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Chapter 4

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15 years earlier

I was sitting in my room in the Volturi castle. I was reading a book when I heard someone knocking at my door.

"Come in please," I said. It was Jane who entered my room.

"Master Aro wishes to speak to you in the throne room," she said.

"Ok, thank you Jane. I will be there shortly." I replied

I wondered why Aro wanted to see me. Maybe there was another mission for me and he wanted to fill me in. Aro only called on me when he desired someone that he couldn't get to. I have the power to hypnotize a person or vampire and have them do whatever I want. The power lay in my eyes. There are not your typical red or golden eyes if you live of animals. My eyes are violet. I didn't discover this until I was approached by Eleazar 150 years ago. He could sense a vampire's ability by touch. I was in Italy alone when I was hunting. He approached me and when he shook my hand he sensed right away what I can do. He was so impressed with my ability, so he offered me a place in the Volturi Guard. I was first in command because of my power.

I walked into the throne room where Aro was waiting for me alone. Only he and Eleazar knew about my power. Aro never wanted anyone to know because of the missions he sent me on. I had to track down vampire with rare gifts. Once I tracked them I used my gift in order to "lure" them into joining the Guard. That is what Aro was doing; coveting great power. We had to make it look like they were joining on their free will. If word got out that he was abusing his power as our leader, then the entire vampire world would join together to take them down.

"Yes Master. Did you want to see me?" I asked.

"Yes my dear one. I have an assignment for you," he replied.

"Of course, what is it that you request of me?" I asked

"There is a rumor in the vampire world about a very powerful coven. Even more powerful then we are," he said.

I knew right away what he wanted. POWER! That was what drove him.

"You want them all master?" I asked

"Yes, but it's not going to be so easy for you to use your power on her. She is a shield and protects everyone in her coven. She does have a weakness," he said in a menacing tone.

"What is that master?" I asked

"When she was human she got pregnant by a vampire and had three children which are also very powerful. That is how you will get to her through her children. She would do anything to protect them even surrender herself," he continued.

As he told me I couldn't feel that this was right. There was something wrong. Something he wasn't telling me. Why only the mother and not all of them. That has never stopped him before. Who is this girl and what does he want with her?

"When do you want me to leave? How will I know if I have the right coven?" I asked with some hesitation but he didn't notice.

"You start tomorrow. There will be a car waiting to take you to the airport and you will go to Forks, Washington. That is where she will be. I expect you to return with her in 1 week. Her name is Isabella Swan. Don't understate her powers," he said.

"As you wish master" I said walking out before looking over my shoulder to see Aro smiling in victory.

With that I left the throne room and started to pack for my journey.

I was due to arrive at the airport at sundown for my flight to Seattle. There would be a car waiting for me to take me to forks. I was to locate Isabella Swan She preferred to be called Bella. I reached the computer and googled the town of Forks. As I continued my research I found an article about the sheriff of police and that his daughter was missing. Her name was Isabella Swan. I knew I had the right place.

When I arrived I rented a hotel room for the week. I decided that I would go to the sheriff's house and find out what happen. I waited until morning and headed to his house. I knocked on the door and a middle age man answered the door.

"Hello, how may I help you?" he asked.

As he opened the door a strong scent of vampire hit me. It was the sweetest thing I've ever smelled in my 150 years of existence. It was a combination of the sweetest flower and the most intoxicating venom. I was briefly lost in her scent. I shook my head out of the hazy that was her scent. I came to realize that there was no way he would speak the truth to me so I resolved in hypnotizing him into telling me the truth.

"I want you to tell me everything about the disappearance of you daughter," I demanded.

"Please come in and have a sit so we could start," he answered.

I walked into the house and sat down. I looked at my surrounding and notice a lot of pictures of a young lady with mahogany hair and chocolate brown eyes. She was beautiful as the sunrise. I sat on the couch and motion for Charlie to have a sit. He began to tell the story of Bella.

"My daughter came to live with me when she was 17 years old. She attended Forks high and fell in love with Edward Cullen. They were very much in love. He had saved her from a vampire that attacked her…" he said but I cut him off.

"You know about vampires?" I asked. He looked at me like I was speaking some foreign language.

"Yes I know about everything, about vampires and wolves. Bella wanted me to know everything she didn't want to hide anything anymore it hurt her to much. When she was able to talk freely to me it seemed to relax her" he replied. She has broken our number one law. Aro will be very interested in that fact. He will be able to use this to his advantage.

"I'm sorry please continue," I told him.

"Ok where was I? Right, so he protects her from a vampire name James in Phoenix. Apparently she thought he had her mother and went over there without protection to save Renee. She's always been like that; taking care of everyone else," he continued to explain as I listened in awe. I found myself drawn to her for an unexplained reason.

