Please forgive me for the long wait! i finally got my laptop back and working (YAY) but it has been so hot in London these past few days and I've been catching up on lost time for when my ankle was broken :) I hope you can all forgive me and that this chapter is everything you hoped it would be :) Before you read this those, I just want to say a massive thank you to all my followers who have stuck with me and this story and welcome to all my new followers :)

Disclaimer: See chapter's 1-3

I felt myself purr as I opened my eyes to see Eric trace my body with his lips. After I had explained my semi plan to Sookie, I had convinced Russell that she was hiding something that our best move was to keep her locked in a room while everyone went to ground and then interrogate her again. He agreed then insisted that I take escort her to her room but I didn't lock it; I intended to go and talk to her when the sun was up.

It wasn't long after when Talbot suggested that Eric and I should share a room which I was happy to agree to but I didn't show it: the last thing I needed was illustrating that Eric was my ultimate weakness and I was his (I was pretty sure it was me then Pam but it was definitely a close call). It hadn't taken Eric long to devour me as we entered our room and I wasn't complaining but it did lead to me falling asleep straight after which is what I thought Eric had done too.

"Why aren't you sleeping? I didn't sleep straight through did I?" Eric shook his head and continued his assault on my body with his mouth. When he reached my bellybutton I arched my back up but then pushed him away as he reached the top of my clit. "Eric you have to sleep! We both need our strength right now since neither of us know what the hell is going on."

He sighed in frustration as he moved to lie next to me. "I know; I just missed you lover." "I missed you too but I wont allow you to use sex to escape our problems even though it is tempting." He grinned then tucked a strand of my hair behind my ear. All I wanted right now was Eric's touch but we couldn't allow ourselves to get distracted; we were here for a reason.

"So we know that Edgington is using an army of were's and supplying them with V making them stronger. The question is why and what's his plan?" "I think he just wants them to do his dirty work for him. He used them then and he's using them now." I turned to face Eric and saw him tense up.

"Used them when? Is there something you're not telling me Eric?" I placed my hand on his chest and for a moment, I allowed myself to think about what he was like when he was human and when he had a beating heart. I tended not to because I couldn't help but think about the pain he was in before Godric found him and offered him immortality. He once told me that he's often tried to imagine what I was like during my human life but I reassured him that I would seem boring to him.

"I promise to tell you soon but now isn't the time. Just know that I came across Edgington's werewolves when I was still human and since then, I've been trying to find them." I leaned over to kiss Eric and he was more than happy to kiss me back.

"I'm worried about you though." I pulled back slightly but Eric grabbed my hand and pulled me back towards him. "Why?" "Because Russell Edgington is a collector, worse than Sophie-Anne. Look at his reaction to finding out about your abilities and now his sudden interest in Sookie. He uses werewolves to do his own bidding and I'm afraid that he's going to try and use you too."

I ran my hand through Eric's hair then held his hand in mine. "Don't worry about me. I can look after myself and I have you and I know you wont let anything happen to me. Besides, our priority now is helping Pam. Once she's safe then we can handle Russell trying to go after Sookie and I. I convinced her to keep the fact that she knows us hidden and I think that will benefit us. There's more to this and we'll figure it out but for now, you need to rest. I can't have you getting the bleeds; you have to be strong."

"You're right, I do have to be strong and I will sleep. But first," Eric started placing small butterfly kisses on my neck and I felt myself melt into his touch: again, "we have three days to make up for." It was times like this when I wished that I had met Eric hundreds of years ago; I had missed out on years of amazing, toes curling sex.

I gently wriggled out of Eric's arms then quietly got dressed and left our room. The inside of our door was made of silver so Eric couldn't get out but I could. As I turned away from the door, I saw a man standing opposite the door. He was in black gear and held a gun: a human guard. I guess that was how Russell intended to keep me in my room.

"I suggest you step back inside your room Miss. I wont hesitate to shoot." I didn't need this, I had to find Sookie. I reached out and grabbed his gun and pulled him forward. He stumbled forward, which gave me enough room to move behind him and jump onto his back. I wrapped my legs around his waist and my arms around his head with the intention of putting him to sleep. When I felt him lose consciousness, I jumped off of him and dragged him back into my room. He would be out for a while and hopefully I got back before either him or Eric wake up.

I removed the bullets from his gun and placed it on the other side of room but kept the bullets. He also had a stake on him, which I took, along with a teaser gun. I left the room again and made my way towards the room where Sookie was but as I got there, the door was open and Sookie was nowhere in sight.

"Shit! Why can't you just let someone else save you for once." I ran down the hallway with the hope that she hadn't gotten far and that I could help me before she made this whole situation worse. As I turned the corner, I saw Tara and Sookie run down the stairs. What the hell was Tara doing here? I ran after them and managed to get a head of them.

"What the hell are you guys doing? You do realise the ground is guarded by human guards with guns and werewolves' high on V. You're not gonna get very far and speaking of getting anywhere, what the hell are you doing here Tara?" She turned to face me and as she did, I saw fang bites on her neck. Was she seeing a vampire?

"I got kidnapped by a crazy ass vampire and now I'm getting Sookie and I out of here so I suggest you move out of the way before I make you." Typical Tara to have too much attitude for her own good. If only she knew. "You need to calm down otherwise neither of you are going anywhere. Like I said before, this place is heavily guarded and vampires are the last thing for you to worry about now."

