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Previously in South America:

Zafrina, Hulien, Emmett and most of the Hybrids are searching South America for other hybrids. Leah, Demitri, the Clearwaters and Healers are in Salta with Rosa, Joham's eldest.

Previous in Volterra:

The first meeting with the covens. The Masters introduce the Spirit Walkers, Werewolves and Hybrid Horsemen to the first group of coven leaders and nomads.

This chapter is set two weeks later.

CHAPTER 22

Charlie POV - South America with Leah, Demitri, Rose, Hulien and the Clearwaters.

I sat outside with Harry and Seth. Rose had given Leah a tea to induce labor, the baby had been restless for days as it grew too large for Leah's womb. I could smell the scent of the analgesic herbs burning from the ensuite bathroom. We had sterilized Leah's bathroom yesterday and brought cheap cushions to make it comfortable, it would be an ideal place for the labor.

I could hear Demitri singing to calm the baby and Leah's footsteps as she paced the room. Leah let out a scream of agony. Seth and Harry looked up in alarm. I'd heard screams just like that when Renee was going through labor. I listened as Sue comforted her daughter, she was helping Rose and Hulien deliver the baby, she had a lot of experience as a midwife on the La Push Res.

Harry began to pace as time seemed to crawl. I had reassured them both over the last six hours. I understood their fear, but allowed myself to hope; the Ancestors had told the Horsemen that Leah and the baby would be fine. The scent of the analgesic smoke increased, Sue had added more leaves to the censure. I wasn't sure how strong an effect it would have on Leah, Rose has been unable to give her an epidural, Leah's skin was too hard.

I'd offered to make some food for Seth and Harry, they said they weren't hungry. I'd made several thermoses of calming tea for them hours ago, they'd both gulped down the tea, but it hadn't calmed them completely. Nothing would stop Harry and Seth from fearing for Leah's safety until they saw her and the baby after the birth. It had now been eighteen hours since Leah began feeling contractions.

At last we heard Sue tell Leah to push, she had finally reached the final stage of labor. This was an excellent sign, the baby would be delivered without a cesarean. Harry and Seth's scent changed as more adrenaline pumped into their blood. I went inside to make more tea. I saw Hulien run down the stairs to join me. We made a few more thermoses of calming tea, Hulien was in a good mood, "it's going well isn't it?" I whispered to her, she smiled wider and nodded. "The baby seems to understand what's happening, it's being careful. We give Leah the tea to make sure her and the baby are calm." She whispered.

I returned to Harry and Seth with fresh calming tea. "She's doing very well. It appears to be a normal labor, she's handing it will remarkable strength." I told them. They seemed to relax a little and started to drink more tea. "I hope when I imprint I never put my mate through that." Seth said quietly. Harry nodded, "it was hard watching you and Leah being born, I was panicking both times. Sue handled it like a champ, she was the one consoling me." He said to Seth. "Renee tried to castrate me in the delivery room." I told them. Harry chuckled, "I remember, you couldn't walk straight for a week." I cringed at the memory.

Twenty minutes later I smelled blood, I heard the cry of the baby as Leah sighed "thank fuck that's over." Harry let out a ragged breath in relief. "She's okay?" Seth asked, I nodded. He slumped in relief. We could hear Sue cooing as she tended to the baby. Harry smiled and called out "hurry up, I want to meet my grandkid!" Rose appeared at the window and glared at him "Harold Ephraim Clearwater, you will sit there and wait patiently like a good boy. We're busy." She chastised him, she was looking disheveled. Harry grinned and nodded.

Demitri came outside a few minutes later, holding the swaddled baby. He was looking a little green and shaking slightly. Harry rushed over to him and stared at his new grandkid. "Her name's Violet." Dem said roughly. Harry patted him on the back and led him over to us. He passed Violet to Harry and Seth, I handed him a thermos of calming tea. "Congratulations, Dem." I said as he swigged the tea. He sighed as it began to work, "my god, I don't know how Leah did it." He said.

BPOV - Volterra

We were in Caius' sitting room with the Masters, Jake, Theresa and the wolves. I felt absolutely exhausted. After the first group of coven leaders had left us two weeks ago we were hopeful that the next group wouldn't be too bad. We had been wrong. The second group had a handful of people who had reported werewolf sightings to the Masters. The other guests had been nomads and a few coven leaders from the remote parts of Africa and South America. Kachiri had pledged loyalty to the werewolves, spirit walkers and Horsemen, there had been some backlash.

