A/N: All rights go to Stephanie Meyers. I do not own anything except for any characters not originally in the Twilight Saga. I know this is short, but I was not sure what else to put in it. I will give you a longer chapter later to make up for this one.
Chapter Twelve: Marcus
Leandra's words haunt me as I sit in my room alone and stare at the fire. Her smiling face looks at me in the flames and her laughter fills my head in the silence of the room. I have not left my room in a few days and she has not come to see me since the day she told me to leave her room. I cannot believe she thinks I would want Sulpicia more than her. My heart hurts at the memory of the way she looked at me through the mirror that day in nothing but her stilettos and her undergarments. She was like an angel and she was dying to have me the way I want her. There is a knock on my door that interrupts my thoughts and I turn to see Heidi and Sulpicia at the door.
"Master," Heidi says with a bow. I see a hint of worry in her and jump to my feet.
"Yes?" I finally ask. Sulpicia walks over and she motions for Heidi to leave us. Heidi bows and shakes her head as she leaves.
"You have called for me or sent any word to see how I am doing," Sulpicia says with a smile and she walks over to me. I sit back down and close my eyes. What was Heidi hinting at exactly? "Marcus, are you alright?"
"I am fine, sister," I say and get up to put my goblet away.
"You have not called me that in years," Sulpicia notes. She walks up behind me and wraps her arms around my waist. I remove her arms and then turn to look at her. "What is wrong? You are acting strange."
"We need to stop this, Sulpicia. You are my sister and you are mated with Aro. I cannot keep doing this behind Aro's back and loving his wife in secret. I cannot do this anymore, I m sorry," I say. Sulpicia blinks and then steps away from me in shock and horror.
"It is because of her, isn't it? You are ending this between you and I because you are in love with that little girl from the guard?" Sulpicia asks.
"No, we just need to stop this because you cannot be having an affair with your mate's brother. It is not right," I say. Sulpicia roars and runs out of my room in anger. I sigh and go to sit down and think about Leandra from her smile to her laugh and to her angelic self. My heart hurts as I think about how I have hurt her and how I may never be able to have her as mine.