A/N: I read in one of the reviews that the author doesn't intend to have Sookie live happily ever after with Eric which is what I kind of figured. When you read the books, it's like Sookie is telling a story from her youth and she is an old lady right now LOL. Like that one moment where she is at the Rhodes dance and sees the pros dancing and says "to this day I can't remember what they danced to". I also think she will end up with Sam in the final book because there were moments in the books with Sam that makes you think why the author put that in. But I could be wrong and that won't be happening in my story LOL Oh yeah sorry for the short length of this chapter after weeks of not updating. I've only had the chance to write a little bit every now and then. Vacation, work, and real life have taken up my time. My outline was longer and I cut out a lot of parts that I had planned to write. I wanted to update now instead of taking even longer.

Eric's POV:

The past two and a half months have been the most agonizing period in my long life. I have been apart from my bonded for too long. Being apart from her for so long has been the hardest thing I have experienced in centuries. Not knowing whether or not she is safe and in good health is torture. In order to help relieve the pain I try to relive the wonderful moments with Sookie but my mind always goes back to our last moment together which resulted in me walking out on her. I have never been one to live with regret but now it is a burden that is weighing heavily on my shoulders. I have reread her note over and over again that the paper is almost tattered. I clutch in my hand the engagement ring that she left behind. She has kept the bond closed but I always reach out to her with my end in the hope that she will respond.

When she ran away back to America I left France immediately and headed straight to New York aboard my plane. During the flight I did not give myself the time to think about why she left me. My main objective was just to get her back then deal with everything else afterwards. I had initially thought that she would return to Louisiana but to my surprise she remained in New York. My sources had told me that she had a plane ticket to Louisiana that was paid for with cash. I checked her bank transactions and to my surprise she had not touched any money in our account for some time. This only added to my suspicions.

I knew who she would go to in New York; Amelia. When we landed I immediately went to her apartment. I pounded on her door for several minutes until I ordered the were guards to break in. Needless to say, she was not in there. The weres sensed the faint smell of Sookie's scent along with the witch's. They found a short note on her computer desk addressed to me. She wrote that she was not returning to her apartment anytime soon because she knew how relentless I was. She also wrote that she knew what I had done to Sookie and that Sookie had left on her own. She also claimed that she did not know where she went. I knew that if the witch was writing the truth then Sookie would find other means of transportation to leave the city. Unfortunately it was nearing dawn and I had no other choice but to seek shelter. I told the weres to scour the city to look for her or the witch in case they were still here. The next evening we went to the train station first but found no information. Then we went to the bus station and found out that Sookie had purchased a ticket to Toronto, Canada. I ordered the weres to go to Toronto straight away. I had also ordered Pam and a few of my underlings to fly to Toronto to aid them. I wanted to stay in the city for an extra day in order to ask my old friend the king of New York for help in my search.

In Toronto we searched the whole city but found no trace of her. Like New York, it was an almost impossible task to find her in such a populated area. Sookie was an intelligent woman; she was capable of hiding her tracks very well. I also could not get more outside help to aid us. In our world, she was valuable not only for her telepathy, but also for her distinct blood. Many would try to use her for various reasons if she was found. I needed to have the satisfaction of knowing that the least amount of vampires and supes knew that she was out there alone without my protection.

For two weeks we searched Toronto and the surrounding area before I had to return to Louisiana because I was neglecting my duties as king. I needed to maintain a facade that everything was fine. I could not allow anyone to suspect that she was missing. I ordered my underlings and the weres to remain in Canada to continue the search. In Louisiana I also asked Alcide to help the other weres with the search. Naturally he wanted to know why Sookie ran away but I refused to tell him anything.

Since she was gone much longer than I expected, I slowly came to grips to ponder that question as to why she left me. I knew that the circumstances of my unfortunate marriage were not enough for her to leave as she had stayed with me even after the marriage. I also did not think that our argument was also the reason. The only thing that I could fathom was that she must have somehow found out about my indiscretion. The question was how.

My only suspect was Rosamund. But how would Sookie have found out from her was a question that perplexed me. Were there hidden cameras in the room? Did she send Sookie pictures or a tape? If so, how would it have gotten past the guards and security? Was she there that night at the castle? I know that Sookie would not converse with Rosamund under any circumstance. I also know that she would not go anywhere willingly with another vampire whom I did not trust. Unfortunately I could not ask Rosamund. If I asked her questions then she would know for sure that Sookie was gone if she did not already know. She has not given me any indication that she knows but if... when I find out that she had something to do with why Sookie ran away, I will kill her. I will torture her for days till she can no longer remember anything but pain. She will beg me to end her existence.

