Hector sent me to my hotel room as if I was a petulant child. I muttered to myself the entire time I walked to my room.

"Excuse you, Hector." I practically stomped. "You're not the boss of me."

Part of me hoped that Hector could hear me from wherever he is. In the act of rebellion, I sharply turned around and marched my way back to the lobby. I sat down on a couch that was near the bar, but the moment I did, I regretted it. Some vampires stopped what they were doing and stared at me, but I choose to ignore them at least for the most part. Who knew that ignoring death stares or 'I'm-so-hungry-I-wanna-eat-you' stares was difficult.

"Don't you have a bedtime?"

I turned to see the walking talking Sasquatch. I rolled my eyes at him and turned in the opposite direction.

"Don't you have things to do? Like terrorizing children? Or kicking puppies? Shaving the excessive hair off your body, Sasquatch?"

His eyes narrowed.

"You best be careful, witch." He snapped.

I had the feeling that he didn't mean witch.

"You best be careful, Sasquatch." I glared at him with everything I had. "I would love the opportunity to tattle so you best behave."

"You little-"

"Shush." I waved my hand to stop him. "Get over yourself. I don't care if you like me or can't stand to look at my face. I am here to help Godric and see what I can do to save him. Please just deal with it and leave me alone."

Sasquatch started to go off in some kind of rant, but I wasn't really listening because I watched Godric, Hector, and the King of Texas exited the elevator. Hector caught my eye, and he looked a little irritated to see me there. I gave him a little wave and a smile. I chuckled when Hector raised his hand to his eye level and gave the universal sign of 'I'm watching you.'

"Are you even listening to me witch?" The vampire in front of me demanded.

"No." I rolled my eyes. "It hurt my head too much to processes that much stupid. Now if you excuse me, I am needed elsewhere."

I stood and walked towards Hector. I don't have to deal with Sasquatch bullshit.

"I believe I told you to return to your room," Hector stated.

"Yes, you did." I smiled. "But when are you the boss of me?"

"You're full of cheeky this evening." Hector teased. "First Flanagan and now me. Please do try to reign it when meeting with Ferdinand."

"Ferdinand?" I asked bewildered.

"The King of Texas." Hector looked at me as if I were crazy. "Nina, you really should re-read your briefing."

"I did, but there was no mention of the king in it." I defended myself. "All I know of the king is that he requested our help and that he was sending you to escort me. Besides, there are, like, 1000 of you 'royal-I'm-in-charge-ruler-vampires,' It's not like we memorize every single one of them. Do you?"

"Fair point."

"See? I'm full of awesome points." I brightly smiled at him. "When am I od greet his royal highness?"

"Likely tomorrow." Hector lead us out of the lobby and to the elevators. "He has business to attend to with the Authority. He is grateful for the assistance you and the Council have given us."

"Of course." I smiled getting into the elevated. "I'm just doing what was asked of me. Plus, you know I want my first mission to be a success."

"I'd say that you'll do just fine." Hector agreed. "The sheriff, however, said that he would be joining you within the hour. He said that you would be assisting him with a problem."

"Yes." I nodded. "I did agree to help him. I need to give my mom a call."

"Then I shall leave you to your evening, but do call me if you need anything." Hector motioned me out for the elevator. "I will have my phone on me."

I returned to my room and started to unpack my supplies to see what I had. Looking over things, I know that I have enough material to both cast a circle and cleanse whatever I need to. I flipped throw my Shadow Book to find the correct banishing spell, but I had a feeling that I will be doing spell forming tonight. I'm guessing a soul cleansing, and banishment combination will do the trick, but I needed to plan to destroy the curse, so I best also prepare an eternal flame. I didn't really want to have to resort to blood magic, but if I have to. I grabbed my phone and called my mom. She answered right away.

"Hey hon," she greeted, "Everything alright? It's late in Texas."

"Oh, yeah." I forgot time zones again. "Sorry, I forgot the time differences. I just wanted to ask about Godric's curse. I may have a solution to get rid of it. I want to run it by you."

