(Aro)
I wanted to make our engagement party something to be remembered. The preparation took longer than we initially thought. Esme, Alice, Rosalie, and Dora were helping us, and Caius, Marcus, Carlisle, Jasper, and Emmet were preparing the ballroom with the rest of the guards.
We invited the most important covens, the Egyptians, the Irish, the Denali, the Romanians, and some of the nomads. The answers came fast, and they would be arriving tomorrow at noon as the ball would start at the begging of the evening.
Alice and Rosalie were preparing her; I did not see her dress, but I think she will be magnificent. I was in Marcus's room, and he was helping me prepared. I was wearing a black suit with my traditional cloak. I had the engagement ring with me. It was made of platinum with diamonds and a big ruby. I also gave her a necklace with earrings matching the ring.
"Aro, why are you so nervous? It is only a party to make this official, she is over the heels about you, and she will not leave you." Marcus said.
"I know but what if somebody wants to hurt her to revenge something I did years before? What about Edward Cullen?" I said, looking my reflection.
"We will take care of that, brother, we will protect her. She is our future queen." Caius said and I sighed.
"I know and I thank you for your support. It is important to me that you accepted her in our family," I said.
"If you remember, we accepted her before you did so shut up. We will be late, and it will be humiliating for her to arrive before you." Caius said smirking. Oh God, it was nice to see him like this.
The ballroom was perfect, it was decorated with black and silver ribbons and the linens of the table were crimson. She did not want flowers, but she accepted to put some candles around the room.
I stood next to my brothers and Carlisle, and we waited for the women to arrive.
Esme was the first; she was wearing an angelical cream dress with white shoes. She was wearing a Cullen necklace and she was beautiful. Carlisle went to take her hand, and they walked to the side.
Alice was wearing a pink dress, strapless and modern. Her hair was sticking around in little picks, and she was like a fairy. The god of wars was waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs and took her next to Carlisle.
Rosalie was dressed in a crimson dress, showing her back and her legs, not need to explain why Emmet was crazy about her.
Dora was wearing a silver dress; she looked like an ice queen with her white hair and grey eyes. Caius walked her to the dais and winked at me.
I looked up and my heart jumped. Isabella was wearing a black dress; it showed her beautiful body, and she was wearing the jewels that I sent her. Her hair was up, and she was looking at me, love in her eyes. I met her and she took my arm happily.
"Come, love. They are waiting for our announcement." I told her, and we moved together in harmony.
"I love to be in your arms. I don't feel so clumsy when we dance, it feels right." She said, smiling and waving to her family, "Did Carlisle find something about the blood?"
"No, he said he will have some new books tomorrow to read. We can meet him in the library if you want," I said.
"Yes, I want to know how to help you." She said and looked around. "When are we starting the ceremony?"
'Marcus will call us, just be calm and everything will be ok. Remember that he will summon you and you have to answer as we told you." I said, kissing her hand.
Some minutes later, Marcus nodded at me, and I left her with the Cullen. Everything was ready and I sat on my throne waiting for my brother to start. The music stopped, and everybody looked at us.
"Today we have an important announcement for you. After 3683 years, our brother, your king, found his mate, his queen. Today she will promise to be his and to respect him as her betrothed. He will take her as his own, making her our queen and a Volturi." Caius said.
"Isabelle Volturi, come to the dais and present yourself to your husband to be," Marcus said, and Isabella walked slowly, standing in front of them.
"We are here waiting for your pledge, do you have something to say before we rule," Caius asked.
"My Lords, my only wish is to be a part of your coven and to respect our king, serving him every day of my mortal and immortal life. I will be honored to protect our world and to help you with everything you will demand me." Isabella said, her head high and I smiled.
"Even is this could cost you your life?" Marcus asked.
"Even if this could give me my second death." Isabella said with tears on her eyes.
"Sister and daughter, come next to your king and hear his request." They said together.
Isabella went to my throne and knelt beside me. I took her hand and I pulled up. I looked into her eyes, and I saw her endless love, taking strength from it.
"Isabella Mary Swan, I met you and I found my soul mate. Will you accept to enter my world and help me rule it? Will you be there for me in the good times and the bad ones? Will you respect our laws? Will you love me forever as I will love you?" I asked, and she smiled softly.
"Aro Volturi, from today I will be only yours and I will follow your lead." She said, bowing.
I took her hand and I put the ring on her finger. She was blushing, and the women in the room were sighing.
"From now on you are mine, from this moment you are a Volturi and from this moment we will protect you as our most precious jewel," I said, kissing her hand.
Everybody was clapping, happy looking at their king finally claiming the queen that they were waiting to have all these years. The Cullen were smiling, and I opened the dance with my newly fiancée.