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Please read onwards from chapter one since i have changed a lot.

I Isabella swan Mikaelson raced through the crowd of red robes after months of abandonment by the Cullen’s through the famous Italian festival in a town called Volterra that was meant to warn off evil aka vampires and Edward who was about to expose himself and all of our kind for a selfish planned death.

I was sick and tired of this weird freak ruining everyone's day and always being selfish when it came to himself and not caring who he hurt in the process even if it was his family or his kind as long as he got what he wanted and his actions were justifiable to him even if they were one hundred percent delusional or just stupid.

And especially when it would also endanger me and my family seeing as we too are supernatural.

I reached him just as his fingers curled around the cloak ready to expose himself and forced his cloak back around him before using my strength to force him to follow me before hitting a hard smack on his face when he tried to resist. He was shocked or scared or hopefully both because he kept his mouth shut and followed obediently.

We reached a quiet alleyway away from humans so that it was just him and me alone before he tried to reach out which resulted in me breaking his wrist before a young girl with red eyes and blond hair appeared out of nowhere.

“The queens have demanded your presents”

She said in a voice that I knew meant that we didn't have a choice in the matter. Edward tried resisting but I knew there was no use. I stepped forward in front of the girl before looking her in the eye waiting for her to lead us to the queens before stepping into rhythm behind her while Edward was basically being dragged down the hallway behind us.

We came to a stop in front of doors that looked ancient before the tiny blond opened them with too much ease for be to believe because of how heavy they had looked to me before she walked through them with me on her heels managing to keep up with her thanks to the fact that she was going at human speed not vampire speed.

As I walked through the doors my eyes laid upon a room that looked to be as ancient as the door and three tall thrones with the most beautiful woman I had ever seen accompanying the seats on them, in a second I knew without a doubt that these were the three queens.

“My Queens, may i present Edward Cullen and Isabella Swan, Isabella Swan may i introduce Sulpicia in the middle, Didyme to the left of her and Atheanodora to the right of her”

I looked up at them and took in what they looked like.

Sulpica was a woman with long chestnut hair that went just beneath her shoulder blades with red eyes and a face that seemed like she would have a very warm and inviting smile while she was wearing a black dress pants with a nice white t-shirt with suspenders coming over her broad muscular shoulders, while she sat tall on her throne daring anyone to speak without her permission.

Didyme was a tiny woman but force in aura, she was a brown haired and red eyed woman who was wearing a greek dress which enhanced her features while her gaze cut like glass through the guard holding me in place as she sat gracefully upon her throne.

Atheonodora was a long blond haired woman whose hair was in a neat bun on the top of her hair with red eyes with a regal posture that complimented her feminine but muscular physique sitting in black dress pants which hugged her figure and a smart white blouse with a sword strapped to her side, everything about her screamed dangerous she was a warrior for definite.

What intrigued me most about these women was the pull I felt towards them to be in their arms because something in me screamed that I would be safe with them and Edward would never hurt me again whether it was from my past or present. I would for sure be safe with them not even mother could hurt me or my family.

I locked eyes with Atheanodora and slowly a small smile appeared on her face making me know for sure that she feels it too and knows we are mates.

I watch as she sneaks a glance at her fellow queens and very subtly nods in my direction making them both turn to me before identical smiles appear on their faces.

“No, she is mine, not yours”

Edward's voice from behind me which made me angry that he ruined such an important moment between myself and my mates which made all three of my tribrid sides want to boil over but I shut my eyes and luckily kept them at bay with self soothing techniques but when i opened them i saw the three queens examine me making me realize that they know that i am already hiding something from them which made me internally curse at my own stupidity.

Before any of the queens could act I spun around at inhuman speed and wrapped my fingers around his neck before picking him off the ground with little effort.

“I am not, nor will i ever belong to any man or woman, i have never and will never like you, let alone love, i am no longer the stupid girl anymore that fell for you Edward, you are hundreds of years old which means that you an adult was obsessing over me which at the time you thought i was a seventeen year old and, now that you think i am eighteen is not ok, I was not of age to you so you have two choices be quiet and leave me alone right now or i will call my dad and tell him everything”

I said in a threatening voice that had him shaking in fear while Alice who had come into the room when I was screaming at him stood as still as a statue with her jaw wide open.

“How old are you?”

He asked, And I in an instant grabbed a fist full of his hair and slammed his head into the concrete beneath our feet as hard as I could.

“How old I am is none of you concern but I am way more powerful and i come with a temper that could rival Rosalie’s any day because unlike her i bark and bite so either leave or i will rip you to shreds”

He did nothing as the room was dead silent allowing a pin drop to be heard except from his whimpers as he shook in fear.

“I will leave you alone for good”

He said quietly so it was barely audible before Sulpicia, who had stood from her throne cleared her throat, I rose to my feet and turned to meet her gaze once more.

“Please allow me to apologize for my rash behavior, i have been told to have my fathers temper”

I said to her with a voice filled with remorse while keeping eye contact to allow her to see how sorry I was.

“That is quite alright but i would like to speak to you along with my fellow queens regarding a personal subject if you don't mind?”

She asked me in a polite tone, making me feel confused at her politeness from the stories I had heard from Carlisle about the savage rulers of the Volturi.

“Yes, that will be acceptable” I agreed before she said.

“Guards take Edward back to Forks and notify his family about his actions and make it clear they are on thin ice, and miss swan please may you follow us”

She said before Edward was dragged out of the room with Alice walking behind them, I started to walk to the three queens before following behind them.

Athenodora’s point of view

My fellow queens and I steered our newest and cutest mate to our office where we would have some privacy and so we would be heard from anyone who should hear what was about to be said. We sat down on the comfy couches that Didyme had chosen before allowing ourselves to relax and fully take in Isabella Swan (soon to be) Volturi (hopefully).

“So Isabella i am going to jump out on a limb and say that you are not human”

Commented Sulpicia to which Isabella said.

“No i am not but i would get to know you better before divulging what i am”

She said to us, making me nod in acceptance before allowing a small smile to grace my lips.

“We can be patient as long as you return it and allow yourself to get to know us and hopefully accept the bond seeing as i believe you know that we are romantic mates?”

Said Didyme, making Isabella cast a small reserved smile at her and nod showing that she was willing to try and work with us and what the bond had to offer.

I was watching her as closely as I could and even though Isabella was really good at hiding it I could tell that she was heavily guarded and immensely troubled making me wonder what our mate had been through in her life but having a sinking feeling that whatever it was wasn't good at all especially considering she ad gone from a strong willed girl in the throne room to a reserved almost nervious girl that resembled an abused animal that would bolt if any sudden movements where made.

“Let's show you to your room”

Said Didyme before adding.

“You must be tired”

Bella’s point of view

Didyme led me down old ancient hallways with Sulpicia and Athenodora in toe, we went through hallways and climbed stairs before we came to a much more peaceful part of the castle and walked to a door that was painted black.

“Welcome to your room Bella, we will come and get you once you have awoken tomorrow morning and will have a talk with you about what will happen next”

She said opening the door a bit before they disappeared leaving me to have some privacy, which I was entirely grateful for.

I walked into the room and went straight for the bed before jumping onto the covers and duvet before putting my head to the covers and instantly darkness overtook.

Year 1001 AD (Kingdom of Norway) night of Henrik’s death.

My thirteen year old twin brother (Henrik) and i were sitting on a rug made out of bear fur as he was begging out mother (Esther) to allow him to go with Niklaus one of our older brothers to see the people transform into wolves but seeing as they were werewolves our mother kept saying no which of course wasn't the answer my dear brother wanted to hear.

“Please mother” he begged,

“We know that Klaus can protect me, he is my brother and he is good with a sword plus i am a witch and i can protect us with my powers”

He said making Klaus who was sitting near our mother but staying quiet allow his lips form into a nearly invincible smile of his own at hearing his brother talk so highly of him but when he realized i was looking he sent a glare full of hatred at me.

“No Henrik” she said “You know your father wouldn't approve and neither do i so the decision is final, no, and plus you are not trained to use your magic properly, at least not as good as Isabella is she is your fathers and my pride and joy”

She said, making Henrik let out a frustrated moan while glaring at me like he wished I was never born before standing and stomping into our shared room.

“Pick up your feet young man”

Said my mother in a dangerous tone making Klaus flinch from behind her and Henrik immediately do as he was ordered while I stayed where I sat and just stayed quite nervous at Niklaus and how he always gets angry when he is reminded that i have powers and he doesnt which i don't get especially because of how badly i am treated by mother and father in private.

“Remember we have to do to the mountain to hide out the night until the wolves have shifted back tomorrow”

Mother said loud enough so we could all hear what she was saying and there were various 'yes' coming from every one of my siblings' rooms before my mother turned to me with a raised brow and a dark look in her eye until I also said ‘yes’ and then she went back to cooking dinner with a smile on her face.

“Good, dinner will be ready for when your father returns from his hunt”

She said settling the pan further away from the flame but close enough so it kept warm but didn't burn. I stayed where I was sitting, wondering one thing and one thing alone.

Why do they hate me so much?

I woke up in a cold sweat and breathing heavily before realizing that it was a nightmare. I felt tears linger at the corner of my eyes at knowing how that night went.

I took in my surroundings and realized that I was not only sitting up but three sets of eyes were firmly on my face, analyzing every inch of it with concerned looks.

Athenodora, Didyme and Sulpicia where all stood there at the foot of the bed looking at me like they wanted to come closer and hold me.

Before I could stop my body I felt the tears drop down my cheeks and before I knew it the three queens were beside me in an instant, wiping the tears from my eyes and holding me close.

