The baby in the middle of the snow let out a giggle as it tried to crawl towards my son. What is this? How did this woman...this baby?

Helios ran towards them, picking them up in his arms and made sure that they were alright. Marcus took a step back as his eyes glazed over, supposedly checking whatever bond was connecting them.

"A child," Caius whispered, looking at the baby and our son, who was fawning over that same child like he was its mother. "Good lord, someone gave birth in the middle of the forest. In the middle of winter. Heelie, let us see-"

"No!" Our son shouted, keeping the baby to himself. "Don't hurt her!"

"We aren't going to hurt her, Heelie, just let us see your mate," Marcus tried to placate our son, who wasn't having any of it, keeping the young child wrapped in his coat. The sudden realization of what my mate had actually said about the child hit me when Aro took a step in their direction and Helios let out a feral screech in defiance. Our son wasn't defiant and never had been. This behavior was completely alien to his usual easy going nature.

"Son, I am not going to hurt her or try and take her from you," Aro's voice sounded almost like a plea to just see the child before our son got even hissier with her. "Her heartbeat is like yours. A hybrid child."

"Baby," I croon out, trying to not get too close to either of them, "It's okay. I know that your bond is strong, just let Mamma see the little one. She's probably cold."

"Mamma," my son whined out, nuzzling his head into his mate's small body. "She wanted to meet me, mamma, that's why she pulled me."

"I know, baby," I nod in understanding, just wanting my son to come back to us. An overprotective mate was not uncommon, but he was young and likely didn't know how to handle the bond like his parents did. Hell, I was at least 17 when I met my mates, he was only 6 months old. Just don't be upset. Please don't be upset, baby. "Can I help you?"

Heelie reluctantly nodded, letting me move beside him and his newborn mate. I smiled at my son before removing the cloak from her face, now able to look into her bright green eyes. Turning to where her dead mother laid, I saw the resemblance instantly. She was a spitting image of the deceased woman, the same whitish hair and green eyes belonging to both. Who knocked up a human? Who could have done this? How did she get out here in the woods when she looks so...gaunt?

"She can't be but twenty minutes old," I realize, "How did she call out to you? She physically pulled you here but she couldn't have had any knowledge of the bonds...unless..."

"Helios' bonds were lighting up in a way I have never seen before," Marcus explains. "It could be a gift. That would mean that either the mother had a chance at being gifted or the father was. Unfortunately Aro cannot....see who did this to her, as she is already passed on. The little one's memories may hold more explanation."

"Daddy," Aro looked at our son as he called out to him, "Can you?"

"Of course, Heelie," my mate says as he moves towards us. Taking a look at the little baby in our son's arms, he places a pale hand on her cheek and allows his eyes to glaze over, revealing her memories. A mere seconds later he nods, kissing Helios' head. "She is gifted. It seems that she was able to physically pull the bonds to force her mate to come to her. The extent of her gift remains unknown, but she was confused and pulled at the only live bond she had. Since her mother was already dead, she felt like she needed help and called our son."

"So she can see the bonds like Marcus?" Caius questions, looking at the little blonde baby. God, she's so damn cute. Stop smiling like that, you're making me less mad that you almost restarted my heart just to give me a heart attack. Damnit, I can't be upset with a little hybrid child. Nobody can. You're lucky you're my son's mate.

"Yes," Aro answers, eyes laced with curiosity as he looks at his son's mate, who just smiled and giggled in her mate's arms. She didn't seem to have a care in the world as long as she was with our son, giggling like a maniac. "Cute little thing, isn't she? I wonder what other bonds she has with other people. Marcus, have any new bonds formed?"

"Not yet. We are obviously not her soul family since she is our son's soulmate," my mate took a long pause before he looked into the forest. Loud rustling could be heard, a sign that someone or something was coming. "Just the Cullens and company, don't worry."

A few moments of waiting later and I could see Rose and Jasper, who were almost frantic in their stature. My soul brother and friend let out sighs of relief as they saw the six of us, although I didn't think that they knew that it was six.

"Everyone has been looking everywhere for you all!" Rose shouted, looking us up and down. "What have you all been doing? The sun is about to come up and-" she cuts herself off as the baby coos at her, "Is that a baby? A little baby? She's so cute! How did you just find a baby? Babies should be with their mothers! Where is her mother?"

Helios awkwardly pointed to the dead woman on the ground and Rose laughed, just as awkward. My son looked at his mate and moved much closer to me, allowing me to be in close proximity to his mate. Well, that's a start. Just new bond protectiveness.

