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Prologue
Christine Daae's current life with her former angel of music is filled with joy and love. Erik has been the most loving husband although he is a bit difficult to deal with when he gets irritated over silly things. He is very protective as he was and that makes her feel safe. They often time sing together, surrounding their home with the combination of their angelic voices. Erik, however, has yet to find the confidence of having his mask without him when he is with Christine. No matter how many times Christine tries to persuade him, he would not listen and still wears it around the house.
Who knows Erik had been saving most of his salaries that he received from the managers when he was haunting the infamous Opera Populaire?
The mansion they are living in now was built by ten hardworking contractors from America and of course, the mansion's structure was designed by Erik. It took almost a year for the mansion to be built to perfection but there had been a few complications regarding the private housing permit. Erik only wished for both Christine and him to live together without intrusion. The two of them would always invite the Girys to their home to keep their friendship alive especially with Madame Giry. Meg Giry is now married to Baron de Castelot Barbezac and she is carrying his child which limits her from going outside too much. Christine sometimes would pay a visit once in two weeks to see them, too. Christine finds that Erik is being surprisingly trusting but little does she know, he would always follow her whenever she goes out. It is not that he does not trust her but he wants to keep her safe all the time. Two and a half years ago, she would not have expected to be having such happy, loving and peaceful marriage with him.
Why would not she? Erik had been violent when things did not go his way and it frightened her so much. But the horror she felt for him did not last for the fear had turned into anger. Tears of rage were shed for him when he had threatened to kill the person who Christine thought to be the love of her life. To kill Raoul DeChagny, Christine's former fiancé and her childhood sweetheart who was trying to save her at that time.
Save her? She will not accept the word "save" now but instead, she would use the word "steal". It might sound inconsiderate for he was genuinely trying to rescue Christine from her fallen angel but she could not imagine if he had successfully "saved" her. It is disheartening for Christine to even think of how Erik's life would end up like without her. And hers without him. Had she married Raoul, her voice would forever be muted and her passion would die until the end of her life, merely because singing is not an acceptable profession in aristocrat's life. Christine knew well that Raoul loved her and that he can provide her a better and secured life. It was the realization that hit her made her change her mind. She could never be happy living with Raoul.
Christine rises from the seat and puts the book she was reading on the side table. She smiles as she walks into the grand music room, where her husband always composes, sings and plays. Erik looks up from the scattered music sheets on the baby grand piano and offered a gentle smile to his beloved wife. He no longer plays organ for it would remind him of his old home.
"Come here." He grabs Christine by her waist and places her on his lap which makes her giggle before giving her husband a small kiss on his unmasked cheek. Erik savors each and every second when Christine showers him with affections. It feels as if he was dreaming still. "Play a song for me." Christine softly requests and Erik gladly obeys her. Her gaze is fixed on those magical fingers of his.
As for Erik, he would have not known the true meaning of love, compassion and happiness had Christine not come back to him after he let her go.