“Isabella what's wrong?”

Didyme asked me in a caring and kind tone much like the one she used in their office.

“Please, don't make me tell you”

I begged them in a calm but strained tone wanting nothing more than to fall apart but I knew that I could not tell whether I could trust them or not so I looked at them with a pleading look.

“Please!”

I echoed to try and get across my discomfort and almost dropped to my knees when Sulpicia said.

“Ok we will let this go for now”

With a kind smile as the others looked at me with love in their eyes, which was different from the hatred that was normally directed at me.

“Thank you”

I say gratefully and almost beamed when Didyme put another kiss to my forehead.

“So what are we doing today?”

I asked them, not really knowing what else to say to fill the silence that had ruffled us.

“I was thinking that we could take you for a walk around the castle grounds, the fields and Dora’s gardens are beautiful this time of year”

Said Sulpicia, which made Athenodora question, “So they aren't normally?” In a playful tone that had Sulpicia rolling her eyes in annoyance while Didyme had a tender smile on her face as she watched them bicker before she turned to me.

”So would you like to go for a walk?” She asked me slowly, making me take a moment before answering.

“Yes that sounds perfect”

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Didyme’s point of view

My three mates and I strolled through the royal gardens slowly with Isabella and I walking hand in hand while Sulpicia and Athenodora were walking in front of us mirroring our positions.

I was in bliss, walking with my mates hand in mine. I was filled with calm and felt light, both physically and mentally.

I valued and looked forward to these quiet moments with my mates and it felt even better now that we have found our fourth and final romantic mate. I can't believe I was forced to wait for thousands of years to meet her but I am so glad I am able to be here and hold her.

Isabella is perfect, I love all of my mates but without Bella we have all felt the loss of not having or uniting with our forth mate and now that she is here that void is slowly closing, and instead warmth is replacing the void that was once there.

I am worried as to how we can help her until we have found a way of allowing and giving her a safe space to open up and let her walls down in her own time.

I myself was brought up in a loving family which were quite wealthy so I can't understand what she is going through even though I wish that i could, the only one of us that can understand any of Bella’s fears and feelings would be Sulpicia seeing as she was abandoned and raised in an orphanage before she ran away at fourteen and then met us when she was in her twenties.

I have always felt loved and protected so I am going to leave understanding her emotionally to Sulpicia.

When Athenodora told me as to how her and Sulpicia met she was always honest and said that at first Sulpicia was scared of being rejected and abandoned so she had to be cautious but Sulpicia eventually came around in a day or two, so i wonder the question we have probably all been thinking, why does it feel like it is going to be much harder with isabella?.

It's not that I wouldn't put in the extra effort to make her feel welcome. All that I am questioning is that makes our bond with Isabella different to the one Athenodora and I have with Sulpicia, it is a mystery and it is lucky that I love solving a good mystery.

Now Athenodora was raised to become a warrior and a leader, she was born to lead and take care of her family and soldiers, and ever since I have known her she has been just that, a pillar of strength and my and Sulpicia’s sanctuary. She has always made sure that we are ok and safe. I only wish that I can be that for Isabella and maybe she will be it for me one day.

If only me and Dora could have found Isabella and Sulpicia sooner then maybe we could have protected them from their harsh and undeserving life’s and give them lives filled with happiness and comfort instead even if it meant not having a romantic bond with them.

But maybe if we had they wouldn't have turned out to be the people they are today and even know they have been through a lot they came out the other side stronger then when they went in. they may have become psychopaths or anti-social or depressed, so in a way if they hadn't gone through what they did, we may not be mated to them.

I just wish there was a way that I could show and tell Isabella that our mates and I would always protect and love her. I just hope that one day she will be able to freely show her emotions and know that with us, she is safe and loved.

We know it won't be all at once but since my mates and I heard her scream in her sleep and then woke up in sweat with that fear in her eyes all I wanted to ask her is what happened but i have to respect her boundaries before she once again retreated into herself further.

We are all curious as to what she is, we think she is a vampire but she can sleep which isn't something we can do, so we think that she might be something more. When I was younger I heard whispers about gods and immortals, but I think she is something completely new.

I have been scowling the archives while she slept last night to try and shed some light on the anomaly that is Isabella swan but so far no, nothing!.

I was infuriated, we had every moment of vampire history documented the only thing we didn't know was how we were created, some of the others think we were moulded by gods, others think we were born out of a disease that spread through the world and the last rumours was that we were created by magic, but magic doesn't exist right?

It is almost like she didn't exist before moving to forks because all i could find was report cards and certificates that she had earned from when she attended forks college.

We eventually came to a clearing surrounded by grass and decided to sit down and admire the view. We relaxed in our little group and took in nature while looking at the different things around us while I was trying to adjust and memorise everything I was seeing.

“Isabella, may I ask you a question?”

I asked her hoping she would say yes while Dora, and Cia’s heads snapped in my direction, while tensing up. Obviously shocked that I broke the silence seeing as I am the one normally asking for it but at the same time it was obvious that they wanted to listen in..

“Yes, of course”

She said with a nod of her head, making me and my other two mates untense without us even knowing they had in the first place. I found it amusing and would have shown it on my face if I didn't want Isabella's full attention.

“I am not going to ask you anything else but do you have any other names?”

She sat there for a second in silence before saying.

“Yes i have, i have been known by quite a few”

She admitted to us making a look of curiosity appear on Dora's face as she analysed Isabella with her calculating eyes obviously trying to almost see what other names she was known by out of just a glare and reading her facial expressions.

“Care to enlighten us?”

Isabella’s point of view

I sat there frozen not knowing what to do, I couldn't let them know my real name otherwise they would send me away and reject me.

“I have been known by four, Isabella Swan, Isabella Mikael, Isabella Groves and i am keeping the last one to myself”

I said to try and satisfy their thirst for knowledge and so that they wouldn't be snooping too deep to find out that I was really Isabella Mikaelson, daughter of Esther, the original witch and creator of vampires and Mikeal, the most feared vampire hunter.

“Will you tell us eventually?”

Didyme asked me.

“Yes i promise”

I said to them with a small smile as Dora leaned in and kissed my forehead making tears spring to my eyes at the show of such soft affection before saying.

“Thank you sweet one”

I smiled awkwardly, not used to affection but stayed quiet out of fear that my tears would fall and my truth would be exposed. I didn't want to be their daughter but unfortunately fate has a twisted sense of humour.

We then resumed our walk, this time in silence as I held onto Athenodora’s arm and Didyme held Sulpicia as we headed back to the castle.

Once we had arrived at the ancient castle Athenodora stopped suddenly before moving us so that she was in front of me with the other two standing next to her, our hands clasped tightly in each other's.

“We believe that we should show you some of our responsibilities so that you have an idea of what is to come”

She said to me before releasing my hands and allowing Didyme to take over.

“We don't expect you to become a queen straight away or not all if you don't want to but we think that showing you our routines would allow you an insight into who we are”

She explains making me nod in agreement before saying.

“Ok, that actually sounds like it could be interesting”

Making them smile before leading me to the throne room.

“Now i know you have been in here before but this time shouldn't be as unfortunate as the last, now you see a throne room but to us this is the main part of our job, it is where we bring people in who we have heard certain things about, we allow them to state there side and then we make judgment on weather we punish or let them go”

Sulpicia told me.

“Now we all have our areas in which we judge, Athenodora judges crimes of violence, my area of focus is their behaviour, I have multiple degrees in psychology so I am the one who watches them and sees if there are any tell if they are lying to us or not. And Didyme focuses on the history of the person,for example if they have committed a crime or have had to come before us beforehand and if so for what”

She explained further before Dora took over.

“I use to be a warrior and sometimes had to execute people if there crimes where that of violence i saw it all from robbery to mass murder so my past helps me in my position as the war Queen”

She told me, making me intrigued as to her life as a worrior. Didyme they started next.

“I am fascinated by the past and how it can affect the future which is called the butterfly effect so i may be doing a stressful job but aspects of the job are things that i love which makes it easier and dare i say fun at times”

She says before directing me to a study.

“This is our office if we ever feel as if a private discussion is needed before judgement we come here and iron out the facts before moving forward, we also do paperwork for the archives in peoples crimes and so that if someone comes here twice for judgement we can remind ourselves what happened previously and take it into an account.

Explained Didyme before Sulpicia added.

“It is our duty to not only take care of our people but to keep it hidden from the human world whilst protecting them at the same time”

Which made me respect these women and see just how important they were. I had seen royalty when I tracked down my siblings to New Orleans and found out they had left and abandoned a man called Marcellis‘ behind who Niklaus saw as a son and who he had saved from slavery.

It surprised me that he had because of what he was like as a child and the fact that he looked down upon people that were not wolves or Mikaelsons but it made me see that he was capable of having humanity.

“What would my role be?”

I asked them, curiously wanting to know how I would fit into their lives now that they had known each other and ruled beside each other for so long.

“We won't be able to tell you until we have seen you in the throne and then it will make itself known, it always does”

Said Sulpicia while clasping my hands in hers in a firm yet tender grip that made me have a weird feeling in my stomach but I pushed it down and ignored it for now.

“Ok that actually makes sense”

I understood the reasoning behind the answer and I tried to focus on imagining what I thought I would be while the weird feeling was smothered and it eventually disappeared.

“What's next?”

I asked them, not wanting to be kept out of the secret conversations of the trio who I had watched as they had had a previous conversation where their mouths were moving at an inhumanly fast pace but I couldn't make out the words, I mean I could have but I chose to give them some privacy.

“We want to get to know you separately, Athenodora would go first, are you ok with this?”

