A/N: ok, so I am so sorry this took so long to get out. I was doing so good updating and then life just kinda fell apart on me. First moving and remodeling, then new job. Then my two year old (whom I love dearly) decided to kill my laptop. He pulled all the keys off and poured juice all over it. I lost so much stuff. Pics, stories, you name it. By the time I got a new lappy and copied my story from the net since I no longer had a copy of it, I was stuck with no motivation. My muse shriveled up and died. I sat with just about 500 words of chap 15 written for over a month before I really got back into it. That was a week ago. I read all your reviews and messages while I was with out a comp by checking them on my phone but was unable to respond. I really want to thank all of you that got my ass in gear to write this chapter and this is for all of you (especially you girls from Texas. I did like you and went back and read my story aloud from the beginning. I found a ton of mistakes but it got me back in the zone so thank you guys so much. I really hope you like this one)
This chapter is almost twice as long as the previous ones to hopefully appease my faithful readers. I hope that you haven't given up on me. I was so excited when I finished this one that I didn't even beta it. The next chapter has already been started. I hope it will be up in the next week.
Here is a super quick recap since it has been over three months since the last update(again so sorry):
Sookie is living in NY, Jason gets in trouble because he is a dumbass and he drags sookie into the mess. They decide to win some quick money at a casino in atlantic city using Sookie's telepathy. Of course they get caught. Casino is run by really nasty vamps (AKA king Richard of NY and his really creepy childe Vincent). They kill Jason, take her prisoner and decide to make her their pet. Before they do, they 'gift' her to Eric, king of Minnesota, to score some vamp brownie points and win his favor. Eric decided to save Sookie from her fate as the kings pet and keep her as his own. This pisses off Vincent who has become obsessed with Sookie and Eric has to get a little assertive with him.
The lovebirds go back to Minnesota and we meet Quinn who is to be sookie's new bodyguard. The next day, Sookie ends up attacking a fang banging donor in the palace kitchen with a dinner plate(hey she really had it coming of you ask me) and then Sookie gets drunk. Now we are going to have a long talk and meet Eric's maker. I even through in a few nice lemons for flavor. Please review, I have missed the feedback and I want to know what you think. I am shameless enough to beg…PLEASE send your love and if you hate it…no body made you read it. Haha
Thanks again to all of those that encouraged me to get back on the horse and get this things moving again. I love you guys!
Chapter 15
EPOV
"Your maker?" Sookie visibly paled.
"Yes, my maker…Sookie, what is wrong?" I could feel all kinds of emotions coming from her. Shock, confusion, apprehension, curiosity…
"I guess I never thought about you having a maker."
"All vampires have a maker Little one." I winked at her and she stuck her tongue out at me.
"Careful, I'll bite it." she giggled at me and blushed, but now I could also feel lust and hunger from her as well. I can feel myself getting hard, already I want her again. I do not think I will ever have my fill of this woman, forever may not be long enough. She turned from me and began to put on her under things. Her bra and panties were white lace with little red bow accents. They accentuated her curves beautifully, but it really was a shame she had to wear anything at all. As she pulled her dress from its hanger, I decided to get the unpleasant business out of the way.
'We need to talk about what happened today Sookie." she looked at me with wide eyes and I could feel the tiniest tendrils of fear begin to spread through her until I could smell it. Normally fear was one of my favorite smells but I didn't like it on her.
"What happened today will not happen again." I told her with a growl. She gulped audibly and the stench of Sookie's fear increased. I realized I was going about this the wrong way. In a flash she was in my arms and I buried my face in the crook of her neck.
"Shhhh, little one, don't fear me. Never fear me. You are safe, you will not be put in a situation like that again."
"Oh, Eric I am so sorry about today. I lost my temper and attacked someone in your home. I understand if you are angry with me."
"I am angry, but not with you. You defended what is yours. There is no shame in that. Besides I , more than most, understand lashing out due to my temper. The way I see it, she got off lucky. I would have probably done much worse." she stared at me for a moment, and I could feel her uncertainty and…hope?
"You are mine?" Did she doubt my feelings? Maybe I have not been clear enough.
"As you are mine, I am yours."
"What does that mean…I mean, those girls today, they all wanted you, or have had you. And I,.,it's just…I don't want to share you. I..I can't." Her voice was a whisper by the last part.
