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It had been three hours since she retreated to the far corner of the room, trying to focus on a book that she'd randomly selected from the shelf. Alec heaved a sigh, growing tired of waiting for her to just accept her fate and get this over with. He'd already accepted the undeniable chemistry between them, but she just apparently couldn't fathom it.
"You know what's a really weird phrase?" She mused from across the room.
Alec nearly snorted. She was too afraid to talk to the others, but while she was only with him, she was at ease, reading a book casually and talking to him as if they'd been friends for years. "What?" He asked, though he couldn't really care less. He just asked for her benefit.
"When people say that they can't wrap their heads around something." June replied, shutting the book and holding it down from her face so she could look at Alec. "I mean, really. Of course you can't. Unless you just got ran over by a car and it smushed your skull into a pancake, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be able to wrap your head around it anyway."
"Are you finished with stalling?" Alec demanded, a growl leaving his throat, trying to scare her into just getting the hell over to him.
June raised her pointer finger, tapping her plump lower lip as she thought about it. "Hm... No."
If his gaze could burn holes through things, she'd be burnt to a crisp by now. "When will you be done?"
"Please allow four to seven business days for me to be ready to have sex with a vampire who I barely even know." She replied in a monotone voice.
Ever since she'd gotten more comfortable with him, she'd been acting like this. While he much preferred a sociable June to a scared one, he couldn't exactly waste time. "We only have tonight to do this, or else Aro will execute you tomorrow morning and pick someone else."
Her blood ran cold. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I did." Alec answered, irritated. "But you were too busy rambling on and on about how there are more plastic flamingos in the world than there are real ones."
"But it's true!" She gasped, holding the book out to him. "I swear, it's in this book!"
"But it's irrelevant." The vampire replied with a roll of his eyes. "Look, I know that you don't want to do this. I can understand that. And I don't want to do this, because I don't want to be forcing you to do anything. I'd rather be taking my time with this, trust me. But we have to do it because I don't want to lose you." During the time that he was talking, he'd crossed the room to her. June's heart beat a mile a minute as Alec raised his hands and gently cupped her cheeks. "Okay?" He questioned softly, watching as her eyelids fluttered closed and she nodded, her lips parting slightly, invitingly.
At first, Alec neared her lips slowly, giving her time to turn away from him, but she never did so. She stayed still, her warm breath fanning out over his face. His lips pressed to hers gently, as if testing out the waters before he swam. When her arms wrapped around his neck, bringing him closer to her, he took control, kissing her harder, rougher, with far more passion.
Somewhere during the time, they'd lost their clothing, and then it was just skin on skin, scorching hot heat against an ice cold surface.
It was then that Alec realized that he'd undeniably and irrevocably fallen for Lily Carter.
When she opened her eyes, he was gone. Part of her hadn't expected him to stay, but part of her was still disappointed that he was gone. She laid there for a few moments, raising a hand to her lips. The were still swollen and tender to the touch, but it made her smile softly despite the irritation it caused her.
Climbing out of bed, she pulled on a nightgown just to cover herself before she busied herself with making the bed and cleaning up any discarded clothing left on the ground. There was a pillow nearby that was ripped in half, making her blink in surprise before she set it off to the side, not really knowing what to do with it.
She stood up, a wave of nasuea hitting her at once. June ran to the bathroom, throwing open the door and heaving as soon as she came into the bathroom. She heard someone enter and felt them holding her hair back, allowing her to empty the contents of her stomach into the toilet. Once she had finished, June shakily stood with Alec's help.
"Are you alright?" Alec questioned frantically, smoothing back her hair. "What happened?"
June shook her head, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. "I'm fine. I feel alright now, Alec. Can I... Can I take a shower?"
"Go ahead." Alec replied, motioning to the shower that was on the far side of the room before he left the room, closing the door behind him. June heaved a sigh, turning on the shower before she stripped herself, sliding the door shut behind her once she'd entered.
