Ginnie's POV

Eric stared into my eyes again. God his eyes are gorgeous. If we weren't tied to these chairs right now I would...Eric raised an eyebrow at me. I really wish I had more control over my feelings about him...but that's pretty difficult considering how sexy he is. Eric smirked at me. Crap! I forgot he knows my feelings twenty-four seven now.

Ginnie listen to me, I know you can hear me. When I count to three, we're going to run. Grab my hand and I'll lead us out of here. Eric's voice came into my head as if it were my own thoughts. I had never experienced anything like that before. It scared the hell out of me. But I had to listen to him.

I gave a slight nod and waited for his cue. Meanwhile, the so-called Lorena finished picking up all of the silver chains from the floor and prepared to place them back around Eric's wrists. She bent down to place the chains on Eric's wrists when Eric gave me the cue and he grabbed my hand and bolted out of our chairs. Lorena looked genuinely shocked.

We ran through the doorway and into another room barren of anything except a staircase. Eric stopped and took both of my hands in his own and kissed them.

"Ginnie, I know I can't glamour you but please just listen to what I tell you so we can get out of here. I don't know what's on the other side of that staircase but whatever it is, I don't want to lose you to it. Just follow me and be on your guard." Eric kissed my forehead before proceeding cautiously up the staircase with me close at his side.

I wasn't entirely sure how going up would get us out of the building but I followed Eric's orders and before I knew it, we were face-to-face with Bill. Well it wasn't exactly Bill but it was the shifter who looked like Bill. He looked as surprised to see us as we were to see him. There was one other door in this room and Eric glared at the shifter Bill before leading me through the door. Where we ended up was beyond what I could have even imagined.

Sam's POV

"Sook how are we going to find my sister if we aren't even sure where she is?"

Sookie looked at me and shook her head. "They may have to get out of their themselves Sam. I couldn't get a location from her message. We can go to Shreveport and look but I don't know if we will find them."

I was willing to try anything to find my sister.

Ginnie's POV

We were in what looked like the lobby of a shopping mall: glass-fronted store windows, glass ceiling. All this glass would be no good when it came time for dawn. Eric dropped my hand and gave me a look that showed my next question exactly.

"How in the hell did we get inside a shopping mall?" I whispered loudly.

He put his arm around my waist and pulled me closer to his side. "Your guess is as good as mine love."

There were no other people in the shopping mall, no movement, no sign of life except for us. It was actually nice, being alone with Eric there, even though the mall gave me a really creepy feeling. The stores were all barren of any merchandise and the fountains were dry. The pennies were still covering the bottom of the water fountains though. It was nice despite the creepiness, almost like we were on a date. Well except for the fact that on a date, there wouldn't be any shape-shifters chasing after us.

"They're right behind us. Don't make a sound. When I say run, don't let go of my hand." Eric whispered into my ear.

It felt like we were in some sort of action movie, but unfortunately this was no movie. I heard footsteps approaching behind us and surprisingly they didn't sound like the shifters' had sounded in the basement. Curiosity got the best of me and I froze and turned around only to be face-to-face with...

"Run!" Eric said and then grabbed my hand.

"Eric! It's me Bill." Bill said.

Was it the real Bill or the shape-shifter Bill? I had no idea. Sookie would know, but Sookie and my brother weren't here.

Eric squeezed my hand tighter and eyed Bill carefully. "If you're really Bill, then answer me this: What blood type do you prefer?"

"Are you out of your mind Eric? You know I prefer O negative. I would also prefer that we get out of this godforsaken place." Bill was agitated that we didn't believe it was him, but then again, he didn't go through what Eric and I had to go through.

Eric nodded and said, "Sorry. I just don't want those shifters following us again. Do you know how to get us out of here?"

"Actually, yes. I do know how to get us out of here. There's another door which leads into a living room. From there we go up the staircase in the closet and then through the last door which brings us, well it brings Ginnie back to her bedroom at her brother's house." Bill looked down after saying the last part and I knew why.

I was so close to Eric's side, I could've been glued there. Not that I would be complaining about that or anything. "What do you mean it just brings me back to Sam's house? How do you guys get out of here then?"

Eric said quietly, "We can't. Vampires can't leave here. It's a curse the shifters placed on this place Ginnie."

This could not be happening. I wasn't leaving this place without Eric. "Make me a vampire then! I don't care what you have to do but I'm not leaving here without you guys," I felt the tears welling up in my eyes. "I just won't. You guys are all I have besides Sam.

Eric didn't say anything. He looked around as if an answer would somehow appear written on the ceiling or walls. He wasn't one for showing emotions, especially sadness or love.

I think Bill knew the situation was getting very emotional, very quickly because he said, "Alright, alright. Everyone calm down. There is a way we can get out of here but it's risky. If Eric and I can make it through the last door, we should be able to get back to Sam's house."

Eric wiped my tears away and hugged me tightly before Bill said, "There's still a problem however. There's no way to tell how long it will take a vampire to get through the last door and come out through the closet in your bedroom. Even if we all go through the door at the same time, vampires don't exit the doors at the same time."

By the way Bill was talking, it seemed almost like a dream I had the other night. The dream played out exactly the way this was playing out. Maybe I was a fey after all; maybe the dream I had really was a precognition.

"Bill where is this door you said we have to go through here? Are these doors portals or something?" Eric asked, still holding me close by his side.

"No they are not portals and this is not like any movie you've seen. Don't underestimate shifters Eric. The door is on the other end of this mall." Bill said.

Eric, being the overconfident vampire he is, scooped me up into his arms and moved at that quick as lightning vampire speed through the mall. We thought it would be smooth sailing from here on out. Go through some doors, up some stairs, and then we're out. We weren't made aware of the obstacles that would be in our way like the herd of shape-shifters blocking the first door we had to go through to leave this place.