I went into my plan. Mom agreed that it had merit, but she suggested that I should wait for help from the local coven. She would contact them and arrange for them to assist me.

"Something like this can be very dangerous, Georgiana." She gravely stated into the phone. "You know how dangerous soul manipulation. Despite your affinity for the soul magic, you are still inexperienced, and I would feel better if you had someone there to watch over you."

"I can do it though," I said.

"I know you can." My mom agreed. "I would just feel better. Let me get in contact with the local coven and see if I can get the leader to join you at the hotel."

I agreed to wait. My mom said that she would call back when she connected the coven. Once the phone my over, I gathered the needed materials and placed them in my satchel, so I was ready. There was a knock at the door.

"Godric!" I smiled at him and motioned him into the room. "Come in. So, I just got off the phone with my mom. We discussed my plan to get rid of your curse, and –."

"Wonderful." Godric gave a smile. "Then we can precede tonight then?"

"I-um."

I stared at him. Godric had this little hopeful look in his eyes as like he wasn't sure if I was really here to save him. I didn't want to crush that hope in his eyes. He should not have to wait because my mom was scared that I might hurt myself, but I can do this. I would have to be careful, of course, and not get crazy using power. I could handle it though. I gave Godric a reassuring smile and told him that we should go to the rooftop.

I grabbed my satchel and followed Godric from my room. As we walked to the elevator, I gave an explanation of what my plan, but I did, however, omit the part about my mother wanting me to wait until the coven leader could assist me. I'm pretty sure that if I told him that part, he would advise me not to do it, and that he could wait. I didn't want him to suffer needlessly.

"Once we get to the roof, I will need to cast a circle around you." I described. "I'm not sure how it will respond to a vampire, but I think that it will be ok. The worst that would happen is the circle reject you, and we just have to continue without one. Once the circle is done, we'll get started on the spell work and cleanse your soul."

"It sounds simple enough," Godric commented.

"It sounds that it would be." I exited the elevator unsure where to go. "Um, where to?"

"Down the hall and to the left." Godric motioned. "We can access the roof through that stairway."

"It may sound simple, but soul magic is complex and can be dangerous," I explained. "There have been reports and stories about witches destroying themselves."

"I trust that you will not."

"That is the goal." I smiled turning towards him before climbing the stairs. "I got this under control so let's get started."

I went to work. Once the circle was drawn in chalk, I directed Godric to stand in the middle of it before I completed the casting, and it surprised me that it closed and accepted Godric. I needed to remember to share this with my mother when I returned home. I asked if Godric was ready to begin because once we did, there was no turning back.

"Let's begin, enchantress."

"Ok." I smiled and placed all my supplies within arm's reach, and once I was done, I turned to Godric ready to begin.

"Don't move," I placed my hands on his shoulder and nudged him so he would turn him to face me. "If you do move, the spell can seriously injure the both of us."

"You have my word, little enchantress. I will not move." Godric had a soft smile on his face.

"I mean it. Doing this is, you'll experience agonizing pain. Like your body torn into a million pieces. More so if you fight me."

"Don't worry. I will remain still."

I took a deep breath preparing myself for the spell. One of the most critical lessons, if not the most important lesson that is that soul manipulation or any soul magic is extremely dangerous. There has been tragic accidents and irreversible consequences. When first learning about soul magic, Oplina told me a story of a witch trying to restore her child's soul. The witch ended up ripping her soul in two and died slowly. She lost her mind in the end and starved - withered away clutching the body of her child in a cave. She lost a part of herself, according to the story, when she went searching for her child soul. But I wasn't searching for a departed soul, and I needed to separate a curse from one.

The confidence I felt was board line arrogant, but you gotta fake until you'll make it, right? I know that I should have waited until I could consult with the local coven leader, but the man has suffered enough. Godric should not have to wait any longer. Plus, what could go wrong? I'm confident enough in my abilities that I can do this. I instructed Godric to remove his shirt, and I stopped and stared for a very long moment. He wasn't overly buff, but well toned. I'm sure it was the result of the hard labor he experienced as a young man growing up some 2000s odd years ago. What I truly admired most was his broad shoulder and the way his muscle rippled when he moved. I wanted to lick them.

