Eric had to give Jason some credit, he decided as he followed him down another corridor, he hadn't been lying when he said he knew his way around. They were getting closer to where Pam was being held, he could feel it.

He glanced through one of the windows as he walked by and smirked when he caught sight of the therapist being interrogated by a group of vampires. He backtracked to lean against the doorway, shooting the therapist a knowing smile.

"Hello vampires," he said pleasantly, "could I have a minute alone with the good doctor please?"

For a brief moment the therapist looked terrified, "No," he spluttered, attempting to get away.

Eric stepped into the room, "Now."

Recognising his seniority, the vampires all scattered, leaving the pair alone in the room. Absently Eric noticed Jason come and stand in the doorway, watching them with a confused expression.

"You forgot to ask me something," Eric began conversationally, taking a seat in front of the therapist.

"Excuse me?"

"During our sessions," Eric clarified, "there was something you forgot to ask me. You should've asked me how you were going to die, so you could've prepared yourself," he continued, almost amiably as he flashed his fangs and leaned in closer.

The therapist regarded him with fear-filled eyes for a moment, before he started to laugh. It was eerily similar to his conversation with the Governor and Eric wondered for a fleeting moment if he was losing his touch.

"The truth is," the therapist told him, "I don't really care."

Eric raised an eyebrow, "No?"

"I'm going to die a happy man," the therapist continued, watching him closely, "would you like to know why that is?"

Eric leaned back in his chair, "Sure, I'll bite."

The therapist smiled smugly, "I f*cked your progeny."

"Oh you did not just go there," Jason exclaimed, before Eric could respond, sounding torn between awe and surprise. "That's going to cost you doc," he added.

The therapist just continued to regard Eric with a smug expression, Eric regarded him with malice and distinct distaste. He cocked his head to the side, noting that he didn't have his contacts in.

Interesting.

"Is this true?" he demanded hoarsely, putting him under his influence, "What you are saying, did you have sex with Pam?"

"She said she used to be a whore," the therapist answered softly and Eric almost snarled in his anger.

He'd saved her from that life and promised her (and himself) that she would never have to live like that again. He was disgusted with himself that she'd been brought so low again in his absence.

"We made a deal," the therapist continued, "sex in return for her release from solitary."

Eric took a deep breath that he didn't need to calm some of his rage, he paused and took a cautious sniff of the air. Despite what the therapist was saying, he didn't smell like his progeny or even like he'd has sex recently.

Eric smirked as he stood up, Pam was good. Very good.

"Let's go," Eric said finally, surprising the therapist and Jason.

"Wait, you're not going to kill me?" the therapist asked as Eric grabbed him by the collar.

"No I'm not, we're going to go find Pam and then she is going to kill you," Eric told him. "I believe she has more than deserved the right you disgusting cretin," he added.

The therapist cowered as he was dragged for the room, but Eric still thought he should count himself lucky he hadn't done anything and that Eric was going to allow Pam to kill him; she'd likely make her revenge quick. Eric would have tortured him slowly for days for even thinking he could debase Pam in such a manner.

They made it partway down the corridor when Eric was distracted by screams coming from a room close by he smiled.

"I know that scream," he said, almost affectionately, "hold this," he added, handing the therapist over to Jason; without waiting for him to respond, Eric made his way to the room and opened the door.

Sure enough, in the middle of the room full of humans, screaming her heart out, was Eric's favourite pet. She stopped screaming the moment she saw him.

"Hello Ginger," he greeted her, smiling as the other humans backed away.

"Well if it isn't my knight in shining armour," she said, relieved.

"Actually, I didn't come for you," he told her easily, "but I'll take it as an added bonus," he added with a wink.

Leaving the door open behind him, he returned to where he'd left Jason and the therapist. As he'd expected, Ginger followed close on his heels.

The other humans made a break for it.

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A/N: We are getting close, my little cabbages, don't worry x

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