Asked Didyme, I took a minute to gather my thoughts and organise them weighing my pros and cons of getting to know them and while my head was saying ‘run’ and that ‘danger, danger’ I for the first time in my life ignored it and said.

“Yes”

I looked up at Dora whose eyes bored into mine with such intensity that i almost peed myself and then as if it wasn't there her mouth morphed into a beautiful smile that looked like it belonged on her face and for a minute i forgot that i was talking to a vampire queen and it felt like i was talking to an old friend or i was re-meeting someone i had known all my life as i felt this weird pull towards her.

Don't get me wrong I know about mating bonds and the power they have over a relationship but this felt stronger, more intense and may I dare say calming.

“Let's go then”

She said before carefully picking me up and cupping my head to her chest before making sure I was securely against her body and then when she was sure I was safe, speeding off.

Chapter Text

Isabella’s point of view

Athenodora eventually came to a stop and allowed me to come to a stop a foot behind her. I was amazed by how fast she could run but I had to dial down my speed so she wouldn't notice that I am actually older than she is.

It took me a minute to realise we were in the most beautiful garden I had ever seen, with flowers of all different colors and species. I was in a new world, or at least that is how it felt, otherworldly. They made me feel happier by just looking at them.

I briefly wondered if I knew or could name any of the types of flowers I was surrounded by but I probably didn't. I am not a massive flower person but I do appreciate that they do play a part in keeping the world healthy, by pollination and plant reproduction and that the environment relies on them and that three million flowers get pollinated daily by individual colonies.

Oh maybe I do know more than I thought, does that make me a nerd? I don't know if that is offensive or not but i just always felt really nerdy when i knew things that i didn't think i did.

I turn to see Athenodora already staring back at me waiting for me to start a conversation with her and giving me time to take it all in. It truly felt like paradise and I loved it.

“Wow, these are beautiful Dora, but I am confused as to why we are here?”

I asked her with a foreign rush of excitement going through my veins, I almost squealed as I could feel adrenaline pump through me and my energy rose fast.

“This is my private garden and i hand planted each and every one of these flowers myself”

She told me to make me look once more with a new pair of eyes that could see the amount of care and love that she put into them and to make this garden the Eden that it was.

“It's truly a work of art”

I say to her, before taking a moment to look at her truly before the not unwelcomed whisper of ‘and so are you’ came into my head, I had to fight with myself to not allow a blush to come to my cheeks and cover them in a rosy red.

My comment about the garden made her smile brightly at me before she took my hand and led me to a bench in the middle of the slice of eden.

I took a look around the garden I was in and i could make out they it was all separated into four different areas, and all of the areas had different size plants and she hadn't put two or the same color together making me wonder if that was intentional or just a coincidence.

She leans over to the right side of the bench where she was sitting and starts to reach for something I couldn't see before turning back to me with a plant pot with a rose in it before saying.

“I made this for you to keep on your windowsill in your room”

She handed me the plant pot and I took a second to admire its beauty. It was a rose with the greenest leaves and the reddest petals you had ever seen, it was clear she took great care of this one. I gently ran my index and second finger on the right of it along one of the petals which made it curl around my fingers Which made me instantly smile before saying.

“I love it, thank you, you didn't have to!”

To which a frown overtakes her face before her face brightens like the frown was never there before she says.

“It was my pleasure, little flower”

Making me blush a scarlet red while she smiles knowingly but managing to add a softness to it.

“May I ask why you like to do this?” I ask her.

“I find it calming and therapeutic, Sulpicia believes we should all have calming thing to do so when our duties get to much we can escape”

She said to me and made me wonder if Sulpicia would make me get a hobby.

“If you re wondering if she would make you get a hobby the answer is yes she will”

She said like she had read my mind which is kinda creepy seeing as that is what the creepy cullen could do i hadn't even thought of Edward since i had arrived and now that i had my day was covered in a dark cloud that was him.

I always felt uncomfortable by him but he insisted that we were mates, or that i was his at least and i didnt want him to get hurt or hurt himself so i allowed myself to be chained to him, but i am glad his toxicity is out of my life now, and that i am free.

I will miss Alice but she was always forcing me to do what she liked, to participate in her hobbies. I took a deep breath before responding.

“I haven't really had one before”

I admitted self consciously knowing that it was normal for most people to do, I can remember trying when i was young but mother and father would get upset and punish me or one of my siblings (mainly Klaus) would ruin it.

I didn't realise how far I had spiralled until I felt the soft stroke of Dora’s thumb on my cheek .

“Are you alright Flower?”

She asked, making me completely snap back to reality as a blush spread across my cheeks and made the bad memories fade at the sight of her face in front of me before saying.

“Yes thank you, sorry i just spiralled a little” I admitted trying to get the blush under control.

“Really, what about?”

She asked me, making me answer in a strained but open voice. I had a strange compulsion to open up to her and let her in and be honest but I couldn't just yet I would do it carefully and one at a time.

“I can remember trying to create a hobby but my parents or siblings always ruined it”

I said vaguely not wanting to worry her or give away too much about myself. I hated how much power Esther and Mikeal had over me and my siblings even though I have always known that they hate me. I couldn't help but wonder if they were happy wherever they were now.

She smiled tightly before asking. “Has anyone told you anything about my past?” She asked me to change the subject which I was grateful for.

“No, only what you have told me” I said truthfully wanting her to be the one to tell me about her past.

“Well i was a warrior when i was human which wasn't really known and was considered strange for a woman to hold a sword but even know the odds were against me and placed there by year of female oppression and male privilege i was known as The Destroyer”

She told me in an amused tone.

“Why The Destroyer?” I asked.

“Because I always beat who I was up against and completely annihilate/destroy them,”

She said with a satisfied look before taking the plant pot, which I was still holding on my lap and placed it on her own.

I smiled, feeling a sense of weird peace knowing I was safe with her and no harm would befall me. A moment had passed before she turned back to me from staring intently at the plant before asking.

“What brings you joy?”

She asks with a curious expression like a child asking about how the world came to exist, with eyes filled with curiosity and excitement but with a thoughtful expression etched onto her face.

“Why?”

I ask her in return curious as to why she would as me such a question.

“You know mine, and i wanna know yours”

She said with a small smile which made the weird feeling return to my stomach but like last time i forced it back down and decided to allow myself to enjoy the moment i had with her and once again it vanished.

“Wel i love reading, and taking walks in forests, i also love to lay outside and listen to the noises of wildlife and the wind”

I say to her with a small smile on my face as my eyes momentarily close while i mentally transport back to the last time I was in that position with Katerina Petrova before my brother killed her before my eyes once again opened in time for Dora to say.

“But you told me you didn't have a hobby”

“I don't”

I responded confusedly as to why she would say that.

“How often do you read books?”

She asked me, while I searched my memories to try and remember before it came to me.

“Whenever I can, it depends if I have time or not, or if I'm in the right headspace” I replied.

“Then you have a hobby, you just didn't realise it”

She responded, making me feel like an idiot as I saw a small nearly invisible smile paint itself onto her lips making me admire her beauty and how I could compare it to a work of art.

“Sorry I didn't realise” I told her.

“Don't worry about it, it was quite obvious, i think you and Didyme will get along great, she also loved books”

She said with a soft smile that made me excited at the prospect of having something in common with one of my mates.

“Ok” I responded hoping that me and Didyme would like the same or similar things to read.

“May I ask you a question?” she asked me.

“Yes of course,” I replied.

“Where were you born?”

“I was born in the kingdom of Norway,” I told her.

“That's in Europe, how did you end up in this country?” she asks.

“My family moved all the time and i ended up here”

I say leaving out the part where Elijah threatened to kill me if I ever returned to our home country.

“And they didn't come with you?”

She questioned with a protective edge to her tone and anger bleeding through the sides. I looked at her and realised that she was angry that they stayed behind and I came alone.

“No” I said without any emotion in my tone not wanting to freak her out even more but also not wanting to lie to her either.

“Um mm”

I could tell that she was going over what i had told her in her head, but i also knew i had nothing to be scared of seeing as i hadn't told her very much just enough so that she knew a little about me but nothing exposing.

Athenodora’s point of view

I sit here thinking whilst still next to her while my fingers play with the leaves of the flowers in my lap. I don't think she realizes this but she has just told me more than she thinks she has.

If she was born in Norway then she has to be older or the same age and me and Sulpicia and Didyme because Norway became uninhabitable when I was born due to it being a werewolf and vampire slaughter house where if you are supernatural you will be killed on sight.

People don't know this but anyone who steps foot into it never leaves because of a ruthless vampire hunter who isn't known by his name but only his initials M.M, very little is known about the slayer except that he is supposedly the husband of the original witch and they despise vampires but nobody knows why.

There have of course been legends and whispers of different theories but nobody knows the true story because of the brutal fact that nobody lives long enough to tell it.

I look over to Isabella before realising that Sulpicia is probably waiting for her turn with our darling mate.

“Darling, i should get you to Sulpicia, may i put this in your room for you afterwards?”

I ask her to gestate to the plant pot.

“Yes you can”

She says making me put it down and admiring her for a quick moment before I reach forward and start picking her up before she says.

“Thank you”

And speeding to the throne room which was where Sulpicia and I had agreed upon meeting.

Chapter Text

Sulpicia’s point of view

I had only just entered the throne room when Athenodora appeared with Isabella in her arms before she put her down and Isabella said.

“Once again i can speed here myself”

Before Dora replied with a smirk. I watched the interaction with a mix of awe and wonder as to how Isabella seems so relaxed with Dora but that is why Didyme insisted we do this and came up with the idea so that we could get to know Isabella without overwhelming her.