Coven leaders from Eastern Europe, the east coast of America and northern parts of Asia had been offended the Volturi had lied to them about exterminating the werewolves. Many of the coven leaders were five hundred years old and younger, they hadn't seen the effect the Romanians had on the world, they hadn't fought to survive. They'd isolated themselves in densely populated human cities and had lived comfortably for centuries. Kachiri lost her temper and lectured the attendees on arrogance and cruelty.

The nomads agreed with her, they had witnessed powerful humans in their travels and accepted there were other supernatural species. They accepted us, the spirit walkers and the werewolves when Aro told them how we wanted normal lives and freedom, they were open minded and listened to us when we spoke, they were very respectful. Many of the coven leaders had shown a lot of bigotry, talking down to us like we were savages and trying to 'inform' us about 'the real world.' We did our best to look outwardly calm, but it was a challenge.

Marcus looked on in rage as he heard some of the leaders talk to us with total contempt. Aro and Caius interrupted the conversations as best as they could and were frequently taking the vampires aside to chastise them. Char had been cornered by a mated couple who spoke at length about the cities they'd lived in, boasting how the little humans respected them and idolized them for their superiority. Several arsehole coven leaders 'informed' us about the technology the 'civilized world' had created; smart phones, computers, plumbing and cars.

Theresa was red faced with anger, Jake rescued her in a spectacular display of snobbery. He'd approached the group and joined the conversation. "What year was your car manufactured?" He asked the stuck up shit, "It's a 2002 model, we brought it brand new." The moron said smugly. "Huh, how did you fix the transmission problems?" Jake asked with faux innocence. The moron puffed his chest out with pride, "we had one of our humans deal with it, we're too busy to concern our time with such things. Our mechanic is excellent, he replaces the blinker fluid weekly, puts heavy duty tire beads on the wheels in winter and kept our tires filled with seasonal air."

Jake's eyes had lit up as the moron droned on. "Has he replaced the muffler bearings?" He asked, the moron nodded smugly. "What about the adjustable power band?"
"Of course, we've even fully equipped our garage so he can pop in and work on the car without having to carry all the heavy tools." The moron boasted. Jake nodded and looked pensive, "does he have access to wiper blade sharpeners?" He asked. The moron nodded and added "it's a fully equipped garage. We have chin nuts, a complete set of left handed metric screw drivers, spark plug wire cleaner, tubs of elbow grease, engine scrub and pilot wrenches." Jake grinned, "It sounds like you've found an excellent mechanic."

I looked around Caius' sitting room, Jake was in the corner. "What were you saying to that snob with the car?" I asked him, he began to chuckle. "They mechanic they hired is conning them. There's no such thing as blinker fluid, tire beads, seasonal air and the other shit he said. Those are things mechanics say to annoying customers." He explained, Theresa cheered up. I slapped my forehead, blinker fluid, I can't believe I didn't pick that up from the start.

It took days to win over the majority of people, but many had remained obnoxious. We'd been ordered by a few of the guests to transform, the Masters had dismissed us for the day and spent hours lecturing the offenders about proper behavior. Aro, Marcus and Caius had lost their shit when they caught the guests poking around their quarters looking for us. J and I had nearly been caught in the throes of passion by one particularly spiteful bitch, she and her friends had become outraged when the Masters asked them to return to the main part of the castle. Since then we'd locked ourselves in our rooms, only leaving when we were obligated to make an appearance.

Marcus and Esme held a seminar on etiquette in the throne room. We watched from the laird's lug. J sent the class alertness and boosted their concentration while Chelsea played with the bonds of the worst offenders. Marcus' mood had improved when he saw Chelsea's alterations. She was careful not to damage the alliances and increased the mating bond between couples, they'd be too busy worshipping each other to bother with us.

J had taken to sending the more obnoxious people embarrassment and gratitude every time they spoke. It had worked wonders and their personalities improved. I knew it would be short lived, but we'd ensured they would respect us and give us privacy. The group had left us an hour ago, we were enjoying the time together. Caius began the debrief, "that was more painful than all the daily audiences combined." He announced, Aro and Marcus agreed solemnly. They apologized for the behavior of the guests, but Theresa and Jake waved them off. "Most of them were nice, the nomads treated us like equals. It was only five of the coven leaders who were complete pricks." Jake said.

Theresa was silent. "Are you okay?" Caius asked her, she nodded. "I don't trust some of the coven leaders." She said. "I don't blame you. I don't trust them either, but they are loyal to us. I've spoken to Eleazar and Amun. They will send trusted allies to watch over the problem covens. Thankfully the first visitors we had here are strongly in favor of the unity." By the end of that first week the first group had grown to respect us and no longer saw us as a novelty. They left on good terms, we'd need their assistance to ensure the other groups were managed after the weeklong stay in Volterra.

