Bella sat on the plush sofa with a book in her hand. It had been a few days since she found out Aro was her true mate. She was liking her time here.

The huge door opened and Aro stepped in. Aro came to sit beside Bella. Bella smiled at Aro.

"What are you reading?" He asked. "It's a book about different mythological creatures from around the world," Bella answered.

Aro hummed in response, while inhaling some air. That is when everything went haywire. The human assistant of Volturi had cut her wrist.

Bella could sense Aro becoming tensed besides her. Bella frowned in confusion, putting her the book on the table and placing her hand on Aro's cheek.

"Are you alright?" She asked. Aro opened his mouth to say he is alright but Bella's blood's scent reached his nostrils.

Aro's eyes turned coal black. His conscious self was conflicting with his blood lust. While his conscious self suggested him to ran out of the room and away from Bella, his blood lust said that he should sink his fangs in Bella's neck, sucking her blood.

"Are you alright, Aro?" Bella asked again. Aro didn't answered, still trying to find a way out of his conflicting selves.

Aro hadn't lusted for someone's blood like this for centuries and that gave Aro the impression that he can control his lust but in the current situation, it was quite opposite.

He could see Bella's pulse point in her neck. The tempting blood which flowed in her arms. Her heart beating in her chest, indicating her humanness.

His blood lust was overpowering his conscious self. The tempting scent of Bella's blood making his mind cloudy.

With a last sigh, losing himself into his blood lust, he grabbed Bella's wrists in his hands and pinned her on the sofa.

A gasp of surprise left Bella's throat. "Aro," she called but Aro didn't answer nor did he move. Bella could see him looking at her neck; or more like looking at the Carotid pulse in her neck.

An almost inaudible sorry left Aro's lips and he dived into the crook of Bella's neck, licking the pulse point before biting on it.

Bella let out an agonizing scream in pain but Aro didn't stop. Her discomfort was the least of his concern.

He sank his fangs in her neck, sucking her blood slowly. Bella's mouth was opened, screaming for help but it seems no one heard.

Aro's venom made its way into her body with his fangs, doubling Bella's pain. Aro was feeling satisfied.

The door suddenly opened, grabbing Aro's attention. He let go of Bella's neck, dropping her almost lifeless body with his venom inside it on the couch.

Aro turned his face to see Marcus, Caius, Jane and Alec standing there with open mouths, staring at Aro's now blood red eyes and his blood stained fangs.

That is when Aro realized what he just did. His eyes widened and he turned to look at Bella's unconscious body.

Only indicator of Bella being alive was her heartbeat. Her eyes closed, mouth shut and her body not moving except the occasional short breaths.

"It's good in a way, he wouldn't have to deal with a human," Caius said. Aro turned his gaze to Caius, glaring at him. "This supposed to happen some day. Better sooner than later," Caius shrugged.

"She will be alright, Aro," Marcus comforted. "I know she will," Aro whispered, still looking at Bella's unconscious body.

"Jane, call Heidi to dress Bella up. Inform the covens that their Queen will soon wake up," Aro ordered.

Jane nodded and ran to find Heidi and send all the covens the message.