"On here 18th birthday there was an incident involving Edward's brother Jasper. She got attacked by Jasper and Edward stepped in front of her again to protect her. Two days later he left her alone in the woods. I called for a search party and everyone came down looking for her even her friends from La Push. Sam Uley found her. He is the Alpha of the wolf pack. She was a lifeless shell. When he was carrying her all she asked was why and kept repeating 'he's gone'. I was so pissed with that asshole before I knew that truth. Bella found out she was pregnant and wanted to keep it. That was when she broke down and told me everything. She told me that they were not your typical vampires. That they fed from animals so they could easily be around humans and that there thirst was muted. I believed her because she was always with him and his family more then she was here with me."

I was lost in my thoughts once again. Not only did he know of our world but also befriended our worst enemies. The children of the Moon. How was this possible? We were created to destroy one another and here she was, friends with them. She was making it too easy for me to take her to Aro.

He was so involved in telling everything that he didn't realize there was a knock at the door. I sensed her before she knocked on the door and I left through the back door before she had a chance to see me.

"Dad" a musical voice called to him.

"What are you doing on the couch?" she asked him. She must have smelled me because I heard her hissing and run to the back door looking for me. I hid in the shadows where she couldn't see me. She ran back to her dad. I stayed to the shadows but close enough to hear what was being said in the house.

"Dad, are you ok? How could you let him in the house? I told you how dangerous they are," she seethed.

"What are you talking about Bella? How could I let who in the house? I've been alone all day," he said with confusion in his tone.

"What are talking about dad I can smell that there was a vampire in the house?" she said confused.

"Kid, I think there is something wrong with you. No one has been here. I would remember" he answered her.

"Dad please, just be careful. I don't want anything to happen to you" she said and I could feel love and concern in her musical voice.

"Oh, come on Bells. I am a grown man and I can protect myself" he said as he was trying to ease her concern.

After much debate she stayed and cooked dinner for her farther. He stayed in the living rooms with who I guess were to be her children. They had a funny smell. Half vampire: sweet and cool at the same time. They had the smell of the most delicious blood. I could imagine how she smelled in her human time.

The venom in my mouth pooled and had to swallow it back. I had to hunt. I didn't want to alert anyone of my presence there so I ran with vampire speed to Oregon. I hunted some homeless people. When I was done I turned back to Forks. A very distinct scent made me follow it and guided me to a cottage in the woods. If I wasn't a vampire I would have never found it. It was her. I stayed out of sight watching her, observing her. Everything she did and everywhere she went. She never went anywhere with out her children. She spent most of her days in La Push and then she would go at her father's house and cook his dinner. Two days later she went hunting. I took the opportunity and approached her.

"Excuse me" I said. She hissed and got into a defensive crouch.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you. I couldn't help wondering why you feed from animals" I asked knowing this may be my only hope of getting close enough to her.

"Simple. I don't want to be a monster. Wait you smell familiar. You were in my father's house!" and that wasn't a question. "What do you want?" she hissed at me.

"I heard of a coven that live here and have a different way of living. I also know that they feed off animals so they can interact with human more easily," I try to reassure her. She look on her face told me she was hurting. As I got close she took a step back the lowered herself more into her crouch.

"Please I mean no harm. I just wanted to join them for a while so that I can change my way of life." I looked into her eyes and tried to hypnotize her but I failed as Aro predicted. Instead I felt like she was hypnotizing me. For a brief moment I got lost in her eyes.

"They left about 5 years ago" she sobbed. I watch as real tears fell down her cheek. It made me wonder; which was the real reason Aro wanted Bella. She was not an ordinary vampire. There was something there, hidden. She was a wonder that should be left unexplored.

"I didn't mean to make you cry. It's ok, if you don't want to talk about it. We can continue hunting. That's if you don't mind my joining you?" I gave her the most beautiful smiled to show her I meant to harm. I was enchanted by her beauty.

"Um…I …um….guess it's ok." She said and a small smile played on her lips... Those nice full kissable lips…

We hunted in peace she showed me how to hunt animals and bury the corpse when I was done. I had to admit it was satisfying. What made it unforgettable was hunting with her. We parted and said good night.

When I got to my hotel room I took a bath and put fresh clothes on. I watched a little TV and waited to call Aro to report my progress. I dialed his number.

"Hello, my dear one," he Answered.

"Hello master!" I replied

"Tell me about your progress," I heard his impatience in his voice.

"It will be more difficult then I thought. My power doesn't seem to affect her. I need more time to build trust between us," I spoke trying to hide the conflict in my voice.

Aro wasn't pleased but I did not care. He gave me time. He was determined to have her. Before ending out call he ordered me to call him daily and reporting my progress.

I on the other hand, I was waiting for the new day to come so I could see her again. That vampire… She had such power. The affect she had on me… I was mesmerized by her. I have never seen anything as beautiful as her.


A/N:

Once again I want to thank everyone for reviewing. I also want to thank my family who have open accounts on and follow my story.

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Just to let you know. I will be out of town for 6 days, so the next update will be when I come back. Thank you again.