Altlas's POV| Present(2005)
After we crossed the line, our exchange became more open and casual, the built up sexual tension relieved slithy even then I found myself boning Renée every opportunity I got.
Bella also noticed our interaction and one afternoon Renée had to explain everything to Bella. God it was awfully long afternoon. It was a new experience to be the other way around on the birds and the bees explanation.
After that day Bella grew slightly cold towards me and I can't really blame her. She was only 8 and still has quite good relationships with her dad. She thought I was stealing her mother from her dad despite the divorcee. She was too little to understand everything. She wasn't her adult self that recommended her mother to date again.
But Bella's coldness didn't last long, she became normal after a few week. Guess the perk of being a kid.
After everything went normal until the day I told Renée about my vampire side and about the supernatural world.
At first she surprised and even a bit disappointed but then her adventures side kicked in. She asked me multiple questions and finally decided she would become a vampire. And as early as possible because she didn't want to look too old compared to me.
We decided I will turn her on the vacation when Bella goes to Charlie. I said we will use the two months to control her bloodlust.
And we did exactly that. In 1996 Renée became a vampire and became the first member of my coven, my family. Her transformation brought many problems for us, biggest from her improved looks and eyes that made Bella ask questions.
Renée lied to Bella and said she joined gym while Bella was away. She said she lost fat and gained muscles that's why her body looked so toned. She also gave the same reason with her more symmetrical face saying she lost face fat too.
Bella was suspicious at first, but then she went to her trusted friends-the books, and read about the benefits of going to gym. True enough she found everything Renée has said. Again she didn't have any practical knowledge so she didn't know that much changes wasn't normal.
Good thing she was 9 and we used lenses for Renée's eyes or else we would have been caught.
After that fiasco everything went normal with my focus getting divided between my company and my budding coven.
In 1999 I decided to turn another human, his name was Jonathon Hanks or John H as he was known in wall street at that point. He was 25 years old trader working in Wall Street when I first met him 1997. He was an ambitious man who was known to make risky investments.
By that time I was already an established player in the Share market, one of the biggest but I was looking for talent and loyal people for my coven.
After I met him I was very impressed with his ambition and strong morality unlike many in the business who were black till their soul.
I decided to test him if he was worthy to join my family. I used the Thai Baht crisis as a medium. I provided him hint under a seudoname Sun. I told him about the possible Thai Baht crisis and its implications on Asian market.
Jonathon was very suspicious of me, he asked many questions which I didn't provided any. I left him in blank after giving him those clues and waited for his reaction.
And Jonathon didn't disappoint, he properly analysed everything I gave him and beted on the increase of Baht despite getting kicked out his firm.
Immediately after I met him and revealed my identity. Jonathon was star strucked, I was already a celebrity in the circle. My investment tips were known to be legendary and there were no investors that didn't want to ride my cottail.
Jonathon immediately accepted when I offered him the job and they I started to guiding him through the Asia crisis.
By the time 1999 rolled Jonathon was already worshipping me like I was god reborn in human flesh.
I took that opportunity to introduce him to supernatural world and offered him to turn him into a vampire.
Jonathon was ambitious man, and when offered immortality to enjoy his enormous wealth that he knew he wouldn't be able to exhaust in his mortal life, he accepted my offer.
I turned him into a vampire on the eve of New year making him the second member of my coven. I also created a coven bond between us, a variation of mate bond.
I created this bond after tweaking with my mate-bond, I was sacred of future betrayal with the power I will hold. I thought I could only trust my mates, so I came up with the idea of creating bonds that isn't romantic in nature.
The coven bond inspired loyalty, loyalty between each other. It's not one way, it's not manipulation or some slave bond. I will also be loyal to them like family should.
Moving on the next few years also went like that. With Jonathon on board I didn't have to split my focus to consolidate my power and continued expand my wealth and influence aggressively.
Along it I also expanded my family. Three more people joined my coven by 2005.
The sudden knock interrupted my thought.
"Enter, Sebastian." I said as the third and only member of my coven I haven't turned personally entered.
"Master the chopper is ready for you." The door of my room slid open as blond English man with a butler uniform walked in.
"Thank you Sebastian, I will be there in a moment." Sebas nodded and moved back with a bow and closed the door.
Now alone I prepared myself to meet Renée and my step-daughter-okay that's wierd.
I will also meet my other mates… natural mates.
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