<P> After appearing to develop an affection for Sookie in the third book in the series, Club Dead, Eric has a brief romance with her in Dead to the World, the fourth book, though, due to a curse, he lost his memories of that time until From Dead to Worse, the eighth book . In the eighth book, after sitting in Sookie's room, he reveals that he remembers the days he spent with her when the curse was put on him . He asks her to discuss it, and she refuses . He seemingly likes Bill Compton but feels arrogantly competitive in an emotional battle for Sookie's affections . </P> <P> In the seventh book, All Together Dead, when Sookie is accosted into forming a blood bond with Andre, another powerful vampire, Eric steps in opportunistically as the lesser of two evils and bonds with her himself . A blood bond is formed when a human and vampire exchange blood by drinking it from them . Vampire blood can heal any human wounds within seconds as can human blood do the same for vampires . </P> <P> In Dead and Gone, Eric sends Sookie a velvet parcel that he instructs her to give to him in front of King Felipe de Castro's representative, Victor Madden . Without looking inside the parcel first, Sookie presents Eric the bag which contains a ceremonial knife that is used in marriage ceremonies . The king's representative reveals that the act of giving and receiving the knife means that Eric and Sookie are pledged to one another . Eric claims that he deceived Sookie because the King of Nevada had the power and desire to take her away from her home . Because they are wed, Eric is the only vampire that can have access to Sookie on pain of final death . He also reveals that the curse that had been placed on him made him unconsciously seek out the presence of his heart's desire (Sookie). In "Dead in the Family" Eric and Sookie are in an actual relationship, and Eric admits that he sees Sookie as his wife in the only way that matters to him, which left her puzzled . </P> <P> In the 12th Sookie Stackhouse novel, Deadlocked, Sookie and Eric's relationship takes a turn . Eric was promised by his maker, Appius, to marry the Queen of Oklahoma, and he has spent much of his time figuring out how to get out of the promise . Sookie wants Eric to choose her outright and Eric explains that he just can't ignore a command from his maker even though he is dead . They do not see each other too much in the book; Eric does tell Sookie that she has the power to make him stay, which she finds out near the end of the book that he knows about her cluviel dor which will grant her one wish . She ends up using it at the end of the book to save Sam Merlotte's life and Eric just walks away after he sees this . The book ends with them basically in the same spot, not knowing if Eric is going to marry the Queen of Oklahoma or stay with Sookie . </P>

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