe there's more lurking in the shadows?".
Edward frowned, "I can't read Aro's thoughts. I can't read any of the leaders' thoughts".
"A shield perhaps?" Bella commented as the Volturi came to a stop a fair distance away.
Bella watched as her father-in-law walked towards the front, "Aro, let's discuss things as we used to. In a civilised manner".
Aro's eyes surveyed the crowd of vampires, "Fair words Carlisle but a little out of place given the battalion you've assembled against us".
"I can promise you that was never my intent," Carlisle said trying to maintain the peace, "No laws have been broken".
"Something's not right," Rosalie whispered to Emmett, "The Volturi are nothing if not heavy handed. Why are there so few?". Emmett didn't respond to his wife but pulled her tighter to his chest. While Emmett knew he was by no means the brightest crayon in the draw, even he knew the lack of Volturi numbers was concerning. They were either extremely confident in their powers or they had suffered massive losses and were short on vampires…the last one highly unlikely as everyone in the vampire world would have heard…especially with the Romanians so eager to exact their revenge.
Aro smiled, "Why do you think we are here my good friend Carlisle?".
Carlisle swore that if he had a heart, it would be pounding, "The child is not an immortal child".
"Carlisle," Aro said in mock shock, "Is that why you think we are here? The Volturi take our duty of protecting the vampire race very seriously. We have already investigated Irina's claims and confirmed that little Renesmee Cullen is indeed half mortal and half immortal. While extremely rare, not unheard of".
"What the hell is going on?" Garrett asked in a panicked voice, "I thought you said the Volturi were coming for the child. If they're not here for Renesmee, what are they here for then?". The Cullens and their witnesses started to shift nervously from foot to foot as the true seriousness of the situation was starting to sink in. The Volturi were here and it wasn't for the issue that everyone had prepared for.
Carlisle quickly composed himself, "Then I must ask my friend, what are you here for?".
Aro tsked, "Dear Carlisle, we heard rumours about you conspiring with the Children of the Moon. As you can appreciate, this causes significant danger to our kind".
"They're shapeshifters," Carlisle quickly responded, "They shape-shift into wolf forms but are not Children of the Moon". Carlisle looked behind him and made eye contact with the wolf form of Jacob.
"He wants you to transform," Edward muttered to Jacob quietly, "It'll prove to the Volturi that you can control your phasing. Something Children of the Moon cannot".
'Well, if I'm going to flash all the vampires, may as well flash the ones who are practically considered royalty,' Jacob thought. He shifted back into his human form and quickly placed his hands over his groin as his cheeks burned in embarrassment. The entire pack, even bloody Sam, were giving him so much shit right now.
'Anything to keep Renesmee safe,' Jacob chanted in his head, 'Anything to keep Renesmee safe'. After a few more moments of agonising embarrassment, Jacob transformed back into his wolf form.
"How delightful," Caius said sarcastically.
"Caius is right," Aro said with much more delight causing Carlisle to feel much more relaxed then he had been in weeks, "This means no laws have been broken. I am so pleased my friend! No Child of the Moon can control when they shift so your friends must indeed be shapeshifters. I hate having to engage in battle unless absolutely necessary".
Carlisle nodded, "Thank you my friend for hearing us out. I must enquire though, where is Irina?".
"Irina is still at the Volturi coven. She was upset by her false accusation and wished to remain there until after our discussion," Marcus answered.
"I-Irina's still alive?" Tanya asked in surprise, "I thought…I thought they would have killed her".
Kate breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank gosh".
"Did…Did Marcus just speak?" Garrett asked in shock.
Eleazar was also just about rendered speechless, "I…I believe so".
Bella listened to the conversations happening around her quietly before she looked at Edward from the corner of her eye, "Why is this a shock to everyone?".
Edward kept his eyes fixated on the Volturi but responded, "There is a law that false accusations is punishable by death. Not that I want Irina dead but since the Volturi knew in advance that Renesmee wasn't an immortal child, Irina should have been killed as per the law. With Marcus…it's been several years, several centuries in fact since he's been an active leader. Looking at him now, I can't ever recall him looking so sharp".
