Chapter 14
EPOV
I felt WONDERFUL. I felt so much power coursing through my veins; I didn't know what to do with myself. As Sookie and I got on the elevator to go down to the main floor, we stare at each other in awe. She looked tanner, her hair was brighter and longer, and her lips were fuller. The dress she was wearing hugged her body like a glove. I began to grow hard and pulled her to my chest.
"I want you, lover. Right now. In this elevator." I stated. I rubbed down her back and gripped her ass. It felt plumper and this made me even harder.
"Uh huh, mister. You should have said something before we left the room. Now, we are here." As soon as she finished her last sentence, the elevator doors opened. There was service staff running all over the place, preparing for the reception that was to begin shortly.
With an exaggerated sigh, I grabbed her hand and we exited the confines of the elevator. We walked to the back door leading to the grounds where the ceremony was already in progress. Sookie snuggled closer to me and pinched my butt. I looked down on her with warning in my eyes. She only giggled and nodded that I should finish getting us to the ceremony.
I was going to use my maker/child bond with Pam to get her attention, but that seemed beneath me and my powers. Instead, I entered her mind and spoke to her directly.
"Is this a good time for us to enter?" My child almost rose out of her seat, startled by what was happening.
"What the fuck?! Master, is that you?" She was about to turn towards the entrance to the house, but I stopped her.
"It is I. I will explain everything afterwards. Can we enter?" I was amused by her confusion and panic, but always my fateful pupil she stayed seated and continued to look ahead. Just as the couple was exchanging rings, she gave a 'thumbs up' as our signal.
I wrapped my arm around Sookie's waist and kissed her lightly. She smiled at me in that innocently sweet way she always has. I popped us into the two empty seats between Pam and Godric. Everyone around us were somewhat startled by our sudden appearance, but calmed moments later to focus back on the activities before us.
Niall was the officiant for the ceremony. The Ancient Pythoness stood next to him, but didn't speak. On the bride's side, two twins with brilliant red hair looked on. One of the twins had eyes that were different colors, one blue and one green. The other twin looked wildly around her, but held tightly to her sister's arm. I have heard legends of these twins. Originally, they were witches who were enslaved by an Egyptian queen. They cursed said queen and she became a vampire. The legend itself had been sensationalize by many, particular by one with intimate knowledge of them and who was also in attendance.
On the groom's side was a vampire that I hadn't seen in over 700 years. It was during my adventures in Romania, which were full of creeping around in the shadows and many virgins, that I met the one known as Dracula. At least he wore fashions of this time and not the horrendous garb of his.
As the couple kissed and the crowd erupted in applause, I looked deeply into the eyes of the only woman I loved more than myself. Her beauty was unrivalled. As we stared at one another, the other guests began to stand as the couple made their procession to the gazebo that sat in the middle of the humongous back yard. The guests soon followed, but we remained seated. Pam, Godric, and Jessica also stayed behind, staring at us in wonder. When we looked up at them, all three gasped. An action that was that was so unfamiliar for a vampire.
"Well. I see some changes have taken place." Godric said as a proud father would, his mind filled with curiosity.
"Wow! You two look amazing. If this happened because of some wild sex, then please share" said Jessica. Always the juvenile. I rolled my eyes and Sookie giggled.
"Explain" was Pam's statement as she waved her arm for us to get on with it.
Just as I was about to say that we would discuss this later, Sookie squeezed my hand. "Simply put, Eric and I have discovered new information about our heritages and we have come into our full power." Sookie thought that this would be enough of an explanation and it was for Godric and Jessica, but not my Pam.
"What new did you find out about your heritage? Eric was the heir to the Viking throne before he was turned and is now the King of Louisiana. And you, as we all know, are now a full fairy and the great-granddaughter to the crown ruler of Faery. Please don't tell me I need to learn more." She is such a brat. Always needing explanations. Always demanding more than she deserved. If she wasn't so loyal and closest to being the female version of me, I would have ended her ages ago for being too mouthy.
"Must you be a brat at the most inappropriate times?" I asked her. I was getting slightly annoyed. I could feel Sookie in my mind and I closed my eyes to give her my full attention.
"I know you are horny, but must you be so mean? Of course they have questions. They are our family and we would expect answers from them if this were reversed, would we not?" I hate to admit when she is right.
"You are right. I'm sorry, lover. I will behave." I opened my eyes and she gave me a quick peck on the lips.
