Chapter Fifteen
Vivian's POV
The frigidness of the air tingled against my bare skin I do not remember my arms being uncovered, I had worn my usual jacket and tank top. My feet felt a wetness beneath them with a strong odor of gasoline, I tried opening my eyes to focus in on my surroundings. They were heavy as if I had forgotten to sleep for a few days but I managed to open them slightly.
The darkness was overwhelming before my vision began to clear though not very helpful. I remembered the events that had just unfolded as I glanced around the empty room.
"D.." I began, my throat raw, burning from the fumes, "Domenica?" I called out receiving no response.
I closed my eye momentarily to calm myself, ensuring that I would not panic over the absence of my sister's voice. I took a small breath inhaling the gasoline again, it burned my throat once more as I began to take a step but my body remain in place. I looked around once more in the darkness before realizing that I had been restrained. I fought harder trying to break the material holding me in my own prison.
"You cannot break chains Vivian." Amelia spoke.
"Amelia." I spoke with disgust.
"Oh give me a break sister it isn't like you are an innocent soul." Amelia called out, "you see I actually listened to dad when he spoke to us. It is not my fault that you allowed people to go so often, to prevent their pain. Pity on humans, you are the disgusting one." Amelia scoff.
"Do not call me your sister, I have no idea who you are." I spoke, "where is Domenica?"
"You will see her soon enough I had to separate the two of you I cannot run the risk of you teaming up." Amelia explained.
"Because you are weak." I whispered.
I did not hear Amelia speak only the tapping of heels as small steps coming towards me before I heard a swoosh. Something cold landed against my face, I could taste the metallic blood on my tongue. A cough escaped my lungs in reaction to the blow.
"Again, weak." I turned towards her spitting the blood from my mouth as if it were nothing.
"I am not weak!" Amelia roared her voice echoing through the warehouse.
"You strike people who are restrained, you send others to do your dirty work and you hide behind an exterior of shyness working under a cloak for darkness. Yes Amelia you are weak." I whispered.
"Shut up!" Amelia snapped wrapping her cool fingers around my neck resting my head on the post I was chained to, "I could snap your neck right now and nobody would know better! Yet sweet sister I am a little thirsty. How dare you betray our blood right to devour human, the first time I went hunting with you and Domenica it make my skin crawl."
"Blood right? So it is acceptable to embrace the vampire in you?" I asked.
Amelia's grip tightened around my throat I could feel my pulse flittering against her fingers, I could feel my breath escaping unable to replenish my lungs with oxygen.
"Not weak." Amelia whispered before letting go, "I would kill you now but where would the fun be in watching your pathetic human family mourn your life. Wait your human family suspects that you are Nina's daughter there is no proof of it unless you have your folder with you. I will make you a deal Vivian, if you join me then I will spare your life and the mutt's life while giving you the one answer you have craved you entire existence."
"You would do that?" I whispered.
"Yes you are my flesh after all, we all make mistakes and I promise you will never have to go completely go through the transformation." Amelia offered.
"Transformation?" I asked.
"Of course that was the reason Joham picked your mother he had heard the tail of the werewolves, if he mated with one of the possible carriers of the genes. Well we would have an unstoppable weapon, that is the only thing that you two were for. Just weapons not family, you cannot have a family and try to take over the world. But you and Domenica insisted on being more human anyway." Amelia explained nonchalantly.
"That includes yourself." I direct to her.
"Of course it does I accepted that, embraced it." Amelia said, "so will you join me?"
"I only trust family Amelia we are no longer family, remember you said that family holds you down." I whispered.
"Suit yourself but you just caused yourself a world of pain. Remember the only way to kill a vampire is with fire and if you are not immune to the fumes yet you are standing in gasoline." Amelia calmly explained, "Domenica is two floors above you but she will not meet the same fate, I had a little too much fun with my trainer."
"What? What did you do to her." I whispered the tears welling in my eyes.
