Oh my goodness everyone...the next chapter is finally here. I apologize for being gone for so many months, however real life sometimes steps in the way. Despite the problems of the past few months I have been so surprised and happy to continue to receive PMs and comments from you all voicing your support for both the story and me. Your words have meant the world to me and I am so happy to be back and able to give another chapter to you all. That being said, hopefully you enjoy Chapter 7 of Beautiful Surrender and please comment if you have a moment - I'll be back to responding to all of them and I love hearing what all you think!
Sookie's eyes slipped closed as she suckled on Godric's fingers, finding the action oddly soothing. It lulled her into a light, trance-like state, and she didn't notice as Godric began to move his fingers shallowly back and forth between her lips, sliding them in each time a little further until he was pushing in as far as he could and she was taking their full length all the way up to his knuckles.
With his free hand, Godric brushed the hair back from Sookie's face, stroking down as far as he could reach before returning to the crown of her head to caress her flaxen locks again. Sookie had begun to make quiet sounds of contentment then, and Godric could tell that she would be asleep in moments if he allowed it. He took a moment to enjoy the sight of her face, completely relaxed and worry-free, before slowly bringing her back so as not to startle her.
Godric removed his fingers from between Sookie's lips with an audible "pop" and watched as Sookie's eyelids fluttered and then opened, her eyes still clouded and dreamy. When her eyes were finally able to focus on his face Sookie smiled up at Godric.
"That was nice," Sookie said, looking bashful about the statement immediately afterward but still pleased nonetheless.
"I agree," Godric said softly, tracing along Sookie's jaw line, cheekbone, down the bridge of her nose, and around her slightly parted lips. "I find that I enjoy watching you as you orgasm. And how peaceful you are now. I am looking forward to inducing this reaction from you as often as possible."
Not surprisingly, Godric's words caused Sookie to blush an excessively dark shade of pink and she turned her face to hide against his stomach. As she shifted more fully, Sookie felt something poke against her shoulder and jerked lightly in surprise. She lifted herself slightly, her gaze immediately settling on Godric's lap.
Godric curved his palm around the side of Sookie's face, guiding her gaze up toward his own. "There is no need for you to worry about that right now, little one," though there was a tiny smirk playing around the corners of Godric's mouth.
"But…you just…I mean, why not? Don't you want me to?"
"Oh my sweet Sookie, I very much want you to," Godric said. "But I can wait. Eric will be returning before long and we have a sore backside that needs attending to before that."
Sookie's face burned with fresh heat. "But I thought…you told him to stay away for the rest of the night. He listens to you…"
Godric huffed out a soft laugh. "When it suits him, yes. Or when I use the maker's bond to compel him, which is very rare."
"Why?" Sookie asked quietly, moving so she could sit up beside Godric. She shifted uncomfortably trying to find a position that didn't put so much pressure on her sore behind. When Godric did not respond to her Sookie looked over only to see his eyes locked on her, his fangs fully extended. It was then that Sookie looked down at herself and realized that the skirt of her dress was still tangled around her waist, leaving her completely exposed. With a tiny squeak of surprise, Sookie hastily pushed down the skirt of the dress, desperately looking anywhere except for over at Godric, who was now laughing openly.
Sookie pressed her thighs together tightly, smoothing her palms frantically over the rumpled material of her skirt. She seemed to lock her gaze somewhere around her knees then, trying not to acknowledge the still chuckling vampire sitting beside her.
"There is no need to be embarrassed now, little one," Godric said, his lascivious smirk audible in his voice. He leaned in close and whispered lowly in her ear, "I've already seen what you've got under that skirt of yours."
Sookie tried to ignore the comment and made a move as if to stand but Godric's arms wrapped themselves solidly around her waist, pulling her back onto his lap.
"Now, now," Godric breathed against her neck, making goosebumps sprout up across her sensitized skin, "where do you think you're going smelling like you do?"
