A year after watching Christine float away to her happy ever after, Erik is left to handle the aches of his heart as he runs away from the angry mob and Opera House. Though he tries his hardest, Christine has never left his heart nor his mind. Now that he finds himself surrounded by his truest allies, his heart and mind tear him apart between love and desire. Will Erik always venture for the affections of Christine or will he finally move on to her best friend? Created: June 18th, 2015 Finished: January 25th, 2016 Edited: ~Currently Editing~ I do not own Phantom, LND, nor any characters, scenes, music, etc. that could and will be used in this story. No copyright infringement is intended. All new characters and storyline are under my copyright and the copyright of WattPad. Warning: This is Mature for sexual references, swearing and violence. There will be an additional warning above those certain chapters.

|| Book 1 of The Shadow's Melody || As a maid here at the new Opéra Populaire I can certainly sense something different. Something missing. It lacked him. The Opera Ghost who disappeared. I know I should let it go. I know I shouldn't constantly think about a dead man. A murderer. But I simply can't. I can't forget about that man I fell in love with those many years ago. I yearned to hear his angelic voice again. I begged for it. Hoped for it. Prayed for it. I called for him in my dreams. The man they called The Phantom of the Opera. I would never have guessed that my hopes and prayers would soon be answered.

"I will marry you." Erik Desslar's ominous words spoken to 16 year-old Christine Daae were frightening enough without it actually happening. Will being his captive angel turn into something more or will her life fall? -Modern Day