I decided to be the one to make this revelation. "About 25 years ago, Sookie discovered that she is the daughter of the Goddess Freya. Subsequently, we also just discovered this evening that I am the son of the God Odin. They bestowed upon us the powers of a demigod, hence the change in our eyes and our enhanced features." They were all struck silent, even Pam. Before anyone could retort, Carlisle walked over to us.
"Is everything alright? We all assumed that you two would not make it. Is there cause for alarm?" he asked, sincerely concerned with our well being. He took a step back as Sookie rose from her seat to address him.
"All is fine, Carlisle. Thank you for your concern. We were just catching up with our family about our absence. We will be joining the party soon." I love when she was in what I refer to as 'Queen Mode'. She laid a hand on his shoulder and a small orb of light entered his body. He shivered slightly, then bowed and returned to his family.
"Ok. This is cool and all, but we are at a wedding reception. And I don't know about any of you, but I...am...So...HUUUNNNGGGRY!" Jessica said with a hands clasped together in a praying gesture. Godric, Pam and Sookie laughed hysterically. I was too distracted, consumed with all the new knowledge and power Odin had bestowed upon me. Sookie sensed this and pulled me from my seat. Once she was in my arms, all other thoughts ceased. I felt complete and invincible.
We joined the other guests. We introduce ourselves to those we hadn't met the night before, congratulated the new couple, and caught up with old friends. I did find it somewhat unusual that the shifter and wolf were purposely avoided me. Did they sense my power or was this…something else? I put that away for later. Pam and Jessica went off to select their dinner and brought them to one of the private tents that Godric had claimed for us. Once we were seated comfortably, I stretched my arms out along the back of the couch and propped my feet up on the glass top of the vine table that was place in the center of the couch configuration to watch my family in content.
As Sookie lay against my chest, a young human woman in a purple, custom-made suit walked in and sat next to me. I watched her the whole time as she moved. I thought back to my days before Sookie and how I would have chosen this one as a pet without a doubt. I realized that this human's mind was opening to me. Sookie rose from my chest and sat in my lap, my posture never changing. Sookie leaned in close to my ear and began to whisper to me.
"My husband, my King. I have a gift for you." She leaned a little away and continued. "This is Cassandra Franklin. She assisted me with your previous gift and is a very gifted Wiccan. Although she doesn't know it, she has much power. I thought she would make a great assistant for us in the coming days and could still work for E(E)E."
"It is nice to meet you, Mr. Northman" she said slowly, scooting closer to me while extending her hand. I couldn't hold back the smirk that played upon my face. After a glance towards Sookie and her return nod, I took the woman's hand. I was immediately bombarded as her entire life up until this moment played in my mind. In a matter of seconds, I knew Cassandra in the most intimate way possible.
"The pleasure is mine" I said as I kissed the back of her hand. Her caramel skin flushed and I could smell her arousal.
I looked at my wife and her eyes were glazed over with lust. I started getting hard as she sat in my lap, which made her even more excited. Noticing that our little tent was too crowded for what we were about to do. Using my new telepathic powers, I tapped into Godric's mind.
"Do not be alarmed, Master. I would like to ask if you could clear our tent. The three of us need some privacy." His eyes went wide with surprise as he look at me over the shoulder of the young brunette he was feeding from. With a nod, he released the human from his grip. He looked over at Jessica, who was on her second course, and motioned for her to exit. With a frown, she stopped feeding and glamoured the human to accompany her to the buffet. Godric had to clear his throat a few times before Pam got the message. With a snarl at both Sookie and I, she rose from her seat and dragged her meal with her.
The music was pumping. It reminded me of Fangtasia whenever I had my door cracked. Sookie waved her hand and the curtain to the tent's entrance closed, leaving only us.
"Cassandra, isn't my husband the most beautiful man to ever walk this earth?" She rose from my lap and sat next the woman, stroking her brown tresses much like I would do when we lounged in our theatre room. The woman leaned back into Sookie's touch. She licked her lips and unbuttoned her suit jacket. Now, I needed to readjust my pants. I didn't want a repeat of earlier and those were my favorite jeans.
"Yes he is, Mrs. Northman" she replied. Sookie pulled the jacket off the woman's shoulders and began massaging the tense muscles that lay beneath. Cassandra's black button shirt was barely containing the D cups she wore proudly. The buttons along her cleavage were gapping, barely hanging on by the threads.
"Even better than Quinn?" she inquired. Cassandra looked over her shoulder at my wife in awe that she'd known about the sexual interest she had for the were-tiger.
"Much better. In fact, I bet he would be a better lover than him as well." She was bold. I've seen Sookie figuratively destroy the emotional state of fangbangers for lesser comments than this. Sookie must really like this one.
