I am so sorry this took so long to get this out. I have been working 11 hour days at work. I hope you all like it. Now this chapter has a slight lemon. Well actually it is more like a sip of lemonade. But I would like to introduce you all to my awesome beta Tsumi. She has graciously offered to help me with my German. So this chapter is 150 percent dedicated to her. Now lets all say it together, THANK YOU TSUMI!!!

Chapter 9

"Mal ernsthaft Wikinger?" Isis asked pushing open the door.

I pulled away from Eric as quickly as I could. The last thing I needed was for Tante to cut of his head with my lips still attached to it.

"Can't you find some random fang banger to maul or have they all out grew you?" she said walking to my side.

"Seems Goddess is my new favorite flavor. Lucky for me they don't age." Eric spit back.

"Ich kann und werde dich töten, Sheriff!" Isis growled at him

"Enough! This has to stop. Eric she is my Tante. She is the only family I have left. You have to at least tolerate her if you ever stand a chance at wooing me." I scolded him. Isis looked rather pleased with herself.

"Tante, Eric has been assigned as my protector by the Goddesses. You may not like or respect him but, you have to respect the position they have given him. He is here for my protection." I said turning to fully face her.

"Well Viking it seems like we have one thing in common. We both want Freya protected. I promise to behave and show you some respect if you promise not to abuse your position." she warned.

"Agreed. Now if you excuse me I have vermin to entertain. Freya please join me when you are done here. Isis always a pleasure." Eric said as he left his office.

"What do you mean if you ever have a chance at wooing me? What about Alan?" Isis asked.

"What about him?" I retorted.

" You two are betrothed. Yet I find you kissing that horrible Viking. Not only kissing him but then giving him permission to win your heart. Did I miss something?" she reprimanded.

"I did not accept the damn betrothal! I refused it remember. Yes I kissed the Viking, I cant help it, there is something about him that draws me in like a moth to a flame. Alan is a great man and maybe one day I could love him but being pushed into a marriage with him will only cause resentment. I already told him that." I fumed.

"That is the beauty of a betrothal, the people in it don't have to accept it. Now I am tired of these childish games. Now as your Tante and your vampiric Queen I say you will marry Alan and stop all of this romantic foolishness with Northman. Hast du mich verstanden Freya?" she said regally.

"Ja, eure Majestät." I spoke bowing my head in defeat.

We left the office together in silence. There was nothing left to say. Her word was law to anyone that was associated with vampires in Germany. The only law that out ranked hers was Kellan's and the only ones who out ranked him were the Immortal Goddesses. I was not one of them yet so I had to obey my Queen and my Onkel would never disagree with Tante. Once out on the main floor we quickly found my Onkel talking to Pam about the ball tomorrow. Kellan was a very handsome man. He was forever frozen at 28 years old. He stood an easy six foot three with short spiked dark blonde hair. He had ocean blue eyes and had a smile that could melt an iceberg. Him and Tante looked like an old glam Hollywood couple together. After a quick hello and a short conversation about the ball they left. I quickly walked to the bar and ordered me a Jack and Coke. I rarely drank but tonight seemed like a good time for it. As I began to sip my drink I glanced to the stage. Eric was sitting in his throne eyeing his buffet of women. I felt a slight pang of jealousy towards them. They could please him in ways I didn't even know. If he was interested in them they could satisfy all of his urges while the only thing I could do for him was give him a massive case of blue balls. As I took another sip of my drink I felt Eric's eyes on me. I looked up in time to see him summon me. Being summoned by Eric was an experience. He would first make eye contact with you then call you forth with a slight jerk of his index and middle finger. As you began to walk everyone's eyes watched you wondering why you were so special. I hated being summoned. Once I reached the front of the stage he smiled at me.

"So did the almighty Isis lecture you?" he teased

"Something like that. Did you need something?" I asked

"I can think of a few things I need from you. Now I need you to help Pam with the staff contracts for the new club." he said eyeing the crowd.

