Alec's POV

A knock on the door. Pointless as before I even acknowledge it the door opens.

"Alec, Aro requests your presence in the throne room."

Demetri, or course Demetri. The dutiful servant who believes that he will be spared.

"I will be there in a minute."

He nods, bowing his head down low, in a twisted sign of respect. Not respecting me, respecting my power.

I wait, frozen like a statue, thinking what Aro could possibly want me for. Except the obvious of course. Power.

I once asked to leave and he said yes but just when I got to the door he said, "Remember that you sister remains here, without you to protect her anything could happen…"

That one sentence changed everything. I no longer felt in control, I was a slave.

The run down the empty corridors was quick and everything blurred. I knew the way so well I could run it with my eyes closed. Sometimes I did.

"Ah, Alexander. So nice of you to join us."

I could hear the sneer in Aro's words without looking at his face. The satisfaction at calling me Alexander, a name he knows I hate.

"Take your place. I will speak to you once your sister arrives."

I turned and saw Felix, Demetri and Heidi all waiting in a line. I edged back so that I was also in line with them and then my sister skipped in.

"Yes Aro?"

Her voice was like tinkling bells, innocent. So many people would describe her as innocent looking, but evil. Yet she wasn't. She was just different, easily used.

"Ah, Jane. So nice of you to join us?"

Does this guy have any other ways to greet people then 'Ah, so nice of you to join us.'?

"Why have you called us all here?"

Heidi was as impatient as I was.

"Well, my friends, I have a mission for you all."

I raised one eyebrow.

"All?"

He turned his face towards me with a smile on his face. It was the sort of smile that could be described perfectly as painted on. Fake.

"Why yes, of course. Do you have a problem with that?"

He didn't wait for a reply, just turned away as if he could not bear to look at me any longer. Like a schoolteacher dismissing their least favourite pupil.

"You all have a mission, someone is creating immortal children and it needs to be stopped. I hope you understand the importance of this. These children…"

He paused and looked down, shaking his head slowly.

"These children are then being forced into killing their own families."

He stopped as his voice croaked, as if the emotion was too overpowering.

I took this as an opportunity to laugh.

He glared at me.

"Do you have a problem Alexander?"

I shook my head. Still struggling to stop laughing.

"Do you find suffering funny?"

"Not at all, it is your false caring that amuses me! You pretend to when it is so obvious that you don't. But go on, where is this place?"

He glared once more before continuing like the whole exchange had never happened.

"We need to stop this. I hope you take this mission seriously as it could make or break your career as a Volturi guard."

What does he think this is? A really crappy spy movie? And what does he mean career? Being in the Volturi isn't a career it is being a slave!

"What mission is it?"

Demetri, of course, believing it all. Sickening.

"Well, dear friends, you need to stop the abomination who is making the children do this! And then bring the children back here."

He's still pulling the caring thing.

"Well, before you have never cared about children, you have only cared about the exposure, why do you want the children?"

Everyone looked around in surprise when Jane spoke, they obviously hadn't expected her to, the probably thought all she would do is just stand there and accept it all.

"Now now, Aro means well!"

"I know Demi, I just wanted to know why these children are different!"

It was quite funny to watch them squabble. Yet also disgusting, they had been dating for three weeks and already Corin was planning a wedding. Of course this does not sit well with Heidi because she wants to be the one marrying Demetri.

"I want the children because they are dangerous and I want to experiment."

I looked at him scornfully.

"What on earth would you want to experiment of children for?"

He tapped his nose. Stuck up prick.

"So, do you accept?"

Everyone nodded before turning to me.

"What?"

Jane grabbed my hand and looked into my eyes.

"C'mon Alec! We need you!"

"Why on earth would you need me?"

"Alexander,"

Aro looked at me and nodded at Jane,

"I would advise you to go"

I nodded once.

"Fine, I will go then. What should we pack?"

I was fed up with Aro constantly being able to blackmail me!

"Just the usual. They are on a tropical island, which isn't inhabited. You won't have to worry about sun or anything. Just take cloaks and normal clothes. You will also have a few weeks afterwards if you want so take swimming clothes and whatnot. Have fun, the jet will take off in ten minutes, I expect you to all be ready and waiting in five. Good luck and remember everything I said, you can't be too careful."

Blah blah blah, could it be any more boring? He did go on to say more about the mission but I honestly couldn't be bothered to listen.

"Alexander, would you stay behind a minute?"

Oh God, here's where he's going to warn me that if I run off he will find me. He doesn't need to say so, I already know!

The doors closed.

"Yes?"

"Your mission is to kidnap Renesmee Cullen, if you are successful you may leave the Volturi with your sister. You may now go."

He forced me out of the doors and left me speechless.

We were going to kidnap a girl, what is so special about her that Aro would let us go?