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Just a warning: The following chapter has explicit lemons! So if you're offended by that sort of thing you might want to skip over it.
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Chapter Thirty-Five
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I woke up slowly as the sun set and quickly realized that I was unable to move. I was laying flat on my back, completely bare. The charged air around me tickled at my skin and I realized Sookie was no longer in bed with me. My hands were raised above my head, not bound by chains or handcuffs, they were not bound by anything visible. I struggled for a moment but I was unable to break whatever was holding me. My feet were still loose and I kicked at the bed making it groan under my strength. A second later my legs were bound to the bed by the same unseen force that bound my hands. I growled in the darkness, my eyes scanning the room for the one responsible for my imprisonment. 'Could this be the work of the witch or the Queen? Where is Sookie? She feels close.'
That's when I saw her. She stood in the corner of the room, completely nude, when a slight golden glow began to emanate from her skin. I had never seen anything so beautiful in all my life, and immediately stopped struggling to stare at her. I wanted to ask her what was going on but I could not bring myself to speak. My words caught in my throat and I had not even noticed my fangs had run out and I had sliced open my bottom lip. Sookie floated across the floor to the bed without saying a word. She looked down at my lip with a hint of a scowl before leaning over to catch it between hers, sucking gently on the small wounds until they closed. I thought I might come right there. My cock was already throbbing and I briefly wondered if it was real or a dream, but decided I didn't care.
As Sookie pulled away I let out a dissatisfied grunt. She stood close next to the bed. 'If my hands were free I could grab her.' "Free me." I commanded huskily. I wanted to touch every soft spot she had on her body. I was ravenous with an unyielding need to have her.
Sookie gave me a shake of the head. She still had not said a word, but instead kept her eyes fastened to mine. She raised her hand to her lips slowly, taking two fingers into her mouth, and moving them in and out, making them moist. Never in my wildest fantasy's would I have thought my innocent lover would do something like this. "You are my bad girl." I declared, thoroughly turned on, "Your ass will be such a pretty shade of pink after I spank it." I purred.
Sookie swallowed hard and her eyes blazed with the intensity of her desire. I felt our bond break open, flooding me with her lust, as her free hand wondered to her breast. When she began to tease and pinch her nipple, it was as if a jolt of shear pleasure rocketed from my nipple straight to my already swollen cock. My back arched and my body jerked in arousal at the unexpected feeling. I felt as if she was touching me and not herself.
My body flopped back onto the bed, my arms and legs still pinned, and I looked over to my lover who had momentary stopped the pillaging of her own body until I could focus on her once again. Her hand rested on her breast lazily stroking her nipple as Sookie took her two wet fingers and trailed them down her body towards Valhalla. The combination of watching and feeling her was intoxicating, not to mention her divine fragrance was nearly spellbinding, but it was her words that nearly did me in. "Just lie back while I make you come."
When her hand reached her soaking lips, she slid two fingers between them and my whole body shuttered. Sookie spread her legs slightly as she began running circles over her clit. Her breathing became heavy with passion as she moaned my name. Moving her hips rhythmically to match the stroke of her fingers, she fucked herself while I watched. I had never wanted anyone more than I wanted her at that moment.
"Look how ready I am for you." she whispered as she removed her fingers from her seeping cunt. Sookie reached over to touch them to my lips so I could taste her sweet juices, before moving them back downward to begin again. I squirmed with excitement as she continued to torment me, "You want to put your hard, thick cock inside me..." Sookie plunged her fingers deep inside her tight, wet hole, "don't you?" she anxiously panted.
I gasped as if I needed the air. "Yes! Set me free! I'm going to make you come so hard when I fuck you." I growled, struggling helplessly, before looking back at Sookie who had once again, paused touching herself.
"Do you want me to make you come?" Sookie rasped, "I'll stop if you're not good." She gave me a devious smirk and I could feel her satisfaction mix with her lust. She was loving this.
"Don't you dare fucking stop!" I could not stand the thought of her stopping now. I think I would rather meet the sun than have her stop. I wanted to violate her, ravish her, own her in every way, but I was so close to coming, it was almost unbearable.
Sookie's sopping fingers continued to glide in and out of her while I pleaded, "Harder lover...faster...yes...just like that...fuck that pussy like I would...yes...YES..." I hissed at the almost indescribable delirium I felt as her impending orgasm built and mine along with it.
"Come with me, my lover." Sookie coaxed breathlessly. I tried not to let the insanity take me. I had to strain to keep my eyes from rolling to the back of my head as the pleasure ripped through my body at the same time that Sookie tumbled over into bliss. I came hard, spurting my seed across my stomach, and Sookie had dropped to her knees while she continued to slowly stroke herself through the aftershocks, sending ripples of pleasure through us both.
