"So your mother is here" Demetri says, Marcus and Aleksander had to go back to Italy to inform the other kings about what has happened. Demetri was ordered to say and protect me and my kids "will you tell her about your engagement to Aleksander?" Yes, Aleksander proposed to me before he left.

"Yes" nodding my head "knowing my mother she is most likely setting up a new alliance and I have no doubt that Aleksander will kill the poor block" Demetri nods his head laughing, Demetri has become like an older brother to me since learning the truth.

When there is a knock at the door, it opens to my mother and we stand. Demetri bows before her "Your Majesty"

"Who are you?" Mother demands

"This is Lord Demetri Volturi" I introduce them, she smiles and I know that smile all too well.

"Lord Volturi" she nods her head "would you give my daughter and I a moment?" He nods his head and leaves, he makes a gesture of not to kill her and I laugh. He closes the door as mother looked back to him.

"Mother" we sit on the couch, my children hugging her.

"Nonna!" The both say

"Oh!" Holding them in her arms "how are my two beautiful grand babies?"

"Good" they have slowly been learning English "we miss you"

"And I you" she holds them before looking at me serious "did you know your sister is marrying a bastard?"

"Not until she told the entire French Court"

"And all for a prophecy?"

"I heard" nodding my head "but I don't believe the prophecy"

Mother nods her head accepting it "at least one of you is smart" looking at me "your still young and can bare children"

"Mother"

"I am currently negotiating a marriage between you and a rich French lord"

"Mother!" Exclaiming "I am in love with someone else"

"We are royals" condensation in her voice "you cannot be picky or anything, you will marry this lord...or that Demetri"

"What?"

"The Volturi family are very wealthy" she says "now" leaving with my children "I shall inform the lord about your marriage"

"Wait! What?!" The door opens and Demetri comes in and he also has the same expression "doesn't she need to talk to"

"She does" confirming "but we have been in court for while" he trails off "I'll be back by tonight" he leaves then.

~Demetri's POV~

Oh fuck, if a letter was sent to the kings by the Queen Regent of Scotland. I run at full speed to the castle, avoiding Aleksander or Marcus-for some reason Marcus wants to take the long way of it being three months away from Freya. When I get to the throne room, everyone looks my way "Demetri" Aro smiles "what"

I raise my hand and stay silent, Aro comes over and takes it. When he lets go Caius demands "what?"

"It seems the Queen Regent of Scotland was serious when she sent a letter to us" Aro looks at Caius "she made it clear to her daughter that she will either marry Demetri or a French lord"

"Humans" Caius scoffs "well it's an obvious"

"Marry her" Aro says as Caius says "kidnap her and her children" Everyone is silent as we look at Aro.

"Aro" Caius stands "you can't be serious, Princess Freya is Aleksander's mate"

"And we aren't kidnapping her" Aro shrugs his shoulders "now Demetri go back and marry the princess"

"And what of Aleksander?" I dare to ask

"We shall inform him later" Aro waves me off and I look at Caius who is glaring at Aro "we can't kidnap them"

"We can" Caius yells "I am not letting you" he is cut off when Aro rips his head off and looks at me.

"Go back to French Court" I run then after my friends mouth "run" what is Aro thinking? Aleksander will kill me if I wed her, but Aro will kill me if I don't marry her. Oh god the consummation! We have to consummate and it has to be witnessed.

When I am before Freya, she jumps seeing me "Demetri"

"We are marrying" she looks at me jaw-slacked "Aro demanded it"

"Why?" She asks

"I honestly don't know" replying as I sit down "all I know is that he killed another king, I know that if I marry you Aleksander will murder me and if I don't Aro will"

"Let me write to Aleksander" she goes to grab a paper, I stop her and she gasps.

"Wait till after the wedding, let him be closer to Aro when he kills" she nods her head after a moment.