Hello my lovelies! I am so sorry for the delay, my Macbook died on me and it took me a couple of days to get my tablet back from my mum. I apologise for any spelling mistakes as I wrote this chapter on my tablet. Thank you for all the response I've been getting lately and thanks to those new followers. I've really loved reading the feedback you've given me as it gives me ideas for the chapters as I want this story to be yours too :)

Disclaimer: See chapters 1-3

"You have to eat something Sook. You know as well as I do that there's more to the story than this so you need to keep your strength up Koukla." Sookie smiled when she heard me speak Greek. She once told me that hearing me speak my native language soothed her even though she didn't know what I was saying.

"Alcide and I are supposed to go to Debbie's engagement party tonight and I want you to be there too. After everything that happened last night you haven't left my side and I think I need you there tonight. I know you said yesterday that you don't think you could blend into a werewolf bar but I'm sure if you wear your leather outfit you'll be fine. And I've never known someone to drink as many shots as you."

She did have a point; I had an act of drinking several shots before feeling the effects of the alcohol. "I just don't think it's a good idea Sook. I have no issue with protecting you if you need it but Eric was right when he said that I needed to be careful when I use my abilities in front of people I don't know. Werewolves can be just as dangerous as vampires."

"Please Alexia. I'll make sure that I stay out of trouble and if that doesn't work then I'll ask Alcide to step in and not let you. I do agree with Eric in the sense that you should be careful with who you shows your abilities to. Besides, I've already asked Alcide's sister to come round and help me look the part for tonight so now you have to come. I know you won't let me go without you."

Sookie smirked at me as I stuck my tongue out at her: maybe I was becoming a bit too predictable.

My jaw dropped when I saw Sookie after Alcide's sister was finished with her. She really did look the part with her black wig, fake tattoos and leather get up. It looked like something I would wear; maybe I'll steal it off of her when all of this was over. Although, it was proving that nothing in our lives were truly over.

"I'm impressed. I thought after the last time you were leather pants that you wouldn't go near them again." She joined in with my laughter as we both remembered our undercover night at fangtasia. "Is that blood?" Sookie pointed go the small leather top I had on and pulled a face.

"Probably. I haven't worn this since Dallas but I thought I had gotten all the blood out. The worst part is I can't even tell you if it's mine or Eric's." Sookie laughed and continued to get ready while I washed off the dry blood. If Eric wasn't ripping my clothes he was getting blood all over them.

"You girls ready?" Sookie and I nodded at Alcide and followed him out of the apartment. Around 20 minutes later we pulled up to a small bar and I got a whiff of wet dog as I stepped out of the truck. Since our blood bond, my senses had definitely gotten stronger and I knew why Eric hated the smell of werewolves. If they all smelt like Alcide then there wouldn't be much of a problem.

We walked in and the place reminded me of fangtasia except this was the werewolf version. The place was extremely crowded and I felt everyone's eyes on Sookie and me as we pushed through the crowd and made our way to the bar. We had split up with Alcide before we had gotten in to prevent any unwanted attention. Getting wolf whistles (no pun intended) and flirtatious looks was unwanted attention but it was understandable and the better form of unwanted attention in a werewolf bar.

I indicated to the barman and he placed two shots in front of me. I handed one to Sookie and encouraged her go drink it which she did. This caused the group of were's sitting next to us to cheer which resulted in them buying us more shots. I could tell that Sookie didn't look too happy about drinking more shots but she needed to realise that it was what we needed to do. She had changed drastically over the past couple of months but I still needed to loosen her up a bit more. I had once spent over 50 years being uptight and it was definitely boring.

"He's one of them." I looked over Sookie's shoulder and saw one of the were's looking down at Sookie; he really did look like a werewolf. If he was one of the ones that took Bill then whoever had sent them was bound to be around here somewhere.

"So this is the whore you're with now." I turned around and saw what can only be described as a crack-whore standing next to Alcide and shouting at Sookie. So this must be Alcide's ex, Debbie. What I couldn't understand was if this was her engagement party then why did it bother her who was with Alcide. She really did look rough though, mangled hair, torn shorts and smudged make up. I suppose it wasn't that hard to tell she was hooked on something which was definitely a shame.