I laid there in a daze for a moment. I had come harder than I ever had and Sookie hadn't even touched me yet. 'Why have I not made her my wife?'
I was surprised when I felt her wet tongue lapping at my skin and I looked down to see Sookie licking my sticky white mess as she made her way to the place I wanted her most. I loved Sookie's game, but I had enough. I wanted her now. I tried to concentrate on breaking the hold she had on me but when her tongue made its way around my tip, my hips thrust upward on their own accord, and I groaned, "Release me."
In response Sookie gripped the base of my dick then enveloped me with her mouth. She moved up and down, stroking my pulsating shaft with her hand, while moving in sync with the bob of her head. I felt a quickening tingle at the base of my cock, before I began to tremble underneath her. "Enough...please...I...need to be inside you. Now, please Sookie. Please fuck me."
Sookie pulled away from me giving up her ministrations with her mouth and moved to straddle me, finally giving me what I wanted. I watched her hungry pussy swallow my cock as she sank down on me with a guttural moan that matched my own. The feeling of her warm wet walls yielding to my engorged shaft was almost overwhelming as she slowly took in my full length.
"Let me go lover." I implored as Sookie rolled her hips, "Don't you want me to touch you?" She slid up and back down, grinding herself against me, trying to find her rhythm. "Don't you want me to rub your sweet little clit while I pound into you?" Sookie's steaming pussy clenched around me as I felt the charged air around us dissipate and I suddenly had use of my limbs again.
I did not hesitate. I gripped Sookie by the waist and pounded into her as fast as I was able, fucking her with reckless abandon. When I moved my thumb to Sookie's hard nub her body convulsed, and she screamed as she came. I had not yet had enough of her, so I flipped her over and drove myself back inside her from behind, smacking her perfectly smooth ass as I filled her. "Oh God, Eric, I can't take it."
"Oh yes, you can my lover and you will." I pulled myself almost completely out, just leaving my tip in her soaked opening. Sookie whimpered, as I shoved back inside, slapping her ass a bit harder this time, leaving a pretty pink mark. "Ahhh..." Sookie cried as she pushed back against me, desperate to feel me deeper.
"Who owns this delicious little cunt? Tell me." I spanked her sexy ass again as I continued to ram into her. "Tell me, or you will be punished. Is that what you're after my naughty girl? You want me to punish you." I bent further over her and bit her shoulder, lapping up her rich vital fluid as soon as it hit my tongue.
"It's yours...only...yours!" Sookie cried as she came hard on my cock, her whole body trembling around me.
I released my bite, leaned back, and clutched her hips, "That's right lover. Every part of you belongs to me." I roared as my momentous climax hit me, racking my body in waves of ecstasy as I shot out every last drop I had inside her.
The two of us collapsed on the bed and I rolled us to our sides so I didn't crush her under my weight. Sookie's back was against my chest and I held her to me. My chin rested on her shoulder as I waited for her breathing to slow and her body to come down from our vigorous fucking. "How did you do that, my Sookie?"
She giggled, "You're not going to believe me."
"Try me lover. I will know if you are being truthful." I kissed Sookie's shoulder where I had bit her and she shivered against me. I smiled against her skin.
Sookie moved to turn in my arms to face me and l loosed my grip enough for her to do so. "You know I was told that my telepathy didn't come from being part Fae." I nodded and she continued, "Well I found out where it came from."
"Where?" Until that point Sookie and I had been nose to nose, but I pulled back from her out of reflex at her words. I admit I was curious.
"I saw Mr. Cataliades today. Apparently Nikolai called him last night and told him he should speak to me."
'Fucking Nikolai. Sookie is my responsibility.' I looked at her completely confused. 'What does the demon have to do with Sookie's new sexy powers?' "Okay...?"
"He gave me the telepathy. When I was a baby he gave me some of his blood. He was a good friend to my grandfather and gave me a supernatural gift for my birth. He's kinda like my godfather or something. Jason and Hadley didn't have the spark so he didn't share his blood with them since it would have no effect on anyone without supernatural magic."
I had never heard of a demon willingly sharing their blood. A lot of their magic revolved around blood, similar to vampires, so I was sure it was rarely done. "But how does that have any bearing on how you just blew my mind? I felt everything you felt, and not in the same way as I usually feel you through the bond. You kept me restrained, even though I tried with all my might to escape, my own telekinesis was much weaker against yours. You had control over the bond and your powers." I was rambling and my dick twitched at the thought of Suped up Sookie. I was ready to go again, but I knew there were pressing matters that we needed to attend to.