"Well, the baby needs a name," Aro says cheerily, "How about you name your mate, Heelie? May as well since the mother never got a chance to."

Our son looks down at his mate and kisses her head lovingly. "Anora."

"Anora," Rose repeats, looking at my son's mate from afar. Well, since that woman is dead, I guess Rose can finally live her dream of being a mother. Soul relationships are just as good as biological ones. Actually, they're better. Just make sure that Heelie doesn't kill her the second that she tries to pick her up.

"Heelie, how about you let Rose have her soul daughter for a little bit," my son looks at me as if I grew two head and shakes his own head, not willing to give up his mate. "Okay, but you have to let her have Anora for a bit once we get back to the house. You wouldn't want for her to not have her new mamma, would you?"

"Fine," he whines, moving away from all of us, his mate still with him. "We can go now."

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Moving through the forest, we finally were able to make our way back to the group. Many of our covenmates were in a frenzy, checking us over to make sure nothing had happened to their leaders. Jane and Alec checked over Heelie the second they saw him. Afton followed suit, making sure that his soul brother was alright.

We hadn't been gone for very long, but the sun was on the verge of coming up and we were already supposed to be home. Nobody has ever gotten lost during a hunt before and nobody has ever wandered too far, especially not the kings. The worst thing that happened was when Caius got attacked by a Child of the Moon almost 2000 years ago, which resulted in the coven killing off almost all of the Children of the Moon in the world. Kind of wish they had killed them all off, they suck.

"Calm down," Aro tried to calm our coven, who were not willing to let us out of their sight and would hiss every time he tried to go ahead of them while we ran home. "I'm here and nothing is going to get me."

"Don't tempt karma," Santiago muttered, holding Renata close to him.

"I'll tempt karma all day," Caius snarks, making sure that I stay right next to him. My blonde mate growls as he sees Carlisle come into view, coming much too close to his son for his liking. My soul father gives him a confused look before staring down at the baby in Heelie's arms, taking in a deep breath. "You have a granddaughter-in-soul now, Carlisle, get used to it!"

My father gulps before heading back over to his own mate, not wanting to cause any trouble with his grandson. Renesmee looks at the baby from afar, wanting to get close but knowing that Helios wouldn't like it. Smart child.

It took us about ten minutes to get back to the house, able to stay inside, away from the burning sun that could expose us. Still the same, but we won't be here for a long time. We have to find a place for little Anora to sleep. She can't just continue to sleep on her mate. Do we even have a crib? Did Renesmee have a crib in this house that we could use for tonight? Or just the day. We may need to leave sooner since Anora hasn't had anything to eat and we don't have any baby formula.

Opening the door, I allow the family inside. Jacob and Renesmee stayed outside, presumably to speak with my mates and I.

"Did you have a good hunt?" Marcus asks politely.

"Yeah, it was great. Found a few bears," Jake turned to me as I made sure that Heelie got through the door safely. "I was wondering if you had any ideas of where we could go since Nessie doesn't want to be anywhere near her parents. I don't know if my pack would be willing to go to Italy but I don't see any other options."

"Italy would be the best option if you wanted to completely get rid of the Olympic Coven, but a place like Siberia or France would work as well. We know the leader of the French Coven and I bet she would be willing to let you two stay there. Alexandros may also be willing to give you safe passage into Greece," Aro gives him a few options. We knew that Bella and Edward would likely be looking for Nessie now, waiting for the perfect chance to take her back into their care.

"Russia during the winter months is perfect for vampires, although it may get a bit cold for hybrids," Caius informs. "If you get any whispers of a plan between your old Coven, just ask around the areas where Covens are located. Find allies and they will shield you while in their territory. Since you don't eat live humans I doubt they'll care that you want to be there."

"Although places like Romania will never be safe for you. If any Romanians survived they will be there. We cannot help you while you are in that territory," Marcus explains. "We think that we got rid of them all, but just like the Children of the Moon, we may be wrong."

My blonde mate stiffened at the mention of the creatures that nearly killed him, hunching back into the door fearfully. There's like 5 left in the world, but those numbers may grow soon. I can't read them as well, but a few of them may try and turn some more. Most of the vampire community do their part and kill them whenever they find out where they are. Are there any in the area? No. Gods no. I would be getting your ass out of here if there were Children of the Moon.

"As long as you stay in areas where the Volturi have influence, you will be safe. The Olympic Coven cannot harm you without cause," Aro finishes, guiding the two of them through the door. "Not without cause."