Sawyer drifted in and out of consciousness. She heard a wail and knew it was Ardith and that she needed to push herself up to her feet but the pain in her body was just too much. Jeremy had done a number this time. She knew it was the V doing it really. In the past couple of years he had been drinking too much and whenever he had been drunk, Sawyer had fallen victim to his beatings. In the past year, Jeremy had gotten hooked on vampire blood and the beatings had gotten ten times worse and more frequent. This one by far was the worst she had ever taken. Her ribs ached telling her she had probably broken a couple of them. She could no longer completely feel her right leg the only feeling being a sharp pain that went up her leg when she tried to move it; she thought it could be broken. She knew she had cuts on her face and arms from trying to block his punches and kicks.

"Leave my sister alone!" she heard Aleryck scream bringing her back to the present and making her forget about her pain.

"Shut up you little fang banger!" Jeremy yelled. A moment later, Sawyer heard the sound of a back hand being administered to her son.

"Not my son," she muttered finding the strength to slowly rise to her knees.

She sat against the wall feeling the throbbing in her body getting worse. She turned when she heard a window break. She looked at the window in the door and saw Eric. Their eyes met and held but she was sure she was imagining him.

"Vacker, let me in," he said his voice raw with emotion. She knew the tone he was using; he was angry and worried.

"You aren't really here," she whispered feeling the darkness calling her again. In the darkness, there was no pain just peace and oblivion.

"I am really here. Let me in and I can save them."

Sawyer looked at Eric and nodded, "Eric won't you please come in?"

Eric literally burst into the door yanking it off hinges and along with half the door frame. He went to Sawyer's side and kneeled beside her. She had slipped back into unconsciousness but he could hear her breathing and it was strong. He placed a kiss on her forehead and felt blood tears roll down his cheeks. He pulled away and stood up and walked down the hall where he could hear the sounds of his crying children.

Aleryck stood in front of his crying sister and took the second slap that Jeremy gave him. He was not going to let this man hurt his sister anymore. He had already twisted Ardith's arm so badly that it hung limp at her side. Aleryck felt tears roll down his cheeks because he wished he was bigger; like the man in his dreams. He never told anyone but Ardy about the man in his dreams. The man was tall with pale blue eyes and blond hair. The man always spoke Swedish to him and Aleryck now knew how to speak the language and had taught Ardith. He just wished that the man was more than a dream. He could have used to tall man's help in beating up Jeremy.

"I won't let you hurt her," Aleryck said firmly.

"You can't stop me," Jeremy laughed his eyes crazy and bloodshot.

"No, but I can," a soft commanding voice spoke from behind Jeremy.

Aleryck looked past Jeremy as the man turned around. He saw the man from his dreams leaning it in the doorway. He was shocked. He turned and looked at Ardith. She was shocked as well. He then wrapped his arms around her shoulders and pulled her close against him. He was careful not to touch her right arm that was damaged. They both moved into the corner and Aleryck stood in front of her. They watched as Jeremy looked at the man in the doorway. They wondered what would happen next.

Eric looked at his children and saw how Ardith's arm was hanging. He felt his anger flare again and knew that he was going to have to work hard not to let it get the better of him. The last thing that the two children needed was to see him rip this piece of crap apart. He looked up and met Jeremy's eyes and knew that in this moment he had to tread carefully. He could see the wild look in Jeremy's eyes and knew that the man was high.

"You're him!" Jeremy yelled stepping towards Eric.

"Him who?" Eric asked also stepping closer to Jeremy. He watched as the man walked closer to him. He clenched his fist at his side and tried to control his anger. He did not want to kill Jeremy now; he just wanted him gone so he could get help for Sawyer and the twins.

"That damn blood sucker that the bitch keeps moaning about."

Eric looked at Jeremy and imagined himself breaking every bone in the useless man's body, "Sawyer is not a bitch."

Jeremy snorted, "You don't have to spend every day with her. You just got her for the nights. She is good in bed but she isn't that good. Still needs some training."

Eric couldn't take it anymore. He lunged forward and grabbed Jeremy around the neck. He lifted the pathetic man off his feet and looked into his cold blue eyes. "When I decide to put you down, you are going to leave this house and never look back. You will find the nearest police station and turn yourself in for this crime. Do you understand?" Eric asked glamoring him.

"I understand," Jeremy said.

Eric let Jeremy go and watched as he walked out of the room. Eric then walked over to the corner the twins were in and kneeled in front of them. He watched as Aleryck stepped closer to him keeping Ardith behind him. Eric smiled; his son was protecting his little sister.

