"They'll have no idea I'm coming," I tried to reason with Marcus and Caius, "My mirror reflects Alice's visions and it hides my scent. They'll never know I'm there, but I can confirm whether we are dealing with an immortal child. Alice will be watching you and the other Volturi members, they don't know about me so I can slip in and out undetected".
Caius growled in annoyance, "I understand your reasoning vasílissa mou but there are too many risks involved".
"24 hours," I tried once again, "19-hour return trip by private jet with 5 hours to investigate". None of my mates spoke for several minutes.
"21 hours," Marcus suddenly broke the silence, "19-hour return trip by the private jet with 2 hours to investigate and contact every 20 minutes during the 2-hour investigation window".
I quickly approached Marcus and pressed my lips against his, "Thank you to fos mou (my light)". I looked over at Caius who was deep in thought. I approached Caius and placed my hands on either side of his face, gently forcing him to lift his head and make eye contact with me.
"Please ma force (my strength)," I begged Caius. Despite how much I wanted to, I wouldn't do this without the approval of all my mates. Caius and I stared into each other's eyes for several, long quiet minutes.
"20 hours," Caius eventually broke the silence, "19-hour return trip by the private jet with one hour to investigate and contact every 20 minutes".
"20.5 hours," I countered, "19-hour return trip by private jet with 90 minutes to investigate and contact every 15 minutes".
A small smirk appeared on Caius' face, "You are indeed a force to be reckoned with Lottie. Deal". I smiled gently at Caius before kissing him passionately. I poured all my gratitude and love into our kisses.
"Thank you ma force (my strength), thank you," I whispered as I briefly pulled away before we resumed kissing. Caius and I pulled away and we rested our foreheads together in silence. I knew Caius needed time to process the thought of me leaving the safety of the coven. Out of all my mates, Caius was the most protective and him allowing me to leave, even for such a short period of time, would be hard for him. I knew the Volturi had enemies and I didn't even want to imagine what would happen if I fell into their hands. My only saving grace was that my presence was currently unknown and my power protected my scent.
I kissed Caius one final time, "I'll leave within the hour".
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I had been planning to ask this for a while but I was still hesitant on how to best approach the topic with my mates. I wanted to wait for the perfect moment but it never seemed an appropriate time. It was only one evening when Aro and I were playing a game of chess in our private library that I decided to rip the band-aid off so to speak.
"How do I earn money?" I asked Aro abruptly.
Aro looked up from the chess game, "Why would you need money my little swan?".
I looked away from my mate and focused my attention back on the chess game I was miserably losing, "I would like to buy something". I moved my pawn.
"And what would that something be?" Aro prompted as he moved his knight and took my pawn.
"Before I became a vampire, my fri...my friends and I restored a 1967 Chevrolet Impala. I unfortunately didn't get to finish it though. I want to rectify that," I explained. I moved my bishop and took Aro's knight. If Aro noticed my hesitation over my use of the term 'friends', he didn't mention it.
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