Sookie huffed out a breath of air indignantly which only caused Godric to chuckle darkly against her skin. She heard the sound of his fangs dropping into place and a full body shiver chased down her spine as he grazed the razor sharp tips delicately against the long expanse of her neck. Sookie tilted her head further to the side, instinctively exposing more of her neck for Godric to explore. "Are you quite sure you want to run and hide, little Sookie?" Godric whispered into the shell of her ear.
Before she had a chance to respond, however, Godric had already retreated from where he had been nuzzling her neck not a moment before. When Sookie chanced a glance over her shoulder at him his fangs were already retracted as if all his teasing actions had only been in her mind; she might have seriously wondered, too, if not for the slightly smug glimmer she could see in Godric's eyes.
"Unfortunately that happy pleasure will have to wait just a bit longer," Godric said, holding Sookie's still frustrated gaze in his own. "As I said, we have other things to deal with before Eric returns, your hot little backside, for one." His voice was full of good humor which made Sookie roll her eyes in annoyance; it seemed completely impossible for her to stay upset with this man.
Godric shifted Sookie off his lap, depositing her gingerly back onto the bed before standing. "Spread out on the bed on your stomach, sweet girl. I will be right back with something to take some of the sting away. You just relax now," Godric added, guiding Sookie down into the position he desired before turning around and disappearing into the hotel bathroom.
Sookie shifted the pressure from one hip to the other, trying desperately to find a comfortable position as she waited for Godric to return. It was, in reality, only a few moments before Godric was at her side again, but for some reason the spanking and what he did to her after had left her feeling emotionally raw and vulnerable. The mattress sunk down slightly on one side, alerting Sookie to Godric's presence. She started to turn her head, intent on looking behind her to see what Godric brought with him, but Godric pressed his palm gently to the back of her neck, forcing her to keep her cheek pressed to the mattress and preventing her from seeing anything.
"Just relax, little one," Godric said, his voice quiet. "Trust that I know what you need. Trust that I would never allow harm to befall you."
Godric's voice was hypnotic and as she listened to the soft tone of his words. As she allowed the sound to lull her back into that peaceful state between wakefulness and sleep, Godric could feel her entire body become more and more pliant beneath his hands.
"That's it, Sookie," Godric soothed, his fingers finding the zipper of her dress and easing it down her back. Sookie's body sunk into the bed even further, expelling a deep breath of air until she felt heavy and deflated. "Good girl," Godric praised.
His hands found hers and Godric laced their fingers together. His hands pressed hers down briefly and Sookie vaguely recognized that Godric had shifted so that he had a knee placed on either side of her, straddling her thighs.
Godric remained still, giving Sookie a few moments to adjust to the sensation of having his weight resting on top of her. Then, slowly, Sookie felt Godric's strong grip lessen and his hands began to slide sensuously up to her wrists, past her elbows, and after a teasing squeeze to the backs of her upper arms, his palms curved around her shoulders, sliding deft fingers beneath the straps of her dress. Godric leaned over her more fully, bending down to drop three light, chaste kisses on the back of her neck, causing another shiver to run down her spine.
"I am going to remove your dress now little one," Godric said, inching the straps of Sookie's dress down her arms bit by bit. "Is that alright, sweet girl?"
Rather than answering verbally, Sookie arched her back slightly, encouraging the movement of Godric's hands against her skin. Slowly she nodded in response to the question, making a pleased humming sound at the back of her throat as Godric's hands began to move more purposefully.
"You have done so well today, sweet girl. I know you feel this is not the case," Godric said when Sookie made a small noise of protest, "but consider that this is only the first full day that you have been mine; you must see things as I do." Godric gently lifted first her left arm off the bed, then the right, moving the straps of her dress down and off her arms, all the while continuing to speak.
"This day did not go as planned and was certainly not ideal circumstances to introduce you to your training, but in my opinion you managed to rise to the occasion beautifully, despite a minor misstep or two along the way. Raise your hips for me, sweet girl?"
