Disclaimer: I do not own any of NBC's "Dracula" characters, just my OC.

My dearest Mayeura,
I'm so sorry I couldn't be with you, but it's an evil necessity due to what I am...what I had hoped you'd never become, but I know now, that's inevitable. I had more than hoped you'd be able to live without fear of the Order, but from watching you from a distance, unfortunately that isn't true either.
I'm so sorry. I hope one day you'll forgive. Along with being able to read this.
Love your father,
Dracula
Dracula

Lady Jane stared at the note in disbelief and quickly put it in the top right draw of her desk and locked it. She couldn't believe it. She couldn't believe she was housing, the one creature she feared more than anything's, daughter.

Lady Jane walked out of her study and went directly across the hall to the girl's room. She hesitated before opening the mahogany door. Lady Jane bent down, grabbed the dagger out of her boot, unsheathed it, stood back up, and opened the door.

Once inside the girl's room, Lady Jane was ever so careful as to where she stepped. She stopped in front of the fire-place, looked over to the left by the big square window, where a little girl lay fast asleep in a bed. She picked up the can of water by her feet and poured it over the fire. The little girl in the bed snored as Lady Jane walked over to her. As she lifted the dagger up over the little girl's heart, the little girl woke, and noticed the dagger in Lady Jane's hand. The little girl had never looked so scared. At that one moment of weakness for Lady Jane, she put the dagger down and said, "If you wish to continue to live in my house, with me, or for better words, be my daughter, you must do exactly what I ask, when I ask. As well as train to become a vampire hunter, and yes my dear, they exist. These are my only requests. Follow these and I will...treat you as if you are my own daughter. Do you accept?"

The little girl cowered on the bed, as Lady Jane was becoming impatient. The little girl whispered, "I accept."

Lady Jane said, "Now sleep, my child. For in the morning, your life will change, but it all depends on you, whether the change is good or not."

With that, Lady Jane walked out and the little girl yelled, "My name is Mayeura."

Lady Jane walked back in very quickly and replied, "I know. I also know your father. We'll continue this conversation tomorrow. Now, sleep."

Lady Jane turned around and walked out. Mayeura fell back asleep, but didn't notice the shadow that had disappeared, which was coming from outside the window.