I saw Tara's shoulders drop, like she was finally willing to listen to what I have to say. "I have to get to Bill Alexia, before Lorena kills him." I nodded then handed Sookie the stake and teaser gun that I had taken off the guard outside my room. "You're gonna need both of these. The stake for Lorena because I don't ever want to see that bitch's face again," Sookie smirked then nodded, "and the teaser for any were's you come across. There will probably be some near where Bill is because of all the V."

"Aren't you coming with us?" "I have to stay here with Eric. Pam's in trouble and she needs my help too. Besides, I have to keep an eye o Edgington. He's too curious about the both of us so I have to stay close by." Sookie nodded but Tara just rolled her eyes at me.

"You're staying here for a vamp?! He's gonna break your heart like Bill did Sookie's. I thought you were smarter than that Miss. New York lawyer." Before I could snap at Tara, Sookie moved so that she was between us and held up her hand to my chest.

"I'm staying to protect the man I love and also to protect Sookie. There's more to this than you understand like there's more to me but I don't have to explain myself to a mortal like you! Now, I suggest you both leave now if you want to get out of here alive. Bill is being kept round the other side of the house. Go and be safe. If you need me, call me on Eric's phone; his phone is untraceable and will help keep our cover."

Sookie nodded then grabbed Tara's hand and ran out of the house. Once the front door shut, I made my way back up to my room. I smiled when I saw that the guard was still unconscious on the floor but Eric's voice scared me out of skin.

"Why is there an unconscious guard in our room? And where have you been?" It really wasn't fair that Eric was completely naked when he spoke to me. It was impossible to multitask when I was starring at his manhood and I knew how good his ass looked.

"I was helping Sookie escape to save Bill. As much as I despise him right now he doesn't deserve to die like that. And it would help if he was alive." "Why? Do you not trust him either?" I shook my head and thought back to when Eric told me what Bill use to do for the Queen. It didn't sit right with me.

"Like you said, no one just stops working for the Queen and although Bill now calls Edgington his King, I don't believe it. But that's a different story. Right now, I need you to glamour this guard into forgetting that put him in a sleeper hold and stole his weapons."

Eric smirked at me then got up and put on his trousers much to my disappointment. He walked over to the guard and I knelt down and held my hand to his neck, getting ready to wake him up. Eric knelt in front of him and nodded at me. I pushed down on the guard's pressure point and held the guard as he woke up. Before he could say anything, his eyes met Eric's and he fell under Eric's influence.

"You're going to forget that you ever left your post and that Alexia left this room. You don't have any weapons on you because you left them with someone else and haven't retrieved them yet. When asked if anything happened, you're going to say no and that everything was quiet. Do you understand?" The guard nodded and I smirked. The fun I could have if I could glamour people. "Now, you're going to go back to your post and forget this ever happened."

The guard stood up and exited our room. I turned to look at Eric and kissed him. "Now you're my hero." "Don't Greek damsels in distress repay their hero's with sexual favours?" Eric winked at me and crushed his lips against mine. It always led back to sex but it wasn't a problem for me. Vampires were sexual creatures by nature and I had just learned to enjoy sex over the years.

"Don't mind me." We pulled apart when Russell Edgington walked into our room. So much for me not wanting him to know about Eric and I. And what was it with the vampire's in this house rising before the sun set. I was sure it wasn't for another hour or so. "I have been thinking about your problem Sheriff Northman and I know of a way to help you. But first, both of you must accompany me to Queen Sophie-Anne's home in New Orleans."

Before either of us could reply back to him, he was gone. And so it begins.

"Sheriff Northman, Alexandra," Sophie-Anne flashed me a smile when she saw me that made me cringe slightly. She needed to get over this little crush. "And Russell Edgington. To what do I owe the pleasure?"

Sophie-Anne lay across a pool lounger in what she calls her day room. She was alone except for the young human sitting on the floor beside her. When she turned to look at us, I saw that it was the same girl who was here the last time Eric and I were. To me, she still looked like Sookie but I was sure it was just a coincidence.

"I'm here to tell you that you're going to marry me Queen Sophie-Anne." My mouth dropped when I realised why we were here. Russell wanted to marry Sophie-Anne! I could have sworn that he was already married to Talbot but I suppose this was something to do with area and power. And I always thought the Greeks were messed up.

"You've asked me this before and I've turned you down Edgington. What makes you think that I'm going to say yes this time?" "Because I'm not asking you this time. I'm telling you and I think it would help you with your financial problems. Either you marry me Sophie-Anne or I tell the Authority that you ordered your sheriff to sell V to help you pay off your debts."

Sophie-Anne's face fell and she looked over at Eric. "How dare you?! I am your Queen and you do as I say." She vamped towards Eric but before she reached him, Russell caught her by her neck and held her up above the ground. I nodded in approval at Russell; it was definitely a method I always used.

"I am a very impatient man Sophie-Anne. Do we have a deal?" Before Sophie-Anne could say anything, Eric spoke. "I would take the deal Sophie-Anne. My King is a very rich man and will put a stop to all our problems." Sophie-Anne's eyes went wide as Eric referred to Russell as his King; even I was surprised at that.

She finally nodded then Russell realised her. "Fantastic! Now, I suggest we get this show on the road. Don't want my future wife waiting." Russell Edgington turned to leave and Sophie-Anne followed him with her head hung low. I looked over at Eric and saw that he had the exact same look in his eyes that I did: we needed to get to the bottom of Russell's plan quickly before we got hurt. It would only be a matter of time.

It's getting there haha Hopefully the next chapter will be out tomorrow but first i just gotta plan the rest of season 3. It's proven to be quite difficult to me so any suggestions are welcomed!

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