"Oh, he is" she replied as she brushed Cassandra's hair over right shoulder and began kissing her way up. Cassandra turned toward her and kissed her on the lips timidly. Her mind was full of doubt as to if this was what Sookie wanted. Sookie rewarded her by grabbing her chin and deepening the kiss.
Watching my wife and another woman was a sight I never thought I'd witness. The contrast of their skin was beyond erotic. Cassandra had now turned to Sookie, their mouths slamming together as if the other was air itself. I finally moved from my seat to sit on the table to watch them more closely.
Sookie broke the kiss and looked deeply into my eyes. "Do you want to taste her with me?" I was stunned. Never had she allowed me to feed from another, not that I ever wanted to. She had never fed from a human or showed any interest to do so. That is until now. I was speechless. She smiled at me and entered my mind.
"It's ok that you want to. As you can see, I want her too." She knew I was battling with whether I should give in or refuse thinking that this would come to haunt us later on.
"Are you, absolutely, sure about this? We haven't done anything like this before." I so desperately wanted her to be sure. And she knew it.
"I'm sure" was her response.I sighed with relief and she chuckled. Cassandra had been watching our silent exchange with wonder.
"That was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I've heard stories of a couple from thousands of years ago, who were able to communicate solely with their minds." I hope we hadn't attracted a groupie, but I knew we hadn't. I saw great things in Cassandra's future with us. The only thing left to do is see if she tastes as good as she looks.
"Well, we are not your average couple. Are you willing to let us feed from you?" I was done with formalities and the increase in both women's heartbeats told me they were too.
"I am more than willing to allow you both to feed from me." I know I said it before, but she was bold. And I liked it.
"Do you have any other qualms that we need to address before proceeding?" Sookie teased. I smirked at her snide comment, shaking my head. She only winked at me.
"No. I think all my questions have been answers." I rose from the table and took each of their hands. Moving us to the back of the tent, I sat back with a woman on each side of me. My wife was more eager than I was to taste our new friend; she reached over and pulled Cassandra by the shirt collar to kiss her again. As I lay back, watching my wife make out with another woman, she began rubbing my cock. I couldn't contain the growl that left my throat.
As they broke for air, Sookie removed my bow tie and began unbuttoning my shirt. Once she had it completely opened, she straddled my waist. She unfastened the button of my pants and grabbed my dick. As she stroked me, Cassandra moved her hair away from her neck and offered it to me. Again, I hesitated. Sookie continued to stroke me as she leaned in to whisper in my ear.
" Min kärlek, jag vet att du oroas om denna och jag vill du att leva i fred. Jag vill göra det, bara med dig." My eyes rolled up into my head as she spoke in my native tongue. She increased the pace of her strokes and my fangs descended. I couldn't hold back my desire for blood and sex at that moment and bit into Cassandra's neck as gently as I could as I impaled Sookie on my harden shaft.
Cassandra tasted sweet. Not as good as my lover, but I was impressed. It had been centuries since I tasted one so good that wasn't a virgin (with the one exception, of course). After a few sips, I noticed that Sookie had not joined me. I stopped and pulled away from Cassandra, her blood dripping from my lips. I looked to see Sookie staring at me was a devilish grin on her face. She pushed Cassandra to lie on her back next to us. Once she was positioned how she wanted, Sookie pushed Cassandra's skirt up to her waist. She spread her legs wide. Cassandra was too overcome with passion to notice what was about to happen. When Sookie bit into her thigh, she sat up and moaned loudly. Grabbing her by the back of her neck, I latched back onto her Cortaid artery as Sookie feed from her Femoral artery. Our hands found each other and we had our first meal together.
We released Cassandra at the same time. Watching Sookie close her wounds, like I used to with her, filled me with pride. She smiled, her fangs covered in blood. I completely forgot about Cassandra. I wanted to rip Sookie's dress off and ravish her until the sun came up, but our time was cut short by a shriek that brought both me and Sookie to attention.
We closed our eyes and looked out with our minds. There was a force of about 30 vampires at the front gates of the estate, desperate to scale the fence which had been coated in silver nitrate. The shriek we heard came from the first of the group to touch the bars.
"What's wrong? Have I done something wrong?" Cassandra asked. She wasn't scared of impending danger, but that she may have upset my wife. I was impressed. But there was no time to reward this line of thinking.
"We are under attack. Do you have a plan of action for this? Are you armed in anyway?" I asked her. Sookie conjured all of our clothing to its proper condition and we were on our feet.
