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After spending a week with the pack, the elders hadn't found any answers about Della Freya and her connection to Annabeth Swan. And so, with a backpack resting on her back and a helmet on her head, Annabeth made her way out of Forks on her fixed motorbike. She had decided that the best choice would be to visit Charlie's mother, Rosemary Swan. Grandma Rose lived out in the woods where she could be close with nature, she had always been an eccentric person that not many people were willing to be around but she was a woman that Anna deeply admired despite the rare visits.

She had no idea what answers she would find but she hoped that Grandma Rose had the right ones. Her smile was infectious as the older woman stepped out of her cabin that was covered in moss, vines and boho decorations. "Now how on earth did you convince my son to let you ride that gorgeous bike?" Grandma Rose asked making Annabeth laugh as she removed her helmet. "Billy Black," Annabeth replied to the older woman who laughed. "Oh, little Billy always knew how to mess with Charles. Now come here, dear," Grandma Rose opened her arms for her granddaughter, the blonde instantly accepted the embrace.

"Oh, my sweet little Annie... you've been through the ringer recently, huh? Vampire mate, shifter imprint and now..." Grandma Rose sighed as she pulled away, placing her hands on either side of Annabeth's face. "Don't you worry, dear. You'll find what you need," Grandma Rose added before leading Anna into the house. The familiar smell of cookies, wool and sage hit Anna like a wave of calm that felt familiar yet distant. "I was worried when I first heard your mother gave birth to twins, it had skipped generations and yet, there you were alongside Isabella and I feared what that could mean," Grandma Rose began knowing why her granddaughter had come to visit.

"But when I saw you both had fallen in love with vampires, I knew that it couldn't be an accident," Grandma Rose smiled with a slight laugh as she sat down, Anna moving to sit on the couch. "And how was it that you knew?" Anna asked with a sly smirk on her face, her eyes widened as a familiar black cat strutted into the room and jumped up onto the arm of Grandma Rose's chair. "Because witches are well versed with knowledge and nature is always watching," Azazel ─ Grandma Rose's cat ─ spoke as he watched Annabeth. "Nature's always watching, huh?" Anna asked with a raised brow, her smile widened as Grandma Rose held her hand out causing a dead Jasmine to grow in the pot resting on the table.

"I am a Nature Witch. My power stems from the earth and I use it to protect it," Grandma Rose spoke as she ran her fingers through Azazel's fur. "And 'cause Familiar's choose their witches, I had Azazel appear on my doorstep when I reached the age of maturity at eighteen," Grandma Rose continued before reaching for Anna's hand, the blonde accepting. "And you, my little Annie, have reached eighteen and I can feel the powers. Do you know the story of Della Freya?" Grandma Rose asked as she patted Anna's hand, letting go before standing up and approaching her bookshelves. "I know what Sam Uley told me based on the Tribes stories," Anna answered her.

"Good. Those stories hold no lies," Azazel spoke with the utmost respect towards the Quileute Tribe. "Which means you know the basic story about her lovers and connection to the Gods but you do not know her," Grandma Rose told her, she pulled out an old book that looked like a journal. "I want you to take this and read the whole diary," Grandma Rose told her, handing the book to the blonde. "Then what?" Anna asked her grandmother. "And then return here and I'll have the answers you will seek," Grandma Rose told her, kissing the top of Anna's head before walking into another room. "Toodle-loo," Grandma Rose called out leaving Annabeth confused.

Anna said goodbye to Grandma Rose and Azazel before taking the diary and walking towards her motorbike, she stopped beside it and looked out to the forest around her. With a sigh, she tossed her backpack onto her grandmothers patio and trudged her way into the woods until she reached a tree that held a treehouse. Anna smiled to herself as she remembered the day her grandfather had built it for Anna and Bella to play in safely, the two would often spend nights in the treehouse telling stories of dragons and prince's. But now, vines and moss had made the treehouse the perfect grounds for overgrowth making it look more magical.