"I agreed to take a bit more of his blood today." Sookie said hesitantly. Her smile was gone when she felt my reaction, and my lust was gone in the space of one of her heartbeats. "It was just a little bit. He slit his wrist and put it in a goblet. I didn't take it from his body or anything." Sookie said it as if this made it all right.
"Sookie, are you..." I almost said stupid. 'What the hell was she thinking?' "Do you have any idea what you have done?"
"Yes." she said haughtily. "Mr. Cataliades asked me not to tell anyone about this, only you. He says he can be more help if no one knows our connection." Sookie scowled at me, "Stop giving me that look, Eric Northman, I'm not dumb. I didn't just agree to this without asking questions." Sookie seemed pissed, but I had a feeling she was getting all defensive because she knew she did something that I would not approve of, deliberately I might add.
"So tell me what the demon said that made you choose to take his blood without discussing it with me first?" I was the one who should be pissed...not her. She should have not been making decisions that affected us both without talking to me first, not to mention, taking the blood of another when you were a bonded human, was a big no-no. By law I could have punished her...and not in a way she would have enjoyed.
"Eric, I did this for us. Do you know the reason we are sharing powers? It's because of the effect of the demon blood he gave me as a child!" Sookie shook her head in disbelief. "That's why demons don't share their blood willingly very often. Vampires might not like smell of demons, but if they ever found out what their blood could do, they wouldn't let the smell deter them from draining them."
I huffed. I would rather drink animal blood than drink the blood of a demon. They stink of sulfur; acrid and musty. Their smell is tolerable but no where near appetizing. 'She tastes so good, how could I not notice demon blood? Does the demon blood enhance her divine flavor?' I had a lot of questions but no answers.
When I didn't speak, Sookie went on, her anger subsiding slightly. "Cataliades explained that his blood would effectively synthesize with mine. His explanation was all very technical but essentially demon blood has a lasting effect on people with fairy blood. It not only enhances their natural power, but also imbues the blood taker with the blood givers abilities. A couple of drops from him when I was young was enough to give me telepathy. Now that I have the power of my spark back, it had an even more profound effect."
My mind whirled. I had not expected to wake up to this. We had enough to deal with. "What of the side effects? How is it effecting me? How do you know what he tells you is truth?" I spouted out the first questions that came to mind.
"Well, as I said, the side effects are the enhancement of power and the gained abilities and other than that, there are no other adverse effects. The reason you are able to tap into my power is because of my blood, the longer you take it, the stronger your abilities will be. Mr. Cataliades thinks after some time the effects will be permanent in you as well. He was not really sure since he had never heard of a couple like us." I didn't like the sound of that, but it was too late, she had already accepted his blood. "And I know he was telling the truth because I read his mind."
That had not occurred to me. All this time and the demon was a telepath. I have known Cataliades for years but still had no real clue about who he was. I shook my head unable to speak as I rolled over what she said in my mind.
Sookie seemed uncomfortable in the silence. "He truly wants to help us. Mr. Cataliades said that he didn't contact me sooner because my grandfather asked him not to. He said the only reason he interfered now was because my identity had been revealed to the supernatural community. He made an oath to my grandfather to watch over me and he plans on doing so."
"So he is "helping" by giving you his blood." I said incredulously, finally speaking. I couldn't help but be bothered by the fact that another man's blood was flowing through her veins. 'But it always has been...' a little voice in my head whispered.
"You're focusing on that? Eric didn't you listen to what I said? He gave me power, and in doing so, you too! This will help us when we go against the Queen and whoever else tries to come after us, plus you didn't seem so displeased with my strengthened powers earlier." Sookie gave me a pout.
I knew I had two choices in this situation. I could get mad, find the demon and slaughter him or I could accept this as a gift and wait to see what happened. I was really tempted to to go with option one, but what the old crone had told me rang in my mind, "From the darkness comes a light, not from the sun, but from the earth." It was these words that seemed to squirm in my mind. 'What does it mean. Could Cataliades be the light in the darkness? "From the earth" could infer a demon and "not from the sun" could mean it would not be a fairy...'
"Eric!" Sookie nearly shouted. "Say something...please!"
Sookie's tears pulled me from my thoughts, and I reached out to pull her close to me. She felt so distraught that the need to comfort her was overwhelming. "I am not happy about this, love." I loved Sookie but I was not going to sugar coat this. "I could kill him for this. You are mine. NO ONE is allowed to be giving blood to you, but ME. But I see where your motivations came from and I will forgive you for this slight, but should you ever take the blood of another without my permission again, you will be severely punished. Do you understand?" I carefully kept my voice even, as I tried to voice my thoughts to her.
