His True Mate - Twilight {E.C.}

Chapter 23

There will only be 1 or 2 chapters published this weekend because it's already Sunday and I was busy Friday night and yesterday.

Hope:

"So how was your time with Aro and the Volturi?" Seth asked. Seth, Jake, Renesmee, Edward, Alice, Jasper, Rose, Emmett, and I are currently on a plane to Volterra. I wanted to give them their invites to the wedding in person, rather than them finding out I'm getting married through mail.

"It was wonderful, of course I missed all of you and the first day was scary as hell, but I enjoyed it. Aro treated me like a princess and gave me anything I wanted, not that I asked of much, just to be treated with respect and not used for my abilities."

"Did you... kill?" He asked in a nervous voice.

"Yes, I did. I did what I had to do Seth. The vampires or wolves I killed, they were criminals that broke laws and they needed to be punished," I responded.

"Can you tell us more about Isabelle?" Renesmee asked.

"Of course. She's human, I watched her birth mother and stepdad die, the Guard all took part in raising her, and she's ten."

"Her parents were criminals?"

"Yes. But her mother was killed for having no one to teach her the laws of the Volturi, we had to protect innocent people. So I made the decision to kill her and we took Isabelle in. I wouldn't throw an orphaned baby back out into the streets of Italy without the essentials needed for her to survive."
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We arrived in Volterra, and made our way to the Volturi's lair. Upon entering, I led them to the elevator and we went down. When it stopped we walked down the long hallway I've seen tourists walk along multiple times.
I went straight inside with the others following instead of knocking, because a former member needs to make an entrance do they not?

Everyone's heads snap our way, and Aro seemed genuinely surprised at my arrival, but happy nonetheless.

"Hope, how lovely it is to see you."

"You too, Aro."

"Yay, she's back!" Heidi squealed.

"Where's Isa?" I asked when I noticed the small girl wasn't here.

"We just finished a trial," Heidi responds, and I then noticed the burning fire in the corner. "She's in her room with Alec and Demetri."

Caius walked in from the door that leads to our bedrooms and stopped when he saw me. "A very unpleasant surprise."

"Don't worry Caius, the feeling is mutual. And I'm here to deliver something to each of you so if you all would be so kind as to come with us to Isa's room, it would very much make Caius feel better that I leave again." I said with sarcasm. We laughed, and then walked to Isabelle's room.

"Hope," Alec gasped.

"Hey," I replied and hugged him. "And hello to you too, little one." I hugged Isabelle as well.

"Alright so what are you here for? Since it's not to visit all of your beloved friends," Heidi asked with fake offense.

"I'm getting married, and I'm your human invitation."

"Ahh congratulations!" Jane yelled. I noticed out of the corner of my eye, that Alec smiled but didn't seem genuinely excited. I decided I'd talk to him sometime before I left.

I little bit later, everything settled down and we just had small talk around the room. Renesmee, Seth, and Isabelle were having their own little conversation which made me happy.
I did pull Alec outside into the hallway though.