FOREVER

Dickens

Dickens

At the sound of Kirill's snapping fingers, the two guards holding Rosalie stepped away and retreated to their posts. Rosalie appeared to stumble a bit without their support but eventually found her footing and stood tall, putting her weight on her good leg. Kirill smiled proudly at her and relaxed back into his chair. He asked Rosalie if she preferred English or Russian and Rosalie answered English.

"What is your name, beautiful one?"

"Rosalie Lillian Hale," she answered, her voice surprisingly calm and just as intimidating.

"Rosalie...very fitting," Kirill said wistfully, his eyes roaming over Rosalie's naked body. "I understand, Rosalie, that you were not very forthcoming with our questions. Therefore you have no one to blame but yourself for those injuries you shall now bear."

"I'm aware of that."

"Why didn't you answer our questions?"

"Because you didn't need to know the answers," Rosalie's eyebrow rose at Kirill and he growled, gripping the side of his chair. Using his vampire speed, he raced down the stairs and slapped Rosalie bitterly across the face. Emmett started to fight against the guards again and Kirill grabbed Rosalie's face.

"Yes, keep fighting them," he urged to Emmett, who had stopped dead in his tracks. "Keep fighting them and she'll be dead and burned before you can even make your way over here." Emmett's muscles flexed angrily and his nostrils flared as he considered the options.

"Emmett," Rosalie's voice travelled over the anger. "Emmett, stop it, please." Emmett's face softened instantly at the sound of Rosalie's voice and he obediently stopped fighting, almost as if someone had shut off a switch in his mind. Kirill nodded slowly at Emmett before turning his expression back to Rosalie.

"As for you, beautiful one, you will learn to hold your tongue from insults. You are lucky that you are still alive. Do not ruin this for yourself with your arrogance. Your pride means nothing to us here." He snarled down at Rosalie and she managed to nod before he let her go. Kirill then travelled slowly back up the steps and sat back down in his chair. He made eyes with me and snapped his fingers. The guard that was holding me suddenly put his arm around my neck and held it there tightly. I could still breathe, but it was enough to make me panic. Alice screamed and tried to help, but she was outmatched against her guard. Rosalie looked over at me and then turned to Kirill, snarling.

"To ensure that you will cooperate this time, any unpleasing answer will result in her death. Do you understand me?" Rosalie nodded quickly and it seemed to surprise Kirill that she gave in so quickly. However he quickly regained his composure and stroked his chin for a moment.

"Tell me, Rosalie, what of the red haired vampire? Did you kill her?"

"Yes,"

"Why?"

"She was threatening myself and my family."

"Why was she threatening them."

"In America, her coven challenged ours. It was met with the death of her mate. She sought out revenge on us."

"So, you have killed more than one vampire?"

"I have killed three to this day. I killed the red head, her mate and their companion."

"All by yourself?"

"Yes, my family knew better and therefore did not lay a hand on them. I killed them all." Alice gasped next to me and opened her mouth but Rosalie turned her around and shot her a look that silenced her instantly. I began to quake with nerves and looked over at Edward. He appeared to be reading Rosalie's mind and I would have given anything to know what her motives were.