**First things first, I'm so sorry that this took so long to update! I just moved to Tennessee and it's been quite the adjustment. Hopefully now I'll be able to keep up with this story and all my other ones. Also I've officially figured out who Katerina resembles, I picture Chloe Bennet, When she has her bangs and long brown hair. Just so all of you guys now have a somewhat visual of her!****

Eric pushed open the front door and I was completely shocked. Everything was red and black and everyone was wearing leather. Like all leather. It felt like I was in a bondage store or something and was about to be in a bondage porno. There were people dancing, well more accurately, humping each other on the dance floor. The music playing had a steady beat and was essentially baby making music. But not like college baby music. This was the I'm gonna fuck the shit out of you till we're both on the verge of death, baby making music. I was glancing around the room when I realized everyone turned their attention towards the door. At first I thought everyone was staring at Eric since it was his bar but then I realized that everyone was staring at me. Some of the vampire even sniffed the air and I could hear them moan. I let out a disgusted exhale. All of them were staring at me and whispering amongst each other. I couldn't really tell if there were other humans in the bar or if I was the only one. I then felt Eric grab my arm and he addressed the crowd.

"Continue on with your evening or get the fuck out of my bar"

Everyone quickly went back to what they were doing and Eric's grasp on my tightened and he dragged me towards the bar. At the bar was a tall man with black hair who was clearly a vampire. Next to him though was a woman, who couldn't have been more than 30 and was dressed in barely any clothes and was clearly a human. Eric began to talk to the male vampire who was named Longshadow. What the fuck kind of name is that? I was barely listening to their conversation. I was scanning the room when I was pulled from my thoughts.

"Whose your friend?" Longshadow asked Eric. But he was staring at me. I was getting majorly creeped out. He was looking me up and down. Checking me out. "She looks... delicious"

Okay officially freaked the fuck out! Instantly I grabbed Eric's hand that was already holding my arm. Eric smiled and gestured his head to his side.

"Longshadow this is Katerina, Katerina Longshadow"

I very nervously somehow let out a hi Longshadow. He kept licking his lips which made me feel very uncomfortable. After meeting Longshadow I was introduced to the only other human that worked at Fangtasia, Ginger. She was very tiny and petite. I also noticed that she had what looked like a bite mark on her shoulder blade. I think she realized I was staring at it because she soon adjusted her strap on her shirt to cover it and let out a nervous chuckle. Eric led me to his office. He held the door open for me and I walked in and Eric closed the door behind us. It was your basic office, a small couch and a couple chairs scattered throughout the room, shelves and a desk. Eric went to sit down in the chair behind the desk and began to go over some paper work. I placed my bag on the floor next to his desk. I walked around the room, well.. paced around the room a few times, then decided to sit on the desk with my back to Eric.

"So this is the bar that you own?" I turned to look towards him.

Without looking up from his papers he said with no emotion as usual "yes"

I pursued my lips and turned back the other way "cool." Was all that escaped my lips. I get that humans are inherently social creatures and I needed to talk to other people but there weren't many options. Eric wasn't much of a chatter box, I'd rather talk to a wall than talk to Longshadow so that left Ginger. But it really bothered me for some reason that she worked here. I mean being the only human employee in a vampire bar was kinda odd.

"So what's Ginger's story? "

Eric didn't even look up from his papers to respond yet again. "What do you mean?"

I slid off his desk and walked towards the shelves and slid my finger on them. "I don't know, it's kinda weird that she's the only human you have working here. Personally I'd be on edge the entire time."

Then with his creepy fast vampire speed, Eric was out of his chair and I was pinned between him and the bookcase. He wasn't touching me but my back was completely against the bookcase. My hands gripped it for support. His eyes and mine were completely in sync.

"Are you on the edge now?" He asked me.

Goosebumps covered my entire body now. Eric himself didn't scare me but remembering Ginger's clear bite marks on her made me question it. How did she get those bite marks? And was the same thing going to happen to me? Never breaking eye contact I asked Eric.

"No" I lied, "But I am curious as to how Ginger got those weird marks which strangely resemble bite marks on her shoulder, care to explain?"

Eric stared at me for a few moments. I think he was contemplating what had just happened. Or contemplating how to kill me and dispose of my body.

"Longshadow and other vampires feed on her when they see fit and then glamour her to make her forget it. No harm no foul." He stated and began to walk at a normal pace back to his desk.

