The next morning, Erik awoke with a light sigh and a soft smile. 'Plenty of problems on the horizon,' he thought contently. 'But right now, life is good.'
His right arm was wrapped around Elora. The fairy had, at some point during the previous night, decided she had enough of simply watching Erik enjoy the mother-daughter pair, and joined them instead.
At first, Liv had disagreed with the amount of favoritism Erik showed towards this woman who seemed to have no actual fighting power, but it didn't last long. In the end, Elora was far more experienced and skilled at dominating others. The fairy may not be able to physically overpower Liv, but a few well-placed words, and some time spend on the business end of Elora's various devices, had quickly brought the vampire in line.
Now, Elora's head was resting on Erik's chest as she looked down his body with a playful smirk.
