Chapter 2–What’s wrong now?

A low snarl wrenched me from my restless sleep, out of my horrific nightmare of Jacob imprinting on Lauren and Edward dating Angela. Huh? Angela? Where the hell had that come from? It was still dark out and I couldn’t make out much of my room. I waited unmoving. Something seemed off. Then I noticed the smell of Alice’s expensive perfume wafting through my room. I bolted upright and damn near fell off my bed as I searched for my second favorite vampire. Jasper was sitting in my rocking chair with Alice draped over his lap staring intently at Edward who was perched at the foot of my bed opposite of them. He was looking downright murderous.

“What’s wrong now?” I asked irritably. I searched the three perfect faces, my gaze settling on Alice, as she’d be the most forthcoming of the three. I was all prepared to be bitchy, but Jasper headed me off by blanketing the room in waves of calm and peacefulness. Darn vampires and their darn powers. “Alice?” I managed as I struggled against Jasper’s powers. The need to curl up and go back to sleep was overwhelming.

She gave a slow blink then turned away from Edward’s menacing face. “I saw Aro…” She broke off uncertainly.

I let out a breath that I hadn’t known I was holding. “He ordered the Volturi to check on my status?” I supplied. I’d known that this was going to happen, but I’d been counting on having more time. “How long before they get here?”

Edward interrupted. “Aro isn’t sending his people to ascertain whether you’re a vampire or not,” he began slowly. “He is sending Demetri and Heidi to aid us.”

My eyes widened in surprise. “Aid us against what?”

“Caius, Jane, Alec, and Felix,” he spat out between clenched teeth. He crawled over to me pulling me into his arms, raining kisses down my temple to my chin. “They’ve decided to simply take matters into their own hands,” he whispered.

I felt like someone had thrown a bucket of ice water on me. “What? Why?” I spluttered.

“It seems that Aro has lost control of some of the Volturi. I believe that they feel threatened by his affection toward Carlisle and his obvious interest in our family, you included, love. His desire to acquire us,” he motioned between himself, Alice and me, “Has only fueled the fire. I read all of this when he made us the offer to join them. Caius and Jane were outraged. Alec, I couldn’t really tell where his thoughts were. Maybe because Caius and Jane were projecting so loudly. And Felix…Well, Felix simply despises us, and any reason to kill us is good enough for him,” he added disdainfully.