" So being an Immortal-" I began

"Fey, vampires have VERY good hearing" he said cutting me off.

"Ahh. So even with my new position, I still have to work under you?" I laughed

"Yes Ms. Drotzmania. I expect you to work under me as often as you work on top of me." He said giving me a seductive smile.

I walked down the hall to his office to find Pam waiting for me.

"There is my favorite little morsel." she teased as I walked in.

"Oh Pam you are such a flirt. Lets get to work so I can go home." I said sitting down on the couch.

We chatted a little before we started getting down to business. We made lists of who still needed to be interviewed and what needed to be included in the employment contracts and waivers. A little after 2 a.m. Eric stepped in his office.

"Pam, you and Chow are to close up tonight. Make sure the cleaning crew does a nice job. I want this place to sparkle like a diamond for the ball." he said shrugging off his suit jacket.

" Will do Master. What time do you want me here tomorrow?" Pam asked

"Before 8. Make sure you call your pet and tell her to go to Freya's. She will need help with her hair and make up." Eric listed off.

"You know I can hear you right?" I asked.

"Yes Freya, I just want you to look your best. My dates always look the best." he said giving me a wink.

"I am not your date though. If anything I am your charge. I thought I was going alone. I mean no one asked me to go with them." I stated.

" Well that's my exit cue. Play naughty you two." Pam said leaving the room.

"Are you really going to deny yourself the pleasure of being my date?" Eric asked as he grabbed my hands.

"Sometimes it amazes me that big head fits through the door" I said stroking his cheek.

" I have many big things that fit in small places very nice." Eric said with a smirk.

"I'm still not being your date. I have to come with Tante, I am technically part of the German royal family. But I will save you a dance." I said trying to appease him.

"Freya, I don't dance. How about I sit in my chair and you can dance in front of me?" he joked.

" I am not giving you a lap dance Northman." I laughed

"Then maybe there is another way you could make it up to me." he smirked seductively.

Before I could respond his lips were on mine. There was something so primal about his kiss. His hands went to my hips and pulled my whole body to him. He moved us back and laid me on the desk. Eric began to kiss down the side of my neck lingering on my pulsating vein. I could feel his fangs scrap over it careful not to break my skin. His hands slid up from my hips to my breasts. He squeezed them lightly. He kissed down to the collar of my shirt and took it in his mouth. With a low growl he ripped it open and pulled it off along with my bra with his teeth. After spitting out my shirt and undergarment, he attacked my right nipple. He lavished it with sweet kisses and teasing bites. As he switched back and forth between the two I tried my best to stifle a moan. It didn't go unnoticed.

" Yes my Göttin, enjoy me worshipping you." Eric whispered as he kissed down my stomach. The further he kissed down the higher he raised my skirt.

" Eric we can't do -" I started.

He was quickly at eye level with me. His eyes were filled with lust and hunger.

"Shhh lover. Let me show you what you have been missing." He said between kisses.

He moved back down my body. Before I could protest, my skirt was bunched up around my waist. I felt his fangs scrap my inner thigh. He began to lick my folds through my barely there underwear. It was the first time any one had ever been that close to my private parts.

"Eric, we have to stop." I gasped.

The only response I got was another slow long deep lick.

" These are becoming a nuisance." Eric said shredding my panties. The first feel of his mouth on my sensitive bare flesh sent me into chills. His cold tongue began to slowly penetrate my entrance. I grabbed a handful of his perfect hair as I moaned and arched off the desk. The feeling of him slowly licking my entrance and rubbing my clit was amazing. I had never felt anything like this. Although I know we shouldn't be doing this I couldn't bring myself to truly stop him. Eric moved his mouth to cover my very sensitive nerve bundle and began to hum. I felt like a spring was about to burst inside me. I felt every muscle in me tense up begging to be released.

" That's it lover, let your self go." He whispered before kissing my thigh.

