An: So so so so so sorry for the wait, my mind has just been totally blocked on this story. I hope you all enjoy it.

Chapter 8

Today is the day. It is finally time to put our plans in motion. Vampires arrived from all corners of the world to attend our "ball". I'd chosen a long purple dress with a dip in the back that stopped at my butt leaving my back exposed. It also had a split on my right leg that came up to my hip. I paired it with a pair of studded black pumps and curled my hair. After getting dressed I helped Caius tie the white tie I'd chosen for him to wear with his purple shirt. His hair was slicked back and sexy and it took all of my strength not to rip his clothes and have him right now.

"I know that look." He said and placed a soft lingering kiss on my lips. "Not now darling. We've got an asshole to take care of."

"Of course my love I was simply admiring your physique." I smirked.

"Sure darling." He chuckled. There was a knock on our door then. "I bet that's Marcus."

I went to open the door and sure enough, Marcus was standing there with an actual smile on his face.

"Afton and Chelsea have both been taken care of. They hadn't even seen me coming, I doubt either of them had ever seen me move as quickly as I did. It was exhilarating, I almost forgot what those speeds were like." I hugged Marcus and thanked him.

"Are you both ready to head down? The guests are starting to arrive." Marcus asked.

"Oh yes, we were just finishing up. Let's go." I said to them.

We all walked down together and knocked at Aro's door to ask if he was ready, and of course he wasn't. He was still trying to figure out what to wear. We all chuckled at that and continued on to greet our guests.

The Irish coven was first to arrive. They all greeted Marcus happily and Caius just gave them a smile. Liam and Siobhan seemed a little leery at this but Maggie spoke up quickly.

"Do not worry I can feel that he's being genuine." She told them.

"Are you really Caius?" Siobhan asked.

"Yes I am. I've undergone a change as of late and while yes I am still sadistic enough to enjoy the torture of criminals I would like to build the type of bond my brother has with you all and the rest of our allies this evening. I'd like to be...friends." he explained.

"Well then Caius, I'm sure we are all willing to give it a shot." Liam said.

"Would these changes have anything to do with the lovely lady standing next to you?" Maggie smiled.

"Yes indeed they are all because of her. I'd like you to meet my mate, Amethyst." Caius smiled down at me.

"It's lovely to meet you all, even under such circumstances."

"Yes dear. How are we to be going about that exactly." Siobhan asked.

"Just wait for the signal. You'll know it when you see it." Marcus smiled. "For now, you can all head into the throne room where it all will commence."

We waved them on. It all went pretty much the same with all the other guests and became a little monotonous until Peter and Char arrived.

Charlotte squealed as soon as she saw me and came and gave me a kiss so passionate that it immediately had me wet and wanting all the things her tongue could do to me. I kissed her back and my hands fell to her supple ass. She broke the kiss and moved to my ear.

"Mmm Amethyst baby it's been too long." And she gently nibbled my earlobe.

"Hey Char, nice to see you too babe." I moaned a little. " Hi Petey." I winked. I stepped away from Char and wrapped my arms around Caius who had the funniest stupified look on his face. "Guys I'd like you to meet my mate, Caius Volturi."

"He's quite sexy Amethyst maybe we should all meet up after this little shindig is over." She winked at him.

"Sounds great baby. You both can head to the throne room and we'll see you in a little bit." They nodded and Peter smacked my ass when he passed.

"Um darling," Caius cleared his throat. "what was that?"

"Oh um, Charlotte, Peter, and I had a thing when I went to visit the U.S. a while back."

"We are definitely inviting them to stay." He said. A few guests later a group of vampires with golden eyes came in. Caius and Marcus were immediately tense.

"Hello Cullens, welcome to Volterra." Marcus said.

"Thank you, Marcus, it is a pleasure to see you both." The leader nodded at Caius. "Am I wrong in assuming this is your mate Caius?" He leered at me. I don't like him. Caius nodded but didn't say a word.

"Well, I guess my family and I will excuse ourselves to the throne room. Good day." He said.

"Who the hell invited them?" Caius growled as soon as they were far enough away.

AN: So there it is guys please review and let me know what you think. On a side note for a possible later chapter, *wink wink*, I can't decide if Caius is way too dominant over his mate to let her have sex with Peter (due to his comment in chapter 3), or if he just wants Charlotte so bad for a night that he just doesn't care. Let me know what you think.