"I know that you do not know me but I love you and your mother dearly," Eric started.

"I know you," Aleryck said.

"Really?"

"You're the man in my dreams."

Eric didn't know what to say to that. He looked at the twins confused. And then Aleryck did something that Eric did not expect. The little boy wrapped his arms around Eric and hugged him close. Eric hugged Aleryck close to him and held him tight. He thought about the five years he had missed out on his son life and just holding him right then felt so right. He pulled away and looked at Ardith. She just looked at him and he could see that she was nervous and didn't trust him very much. He didn't mind; he was sure that once they spent more time together, she would see that he loved her and would never hurt her.

"I am not only the man in your dreams, Aleryck," Eric stated softly, "I am Eric Northman, your father."

He watched slightly amused as Aleryck and Ardith looked at each other shocked. He then stood and when he heard Sawyer's breathing start to slow. He looked at Aleryck and Ardith. Any further bonding would have to wait until after he got his family to the hospital.

"Aleryck, do you know where you mother keeps her keys?" Eric asked softly.

"Yeah, in her bag."

"Go get them and you and your sister wait for me in the front seat of the Jeep. I'll need the backseat for your mother."

"Is Momma hurt?" Ardith asked her blue eyes looking into Eric's. Eric could see the resemblance his little girl had to Sawyer. Their eye colour was almost the same and Ardith had her mother's soft brown hair.

"She is but I am going to make sure that she gets help. She is going to be okay."

Eric saw the twins nod. He walked out of the room and back down the hall to where Sawyer was. He kneeled by her side and placed his hand over her heart. He could feel it slowing and he rubbed her chest and leaned in close to her. He kissed her on the cheek and then let his lips brush her ear.

"Vacker, don't you die on me," he whispered, "I have waited five years to be hold you again in my arms and I am going to be damned if you are going to die in them tonight. Do you hear me, Sawyer? I will not lose you again," he told her firmly the blood tears threatening to fall from his eyes.

Sawyer didn't move or response to him. He picked her up in his arms and stood. He held her close to him and wished that she would respond to him. He looked at her face and saw how peaceful she looked. He had missed looking at her but now he knew was not the time. He needed to get her help. He carried her out of the living room and to the kitchen. He smiled at Aleryck as the little boy stood in the doorway between the garage and the kitchen. He pushed the door open and Eric walked through carrying Sawyer. He walked to the Jeep and Aleryck opened the back passenger door for him. Eric gently laid Sawyer in the backseat and then shut the door. He helped Aleryck climb into the passenger seat careful not to disturb Ardith's arm as he settled Aleryck beside his sister. He then walked around the front of the Jeep and climbed in the driver's side. He started it and pressed the garage door opener. He turned and looked at the twins. They looked as worried as he felt.

"She will be alright," he said to them. He watched as they nodded.

He backed out of the garage and onto the street. He prayed all the way to the hospital that his Vacker would make it. He needed her with him. He didn't think he could take her being taken away from him again.

"Sigrid, I found her!" Sawyer heard someone yell. Sawyer blinked her eyes and moaned slightly.

"Good, Gota. Odin will be happy."

Sawyer's eyes focused and she saw two women looking down at her. She frowned when she saw that they were wearing battle armour and that their helmets had wings on the sides. She looked down at their pendants that swung above her face and saw that they were exact matches for her Valhalla pendant. She blinked her eyes but the two women did not disappear.

"We were looking for you for some time now, Sawyer," the blond one said her eyes the same shade as Eric's.

"That we were. Odin will be pleased we finally found you," the raven haired beauty said her dark eyes looking at Sawyer and smiling at her. Sawyer had never seen eyes smile before but this woman's eyes were.

"Odin? What are you talking about?" Sawyer asked slowly sitting up.

"We are Valkyries. We were sent by Odin to find you and bring you to him at-."

"No, this is not happening. Valkyries are not real, Odin is not real and Valhalla is not real either!" Sawyer exclaimed.

"You believe in vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, and pure evil in humans but you will not believe in Odin or us?" the blond asked softly.

Sawyer didn't have an answer to that expect that she had seen vampires and werewolves; hell she was friends with them. As for pure evil in humans, she had seen and felt that as well. She wanted to say that she had never seen Odin and Valkyries before but now it seemed like that time had come as well. She looked at the two women and sighed.

"I guess you are right. I should believe in you since everything else is real, why not Odin?" Sawyer answered.

The blond nodded, "I am Sigrid. This is Gota. Will you come with us?"

Sawyer looked at them and nodded. Not like she had anywhere else to go, "Yes, I will."