"You should see her when she gets to that point and cannot move, I told her all about Argentina. It was fun to watch her eyes change going all the way to a neon yellow when I told her everything I would do to Emmett for her. And when I told her what I would do with Renesmee as she grew, I think I may have paid her back a little too much for Jackson." Amelia explained.
"Who the hell are you?" I asked.
"Your worst nightmare." Amelia said stepping over to me.
She was careful not to step into the gasoline before she lightly kissed my cheek, "you should have joined me."
I heard the steps of Amelia as she exited the room I could no longer hold everything inside, my sister was dying somewhere in this building and I had to get to her. I also had to find a way to warn Jacob and the Cullen's of what was headed their way. I had to help them, I had to save my family and little Nessie she would never have the existence that Domenica and myself had. Nessie would never know the horrors that either of us experienced under Amelia's orders.
I closed my eyes allowing my senses to take over my body attempting to exam the surroundings but the fumes that surrounded me were clouding my mind. I tried once again to break free, twisting and turning against the tight metal resting against my body. It was practically useless the more I tried to set myself free the deeper the edges dug into my skin. Just when I believed things could not get worse I began to smell smoke.
"No!" I yelled out as I began to panic, squirming to get out of the chains.
"Stop!" I screamed inside of my head, "take a deep breath, analyze the situation and do not panic." I coached myself.
I took a deep breath calming myself, I looked around at my position noticing where the chains wrapped, where there was a chance to be loosened. I stood on my tip toes as to have as much of my body out of the gasoline that surrounded me, I felt the chains holding my hands loosen a bit. I gasped when I felt them move and shifted hands into different directions feeling the cold metal sliding down my wrists, then down my fingers, over my thumb and releasing my fingers. Once my hands were free I had to maintain my balance so I would not fall face first into the accelerant. I used my hands to shimmy the chains from around my waist, down my thighs, to my calves and finally over my feet. I stood on one foot bracing myself to jump across the puddle, with a deep breath and a small prayer I jumped for it.
I landed with a small thump against the cold concrete floor, I looked to a table in front of me seeing my folder in front of me. All of my answers rested between the stiff cream board of the folder, I took a deep breath as I stood staring at it. I slowly stepped over reaching to open it but I realized that there would be no need, I already knew my answer.
Nina Black was my mother, my name was Vivian Black and there were greater issues to care for than what a small piece of paper said about my last name. I turned to the opened door running for the hallway, my bare feet slapping against the concrete.
"DOMENICA!" I yelled through the building as I found the stairs.
I climbed one floor taking the stairs two at a time, then the second floor to where Amelia has said I would find my sister. I ran the long corridor looking into all of the rooms to find my sister's motionless body hoping that it would not have reached the point of death. I reached the end of the hall with no measurable sign of her yet I felt a force that felt as if it could knock me over. I turned around to see her beautiful face starring at me with orange eyes, her dark brown hair was now jet black.
"D…" I whispered.
Domenica spoke nothing only moving towards me slowly and methodically until she stood within inches of me. I knew that I should be afraid but there was something different about this time that made me feel incredibly calm around her.
"It is amazing what happens when you just embrace yourself. And what the hell man? You are on the third floor of a burning warehouse what is wrong with you?!" Domenica asked grabbing my hand with a smirk, "I owe someone an explosion and a couple of people a severe beat down. No a beat down is too mild for them, you know we have to kill Amelia correct?"
"Yes I do." I said to Domenica.
"Then let's get the hell out of here, come on." Domenica said leading the way towards a window.
With one swift kick she blew the window out, standing on the edge looking to see if we had witnesses yet. "Sirens just about two miles that way." she pointed before dropping down.
I grinned at her new found power even I was excited about taking out Amelia.
