Here is the next chapter. Sorry its a day late. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. It explains everything that has to do with vampires. Well my vampires. The vampires in this story are of my own creation. If anyone becomes confused, please feel free to review and I will try to explain better. Next chapter will be up in a few days or maybe tomorrow, just depends on when I get it done. Also, none of the characters belong to me, they belong to the author. The only things that belong to me are the characters that I made up and the story line. Please enjoy! Grammar will probably need to be fixed and I will try to fix it as fast as I can. Also, I will be putting a new story up, that I hope some of you will look at. Again thank you to my readers. Also throughout this, I talk about Vald The Impaler, I have used knowledge that I found on the computer, so please do not get mad if some things are incorrect, its suppose to go with my story. I am just fitting it to go along with my story line. Please enjoy!

July 5th

Bella had just said bye to Alice and Paisley. She was going to miss having Alice around; she already missed Rose, who had left yesterday. Alice was supposed to be moving back up here in August if she could find a house by then. Bella could not wait until Alice was back. Driving her car over to Charlie's new house. The house was nothing to sneeze at, but house was a just a two-story farmhouse with two bedrooms. She walked up to the front door and knocked on the door. She was hoping that Edward would not open the door and she got lucky when Charlie did.

"Come on in Bella." He said while moving out the way from her to walk into the house. She looked around the house when she actually could look at it. It was a very beautiful old farmhouse. This was the type of house she wanted to live in when she finally got settled. "Lets talk in the living room." Charlie said while walking ahead of her and into what she thought to be the living room. The living room had that old world charm to it and it made Bella smile.

"Where's Edward?" Bella asked while taking a seat on one of the couches in the living room. The room had not been decorated yet, there was boxes sitting around the room. Some had been opened, while others were closed.

"He's gone on a road trip…something about clearing his head." Charlie said while taking a seat on the couch facing the one she was sitting on. He grabbed the book in front of him. It was a very large book and it looked extremely old.

"Oh." Bella said while biting her lip and looking down at her feet. She could not believe that he had actually left. Had she really lost him forever?

"So…the family history first or the vampires…because really they go hand in hand." Charlie chuckled. He loved talking about his family history and he loved explaining his family history to his little girl.

"Does not matter to me…I would just love to know them both." Bella smiled.

"Okay good…lets go back to the 1400's…it was dead in the middle of winter and your great great great-grandfather Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia -"

"Wait…what…your telling me that I am related to Vlad the Impaler?" Bella asked while cutting Charlie off. Charlie did not mind, he just chuckled and nodded his head yes.

"That is correct…Vlad's first wife had another miscarriage and he was angry that he could not have an heir…so that night he prayed…but instead of God answering his prayers…the devil did." Bella sat with her knees pulled up her chest, as she listened to Charlie tell the Swan's family history. "The devil came to him and told him…if you want a child…I will give you that…but you must pledge yourself to me…Vlad went a long with it…but of course the devil was not being nice…he wanted to create a new race," Charlie paused. "A more powerful race…something that could take care of the Lycan's that he had created…and want better way than to lie to the man who was blood thirsty himself…so the devil helped Vlad's wife become pregnant and she had twins…which if you know anything about history…was very unheard…not that it did not happen…it was just looked at weirdly." Charlie explained. "So she had twins, a boy and a little girl. Vlad's wife found out what he had done and that she had given birth to what seemed like two little angels but were actually the creation of the devil."

"So the devil created the vampires?" Bella asked. She could not believe what she was hearing. It was making her head spin.

"That's correct…he also created the lycan's…but they were a handful and he did not like taking care of them…so he created us…the vampires to take care of them and he just used Vlad." Charlie explained.

"That's…wow…hard to believe." Bella said while resting her chin on her knees.

"I know…but Vlad's wife found out and she loved her children…even though she knew what Vlad had did…she sent them away to England with their nursemaid without Vlad finding out…and faked her own death…there is a story about how Vlad's first wife was killed by a troop storming the castle and shooting arrows off…well Vlad's wife acted like she had been shot and then disappeared into the night to never be seen again…the nursemaid raised Lucius and Luminița has her own…under the last name of Voda…Lucius died a few days after they moved to England…he had the rare skin disease that has been passed down to some of us…I think Edward told you about that…correct?" He asked.

"Yes…he said that's how Elena…your mother died." Bella tried to the find the words carefully.

"Yes that is correct…the disease is horrible…once you get out in the sun…your skin blisters and boils and you basically fry death." Charlie tried to explain without becoming too emotional. "There are only few vampires that have this disease and we do not know how to get rid of it or why they get it…we think its God's way of correcting things." He missed his mother dearly. "Luminița was raised to be the perfect daughter and wife to any eligible bachelor…but she also had a temper a mile wide."

"So I am guessing your sister and dad got her temper?" Bella tried to joke.

