Azalea's POV

"Look I know you must be upset at me for lying to your daughter but it didn't start out that way. I didn't even know about her powers until she showed me. And by then I was in too deep. I really care about her but I don't know how she'll react if she knows now." I had to take a minute to process all of this. Edward had long since gone back to the house and I figured Dahlia would eventually start wondering where we are but I just couldn't bring myself to think straight just yet.

"Marcus, you have to tell her. if you want to have any kind of honest relationship with her then she has to know." He dropped his head.

"I just can't lose her, not now." I could understand his fear, but I couldn't deny that him telling her the truth is the right and best thing for their relationship.

"If she really loves you then she'll understand." This didn't seem to make him feel any better but it seemed to have convinced him.

"Alright lets go." We made our way, slowly, back to the house. Dahlia was waiting for us outside of the house, she looked nervous and kept pacing back and forth on the porch. I smiled at her once she looked up and saw us so that she would calm down. She smiled back but I could tell that her heart wasn't in it, she knew something was wrong. She met us halfway to the house and ran into Marcus's arms. It shouldn't have made me feel like and intruder but I did. When she finally pulled away from him he stroked the top of her head.

"What's wrong?" He smiled and kissed her forehead.

"What makes you think that here is something wrong? Your mom and I were just talking." She looked over at me as if to get confirmation. I smiled as convincingly as I could.

"Yes but Marcus does have something to tell you." He looked at me and I silently urged him on. The silent exchange didn't go unnoticed.

"What's going on Marcus? You can tell me." Looking at him now I could see how much he cared about her, he was terrified of losing her.

"Lia..." I saw her flinch when he used that nickname. "I haven't been completely honest with you about...myself." She looked confused but I could see wheels spinning in her head. "I'm...not human." Her eyes widened. "I'm a nymph..just like you and your mother." I don't know what I thought would happen when he told her. However, I know I didn't expect her to burst into tears. He on the other hand, did. "Lia please, I know you're upset but just let me explain." She wouldn't listen, that just shows how well I don't know my daughter. When he reached out to hug her she pushed him to the ground.

"How could you? How could you lie to me?" she was more than just upset, she was hurt. I didn't really expect her to have such a short fuse. I stepped closer to her.

"Dahlia-" before I could get another word in I heard a blood curdling scream. From where we were it wasn't loud exactly but something was definitely wrong especially if it came from the house. I turned back to them. "We have to go back."

"I'm not going anywhere with him." And with that she ran into the forest with Marcus watching after her.

"Dahlia! Wait!" I grabbed his arm.

"We have to get back to the house, we don't know what's going on. I'll send Jordan after her he'll find her faster than we can." He gave me the coldest glare I'd ever seen but still did what I said. As we made our way back to the house I couldn't help but think that this was partially my fault, yes Marcus shouldn't have lied to her but I was the one who made him reveal that lie. If he hadn't she'd be with us right now. I just hadn't expected her to react that way. Once we got back to the house everyone, except Jordan who after making sure I was ok went out to find Dahlia, was crowded around Alice. "What happened?"

"She had a vision." That was Jasper. He was sitting next to her rubbing her temples. She looked exhausted and her eyes were bloodshot. What had she seen?

"What was it?" No one answered.

"She hasn't told us yet."

"I saw….I saw the Volturi." When Alice said that I saw every vampire in that room go completely still. What's a Volturi? "They were here and they were standing over all of our ashes. There were faces, so many faces." I knew vampires couldn't cry but I was quite sure Alice would have broken down right then if she could have.

"How is that possible?" That growl came from an unexpected source, Kat. "I commanded them to stay away, there's no way that they can come here and harm us."

"Maybe they can't, but that doesn't mean they can't get someone else to do it." This only seemed to upset her more, thankfully at that moment Seth and Jacob walked in. being with Seth always calms Kat down and tonight was no exception. Edward was the first one to notice Dahlia's absence.

"Where's Dahlia?" I looked over at Marcus who had found a lonely corner to sulk in. I hated what I had to say next, it sounded so unmotherly.

"I don't know, after she heard the news she ran off into the forest but I sent Jordan after her. I'm she'll be ok. There's nothing really in these woods anyway."

Dahlia's POV

I can't believe it! I can't believe that he lied to me all this time! I can't believe that after everything I told him he didn't have the balls to be honest with me! Since I ran off I'd been thinking about what Marcus told me so I don't think I should be judged when I say that I didn't notice the huge white wolf that had crept up behind me. When I did notice it the first thing I noticed about it was its eyes. I felt like I could look into them for the rest of my life. Like they held everything that was important in the universe, everything I needed. But once it stepped closer to me I panicked and I did what I do best. I ran.

Hmmmm so who do you think imprinted on Dahlia? XD