Chapter four:
London
-Why did you choose me?
Dracula watched the flames in the fireplace. He and Mina were alone in the house, while Polina, Carmilla and Erzsebet were somewhere in the London night.
Dracula did not turn his head but he smiled a bit.
-I knew your possibilities. Just like I saw them in Lucy. She was beautiful, pure, feminine... an English rose who could make a wonderful vampire.
-And me?
Red flames reflected in the vampire´s eyes... except that Mina knew they were not flames.
-A woman who lived in her head, always writing... pretty, sober, a wall-rose who could bloom.
They were quiet, listening the sounds of the cracking fire. Then Mina asked:
-What are you doing to them?
-I´ll either kill them or let my brides to make new vampires. I suspect you dont want Jonathan anymore.
He was right. The idea of dull, supposedly decent Jonathan did not attract this new Mina at all.
-He is like a stranger to me... Mina mused. -I loved him so much before, but now I dont feel anything.
Dracula turned to her and held out his hand. -Come with me. You have not drunk toniight.
Mina put her hand to Dracula´s palm. -Where are we going?
-This city has so much more than loony bins...