I scoffed, "and that's supposed to make it okay?!" my voice raising, "she's a human being Eric not some toy for vampire's amusement! You guys can't just bite and feed off of her whenever you feel like it! You-"

Eric grabbed me by my shoulders and pinned me against the wall and growled

"Listen to me. Humans are exactly that. We can feed off you, fuck you or do whatever we please to humans. They are only here for vampire's amusement and nothing else. You are powerless. You are nothing compared to us."

Before either of us could say anything else, there was someone opening the office door with a set of keys. We both looked towards the door and were presented by a woman who was very tall and very beautiful.

"I hate to break up whatever weird kind of foreplay this is but you two are making a scene and distracting our guests from purchasing our overpriced drinks. "

The woman finally glanced in my direction. Even though Eric was still in-between us and had his arms on me, I was able to get a good view of her and she was beautiful. Looking at her now I could tell she was a vampire but she was dressed like a sexy business woman. She was wearing a purple skin tight dress with a pink blazer that accentuated her curves and hot pink pumps. She looked me up and down.

"Well…., I can finally see what the talk is about you really are …something Ms. Katerina"

Eric finally let go of my arms, dear God I could feel bruises forming already, I rubbed my left upper arm to try to massage it. Eric nodded between me and the mystery woman.

"Pam, Katerina. Katerina, Pam." Mystery woman was named Pam. There was one question that didn't have a painful answer. Then I remembered that's who Eric was talking to on the phone when he was at my house in Chicago. She was his progeny. Well fuck me. I thought I had found someone I would want to talk to but there was no way I wanted to talk to something that Eric created. Pam walked towards me with an outstretched arm.

"Why don't we girls go get you settled here for the night? "

I refused to even look at Eric. After the things he said to me and putting his hands on me was completely uncalled for and unnecessary. I pushed past him and grabbed my bag off of the floor by Eric's desk to go towards Pam.

"Anything sounds better than being in this room"

She outstretched her arm across my back and I could see her still staring at Eric and we went through another door from Eric's office. I heard a giant thud after Pam closed the door that caused me to turn around coming from Eric's office. He probably threw a chair. Someone needs to work on their anger issues. This led to a hallway with just lights lined the bottom of the wall. Like a lighted pathway that you see on airplanes. Pam unlocked a door and pushed the door open and then held it open for me to enter.

"Thanks" I whispered quietly.

As I stepped inside I could see that this was a bedroom, a very plain bedroom. It was all black marble walls, black and dark grey checked floor, and no windows. Of course not. In the middle of the room was a very noticeable California king bed that had all black bedding on it. There was a black and dark grey dresser and another door off to the side of the room. This was probably Eric's room or at least where he fed, fucked and did whatever else he wanted to do to us humans as he saw fit. I was starting to feel uneasy just thinking about it. Pam pulled me from my thoughts.

"You'll stay here for the night until we find more permanent arrangements for you. That door there' as she pointed to the only other door in the room "leads to a personal bathroom for you. If you need food or anything just press this button and we'll find something for you" Pam handed me a remote control with just one button on it. I didn't realize how hungry I was until she said something. Maybe her vampire instincts could tell I was hungry. Pam was starting to exit the room,

"thank you Pam"

Pam turned to me "You know, I wasn't going to waste any of my precious time on you, but you are nothing like we expected"

I was completely caught off guard. I couldn't tell if that was a backhanded compliment or if she was trying to be nice.

"thanks I think?" I said as I pulled some hair back behind my left ear.

"Take the compliment Katerina and get some sleep. You need it"

I gave her a small smile and she turned and closed the door. I turned and quickly pushed the button and a cell phone from the drawer in the nightstand next to the bed rang. I opened the drawer and picked it up. It was Pam. I told her that I was hungry and I wanted pizza. I ordered a large cheese pizza and Pam said it'd be there soon toots and that she had to run. I decided to take a bubble bath. To my surprise the bathroom was very nice. There was a claw foot tub. Mine and every persons dream tub. A double vanity sink and a shower with glass doors. I smiled and stripped from my clothes and turned on the water to the hottest it'd go. After the water filled the tub I slipped in and stayed in there for 20 minutes. Then I got out and dried off and changed into a white tank top and purple pj pants. A few minutes later Ginger came knocking on the door with my pizza. I offered her a couple slices and she took them and then said she had to head back to work. I sat on my bed and finished the rest of the pizza and then decided to take Pam's advice and get some rest. This was going to be a long day tomorrow.