Chapter 7

Godric POV

My angel continues to surprise me. Each night we rise and take blood and pleasure from each other. I feel content and joy, emotions foreign to me and most vampires I am sure. In the last few months we have completed the paperwork for my new child and filed it with the council and my king. I sent a willing, attractive young man to state my grievance with King Russell Edgington of Indiana reguarding his retched child's and grandchild's behavior. King Edgington enjoyed the messenger as much as the messenger enjoyed the king I am told. He replied in agreement with my dispute and assured me he would school his child on proper etiquette since she seems to have forgotten on command her own child to receive the same lesson.

My angel has developed my skills and talents that will both keep her safe and make her a target. Many supes will desire to have her as their own. We have practiced and honed her arsenal and I am confident she will flourish in this life. It has also become apparent, due to her unique heritage that she longs for my blood each day. I have begun feeding from donors to ensure my strength is not compromised. As an added layer of protection and because she will likely never leave my side due to her dietary requirements I have asked her to pledge to me. Truthfully it has more to do with how much I adore her and how possessive I am of her affections.

Shortly after filing our intention to pledge papers we received an even bigger surprise. Her grandfather appeared to speak with us. It turns out my angel is a fairy princess. Because of her divided ancestry she will never be called upon to rule but her status supplies many benefits. The origin of several of her skills and talents derive from her fae side but she is capable of things not typical of humans or fairies. Niall Brigant promised to visit with Sookie and get to know her, promised to send her cousin to train her in her gifts and educate her about her fae side, and promised an added layer of protection by claiming her to the council, and providing a few guards that would stay out of sight unless needed. I am pleased with the outcome of this meeting and I know she is as well. She is very happy to know she has more family. Niall did not give me any trouble over changing his granddaughter. He was actually pleased with the turn of events because she will live much longer and be protected from the likes of Sophie Ann. He was happy to know she is protected and cherished.

Sophie Ann, queen of Louisiana proved to be a greater obstacle. She wanted the telepath. I discovered it was not for reasons one might assume. Her state is bankrupt. She has been having my child sell her blood. She wished to enter into a marriage between the king of Nevada, Felipe De Castro, and the king of Arkansas, Peter Threadgill. Sophie Ann would benefit from the richer coffers of Nevada and Arkansas. Threadgill would gain the strength of Nevada and Louisiana. De Castro would have a monopoly on sinful entertainment where vampires thrived in Nevada and Louisiana. Together the three would be very powerful; perhaps the most powerful alliance and states in the new world. The missing piece to the marital bliss of these three….my angel. De Castro demanded the telepath be part of their negations as soon as he heard of her and Threadgill demanded the death of my viking. It was difficult not ot take teir alliance personally when so much depended on the death of my child and the enslavement of my other child.

It was really rather easy to dispose of the unseemly monarchs. One of my angel's gifts is to teleport. She can even stay awake all day but it takes several full nights of rest to recover. I helped her train and hone these skills. When she was sufficiently trained she popped herself and I into the inner chambers of all three monarchs. Getting a picture of these places was not so difficult with her telepathy. We chose an insider from each of their retinues then she filtered through their minds until she found a picture of the royal suites. I removed the head of each monarch at the same time she staked their hearts.

I was not interested in ruling so I presented Nevada to my king, King Stan of Texas and Arkansas and Louisiana to my child, Eric. Both were a little apprehensive but soon found the value I two kingdoms. Due to the creative work of my angel and me we were granted permission to reside in all four states and to move through them as we wished, a boon not granted to many vampires. Once the monarchy was settled it was safe for us to rejoin the world.

Though my angel never complained I knew she missed contact with other people and her home. We stayed in the shadows and solitude while her training and royal clean-up was going on. Now that it was complete we could move onto more pleasurable pursuits. My angel's eyes were wide with wonder when we turned down the drive-way of her ancestral home, greeted by smooth pavement instead of rough holes. She looked to me but I could feel no remorse for this surprise. In fact, I owed her a few since my existence was filled with surprises because of her. She became very still when we were parked I front of her home. I instructed the construction company to make it as close to its original glory and by all appearances they succeeded.

Sookie POV

I never expected Godric to turn me. The whole experience in Dallas was a wakeup call about how little knew of the supernatural world. At first I expected an apology or an explanation but they never came. My first few nights were filled with exploring my new body and needs. Godric made me feel adored, loved, cared for, wanted, and needed. I could not find it in myself to mourn my mostly human life. After gran's passing I was lonely and felt the sting of rejection by my entire community. Godric's possessiveness and captivation of me at our first encounter turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me. He spent nearly a year just with me learning about me and helping me to be the best vampire I could be. Trough him I also met my fairy family that I never knew existed. We also fought against three monarchs. At first I was terrified. I was sure we could not take them all but Godric relaxed, learned all he could, then began plotting their demise. I learned so much more in the months leading up to our coup. Now…here I stand before the home I grew up in at a loss for words. After all he had given me, and now this too. I walked slowly through the housed amazed at the subtle changes while Godric followed me with a huge grin on his face. He was pleased as punch and I was once again grateful for him in my life. The entire house had been made light tight; a three car garage was added with guest apartments above, and a basement with a master suite, library, office, huge bathroom, and entertainment room were added as well. The joy in my heart burned through me like a fire. I turned to gaze into the eyes of the vampire that had become my whole world then I kissed him with as much love as I could.