"What…what does this mean for us?" Bella asked in a concerned voice, "Why are the Volturi acting…so un-Volturi-like?".
It was several moments before Edward replied, "I'm not sure…but whatever has happened to the Volturi coven…it's big".
Pulling up to school on our first day was definitely a daunting experience.
"It won't be that bad Bella," I tried to be optimistic, "I'm sure plenty of students start in March…in the middle of the semester…in a small town where everyone knows each other and we will literally stick out like a sore thumb".
Bella looked at me in disbelief, "That's your grand pep talk?".
"You could find the love of your life here?" I jokingly added, "But in all seriousness, I baked chocolate brownies so we can share them with our future friends". I unzipped my bag and showed her the top of the pink container with the baked goodies in them.
"Pink for school and blue for the boys," I said as I zipped my bag back up, "Are you sure you don't want to come to La Push with me after school?".
Bella rolled her eyes at me, "Maybe we should skip the pep talk. I'll see how I feel after school". We both stayed in the car and didn't move for several moments.
"Do you think they think it's weirder if we stay in the car until the absolute last possible minute or if we head in with all the other students," I broke the silence as I watched several students peer curiously at the car.
Bella didn't immediately respond, "Think we can both call in sick?".
"If our Dad wasn't chief of police I would say yes," I grumbled as I was slowly starting to accept my fate of the awkwardness that was bound to happen.
Bella sighed but nodded in agreement, "Let's get this over with". We both exited the car and slowly made our way to the school entry.
"Nice ride," a teenager around our age with a red sweater called out.
Bella gave her famous tight-lipped smile, "Thanks". I smiled politely at the teenager before Bella and I continued to make our way to the administration office. Before we even made it to the door, a young Asian teenager blocked our path.
"The new girls! Charlotte and Isabella Swan! Hi, I'm Eric, the eyes and ears of this place. Anything you need tour guide, lunch date, shoulder to cry on," Eric grinned, "Now who is Charlotte and who is Isabella?".
'Because this isn't totally overwhelming at all,' I thought.
I did my best to smile sincerely, "I'm Charlotte. I normally go by Lottie though. This is my twin Bella".
"So are you like…identical?" Eric asked as he studied the two of us.
Bella smiled uncomfortably as she laughed nervously, "Close but not quite. We're really the kind of more suffer-in-silence type".
"Like the twins from The Shining," Eric laughed, "Good headline for your feature! I'm on the paper and you're both news baby, front page material".
'…I don't know whether to take that as a compliment or an insult,' I thought.
"Thank you?" I managed to say while Bella stuttered over her words, "If it's okay Eric, we would love to miss the whole feature piece in the paper. Just until we settle in at least".
"Woah, woah, chillax," Eric gave us two thumbs up, "No feature. I got your backs!". I had a horrible feeling today was going to be a very, very long day. However, I was pleasantly surprised when it wasn't. Bella's lack of volleyball skills never ceased to amuse me and I met a sweet girl called Angela who introduced me to her friends Jessica, Tyler and Mike. While they were all very welcoming, Jessica definitely had the Regina George mean girl vibe going on and I was not interested in dealing with it.
"You both should come eat lunch with us," Mike offered enthusiastically after gym.
Jessica however looked less than impressed with Mike's offer to us but gave a tight-lipped smile to us, "You totally should". Though her facial expression practically said 'DON'T YOU DARE'!
"Okay," Bella agreed nervously while I died a bit inside at Bella's reply. I envied Bella's ability not to sense danger, in this case, the 60kg Jessica who was not happy with us being the school's new obsession. We entered the lunchroom and I sat awkwardly with Jessica while Bella went and got us food.
"So are you two like…identical," Jessica asked, "You guys look the same but aren't quite".
'You literally just answered your own question,' I thought.
I smiled trying to make this whole conversation less uncomfortable, "We aren't identical. Though if someone has poor eyesight and isn't wearing glasses, then we are identical". Jessica didn't laugh or even crack a smile at my joke. I almost sighed in relief when Bella approached the table with two trays.