“Then I wouldn't be able to hold you now would i?”

She questioned making Isabella huff but went silent. I watched with interest as she seemed to twist her face into an adorable pout before I could no longer be on the sidelines anymore, I cleared my throat loudly and successfully drew both of their attention to me.

“Isabella, are you ready?” I asked her.

“As I'll ever be,” she replied softly with a smile.

She came over to me shooting Dora one final glare before taking my hand in hers and allowing me to lead the way out of the throne room. I relished the feeling of her hand in mine as tingles spread through my hand like butterflies fluttering against my skin. We walked down the halls at human speed and did so in a peaceful silence.

I led her to my bedroom and asked her to sit on one of the two sofas on one side of the room stationed near windows once we had entered.

I sat down across from her before I leaned forward to where a coffee table was sitting between the sofa’s grabbing a boiled kettle of tea and a tea cup before offering her some before pouring it when she accepted.

I then poured myself some and sat back against the back of the sofa mirroring Isabella’s position. My gaze was on her like a moth to a flame, I was enamored by her beauty and eyes shining as brown as chocolate swirling in deep depths of confusion and hesitation.

“Its ok Isabella i haven't poisoned it”

I tell her when I see her hesitation at taking a sip from the mug.

“How can I trust you?”

She asks me in a low worried voice.

“How do you know if you don't try”

I countered back at her by making her huff and bringing it to her lips before taking a gulp.

“So, How old are you Isabella?” I asked her.

“I am nineteen”

She responded before taking another sip of her tea before balancing it on her lap cradling the mug between her hands. I smiled at the show of trust by drinking more of it after I had reassured her it wasn't tampered with before asking her.

“When is your birthday?” I asked.

“It is on the 31st of October”

She responded by making me smile before saying excitedly.

“Your birthday is on Halloween”

Isabella giggled before saying.

“Yes,” She said in a ‘duh’ tone.

“When is your’s?” She asks me.

“We don't remember our birthdays so we just celebrate the days we found each other instead”

I tell her and watch as her face morphs into a smile and a look of understanding in her eyes. I only hope that she will be a part of our traditions one day and won't need to ask us about anything because she will know it all herself.

“That is lovely”

She told me obviously knowing how important it is to keep traditions alive. She didn't know how much that one word affected me and made me want to give her the brightest smile I could so I settled for just a small one so that I didn't scare her away or freak her out.

“I wouldn't have remembered mine but i had a late twin called Henrik and i lost him very young so it is my way of remembering him”

She told me obviously trying to establish some trust which was the right thing to do seeing as i couldn't help smiling brightly in return.

“I'm sorry you had to lose him in the first place” I say with sympathy “Where you close?”

I asked her with a respectable tone of voice.

“Yes very, we did everything together”

She told me with a faraway look in her eyes.

“I use to have a brother, his name was Aro, he wasn't very nice i turned him but we had to kill him, he was too blood obsessed and only wanted power”

I told her wanting to show her how appreciative I was for her trust, seeing as I know from experience how hard it can be to allow those walls down and force yourself to stay calm for long enough to let somebody in without freaking out.

“He sounds like a reaper,” “Isabella says.

“A reaper?” I asked her not knowing what it was.

“Yes, A reaper is a vampire who is turned and has no control over there bloodlust and drains anyone and everyone whether they are hunger or not, they are monsters”

She says with a non nonsense tone making me realise that she has encountered them in her life and by the looks of it they didn't make a good impression on her.

“Have you encountered many of them?”

I asked locking that knowledge away to speak to Dora and Didyme later about. I knew that they would find this interesting seeing as we have had many reaper problems of our own and have little to know knowledge about how to kill them so we have an entire place in the dungeon dedicated to vampires who are born and then have no control.

We know that it is harsh but we didn't want any chances of the secret of our kind reaching human ears so it was a call we had to make, even though it was a tough one.

Maybe Isabella will have some knowledge on how to kill them, but one can only help seeing as it feels like it would be two easy and the world loves to make things harder at each turn. My eyes snap back to hers when she speaks, answering my previous question.

“A few,” she says with a nod.

“Ok” I answered.

“Do you have a hobby?”

She asks me unaware that Didyme and I were listening to her time with Dora as they are to us, even know they are doing a very bad job of it and keep getting to close, if Isabella had enhanced hearing then she knows but she isn't giving anything away with her posture so i can only guess without concrete proof.

“Yes, i like to work on cars and work on things around the castle to make it a better living space”

I tell her watching as her eyes widen in curiosity and surprise.

“So you're a mechanic, how did you learn these skills?. She asks me.

“I taught myself through the centuries and then myself, Dora and Didyme attended some college classes to better understand humans and I took mechanics and realised I already knew everything they thought so it made me feel good that I taught myself everything I needed to know through the years of my existence.”

I told her while holding in a chuckle at how surprised she looked. I know that it must have been something strange to somebody who hasn't been around while we attended and know the reasons behind it but i couldn't help but find it funny how she was just looking at me as her eyes went wider and wider in surprise.

“You attended college?” She finally gasped out.

“Yes,” I told her.

“That's incredible,” she said, making me unable to hold in another smile.

“And why is that?” I ask.

“Because your vampire queens going to college, listening to humans teach you about the world, a world that you were born into way before they were born and learning alongside them all while trying not to eat them”

She says chuckling before adding.

“It's just not expected,” she says calmly.

“Well believe it sweetheart”

I said to her, finding her reaction amusing before taking a sip of my drink and watching her intently. I do think about how it must be like seeing it through her eyes though and I have to admit that if I was new around here and wasn't completely aware of how we tend to do things I would also find it hilarious.

“May I ask another question?”

She asked, making me see just how adorable she was.

“Of course you can, ask away,” I said to her.

“How old were you when you turned?”

She questioned, making me shocked at the fact that nobody has ever asked me that question before. I always get annoyed when people ask me if I'm allergic to garlic or if a stake can kill me, so when Isabella asked me this my heart fluttered as I searched my brain for the response before saying.

“I was 28 when I was turned into a vampire and started my journey to the throne and became the woman you see before you today”

“Wow”

She said in surprise, like a small child would have if I had told them how to make chocolate.

“Dora was also 29, and Didyme was 24”

I said fighting a smirk, her eyes went wide in shock making it even harder, and just as she was about to look like a gaping fish that came out of the water and was flopping on the ground trying to find it again she said.

“That's incredible”

“Well thx, i'm sure they will be pleased” i said playfully.

Isabella huffed and slumped back in her chair in annoyance, whether it was at me, the situation, or both, I didn't have a clue.

Dora would no doubt tease Isabella ruthlessly and not stop until she was a blushing mess and Didyme would choose the right moments to bring it up which would make Isabella want to punch her, needless to say things were going to get interesting.

“So, how about you, how old were you when you became whatever creature you are?”

I asked her, wanting to understand her even further.

“I was too young when i was turned”

“Please Isabella, please tell me?” I asked/begged.

“I was 16”

She said, my blood boiled and my throat closed up. I knew how much pain it took to turn and I couldn't imagine how scared it must have been to have just been a child. Then something occurred to me.

“How did you age?” I asked her.

She smiled before saying.

“I am more than one creature and my other supernatural sides allowed me to age up until my nineteenth birthday and then i decided to stop aging from there on”

She says which makes me mesmerized by how powerful she truly must be. A minute had passed before I couldn't fight this burning urge to show her how deeply she is loved, and tell her she was safe with us.

“Isabella” I say to get her attention “I don't know what you have been through before meeting us but I promise you, we will try our hardest to keep you safe and make you comfortable”

I say before we fall into dead silence until I hear her voice like a whisper in the wind.

“Thank you”

I couldn't help but think of ways to help my young mate and to heal her emotionally and mentally, i have a degree in human psychology but i don't know if it will be any use seeing as she isn't human, but it is worth a shot if only to try and if it doesn't i will figure something else out.

I knew that I could help her; it was just about finding the right therapeutic method to do so.

I went and dropped Isabella in her room to wait for Didyme who was tied up in paperwork before making my way to my office and grabbing a phycology book from the shelf before bring it to the table and sitting down in a rustic leather chair before opening the first page and started to read it cover to cover so i wouldn't miss anything and hopeful figure out where to start with Isabella.

Chapter Text

Didyme’s point of view

When I went to pick Isabella up I was told to go to her room because she wanted to freshen up but as i arrived using my speed she looked lost in what i assumed was a trance whilst laying on her bed. Her eyes were glazed over and unfocused, she didn't hear me come in and her face was emotionless. I walked over to her and tried bringing her back by shaking her shoulders but it was no use.

But before I knew it, almost In a second Isabella bolted upright, gasping for air, her eyes became focused once more as she glanced around the room, I quickly grabbed her chin and stroked it gently making her eyes turn towards me.

“Are you ok, Isabella?”

I asked her, I was so filled with worry that any attempt at hiding it in my features was no use, so instead of fighting it I embraced it and allowed myself to show sympathy to her in a moment of weakness towards my newly mated partner.

“Yes i am thank you, i just had a flashback”

She said, making me realise that she was lying and that she wasn't ok and more importantly that she was trying to hide it for my benefit which made me angry that she thought to do so.

“Is there anything I can do to help you?”

I asked her to try and ease the memories but not alert her to what I knew so that she would become too stressed and go into herself emotionally again.

“Just talk to me”

She said with her voice trembling a little, I sat beside her for a minute thinking of what to say before I remembered something. She told Dora that she loves to read and so do I which would not just be a conversation starter but may even ease the tension and put this situation at ease as well as each other excited about whatever we discuss together.

“I'm assuming you have read Romeo and Juliet?”

I asked her in a tone filled with wonder and intrigue as I wished to know her answer.

“Yes of course i have i think everyone has”

Before I allow a moment of silence to rip through the moment and the answer to sit with us knowing she was right before saying.

“That man could talk for hours about his plays and how he wanted to present them not to even mention what he wanted people to take away from them”

Isabella’s head shot towards me so fast that i was afraid she had whiplash she didn't speak or move from her position staring at me before she whispered out ‘’you knew Shakespeare’ like it was a secret making me lean over and say ‘yes’ in the same manner before she looked at me and glared playfully.

“Hey don't do that” she said in a normal voice.

“Don’t do what?” I asked with a dumb demeanor.

“Don't Make fun of me” she said grumpily, making me want to tease her again because of how cute she seemed at that moment.

“Umm i don't remember making fun of you”

I said to her in a clueless demeanor which made her nostrils flare before she lunged at me but thanks to my vampire strength I was able to grab her and started to tickle her relentlessly until she started begging.

“Pleese, stop Didyme, I can't take any more, please Di”

Through gasps and ragged breaths (mainly from her) I allowed her to win, before leaning back and stepping out of range for another attack.

I looked at her beautiful face and took in the complete joy that was written all over it, her mouth had an unrestrained smile spread across it, her eyes were wrinkled at the side from her slightly squinting and the radiant glow illuminating from her was nothing but intoxicating and infectious, i was in a trance.

I knew from this exact moment that there wasn't anything and I mean anything I wouldn't do for this gorgeous woman. I wanted to hear her laugh and see her smile for the rest of her life and hopefully beyond if she allows us to turn her. Even if she says no I am pretty sure Dora and Sulpicia would happily overrule her.

don't get me wrong they are not harmful people when they don't have to be but seeing as Isabella is our mate they wouldn't want to lose her and their beasts might take charge and decide that turning Isabella is their only option.

“Isabella would you mind if we went to the library to continue our conversation there is something i would like to show you if you would allow me to” i said to her hoping she would say yes.

“Ok” she responded, making me smile before we both stood up and sped off as Isabella followed me through the ancient halls.

Once we arrived at the doors to the library i stopped and so did Isabella knowing that if we sped inside all of the books and pieces of paper laying around or placed on the shelfs neatly would fall onto the floor with a thud or go flying everywhere with the gust of wind our speed would make.

I opened the two heavy doors before ushering Bella in and closing them behind us with a thud before we turned around to the massive room which was my library and took it all in.

“This is truly my interpretation of paradise Di”

Bella said to me in a sweet tone of voice making me know in an instant how grateful she is that I brought her here. I looked at her and realized how tense she had been before because now her shoulders were completely relaxed as she gazed upon the books.

I knew that we were both going to spend a lot of time reading and debating about books and authors and I could not wait.

“Thank you Isabella,” I say, grateful for the comment.

“Your welcome” she responds.

“Shall i show you what it is i wanted to before we start discussing again?” I asked her.

“Yes please” she responds.

“Ok then, sit down please” I said before making my way over to where I kept it.

I looked for a while before I found the book I was looking for before bringing it over to a now seated Isabella. When I appraised her she looked at me and the book weirdly before taking it into her hands before asking.

“Why have you given me a romeo and Juliet limited edition book?”

“Trust me and open it”

I say before she follows my command and opens the book with care as to not damage it before a gasp leaves her lips before she asks.

“Is that?...” she says before I cut her off.

“Shakespeare signature?, yes it is” I said, finishing her sentence for her.

She stared at it with awe as if trying to remember the way it curved with each letter and the way he formed the letters but then she looked at me and said.

“Thank you Didyme for sharing this with me, i am honored”

I smiled as I took the book back and placed it back to where I had gotten it from before taking a seat opposite Isabella and relaxing into the chair.

“You're welcome, so I am wondering if there is anything you would like to ask me?”

I ask her, wanting her to have control of this situation seeing as we have sort of taken some away from her.

“I have been wondering about something?” She says.

“Go on” I tell her.

“I know Athenodora was a warrior and Sulpicia was homeless and an orphan but what were you before you were turned?” She asks me.

“I was a duchess,” I responded, making her eyes go wide.

“You were already royalty?” she says in a daze.

“Yes I was” I said honestly while relaxing further into the chair.

“Can you tell me a little about it and how royalty was back then please?” she asked me with an adorable pout.

“Yes of course i can” i say before starting “Now of course there were kings and queens but the kings ruled and the queens where expected to do nothing but go and socialise with other females and obey their husbands not to mention have a load of children” i told her.

“My role was to be a princess and to marry a prince but the same rules would have applied just in a different aspect” i said “I would have been told to bear heirs and to do as my husband said but i wouldn't have been anything but his property unfortunately” i finished with before she spoke.

“That's disgusting” she said “to belong to a man, the very thought of it makes me want to puke” she claims while making exclaimed gag noises which made me have to contain a laugh at her reaction.

I smile remembering a young me wanting to run away and start somewhere new away from high class society where I could make my own rules but even I knew back then that a woman shouldn't be allowed an opinion in any town or village she fled to or was born in.

It was a naive dream especially since my father had our home heavily guarded and I wouldn't have ever been able to escape but back then it is what I held onto to keep my sanity.

“Wasn't it like that when/where you were born?” I asked her.

“In some ways yes but my mother had an opinion and even knew my dad was the hypothetical head my mother was quite manipulative so she got her way often and made us suffer”

She told me making me want to know more about who she was and an in depth analogy what she had been through.

“Do you have any siblings?” I asked her already knowing she did thanks to her session with Dora but trying to allow her to tell me on her own.

“Yes” she responds “I had seven siblings but my twin died after being attacked, so now it's six” she told me in a way that I knew it would be hard to talk about so I didn't push.

“I used to have a brother called Aro, whom I turned into a vampire. It was the biggest mistake I made because he was what I would call a monster who killed these beings called immortal children and it was disgusting of him to do so. Because of his actions we had no choice but to put him down so i did it myself”

“Why did you have to do it?” She asks me.

“Because I made him so it was only right that I was the one to put him down,” I said grimly.

“I can understand that to a certain degree, my brother has paranoia and our fathers temper which i may have told you but the difference between us is that i can control it whereas he can't but i could never imagine hurting him in any regard, father did that for us all” she said through gritted teeth with anger in her eyes.

I have come to realise that through what i have heard with her interactions with Dora and Sulpicia is that her Father was abusive her mother manipulative and that her siblings did not come with her when she came here but there is something she isn't telling us about them and why they didn't follow her here, something that will make us angry i can feel it.

Dora would probably march to wherever they lived and demand answers from them (with inflicting bodily harm if needed) if only we could pinpoint where they are but Isabella is being careful with the information she is giving us which is making it even more difficult to know where she is from except that she was born in Norway.

“I would like to ask if possibly we made time tonight to be together, all of us?”

I asked her wanting to know if it was something she was comfortable with.

“Yes Didyme that sounds fine, but thank you for asking in advance” she says politely.

“You are most welcome” I say with a smile on my face.

“So what would you like to ask me now?” She asks me.

“Umm” I say thinking before asking “Are you hungry?”

“Starving,” she responds.

“Well let's better go and find you something to eat then shall we” i say rising from my chair and holding out my hand for her to take.

She takes it after standing and together we walk at a human speed from the library to the kitchen.

“What are you hungry for?” I turn to her asking.

“Pasta carbanara” she says, making me freeze before she says “You don't know what it is, do you?” which made me blush before admitting.

“No i don't have a clue” to my surprise she didn't laugh or treat me like i was stupid but instead said “Well then let me show you how to make it and what it is then”

“Ok so just follow my lead”

She says before going through the cupboards and getting the ingredients before laying them out Infront us before we got to work together with her teaching me how to cook this dish.

Chapter Text

Isabella’s point of view

After I had finished my pasta Dora and Sulpicia came into the kitchen and told us that there was a man caught for suspicious behaviour so they all had to go and investigate and asked me if I wanted to join them.

In my life I had forbidden myself to use the word ‘safe’ but when I am around my mates, the three queens I truly feel as if I am, but what makes me hesitate is I thought I was with my own blood in my early years of life and look how that turned out.

A part of me believes that they are just playing with me and when I allow my defenses to fall they will take advantage of my vulnerability like my mother did.

I know that realistically I should allow them in and tell them why I am the way that I am, but I am scared that they will reject me if they find out what I am, and most importantly, who I am.

Mother did always have a special talent for making us self conscious about ourselves especially when it came to our own happiness.

The only one of us she didn't manipulate was Finn and that is because he was always obedient when it came to what our parents wanted.

It is almost a shame that he never wanted us to be his siblings because before he showed us his true colors by standing with our murderers we loved him as you would a big brother.

I am grateful that the queens have shown me a bit of their responsibilities to allow me a peck as to what will be expected of me if I choose to become a queen.

I was scared that they wouldn't trust me because of the secrets I am keeping.

As we were on our way to the throne room with my mates I was excited to see what they do and have a better understanding of the job that I may choose to do, but I honestly don't know if I will be good at being a queen and leading an empire.

We entered the throne room one by one, Sulpicia was first, elegance protruding from all ends, then it was Athenodora, who looked fierce and dangerous, like a weapon ready to be drawn if needed then Didyme, who walked with graceful movements with a soft smile on her face which made her look non threatening but i knew that she wasn't as vulnerable as she looked.

When I entered I was shy and walked behind Didyme before being pulled onto Athenodora’s lap, where I made myself comfortable after giving her a grateful expression before facing the room and leaning back into her while her chin rested on my shoulder.

I was about to ask where the people who were here were to be judged when Sulpicia suddenly said ‘enter’ in a loud and commanding tone making her voice go through my body like an echo through a tunnel before I heard voices on the other side of the door with my enhanced hearing. The door opened and a vampire who looked about my dads age was escorted in and forced to kneel.

“Is this the man who was watching the castle?”

Dora asked Jane with an edge to her voice.

“Yes my queen, we found him trying to sneak past one of the guards”

She said to Dora whose chin was now resting on my shoulder.

“You dare try to enter your Queens lands without permission or a summons, foolish child”

Sulpicia says which made me amused at the fact that he looked older than her even though I know it was in fact the opposite.

“You are no queens to me”

He said through gritted teeth making the queens let out a quiet growl before Sulpicia told Jane to restrain him with a gesture of her hand.

“And why would you say that?”

Didyme asked calmly, obviously wanting more information so she was making the man feel like he was in control of the situation.

“You are a woman, woman shouldn't be in charge, a man should be king”

He said, making me angry and tried to rise before Dora wrapped her arm tighter around me before saying in my ear.

“Don't worry little one, we have had these situations quite often because of the multiple era’s we are from and the different times people were created in”

She said making me understand that this is how he was raised but it didn't mean that I wasn't still angry.

I relaxed back into her while playing with her fingers which were resting on my lap to help me focus on something else and calm down quicker.

“Why were you near the castle?”

Dora asked him, speaking next to my ear making me need to repress a shiver.

“Because i wanted to see the view”

He said sarcastically, before Dora took a deep breath making me realise that she was already getting annoyed at the man which made me confused seeing as she normally has a lot of patience but thanks to my wolf side i nuzzled into her neck and it seemed to be working as her now tense body started to relax.

“Ok, that's enough, Jane restrain him”

Ordered Sulpicia before standing from her throne and making her way towards the man.

“What is she doing?” I asked Dora.

“She is going to listen to his thoughts flower”

She told me with a pet name making me blush from my place nuzzled against her, making me realise that the queens must have powers like Edward does.

“Ok”

I say before staying quiet before I turn around away from her neck to watch Sulpicia and observe her in action. I watch her as she takes his hand forcefully in hers and closes her eyes as Jane keeps him restrained.

As the time goes I watch as her face gets more and more scrunched up in an expression of fury and anger.

It was only when she let out a fierce growl that I knew she had found something bad, she let go of her hand with haste before ordering that he be taken to the dungeon.

Once he is out of sight Cia turns to us before saying.

“Office now”

And immediately speeding off with us in tow and Dora with me in her arms (while I try to get out of them) following after them. When we arrive I get off her and say.

“I don't need to be carried i can keep up”

I tell them as a token of trust.

“She has enhanced speed”

“So my love, what did you see?”

Asked Didyme, trying to change the subject for now, but not before promising herself to loop back later.

“He is apart of a group that are foolish enough to wish for our downfall”

She said furiously through gritted teeth.

“The audacity”

Replied Dora while gripping the edge of the sofa.

“I don't understand,” I said.

“If your queens why are people trying to kill you”

I ask them, wanting to understand them better.

“On this planet every species has one thing in common”

She said, making me ask.

“And what is this one thing?” I ask her.

“Power” replies Sulpicia “Everyone wants power”

She says making me sit further into Dora grumpily.

“So what do we do?” I ask.

“Try to approach with peace or Prepare for war if they don't comply” Said Sulpicia.

“Who are they?”

Asked Dora, with her guard raised and her eyes calculating every move Sulpicia was making.

“The cullen’s”

“And they want to destroy you and take the throne?” I ask them.

“Not exactly,” responded Sulpicia.

“What do you mean my love?” Asked Didyme

“Carlisle and Edward want us dead and the throne for themselves, the others are oblivious” she tells us.

I lean back into Athenodora on the sofa we are sitting on across from Sulpicia and Didyme and am grateful when she wraps her arms around me firmly before kissing my cheek making me feel secure and invinsible.

“So all we have to do is take out Carlisle and Edward would basically be a yapping puppy, annoying but harmless?” I asked Sulpicia.

“Normally yes but he is getting help from a nomad named Victoria who is helping him by building an army to serve him” she tells us.

“A nomad dared to define us” roars Dora,

“Yes” says Didyme being a peacekeeper “Now we must stop them” she finishes firmly.

“I don't get it Victoria hated the Cullens for killing her mate James” i say drawing their attention.

“You've met her?” Dora asks in my ear from behind.

“Yes I have” I responded stiffly. “She came after me after Edward killed James wanting revenge” I told her.

“Do you know her weaknesses?” asked Didyme.

“No but I do know thanks to Alice’s visions that she has a power that tells her how to avoid danger and how to get out of it” I tell them before adding ”the only thing is that it doesn't work on isothers, just her, so if she is in trouble with someone” I say before Dora cuts in.

“Only she can get out and her partner is left stranded to take care of themselves” while I nodded along.

“We can use that,” Declared Sulpicia.

“Certainly” said Dora before going quiet, making me look back to cold calculating eyes planning an attack with efficiency and accuracy.

I sat there quietly observing Dora before she lunged forward suddenly and kissed me before going back to her pose like nothing had happened while I blushed bright red and my cheeks felt like they were on fire.

It took a minute before I once again had the strength to compose myself and become myself once more and the blush to disappear.

“So uncool” I muttered and stiffened when I heard a whisper in my ear asking.

“Was I?” which i knew was Dora which made me once again blush and curse her for getting this reaction from me.

I grumble and feel her smirk against my neck which she has nuzzled before turning back to Sulpicia and Didyme who were watching us with smirks.

“So how do you guys usually plan attacks?” I ask them.

“Honestly” said Didyme “Athenodora does and we just follow her lead, she is the strategist amung us” she said making me realise that they mentioned that when i had the tour.

“Oh yes, silly me,” I said, making Didyme smile.

“It's not silly” insisted Sulpicia “You had a question and you asked it, it's just intuition” she reasoned, making me feel a little better.

“Yes I guess it is,” I agreed hesitently.

“You will soon learn our dynamic, petal” said Dora, holding me tighter in a hug for a minute before loosening it back to the firm grip it had been for a while.

“Of course our sweetheart just needs time,” agreed Sulpicia.

“Yes, I agree, time,” said Didyme.

She looked at me with a smile and gave me a sneeky wink. I smiled and blushed before yawning, making myself realise how tired I was.

“Would you like to have a nap isabella?” asked Athenodora.

“Yes please, I am tired”

I admitted before standing and used my extra speed to get to my room with them following, I slipped into the bathroom with a set of pajamas and changed before stepping out and walking to the bed and slipping under the covers. Athenodora sat to my right with Sulpicia to my left and Didyme was parched gracefully at the edge of the bed.

“Would you like us to stay or leave once your asleep petal?” asked Dorame, making me pause before saying.

“I would like you to go, not because I don't want you here but because I would like to see if i can fall asleep in a room on my own”

I told them before adding,

“But if I need you I will call for you”

“Promise?” Sulpicia asked.

“Yes I do, I will tell one of you” i promosed.

One by one they leaned forward and placed kisses on my forehead before Didyme pulled the covers up a little higher, covering me completely before they all went and sat by the window to wait for me to fall asleep.

I closed my eyes and relaxed into the pillow beneath my head before allowing myself to breathe while listening to them shuffle around and before I knew it darkness overtook me.

Chapter Text

Athenodora’s point of view

I went out into my garden while Isabella slept and seeing as it was dark I had to put on the massive bright garden lights that we installed a few years ago so that I wouldn't need to stop my work when the sun went down.

I started by burying a few new flowers that were about three feet tall before encasing the roots with soil and then watering it before moving onto the next one.

I had just started my fourth round of planting flowers in a new section of the garden that I had expanded when I heard footsteps behind me before a strong body collided with my own, making me growl and turn around quickly ready to defend and protect my castle and people.

But when I turned I saw Isabella clinging to me like a koala wearing a white nightgown with tear marks running down her cheeks and crying so hard they no noise was escaping her, the only sign apart from the tears was the violent shake of her shoulders and concerning ragged breaths leaving her mouth.

“Petal, breathe” I commanded in a stern voice while turning to hold her in my arms.

“I'm trying, i promise”

She replied through ragged breaths as I listened to her heart that was slowing down which indicated that not enough oxygen could get to her heart.

I put her right ear to my chest just above my heart and started to pump blood that I had consumed after putting Isabella to bed to my heart so that it would start pumping. I did it in hopes that it would be a guideline for her own heart while whispering to Sulpicia and Didyme what was happening and that I needed more blood.

In a few seconds I could hear her heart calming, Sulpicia and Didyme appeared just behind Isabella a few seconds after but kept their distance obviously realising that anything could send her heart back to being erratic.

Once she had calmed down completely Didyme came closer while making footsteps loud enough so that anyone without our hearing could hear to make sure she didn't spook Isabella and handed me a blood bag before pulling out a second before saying, “For Isabella” making me nod and tear them both open before handing one to Isabelle who happily took it and started to gulp down the blood slowly while i sipped on mine every now and then.

Not only did i know that Isabella was at least a vampire or part vampire but i knew that we had made progress today with trust between us and her but i need to know what had her so frightened.

I picked her up with Didyme and Sulpicia coming closer before running us to Isabella's room and placing her on the bed while Didyme and Sulpicia stood awkwardly at the edge of it.

“Are you ok isabelle?”

I asked her and she brought the blood bag away after having a sip.

“I just had a nightmare, a memory of a traumatic event”

She said stiffly, making me take a deep breath and process my thoughts into a clear sentence to say what I wanted to say before I started to speak.

“Isabella look at me please” her eyes snapped up to mine “we will always respect you and what you want and say but every fibre of mine and there beings”

I said nodding in the direction of Didyme and Sulpicia stood a few feet behind her who shared the look of worry and anger in their eyes that now reflected in my own,

“Are screaming at us to protect you and keep you safe and close, if you say no we will respect it but i am going to ask you to please tell us about it and to open up”

I almost pleaded but refrained to make myself sound strong which was the opposite to how I felt in the moment.

I saw isabella’s eyes glaze over which showed me that she was thinking of telling us or how she would frame it into a sentence to be able to tell us what she needed to as i wrapped my arms tighter around her to keeping her close to my body on the bed as the Duvet crumpled around our bodies in an effort to calm my beast as she decided what she wanted to do.

I saw this movement and the tightness of my eyes made her eyes momentarily shut in a sign of tranquility as her face which was covered with a frown ghosting over her features softened out and smoothed as the sun which was rising in the distance started to rise and the beams came through the window and washed over her beautiful sun kissed skin.

She took a long deep breath as I saw her eyes focus and her attention snap to me making me know that she was about to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ which made me nervous.

“I am scared of letting you in and you using what i am going to tell you to hurt me with”

She started making Sulpicia come closer and crouch beside her before raising her hand and starting to stroke Isabella's hair lovingly before saying.

“Isabella we would never hurt you or do anything to make you uncomfortable, we just want to help” She said looking Isabella straight in the eye.

“They are right”

Said Didyme coming closer and kneeling next to Sulpicia before continuing.

“We would never hurt you and i would personally love to hear what you dreamed about so that we can start understand you better on an emotional and psychological level so that we can help you properly and know what may trigger you and what will help you weather its on a physical level like hugging, or maybe even through environmental”

She said, making me smile at our now second youngest mate before Isabella spoke.

“Environmental?” she asked.

“Yes, so like how a graveyard can make you depressed and the ocean can make you calm” she explained. Isabella started to nod in understanding before perking up a bit but not making an attempt to leave my arms.

“Ok i will tell you guys”

She said, making us all smile in gratitude for the extra trust and understanding in why we wanted to know.

“I told you all that my twin died when we were thirteen right?” She asked making us nod “Well what i left out os that he was technically murdered by wolves and we were witch twins but we also shared a soul so everything he felt i did to, from the claw mark to his death”

She told us making me feel horrified at the thought of my mate experiencing that level of pain. I myself being a warrior had experienced physical, emotional and mental pain but this means that she had experienced all three at such a young age.

It was a wonder that she was still all together but I knew that it wasn't even a slice of the story.

“So you felt everything?” asked Didyme in concern.

“Yes I did”

She replied with a grimm look on her face as she started toying with the hem of my shirt as Didyme parched on the side of the bed. We sat here in silence allowing that information to sit with us for a minute before I asked the question I was curious about.

“Isabella, may I ask what you are, creature wise?”

She giggled a little which shocked me at the level of positivity that came with the sound before she said.

“I am part witch, part wolf and part vampire, a tribrid” she said, shocking us.

“How are you all three?” asked Didyme. “Well it's a little complicated but the short explanation is that i was born a witch and then when my brother was attacked i became a wolf when i was thirteen then my mother turned me into a vampire when i was sixteen out of paranoia and anger at the wolves and us not being strong enough to fend them off” She said before I questioned.

“How do you have so much control over your supernatural sides? Most immortals and newborns don't?”

“I had to, otherwise my father would punish me or my siblings would lock me in the cellar or even put me into a forced sleep using a sort if family heirloom when i was older”

She admitted in a way that made us know that she wanted to share it with us, anger boiled through my veins as to the realisation that her own family had treated her terribly and locked her away or put her into a sleep when she was acting in a way they disliked.

“What was the heirloom?” asked Didyme.

“It was a dagger made and enchanted by a witch to control us”

She said leaning away from me a little to put her hand into the back of the bottom of her top before pulling out a dagger with strange symbols engraved onto the handle and blade that looked like greek in the curve of hand but was definitely another language.

“This is it, if you stabbed me with it veins all over my body would begin to turn black, my skin would go pale and i would be forced into a deep sleep”

She explains as I reach out and take the dagger from her with some but little resistance from her before I turn it over to inspect it, Sulpicia came closer to me and started to inspect it alongside me while Didyme stayed focused on Bella who was now busy draining the rest of her blood bag in a very thirsty manner before handing it to Didyme with a sheepish look on her face.

“Isabella” said Sulpicia “Do you know what the symbols mean?” she asked.

“Not directly” she answered “But it's meant to interpret how we were created and how we can be killed” she explained to us.

“So like an anagram?” Didyme asked intrigued.

“Yes I guess,” she responded.

“What did you mean when you said you were turned by your mother, was she a vampire?”

I felt as if that part of the story was important. I watched as she debated something before her shoulders fell and a sense of peace came over her as she relaxed further into me before saying.

“My mother was the original witch, she created vampires and I am one of the seven original vampires, known as the Mikaelson clan. My true name is Isabella Sarephina Mikaelson, daughter of Esther and Mikael Mikaelson” she said, making us shocked.

“Wait Mikael, as in the feared vampire slayer”

Sulpicia asked as Bella shamefully looked at the ground before nodding in embarrassment and dare I say resentment.

“Yes, he is my father, and a horrible man” she said, making me lean forward and kiss her cheek softly.

“We are here now Isabella and nobody is going to hurt you under our watch” I said in a firm tone as her eyes looked at me with tears balancing on the coroner of her right eye.

“You've already said that” she said, making me respond.

“And we will say it again and again and again if we have my love, you are our petal and we will keep you safe for the rest of our lives if you allow us to” I say, making the tears break free and roll down her cheeks and onto the duvet.

“What do you want in return?” she asks us.

“A chance to show you we are serious, that's all” Sulpicia told her.

“Nothing more?” she asked hesitantly.

“Nothing more” I swore to her.

“Ok i will give you this chance, please don't make me regret it, please” she pleaded.

“We promise Isabella”

Said Didyme before Sulpicia said.

“I think you should have a nap, because of how stressful this conversation has been” making me nod in agreement before adding.

“You will feel better once you have awoken”

She sat in silence for a moment before nodding her head and saying.

“Ok, thank you Thea”

“Thea?” I said questionably, making her eyes downcast as she blushed bright red.

“Sorry it's what i have called you in my head” she admitted making me grab her chin and lift it before saying.

“Thea, cute, i love it”

She smiled at me sleepily before laying down. Within seconds she was once again out like a light.

Chapter Text

Sulpicia’s point of view

My mate laid in my arms as I softly played with the ends of her hair, every once in a while she would sleepily look up at me and a hint of a smile would be on her lips and then just as soon as i though she was awake her eyes would close and she would once again be softly snoring, entering a deep sleep.

I wanted to keep her awake just so I could learn more about her and show her I love her but it occurred to me that by letting her rest I am caring for her and making her feel comfortable and safe.

I just hope one day she will know we love her no matter what we were doing and that the trauma she has been through isn't enough for her to manage, but no matter what we will be here for her.

“Cia?” whispers Didyme from across from me where she was seated on a couch.

“Yes book worm?” I asked her softly.

“She is going to be alright, right?” she asks with hesitation and some fear.

Athenodora who is seated to her left puts her hand over the freshly manicured one Didyme had laid on her knee before saying.

“We won't allow her to be anything but perfect, right beloved?” she says, looking at me.

“Right” I agreed with a small smile of my own before looking back down to see eyes staring straight back at me with vulnerability in the corners of the brown eyes belonging to Bella.

“Hello, petal” Dora said, making Isabella throw her head back and to the side so she would be able to see her clearly before replying.

“Hi Thea, so that was a lot last night wasn't it?” Dora asked her before she nodded her head sleepily.

“I hope we are what you need to get you through this” Didyme said hesitantly while Isabella's eyes drifted shut.

-Isabella’s dream 100 years ago-

I had tracked my family down after being alone for so long I didn't even know if they knew I was still alive as I woke up after being turned all alone.

They were hosting the ‘Mikaelson charity event’ so I dressed to impress and turned up at the venue in the appropriate attire with a man who I compelled on my arm seeing as it was not seen as appropriate for a female to turn up to an event unattended.

I was wearing a black fitted dress, revealing enough to not make me considered a nun but conservative enough to be considered appropriate. The moment I walked through the doors I could instantly tell that Rebekah and Kol set up and organised the event.

I caught a glimpse of Klaus escorting a woman up the stairs with a hunger in my eyes that I had before I had compelled this man and drank from him so I instantly knew that this was my moment to find him.

I made my way with my escort to the stairs and quietly walked up them trying to act normal not to draw attention before I started to walk down a long hallway before seeing Rebekah at the far end sitting down with a man before Klaus kills him and throws him over a balcony as Elijah stands next to him watching Rebekah.

“Klaus why did you do that? I loved him” she said, voice filled with anger.

“Because y..” he stated before abruptly stopping while looking out a window. He gasped and turned around to face me fast making me realise he saw my reflection.

I stood there frozen and lost for words. He looked the exact same as he did the last time I saw him and even though I knew he would, it still caught me by surprise. I looked at Elijah and Rebekah and felt the same. They looked the same but everything felt different.

I didn't feel the warm love that they use to look at me with, instead they started with cold eyes and a guarded posture. It made me feel sick and it was the exact moment where I realised that they no longer saw me as my sister.

Elijah, once a protective brother, was now just cold and distant. Klaus looked at me with suspicion and anger, and Rebekah refused to meet my eyes.

