I turned and it was Eric.

"He's gone." I said I felt as though I had let him and myself down.

"Who is, Giselle?"

"I'll explain but not here. Please let's get back inside." He agreed quickly and ushered me back inside.

We went straight on to his office. He opened the door and stepped aside for me to enter first. I walked in and stopped in front of the large black desk.

"What happened?" He inquired as he closed and locked the door behind him.

"Amidst all the sexual thoughts going through the patrons minds I latched on to a man's thoughts. He and I quote said" I paused for a second and shook my head, "I mean thought 'That's his protection? Once we get ahold of him he'll have more to worry about than she does'." I explained as I leaned against the desk.

Eric looked puzzled. "Yes I know. That's why I followed what I could of his thoughts. He disappeared in the alley. I'm sorry. I've failed you."

Cupping my face in his hands. "You could never fail me. You don't ever have to feel like you need to protect me. I'm here to protect you."

A single tear fell from my eye as I closed them. "But without you I have nothing. I feel the need to protect you just as you feel the need to protect me."

He reached down and pulled me close to him tucking my head just under his chin. "As long as we have each other no harm shall come to either of us," his whisper seemed to kiss my ear.

We spent a few minutes in each others embrace. Till a loud knocking on the door interrupted our bliss. I pulled back and looked at him. "It's Pam. She's worried about you. She wants you to get back on the stage considering that you are the main attraction here."

"Eric. Are you okay?" Pam yelled from the other side of the door.

I smiled. "See."

"Yes, Pam. We will return to the stage in a few minutes. Giselle just needed a break."

She huffed. "Uh okay." And she proceeded down the hallway back to the main room.

"Come on Mr. Northman you are needed on set." I smirked as I grabbed his hand and tried to pull him towards the door.

He let me get an arms length away and pulled me back to him smashing his lips into mine. Every time our lips met it felt as though the earth stood still. His fangs appeared as he pulled back and looked at me. I tilted my head to the side exposing the right side of my neck as invitation for him to bite me. His blue eyes sparkled with excitement. He sank his fangs into my tender flesh. I let out a moan of ecstasy. Once he was finished he licked my neck and closed the wound. He was ever so the gentlemen, even if it was just with me. We walked out of the office and headed back to the stage.

"You taste as amazing as you look." He grinned licking his lips clean of the remnants of my blood.

He again seated me in the smaller of the two chairs and took his seat beside me. He sat there for a few minutes before lines began forming in front of us both. I looked over at him confused as to why they were lining up in front of me. He just smiled and went back to staring straight ahead. Men dressed in gothic attire dropped to their knees in front of me. Most of them thinking of what they wanted to do to me, others thinking of what they could teach me. For the most part I kept a straight face. A young man stepped in front of me offering himself. He was quite gorgeous. I smiled. In a split second he was sailing through the air eventually landing on a table several feet away. I looked over at Eric whose fangs a had an appearance. He seemed aggravated and irate.

"What did you do that for?" I forcefully asked as I stood.

"That filthy human was out of line."

"Filthy human? Eric I'm gonna over look the fact that you just said that, but he didn't do anything to deserve that." I retorted.

"He was thinking it about doing something."

I laughed. "What you can read minds now too?" Eric stood towering over me. "It's unfair for me to have to sit here watching this pitiful women offering themselves to you and me be okay with it. Yet as soon as another man shows just the slightest bit of interest in me you become an animal." I said walking off the stage. "It's too much to ask of me Eric!" I yelled back not stopping.

Pam instantly showed up at Eric's side. "Shall I go after her?"

He raised his hand. "No she needs sometime to cool off."

"Though you have to understand her insecurities. She's afraid that you are going to leave her once we've caught whoever it is that is after you. " Pam said folding her arms under her chest.

Eric's eyes narrowed. "How do you know?"

"She's a woman honey. Plus it doesn't help that almost everyone woman or man finds you irresistibly attractive."

"That's no fault of mine." He smirked.

I had called myself a cab and was waiting outside of the bar for it too arrive. I felt as though I found out that my prince charming was more of a toad than a prince. I pulled my phone out while I waited for the cab. I called Godric.

"You're sad my child." Godric observed answering the phone.

"Godric. I can't stay here." I took a deep breath trying not to loose control.

"My dear one. What is plaguing your mind?"

"It's Eric." I responded massaging my forehead.

"Ah. Give him time love. He hasn't met any one of your caliber in a long time. It's going to some getting use to on his part. He hasn't been loved by many the way you love him."

I pinched the bridge of my nose and clenched my eyes together. "He's not in love. He'll never be in love again. I'm pretty sure being a vampire has ruined what resemblance of a heart he had."

Godric chuckled. "Child. Trust me. You do don't you? He'll come around he just needs tim-"

Godric was cut off to my screaming and the phone being dropped on the curb.

"Giselle?" He waited for an answer. "Giselle?" His body began to shake because he felt as though something were wrong. He hung the phone up and began pacing the floor hoping for a call back from me. My screams reached Eric's ears but it was too late.