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Chapter 6

Third Wheel

EPOV

My Maker's command was the only thing that was keeping me in this place. If Godric hadn't have ordered me not to interfere, I would have already gone medieval on Nora's ass.

"You had no right!" she yelled and I clenched the edge of my desk, causing it to crack. "You abandoned me and now you are ordering me around! I want you to release me, this instant!"

Shock ran through me and the wave of sadness followed right after. Those were Godric's emotions though, mine were solely murderous.

"Nora," started my Maker gently, putting his hands on her shoulders but he was rejected. My vampire sister hissed at him and pushed his hands away. Involuntarily, I stood up and bared my fangs. I have never threatened Godric with such disrespect.

"Master, please…" I asked him. Clearly, Nora needed to be taught a lesson and my Master was far too lenient. He hung his head sadly and nodded. Instantly, I felt the Maker's command leaving my body.

Nora shrieked when I collapsed on top of her and crushed her windpipe.

"You ungrateful bitch! Are you deaf? We are saving your life!"

"Eric…" whispered Godric but I snarled and pushed Nora firmly onto the carpet. She was struggling under me but she had no chance against my grip.

"Instead of accusing and offending our Master, you should be thanking him on your knees!"

My sister was always bold and a little disrespectful but now, she was just acting stupid. First, she came in crying and accusing Godric of destroying her life and career in the Authority. Now, she was demanding to be released, almost breaking our Maker's heart in the process. Has she always been so selfish and I was just too blind not to see it?

"If you stay in the Authority you will soon be killed." I told her, this time gently and sounding worried. She was watching me for a moment, truly surprised. When I allowed her to feel my emotions and she experienced how concerned I was, she nodded slowly and I loosened my grip.

Nora sat up slowly and focused her gaze on the floor. "Sorry," she mumbled but I growled at her and she jerked her head up, looking at Godric. "I'm sorry." she repeated, this time looking him in the eyes. He nodded and sat down next to her on the floor.

"It's fine, my daughter. I am the one to blame for calling you to my side after all these years."

I bit down on my lips not to bark at Godric. He didn't have to explain himself to Nora.

"Why is my life in danger?" she asked but Godric only shook his head.

"You cannot know."

"But I have a right to…"

"Nora," I hissed and she glared at me. She needed to be put in her place again. We were watching each other for a moment and I felt the rising lust in my vampire sibling. We could fight like wild cats and fuck with just as much fervor.

Surprisingly, I have felt no desire to fuck Nora right now. It would have been shameful if I had broken my word that I had given to Sookie but, next to this, I simply haven't felt any lust toward my sister anymore. She was dear to me and I was concerned of her wellbeing but my desire was no longer directed at her. It was solely for my Sookie.

"At least allow me to stay with Eric," she pleaded with Godric, using the tone that was so manipulative that I felt my mouth hanging open. I was shocked to recognize the ill intention and again I asked myself if Nora had always been like that.

I looked at Godric worriedly. Nora was always very self-centered and I had Sookie in my life now. My Fairy princess could react very badly at Nora's presence. Yes, her reaction could be truly explosive if she so much as suspected that there was something romantic between me and my vampire sister…

I could sense a surrender coming from Godric though. He felt that he owes Nora something in exchange for calling her and forcing her to leave her luxurious life.

"If Eric has nothing against…" he said weakly and meanwhile I was screaming in my head that I have a very big fucking argument against this whole idea. We could not tell Nora that a FAIRY princess was my companion, we couldn't even tell her about my Fairy's existence. Instead of denying it, I put on a troubled smile and nodded.

"I would like you to explain the situation to Nora, Master. I will wait outside." I told them and Godric sent me some calm through our bond. If he has decided to cause all this trouble, he can feed Nora with some convenient bullshit; I was not planning to stay here a minute longer.

Fangtasia has been empty. I ordered Pam to throw out all the vermin when Godric had called me to inform us that he will be coming here with Nora. My child was as shocked as I was and she had no desire to meet my vampire sister. I could sense some jealousy coming from Pam when I told her about my sister in the first place. Having all those jealous women around just couldn't be healthy.

I walked straight to my ridiculous throne but my seat was taken - Niall Brigant was sitting there like he owned the place.

"I can smell some trouble in paradise..." he murmured and tapped on an additional chair with the point of his cane. I sighed and walked over to him, sitting on his left.

I decided not to comment on that, this old fucker already knew what was going on.

"I have contacted Nawoja to keep Sookie away for a few days. Use this time to show your sister her place."

I pinched the base of my nose when I heard his commanding tone. "She is my blood sister, not some servant." I reminded him but I knew he was right.

"Oh, forgive me…" Nail said with venom. "I will call her a 'light target' in my head now. Sookie will be furious when she learns that the vampire meaning of the word 'sister', can be translated as a 'fuck buddy'."