"Are you alright, little enchantress?" Godric voice had a light tease to it.

"Ye-" I cleared my throat to get rid of the squeak that came out. "Yes. I'm fine. Just a little distracted there for a moment."

Godric gave a little quiet laughed as I placed my hand on the back of his shoulder and began. Pushing my energy into Godric, I felt the cold that gripped me before. I wanted to stop, but I have to rescue this vampire. I was sent here to do that - save him. I needed to see how the mass was connected to him, and to what extent that connection was. Knowing more about that thing is the best way to figure out how to remove it. I forced my way past the bitter mass, and my body shivered violently. Abruptly, the winter iciness disappeared, and warmth surrounded me. Safety came to mind.

I smiled feeling the relief. The warmth and brightness of Godric's soul reached out to me and embraced me. I felt protected as he accepts my touch. Godric was strong, protective, and a bit possessive of things. Men. I moved to the dark mass that continued to suck energy from the both of us. I probed the 'thing' with my power because I needed to know how deep it went into his soul. I hunched over in pain as searched deeper. The entity attached to him a very long time ago, and it has consumed energy for who knows how long. Centuries at least.

I tackled this problem head-on. I seized the black entity, and all the warmth Godric gave me disappeared immediately. I pulled back. The mass thing is wrong, evil. Taking a deep breath, I grabbed the entity again. I felt anger, hatred, and malice radiating from it. I trembled. I caught it again pulling as hard as I could. It was lodged in more in-depth than I first thought. Shit. I could feel my strength leaving me. How has Godric survived this? The overwhelming feelings are going to consume me. I pulled harder, but it still wouldn't move.

I tightened my grip and yanked as hard as I could. Godric's soul shuddered and glowed brighter when I pull the mass free. I needed to finish the spell and destroy the curse. The black entity in my hand thrashed around and tried to break free. I forced more energy into my hand to contain it. I was using up more power than I should have, but I could not stop. I was guessing that this thing in my hand should not get released into the world.

Lizzy appeared out of nowhere, and I suspected she was here to help me finish. She held the open vial for me to grab. I took it and forced the mass into with all the strength that I had. Lizzy capped the bottle once the entity was inside. I signed, and my head began to spin. I looked Godric in the face, but he began to sway back and forth. I shook my head to try to get the dizziness to subside. I thanked Lizzy for her help before she disappeared.

The damage done to Godric's soul was horrific. There was a large gaping hole where the mass had lived for a long time. His soul looked as if it was ready to crumble at any moment. I knew that I had to do something about it, and I tried to help heal his soul by pushing some my energy into him to see if I could stitch some of it back together. I mentally conjured some needle and thread to begin sewing. I was surprised at first that it was working. The hole was slowly starting to close, and I moved a little quicker.

Suddenly, Godric sols clutched onto me. He panicked. He attached himself to my soul, and it held on tight refusing to let me go. I thought that it might have been looking for comfort, but I pulled away from him. I began to panic because he wouldn't let me go no matter how hard to tried to free myself. However, the more I pulled, the stronger he held onto me. The fear and panic exploded in me because if Godric didn't let me go, he was going to trap my soul.

I quieted my emotions and sent peaceful waves to him so he would calm and release me. He calmed and relaxed against me as if I lifted the world off his shoulders. After a brief moment, Godric gave a gentle squeeze before releasing me. I pulled away from him to finish the spell.

I grabbed the lighter fluid and squirted enormous amount of it into the bowl before lighting it on fire with a candle. I watched the glass vial crack and then shatter. An excruciating screeching sounded. I wanted to faint because my energy drained, but I have to make sure that entity destroyed. Once the loud screeching has stopped, I pushed a bit of power into the flames. The flame destroyed the object.

I smiled at Godric and closed the circle.

"It's done."

What is this? An update? This was supposed to happen at Thanksgiving? Late! Late I tell you! I am ashamed. I had every intention of updated sooner, but life. You know? Anywho. Here's an update. You're welcome. I promise I will post another chapter within the next 30 day. Cross my heart. :)