Hey hey hey! I'm sorry that the chappy is a bit on the short side, but I thought that it's better than nothing. New chapter coming soon, hopefully.

Big thanks go to Karen for cleaning up the text :D


PPOV

I stared down at this fuck stain. Someone needed to knock him down a peg for being such an annoying, presumptuous prick. Whatever the fuck had Sookie seen in him was lost on me and I had to file her attraction to him in the "she was dropped on the head as a child" box.

Thank fuck she had regained her wits and decided to return to Eric and, even more, to join us as vampire.

"Now, why in the world would you be snooping about Eric's property, Compton?" I couldn't have kept the venom in my voice if Eric offered to buy me all the Louboutins in the whole wide world.

"Pamela. So you are alive after all, as I suspected. It was all a hoax."

My fangs ran and I took a step closer to him, our noses merely an inch apart. If I could, I'd probably be puking by now. Despite the fact that he struggled to keep a poker face, there was a twitch that gave away his fear.

"What this was is none of your concern," I hissed. "Now why don't you go back to your sorry little life and forget everything about this?"

"Where is Sookie? What have you done with her?"

This little prick actually thought he had any claim over her. Even after all these years. Why he was still living was one of the big mysteries of the world.

"She hasn't been your concern in a long time, Compton. You shouldn't bother yourself with my Makers bonded and pledged. It will get you killed," I threatened, poking a finger in his chest, making him take a step back.

Always ready to make an exit, I turned on my heels and zipped towards my car. I needed to get back to the compound as soon as possible. Fuck! I had played it cool when I was face to face with him, but Compton could really ruin our plans. Motherfucker!

I had Eric's number dialed by the time I put the car in gear and was on my way back. I really didn't want to discuss this entire mess all over again. I hoped he wouldn't punish me for failing in my mission. Having a showdown with that stain was not on my to-do list. Fucking moron, always ruining things for everyone else.

Suddenly, I noticed in the rearview mirror that two cars were approaching fast. I pushed the pedal to the floor and willed the car to go faster. Fucking piece of shit.

Doesn't this thing go any faster than this? Goddamnit. They were gaining on me and I knew instinctively that this wasn't just a pissy race. They were after me. I swear to any and all deities in the world that I would kill Bill for this.

The cars were coming closer on either side of mine and I swerved, trying to lose them or make them crash. A left car suddenly bumped into mine and I lurched forward with the impact.

I pushed the car to go faster, but it was too late. They had gained a few more feet and the next impact sent the car over the side of the road where it stopped face first into a thick tree.

My door was ripped open before I could make a run for it and the figure stooped down. Fucking Victor. Fucking Compton.

EPOV

"Did you hear from Pam," Sookie asked nervously as she entered the room. She had wanted to join my first child on her errand to Shreveport, but it was way too dangerous to let her go as well. She knew this, but still she fought me.

She had grown to care for Pam quite a bit so it was hard to convince her that she could handle herself and didn't need any company for a routine task.

However, even I felt a bit nervous about her going. I had wanted to go myself, but a tall, blond vampire will stand out like a motherfucker anywhere in public. There was nothing I could do to effectively hide my identity.

"Actually yes. She called a few minutes earlier, speaking in hushed tones. She said there was something important that she needed to tell me, but that it'd have to wait until she got back. Pam was in her car on her way back already. She should be here in a few hours," I said.

Sookie's shoulders relaxed slightly and a small smile tugged at the corners of her lips. She walked into me and wrapped her arms around me tightly.

"I'd hate for something to happen to her, you know? I care about her. A lot. And it's not just because of you, either. I know she can be a bitch, but she's my sister now and the only girlfriend I have left."

My dead heart swelled with love for her. No one had cared for Pam aside from myself in many centuries. Hearing Sookie say the things she did felt wonderful to me. But I also felt sorrowful because Sookie's friends had deserted her over the years.

"Hey, none of that. It's not your fault," she admonished after probing the bond.

"In part it is, Lover. Humans can be judgmental and you hanging out with vampires didn't aid your cause".

"As if! Hanging around vampires, dating you, loving you… those weren't the catalysts of my broken friendships, Eric. I was. My telepathy, to be exact. They couldn't stand the thought that I was able to read everything that was on their minds. They couldn't handle complete honesty and I can't say I blame them for it. Hell, I'd probably have acted the same way around someone with a power like mine."

She had raised her head, looking up into my eyes, trying to convey the fact that she didn't blame me for a minute. I gave her a little nod, but couldn't say anything else. I understood what she was saying, but it didn't make me feel any better to know it. I knew she hurt sometimes because of her lack of friends and anything that hurt her felt like a stab to my own heart.

I leaned down and pressed my lips to hers. Our mouths moved leisurely together. There was no pressure, just pure emotion. I was still astounded by how much I was able to feel ever since she came into my life. Loving someone had never been an option for me. It wasn't something I desired, not even in my human life. Marriages back then were arranged and not for love, and although I had loved my wife, I had never been in love with her. Nothing compared to what I felt for Sookie.

I had been at war with myself over these feelings for so long that now it felt liberating to be able to let everything go and simply love her. I know she had the same troubles in the past because she'd said she was scared of the intensity of it all.

We broke away from our kiss and she smiled at me, still not letting go.

"Come, Lover, lets get you a blood before we go outside to start our training for the evening," I suggested. She was amazing. In the past few weeks she had managed to exert such control over her powers, igniting trees with fire and healing them back up to their original state.

A new development, that Russell said was only thanks to practice, was the fact that she could use her hands, her touch to heal or kill. She didn't have to make a show of her powers by throwing power-balls through the air; she could shake your hand and kill you in an instant. Not that the long-distance ability had any disadvantages… In my opinion, the farther away she was from the enemy, the better.

She agreed softly, with a phrase that went straight to my cock. "Yes, Master". Gods. If we weren't in a hurry…

She went to the small fridge and pulled out a special bottle of blood and warmed it up in the microwave sitting atop of the appliance.

She put the bottle to her lips and I resumed looking through our clothes for that goddamn belt I could never find. Suddenly, I heard a shattering noise and turned to see Sookie with her eyes glazed over, the bottle shattered on the floor at her feet.

I was in front of her in a second and tried to be patient before she came back to herself. Vampires didn't drop shit. Goddamnit! What was she seeing?

She crumbled into my arms when she came back to herself. Her pain was so intense that it felt like it was mine. She wasn't hurting physically, I knew that, so it must be something about what she'd seen.

"Sookie, what is it? What did you see?"

"Call Pam. Please. Now."

I pulled out my phone and dialed her number. I probed the bond and found Pam slightly frightened by something. She never picked up and suddenly my knees went weak. Something… something had happened to Pam.

Sookie started sobbing.

"It was Pam. It wasn't me," she said as she tried to steady me.

"What?"

"My vision. It wasn't me. It was Pam. They kidnapped Pam!"


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