As promised here is the new chapter. Thanks for the new review!
This chapter is for you Kitty Curtis as I suppose for you picture that Jane is your favourite character.
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I was willing to protect Evelyn with whatever force necessary from anything that came through that door... anything except my sister. As Jane burst through the threshold, throwing splintering planks of timber in her wake she looked furious.
"You attacked Felix! Why would you do that!" she screamed.
She had obviously not seen me cripple Felix and steal Evelyn away from the carnage which I was thankful for. I loved my sister but I would be the first to admit that she was even more ruthless than I and held human life in the same regard as the dirt that accumulated on the soles of her shoes.
"He questioned my authority, Jane." I said quickly, realising it was not at all a lie, merely a small portion of the truth.
"You attacked him to prove a point? To prove your strength?" Jane shouted louder still. "Aro is not happy! You're thoughtless attack makes you little better than a rash newborn in his eyes… and in mine! What were you thinking?"
I knew I had to come up with a better lie to keep Jane from discovering Evelyn. If her fury dissipated enough for her to completely take in her surroundings she would discover Evelyn's lingering scent and perhaps even her faint heartbeat that was barely noticeable thanks to the thick sides of the trunk she was concealed in.
"He stole one of mine!" I lied quickly, "I was just about to kill a girl and he interrupted, tried to steal her. I was so caught up in my feeding frenzy that before I knew what I was doing I had attacked him."
I had to admit that the lie seemed feasible and even loosely fit with what I presumed was Felix's account of things. It seemed to calm Jane a little which worried me as I did not want her to notice the remnants of Evelyn's presence.
"I knew you would not have attacked him consciously," said Jane, all of the fury gone. "Aro will understand that is was in the heat of the moment that you made such a stupid decision. Never forget though, if you intentionally create divides within the Volturi guard Aro will dispose of you, not matter how much he loves your… talents. He loves unity in his army more than anything."
As Jane spoke I feared that she already knew what had happened as her warning seem to correspond perfectly with the reckless decision I was making in keeping a human alive in the depths of Volterra but Jane seemed oblivious to the faint heartbeat beside her… for now. I had to get her out of the room.
"I know, sister. Now let us go and explain these unfortunate occurrences to Aro so I may make my apologies." I said as I gently steered her out of the room. I made my way to the grand parlour where I knew Aro would be lounging after his "meal" while his throne room was cleaned of the atrocities that had just occurred within.
"Alec," murmured Aro as I entered before he had even seen me enter, "I am afraid you have caused somewhat of a mess."
All at once Aro abandoned his niceties and flew of his lounge to stand powerfully in front of me.
"Why did you attack my faithful Felix?" he shouted.
"I am sorry master!" I stammered, "He interrupted my feeding, he tried to steal my prey and I lashed out before I could stop to think."
Aro seemed to consider me for a moment and his face softened.
"I suppose that is understandable. You may forgiven this time, Alec but do not let it happen again. You must gain more control. I expect better for someone of your age but then again I suppose I did turn you too young for you to be completely responsible."
Aro became caught in his thoughts and I took it as my cue to leave and turned to walk back to my chambers.
"Alec?" Aro said softly and I turned to face him once more.
"You may want to avoid Felix," Aro said with a small grin, "he is not very happy with you at the moment."
"Understood sir." I replied, returning Aro's smile covertly before continuing on my way.
On the short walk back to my shattered door I thought of Evelyn hidden within the trunk. She would have regained consciousness by now. Would she be mad for what I did or would she understand and forgive me? I knew I could not gather the answers to these questions in my room for it was not nearly private enough. As I reached my chambers I quickly seized the trunk and a torch from the wall as I exited the room and carried them both down toward the dungeon. The twisting tunnels of the castle's underbelly were enough to loose oneself in and that was exactly what I needed to do… Loose myself so that no one could find me… could find us.
Luckily I was not seen by anyone on my way downwards for which I was thankful. I was not sure how I could explain carrying a large trunk around with me. As I entered the dungeon I began taking a series of random turns that led me to a secluded cell far away from the dungeon entrance. I knew barely anyone came down here and even few explored this far. We would be safe here. I placed the torch I had carried down in the bracket on the wall before setting the trunk down. I could sense Evelyn's heartbeat, frightened and fast from within and knew that I would have some explaining to do when I opened the lid. Not wanting to prolong her anxiety anymore I quickly unlocked the trunk.
Evelyn burst forth with such force even I found it intimating. It seemed it was the day for people to be thoroughly displeased with me. The rage was clear on her face as she immediately met my eyes and started her tirade.
"How dare you lock me in there? And what the hell did you do to me? I couldn't hear, I couldn't see or move. Do you have any idea what that is like! How could you! I thought you meant me no harm…"
I quietly waited for her to calm down, assured that no one would hear her shouts. As she fell silent I looked at her with apologetic eyes.
"I'm sorry but it was necessary." I said quietly.
"Oh you're sorry!" she began shouting, "And why exactly was it necessary?"
"Because there was someone coming into my room and I knew they would kill you if they found you."
"Oh" she muttered, all the fury fading from her features which was replaced by a adorable embarrassment.
"I thought at first it was Felix, the one who attacked you but it was my sister." I explained hoping to convince her once again that I would never hurt her.
"I'm sorry. I didn't realise you were protecting me." Evelyn mumbled, her face turning a tantalizing shade of red.
"You will soon realise Evelyn," I said softly, "that the purpose of my existence now is to protect you."
Okay it is very late in my part of the world so I must recharge the batteries. I will have the next chapter up in less than 24 hours so stay posted!
