So now I am sorry, that this chapter has more errors than normal, but I had a bit of a concentrating probable. Because someone was always hovering behind me saying "Hop hop, come on that has to go faster. Hop hop" Grrrrr...how annoying...

Bella's POV

My eyes are unseeing looking around the room while my mind is otherwise occupied. The memory of the soothing hug of the three kings still fresh in my mind. Their hands and bodys were so soft so warm. So unlike any other vampire, I have ever met before, not that I have met a lot, but still…It can't be a human-bloood-drinker thing, because Victoria felt cold, freezing so. The other one to, the male vampire at her said. Laurent He was part of the group Victoria was traveling with before. Even thought he doesn't seem like he likes her that much. There was always a strange glittering in his eyes when he looked at her. It never missed to let a shudder run down my spin…even in my memory his gaze war terrifying. Now when I think back it's startling, how obviously distanced he was to his group, even at the time they interrupted the baseball game with the Cullen family. Hmmm…his strange behavior is something I need to remember in case I see him again. Not that would turn out to be a pleasant meeting anyway, but it can't hurt to try and figure out as much as possible about him. It could prove to be useful later on. The soft caress of the warm hand on my head brings my attention back to the other occupants of the room. Caius is standing beside me while neither Aro nor Marcus are anywhere to be seen. They brothers have been in here at all times at least one of them was always by my side. Even though I still can't understand why, I got used to them, or as much as possible for the moment. Carlisle has been in here a few times too to change the bandage on my head, check my injury and after some time to free my wrist of the annoying material. If he had waited any longer, I probably would have removed it myself the tickling really did nothing good to my already unsettled state of mind. I have been in this room for some time now and as soon as Carlisle gives his ok I will be able to explore the castle. It won't take long until the bandage on my head would be removed to. Carlisle said it healed pretty well and that I would be back to normal soon. But even after that he wouldn't leave. After a throughtly discussion with Aro, Caius and Marcus he decided it best to stay at the castle. The other members of the Cullen family were already informed and would arrive within the next hours, but until then there was nothing for me to do. Except for looking around the room, which was already so familier after having nothing else to do then staring at the walls for hours on end and occasionally talking to the ones around, which I was to tired to do most of the time. The caressing hand on my head disappeared and seconds later the bed sinks down beside me and Caius eyes are directly above my head. I look up to meet his gaze. His eyes shining brightly as he looks at me with the same intensity he always uses with me. His eyes are unreadable as he scans my face for something. His hair is falling over his shoulder as his head cocks to the side as he seemingly considered something. "I want to show you a special place." I look at him confused waiting for him to continue. "Of course not right now, but maybe tomorrow. Depending on what the Cullen leader says….I am sure you will like it…"

Caius POV

I watch her nod and wait until her breathing evens out and she is asleep again. This gives me the time I need to think. I talked about this with my brothers and we agreed, that this was the best course of action. Even though we are still on high alert, because of Victiorias sudden attack things have calmed down a bit. Just slightly, but it's a process non-the-less. It is starting to get annoying all this people rushing through the castle just waiting for something to happen. There are still some things going on right now like the Cullen boys pathetic attempts of flight, but other than that it's quiet peaceful. A little too peaceful. I don't like it. I fear for my little mate, she is so fragile, so vunearable. I don't want anything to happen to her not after we just found her. I have waited for her so long. Of course I had women before her. Many women after all I have had more than 3000 years to gain experience in that department. Not that it was ever my main goal. They were just a nice distraction.

This many years with Athenodora really started to get to me. This woman was too obsessed with me. Always too friendly. Too ready to do anything I desire. It makes me suspicious. Even more now then ever before. Even though I have told her about Bella and finding my soul mate she is still acting like a lost puppy following me around nearly all the time. She tried to convince me, that I was imagining things. That Bella was not my soul mate, but she is wrong and she knows it. But she won't admit it not even to herself. I am really starting to et worried about her situation. I nearly snapped her neck when she tried to sneak into Bella's room for the fourth time yesterday, if it wasn't for Sculpicias appearance she would be dead right now. Sculpicia took it far better than Athenodora even going as far as to say she expected something like this from day one. She knewAro and she weren't soul mates it was clear from the start, but she was still very much in love with him and still is. Even though it's more like a family kind of love than anything else. Sighting I rub my face. I wish I could say this about my soon-to-be-exwife as well. She was so damn stubborn. Except to the general opinion, that I am cold and heartless, which I can be, I don't like hurting family members. At least not when there is another way out.

Suddenly I was torn from my thoughts at the noice of rushed footsteps. Alec came rushing in the room looking completely breathless and on high alert. I look at him immediately demanding in a stern voice "What happened?" Alec looked at me for a moment completely nervous before he finally found his voice again. "She is gone. Just disappeared. I was going on my rounds and then I saw the open cell door."
"Who, who is gone Alec?" I get an uneasy feeling as I look over to my and my brothers sleeping beauty. "Who is gone?" I asked again after I didn't get an answer fast enough. "Victoria. I was going to look since I heard a noise earlier and when I was there the door was open and nobody was inside. The guards, who were in front of it burning in a fire near the cell."

I can feel my unbeating heart clenching in my chest. She was gone. Victoria was gone. They fucking let her get away. I can feel my face twist into a sadistic smile.

So she wants to play dirty? Hah. She certainly challenged the wrong person. She is so going to regret it when her limbs are slowly burning one by one…Stupid woman…