Aro.

It was the third day, since Alec left, and his twin appeared sorely distraught. She had asked several times, and I was just waiting for Demetri to return in order to fetch him.

We were sitting in our Hall awaiting Heidi with some fresh blood to feed upon, when Alec stumbled in, smelling of smoke, blood, with a female newborn in tow, wrapped in his stained and scorched cloak.

Jane flew upon him and gave him a bears hug. "Thanks God, you're save and back!" She cried, almost in tears. I let her have her way with him, than I cleared my throat obviously.

"Alec, dear, you know that you failed me and ought to be punished? You made me wait for three days, and apparantly turned someone on your own decision." I stated matter of fact.

Jane gazed sadly at her brother, then gave me a look of entreaty, but I had to stay determined. Too much had happened the last days, to show superfluous mercy.

"Felix, Santiago, fetch him!" I know his devotion was deep enough not to defend himself and bear my decisions without further question, but the moment, my two guards lay hands on him, the newborn bared her teeth and darted on them. She knocked Santiago down, but was restrained by Felix, until he suddenly froze, hands on his back, while she gazed intensely at him.

Alec's cloak layed behind, and this strange woman was all nude, too much muscles and too less curves to be attractive.

"Jane!" I commanded. She soon obeyed, setting her eyes on the female, causing her crunch with pain.

Alec shot an accusing, angry glance at his sister, but just this second I felt unbearable pain rolling over my spines. The newborn held Jane in her gaze.

"Alec!" I growled, but my little boy only hesitated for a second, then shook his head and said with a trace of guilt in his voice" I am sorry, Master, but I will not harm her."

Felix and Santiago again tried to put Alec in their hold, and my pain ended soon. Jane seemed to be absolutely confused and disoriented. Then she got on her knees, with a pleading look, head bowed" I beg your pardon, Master, I didn't mean to harm you, I cannot explain, what happened to me."

The newborn bounced quickly and stood in front of Alec, growling, teeth bared, ready to fight anyone who would approach him. It was a very dangerous situation, and I wasn't sure, what to do about.

Caius seemed all too ready to interfere,his eyes flashing like hell 's fire.

"Alec!" I thundered " You will keep this newborn at bay, or else…" I was interrupted by a soft voice, which seldom could be heard in this halls. " Leave him be, brother, even he he wanted to obey, he simply couldn't. "

Astonished I looked up to my brother Marcus, who's regard was fixed completely on Alec and his female. Without looking at me, he added" They share a strong bond, but something different from mating, I never experienced such a thing before. "

There was more than a spark of interest in his eyes, and his tilted head showed not the apathetic expression that he bore most of the time.

Rosalia

My angel led me through many corridors, festooned with boulding or paintings, until we reached a great Hall. Three throne-like chairs stood there, with three men sitting on them, one, bored looking, black haired, one seemingly aggressive with nearly white coloured hair, the last, dark one watched us with great interest.

Several other persons were present, standing around, a small girl/woman came running and hugged my angel, and I knew from Alec's mind, she was his twin, and the same way I recognised the three men being his masters.

The one I found to be called *Aro" addressed him, and judged him to be punished, which infuriated me in a kind, I didn't know before.

Then two big men, with a tattoo *bodyguard * on their forehead came upon my angel, and I growled with rage. How dared they! It was much worse, than attacking me first hand, Alec was so much a part of me, and even more, and I wouldn't anyone allow to hurt him in any way.

Instinctively, I bounced on those men, and got one down on the ground, but the bigger one was on me, and I wished desperately to stop him.

Suddenly, he stood stock still, and didn't attack any more, but this Aro cried out *Jane* and at once I felt like being burnt again. I wanted so fiercely to protect Alec from that cruel guy, but I didn't want to hurt his twin, even if she caused me pain, I only thought, HE ought to feel like this.

And somehow he did…

Then this tyrannical bastard entrusted my angel to do something, which he apparantly wasn't willing, and I bared my teeth at him, but when Alec did not follow his orders, HE was attacked again.

I readied myself, to fight anyone off, the white haired growling at me, but then the last of the three spoke.

I sensed Alec's amazement, and then his relief, and my tense, too, eased a little bit.

Alec looked up to me with a strange expression on his face, doubting, unbelieving? I searched for his emotions, and, there, he couldn't believe he was that important to me, he had never been I this way, except for his sister.

*But you are. I don't know how, or why, but you are. You are!* I thought, and hugged him fiercely.