"I make no excuses for the life I lived before you. I used women for food and release, but there was no attachment. I cared nothing for them, simply a means to an end. But now? With you…I feel things that I do not understand, that I have not felt in over a millennia. And your taste…" I leered at her. "well, how could I want another after having you?" she blushed the sweetest of blushes, but I could still sense the slightest bit of uncertainty from her.
"I will have no other lovers, only you. I will drink from no one else but you, unless it is an absolute emergency. You are all that I desire, all that I crave and I will have no other." her blush deepened and she laid her head on my chest. "Thank you" she said in a small voice.
I kissed the top of her head and lingered a moment to enjoy her sweet scent. I feel myself stirring again and quickly change the subject as a distraction.
"Back to the topic at hand, the girl Greta will be dealt with tomorrow night when we have more time. Until then she will be held in the infirmary, under guard. As for the other donors, any that I have fed from will be glamoured to forget or released from their employment, your choice. If you so desire, you may use your ability to screen those that are left and any new donors before they are hired. I will not keep anyone here you are not comfortable with."
"it wouldn't hurt to scan the rest of the staff as well. I mean if you want me to?" I had already planned on asking her about this at a later date, so I am pleased at her suggestion. "A very good idea indeed, but one we will discuss another night, when our time is not as limited as it is tonight." I lifted her chin with my finger and placed a chaste kiss on her lips. I attempted to pull away, but Sookie was having none of it. She pulls herself closer to me, her pebbled nipples teasing me through the lace of her bra as she rubbed her breast against my chest and deepens the kiss. I am lost in her, drowning in her scent, her taste. I feel a warmth spread through me, invading every inch of me. It takes me a second to realize it is coming from Sookie. Contentment, trust, lust…love? I can only hope she will say the words one day soon.
We are interrupted by a buzzing from the intercom. "Yes?" I answer.
"The food you ordered is waiting in your office as per your request, sir."
"Thank you." I look down at Sookie and internally curse that we have to leave the bedroom at all.
"Come little one, I will help you zip your dress. You need to eat and we still have much to discuss." she pouted for a moment before reaching down for the her dress that had fallen to the floor at some point. She pulled it on quickly and turned to the mirror. While I zipped up the back slowly, enjoying sight shiver that ran through her as my fingertips ghosted up the skin of her back, Sookie ran her fingers through her hair. It had dried in soft waves around her face. She went to pull it back and I stopped her. "Leave it down, its beautiful like that." another blush. I didn't understand how she could go from a daring little vixen one minute to a shy sweet innocent the next. It was maddening and I was loving it. She quickly put on a little mascara and gloss from the small makeup kit that Pam had left with her clothes. Pam is nothing if not thorough. Sookie grabbed a pair of red sandals that matched the red flowers of her dress perfectly and slid her feet into them. As she did this I dressed at vampire speed; black jeans, black tank top, black boots (Pam calls them my shit kickers). What can I say, I do not get many chances to dress for comfort being King, tonight was one of them. I took her hand and led her to the security panel next to the doorway to the office.
I typed in the master code and had Sookie place her hand on the scanner. After taking her handprint I had her do a retinal scan and record herself stating her name for the voice recognition feature. I then gave her a security code (her birthday yyyy/dd/mm format) and taught her how to access the system.
"Now you come and go as you need, but I hope that you will be waiting in bed for me to rise, preferably naked. Yes, I think I would find that most enjoyable, I'm sure you would too." I gave her my trade mark smirk and the gentle sound of her laughter followed me out the room.
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The aroma of Sookie's dinner filled the office. I have appreciated the smell of a well cooked steak and I was pleased that Sookie seemed to approve of the meal I ordered her. She dug in with gusto and I spent a moment just watching her eat, fascinated by the little moans of enjoyment she would make. I do not think she realized she was making them because she looked at me with a slightly embarrassed look on her face.
"What?"
"Nothing, I was just wondering if everything was too your liking."
"It's delicious, thank you."
"Good"
"It does not other you to watch me eat? I read somewhere that vampires don't like being around human food, that the smell can be very irritating."