Sookie followed Godric's gentle command without a second thought and just barely recognized the sensation of Godric slipping her dress over the swell of her buttocks and down her legs until she heard the soft swoosh of material flying through the air and landing quietly on the ground.
For a moment it was completely silent, something that unnerved Sookie as she was finally completely naked. Godric traced his fingertips along the line of her back, bringing his palms down to feel the soft curve from waist to hip.
"Your skin is perfect, sweet girl," Godric said, a reverent tone to his voice, "so soft and smooth. You are beautiful, my Sookie."
"There are much prettier girls than me, Godric," Sookie said quietly, her words muffled slightly by the blanket underneath her. "You don't have to tell stories."
"Oh Sookie," Godric sighed. "I only speak the truth. You are…indescribably lovely. I could spend an eternity lavishing my attentions on your lush curves and that still would not be enough to slake me."
Sookie's breath caught in her throat at Godric's impassioned lustful words. Still, she found herself shaking her head in the negative. Godric saw Sookie do this, and though it deeply saddened him to find that Sookie had such a low opinion of her herself physically, he did not call attention to the action; he would just have to prove her desirability to her over time.
"Let's get this luscious bottom of yours taken care of, then," Godric said tenderly.
Sookie left out a soft sigh as Godric leaned over to retrieve whatever he brought back from the bathroom. She heard the sound of something being uncapped, jumping just a little in reaction to the feeling of cool lotion being dripped directly onto the still warmed skin of her backside. Godric cupped his palms against Sookie's behind, massaging the lotion gently into the reddened skin. Godric could feel Sookie drifting again and began to use more pressure, kneading the soft flesh more purposefully. Lost in the sensation, Sookie let out a low moan, shifting in a way that caused her buttocks to sway enticingly in Godric's hands.
Godric's fangs descended in response to Sookie beneath him. He released a quiet growl as he gripped the cheeks of her behind, his movements now more forceful. Godric pushed the cheeks together then, giving them a light playful jiggle before suddenly pulling them wide apart. He snarled audibly, then, his focus now fixed on the tight hole nestled between Sookie's butt cheeks. The snarl startled Sookie a bit, but she tried to settle down again, a blush creeping its way across her skin as she realized that Godric must be just staring at…that. Still, Sookie attempted to relax until she felt the tip of one of Godric's fingers graze her in a spot she never expected to have anyone look at or touch, let alone pay as much attention to it as Godric seemed to be.
Surprised by the completely foreign sensation, Sookie tried to roll over and pull out of Godric's grip, unsuccessfully due to Godric's superior strength. She squirmed a bit, but stopped when she felt Godric lean to hover over her once again, the low rumble of his growl seeming much louder now that he was right beside her.
"You will not pull away from me, sweet girl," Godric said, the calm in his voice so contradictory to the animalistic sounds he was making as well. "You agreed to be mine, yes?"
Sookie nodded her head slowly in agreement, causing the side of her face to rub temptingly against Godric's.
"Good girl," Godric praised. He still had a finger resting against her back hole and he began to move it lightly then. "So, since you are mine, it is my right to do with you what I will. There is no part of you that is off limits. Do you agree, little Sookie?" Godric purred against her ear.
Sookie moaned in response and she felt Godric grin in response against the side of her face. "Was that a yes, my sweet darling good girl?" Godric said, letting his tongue come out to taste her skin. "Use your words," Godric added before moving to lick a long stripe up the side of Sookie's neck, causing her to stretch in an attempt to give him more room.
"Yes, yes…I'm yours," Sookie whispered desperately.
"Mm…good girl," Godric said. His hands left her behind for a moment, but before Sookie could wonder what Godric was doing his hands were at her wrists, guiding her arms behind her and placing her hands on the cheeks of her behind. "I want you to hold yourself open for me little one. Can you do that for me?"
Sookie whined in response and though her hands continued to rest on her backside she didn't move anymore right away. In her mind Sookie was struggling with what she was being asked to do. It seems so...inappropriate, Sookie thought to herself. Not wanting to disappoint Godric, though, Sookie gathered up her courage and slowly pulled her cheeks wide apart, unconsciously holding her breath as she waited to see what Godric would do next.
