Her Three Kings {Volturi Kings}

Chapter Eight

A/N: All greek and italian courtesy of online translators. Forgive any errors. 

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Carlisle met them at the door. "What is going on, girls?" he asked as he led them to his office. Even if everyone else was out of the house, that was where all the important conversations took place.

"You start," Alice said to Lily as they took the seats across from Carlisle.

Lily took a deep breath to brace herself before launching into an explanation of the dreams. She didn't go into as much detail concerning the emotional side of it as she had with Alice. There were some conversations she didn't wish to have with her father figure.

"Recurring dreams aren't odd in and of themselves, but to have almost the same dream every time you sleep just doesn't sit right with me. Do you believe it could be a message of some sort?" Carlisle's face was pulled tight with worry and confusion. His gaze moved between his daughters.

Lily nodded. "My brain's trying to tell me something at any rate. After I talked to Alice, I dropped the block and she had a vision."

"Which I guess brings us to now." Carlisle shifted his focus to Alice.

"I saw Lily with her mates," Alice said in a soft voice.

"Did you say mates? As in plural?" Lily said, panic coloring her words.

Carlisle held up a hand telling Lily to hold on. "And did you recognize her mates, Alice?"

Alice's gaze darted over to Lily before settling back on Carlisle. "Marcus, Aro and Caius Volturi."

Lily's stomach dropped. "I'm mated to the fucking kings? All three of them? Holy shit."

"Liliana," Carlisle said. She was far more foul-mouthed than her siblings but he tended to only correct her when she went overboard.

She gave him an exasperated look and gestured to Alice.

He smiled and huffed a laugh. "Fair enough. I suppose you're entitled to a bit of panic."

Alice reached out and grasped her hand. "If it helps, you looked very happy."

Those words calmed Lily just a bit. She closed her eyes and took some deep breaths. John had never found his mate, but he'd always hoped. When he taught her about vampire society, he perhaps spent the longest on mates. On the different types and what they meant, what that connection meant. He also talked about how valued they should be. The fates knew what they were doing, he always told her. She took one last deep breath and looked up at Carlisle. "I guess you need to make a phone call."

He frowned. "Are you sure about this? We could turn you here. Teach you control. You could go to them after."

She shook her head. "The only thing a delay will do is put our family at risk and I won't do that. The fates know what they're doing."

"Then we take a vote," Alice said. "Let the family decide if they want to take the risk."

"I appreciate it, but this is my decision. Make the phone call, Carlisle."

He nodded once and pulled out his phone to send a text. "I've asked Aro to call when they're free. It shouldn't take long."

Alice stood. "I'll leave you to it." She squeezed Lily's shoulder as she passed behind her.

Once she shut the door, Carlisle leaned forward. "How are you really doing with this?"

"I'm processing. I'll have a break down when it catches up to me, I'm sure. It's nearly time for me to turn. I'm just...it's a lot."