"That is very true for many vampires, especially younger ones, but generally no, I am not bothered by it. I do not care for very strong smells like vinegar, but I can tolerate them. Besides, it is what you require for nourishment, and if I want to continue to be able to feed from you, I must make sure I have taken care of you needs as well." I finished this statement with a leer and collected my customary blush, I would never tire of our little game.
Sookie went back to her dinner and we fell in to a comfortable silence as she ate. My phone began to vibrate in my pocket, alerting me of a text message. I flicked my gaze from Sookie to my phone.
'I am anxious to see you my childe. I hear you put on quite a show in New York over a human. the gossip whores are practically foaming at the mouth. I am looking forward to hearing the whole story. 2 hours.'
'I have much to tell you, I have missed you these past few months. I hope you enjoyed your vacation. I was not expecting you back for a couple of weeks. How was India?'
'Quite peaceful. I have missed you as well. I feel you need me right now, and I am very interested to meet the little human that has you so smitten'
'Smitten?'
'it fits what I have been feeling from you, along with the occasional flare of rage or panic. She must be quite something indeed.'
'you are worse than Pam'
'who do you think she learned it from?'
'hurry home my master'
'as fast as I can fly'
I closed my phone a few seconds later and looked back at Sookie. She was staring at me, a forkful of salad hovering in from of her open lips. "Are you alright Little one?" she giggled and blushed…mmmmmm…before shoving the bite into her mouth and chewing it quickly.
"I'm sorry, I've just never seen anyone text so fast. That was awesome."
"I am not that fast for a Vampire really. My maker though is quite skilled with a cell phone. He puts me to shame."
"Was that who you were just texting?"
"Yes, he is very interested in meeting you?" she gulped audibly and squeaked out her response.
"ummm…why?"
"He wants to meet the human that has ensnared the great Viking" She pondered my answer for a moment and I could tell she wanted to ask me something and she was not sure how.
"What is it Sookie?" Her eyes still shone with uncertainty, but she answered anyway.
"What kind of maker is he?"
"What do you mean?"
"Is he a good maker?"
"Yes, he is fair and just, but ruthless when need be. He is loyal and honest. There are very few that are his equal"
"Is he much older than you?"
"He is more than twice my age and I am his oldest surviving childe."
"And he is also the maker of your guards?"
"Yes, Stavi and Xi-lao are my brothers therefore I trust them with my life, who better to have as my guards. Well really they are more like lieutenants, but when I travel they are my personal royal guard." Sookie nodded and our conversation paused as she ate a few more bites of her dinner. I could tell there was more she wanted to ask, so I decided to play a little with our fledgling bond. I had been keeping myself tightly closed off from her so that she would not be overwhelmed by all of the new sensations that feeling all of my feelings would cause in her. She had already been through so much in such a short time, I did not want over load her. I opened my side of the bond slowly, a tiny sliver. I sent her feelings of assurance and calm first, just a hint as I did not want to confuse or control her, only boost her confidence a bit. At first her brow furrowed then she looked up at me and I could sense her nerves had settled a little. I pushed the bond open a fraction more and it was enough. I could feel what anxiety she had left begin to melt away. This little trick could be very useful. I would have to continue experimenting with the bond.
"Eric?" Sookie was looking up at me and biting her lower lip. If I did not know better I would say she does that shit on purpose just to tempt me, but it is just a nervous habit.
"Yes, Little one."
"When did you find out your maker was coming?"
"Just after dawn this morning. He sent me a text just before went to rest."
"You seem very excited, do you not see him often?"
"He has his own residence adjacent to this property, but he has been in India for several months on a sabbatical. My maker has been seeking enlightenment and has taken a deep interest in Buddhism. It has been a struggle for him as much of his vampire nature clashes with the basic teachings of Buddha, but he is quite determined."
"Well Buddha wasn't a vampire, so he's bound to hit a few bumps in the road on his path to enlightenment. I would think it is all about attaining the right balance between the two ways of thinking."
"How very Zen of you Little one, you have unexpected depths." she smiled at the compliment and uttered a quiet thank you, she was practically preening. Interesting. If I tell her she is beautiful or desirable, she blushes or shies away, but praise of her intelligence seemed very appreciated. Something to ponder. I cross the room and take a seat on the edge of my desk.