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Jacob's POV
I accelerated through the forest as fast as my four legs would carry, wondering if Quil or Seth had found Vivian. Once she left it seemed as if she were never here, none of their scents could be found. Alice had tried to concentrate on seeing them but saw only black, that was something everyone agreed to not tell Emmett. Esme really loved her house and she did not want it ruined because his long lost girlfriend was now dead.
We were now searching for the bodies of our loved ones. In the short time I had known my Aunt I did grow fond of her she was a good person even if she was part bloodsucker. But there was a piece of her that held our families secret I saw it in her earlier tonight but she had control of it. I was impressed.
"Jacob?" Quil came though.
"Yeah? Did you find them?" I asked.
"Nope sorry man there isn't a trace of them." Quil replied.
"DAMN IT!" I yelled, "keep looking! Have you searched everywhere?"
"Yes but we can only go so far Jake, we cannot go into town in this form." Seth answered.
"I know that you know what just keep looking I will be back!" I said.
I still hated telling them what to do as if there were never a choice for them but it was part of being an Alpha. I ran back towards the Cullen house, I decided not to phase back so that I could stay connected to everyone. I trotted to the front of the house so I could hear what was going on and if I became confused that is what Eddie was for.
I noticed Edward shooting a glare in my direction.
"Yes I was referring to you." I thought while Edward rolled his eyes, "Eddie."
"I just do not understand how they could just disappear into thin air." Bella shook her head.
"There may be a logical explanation such as they left town." Rosalie suggested.
"There is no way they could have gone to the house, packed their stuff, booked flights and made it out of town in an hour." Carlisle began.
"Of course they can especially if they drive the way that we do." Edward said, "but they would leave a hint of their aroma behind."
"Which means she is dead." Emmett sighed heavily.
"I'm sorry Emmett I know you cared about her." Esme soothed.
"I need a minute or something." Emmett said, I could hear the anguish in his voice.
I heard the footsteps dragging towards the front door as if they were weighted down before the door opened.
"Anything?" Emmett asked looking to me.
I shook my head.
"Damn it." he closed his eyes with another heavy sigh.
"I want to go to town to check but Alice said that there are four new vampires in the area. We can't leave Nessie unprotected she said that they were pretty strong and Joham was with them. So the question comes down to do I stay with my family or do I go to search for Domenica who may be dead anyway." Emmett explained.
"I know the feeling." I thought before hearing a series of howls, "damn it!" I ran as fast as possible towards the howls.
"INCOMING!" Embry yelled."WOOOO!" Leah called out, "I got one!"
I ran as fast as possible to the fight, I could smell the bloodsuckers close on my heels to join in as well. I came upon Leah who already one down on the ground ripping it to shreds.
"Nice!" I thought as I went looking for my own.
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Emmett's POV
The howls took me out of the glazed state I was in, I wanted nothing more than to keep my niece safe. And if I finally get some much needed revenge for Domenica then even better. I knew there would only be five of them but I had to get my hands on something. I ran as fast as I could to the battle aiming my sight on anyone or anything I never had a preference until Alice said that Joham was with them. I saw the tall olive skinned vampire standing as out of sight as possible.
"JOHAM!" I yelled.
The old vampire turned his head just in time to catch a glimpse of my face before I speared him to the ground with a thunderous slam sending us into a small rock formation. The rocks blew apart at the impact, I stood quickly looking for him feeling something light hit the back of my head. I spun around to see him holding a piece of the rock that had broken apart.
"Is that what you ordered done to Domenica?" I asked with a laugh.
Something caught the attention of both of us, it was this weird feeling like all of the air neither of us needed was being drawn out of the atmosphere.
Joham turned around swiftly, I heard a whoosh before he went flying by me landing in a tree snapping it in half. I looked to the culprit only to see what I had longed to find since she stepped foot into that car. Domenica did not look the same as she did before leaving. Her eyes were that orangey color there did not have the crazed beast within look this time they were in complete control and I was seriously turned on.
Domenica walked towards me lightly biting her lower lip with a smirk, she reached out grabbing my shirt, "come on big daddy you said you wanted action." she grinned dragging me.
