Few days after Florence gave birth to little James and little Vanessa, doctor came back from countryside. He checked both babies, and considered, doctor Frankenstein and doctor Jekyll made a great job.
Taking a look on Florence, she was blooming as babies were, and everything looked perfect.
Ethan was sleeping in his room.
Malcolm with Florence in their bedroom, Malcolm's hand circling Florence's waist and her little swell of her abdomen, they were sweetly sleeping.
As James with Vanessa, in old Vanessa's room were sleeping too.
Everything looked peacefully…but it wasn't.
The unsecured window of the room, slowly opening by itself.
A shadow swiftly moving across the room.
Steps coming to crib, until cold hands squeezed its slender fingers around the edge of Vanessa's crib.
A figure leaned down, carefully looking over small baby girl.
,,Nothing's lost…
You will carry her name,
You will carry her strength,
You will carry her beauty,
You will carry her fate…
My Queen...'' Dracula spoke smiling viciously at little Vanessa.
Taking her slowly on his hands with his last words.
,,Mother of all evil…'' his voice and his hands woke her up, when he brought her to his face, nearing his lips to her forehead.
,,Florence you have to wake up !'' Vanessa spoke to her worriedly, almost scared.
And then….a scream…a cry…
Florence's eyes swiftly opened, as she woke form nightmare. But she heard nothing.
Malcolm sleeping, still hugging her waist from behind.
But she felt something is wrong.
,,Malcolm ?''
,,Hmm ?''
,,Babies ?''
,,They are sleeping-''
,,No…I feel…I'll check them,'' she decided, standing up.
She walked slowly across the hall, feeling cool breeze, even through her long nightgown, coming from behind closed doors of nursery.
And as she passed the middle of the hall, then she heard it ! A cry !
She didn't hesitate and ran across the hall to room.
His lips almost on Vanessa's forehead, but she start crying, and his eyes wandered to doors as he smelled Florence in the hall.
She rushed into room, seeing window opened, and both babies now crying in cribs, but nobody there…
She quickly managed to take both of them on her arms, and close the window. Her chest rapidly heaving, her pulse raised. She carried them both to her and Malcolm's bedroom.
,,I was right, they were was something wrong,'' whispered to half sleeping Malcolm.
,,And what was that ?''
She sat down on bed again with both babies, soothing them ,,you left opened window ?''
,,No…'' his eyes suddenly opened, looking up at her.
Silence spread across the room, as she was still soothing babies.
,,I think….I think we should have them in our room…for sure,'' Florence whispered.
,,Right,'' