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“What can you tell me about the King’s Alice?” Bella asked, sipping her juice. Alice was feeling a little off about Bella. Things went to shit too fast. If only Jacob Black hadn’t received the call Edward wouldn’t have run to get himself killed.
“Did Edward not explain anything?” Alice asked.
“If he would have I wouldn’t have been asking you Alice. If I have to save your brother I need to know what I am dealing with.” Bella said, now eating a sandwich. Alice wanted to bang Edward's head. The moron brother of hers. If they get out alive from Volterra she would be messing with all his piano for the rest of eternity.
“There are 3 kings Aro ,Caius and Marcus. They make sure all the covens are not breaking any law or bringing attention to them-..”
“Ma’am do you need anything else?” The air hostess asked, interrupting Alice.
“Do you have alcohol?” Bella asked. Alice made a strange face at that.
When did she start drinking? She thought.
“Yes-..”
“I need a Whiskey neat” Bella said even before the hostess could give her options.
“And you ma’am?” she turned to Alice.
“Nothing”
The air hostess gave her customary smile and went back.
“When did you start drinking?” Alice asked the moment she left.
Bella sighed “Just now Alice just now. Would you continue now? I have a bad feeling you are going to tell me your coven has broken a law. Why did no one tell me there are laws in the first place… or is it something humans should not know?”
Alice grimaced.
“Ah yes our most important law is to not expose ourselves to humans and if they know we have to either kill them or turn them” she said and if she was looking for any surprise or distress on her face she didn’t find one. Instead it was a look Alice remembered she had given her when she tried to dress her up last time during prom. She was annoyed.
“So you are telling me I am going to die?” Bella said without any filter and Alice winced again.
“Bella-..” Alice started
“No, Alice first listen to me now. From what I am gathering so far is that things have gone tits up. If you had not left this wouldn’t have happened but then I am a mere mortal. You had no obligation to stay for my happiness or whatever but for a bunch of vampires you all are stupid. Leaving me was dangerous. I am upset with your whole family but I would never want anything bad to happen to you all but have you thought that your abrupt leaving and the way Edward has broken my heart things could have been different if I was out for revenge against you for playing with my feelings?” Bella asks with an incredulous expression.
Alice panicked “Bella we really cared about you. We thought it would be better for you to have a human life and Jazz has not yet forgiven himself. I am sorry for leaving. I didn’t agree but Edward made me and everyone leave. We couldn’t-..”
Bella laughed. Not a happy laugh but a dry sarcastic one.
“You vampires and your ego. It's my life and you all decided what was good for me without asking me? Edward is but one person. How can he have the authority to make you act against your will. Last I knew Carlisle was the coven leader?” she said with a bitter voice.
Alice knew they had fucked up. She shouldn’t have listened to Edward she knew but he didn’t listen.
“Bella as your mate he had a bigger say, we had a meeting and it turned into his side-…”
The air hostess bought her Whiskey. Bella said thanks to her. She drank it in one gulp. She made a face but then her face was neutral again.
“He is not my mate. I don’t want him as a mate. Alice, which mate leaves you like this? He made a decision and forced upon me. He said things that broke me and you are telling me that he is my mate?” Bella scoffed.
Alice was stunned. In every vision she had she was sure they were mates even now she couldn’t believe Bella was not his mate.
She went to argue “You are her mate Bella. Why do you think he would be running to get himself killed?”
“Because he is a melodramatic bitch?” Bella said dryly
“Listen Alice I don’t know much about this whole vampire mate business but I am here not to get back with Edward. I will help as much as I can and in the process if I die well it wouldn’t matter. I have made peace with death. I am doing this to get closure and I may be very angry with your family but I am not a bitch to let Edward die because of me. Honestly if we came out alive from a vampire den I will count that as my lucky stars are shining brightly.” Bella said nonchalantly as if she didn’t just say she was suicidal.
Alice was now gripping Bella by the shoulder with a look of horror.
“What the hell Bella! You are not going to die. Why would you joke about your life like that! It would matter. If you die…” Alice had tears in her eyes. No this was all wrong. Bella was saying all the wrong things. Why? She wasn’t sure. She looked at Bella’s eyes and dread filled her because she was being serious!
“Don’t worry Alice everything will work out” Bella said, patting her hand and yawning.
“I will do my best, you do what you do best. Look out for any vision and see if there is any alternative way. If not then we go with the flow” Bella said closing her eyes. She was done with this world for now.