"It's not like that Debbie and I don't need to explain myself to you anymore." "The hell you don't," and Debbie grabbed Sookie's shoulder and pulled her forward. I reacted before Alcide even registered what was happening. I pried Debbie's hand off of Sookie with some difficulty since she obviously had V in her system. She turned to look at me and I knew she was ready to jump on me but a man who had appeared behind her, stopped her.

"Fancy seeing you here Alcide. I don't remember inviting you." "We were just leaving Coot." Sookie and I smirked at the mention of Coot's name; what kind of a werewolf was called Coot? It was like his parents wanted him to suffer as a child. He looked just as rough as Debbie did and most of the other were's in the bar; they probably all belonged to the same pack. I'm sure this would be a buffet of information for Eric. He seemed to know more about the V drinking werewolf than he was telling me and I knew that he should tell me when he needed to.

"No. I want him to stay and watch this." Debbie smirked at Alcide then made a very wolf noise to which the whole bar responded to. I stayed close to both Alcide and Skokie as we watched Debbie jumped towards the crowd who caught her. She literally crowd surfed to the stage and she lost her shorts along the way; kind of like a groupie at a rock concert and I know what that was like. Living in London during the rock era and Rolling Stones was a pretty epic time.

She finally reached the stage and Coot stood there too. Suddenly, a middle aged man appeared wearing dark sunglasses and a fur coat. Coot removed it for him and I overheard Alcide explain to Skokie that his name was Russell Edgington and he was a local antiques dealer. He didn't look like an antique dealer to me but he did look strangely familiar but I got that feeling a lot. I had been alive for so many years and met millions of people so certain faces did look familiar. He started speaking about the importance of a pack but what took me by surprised was the pair of fangs that snapped out. He then proceeded to rip open his wrist and filled several shot glasses up with his blood and passed them out to the crowd. I guess we know knew how the werewolves were getting V and that they were probably working for this Russell Edgington.

"Not yet dear as your brand won't stay." Debbie whimpered then let out a loud scream as Coot branded her with a hot rod. And there was me thinking we were attending an engagement party and not an initiation. Suddenly, Coot let out a loud growl which seemed to have an effect on all the werewolves in the bar.

"Get out of here, now!" We looked over at Alcide and it looked as if he was shifting without meaning to. Before Sookie could ask what was going on like she usually did, I grabbed her and pulled her out of the bar; the further away we were the better.

I shot up in bed and tried to calm my breathing down. I felt like I was hyperventilating and that no air was getting into my lungs. I got up out of the bed and threw on a robe. I wiped the sweat away from my forehead and sighed in frustration. What the hell was that all about? Usually when I got warnings they didn't come to me whilst I was dreaming. What was Morpheus up to?

I walked out of the bedroom and saw Sookie and Alcide sitting down eating at his small table. I looked out the window and saw that it was almost sunset: had I really slept the whole day away? My sleeping pattern had changed since I'd been staying at Eric's but I didn't realise I was that tired last night.

"Look who decided to grace us with her presence. Didn't want to wake up from your dream huh? You were quite vocal. I'm sure Eric misses you just as much." I sat next to Sookie a d grabbed the ice tea out of her hand.

"I wasn't dreaming about Eric. Well I was but it wasn't that kind of a dream. He was there but couldn't quite get to him, like something was preventing me from doing so. I've never experienced anything like it before but I know it to be a warning. I gotta speak to Eric and make sure everything is okay."

"I'm sure it is. But before you call him, you should know that Debbie came by earlier and thinks that we're both sleeping with Alcide now. Me because I was with him and you because you were in his bed." "Debbie was here?" Alcide nodded then went on to tell me that Debbie was there to warn him to stay away from her then went off on one when she saw Sookie; that girl needed to decide what she wanted before she said the wrong thing to the wrong person, i.e me. In the mode I was in now, I only needed a small excuse to start a fight. I think the adrenaline rush would be good for me.