"But, Eric..."
"No Sookie, this is final. We are fortunate that no one else knows about this or I would be forced to punish you publicly. I understand I did not advise you of the repercussions of taking someone's blood that was not your bonded, so I take full responsibility for your ignorance, but now that you know I will not allow it again." This time I could not keep the ire from my voice.
"I'm sorry..." Sookie's tears began to run freely, "I thought I was helping."
My chest ached from feeling her heart break, even just a little, was complete agony. "It's fine lover. I forgive you. You didn't know what the consequences of your actions could be." I might have seemed a little too quick to forgive her for this indiscretion, but knowing that she did this for us, and the fact that she was so young and inexperienced, I could not hold her accountable. Although, I confess that if she would have taken the blood right from the source, I would not have been so forgiving. "Promise me, next time you will speak to me first."
"I promise." Sookie's arms went around me, clinging to me as tightly as she could.
I kissed her gently before pulling away, "Good, now tell me how did you get control of your new powers so quickly." I wanted the conversation to end, but I needed answers first. I could hear Nikolai and Amelia shuffling around in the living room and I knew we needed to get out of bed.
"It really wasn't that hard. After a little more of his blood, and my years of experience with my telepathy, it didn't take long for Mr. Cataliades to teach me how to wield it." Sookie was reluctant to bring up his blood giving again and I was reluctant to hear it.
"Do you think you can teach me?" I wanted to have at least equal control over our bond and the powers she seemed to be sharing with me.
"Really?" Sookie's smile returned and I was pleased to see it again.
"Yes. I have already begun to hear thoughts of others when they are directed at me, Vampire and Were alike. Also, control over the telekinesis would be helpful. What else did you gain from the demon?"
"That's it as far as the powers go, as far as I know, but he did give me something else."
'Wonderful what else has this demon given to my love.' I waited for her to continue, but instead she extracted herself from my arms and got up. "Where are you going?"
"To get the bag Mr. Cataliades gave me." Sookie moved across the room.
"The bag?" I asked, keeping my eyes locked onto her.
"Yeah." Sookie rummaged through her purse, which was on top of the dresser. I watched as her bare body moved in the darkness of the room and I stiffened at the sight. "Here it is." Sookie pulled out a small purple pouch no bigger than her hand. It had golden strings that were keeping the bag closed.
"What's in it?"I asked as she walked back to stand next to the bed.
"I don't know. It feels like sand or something. He said not to open it." She handed me the bag and I examined it. I wanted to open it, but if the demon told her not to, I did not want to risk it.
"You're right...it feels like sand." I squeezed the bag gently. "What is it's purpose if we can't open it?"
"Well, I asked the same thing and he said that we would know when it was the right time to use it. He warned that once we opened it there was no stopping what happened next. The magic would have to run it's course."
'This just gets better and better.' "I don't know about this Sookie..."
"Eric, we need all the help we can get. You always tell me to trust you, well trust me on this. He wants to help."
I handed her back the small bag, "I will trust you on this, but if it backfires, this is on you, my love." I got up from the bed and made my way to the shower. I needed to calm down and think things through.
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After Sookie and I got dressed for the night, we made our way out to join Nikolai and Amelia and I was surprised to see Amelia had gone.
"Where's Amelia?" Sookie asked as she walked over to the refrigerator to take out some of the left over food from last night. I was pleased to see her eating. Sookie was looking a little thin in her pretty pink sundress. She was barefoot and for some reason I found that incredibly sexy.
"I sent her home. Things are going to get rough and I have enough people to look out for. Amelia has some skills as a witch, but she is just a beginner." Nikolai brushed Sookie's question off, but was watching her every move intently. It was really starting to bother me the way he was looking at her. He had interfered by calling demon after we had already discussed it. I knew I needed to have a little talk with my brother about boundaries.
Sookie just nodded taking another bite out of some sort of taco and after she swallowed she said, "It's probably better." I agreed, but stood back and watched Nikolai interact with Sookie silently.
"I thought so. This way I can give the situation my utmost attention." Nikolai was giving Sookie a sly smile, and although she didn't notice, I did.
"Nikolai, would you join me in my office. We should let Sookie eat in peace." Sookie flashed me a look but didn't comment. 'Smart girl.'
"Yes, let's." I was sure Nikolai could tell I was not pleased from my expression. I walked from the room into my office and Nikolai followed, closing the door behind him. My office had been picked up and set to rights since Nikolai had nearly destroyed it and it was a good thing too. I would have been pissed if he had not taken care of it. I had a lot of business to take care of tonight and I would rather not do it in the living room.
