When Ends Meet (Marcus & Aro Volturi)

Chapter 31: When Ends Meet.

*Smut ahead*

The last few weeks have been complete and utter bliss. My memories have been flooding back like an open gate. The few that are still a little foggy are the ones with Aro—but he and Marcus have been helping me fill in the blanks.

            "You'll remember, Tesoro. Just follow my lead—after all, you have done this before." Marcus places his hand on the small of my back and taking my hand with the other. "And..." with the first count, Marcus begins leading me into a waltz. I feel a little clumsy at first but as we continue around the room, I feel slightly more confident.

            "Look mama!"

            I glance over to see Aro holding Charlotte in his arms as they twirl around. "One day, I'll teach you how to waltz too." Aro says to our daughter, and her face immediately lights up.

            "Really? Like mama?" She exclaims.

            Aro chuckles while lifting her. "Exactly like mama."

            Marcus and I dance until the end of the song. I thought that the lessons would be over, but to my surprise, as another song begins, Marcus spins me towards Aro, as Aro passes over Charlotte. "It is time for a switch. I too would like to dance with my beautiful Charlotte." Marcus laughs, as he catches Charlotte who squeals with delight.

            "I see that Charlotte is quite popular between you two." I say with mock hurt, but Aro smirks in response.

            "Very popular. We have never had a princess in the Volturi. She would be the first." He says, as he spins me.

            "I thought you don't regard yourselves as royalty?" I point.

            "We may not call ourselves kings, but you are certainly our queen, and Charlotte our princess." Marcus coos as he nuzzles his head against our daughter's.

            "You two are our precious girls—nothing is more fitting than to call you both royalty." Aro croons, as he dips me back.

With my raven-haired mate so close to my face, I finally recall a memory with Aro. "We danced like this before. But the room was filled with vampires...I was human then—and...you weren't my mate." I grimace slightly with the pain in trying to remember the rest.

            Aro straightens us. "We were mates.... but we just didn't know that at the time." He says almost bitterly.

            "How is it possible that we didn't know? Isn't Marcus...?" I glance back to my other mate, as he begins to approach us.

            "Yes...but I withheld that information from you both." Marcus confesses.

            My head starts to ache with the push of lost memories wanting to be unleashed—but for some reason they cannot break through. I feel my knees buckling, and I reach to Aro for support. "Amore?" He reaches around me, lifting me into his arms in a bridal-like position. "Does it hurt?" Still feeling the awful pressure in my skull, I nod, unable to verbally voice my discomfort.

            "Henry." Marcus orders, and my personal guard appears.

            "Yes, master." He bows.

            "Take Charlotte to Athenadora and Caius. Inform them that Ana is having another episode, and we need them to watch Charlotte." Marcus says with a serious tone. Henry only nods in understanding, picking up Charlotte and flitting from the room.

            I am brought to Aro's room, with both my mates asking to fulfill my every need. They scramble and hover with blood bags, comfort clothes, and massages on every visible body part. It starts to become too much, and I have to assure them that I am well, but they continue to doubt my sincerity.