I excused myself after I had forced down a sandwich which I was forced to eat. I waited patiently for someone to answer as I called Fangtasia. I had tried Eric's cell before but there was no answer and he had no voicemail. When Ginger eventually answered, I was surprised to hear her voice and not Pam's.

"Ginger it's Alexia. Is Eric there? I really need to speak to him." There was a long pause and I was worried that maybe it wasn't Ginger. "Eric isn't here. He told me to tell you that he was following a lead and that he would call you when he knows more." What the fuck? Eric was following a lead? What kind of lead? "Ginger where is he? I need to know. Go and get Pam." "I can't. She's downstairs talking business with another vampire. Master said I had to hung up after I told you that so bye Alexia."

The line went dead and I stared at my cell phone. Why was Pam in that shithole of a basement with another vampire? The only time they used that basement was to punish other vampires. Eric had once suggested that we use it for one of our many activities since he wanted to tie me up and fuck me till I couldn't walk but I refused. He's more than welcome to tie me up in his bedroom but not down there where they held Lafayette.

"Everything okay?" Sookie sat own next to me whilst I tried to gather my thoughts. Why was Eric suddenly off the grid? I was starting to worry now. "No. Eric's gone AWOL and I couldn't even speak to Pam. This isn't like him, he usually tells me when something is up and when he has to leave. I have to find him. I have to know that he's okay."

I went to get up but Sookie stopped me. "I understand Alexia, I really do. But maybe he hasn't told you because he wants to keep you safe especially now that the Magister knows about you.?" "And you should also understand Sook that it isn't his decision to make. I know for a fact that Bill wouldn't want you to risk your life to try and safe him and here you are. How is it okay for you to look for Bill when he told you not to but it's not when it comes to me looking for Eric?"

"Do you know where to look?" I slipped into a pair of jeans and threw on the first top I could find. "Nope but I could call in a few favours. Being bonded to him should help too…" I was cut off mid-sentence because I felt a wave power serge through me and lift me up off my feet. Before I could say anything to Sookie, my surroundings changed and I found myself standing in a grand hallway. I looked up and saw a tall man with slicked back hair standing at the top of the staircase with his jaw dropped as he looked at me. I looked around and saw guards surrounding me holding guns, where the hell was I?

I looked around and froze as I saw Eric. He looked just as shocked as I did but also relived to see me. I hadn't seen him in nearly 3 days and I had missed him. What the hell was he doing here though? "What is the meaning of this?" I spun round and came face to face with Russell Edgington and it was in that moment I realised I was in his house. Why would Eric be here but more importantly, how did I end up here?

"NO!" I spun round and saw one of the guards load his gun. He fired at me which I managed to avoid by jumping out of the way. The bullet lodged itself in the wall which caused the man standing at the top of the stairs to scream out. I jumped at the guard and ripped his head off of shoulders: I was mad and that caused me to do irrational things. The vampire exploded but I didn't finch as his sticky remains stuck to me.

"I dare someone to try and shoot me. I could do with the stress reliever." I clench my hands into fits at my side and eyed down all of the guards. None of them made any indication that they were going to take me up on my offer so I relaxed slightly. "Well I'll be damned. Sheriff Northman, do you know this fascinating creature? I'm intrigued as to how she managed to get in here and kill one of my guards using her bare hands."

Eric looked over at me and I saw the look in his eye: he was angry. The last time I saw him I told him I was going to be more careful when it came to my abilities and here we were, three days later and I was already breaking my promise. "Russell this is Alexandra, a very close friend of mine. Alexia this is Russell Egdington, the vampire King of Mississippi."

"Ahh Alexandra, I'm sure you and Talbot will have much to discuss. It's been a while since he has been with people who share a similar ancestry to him. But for now you must get cleaned up and join us for dinner. I'm sure we have much to discuss." He dismissed his guards and disappeared up the stairs leaving Eric and I alone.

"How did you get here lover?" "I don't know. The last thing I remember was telling Sookie how much I needed to find you then the next thing I know, I'm here. Eric what's going on?" He pulled his hands into fists and buried them in his jean pockets. "The Magister has Pam and will kill her if I don't deliver Compton to him. It's clear Sophie-Anne wants me dead so I'm here to beat her to the punch."

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