I cackled following her, "Kay."
"Try to keep up." Domenica winked letting go of my shirt.
We both ran to Joham who was still stumbling around a bit, "Domenica we can come to a compromise."
Domenica stopped, starring directly at her father, "there is no compromise you ordered us to attempted to kidnap an innocent child to further the plans of your deranged daughter Amelia. You ORDERED us to KIDNAP a CHILD! YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED IT!!"
"It was all Amelia's plan!" Joham pleaded.
"SHE IS A CHILD!" Domenica yelled, "are you so lower on the vampiric food chain that you have to fall in line with what Amelia says?!"
I growled at Joham remembering Nessie, he had placed her in danger by making sure Amelia got close enough.
"I think you just pissed him off." Domenica smirked before crouching down.
"No Domenica!" Joham yelled, "you are my daughter remember."
"I am not your daughter." she whispered.
I glanced over at her, I was proud of her and regardless she was one of my best friends. I crouched beside her with a smirk before we both attacked Joham, he attempted to defend himself reaching out to bite her if he could, she just kicked him in the jaw. Once she took a good chunk out of him and I ripped an arm off he was finished for, it did not take long for get him into small enough pieces to burn.
"You okay?" I asked as she watched the fire burn.
"I don't know, he did ask for mercy but I did not give it to him. Does that make me more like him Emmett?" Domenica asked.
"Nope, it's all okay now right?" I asked putting an arm around her.
Domenica put her head on me shoulder looking up to me, her eyes were a little more subdued but still an unusual orange color. "It will be I promise, you should head back to your family."
I looked at her before looking around for a moment to see if there would be any witnesses before I kissed the top of her head.
"You are so cruel." Domenica teased wrapping her arms around my waist for a moment., "you have thirty seconds."
I threw both of my arms around her holding on tight, "I'm sorry."
"Emmett?" Domenica whispered.
"What?" I asked.
"Just shut up and stay still." she laughed.
I laughed closing my eyes for a moment before hearing footsteps coming towards us.
"Rosalie?" Domenica whispered.
"I don't think so." I said looking behind me to see Vivian.
"Sorry." Vivian whispered.
"Nah it's okay, here this is kind of a funeral for you anyway. I'll be at the house if you need me." I said to Domenica.
"Okay." she smiled.
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Domenica's POV
I watched Emmett walk away knowing exactly what I was going to do regarding him, the whole ordeal had opened my eyes. I wanted him more than anything, if he offered I would take it, if we were in a position I would not fight it. I would allow my conscious to creep in later, I cut my eyes to Domenica.
"I'm sorry I wasn't down here for this." Vivian said.
"No need Vivo, I had help." I grinned.
"Yes I noticed what are you going to do about that?" Vivian asked looking to see if Emmett was still close.
"I am letting him go." I nodded, "it would be the easier thing for all of us I want that man like nobody's business but he is not mine to have. If he wants me he is going to have to come and get me."
"D I am really sorry about this I know it isn't easy." Vivian said putting an arm around my waist.
"Eh crap happens." I said somberly placing an arm around here watching our father's fire burn.
"We are free now so from here on out we do not look back at that life we look forward." Vivian whispered.
"Deal." I grinned, "which means I am due for a serious vacation back home in Italy."
Vivian laughed as we headed towards the Cullen house, "is that where you are headed?"
"I think so, I need to clean my mind." I shook my head, "I will leave tonight but please I am begging do not tell Emmett."
"Why?" Vivian asked.
"He will try to stop me." I sighed, "he needs to let me go too. But what are you going to do?"
Vivian did not answer.
"Viv?" I asked looking to her.
Vivian stood with her eyes wide, I turned to look at what she was witnessing.
"You all have a choice, you let me walk with Nessie or you harm both of us." Amelia said to the Cullen's and Jacob as she held Nessie's hand.