Of Shields and Shadows [Alec Volturi x OC]

Elizabeth Cullen was never meant to be ordinary.
A hybrid with a volatile shield, a hunger for freedom, and a heart that refuses to play by immortal rules - she was raised beside her twin, equally loved, equally gifted. But Elizabeth has always felt the friction of her own nature. Too restless. Too reckless. Too drawn to the shadows.
And nothing pulls harder than Alec Volturi.
Centuries old and forged by silence, Alec is the Volturi's greatest weapon - precise, emotionless, and untouchable. Until her. Until the girl who with emerald eyes and a shield even he can't break. Until the girl fate chose for him.
Bound by a force neither of them expected, Alec must decide between everything he's ever known... and the one person who could undo him completely.
And Elizabeth? She' never been one to fall quietly.
Love was never supposed to feel like this.
Neither was survival.

"I've tried to stop," he murmured. His thumb traced the line of her jaw. "I've tried to feel nothing for you."
A breath passed between them. Her pulse thudded against his hand.
"But it's impossible," he said, voice almost a whisper. "You've ruined me."