The Roses Will Bleed |1|

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Adam, Ares, Elizabeth, and Demitri surrounded me; with a few other people I didn't know. It was sort of uncomfortable, but I guess I needed it since we were going to Lilica's house.

When Adam told me that we were visiting his evil mother's house, I literally fainted. It was enough stress for Lilica to be coming over to the place where I felt comfortable, but going over to where she made up her pyscotic motives was vomit-worthy.

I stepped into the limo next to Liz, and grasped her cold hand into my trembling one; I was already panicking.

Everyone tried to calm me down and reasure me that everything was going to be okay but it just didn't settle with me, not even Adam could calm my nerves.

"Bella" a soft light voice came from the door of the limo. I looked over slowly and my eyes widened slowly at the person I saw there. Her bright red eyes stared nervously and concerned into my own.

"Aunt Roz" I whispered. She smiled sadly. I sucked in a breath and grabbed her hand tightly, pulling her in next to me.

I buried my head into her chest like a child and sniffed in her scent that smelt alike like my moms'.

"I missed you honey" the crack in her voice made me feel extremly guilty for ignoring her for two months. I honestly never stopped thinking of her motherly smile.

I tightend my grip on her, knowing I couldn't hurt her. She was cold, but I was warm enough. I barely remembered what I was nervous for.

Adam sat across from me and caressed my hand in his. My eyes drooped and my breathing evened, and before I knew it, I was asleep.

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Hands shook me awake gently. I sighed and opened my eyes to see Adam there smiling at me. He kissed my forehead and helped me out of the limo. Aunt Rozalina wrapped an arm around me and all of us walked towards the large stone mansion. I tried to contain my breathing to keep calm and my legs not to shake. With every step we took towards the mansion I could feel everyone tense and their gaurds come up. Adam stood in front of me, and I could see his back muscles tighten and his hands ball into a fist.

We stopped in front of the large door, and Ares knocked on it hard, making it whine under the beating. Seconds later the door opened and a rather small man stood there, with a huge creepy smile revealing all of his rotton teeth, and black beady eyes that resembled a rats'.

He looked at everyone slowly, then his eyes landed on me and if possible his smile widened.

"Welcome" he said, "so nice you could make it." His voice was nasaly and scratchy, not a vampire for sure.

Adam stepped towards the man, walking in his face until he backed away to let us all in. Adam stared him down as the man took glances at me. Once all 27 of us walked through the door, Adam came over and wrapped his arm around my waist protectively.

"Follow me please" the small rat man said. "And please call me Walter" he smiled at all of us; nobody returned it.

"Mistress has been quite excited for your arrival, so has everyone else" he looked back at me, and smirked causing Adam to growl.

The man turned back around quickly and continued walking. I looked up at Adam and felt a shiver go down my spine. I would not want to be the person under Adam's deathly glare.

"Right through here" Walter the rat, opened a door and waited for us to come inside. Inside there was a large table with about 15 red-eyed vampires sitting in the chairs; among them was Lilica who grinned as soon as she saw me.

She stood and appeared in front of us within a second. Her eyes locked onto me and her eyes flashed evily.

"Wonderful, more the merrier" she laughed. "sit, sit, don't be shy now."

Adam sat on one side of me and my Aunt Rozalina on the other. Lilica sat at the head of the table and eyed her two twin boys who stared at her with hatred.

"Boys no need to stare at mommie like that, were all friends here" she smirked, and turned her gaze to Aunt Rozalina.

"Who are you?" Lilica spit with venom, though a fake smile still remained on her face.

"My name is Rozalina Rose, Isabella's aunt" She spit back with twice the coldness. I refrained from smiling.

I saw Lilica's lips twitch slightly, but she smiled wider. "Pleasure to meet you then."

She blinked and her eyes were on me once more. "Still as beautiful as last time we met Isabella" she hissed, with a tint of jealousy dripping from her mouth.

She eyed the rest of us and smiled tightly. "Shall we begin?"