"But yes, I will be very happy to see him home, we have all missed him during his vacation." she giggles and I can feel that she is happy because I am happy.
"it seems funny to think of a vampire going on vacation."
"I will take you on many 'vacations' Little one, just say the word and I will show you the world." she gave me a dazzling smile, completely carefree, her eyes shining. I decided now was a good time to play with the bond some more, see what other reactions I could get from her. I started with a hint of lust, gradually adding more and watching her. As she finished her meal, I could hear her heart rate start to pick up and her breathing deepen. Seconds later I could smell it, the delectable fragrance of Sookie's arousal. My fangs ran out as I inhaled deeply. At that all rational thought flew out the window. My hold on the bond slipped and she blindsided by the full force of my lust for her. Her eyes turned almost feral with want and the overwhelming need to possess. I swear I heard her give a low growl before she launched herself up and across the room. She landed on my lap, her lips capturing mine in the hottest fucking kiss I had ever received. She pushed her tongue into my mouth and thrust it against the tip of one of my fangs. The taste of her blood flooded my mouth and I sucked hard on her tongue. Sookie pulled away to breathe and immediately crashed into me again, nipping at my lips, drawing blood. She caressed the small wound with her tongue moaning and writhing against me as the taste of my blood overcame her.
I was so caught up in our kiss that I almost didn't notice my pants being unzipped. A soft warm hand reached inside and encircled my painfully hard cock, pulling it free from its confines. Slowly she began to stroke me and I swear a hand job had never felt this intense before. She would twist her wrist as she reached the head and the sensation would have brought me to my knees if I had not already been sitting on my desk.
Using my pre-cum to lubricate my cock, she began to stroke me faster, applying a little more pressure. I truly thought I was going to cum from just her hand.
"Eric, please, I want to taste you." Great glorious fucking hell, is she trying to kill me. My dick actually began to throb in her hand, begging for release. "Sookie" I growled her name against her neck as I licked the sweet, taught flesh, feeling the blood rush franticly just beneath. She squeezed me hard and I drew in a very sharp, unnecessary breath.
"Jesus woman, put me in your mouth, please" I half commanded, half begged her. She ran her thumb over the head of my dick, gathering the fluid that had collected there, then released me much to my very obvious dismay. I actually think I whimpered at the loss of her touch. All I could do is stare as Sookie brought her thumb up and popped into her mouth, swirling her tongue around, making sure she didn't miss a drop. Then she winked at me and dropped to her knees.
'Mmmmm…so fucking good" she whispered as she took me in her mouth. The sight of her hot little lips stretching wide to fit around me, the way her cheeks would hollow slightly as she took more of me into her. She could not take all of me, but what was left she squeezed and caressed with her hand and soon I could feel the familiar pressure begin to build. Her other hand that had been kneading my thigh snaked its way down to cup and stroke my balls. She squeezed them a little tighter and suddenly I was buried deep in her throat. Almost instantly my orgasm was ripped out of me and I came in pulsing spurts screaming my beautiful lover's name.
I yanked Sookie to her feet, claiming her lips in a searing kiss. My fangs were aching to tear into her soft flesh and it was as if she could sense my need. She turned her head to the side and arched her neck towards me.
"Do it Eric, I need your fangs in me." her words stirred another need in me and before she could take another breath, I had ripped off her panties and buried myself inside her. I had found my Valhalla between her thighs and I lost myself in the sensation of her slick wet heat milking my cock. I turned my face to her neck once more and sucked lightly at the deliciously thin skin above her jugular. My fangs slide in effortlessly and her hot sweet maddening blood gushed into my mouth. I pulled hard and felt Sookie come around me. I quickly licked her wound closed and moved to look at her face. She kissed me, my lips still stained with her blood. I continued to thrust inside her as I turned us around and set her on the desk.
Looking down at Sookie I felt yet another need overtake me and again, as if she knew exactly what I wanted, Sookie pulled herself closer to me and began to kiss her way along my collar bone up to my neck. She kissed and licked and chewed her way from my shoulder to just below my earlobe. I had to feel her bite, feel my blood trickle down her throat and flow through her, binding her closer, tying her to me forever. "Bite" I only had to say one word and she bit, hard. Her blunt little teeth tearing more than piercing my skin, but I did not care. I came as my blood hit her tongue and she pulled a couple of mouthfuls before the would healed itself.