The next group to arrive would consist of those in close proximity to the werewolves and tribal lands. We were unsure how they'd react. There would be coven leaders from Montana, Ohio, Minnesota and Michigan in America, Adelaide and Perth in Australia, Norway, Finland, Scotland and the north and south islands of New Zealand. There were nomads invited from the Eastern Coast of Australia, across Western Europe and Canada. We had a week to rest before they arrived.

I looked at Pete, "do you see any upcoming nastiness?" I asked him. He closed his eyes and concentrated. He exhaled slowly and spoke. "The rest of the meetings will go well. It appears the next group will get us in contact with other supernatural humans." Aro looked at him in surprise, hell we were all surprised. Pete opened his eyes and smiled, "it seems that the vampires have assisted their own supernatural allies."
"What should we do?" Aro asked. "We'll stand with you next time you greet the visitors. The Horsemen will remain cloaked and masked. The werewolves should wear their ceremonial robes and Theresa and Jake can dress comfortably. They need to see the species stand as equal independents." Pete replied. "I like it." Jake said.

Marcus changed the topic, he updated us on the progress of the Factories and Distribution Centers. Italian Embassies in Egypt, America, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Siberia and New Zealand were undergoing renovations, Werewolves from Fred's pack and Australia were helping a team of trusted nomads to build hidden blood factories. They would be completed in a month. Amun would send Ben and Tia to each of the embassies and they would use their knowledge of technology and security systems to make the new factories secure and hidden from the human employees.

The distribution centers would be created next. Cynewulf, the Pack Master from West Australia, had contacts in several human medical organizations from her work and a rural community doctor. She was able to set up a global blood collection charity, it would be a shell company for the distribution centers and mobile blood banks. Humans would still be able to donate blood, Cynewulf had worked with her daughter, Ginna, and Celia from Theresa's Spirit Walkers. Both were qualified lawyers. The three of them ensured the organization surpassed the national standards of each country for safe blood collection and would ensure the donated blood would reach hospitals safely. It was a huge undertaking.

Esme had also been busy, she had purchased several lots of government owned land in America. Many sites had all the infrastructure needed to become self-sustaining. Many Native American communities would be able to live there without interference from the outside world. She had arranged full ride scholarships in a few Ivy League schools for Native American people to study medicine, law, and teaching. It had cost millions of dollars, but it barely made a dent in the money from Carlisle's estate.

Esme had also been designing the communities with input from the Elders of each tribe. The houses would be fully furnished, there would be a community garden, solar panels, play grounds, schools, small community businesses, a hospital with the best equipment and a community hall. She had arranged for the trees to be relocated rather than turned into wood, the houses would be made from sustainable materials and would work with the environment rather than against it. The Elders would oversee the laws and be able to handle community disputes without having to involve outside parties.

It was an exciting time in history. Soon the supernatural world would exist in harmony with the mortal world. Each species would have a sanctuary. The Werewolves would not only have homes, jobs and safety, they'd have a government of their own and would work with Vampires instead of being hunted by them.

Jake and Aro's phones rang. Harry had called Jake and Demitri had called Aro to tell us the good news about the birth of the newest Hybrid. I was relieved to hear Leah was healthy and had healed from her injuries from child birth. Dem and Leah were proud parents of a daughter, Violet. We each took turns congratulating them. Aro updated both guys on our progress. My phone dinged as dad sent me a picture of an exhausted looking Leah and a sleeping baby. Dad was going to fly back to Volterra tomorrow, he missed Brenna like crazy and asked us to keep it a surprise. I couldn't wait to see Brenna's face when dad suddenly appeared.

Rose and Em would stay in South America for a little longer, they wanted to make sure Violet was healthy and support the Hybrids with Zafrina, Senna and Hulien. They had found another three Hybrids, bringing their total number to eighteen. Demitri had familiarized himself with the mental signature of the Hybrids and told the others there were another three brothers or sisters south, near the tip of Chile.

Emmett, Zafrina and a few of the Hybrids went to retrieve them. Hulien and the remaining hybrids helped Dem and Leah care for Violet. Leah had given them hope, she lived through Violet's birth, it was proof that they were not all evil murderers, they saw Demitri care for Violet and Leah and had been impressed by him. They saw a family with a child of their species, it was a sign that bode well for the future of the Hybrids.