A hand was at the small of Sookie's back, then, soothing her. "Look at what a good girl you are," Godric praised. "Breathe now, my good girl…that's it," Godric encouraged.
Godric leaned back a little to look at the unobstructed view he now had of Sookie's back entrance. "I'm going to touch you again now, Sookie," Godric warned.
Without any further comment Godric's finger was back, rubbing up and down lightly over her back hole, down towards her womanhood and back again. Sookie felt another glob of the lotion drip down into in between her cheeks and then Godric became more intently focused on her back entrance, using the lotion to ease his movements as he rubbed circles against the tight opening. When Godric finally pushed the tip of his finger past the first ring of muscle guarding her back entrance Sookie cried out, but her hands never moved despite her shock, continuing to hold herself open for Godric's attentions.
Godric struck without warning; he was on top of her, his fangs drawing deeply from her carotid, the tip of his finger still gripped warmly by her tight hole. Godric's other hand fell between her legs to graze her clit and that was all it took. Sookie was shuddering beneath him, her hips thrusting erratically into the mattress.
Three loud knocks against the door brought them quickly back to their senses.
"It is Eric," Godric sighed against Sookie's throat. He pushed himself up and off of her, pricking his finger with one of his fangs and rubbing the blood against the bite mark to heal the wound.
Sookie managed to roll over, but was still catching her breath from her orgasm. "What is the matter, my Sookie?" Godric asked, a smile on his face.
"Absolutely nothin'," Sookie said, causing Godric to laugh out loud.
"I'm coming inside in five seconds whether you're decent or not," Eric's voice said from the other side of the door. "I know which one I'd prefer," he added, and Sookie could just hear the smirk she knew he had to be wearing.
"Here," Godric said, handing Sookie her robe. "Put this on."
Sookie was still tying the belt around her waist when Eric speeded through the door. Eric let out an overly dramatic sigh. "You had all the fun without me," Eric said, wearing the world's most insincere look on his face.
"Eric," Godric admonished, but his amusement was evident in his tone.
Eric smirked lewdly at his maker before turning to Sookie and allowing his fangs to run out. "Sookie," Eric said, running his tongue deliberately against the tips of his fangs, "you smell delectable…and well satisfied." This caused Sookie to blush and drop eye contact but Eric continued. "You will be returning the favor, yes? At least my maker has achieved what I could not…"
Godric said Eric's name in warning once again, though there was a serious note to his voice this time.
Eric's expression softened, then, and though the flush had still not receded completely from her cheeks, Sookie looked up as Eric began to speak.
"My apologies my maker, Sookie," Eric said, his voice solemn as he retracted his fangs and bowed his head slightly, contrite. "Compton was not worthy of you," Eric said, speaking once more directly to Sookie. "I hope you and my maker will be very happy. Do not fail him."
Eric's comment hung in the air for a moment before Godric spoke. "Thank you my child, but Sookie is mine now. I will not allow her to fail. You know this."
A part of Sookie bristled at Godric's comment, but another part, which seemed much more prominent, fluttered around happily inside her, enjoying the idea that Godric cared enough about her that he would invest so much of his time and energy solely on her. Godric must have felt the emotions she was grappling with through the bond because he locked eyes with her, then, one upturned corner of his mouth signaling to Sookie how pleased he was that she understood.
"Now then," Godric said, "how is our young Mr. Compton?"
This comment caused a smirk to instantly spread across Eric's face once more.
"I arranged for him to receive only the best accommodations," Eric said. "Compton should be resting comfortably by now. He will be spending his day rest in a silver-lined coffin."
Eric glanced over at Sookie, half expecting her to scream in outrage and demand that Bill be released, but she just shrugged her shoulders indifferently. "He deserves what he gets," Sookie whispered. "He didn't really care about me, why should I care what happens to him?"