Sookie continues to lick at my neck, not wanting to waste any of my blood. I notice the door to the office opening a second too late and Pam's gasp of shock stopped Sookie in her tracks. My blood was smeared across her lips and a bit had trickled down her chin. She was so fucking beautiful in that moment, I could feel myself getting hard again while I was still inside her, ready to take my goddess once more. I looked over my shoulder and found my childe, my brothers, and my maker, their faces a humorous mix of shock and amusement.
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SPOV
As I am finishing what I swear was the best steak I have ever had, I notice that Eric is just staring at me again. Man he is gorgeous, I mean absolutely undeniably amazingly gorgeous, and he is mine. I stare back at him and It's like the temperature shot up 10 degrees. I can feel my panties getting wet as I imagine him taking me right there on his desk. Suddenly I am overcome with a burst of pure lust and before I know what I am doing I am across the room and kissing Eric. He doesn't seem to mind and is kissing me back with just as much passion. I pierce my tongue on one of his fangs and that really gets him going then I bite his lip, drawing just a few drops of blood. The taste of our mingled blood sends me flying and I want to taste more of him.
I unzip his pants with no resistance (not that I expected any) and pulled out his glorious cock. It truly was a work of art. Long, thick and heavy in my hand, so hard and yet the skin is soft like velvet over steel. I stroke him for a bit, but I really want to taste him and I tell him so. I run my thumb over the head of his dick and bring it to my mouth, tasting the salty fluid, teasing the hell out of him. When he is practically begging, I drop to my knees and take him in my mouth. I could come just from sucking him off, he tastes so good, and I love the way he feels in my mouth. I never thought I would actually enjoy doing this to anyone. But with Eric it is just so freaking hot, to have that little bit of control and know that I can make him feel that good is amazing. I decided to try something I had seen in the mind of one of my old co-workers who was a self-proclaimed BJ expert, and I reached down and cupped his balls right before I took him deep into my throat. (Thank goodness I have a pretty light gag reflex.) I guess I completely took him off guard because that was all it took to make him come screaming my name.
He pulled me to my feet and kissed me hard. I knew he wanted to bite me, I could just feel it and to be honest I really wanted it too, so I bared my neck to him and told him to bite, begged him to sink his fangs into me. I barely had the words out and he had my panties ripped from my body and his cock buried deep inside me. God, he felt so fucking good, taking my body to new heights with every thrust. He began to kiss along my neck and I was getting closer and closer to the edge of oblivion. His fangs penetrated my flesh and with one pull on my blood I was done for. I came back down to earth as he was licking the wounds on my neck closed. I kissed him, strangely enjoying the taste of my blood on his lips and before I could blink I was sitting on his desk with Eric still fucking me. His rhythm never faltered and he was pounding into me with abandon.
I wanted to bite him, feel his blood rush into me. I started to kiss his neck, licking and sucking, nipping and chewing from his earlobe to his shoulder. His skin tasted so good. I could almost feel the need to bite him as a physical hunger. I wanted it so bad that when he said to bite, I did, hard. My bite was all it took and Eric came like a freight train, dragging me with him into another orgasm.
There is still some blood on his neck even though his wound has closed. Waste not, want not I say, and I lick it up savoring the taste. I never heard the door, but the gasp of surprise was certainly loud enough to break me out of my Eric induced haze. I looked up over his shoulder to the door way and was stunned when I saw Pam, Stavi, Xi-Lao and a very young man I didn't know standing there. Pam and Stavi were gaping openly at us, shocked was almost an understatement. Xi-Lao looked amused, like he was in on a joke that no one else got. And the stranger, well he just looked thoughtful. I suddenly realized that not only was my mouth still practically dripping with Eric's blood and it was running down my chin, but he was still inside me, growing hard again. I was mortified and tried to hide behind Eric's massive frame as much as I could.
"I am sorry that I was not there to receive you Master, but I seemed to have lost track of time."
"Of course my childe, I sense this one will be keeping you distracted for quite some time to come." What? Master? He can't be serious, can he? Not only were we interrupted almost mid orgasm, but by his master. Some first impression I managed. What if he thinks I am just some donor, a fangbanger to be passed around. Will he want to taste me? Would Eric have to let him? I sneak a peek around Eric's shoulder to get a better look at his maker.