I sat in my chair behind my desk and Nikolai took a seat in front of my desk. I didn't waste any time. "Nikolai, why did you contact the demon and tell him to speak with Sookie when we had already talked about it? I told you no."
"Stop being so stubborn! If the Queen or Victor's maker wanted to punish Sookie for his death, it could be done. I was protecting your interests."
"I can protect my own interests, and speaking of interests, I want to know how deep your interest goes when it comes to my Sookie. I noticed the way you look at her."
"Now you're just being a jealous ass. I have not touched her, as we agreed. I never agreed not to appreciate the view." Nikolai sat back in his chair, unaffected by my attitude.
"You want her." I accused. I knew I was walking a fine line. Sookie and I needed Nikolai in this fight, but the jealous asshole inside me wouldn't let it go.
"I do not deny it." Nikolai kept his face blank. "I would not turn down a chance to spend a night with her."
"That will never happen. You can't have her." I growled.
"I have not made a move for her. I have not betrayed you, Eric." Nikolai's once calm face now looked upset.
"Yet." I could not have him trying to pursue her. Nikolai was my brother. I would have fought by his side, I would have risked my existence for his and I would have even risked Pam. But not Sookie. She was my light. She was bringing life to my undead existence. Nikolai needed to be clear on this.
"Yet?" Nikolai sneered. I knew I crossed the line, but something inside me told me he was a threat...not in a way that physically he would attack me, but a threat to my happiness with Sookie. I had watched him grow closer to her, the more time he spent with her. Sookie seemed to be, well, almost oblivious to the fact so far, but to me he seemed to be bolder in the last few nights. It wasn't just one look or one comment, it was the combination of many things that seemed to eat away at me. Their little chats before I would rise. Nikolai telling Sookie about Christian. Calling the Lawyer when I told him not to. Suggesting to go to Ocella. Offering to be King. All were such grand gestures coming from someone like him.
"I have never seen you back down from a woman you wanted and you admit to wanting Sookie." I leaned over my desk, staring him down.
"That may be true, but you have never asked me to refrain before." he retorted leaning forward and matching my pose.
Nikolai was right. I had never had a problem sharing before. I had never requested he stay away from a woman besides Pam, but this was different. "If you do not plan on trying to seduce Sookie, than why are you doing all this?"
"Why must I have an ulterior motive other than what I have already explained to you? I freely admit I find Sookie...appealing, but I will not risk a thousand year old friendship on a woman. Not even your Sookie. I'm a bit insulted that you would even suggest that I would betray you in that way. I may be many things brother, but I am not a traitor."
"Then why, Nikolai?" I demanded.
"Sometimes, Eric, it is difficult to believe you are almost as old as I." Nikolai's anger dissipated. He actually had the audacity to roll his eyes at me. I didn't know whether I wanted to punch him, or stake him. He, in true Nikolai fashion, leaned back in his chair and relaxed, kicking his legs out and crossing them in front of him. "Look, I get it." he fucking sighed at me, "For the first time in your life, you love something more than yourself and you're scared to death that something or someone will take it from you."
I wanted to say, "Huh?" but instead I just stood there dumbfounded. He was absolutely right, but I would stake myself before I told him.
"You really have no idea how to deal with this do you? You have been a fucking mess for the last few days. Get your shit together. If you do not want me to interfere, then get off your ass and do something. In a situation like this, normally you are a step ahead, but now you are two steps behind. You are sitting here wasting time talking to me about this bullshit when you should be getting things in place."
I didn't know what to say, "You have no idea what I have been dealing with." 'Fuck you, Nikolai.'
"Quit bitching and do what you need to do. You want to know why I am doing this? Yes, you may find it selfish, but I am doing this because over the years I have had very few things that meant anything to me besides Christian, Pam, and you. I know better than most that the only way to walk this life as long as we have, is to have something that grounds you. Otherwise, you get lost to the ages, alone and hateful of the world. I will not end up like that. If I must become King to protect what I find most important, than that is what I will do. If I must help our degenerate maker in order to gain his assistance, I am willing to risk it. If I must interfere with my brother's decisions regarding his bonded to watch his back, I will do it. Do not question my motives on this subject again, Eric, or next time I will truly be offended."
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A/N: Awww...don't be mad at Nikolai, Eric just needed a little bitch slap. Everyone does at some point, even sexxxy viking vampires. I'm eager to hear what you thought. You all are truly the best, thank you so much for reading, reviewing, and adding my tale to your favorites.