I growled at him but he punched my knee with his cane. "Stop growling, we don't have time! Knowing Nawoja, she is already escorting Sookie to the plane. Our beautiful Queen will surely find some way to cause us some trouble…"

"Wonderful," I murmured. "So you are telling me that I am fucked." I closed my eyes, wondering why the Hell I'm so worried? I was not about to cheat on Sookie. Then, why did I have a sinking feeling that there is an upcoming disaster waiting for me?

"To some extent. I have a feeling that you will not cheat on Sookie." I looked at him, surprised by feeling like he'd heard my thoughts. "You better not if you want to remain with your fangs and Eric Junior intact… Make sure that Nora is very nice to Sookie." He chuckled to himself suddenly. "You don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that Nora will be jealous of Sookie. And Sookie of Nora. To put it simply…" Niall stood up and winked at me. "… I don't envy you right now, boy." He only laughed louder at my pissed expression and teleported out.

"Who were you talking with?" asked Nora, walking in with Godric right on her heels.

"With no one."

"I could swear…"

"Eric," interrupted Godric. "I explained to Nora that some vampires are working on destroying Authority and that we support them to some extent. Also, I mentioned this lovely human girl that you are attached to." My Maker was bombarding our bond with calm and pleading but I found it hard not to drop my fangs at him.

"Sookie." I told them coldly. "Her name is Sookie."

"I cannot believe it!" Nora giggled, shaking her head. "You would have never attached yourself to a mere human! Oh, wait…" She walked closer, sneaking an arm around my neck. For some reason, it made me tense. "Is she any good in bed? Are you sharing her?"

"Nora…" I said quietly, shaking with a silent fury. "I think your staying here is a bad idea." I pushed her hand away and she stumbled a little. My sister was watching me in pure shock. "If you won't show my companion at least a minimum level of respect, I will have to banish you from my area." I could not put it more simply than that and it was obvious that the message had hit home.

"Well, sorry…" she mumbled, walking down from the dais. "You don't have to be so touchy." Nora turned to me one last time and something akin to fear sparkled in her eyes. I could not read her expression precisely though. "I will be waiting in your house." she added lightly, not hiding a sexual innuendo from her tone. Nora clearly still believed that the fact that I have a companion doesn't mean that we won't have sex. She will be very unpleasantly surprised then, if that is the case.

When I was sure that she was far away, I kicked a chair I had been taking across the room a few minutes ago. Godric just waited patiently for my angry tantrum to end. I wanted to crash everything I had at hand but the fact that my business would suffer because of my fury stopped me.

"Why, why did you bring her here?" I asked my Maker, not hiding the disappointment from my voice. He walked to the nearest table and sat down on the chair heavily.

"You two were always close, closer than me and Nora would ever be. She needs you, Eric; I ruined her life."

I wanted to laugh at his explanation. "You are saving her life, Godric. Did you even consider what that means for me?"

"Eric…"

"You know how Nora is, and you surely know how impulsive Sookie can be with her frigging light." He only stayed quiet so I turned my back to him, not wanting to say things I would regret later. "Master…" I told him gently. "If you allow me, I will go home. I think I should call Sookie and inform her about the situation."

I didn't wait for his answer and left my bar. Flight in chilly night air was refreshing and helped me to clear my head. Surely, Sookie is reasonable. She will understand the depth of my relationship with Nora but she will no doubt understand that what we've got means a lot to me.

I could not reach Sookie for the next two days. Her phone was answered once by some Fae, one of her guards and I was informed that the Royal Princess is occupied with important matters. It was all I had heard before he hung up on me. Well, whoever this Fae was, he was surely no Preston.

When I was getting ready to go to Fangtasia two nights later, Sookie was still out of reach and I was getting worried. The distance made our tie very weak… What if she was in trouble? What if that bitch Nawoja did something to her? She was unpredictable…

I was thrilled when, a few hours later I could sense Sookie coming back to me. I was impressed that she needed only two days to solve the matter and I was equally excited and worried at the upcoming meeting. I wanted nothing more than to take her home and have passionate primal sex with her, but I knew I had to warn her that Nora is in my area.

So, I was waiting impatiently for her arrival. It was almost 3 AM when I felt her in Shreveport and moving closer to my bar.

Her arrival was quite a surprise and I was tingling with excitement that she had decided to come to see me first before doing anything else. She was already outside the bar, running the distance between my place and the airport in less than a few short seconds. She was no doubt teleporting.

I sat nonchalantly in my chair, trying to look welcoming. I had no doubt that she would jump me. Sookie had to have missed me as much as I had missed her.

Imagine my surprise when, instead of being welcomed with kisses and hugs, Sookie ran into my office with the scariest expression on her face that I have ever seen. The fury I sensed from her made my fangs run down and I was instantly standing up.

"Where is she?!" demanded Sookie and I groaned. Fucking Nawoja!

