I couldn't believe that HE would stoop so low that he would do something this. As I clutched the note I was pulled into another vision. I saw a man that I didn't recognize out in his yard after dark. He was retrieving something from his truck and he never realized that it was dangerous to do so.

He was leaning into his truck when he was grabbed from behind. He was turned and slammed against his car by somebody very strong. It was Bill. He pulled the man into his glamour and was issued an invitation into the home. Without even thinking about it Bill snapped his neck and tossed him into the back of the truck. Another vampire that I didn't recognize came out from the shadows. "Compton, you were only suppose to kidnap him, not kill him."

"I'm sorry, I'm just very upset and couldn't control myself."

"Well you better straighten up or you are going to ruin this whole operation that we have got going here."

The conversation stopped as Bill disappeared into the house and came out a moment later with a squirming Hunter in his arms. I couldn't believe that Bill was doing this. I never thought that he had this in him, but I should have realized after how easily he was able to kill my Uncle Bartlett.

I watched the other vampire lead Bill to a black van and telling Bill to head to the safe house. He opened the back of the van and inside was my cousin Hadley bound and gagged. Bill tossed Hunter in with his mother and my vision fast forwarded to being in the safe house.

Hunter was hysterical and trying to hold his mother and wanting his father. Bill was so on edge, but he couldn't hurt Hunter if the plan was going to work. He hadn't fed before he started this little endeavor, so he went over to Hadley and practically ripped open her neck.

He was so lost in his blood lust that he couldn't stop himself from draining her dry. When he finally was able to pull himself out of it he was pissed. He unbound and ungagged Hadley and ran from the house and vampire speed to the nearby swamp.

He tossed her in and howled at his stupidity. He quickly ran back to the house and started pacing the room that Hunter was still in wondering how he was going to fix this.

I pulled out of my vision and I was trembling and fighting off the urge to be sick. I was seeing first hand the evil side of the first man I ever thought I was in love with and I realized that I never really knew him at all. Even though he kept trying to convince me otherwise I had a feeling that he really was just with me because of my blood.

I knew that I should let Eric handle this as his first act as a regent, but he had killed Hadley and was holding Hunter against his will. I could fell through our shared telepathy that he was so scared. I opened my mind fully to see if I could hear him and find out if he really was okay.

Hunter, sweetie, can you hear me? It's you Aunt Sookie.

Aunt Sookie help me. I'm so scared and the bad man that took me killed my mommy right in front of me.

It was getting really hard trying to keep myself together. I was normally not a violent person, but I decided right then and there that the next time I saw William Thomas Compton he was going to be a finally dead man.

Hunter, I'll get to you as soon as I can, so you stay brave for me. Can you do that for me?

I think so.

You just stay put and me and Uncle Eric will be there as soon as we can.

I closed off the connection and realized that Eric was standing there waiting patiently for me to tell him what had happened, but I could feel his inner turmoil. "Sookie, what has happened? You are starting to scare me."

"Bill Compton killed my cousin Hadley, her ex-boyfriend and had kidnapped her son Hunter. He snapped the boyfriend's neck and he drained Hadley dry and dumped her in the swamp. The note he left says that if I want Hunter to live I have to give myself up to him."

"Sookie, that is most definitely not going to happen."

"No it's not. The only thing that I will be giving up to his is the sharp end of a stake."

I could see the surprise on Eric's face that I would ever suggest wanting to murder someone, but after him murdering and kidnapping members of my family that changed the rules in my book. "Do you know where Bill's holding Hunter?"

"No, but I think that I know how to get to them." I wasn't completely confident that I could do what I was planning on doing, but I had to try. "Do you trust me?"

"With everything that I am." He was smiling down at me, but I could feel his anticipation for a fight. My Viking did love a good fight. "Let me go get my sword." He kissed my cheek, then raced into the house and was back in seconds with a sword strapped to his back. "How are we going to find where they are?"

"That's where the trust part I mentioned comes in. I think that I can pop us to them, but I'm nervous about popping someone else with me. I'm afraid I can't do it or something might go wrong."

He pulled me into his arms and held onto me tightly. "Lover, I know that you can do this. I have faith in you."

I wrapped my arms around his waist and held him tightly. I let his love was over me as I focused on where Hunter was. I opened my mind to create the link between us without letting him hear my thoughts so that it would be easier to find him. It seemed to work pretty well.

