"The baby is coming."
My chest falls to my stomach as those words leave Nessie's mouth. Carlisle hurries her to the den, ready to deliver her baby. Hampton has a hand on my shoulder, hoping I'm okay.
"They'll be here sooner, now." I whisper, more to myself. "I am one dead witch."
"You aren't gonna die, you hear me?" Edward demands to me. "We will all protect you, and the baby when it's born."
Nessie's screams cause me to grimace.
"All I did was scream when they cut Ian out of me." I say with a smirk. "Painful memories. That hurt like hell."
Jasper just laughs. "I heard about your delivery from Heidi, I'm friends with her."
When my phone rings, and I see the Volturi castles number I just sigh.
"Hello?" I say into the phone, unsatisfied.
"Is that screaming?" It's my father. "The baby is being born, brother."
"Father," I say slowly.
"We will be there in a week." He says. "Be prepared, tell your family."
"They're coming in a week," I say as I hang up. "My father says be prepared."
"It's a boy," Jacob says as he carries the fan complicated baby into the family room. "What's wrong?"
I grab the baby, "the Volturi are coming in a week. You guys gather witnesses and fighters. I'll watch him."
"Dammit," Jacob growls.
"Jake, what's his name?" I ask.
"Jason," Nessie replies as Rosalie helps her walk in here. "Jacob, go. Talk to the pack."
"We will go to Denali." Bella says to Edward.
"We will gather who we can," Carlisle says.
"I'll get my old coven in Greece." Hampton says. "Denny, Avril, Sage, and Stephan all will fight. They HATE the Volturi members, except you."
"Go," I whisper as Jason Black sleeps. "I've got Jason."
"Nessie, come with me." Jacob says. "Jodi is good with babies."
Nessie thanks me before she goes outside with Jacob. Hampton kisses the top of my head. Alice and Jasper leave, going wherever. Edward and Bella leave for Denali. Garrett might be there; he is with one of the sisters, I cannot remember her name.
Rosalie and Emmett leave. They are going to Egypt, to get Benjamin and his mate. Maverick has decided to stick by me and the baby. He says you don't know if anyone will show up.
When everyone is gone, somebody does. To my surprise, it is Felix and Alec.
"We mean to harm," Felix says. "We left Volterra."
"Why?" Maverick asks, intrigued as I rock Jason.
"I'm lot letting my little witch get killed," Felix winks at me. "That's my girl."
"Jane is out of control by following Aro's orders." Alec says. "If you guys don't give the baby up, he wants everyone but you dead."
"I'll be the first one Caius kills." I say.
"We know." Alec says. "That is why we left. To be your witnesses."
"I'll be your guard again," Felix adds. "Just like old times."
After handling Jason to Maverick, I hug Felix. "Thanks."
"Of course," he says. "Let me meet him."
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Everybody comes back, and are shocked to find Felix and Alec joking with Maverick. They were relieved and thankful when Felix explained themselves.
We know they are serious because Aro called me, livid. Let's say this, my father will be the only one to be deadly over my death. Aro hates me, now. Because Felix and Alec came running to my side.
"Marcus will be the only one deadly over my death, now." I tell them when I hang up. "Aro hates me because you two came running to my side."
"You're Marcus's kid." Felix says. "This is saying a lot, but he got more depressed when you disappeared on your bender."
"And when you didn't come back with Ian." Alec says. "If he were human and alive, he would have cried when you wrote the letter f him dying."
"Marcus loves you, Jodi, believe it or not." Felix adds. "Here."
It is a spell book that is over 1,500 years old. My eyes widen as I look up at Felix.
"One of your ancestors Marcus knew." Felix says with a grin. "Study it. You'll be able to do it all, Jodi."
"Go on, little witch." Alec winks. "Us vamps, we have to train with the wolves and other covens."
"Wait," Hampton says. "Jodi, come here. This is Denny, Avril, Sage, and Stephan Santiago."
Denny has shaggy, blonde hair and pale red eyes. April has dirty blonde hair that goes to her mid back (played by Avril Lavigne) and bright crimson eyes. Sage has he prettiest sandy brown hair, and dark crimson eyes. Stephan is.... hot. He has crow black hair with bright green eyes.
"Hello," Stephan greets me with his deep Greek accent. "Mind if I join you?"
"Stephan is a witch, also." Hampton says.
My eyes find Stephan's before nodding, "follow me."
Stephan smiles before he follows me upstairs. In my room, Stephan's eyes widen at all my spell books, Witchcraft for dummies books, and the memoirs.
"Ancestors," I inform the male witch. "And te library in Port Angeles."
Stephan smiles. "Let's look at this one."
He points to the one in my hands, and I nod.
"I was going to," I say. "It is over 1500 years old."
Stephan carefully grabs it and carries it to my desk. I push the bench at the foot of my bed up, and move the desk chair. Stephan sits directly in front of the book, and I am very close to him.
When Stephan opens the very first page, my eyes open wide at the Greek writing.
"Perfect," Stephan and I say at the same time. "This is perfect."
And that's how I spend my night with the very attractive male witch, studying a 1500 year old spell book from my ancestors.