I really wasn't sure what I had been expecting, but certainly not the vampire before me. He looked so young. If he was human he would be carded for cigarettes, he didn't look a day over nineteen. He had a slight build and was about the same height as Pam, who was a couple inches taller them me. Dark brown hair, cut very short, dark eyes, very full lips. He was very beautiful and you could feel the power he exuded, but it was really hard to wrap my brain around the concept of him being strong enough to control Eric. Could anyone really be that formidable and look that unassuming?
"May we have a moment please? My Sookie is rather modest" I could feel my face burning at the mention of my name and I wished I had a rock I could just crawl under.
"Of course. We will have our dinner and wait for you in the media room." answered Eric's maker and he closed the door behind them.
"Oh my God, Eric! I am so embarrassed! What must he think of me?"
"He is surely thinking that you are beautiful and that you smell fantastic. Also that I am a very lucky vampire to have found you," Eric took that moment to rock his hips towards me and I looked down horrified to notice that he had been inside me this entire time. I was so shocked at being interrupted that I hadn't noticed before.
"Oh great, first time your maker sees me is when you are balls deep and I'm going to town like you're an all you can eat buffet…damnit!" I covered my face with my hands on shame. Eric pulled out of me but did not release me from his embrace.
"Sookie?" I didn't look up.
"Little one, please look at me." he gently pulled my hands away and lifted my chin so that I couldn't hide. "You do not need to feel embarrassed. There is no shame in what we do together. And as far as what others think, I do not care and neither should you." he began to lick away the remaining blood from around my mouth and I had to push him away.
"Now stop that! We don't have time to finish if we get started and I am not going to properly meet your maker all hot and bothered. I'm nervous enough as it is, I don't want to be distracted too." he laughed at me and reached into his pocket. He handed me and handkerchief. I took it with a small smile and a thank you and walked over to the bar. I wet it and cleaned up my face. I then ran my fingers through my hair and declared myself as good as it gets.
"Sookie, before we meet with my maker…"
"what is his name?" I interrupt, I was tired of not having a name to go with the face. He smiles at me as he answers.
"Godric…now before we meet with him, there is something I must tell you." I nod at him and motion for him to continue. "He and I have a very close relationship, we always have." there seemed to be more to what he was saying so I called him on it.
"Are you saying you are lovers?" I wasn't sure I really wanted to hear the answer to that question.
"We have been in the past."
"How long ago?"
"The night before he left for India."
"oh" I wasn't sure what else to say. Was he telling me that he and his maker would still be continuing as that had been, as lovers? I really didn't think I could be ok with that. I meant it when I said I couldn't share, but this was his maker for over a thousand years. Just how am I supposed to compete with that, I've only known him two days. Suddenly I was overcome some with a giant burst of jealousy. Eric was mine, he said so. He promised me he was mine alone as I am his.
"Why are you telling me this?" I was fighting back the tears prickling at my eyes. Cry would do nothing now but waste time, I could cry later if it came to that.
"I tell you this because I have not had a chance to discuss you or our relationship with Godric yet and I do not want you to be offended or unduly upset by the way we may act towards each other. I will explain to him that you are my mate and that I am only with you, but that is a conversation better had in private. I will not betray you Little one, even for my maker, but please understand that there are many centuries between us and we share a very powerful bond. I have never denied him for another and he may try to test my resolve." I sat silently for a moment and processed what he had said. He and his maker were lovers (I would put that concept aside to think on later, preferably alone. That whole train of thought made me feel things I didn't quite understand, but it was kind of hot in a strange sort of way.) But Eric said he was going to talk to him about me…us and that everything would be fine. I just had to keep from freaking out if his maker got a little handsy.
"Thank you for telling me. I will try my best to not get upset. Will he be mad at me?"
"No, he will be happy that I have found someone that makes me feel the way you do, though he is likely to tease me even worse than Pam ever would. Now, are you are ready to go?" might as well get this over with.
"I think so." I walked over to Eric and take his hand. He leans down to place a light kiss on my lips. "He will just as taken with you as I am, do not worry." I smiled and hoped he was right.