I sit in my office waiting for the daily report from Herveaux. He has been in Canada with the other weres and Sookie's bodyguards since I had asked him for his help. They had spent some time looking in the east now they were making their way west.

I take a sip of the bottle of synthetic blood. During the first month of Sookie's disappearance, synthetic blood was all I consumed. I refused to drink from humans but soon I started to feel weaker due to lack of human blood. It was only after Pam had persuaded me that I started to drink again from humans, but only from male donors.

I go over some work when suddenly the phone rings. I quickly answer it.

"Northman," I say.

"Hello Eric," Rosamund purrs.

I growl. This is the first time since France that I have talked to her. "What do you want?" I say fiercely.

"I was just wondering what you have been doing. We haven't talked for awhile since you left so quickly. I missed you," she says.

"Well I don't. I'm expecting another call," I slam the telephone down. I close my eyes and try to reach out to Sookie once again.

Rosamund's POV:

I close my cell phone and place it on the coffee table and lie back again. I sigh in frustration.

"I take it your conversation with your husband did not go so well?" my child asks me.

I get up feeling irritated and slap him hard on his face causing him to bleed.

"If you had done what you were supposed to do, then we wouldn't be in this situation," I seethe.

"I did what you asked me to. I became her friend and got her to leave Northman. It's not my fault that she didn't get on the plane to New Orleans like she was supposed to." Felipe was to have taken her once she had reached New Orleans. It was the plan that she would not repel him when he appealed to her in her weak heartbroken state.

I watch the slight cut on Etienne's beautiful face disappear. "Do you think he has found her yet?" he asks.

"No," I respond. "Eric's weres and vampires are still somewhere in Canada looking for her. He sounded more irritable than usual on the phone as well. We're lucky that he hasn't found her yet before we have. If he finds her first then we will be in even more trouble with Felipe."

I think back to the deal that I had made with De Castro months earlier. I had brokered a deal with him that he would arrange for me to marry Eric. In exchange I would help him get Eric's telepath without any repercussions for him with the Council. Felipe would give Eric Louisiana as well. I thought it was a heavy price that Felipe was paying for only a young human woman. Sure she was a telepath and she smelled fantastic, but that was all. She was naive and not very bright. She had put a great deal of trust in my Etienne even though she barely knew him. In my opinion I was getting the better end of the deal; Eric, the only man I have every truly loved. When I had first heard that he had bonded and married a human, I went ballistic. I had long ago made the mistake of marrying Ulric. Part of the reason I made that mistake was to make Eric jealous. I had hoped that he would come back to me and be my lover once again. He did come back to me eventually but only for dalliances. I wanted him to come back to me for the long term. I knew that Eric in time would know how much I loved him and he would realise that I was the only woman for him. The only woman who truly understood him and accept him for who he was. He would realise that he loved me just as much. He would forget the human telepath in time.

My phone rings again and I pick it up.

"What!" I yell.

"Tsk, tsk," the caller says. "You need to improve your phone manners," Felipe says with his heavy accent.

"Felipe," I say cheerfully, "I apologise for my outburst. I thought you were someone else."

"Were you hoping it was one of the bounty hunters we hired?"

I stay briefly silent. "Yes. Have you heard from them?"

"No I haven't. They have not called in for two days for an update on their progress."

"Damn," I mutter. Leo and Colin Murphy were two of the most extremely skilled bounty hunters in the world and therefore expensive. My initial plan was to hire numerous amounts of vampires and supes to find her quickly but Felipe only wanted a few people on the case. He said it was best that only a few knew that she was out there without vampire protection because there would others out there looking to claim her. The bounty hunters had told us several days earlier that they may have found a lead. They were somewhere in western Canada.

"Have you tried to call them?" I ask.

"Of course I have tried to contact them," he says sternly.

"Where were they heading to last?"

"Somewhere in Alberta."

I stay silent deliberating on what the next course of action should be.

"I will send Etienne to Canada right away," I respond.

"I hope for your sake that he finds out what happened to them and that we find her before Northman does. I have kept my end of the bargain Rosamund. You have done nothing but displease me. If I don't have her soon then not only your livelihood is at stake but your existence as well."

I tremble a little bit, "I understand Felipe. We will find her before Eric does."

"You better," he says before hanging up.

I look at Etienne. "You will leave tonight and not come back until she is in the hands of Felipe."