"Actually yes and you look just like her too…its really uncanny how much you look like her…but then again so do I." Charlie chuckled. "She was around the age of thirteen when the devil came looking for her…he told her everything…that he wanted to make empire of her kind and being young…she followed him and listened to everything that he had to tell her." Charlie explained. "She met Alexander Swan…the son of an Earl and she married him…the devil was happy about this because it meant that she was marrying into a title and that meant his job was going to be easier…so he told her to change her future husband and on their wedding night, she turned him into a vampire…without his consent."

"Did he hate her?" She asked.

"Yes…at first he did…he did not want to forgive her…he actually went out one night and turned a whole village because he went blood crazy," Charlie paused. "The devil at first was not too happy that vampires had been created without him knowing or that they really couldn't be controlled, but he was also happy that there was more to the race than just two people…but you see Alexander…he still did not want to forgive his wife… but when the devil came knocking again about plans of building his empire…great grandfather had a turn of heart and asked what he could do." Charlie stopped and looked down at the table in front of them. "He was money and power hungry…just like my father…I suppose that is where he gets it."

"So what happened?" Bella asked.

"So the devil told them that they would be creating an empire and that they would be changing a family that he had picked out for them…this family would become the second family…the start of the British Coven in 1535." Charlie explained with a smile on his lips. "This family already had a title…they were a duke and duchess in England and the devil wanted to create them into a second family…this family turned out to be my mothers family…her brother Charles I is the king right now…with his wife Makenna and their son Patrick is the royal prince…I was actually named after him." Charlie smiled.

"So how many coven's are there?" She asked. She wondered about that, when Edward brought it up.

"There is us…the royal family and then the second family…the British Coven and then you have the Italian Coven that was created in 1583…this coven is ruled by the Verdone family and is in Florence, Italy somewhere…that was the last place we had seen them at and then the French Coven was created in 1675 and the family ruling that is the Rousseau's…they are turn coats and will choose whichever side they think is winning…they are somewhere in Versailles." Charlie smiled. "Then the Spanish Coven was created in 1778 and the family ruling the coven is the Cobelo family and they are more loyal to me and my mother's family…the Portuguese Coven came soon after that in 1793…they are also very loyal to me and the British Coven…they do not like my father." Charlie explained. "The Greek Coven was the next one to be created and it was created in 1820…Edward is actually a Prince in that family…is own mother had been the Princess Royal in the Greek Coven…but she had married Edward's father the King of The American Coven…after the creation of the Greek Coven…the Egyptian Coven was created soon after that in 1823 and then the American Coven a few years later in 1825 was created and then the Japanese Coven in 1950…we have been trying to create a Coven in Mexico and China…but it has not happened yet." Charlie explained with a smile.

"So was this the devils plan?" She asked. She wondered about that. Why make such a large empire?

"Yes…he gave them a list of places he wanted them to create coven's at…actually there is one coven in Romania that swears up and down that they are related to Vlad…we do not believe this and we try to ignore them but they are vying for a spot in the royal family…they want to rule the vampire world but my father will not have that." Charlie explained.

"So the devil has basically created an incredibly large empire." Bella said while biting her lip. She was nervous and the whole fact that the devil had created the race that she was a member of…it freaked her out a bit.

"Yes…that was his plan…he has created an empire out of the old empires…so my great-grandmother and great-grandfather helped start this empire and then they had a son named Peter Alec Swan in 1600 and then great grandfather passed away in 1603 from being killed by lycans and Peter grew up never really knowing his father and he could not stand his own mother and her blood thirsty ways…so when he got old enough…he headed to America where he met Helena Nicole Darcy…the daughter of a poor farmer and they fall in love and grandma accepted grandfather for what he was and they married…and in 1800…father was born…and grandfather was killed by vampire hunters while trying to save grandma in 1820…and then grandma passed away in 1989…she had been killed by lycans…when mom was born in 1802…the families arranged a marriage between them and they married…mother loved dad but it was nothing like a true mates love…and father knew this when mother refused to give him a son." Charlie explained. "So father pressured mom into giving him an heir and they had me in 1973 and then Bridge came along in 1977…our family is screwed up…I met your mother and she became my mate…I love her so much." Charlie said while smiling and thinking of his mate. "And I suppose you were created." He chuckled. "And I was sent away and never told why and mother she tried to protect you and she kept the secret that you were alive away from father."

"Mom said Elena protected me." Bella said while biting her lip.

"Yeah and I am happy she did…mom actually passed away in 1997…when a pack of lycans got a hold of her because dad had killed one of their members…so that is why I hate lycans." He explained. "If she was still alive…she would be here right now…trying to still protect you."

"I can understand that."

"Yeah…now back to the vampires…now you know the history…but when great-grandmother started creating the covens… rare vampire powers started showing up…in the British Coven...they have a familiar…it can be an animal or people…they are able to control them and they are able to use them to spy on other people…some can even change into an animal form…only a few can do this." He explained. "The Italian Coven and Egyptian Coven can control the elements…and only a few can do this…and the Greek Coven can see into the future and read minds…only two people can do this…actually Edward can read people's minds," Charlie paused. "They can also enter peoples dreams and the French Coven started showing signs of being able to turn into mist and vaporizing…all members have this coven can do this and its only passed down through the males in the line…and the royal family is the only family that each member of the family that was born into it…as every power," He paused. "We can do it all." He smiled.

