Disclaimer: The same as in the first chapters

A/N So sorry it took me so long to publish this, I've been working on some other writings.

Chapter Four: The Understanding

Blair had endured his questions that varied with everything from family to sexuality. She'd even cooperated with him by answering in cold hard facts and no details. But the last question touched a nerve as she remembered once more how she came to be here.

"Why should I tell you?" Blair growled irritated. "Why not?" Eric countered. "As much as you deny it, to everyone here, you belong to me. Knowing how you got here would be helpful in preparing me for any precautions I need to take."

"Precautions from what?" Blair asked.
"Like if you were formally owned by another being and escaped or if you've killed anyone important and they might want revenge and come seeking you. It's my duty as your master to make sure others can not touch you. But I can't break a Blood Claim."

Blair looked at the intricate designs in the rug with a new found interest before she finally sighed and said. "No one has blood claim on me because I've killed them all. The revenge might be a problem but as far as I'm concerned a werewolf named Lucious has had his revenge in making me a slave. Though undoubtedly he wants me dead."

Taking a breath she painfully recounted how it was she came to be there seating in that room with him. It stung her pride more than anything though. It was a disgrace to be caught and she should have been more careful. Blair had no one to blame but herself.

Eric listened intently and sighed, a nasty human habit of his. He would, end up getting the slave who came with a whole package of trouble...though she was a nice package in herself. Eric watched her and wondered just how much of a threat she would be to him. He decided to be blunt about it and asked her.

"Do you plan on killing me?"
She looked at him warily and sized him up. "Not unless you stand in my way of freedom." She countered.
"I can't let you go." He told her and was actually sorry about it. Some creatures were never meant to be broken and she was one of them.

"But if you promise me to stay for awhile and be a good sla...girl" he corrected himself. "Than I can give you a free run of my estate. I can even use you as a body guard but you must give me your word that you won't cause me or Jaguar harm and you must be peaceful while we reside here."
"And if I don't agree?" she asked testing all choices here. Blair knew that what he had offered her was a generous offer. She doubted that most vampires would have given her anything.

"Than I'll have to lock you in a cell that connects to my chambers and feed from you."
She looked in his eyes and got nothing on if he would do it or not. "Alright I'll take choice A." she extended her hand to him and he took it with a smile that flashed fangs and would have made any other woman get wet. But she was used to vampires being sexy.

She shrugged it off and took back her hand from his warm one.
"What do I do now?" She asked him slightly confused as to what she would be doing. He had mentioned going to his estate so he didn't stay at Midnight all the time which brought her some relief.

"You may accompany me to the kitchens and I'll get you something to eat. There's a party tonight that's being held in my honor. A pity that you can't attend but there's not enough time to get you a dress fitted before tonight." He was rather disappointed at that. She would be an exquisite gift to show off.

As if reading his mind Blair scoffed. "I'm not a trophy Eric."
"Master." he corrected not thinking. "Always Master when we're in public. Otherwise you'll get flogged and I really don't want to have to lick the blood off your back." Actually the more he thought about licking the blood off of her the more he liked the idea. But she wouldn't like it. Not at all.

"Of course. But we're not in public now are we? What are you thinking that makes you look at me like that." She demanded.
He smirked. "I was thinking that we could find time to get you a dress if we left now." he lied quickly and easily. In fact he was still thinking about licking her...but not a bloody back. "No." she said and tossed back her hair. "Oh come now. It won't be all that bad. Otherwise I'll have to lock you in my room tonight to make sure you stay out of trouble."

And not giving her a choice he grabbed her and the appeared in a dark ally way behind a bridal and special occasions store. He choose to ignore her as she was muttering fowl words that made him smirk and mockingly say. "Shush! What were you some kind of sailor in a former life?"