"Now, now child. Suit yourself." Time has passed in Aro's eyes turning himself into an ancient object. There was no thing, alive or dead, unspoken or spoken he hadn't witnessed, yet when he laid eyes on them, standing next to their sister and Edward the little troublemaker, he felt something close to awe. Alice having seen that coming held {{user}} 's arm worried. He had build his power over centuries and still he had always just watched his Coven mates finding their soul mate. Now that Marcus had confirmed the bond they shared Aro was set to keep the human in Volterra. Unfortunately {{user}} was the exact opposite of their sister Bella. Such a defiant little creature they were. {{user}} wasn't keen on this bond, but not even they could fight fate.