“Isabella,” Klaus said coldly, ignoring my escort. “Why are you here?” he asked.

“I just thought..” i started

“You thought wrong, now leave” his voice boomed, making me flinch.

-End Of Dream Isabella’s point of view-

I woke up in the same position sweaty with Sulpicia shaking me awake with worry in her eyes.

“Are you ok?” she asked.

“Yes sorry, just another bad dream” I said looking down in embarrassment before a strong hand (Sulpicia’s) took my chin and guided it upwards so my eyes looked into hers.

“Dont be embarrassed Petal” she said to me “We’ll protect you” she said making me blush lightly.

“Thank you” I said to them.

{...}

After I had had something to eat Dora thought some fresh air would be good for me so we all went into her gardens so I could relax and focus on something else other than my growing anxiety on whether or not I would encounter past shadows.

We sat in the gardens surrounded by Athena’s beautiful garden while I allowed a strange calm to come over my entire body and lean against Dora who was beside me while I listened to the birds parched on the trees and the wind blowing the grass.

Bees were coming and going pollinating the flowers while zooming around us curious as to what we were. I could tell Dora loved watching it though seeing as everytime a bee would come too close she would laugh, actually laugh with joy and move her head slightly to allow them to pass.

I found it charming how attentive she was with nature and how soft she could be when she was a warrior and warrior back then in history books where cold, fought, got drunk and repeated but she was living proof that that wasn't all true. Athena was graceful and strong, intelligent and humble, loving and intelligent and she was mine.

Didyme was a puzzle whom I had no idea how to solve. She is always quiet or reading so I'm not sure how to act around her but I want to so I plan to spend time with her to get to know her. I only hope that she likes me and we will get along seeing as we seem to be polar opposites.

We sat here in the garden on the bench for the rest of the day just allowing nature to envelop us into a serene moment filled with beauty. I saw a nest of birds where a family was and I wished that that could have been mine growing up but maybe it can be one I made with my mates.

I'm not sure what they feel or want but I want them I wish I could've seen how they were brought up and lived back when they were human considering it would help me understand them but I know that they have been through wards together and fought alongside each other so they probably know each other inside and out.

I am planning to ask Athena to teach me how to fight so that i can protect myself and them if i ever need to seeing as i want to be their equal and their queen and i know that to accomplish this will take time and effort but it is worth if it means that i can be with them in every way.

I know they don't want me to get hurt or take on too much seeing as I am not having a good time mentally but I do hope they allow me to do something to help them and take my mind off my past seeing as it would help to not think about my siblings.

The nightmare i had this morning probably got them on edge as well considering its two nightmares in two days which i would also be concerned about. They looked like the family I had wanted but was denied because of their loyalty to each other and them not wanting to have the burden of a child which makes me feel depressed and want to punish them because if it had been the other way around I would have taken them in without hesitation.

I loved and idolized them when I was young and now i dont feel anything at all and it scares me how empty I feel when my mind flicks to their faces. Father and mother did nothing but abuse us and I would protect Klaus when he was hurt but he would never help me.

And Rebekah once lovable, now cold and uncaring. And It stung. A lot.

Chapter Text

Nobody's point of view

Isabella was now in the courtyard allowing Dora to teach her how to fight with a sword and Dora was impressed with how fast she was learning to properly use one.

Some people spent years trying to master the sword but Bella was picking it up quickly and could tell it was something Dora was pleased about, and by the darkening of her eyes she was watching Bella very closely.

Bella had gone for three hours straight sparing one of the new guards with basic maneuvers that Dora had taught her when Sulpicia and Didyme came outside and glared at them with a look of disapproval, stopping the lesson for the day.

“Hello Isabella we thought that we would allow you to sit in while we hold an audience to give you an insight as to how court is held” Sulpicia told her, making Isabella’s eyes go wide.

“Really?” she asked with excitement

“Yes” Sulpicia responded before saying “The Denali Coven are coming here and would also love to meet you, they are the ones who requested the audience to talk about something related to the Cullen's” she told Bella.

“Ok, are they nice?” she asked them.

“Yes and their coven leader Tanya has never asked to meet anyone so you must intrigue her” Didyme told me, making her nod.

“Do you know what she knows about me?” Bella asked them wanting to be prepared at what type of questions she may be asked.

“Yes, she knows you are something different, and that you have been wronged by the Cullen’s” Athena told her honestly. “Ok” she responded before they started to prepare for their arrival.

They all changed into suitable attire and since the Denali coven were friends of the Volturi and personal friends with the queens they relaxed their dress code to something smart but also comfy.

They gave Bella a nicely fitted white dress so that it would be clear that she was their mate and equal so she wasn't sitting there in sweats feeling like she was beneath them. The queens wanted Isabella to know that she would always stand beside them, never behind and they would always make her see that no matter what the situation was.

Sulpicia had gifted Isabella with a beautiful necklace with their coven's classic coat of arms and put it around Bella's neck herself before clasping it shut while Bella inspected it.

“I won't ever take it off,” she said seriously while putting a cloak which Dora had given to her on before all three of them landed kisses onto Isabella’s forehead. It was clear that the Necklaces were a claim stating that they belonged to the Volturi covering which Bella was more than happy to take on as a responsibility and wear the crest to show everyone what coven she belonged to.

When they had properly prepared themselves Jane came into the room after being told to enter and announced that the Denali covering had arrived. Bella was so nervous and strangely excited at the same time.

She walked by Athenodora’s side from their room to their office where the Denali's were waiting. As they entered five sets of golden eyes immediately found Bella and studied her like a puzzle to solve before the smaller of the five, a blonde, stood up and approached Bella.

“Hello Bella, I am Tanya Denali the leader of my coven and I am pleased to meet you” she says to Bella while stretching her hand out to shake Bella’s.

“Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you as well” Bella said to her while accepting her hand and shaking it.

“To my right is Kate” Tanya told Bella gesturing “and to my right is Irina, Carmen and Elezar in order” she finished before the four other women approached Bella and shook her hand individually.

When introductions had been done Sulpicia took the lead and went straight to business.

“So there is something urgent to discuss about the Cullen Coven?”

“I feel as though we should all sit first” Tanya's said before placing herself between Irina and Kate before starting “Edward is doing the same thing in Alaska that he did in forks and has fooled his entire coven to believe he has another mate and he has already exposed himself to her and has moved to the manipulating stage while Carlisle is rewarding him for having two mates”

She informed them while the queens had begun growling and it had just gotten louder with each moment.

“He is doing what” spat Didyme though growls.

“That boy will die and so will his coven” growled Dora through gritted teeth.

“I'm sorry” said Isabella making the queens pause “He is putting another girl through what he put me through?” she asked Tanya, receiving a nod.

“How did he do it?” Isabella asked her.

“The same way he did it to you, science class, partners, acting weird, saved her by doing something impossible, then confessed” she said before Isabella let out a low dangerous growl as all of the glass in the room exploded making her pause before saying.

“I apologize for my outburst please excuse me” she tried to stand but Dora pulled her onto her lap.

“It's ok Bella, they are friends, what's wrong?” asked Dora.

“When I'm angry sometimes I lose control of my powers. I just need to regain control alone” she said once again trying to get to her feet but Dora was stubborn.

“No let us help you” she said before having to hold a struggling Bella down a bit longer before she gave in and slumped into Dora's chest.

“Ok, i'll let you help but there isn't much you can do i just need to hunt or shift” she told them making Kate become excitable before she says “Let me take her hunting please, pretty please.”

Tanya looked over at the queens before Dora suggested.

“Why don't we all go for a hunt and bond like we used to” Tanya’s eyes widened and a smile graced her lips.

“Ok your majesty”

To help Bella they all immediately sped to the forest which surrounded the castle and it was clear to everyone that Bella was already starting to feel better which relieved the queens to no end.

They made their way into the forest going deeper and deeper to find prey like the apex predators they are. Irina followed Bella almost protectively like an older sister while Bella adjusted and listened for any sign of life.

It took ten minutes of them hunting until both Bella and Carmen picked up a heartbeat at the same time and signed to the others before all of them started to advance towards the creature.

Didyme caught the deer in her sight first before Dora and Kate both sped to it together and executed it together before they all sank their teeth in and drank from the animal.

Bella pulled her teeth out first before spotting another creature which she dove to and killed within seconds then she shifted into a white wolf and tore his left, top leg off and then started to chew it. The others after removing their teeth to see what she was doing looked at her in amazement and then finished off the beast that she hadn't touched.

Once they had all drank and were well fed they headed back to the castle before Kate and Bella started to become competitive and were in a very intense game of uno while the others watched in amusement.

They all knew that this piece of calm would have to be broken eventually to deal with Edward and the other Cullen's but for now they were content to just stay in each other's company before dealing with specific problems.

Kate and Dora kept on riling each other up by arguing who was the better warrior and sometime later they had been scolded by Didyme for breaking a table and a window when sparring to prove to the other that they were the best.

Bella had a giant smile on her face as she looked around and saw what she had wanted for a long time, a family with mates and cocky sisters and she could not have been happier especially when Dora eventually got Kate on her back and made her say uncle while she thought was hilarious and could not stop laughing while Kate was glaring her her.

Irina stopped Kate's glaring with just one look making Kate start to pout before she said. “She was being mean” Which made everyone in the room start to laugh freely as she only pouted further.

Little did any of the vampires know that just behind the veil of things that they can see, two people stood there watching, horrified with what Bella has had to go through and disgusted by the behaviour of the siblings that had once loved her biding their time for their return and seek revenge on those who hurt Isabella Mikaelson.