Sins of the Father

Chapter 1

 GODRIC POV

I have walked this earth for over three thousand years. I have taken many lives, and have seen centuries old kingdoms crumble.You don't live as long as I have and not incur enemies.A thousand years is a long time to bear no sins. My life, my past is stained with the blood of thousands. What would you expect from the Child death? But even I know I'm not that monster anymore. Not since I turned Eric, my beloved child. His love for life and his humanity started me rethinking some of my more harsh tendencies. I wasn't easy on him, but I had sworn before I ever met him that I would never be my maker. Yet, how long did I go on treating everything the way he did. I enjoyed it, the power over life and death, the thrill of torture. Looking back, I like to think I was different, but I can not deny the underlying sadist that sometimes lays just below the surface.

I look out the window from my penthouse at the Dallas skyline. My regret, my deepest shame is keeping Eric in the dark about his family's killer. How could I tell him that it was my blood brother Russell? That my twisted and sick in the head brother slaughtered his family. He has a thousand years on me. And even if I could kill him, Russell's mate is older than Eric. There is no doubt Russell would take me with him on his way out.

I know one day I will have to tell him, but he has found his mate and is happy. Could I take their happiness to assuage my guilt? Sookie has had enough hardships in her life, it would be cruel to interfere. And it would only make Eric hate me. A fact that would kill me. I love my child and I have come to enjoy his love for me. No, my secret will die with me, it shall be my sin to bare.

Taking an unneeded deep breath, I let out a long sigh. As the sun sets over the horizon, y phone rings on my desk where I had left it all day charging. Picking it up, I answer to only hear my child's frantic voice.

"Master she is gone! I can't feel where she is exactly! Only that she is in pain. Who would have taken her Master?" My frantic child says over the other line.

"Peace my son, who is missing? Is Sookie alright, or has she gotten into trouble again?" That girl was a trouble magnet, though she brought much excitement to our lives.

"No, Sookie is fine I have ordered guards, which, I will confess she isn't pleased about right now. I have not had time to tell her what is going on. It's Pam, Master! She has been kidnapped and I feel a subtle pull to Mississippi. But that can't be right?"

Closing my eyes, I could see Sookie throwing a fit over being guarded but my heart would have stopped beating had I been human. Pam is missing and is in the direction of Russell.

"Do not make a rash decision my son, I will be with you before the end of this night. I will right this wrong, and we will get our Pammy back." I tried to sound reassuring. I once was called death, the child to kill his own maker thousands of years ago, when I was but three hundred years into this life.

That is a choice I have never regretted until this night. I had always thought Russel never knew who killed his beloved maker. Could I have been wrong? I should have killed my brother when I had a chance.If I had, Eric's family would not have been killed and Pam would not be in danger. We need a plan; Russell will not go without a fight.

Pulling myself out of my thoughts I move at vampire speed to pack some clothes to take with me. Once I had my bags zipped and in the car I headed to the airport: My private jet would be faster than public airlines.I dial the one number I thought I would never have to use again.

"Godric? What has you calling me after all these years? It is not like we have kept in touch." I look out the window of the plane I swallow my pride.

"Evening Rowena, I may have need of your help. My grandchild has been taken by my brother. And it just so happens my brother is the one my child seeks for vengeance on behalf of his mortal family, he just doesn't it know it yet. Russell is much older, as you know. "

I waited with baited breath as the other side was silent for much longer than i would have liked.

"Well, I told you to kill him when you killed your maker. But you held hope that with Appius out of the way that he would not be as bloodthirsty and cruel. Yet you, yourself leave quite the bloody trail through history. my old friend. What makes you think you will be able to kill him this time?"

She was right when she said that I had been warned to kill my brother. Which I had every intention of doing. I;d had the stake poised over his chest, but the sight of him at rest, and knowing first hand what Appius could make you do, I wanted to believe that once we were free things would change. But I was wrong. It's terrifying to admit when you are wrong, even to yourself.

"He has My grandchild, he is after my child. I will not let him have them. I will kill him this time." I vowed. I heard her sigh on the other end of the phone.

"I will aid you in your quest to free your you bloodline of Russell, he did, after all, slaughter my clan all those years ago. Though I will not be able to make the full journey alone. I shall send my granddaughter ahead of me. She is a natural witch and my chosen successor. She is much closer to where your child is. Do not move until I get there," the line went dead.

So now I just needed to come up with a full plan which shall include my child not finding out about my connection to Russell and Russell's connection to him.