"Master, what time- oh can I have a taste?" Pam said walking in the door.

"MINE! Out! Now!" Eric growled.

Pam quickly shut the door. Eric looked back at me noticing I was coming down from the high he had just given me. I sat up and tried to cover myself. I was very embarrassed. I had just let a vampire I had known less that four months go down on me. What the fuck was I thinking? Isis could NEVER find out.

"Eric I should be going. We have a big day tomorrow and we both need the rest." I said looking for the remains of my shirt.

"Fey, please don't leave." he said holding my shirt in his hands.

"Come on Eric. I though thousand year old vampires weren't supposed to whine like little girls." I said grabbing my shirt from him.

" That shirt isn't going to cover anything. Here take mine." he said handing me the shirt he was wearing.

I slipped my arms through the sleeved of his shirt. I inhaled deeply as I began to button it up. It smelt like him. I loved the way he smelled. It calmed my nerves and seemed to stop all the chaos in my mind. I gathered all my stuff and began to walk towards the door.

Eric POV

I watched Freya walk around my office grabbing her stuff wearing my shirt. I licked my lips. I could still taste her on them. She tasted like Valhalla to me. She looked good in my shirt. As she walked towards the door I reached out for her.

"Fey let me drive you home." I said grabbing another shirt and my keys.

"That's okay. I was going to have Chow drop me off on his way home. Besides you have stuff to do here." she said grabbing the door handle.

" Come on. I feel like a drive anyways." I said grabbing her hand and walking to my car.

The drive to her house was relatively relaxing. We spoke very little, but it was a calm comfortable silence. She began to text someone and her mood changed. She seemed stressed and less like herself.

" Are you okay?" I asked her as she shut her phone?

"Ja, I mean yes. Just some family issues." she said with a very forced smile.

" I like the way you look in my shirt." I admitted

"That's very territorial of you." she said with a smile.

"I am a Viking. So you're really not going to the ball with me?" I asked not recognizing the tone I was using. Why did I sound so disappointed? I could easily find a beautiful women to take with me.

"No I am being forced to go with Alan." she said looking out the window.

"Earlier you said you were going alone." I was slightly angry.

" Tante just told me. Its just a formality" she said smiling.

"Why do you still see him of you have me?" I questioned.

" Have you? I don't have you. You still "enjoy" other women. Why cant I go on dates with other men?" she retorted.

"You are mine that's why!" I growled.

"I most certainly am not yours! This is a two way street. Don't say I am yours if you are not mine." she huffed.

We pulled up outside of her house. She grabbed for her bag and started to open the door. I opened mine and walked her to the porch. We walked to her door as she searched for her keys.

" Thanks for the ride. I'll see you at the ball." she said opening the door and walking in.

"Your welcome. Sleep well meine Göttin." I said as she shut the door.

I drove back to Fangtasia in record time. I walked into the main dance floor and saw Pam sitting on the bar.

"I'm sorry Master. I didn't mean to interrupt earlier. But may I say she smelt mouth watering." She said as her fangs snapped down.

"Yes Pamela she did. Now if only I could find away to get rid of this Alan." I thought out loud.

"Maybe dear sweet Freya needs to see who the better dead man is." Pam suggested to me.

"Now that my child is an idea." I said as I walked back to my black out room. I had a plan to formulate for the ball. I was going to make Freya mine permanently.

Translations were done by Tsumi (isn't she awesome?)

Mal ernsthaft Wikinger -Seriously Viking

Ich kann und werde dich töten, Sheriff - I can and will end you Sheriff

Hast du mich verstanden Freya - Am I understood Freya

Ja, eure Majestät - Yes, your majesty

Göttin - Goddess

Meine Göttin - my goddess

A/N: Thank you all for reading. I hope you like it. I will try to have the ball chapter out no later than St. Patrick's day. I love you all and as always leave a review. Thank all of you who read this and added it to your favorites or alerts.

Tess