Dracula's Desire

Chapter 3

The next morning Anna was in Alexandria's room helping her get ready for her wedding. While Anna helped Alexandria do her hair for the wedding, Anna noticed that Alexandria looked a bit distracted. "Is everything alright?"

"Huh," Alexandria asked snapping out of her thoughts.

"I asked if everything was alright. You seem a bit, distracted. Is there something on your mind? If you want, you can always talk to me about it," Anna said.

Alexandria thought about it, deciding that there wasn't any harm in telling Anna about the encounter that she had the previous night. "I was woken up by the sounds of screams outside my bedroom..."

"That isn't anything new. Dracula and his brides come from their castle to feed once a month, then they go back to their castle and do God knows what, until it's their time to feed again. Is that what is bothering you," Anna asked.

"No, I was woken up. And I felt this need to go and look out of my window. So, I climbed out of bed, made my way to the window and I looked down. There out in the streets stood an innocent looking man. He was just standing there. So, I ran out to warn him of the dangers. As I ran out, he was no longer there. I had turned and was about to make my way back into the manor, when I heard someone speak up from behind me. I turned back and there he was standing there," Alexandria explained.

Anna stiffened at hearing this. "Did this man give you a name?"

"He said his name was Vlad," Alexandria replied.

"What did this Vlad look like," Anna asked hoping that it wasn't who she was thinking about.

"He had black shoulder length hair, that was pulled back into a ponytail, with two strands framing his face. He also wore dark clothing and black riding boots," Alexandria said while thinking back to the mysterious man that she had met earlier that morning. "I hope Velkan doesn't mind that I had invited Vlad to the wedding."

Anna looked at Alexandria in shock. "Alexandria, please tell me you didn't."

"I did. I didn't want to appear rude to the man who helped keep me safe from the dangers of the night," Alexandria tried to explain.

Anna gently grabbed hold of Alexandria's shoulders, turning Alexandria so she was now facing Anna. "Alexandria, the man you met in the early hours, he's no man. He's dangerous. He may have allowed you to get away this one time. But that doesn't mean he will let you go the next time you see him again. You can't go wandering out of the manor once night falls. Especially when you become my brother's wife. If that man gets his hands on you, he will kill you before you give my brother an heir."

"Vlad wouldn't do that. He's not a monster like that," Alexandria said unknowing that she was defending the same man that Anna calls Dracula.

"Do you hear yourself? You are defending the very monster that is trying to wipe out my family," Anna argued. "Did Vlad give you his last name?"

"He didn't tell me. I also didn't think to ask him for it. What are you trying to prove by asking these questions," Alexandria asked.

"I'm only trying to keep you safe. The man who introduced himself as Vlad, he's the monster I'm warning you about. Everyone here knows him as Dracula," Anna said.

Alexandria looked at Anna in horror. "You mean I had invited the very man who is trying to kill you and your family to my wedding? Oh my goodness. I didn't know. How could I have been such a fool and go invite the very man who is trying to kill your family, to make sure that you don't have any blood relatives left to stop him. I'm so sorry Anna. I didn't know that. Please forgive me. I'll do anything to make things right. I'll even tell Velkan about my encounter with the man that you guys consider to be an enemy. I'll understand if Velkan wishes to find another woman to take on as his bride, that way he can keep your bloodline continuing."

"No need. I'm more than sure Velkan wouldn't replace you. Velkan has strong feelings for you. Besides, it's not a good idea that Velkan sees you before the ceremony. I'll speak to Velkan. I'll make sure that he understands that you didn't know who you were talking to when you invited the monster himself, to the wedding ceremony. Wait here for your father to come and bring you to the church. Don't worry about Velkan. I'll talk to him, and explain everything that happened," Anna said before walking away.

Hopefully Velkan will understand and not call off this wedding, Alexandria thought to herself.

Anna walked to the steps of the church, where Velkan was waiting for his bride to be. Velkan was a bit chocked to find Anna walking up to him alone.

Velkan began to grow worried that Alexandria changed her mind about going through with the wedding.

"Anna, is everything alright? Did something happen? Did Alexandria change her mind about going through with the wedding," Velkan asked while growing worried.

"You don't have to worry about that brother. Alexandria wants to go through with the wedding. But she has a concern of her own," Anna said.

"What concern? I promise that I will do all that I can do to keep her safe," Velkan said.

"It's not that. Alexandria was woken early this morning by screaming outside of her window. So, she got out of bed, and looked outside her window. And she spotted Dracula standing outside of her Window, "Anna began to explain to her brother.

"Why didn't she come to me about this? Did you notice if Alexandria has any marks on her? Has he bitten her," Velkan began to ask.

"Velkan, calm down. She didn't have any marks on her. But she didn't realize Dracula is the monster who is attacking us. She ran out to check on him. And she was trying to be nice and invited him to the wedding ceremony. Don't be mad at her. She didn't know he was our enemy. She had never seen him before the early hours of the morning," Anna explained.

"Now that he has laid eyes on my Alexandria, there is no doubt in my mind that he is going to want her all for his own. I won't allow that monster to take Alexandria away from me. He can go and find another woman to seduce. Not my Alexandria," Velkan said.

"You have nothing to worry about Velkan. After Alexandria becomes your wife, she will be sharing the same bed as you. Alexandria will forget all about her encounter with Dracula. Besides, she will be focused on giving you an heir. Now let's get inside the church and get this wedding started while the sun is still gracing us with its protection," Anna said.

"You're right," Velkan said. "Alexander, please fetch me my bride. I don't want to wait another second to marry her," Velkan said.

Alexander walked away to grab his daughter. I know that Velkan will take good care of my daughter. I know he won't allow those blood sucking monsters to take advantage of my little girl. Dracula won't take my daughter away from Velkan, Alexander thought to himself.

Alexandria sat in front of the mirror looking at her reflection in the mirror taking her appearance as she placed the veil on.

Have I known that the man that I ran out to save was truly a monster, I would have never gone outside. How could I have been so careless by not thinking that Vlad was tricking me, Alexandria thought to herself as someone knocked on the door.