'Talk about perfect timing sis,' I thought in relief. Eric took a seat next to me at the table but I ignored him in favour of watching the approaching food. As a baker, I loved trying other people's food to see whether it would inspire my next dish.
I watched in amusement as Mike just about tripped over himself trying to walk in front of Bella to pull her seat out, "It's my pleasure madame". Eric looked a bit put off by Mike's actions but didn't say anything. Bella handed me the tray and my nose almost turned up looking at the unappealing food I saw.
'…I don't think school will be a place I find my next dish inspiration,' I thought in despair as I cautiously picked up my food.
"Burrito my friend?" Mike offered Eric a burrito as he took a seat.
"Hey Mikey," Eric greeted as he took the burrito from Mike's hand, "You met my homegirls Bella and Lottie?".
"Oh, your homegirls?" Mike replied in amusement. I could practically see the daggers shooting from Jessica's eyes at Mike's comment.
'How dense are these guys', I thought, 'Can they not see that this constant attention is making us first on Jess' kill list'.
"My girl," Tyler said as he appeared out of nowhere before kissing Bella on the cheek and pulled Mike's seat out from under him, "Sorry I had to mess up your game". Tyler took off running with Mike hot on his heels.
"Oh my god. It's like first grade all over again. You're the shiny new toy," Jessica said, jealousy evident in her voice.
"Smile," a flash of light temporary blinded me, "Sorry, I needed a candid for the feature".
Before I could even greet Angela, Mike snapped, "The features dead Angela. Don't bring it up again".
"It's okay. We just-," Bella was interrupted when Eric placed a hand on her shoulder.
"It's okay. I got your back baby," Eric assured my twin before he left the table.
Angela looked very disheartened by the turn of events, "Guess we'll just run another editorial on teen drinking".
"Or," I chimed as I wrapped my arm around Bella's shoulder and pulled her into a one arm hug, "You take a photo of Bella and I now that we are ready for it and we give you an exclusive interview".
Angela looked shocked by my suggestion, "I've only ever taken photos. I've never actually conducted an interview before".
I continued to smile at Angela even as I felt Bella's nails start to dig into my leg, signalling her displeasure over my offer for Angela, "It could be a fun fact kind of thing. You could also include other students as a fun way for everyone to get involved and not make it all about the new girls. I'm sure Jess would have some pretty cool fun facts".
Jessica suddenly looked pleased by my praise, "Not to brag but I do have some cool facts".
"My fun fact," I began as I reached into my bag and pulled the pink container out, "I absolutely love to bake!". I opened the lid to reveal the chocolate brownies and placed them in the middle of the table.
"Please," I offered it to them, "Help yourselves!". Angela thanked me as she reached in and took one while Jess shook her head and said she was on a diet.
"Oh my gosh," Angela said after she had a bite, "These are amazing! Jess, you totally need to have one!". Jess hesitated but reached in and picked one up. Bella and I grabbed one as well and I watched Jess curiously to see her reaction. I watched as her eyes lit up in delight after one bite but she quickly concealed her emotions, "They're okay".
Angela rolled her eyes, "They're not just okay! These are incredible Lottie!". I felt my cheeks go red from her praise. It was the worst kept secret that I didn't know how to handle compliments. I was always so touched but I never knew how to properly vocalise it so I just nodded my head in thanks as I took another bite. While I was busy mentally patting myself on the back for getting Queen Bee on our side, something out the window caught Bella's attention.
"Who are they?" Bella suddenly asked. I followed her gaze and saw a group of teenagers walk inside.
Angela smiled at my sister's question, "The Cullens".
Jessica quickly picked up where Angela left off, "They're Dr and Mrs Cullen's foster kids. They moved down here from Alaska, like a few years ago".
"They kind of keep to themselves," Angela further explained.
"Yeah cause they're all together," Jessica whispered like she was revealing a massive scandal, "Like, together, together. The blonde girl, that's Rosalie and the big dark-haired guy, Emmett. They're like a thing. I'm not even sure that's legal". Rosalie was absolutely stunning. She had long wavy blonde hair and dimly coloured gold eyes. Even just wearing jeans and a white blouse, she looked like a supermodel. Emmett on the other hand was very tall and very burly. He had slightly curly dark brown hair and the same dimly coloured gold eyes.
