The Seventeen Promises They Made (An Alec Volturi Love Story)

Poor Guy

Alec's POV

I felt Secret's soft lips on mine and my heart fluttered just a little. This happened every single time she kissed me. She pulled back and rested her head on my shoulder, sighing softly.

"Goodbye Alec....." She whispered.

I chuckled and shook my head.

"Where do you think that you are going? You do know that I would follow you wherever you go right?" I asked, kissing her forehead.

For some reason, I didn't feel that spark of electricity that I used to feel when her skin met mine. I didn't feel that pull anymore. It was as if that bond was gone. She didn't stir.

"Sweetie....wake up. You can sleep when we get back to the hotel." I said, gently shaking her, trying not to startle her.

There was no response.

"Secret. Secret sweetie. Wake up." I said, getting a little concerned.

She still didn't move, as still as a statue. Her skin felt so cold, as cold as ice. I know that our skin is supposed to be cold but not this cold! I lifted her chin and cupped her cheeks.

"Secret...." I mumbled.

She must be in a very deep sleep. I carried her bridal style to the hotel, packing all our bags and heading to the airport. Along the way, many people have me weird looks. Finally, a cop pulled me over.

"So kid. Why are you walking around town with a sleeping girl in your arms? It's creeping everyone out." He said.

"My girlfriend is sleeping and I'm just taking her to the airport. She didn't sleep in a very long time and is very tired. I didn't want to wake her up so i decided to carry her instead." I smiled.

He nodded.

"That's sweet of you boy. Well have a nice night kid."

"You too officer." I smiled.

I boarded the private jet with Secret and sat in the purple couch. I stroked her hair and sand her some of the lullabies my mother used to sing to me. I wanted to wake her up but decided that she needed her rest just like I needed mine. I closed my eyes and rested my chin in her hair, breathing in her wonder vanilla smell. Before I knew it, the flight attendant was shaking me, telling me that we have landed in Volterra, Italy.

"Thank you ma'am." I said smiling.

"Of course sir." She said, giving me my bag.

I thanked her and carried Secret off the plane where Demetri and Felix were waiting for us. Felix took my bag and popped it in the back trunk.

"What happened to Secret?" Asked Demetri, concern lacing his voice.

He was like a brother to her so he was often very overprotective.

"She's just in a deep sleep. This is the first time she slept in a long time." I explained.

He nodded and gave me a suspicious glance.

"Uh huh. Sure Alec. Sure."

Demetri's POV

Poor Alec. That kid is so confused. He can't even tell that Secret isn't sleeping. I looked over at Felix and saw that he had the same sympathetic look that I did. I turned around to where he was carrying Secret in the back seat of the black Ferrari.

"Alec.....you do know that Secret is.....not asleep right?" I asked, trying to be as gentle about it.

He gave me a confused expression.

"What do you mean Demetri? She is sleeping." He said.

I sighed and shook my head.

"I didn't want to be this blunt about this Alec but she's....dead." I let out a big breathe.

"No she's not. Why would you say that?" He said defensively, pulling Secret closer to him.

"She's not stirring. She's not breathing. She's not fully vampire, Alec. She's a hybrid. I can't hear her heartbeat anymore and I know that you can't either. I can't hear her breathe. She's as still as a statue and humans can't do that. She's dead Alec. She's as cold as ice." I sighed.

"SHE'S NOT DEAD DEMETRI!! STOP LYING TO ME! SHE'S JUST IN A DEEP DEEP SLEEP! SHE'S JUST TIRED!" He screamed.

I shook my head and raised my hands in surrender.

"Ok. Ok then. She's not dead. She's not dead." I said, turning back around and giving Felix the look.

"Thank you." He mumbled, going back to stroking Secret's hair.

Poor guy. He's going to devastated once he finds out that both his sister and his love is dead. Poor guy.