"Yes. I need to call Quinn and he will give directions. I am supposed to protect the couple at all costs, but..." She didn't want to leave us. Admirable, but unnecessary.
Sookie was the one to respond. "Follow your orders and protect the couple. When you are done, fly to New Orleans immediately and we will retrieve you. You can stay with us. Do not bring anything but yourself. All will be taken care of once you arrive." Wasting no time, Cassandra bowed to both of us and then left the tent.
"Are you ready, lover?" I was ready for a fight, now that my other need had been rudely interrupted.
"Hell yea! Those bastards ruined our evening. Let's kill those fuckers!" she was beyond pissed and her bloodlust mirrored my own. I took her in my arms and kissed her with everything I had. She was breathless when I released, which made her even more pissed since we had to stop.
We stalked out of our tent and moved swiftly to join Quinn and his staff as he handed down orders. His plan was to have his security force establish a perimeter around the compound while keeping his elite force focused on protecting the guests. I believed that the majority of us 'guests' were more capable of protecting ourselves. Sookie and I came up with our own plan as we strategized telepathically with one another. I was to rally all our able fighters while she made sure that those unable to defend themselves made it to the airport. Since Niall was handling the removal of the couple and the Ancient Pythoness, it was up to Sookie to get everyone else out. Pam was on her cell, making sure our private jets were secure and informing them of some momentary arrivals. It took us about 10 minutes to clear the back yard of all humans and fragile beings.
Quinn looked up to find that all of those that remained could easily take out his 'elite' force. He was angry and began thinking irrationally, his pride having suffered an unexpected blow.
"Where the hell is everyone? It is not safe to leave. Protection is in place, so there is no need to worry." He was trying with all of his might to remain calm, but he and I never got along. Before, it was because he had been intimate with my woman. Now, it was an Alpha situation. And our current predicament did nothing to help relations between us.
"Those unable to fight have been moved to a safe place. We need to confront this threat in order to see how strong they are and what their end game may be." I spoke at a respectful tone, thinking this would placate the tiger. It did not, but that was not my fault.
"You are not running this show, Northman! I had everything under control." The purple in his eyes began to spread over his pupil. He removed his suit jacket and let it hit the plush green grass. Just as he began to stalk towards me and me toward him, Sookie popped in between us.
"Quinn. We don't have time for this nonsense. I have seen into the minds of these vampires and they are hell bent on killing everyone. As you stand here, trying futilely to display your dominance to my husband, WE got people to safety. Pull your big, bald head out of your ass and prepare to fight! They have just made it through the front door." At Sookie's words, all of us that remained turned towards the house.
The screams of the human donors and staff that Quinn neglected filled the summer night. Sookie touched my arm to draw my attention behind us. We watched as Niall popped away with the couple, AP, and Cassandra in tow. The Cullen clan scattered around the back yard, scanning the tree line for any that may try for a sneak attack. The rest of us, which included Godric, Pam, Jessica, Vayl, Jazzmine, Dave, Sinclair, Betsy, John, and his charming mate, got ready for battle. Always one to make entrance, Niall popped behind us and hung his long arms over both of our shoulders.
"My darling and her precious Viking, you didn't really think that I was going to stay away and not get in on this action. Did you?" he teased. Sookie giggled and I smirked.
"My, my, my. I see your visit with the Gods went well. I see their light in both of your eyes." He bent his head down a little to look us both directly in the eyes. "Yes. You must let me give you the grand tour of Faery, my son. My great-granddaughter will not do it justice." Just as Sookie was about to retort, Quinn had to open his mouth.
"While you three are having fun, people are dying in there! Get ready!" he barked. Before any of us could respond, about 5 unknown vampires burst through the windows and doors leading to the back yard.
Author's Notes:
Are you ready for some action? Well, here's a little dose of what is to come.
SPECIAL THANKS to ashmo2000 and erin1705 for your reviews.
For those who read this before, you can tell that I made some changes to the interaction between Eric, Sookie, and Cassandra. Some expressed disappointment about the original encounter. During my editing, I realized that they were right and I want to allow Cassandra to play a role in future chapters that is negative towards to couple and their relationship.
Hope my past readers enjoy this revised chapter.
Here is the translation for this chapter:
" Min kärlek, jag vet att du oroas om denna och jag vill du att leva i fred. Jag vill göra det, bara med dig" = My love, I know that you are worried about this and I want you to be at peace. I want to do this, only with you.
*All characters in this chapter belong to Charlaine Harris with the exception of Cassandra (which is an original character created by me).
**I OWN NOTHING**