I felt the magic building up inside of me and it wrapped around Eric as well as we were both whisked through the dark abyss. It was a different experience with Eric with me, but it only last around ten seconds, not enough time to ponder about it.

As soon as my feet were back on solid ground I switched into a protective mother lioness mode. Not only were my instincts telling me to protect the two little boys nestled safely in my belly, but for little Hunter as well now that he was an orphan who had watched his mother be murdered.

I opened my mind to find out where they were in the house. I found Bill's void and Hunter's fear in the back of the house. Hunter, I'm here to help you. I want you to stay calm and we'll be right there to help you.

Okay Aunt Sookie.

I could feel my power building inside of me to be at the ready for what we were about to face. I really wasn't channeling it or harnessing it, I was just going on pure adrenaline and instinct.

We made our way to the back of the house. I could feel Eric right behind me and I heard him draw his sword as we entered the room that Bill and Hunter were in. Bill had been pacing back and forth and when he saw us he zipped over and was using Hunter as a human shield. I could feel my anger grow even more fierce at the sight of his pathetic self. Only a coward would hide behind a child to protect himself. "Bill let Hunter go!"

"I can't do that Sookie. I need him to get you back." I looked into his eyes and this was not the Bill that I had fallen in love with in what felt like ages ago. This was a thing filled with pure evil and an unadulterated killer.

"Bill, you killed my cousin. There is no way I could ever nor would ever forgive you for that, let alone take you back." I couldn't keep the malice out of my voice. I couldn't believe that I had ever been in love with somebody that could kill and kidnap with the ease that Bill did.

As my words sunk in for him, I watched as his eyes went completely black and any semblance of humanity left in him disappeared altogether. I knew that now he wouldn't hesitate to snap Hunter's neck and I was not about to let that happen.

I saw him start to move and I screamed at him. "Bill STOP!" And that's just what he did.

I never really expected it to work, but as I watched Hunter try to wriggle out of Bill's still arms I realized that was a pretty nifty power. I knelt down in front of Hunter. "Are you okay sweetie?"

"I think so. How did you do that Aunt Sookie?"

"Well, it turns out I am even more special than I first thought." I didn't know exactly how to explain what I was, so I settled for that for now. I pulled on Bill's arm to try to free Hunter, but it wouldn't budge. "Eric, honey, could you give me a hand please?"

"Of course my love." I looked up at him as he gave me that sexy smile that soaked my panties and was totally inappropriate right now, but still was a total turn on. He moved his hand quicker than I could follow and was holding out Bill's arm for me as Hunter was freed. "How's this Lover?"

Of all the times to take me literal, he had to choice now, but I couldn't control my giggles at him. I tramped them down as quickly as they started so I wouldn't start being a bad influence on Hunter. "Eric, was that really necessary?"

"I just did was you asked me to do Lover."

"Ha, ha, ha." I lifted Hunter into my arms and moved him out of the way. "Bill, go."

We watched as Bill became animated again and started screaming like a banshee. "AHHHHHHHHHHH! What the fuck did you do to me?"

"Well Bill, you know how people suggest that they would give there right arm for the thing that they want the most? Well, you gave yours and it still wasn't enough." I tucked Hunter's head down so he couldn't see and gave Eric the signal to end Bill. He sliced his head off with a single slice of his sword.

There was a time that if I had ever seen anything bad happen to Bill that I would be absolutely devastated. Now after what he had done to Hadley and Hunter I wasn't even bothered seeing him turn to a pile of goop on the floor,

Eric sheathed his sword while I rocked a still very upset and crying Hunter in my arms. Eric put his arm around my shoulders and led us out of the house. "Do you know where we are?"

"Yes. We're actually only a couple of miles away from the house."

"Good. Would you mind flying us home? I don't think I have the energy to pop all of us back home."

"I wouldn't mind at all Lover. Hold on tight to Aunt Sookie Hunter." Hunter clung tighter to me as Eric lifted me bridal style into his arms and we took to the air to go home.

So there are the answers to some of the questions there, but there are still more questions that are yet to be answered like who was watching Sookie out in the yard and who was the other vampire working with Bill in her vision. Ohhhhhhhhh. Stay Tuned!