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"And now I am who I am" I exhaled, briefly but more clearly outlining the overall picture of what happened to me during my absence in this world, finally adding "I also plan to hold a similar ritual with mom, girls, well, if you want, then with you".

"Amazing, Alex!" Martha murmured admiringly, like some little girl to whom her father had told an interesting fairy tale, except that she didn't clap her hands, but to be honest, I wouldn't be surprised at that either.

"And you? Have you awakened any gift in yourself? The last time we met, you ran away to travel, and you didn't leave your number ..." Emma asked Martha with a squint, it seems she still holds some resentment for the fact that her friend ran away from Denali so quickly, even forgetting to leave her contacts, a windy person.

"yes!" Marta smiled even brighter, no one could restrain a touching smile from her restless nature "And this ... this ..." she hesitated, and the vampiress's eyes darted from side to side.

"Is there a problem with the gift?" in a serious tone, demanding, expecting a clear answer to her question, Tanya asked. I also strained a little, however, like the others, the topic with the gift was always a sensitive issue.

"N-No, but..." it was obvious that she wanted to say something, but something seemed to stop her from doing it.

"Tell it as it is, directly, and without concealment" perhaps now my voice sounded like metal, because as soon as I finished, everyone stared at me in surprise, I confess, even I felt a little…

"Sorry, I overdid it, I shouldn't have put so much pressure on you" I immediately caught myself.

"No, it's not worth it, I'll tell you ..." Marta straightened up, her eyes stopped darting from side to side, did my voice really affect her that much..? Have I never noticed such a miraculous effect behind him... or are these still surprises after the ritual? Well, we'll figure it out later.

"My gift is charm!" She finished abruptly.

"Heh-heh-hah-hah!!!" I burst out laughing. Seriously, and that's why she hesitated for so long and couldn't really connect the words.

"Hee-hee-hee!!!" the girls also laughed at Marta, which made her shiver.

"Well, I knew there would be something like this!" she said dejectedly and slightly let go of her head.

"No, no, your ability is wonderful! There is no need to be shy or ashamed of her!" having finished laughing, I expressed my opinion on this matter.

"Alex is right, you have nothing to be shy about" the girls supported me.

"Really?" fingering her fingers, she asked, looking in my direction. That was nice.

"Really, really. And I even know where your ability will help me, well, if you, of course, agree to help me?" I smiled, looking at the embarrassed girl, at such moments Martha seemed so vulnerable.

"In what?" she squinted suspiciously, and really, windy. Although it does sound a little suspicious when a guy asks for help from a girl with the ability to charm…

"Kick Aro's ass and all his accomplices!" from my own words, I already dreamily grinned, imagining the future harvest ... when did I just become so cruel.

"I'm for it!" Martha exclaimed spiritually "I haven't told you about it yet, but I didn't just travel around the world, I studied and memorized things so that it would be useful to me ..." she began her story.

And what I happened to hear really inspires, unexpectedly inspires pride in the girl. She told about how she studied the languages of the peoples, as well as studied martial arts. It's really impressive how much filigree control she gained over her vampire powers when she was training. It's just amazing.

***

The day turned into evening, evening at night, and the next day came, a day that everyone will remember for a very long time, especially the Volturi clan. Yesterday I asked Marta to spar with me, at first she even managed to knock me down with her honed technique, which excited me, that is, aroused excitement, yes.

And then, with my bare might, I easily overcame her. What happened to me later, Mom and the girls conspired with each other and attacked me. How many female bulges rubbed against me during the fight, it would be so fun to spend time more often…

"That's not fair!!!" I remembered what he said when they managed to pin me to the ground, of course, I was not fighting at full strength, because my goal was not to injure the girls, but just to check what they are capable of.

"Hee-hee-hee!" they laughed loudly, okay, it really looked funny…

"Heh" I grinned, remembering what happened next.

"Has something happened, Alex?" Kate gently hugged me from behind, wrapping her arms around my torso, resting her head with a shock of blonde hair on my shoulder and pressing her body against me.

"Yeah, I remembered something nice" I broke into a smile. Turning around, I gave the girl a gentle kiss, and then hugged her, hugging her closer, giving her warmth.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine!" I confidently stated, I can say with certainty that Aro himself is not so strong, and his ability will not cause any problems at all. I may have been influenced only by the twins Jane and Alec, but I am sure that they will be on my side.

"I know" she relaxed in my arms. "But it still doesn't make it any calmer..." the vampiress whispered in my ear.

***

[Within the walls of the Volturi clan]

In a comfortably furnished room, where there was everything you needed, but there was also nothing superfluous, it created a kind of harmony in the room. A teenage girl was sitting on a single bed with her twin brother.

"I miss you ..." the girl muttered, immediately frowning and pouting in resentment.

"Me too, but it hasn't been that long. Alex has his own life, his own family ..." Alec smiled sadly at his sister. Alec, too, had already missed his best friend, who was not boring in this gray place, where everyone was so pompous and proud. Alec didn't like the recent stirrings in the clan, something bad was coming, so he spent all his time in Jane's room and tried to shield her from what was happening. There has been unrest in the clan, and this is not the first time Alec has seen this and knows that when something like this happens in the clan, blood is shed.

"And we?!" Jane exclaimed, throwing up her hands. Only now did the girl realize how much she was attached to Alex, whom she could call her older brother without exaggeration.

"You know Alex, he can disappear one second and appear next to you the next" the vampire finished enthusiastically with a twinkle in his eyes. Alex's ability delighted him.