Lost Souls [Volturi]

CHAPTER THREE

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The two Latina women were right to put their faith in Esme's words as within minutes of meeting some of the vampires who had gathered as witnesses, they were laughing like old friends. Esme and Carlisle first re-introduced them to the Denali coven, who remembered the spirited women easily and embraced them as old friends. They proceeded then to meet members of the Irish Coven, Amazon Coven, and the Egyptian Coven. The Irish were surprisingly quiet at the time of their greeting but Luciana muttered her assurances that they would be wild as the days to the Volturi's arrival got closer. The Latina women bonded with the Amazonian women instantly, surprising everyone when Zafrina and Senna took easily to the girls and spoke with them openly in their broken English. However, while the other witnesses appeared surprised when the four girls easily got along, Carlisle seemed to have predicted their friendship. The Amazon may have a wild appearance but they were strong-willed and possessed good hearts, much like the two Latina's who were often feared.

Yet, no one could have predicted the blooming friendship between Dalila and Benjamin, from the Egyptian Coven. After they had been introduced the duo easily began to converse and within the following minutes, it appeared that the pair had already become acquainted. Even Benjamin's mate, Tia began a conversation with the immortal woman after they met. The other witnesses, three nomadic vampires, were all quiet but polite to the two women creating an easy atmosphere for the rest of the day. 

As the sky began to darken the two immortals stood side by side looking out at the landscape before them. The women were quiet as they stood watching the trees sway, both having questions that had been eating away at them. After meeting the child, the women were kept occupied with introductions but after the initial 'getting to know you' they were left to themselves as the covens congregated together. Even after meeting the witnesses they spent time catching up with Emmett and Rosalie, but the couple had long since retired together leaving the women with their thoughts.

"Something is troubling you, what is it?" A voice asked from behind them. The two women turned to face the source of the voice being met with the face of Edward. He had returned not long ago, after spending time at his cottage with his wife and daughter, in order to give Bella and their daughter some time together. 

Luciana took the lead in confronting their thoughts as she spoke, "Yes, something is troubling us. You have told us the full story now, with all the details pertaining to those wolves outside as well as what you know of the Volturi's arrival. However, no one had told us where a certain pixie-haired woman and Southern charmer are?" 

Edward stilled his mind flashing back to when Sam came and passed on the note of Alice and Jasper's departure. The bronze haired immortal ran his slender fingers through his hair before he began to explain, "They have left us, on an agenda we are not aware of but Alice seemed to think they could find some important help somewhere out there. I am not sure what they are searching for, only that they sent the Amazon's our way meaning they were in South America at some point."