"What I have been debating in my mind," Godric said, nodding approvingly at Sookie, "is whether it would be better for us to carry out our business with Mr. Compton here in Texas, or if it would benefit us more to take him back to Louisiana."
"I thought the plan was to force Compton out of Area 5. You haven't changed your mind have you?" Eric asked incredulously.
"Of course not," Godric said. "I will not have him anywhere near Sookie. I have just been wondering where it would be safest to conduct our…interrogation. It could become quite extensive if Mr. Compton holds even a fraction of the information that I suspect he does."
"Compton has no leg to stand on in either kingdom at this point," Eric reasoned. "Sophie-Anne couldn't touch Sookie if she wanted to now that you have claimed her publicly and Sookie has accepted. It would be suicide. She may be a greedy, conniving, bitch, but she isn't stupid like Compton. She knows when she's been beat."
Sookie looked like she wanted to say something, but when she looked to Godric she saw him staring with a distant look on his face, apparently deep in thought. As Sookie watched Godric, Eric continued to speak.
"Even if Sophie-Anne was still determined to have Sookie's telepathy at her disposal this would be no reason to challenge a claim, especially when she knows you could end her any time you felt like it. Hell, so could I for that matter. I am afraid I do not understand why you are concerned, Master."
"Why, indeed," Godric mused. "Your logic is sound, Eric, and yet I fear all the pieces of this puzzle have not yet been made apparent. Until they are we must proceed with caution." Godric looked Sookie in the eyes as he said this, making sure that she was paying attention. When Sookie nodded her head Godric turned back to Eric. "I want to question Mr. Compton tomorrow before we leave for Shreveport."
"And afterward? What do you intend to do with Compton once we find out what he knows?" Eric asked. "You would be well within your rights to bring him in front of the Magister for his attempt to act against your claim."
"De San Diego is a vile pig who had no regard for humanity even when he walked among them," Godric said derisively. "Do not speak of that repulsive man to me, Eric. He is yet another member of this so-called Authority of which I refuse to take any part."
The disgusted look that crossed Godric's face altered his features drastically and for a moment Sookie flashed back to a few nights before when she saw Godric for the first time, fearsome and powerful as he saved her from her would-be rapist at the Fellowship church, snapping the man's neck without hesitation or remorse.
Godric sighed heavily then, looking over to Sookie and reaching out to grasp her hand in his. "It is past dawn. Let us rest for the day and we will speak to Mr. Compton tomorrow. Hopefully we will find that my worries are unfounded."
Shortly after that Eric excused himself for the day, winking suggestively at Sookie before he closed the door and laughing deeply at the exasperated huff and eye roll that he got back in response.
"Sleep now, little one?" Godric said once he heard Eric close the door to his own room further down the hallway.
Godric's words caused Sookie to yawn softly, and she just nodded in response, climbing into bed when Godric held the covers up for her and snuggling into his arms when he climbed in beside her.
"Everything will be fine, Sookie," Godric whispered in her ear, his speaking slightly labored as the sun began to pull him into his day rest. "I will never let anything happen to you; I promise."
"I know. I just want to go home. It makes me sick that I trusted him. That I almost…" Sookie trailed off but Godric understood.
"But you didn't, Sookie. And you must believe me when I say that we will find out what his true intent was toward you and what, if anything, he knows. You are safe." Godric pulled her more tightly into his embrace and Sookie buried her face against his skin somewhere around his armpit.
"Listen to me for one more moment, sweet girl. Are you listening?" Godric waited for Sookie to respond before continuing. "If you wake before me, please stay here in the room. Do not order anything from room service until I awaken for the evening and do not answer the door for anyone." He felt Sookie's muscles tense slightly at his words and attempted to reassure her. "I do not think there is anything to fear, but I would rather just be safe for the moment. Do you understand, Sookie?"
"Yes, Godric," Sookie mumbled, already drifting to sleep.
"That's my good girl," Godric said, threading his fingers through Sookie's hair before allowing himself to be pulled under by the sun.