He could feel the vein in his forehead bulging as he growled, stalking through his majestic hallways with his cape swishing softly behind him. Daniel, Daniel, Daniel... the boy was a thorn in his side, and he wanted him removed.
Of course...he still wanted the boy as his son. As a half-ghost companion, to keep him company in his loneliness. He deserved that, didn't he?
Vlad was a very...meticulous man. He wanted things, and he usually got those things. Maddie - and now Daniel - were the only two things he could not acquire. (Well, besides the Packers...)
As he let himself phase into his lab, he grinned, fangs glinting in the low light. He would have Daniel...one way or another.