"Wow…if I change…could I do that stuff?" Bella asked.

"I am not sure…with being half…you may or may not." Charlie said with a sad smile. He hoped his daughter would inherit all of his powers and be a true royal.

"Oh…this is a lot to take in." Bella said while fiddling with her hands in a nervous way.

"Edward told me that he told you about common vampire powers and how vampires are created?" He asked.

"Yes." Bella said while remembering the conversation she had with Edward.

"Good…that makes this easier on me." He laughed and smiled at her. "For myths…garlic has no effect and neither does any religious artifacts and we don't need any invitations to get into someone's house…but this only works for the nobility and we don't sleep in coffins." He laughed more and it made her laugh. He handed her a sheet of paper that had a list of rules on them.

"What is this?" She asked while taking the paper and looking at it.

"These rules will help keep you safe…just look them over and remember them." Charlie explained. Bella looked down at the paper and sighed. She was feeling overwhelmed by everything. Reading through the list, she thought she was going insane.

Rules:

1.) Found drinking from humans - Decapitation

2.) Found stealing another's mate - Tortured by the other mate

3.) Found Changing a human into a vampire without permission from the High King - Tortured and then killed by the High Kings Order

4.) Found mixing of the blood between Lycan's and Vampires - Death of both parties and whatever creäture they created.

5.) Found mixing of the blood between Vampires and humans - Death of both parties and whatever creäture they created.

6.) Found mixing of the blood between Witches and Vampires - Death of both parties and whatever creäture they created.

(Someone found helping the members of the parties or creäture of the mixed parties are sentence to death.)

7.) Found messing with humans – Just punished for whatever they did. So no mind control or torturing humans or killing of humans.

) Found using vampire powers on other vampires – Punished for whatever they did.

9.) Found mixing of classes (So no mixing of nobility with none nobility vampires) - Punished

10.) Pay allegiances to the king of your Coven and Royal Family and High King, if you do not do this, you may be punished if the High King finds it to be necessary.

11.) Only the High King can change someone or the Rulers of a Coven with permission from the High King.

12.) Only the High King can make someone have nobility or you have to be born into it.

"Those rules were designed a long time ago and have been added on…now you need to remember what I told you about the vampire hunter families…okay." Charlie said while looking at his little girl. It saddened him that he had not been there to watch her grow up or to teach her this stuff when she was younger. "It's very important…you cannot trust vampire hunters…no matter what…they have one goal and that's to destroy the vampire race."

"I remember." Bella said while biting her lip and remembering that her ex was a vampire hunter. It scared her that James was a vampire hunter and what his family had wanted to do to her.

"These are vampire hunters…the Vanderbilt's…Astor's…Force's…Cecil's…and the Mackenzie's…remember they were the fallen angels and were created by God to stop us." Charlie said in a stern tone.

"This is all too much to take." Bella said while rubbing at her temples. She looked at a clock that was on one of the walls in the room and could see that the time was around 6:30 P.M. She looked up at Charlie who was smiling at her. She promised Jake that she would go to dinner with him and she was hoping that he did not think that she had stood him up.

"What wrongs?" Charlie asked. He could tell something was bugging Bella.

"I am supposed to be meeting a friend of mine for dinner." Bella explained.

"The lycan?" Charlie asked. He figured with everything that was happening between Edward and her, that she would be spending more time with the lycan. He did not agree with her hanging around the lycan but if Edward trusted her and he was her mate. He would just suck up his pride and let her be around the lycan. He wished that Edward would make everything right and just let Bella be right, even if she wasn't, but he knew that Edward was too stubborn to do that. It made him think, if it had been his mate, he would never leave her and he would make her realize that she was his mate. He hoped that everything would work its way out, because Edward would just become more aggravated, the longer he was away from his mate and not be knowledge by his mate. Male vampires were very needy and needed to be knowledge by their mates on a daily basis, it messed with their minds if they were not. He was lucky that his mate had been human, but he still some days would begin to lose his mind with his mate beside him.

"Yes…I have know it for a long time and I suppose I feel connected to him because he doesn't know about his heritage…like me." Bella explained, while trying to get Charlie's attention. It seemed like he was another world, his eyes had a far off look to them.

"I understand Bella…but be careful…we will finish this tomorrow…okay." Charlie said while standing and smiling at his daughter. He hated that he had blanked out while thinking about things, but he was hoping that Bella had not noticed.

"I am sorry." Bella said while smiling.

"Its fine sweetie…have fun and we will talk tomorrow." Charlie said while showing Bella to the front door.

"Thank you…I enjoyed learning my family history." Bella said with a smile while going to her door.

"Your welcome sweetie…see you tomorrow." Charlie said while closing the door behind him. Bella opened the door to her car and got in. She sighed while sitting there in her car. Everything was a lot to take in. She did not know if she could handle it all.