'Well,' I thought, 'It's easy to see what coloured eyes their baby is going to have'.
"Jess," Angela scold, "They're not actually related".
Jessica was unfazed by Angela's comment, "Yeah but they live together. It's weird. Okay, the little dark-haired girl's Alice…she's really weird and she's with Jasper…the blonde one who looks like he's in pain. Dr Cullen's like this foster dad/matchmaker". Alice was a tiny thing with short deep black cropped hair that pointed in every direction and had bright gold eyes. Jasper on the other hand had bright gold eyes as well but his honey blonde shoulder length hair was a stark contrast to hers.
'Do you need to have gold eyes to be adopted or something?' I thought, 'Having gold eyes was certainly a unique mannerism that all the children shared'.
"Maybe he'll adopt me," Angela joked as she battled her eyelashes. I laughed at Angela's joke while Jessica didn't look too impressed.
Bella interrupted our laughing, "Who's he?".
"That's Edward Cullen," Jessica replied in a dreamy voice. I watched as a young man with untidy bronze coloured hair and dimly coloured gold eyes walk into the lunchroom.
Jessica continued, "He's totally gorgeous, obviously, but apparently nobody here's good enough for him. Like I care you know?".
'I'm sure you don't,' I thought sarcastically.
"So yeah…seriously, like, don't waste your time," Jessica enforced once again.
Bella didn't take her eyes away from the Cullens, "I wasn't planning on it". I drew my attention away from my twin and looked at the Cullens again. I couldn't describe it but my skin crawled when I looked at them. I couldn't place my finger on it but something was weird about them. I don't know what but…they were weird.
"Those fuckers," Vladimir hissed to Stefan as he watched their opportunity for revenge slowly disappearing. The Cullen's had fucked up. The Volturi weren't here over the half breed and the more Carlisle and Aro conversed, the less likely it looked like a fight was going to take place. Fighting the Volturi and taking their revenge was the only thing of interest to the two Romanians. After waiting so many centuries, they were both furious that the opportunity to do so was looking less likely.
"I've never seen so few guards," Stefan commented as he studied the hooded figures, "Maybe they have grown so arrogant they deem it not necessary to have more".
Vladimir hummed in agreement, "I do not want to wait another however many years before another opportunity such as this presents itself. If the Volturi have grown cocky, while not ideal, this might be our only chance for a very long time".
"I agree," Stefan replied, "There was only ever been a handful of opportunities and this has been really the only promising one".
Vladimir thought for several moments before he responded, "This might be our only opportunity to catch them so off-guard".
"If we succeed, the Romanian Coven will finally have it's revenge," Stefan agreed.
"And if we fail, we will take out as many of them as we can. Make them regret ever messing with the Romanian Coven," Vladimir smirked, "We've learnt how to cope with that bitch Jane's power. They will never see it coming". Stefan grinned as he could practically taste revenge after all these years being on the run constantly. The two Romanians started to prepare themselves for battle.
"For the Romanian Coven!" Vladimir shouted as he and Stefan pounced.
Hi everyone!
As always, thank you so much for your support! I know most of you were expecting last chapter's cliff-hanger to be addressed (and I promise it will!) but as I was re-reading my story, I wanted to really hash out the relationships that Lottie has more. As you would recognise, the flashback events happen during the first movie. The problem with starting straight at the action (where Lottie ends up in the Volturi much sooner) is that we miss key events that really show the strong relationships between Lottie and her family and friends. I felt by doing flashbacks, while still quite brief, of these key events would give Lottie a bit more depth…and make her reveal that much harder for the Cullens and the pack to take. In saying that though, I have just about finished the next chapter. Since the original chapter was over 10,000 words already (and I was still writing), I thought it best to split it into two. You can expect the second part to this chapter up on either Monday or Tuesday at the absolute latest (maybe even earlier because I'm having so much fun writing it)!
Thank you once again for all your incredible support and stay safe xxx