"Sookie…"

"Weren't you going to tell me that your sister is in Shreveport?!"

"Yes…"

"Why didn't you?"

"I was trying."

With every question, I was getting more and more angry. What the fuck was her problem? Did she had so little faith in me? Did she believe that the second she leaves that I will fuck Nora?

"Why didn't you tell me before I left?"

"Because I didn't know about her arrival, woman!" I was on my feet and growling softly at my Lover. Fuck all of this; she pissed me off. "Do you have so little faith in me?" I vocalized my earlier question. "What were you expecting when you came in? To see my dick deep inside of her?"

Sookie gasped at my vulgar words but something akin to shame appeared on her face. She was not trying to fry me and I was taking that as a good sign. We were standing in the strained silence for a moment and eventually Sookie hung down her head.

"Sorry…" she whispered. "I think I am scared."

I forced my fangs to retract and I came to her and embraced her. I could not stand to see a sad Sookie. "Lover, you can trust me." I reassured her gently.

"You allowed Nawoja to skin you alive. For Nora…" When Sookie raised her gaze to me, I saw she that she was on the verge of tears. "How much do you have to love someone to do this?"

A strange, almost suffocating feeling started to push on my chest. Did I love Nora? She was my blood, I did love her, just like I loved Godric and Pam…

According to Sookie, such a gesture was proof of love and the biggest question was – why did I feel that would be such a punishment for my little Fairy?

And in Odin's name… Could that strange feeling I was experiencing in Sookie's presence be love?

She was watching me with those sad eyes and I was hating myself because I was the reason for her insecurity. These last few weeks had left me without an appetite and with a painful feeling in my chest.

I spend a thousand years with Godric, almost four hundred with Nora, and over a hundred with Pam. Could I love a creature that I have known for such a short period of time?

"I would do the same for you." I heard myself say and I truly meant it. My Lover's eyes became almost completely round when she heard it and I knew that she understood. I was not ready to say it out loud and by using beautiful words. But she knew and that was all that truly mattered.

Before I was able to understand what was going on, I was being pushed onto my desk and Sookie was clinging to me with all the strength she had.

I felt wonder, surprise, happiness and anger. All of that from having a small woman in my arms.

"I would do the same," she breathed in my mouth and I decided that was enough romantic confessions for one night. It was time to move on to business.

GPOV

I felt horrible for what I had done and Niall was taking advantage of it.

"You have to explain to Sookie that it was all your idea. She and Eric are lovely."

I only glared at the old asshole who had the nerve to scold me like that. "I know." I told him for the tenth time, annoyingly.

"If they are arguing…"

"Yes, it's my fault, I know…" I hissed and allowed Niall to teleport me to Fangtasia. We stopped in front of Eric's office and we both froze.

The noise that was coming from behind his closed door indicated something completely opposite to a fight. I watched Niall's face and I couldn't help how smug I felt. The great Fairy King was embarrassed.

"Please, Eric… Harder!" I heard Sookie's moans and the loud growl coming from Eric.

I bit down on my lower lip to avoid giggling in Niall's face. His expression was priceless. "Oh…" he said weakly. "I think they are fine."

"You're mine, Sookie, all mine…" I heard Eric's raspy demand and something that sounded suspiciously like a slap.

Niall closed his eyes and I could no longer take it. I covered my face to stifle a giggle. I was a little worried when the cracking noise came to us.

"Did they just break the desk?" asked Niall and in that fraction of a second, I looked down the corridor and he had disappeared.

The very next moment, Pam came along with Nora in tow. I glanced at the door and back at the women. Surely Pam would not do this…

"Pam, Nora." I nodded to them, smiling gently. "I think Eric is occupied at the moment." I whispered and Eric chose this exact moment to inform Sookie (and us) just how much he loves her… intimate parts.

"Nonsense!" said Pam with venom and she sent Nora one of the meanest looks I have ever witnessed. My child was watching the door with her mouth gaping open. Meanwhile, Eric proclaimed that he belongs only to Sookie. "Nora here was very persistent to meet my Master, so…" Pam put a hand on the doorknob and smirked. I should have stopped her, I knew it. If not for Nora's then for Sookie's sake. The telepath would be mortified if we were to witness her in such a situation. But, this cruel side of me was still present and it was curious as to how this whole situation would turn out. "… as a simple employee, I am not dreaming of stopping her." With this, Pam pushed the door open and we were greeted by the two naked lovers making love on the floor. Imagine my surprise when, instead of hearing Sookie's scream of embarrassment, the Fairy princess leaned out from behind Eric and said calmly:

"You are interrupting, please close the door."

Completely taken aback, Pam did just what she was told and I could no longer hold back my laughter.

Somehow, I was no longer worried at how Sookie would react at Nora coming back into Eric's life.

AN: Naughty, marking her territory, fairy Sookie... The next chapter will put some light on the purchase of charms and her attitude.

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