Anna climbed steadily into the treehouse, she was careful with her steps before pushing herself to sit in the corner of the space. She closed her eyes and let out a breath of content before looking down at the diary in her hands. She wasn't sure what she was about to read but she was certain that Della Freya's story was about to change everything in her life. Carlisle had told Anna about the plethora of supernatural beings out in the world, that Vampires and Shifters were barely anything compared to what lurked in the shadows; so Anna wasn't sure what she was expecting from this diary and Della Freya's story, she just hoped it was nothing bad and something useful.

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"SHE DIED TO A VAMPIRE THAT WANTED TO USE HER POWER FOR HIS OWN NEEDS?!" Anna shrieked as she stormed into the cabin, Grandma Rose simply smiled before placing a cup of tea on the table and tapping the couch for her to sit. "That's the part of the story that no one knows about," Grandma Rose said as Anna sipped the tea, she looked up into her reflection to see that her eyes were no longer blue but grey. "Her real name was Magnolia Clave and she was not just some Goddess, she was chosen by the Gods after her family threw her out due to her giving birth to a child out of wedlock," Grandma Rose sighed as she spoke.

"But why?" Anna asked, she placed the tea cup down and leaned back into the couch. "When the Gods bestowed Magnolia with power, she wanted to be known as someone else and so they gave her the name Della Freya to wipe her connection to the Clave family so they would never know power," Grandma Rose raised her hand and the journal lifted from the table, floating above it as it spun gently. "And the vampire she fell in love with?" Anna asked with saddened eyes, the grey being overlapped by her nature ocean blue orbs. "He did love her but he loved his place of power more, his name was Caius and he's apart of the Volturi," Grandma Rose told her filling the empty pages that the Journal withheld.

"Caius was chosen by Aro due to his eagerness to hate, his hatred of shifters and the fact that the old vampire had managed to capture the heart of a powerful witch however, Caius found real love in another," Azazel explained, the cat had been a witness to all of it in his time alongside the witches of that era. "When Della Freya learned of Caius' deceit after she had split her soul, she became enraged with him for quite literally tearing her in two when she could've been one and with a soul whom truly loved her," Grandma Rose continued with a stoic expression. "The shifter didn't imprint on the half she hoped he would, but on her, the version that was destined for the alleged mate, right?" Anna asked with a sad tone.

"Yes. You must understand, Annie. Magnolia realised that Caius wanted her for power while the shifter, Mikael wanted her for love," Grandma Rose spoke softly as she stared off into space. "When Magnolia came to terms with that, she binded her souls into one again before locking her powers away. Mikael and Caius became her past, they were no longer in her life and she ran away," Grandma Rose continued before grabbing Anna's hand. "Years later, Aro found Magnolia hidden away on a farm and when she refused to give him power; he killed her. And from that day, Della Freya became a story for witches, a warning to love a man not a beast," Grandma Rose finished off.

"But I don't care about that, it's all history at the end of the day. What I care about is you, my little Annie, and your sister. This path you two have chosen will lead to something life changing and so you must be prepared," Grandma Rose warned as she ran her fingers through Anna's hair. "I am prepared, Gran. I want to learn everything about these abilities, the full story about Della Freya and do what I can to protect those I love," Anna told her. Grandma Rose nodded before standing up from the chair, "Then let's get you started then, Annie. It's gonna be a lot of work." Anna nodded before following behind her Grandmother, she was preparing herself.

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Rosemary Speaks

I am so sorry if the story in this is confusing. But now we know the story behind Della Freya and her connections to the Quileute Tribe and the Volturi.

Also, Maggie Smith as Grandma Rose is gonna be my favourite part about this book. Her and Azazel are truly icons and should be treated as such. They literally watch Anna and Bella's lives as though it was a new episode of Friends.

How are we feeling about Anna's sub plot with magic? I wanted a world of supernatural creatures to explore more possibilities, do you like it by any chance or is it too far-fetched?

See you next chapter!