Dracula's Desire

Chapter 2

Later that night Velkan, Anna, Boris, Alexander and Alexandria all slept peacefully in their chambers unaware of the dangers that took place outside in the village.

Dracula and his brides made their way through the village, looking for any unlucky villagers who may be walking around, unaware that Dracula and his brides were lurking around, looking to cause a little trouble.

Dracula and his brides all went their separate ways, looking for anyone who may be brave enough to wander around.

Dracula was about to round the corner and attack, but stopped and listened in on what was being spoken about amongst the victims unsuspecting victims.

"Did you hear that the Gypsy King Boris is planning to have his son take on a bride," the first man said.

"I heard that. But has anyone seen what the young woman looks like? And would the young Prince Velkan take this young woman and make her his bride," the second man asked.

"Any reason why the Gypsy King suddenly wants to marry his son off to the poor unsuspecting victim," a third man asked.

"Not a clue," the second man said

"Maybe it has something to do with the damn demons that plague our village. Personally, I hope the father of the young woman has enough common sense to not go through with marrying his daughter off to Prince Velkan. If he goes through with this, he's only subjecting his daughter to death. I hope he and his daughter aren't staying at the Valerious manor. It would only be painting targets on their backs," the third man said.

"They already have targets painted on their backs, being associated with the Valerious family. If the man allows his daughter to go through with Valerious' plan, then he may as well hand his daughter over to Dracula himself right now," The first man said before Dracula was greeted with the sounds of screams coming from the three men.

Seems like my brides got a little hungry and wanted a little snack. Oh well. I was done with those three fools anyway. I have all that I need to know. I may have to go and pay this little woman a visit and get a look at her for myself. She must be a beautiful woman if Velkan Valerious is planning on going through with this arranged marriage to this young woman, Dracula thought to himself as he walked away, making his way over to the Valerious manor.

Dracula now stood outside of the Valerious manor staring at it; trying his best to figure out which room the young woman would be staying in.

"Where are they hiding you little love? Where would they hide the most precious gem that they want to keep safe," Dracula asked himself.

Alexandria lay in bed struggling to sleep peacefully. While she slept, Alexandria heard the sound of wings flapping outside the window, which had put her a bit on edge. But what made her shut her eyes tightly, was the sound of three men screaming. Not being able to ignore the screams, Alexandria shot up in bed, gasping for breath, while looking around the room.

Who in their right mind would be out at this time, knowing the dangers that lurk in the dark waiting for unsuspecting victims to be foolish enough to go walking out in the village at this time of night, Alexandria thought to herself as she slowly got out of bed, making her way to the window looking out. Alexandria looked down and spotted a man dressed in all black, with black hair pulled back in a ponytail with two strands framing his face. Alexandria gasped stepping back away from the window. Who is that? Is that man aware of the dangers that lurk around every corner in the village? What if he doesn't know about it? I won't be able to live with myself if something happens to him. I don't think Velkan would mind if I step out quickly just to warn that innocent man of the dangers, Alexandria thought to herself as she put a cover on over her night gown, rushing out of her room, making her way to the front door.

"Hopefully nothing happened to that man," Alexandria said to herself quietly as she opened the door getting ready to make her way outside of the door.

Alexandria took a step outside of the manor looking around for the man only to find that he was no longer standing where he was before. Alexandria made her way to the spot where she had seen him standing, before looking up at her window. How can this be? He was just standing here looking up at my window a moment ago? But now, he's nowhere to be found. Was it my mind playing tricks on me, Alexandria thought to herself.

Alexandria was about to turn around and go back inside the manor, when she was stopped by someone speaking up from behind her.

"My lady, what on earth are you doing out at this hour? Aren't you aware of the dangers that lurk around the corner of this village," the mysterious man asked.

Alexandria turned around spotting the man standing behind her. "I could ask you the same thing. I was woken up by the sounds of screams. I walked to my window and spotted you standing outside of it. I couldn't sleep knowing that if I didn't come out here to warn you of the dangers. If something happened to you, I would feel nothing but guilt for the rest of my life."

"I know little love. I'm aware of the dangers. I have lived in this village all of my life. I have seen all of the dangers that occurred here. I have lost my mother to one of the many horrors that plague this village," Dracula said to the young woman. "I haven't seen you around here before. Are you new to this village?"

"I'm not. I was born here. But shortly after my mother was killed, my father made the decision to leave the village to keep me safe from the many dangers of the village. My father didn't want to risk losing me in the same way that he lost my mother," Alexandria said. "I hope you don't mind me asking this...and I probably should have asked you this in the beginning, but what is your name?"

"It's alright little love. You're not the only one who forgot to ask for my name. I forgot to ask you for yours as well. I got caught up in worrying about your wellbeing," Dracula explained. "Anyway, my name is Vlad. What is your name, my little love?"

This caused Alexandria to blush while looking down, hoping to hide the blush on her cheeks. "My name is Alexandria."

Dracula grabbed Alexandria's hand, bringing it to his lips, placing a gentle kiss on the back of it. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Alexandria. Though as much as I hate to cut our time short, I believe it would be best that you made your way back inside. Don't want anything happening to a beautiful woman such as yourself."

"Perhaps you're right. I should be heading back to bed. I have a big day ahead of me later," Alexandria rambling, not thinking about what she was saying; though this caught Dracula's attention.

"My little love, please don't think me rude, but what makes later so special," Dracula asked.

"I am to be married. I...I know we just met, but would you like to attend my wedding? It truly would mean a lot to me," Alexandria said.

"I'm sorry little love. But I don't think it would be wise I show up. I would only take the attention away from you and your new husband. But rest assure, that I will be back later on tonight to pay you a visit," Dracula promised.

"Wouldn't you like to meet my husband? He is a good man. I know he will treat me well. That and I would like the two of you to become friends," Alexandria said.

"I don't know if your husband would appreciate that," Dracula said.

"Nonsense. Velkan is a good man. And he's very friendly. I believe that you and Velkan will get along with one another," Alexandria said.

"Did you say Velkan; as in Velkan Valerious," Dracula asked.

"Yes. Do you know my husband," Alexandria asked in a confused tone.

"No. I have heard many things about the young man. Things that you don't need to worry about before you marry him. But keep this in mind little love, your husband has many enemies who want to weaken him. The moment you take on the Valerious name, his enemies become your enemies. Keep safe," Dracula said before walking away from Alexandria.