It didn't take her too long to finish, and once she did, she carefully wrapped a plush towel (black, as usual) around herself before she walked cautiously into Alec's room. She expected to see him there but he wasn't present, however the doors were shut and locked, which probably meant that Alec had locked them for her to ensure that no one accidentally walked in.
On the bed, she found a black dress waiting for her. It was simple, going to her mid thigh and flaring out in almost a poof, with long sleeves that went to her wrists. There were matching shoes with it and she pulled those on, not caring enough to apply any makeup (although she didn't have any) or do anything with her hair. She unlocked the doors and opened them carefully, still cautious around the rest of the vampires, only to be met with Alec.
"Ready?" He questioned, holding his hand out for her to take. She took it immediately, feeling safer already.
"For what?" She asked, though she had a feeling about what it was.
"Aro has requested to speak with you so he can check whether or not it was a success." Alec replied. "He'll ask to take your hand. It's his way of seeing your memories and reading your thoughts. I'll be right there with you, so there's no need to be afraid. He won't harm you when I'm around."
The protective sound in his voice made her feel calm instantly and she nodded her head, staying close to Alec's side as they strode down the hallways of the castle.
They entered the throne room all too soon for June's case, and she could feel her heart beating a mile a minute. "Calm down." Alec muttered to her, "You'll be okay." He assured her softly, making her calm automatically.
"Ah, June!" Aro greeted in his usual sickly sweet tone, a grin on his face. She seemed more at ease, althoh her posture was still stiff, indicating that she was still afraid. But that was to be expected. "Come here, my dear." He held out his hand expectantly.
June spared a glance at Alec, who nodded his head as if to tell her to go forward. She gulped, reluctantly releasing his hand, immediately feeling her stomach churn without the security of him near her. She held her head up high, trying to look confident, though she was feeling anything but that. She walked forward, keeping an even, confident stride, stopping before Aro and putting her hand in his quickly.
He sighed and closed his eyes, putting his other hand over hers, seeing her memories flash through his eyes. When he finished, he released her hand, his eyes opening and his lips spreading into a gleeful grin. "She's with child! And a boy as well."
So that's why she was sick this morning. Her hand went to her stomach, holding a hand over her skin. It wasn't bulging yet, but why would it be? There were still nine months to go.
"Ah, we have to inform you of a few things, my dear." Aro spoke up, making her look at him. "I see the confusion on your face. Vampire children develop rapidly, which means that your child is already far more developed than most would be at this age. In fact, it will only take two weeks at the most for you to meet your son."
"Two weeks." She repeated, looking down at her stomach with wide, blue-grey eyes. TWo weeks until she met the little boy in her stomach. She already felt protective of him, although she had no idea what he was like.
Suddenly, a sharp pain in her stomach made her cry out and fall to her knees. Aro stood at once, looking to Demetri. "Get the blood. Alec, take her to your room. Demetri will meet you there with all of the necessary equipment." He saw how hesitant Alec looked, so he smiled. "Dear, dear Alec, we know about the mistakes that the Cullens made in the past and have prepared ourselves. Your mate will not die."
Alec scooped June up into his arms, going to his room using his enhanced speed. He laid her down on the bed, allowing her to grip his hand as the pain rippled through her, her screams echoing throughout the room.
"Demetri!" Alec roared, growing impatient. How long did he have to wait to take away his mate's pain? That reminded him. He released his power, robbing her of her senses, taking away the pain. After a moment she stopped screaming, laying there quietly, though stray tears rolled down her cheeks.
Demetri entered at that moment, a box filled with cups upon cups of blood. He took a few out, immediately forcing them down June's throat.
After ten cups of blood, Alec allowed his power to recede. June had stopped screaming, but her eyes were closed, indicating that she was sleeping. Alec heaved a sigh, looking tiredly at the cups of blood in the box as Demetri left the room.
Aro said that they were well equipped, but that didn't mean that June's life wasn't in danger, and he'd be damned if he let her die.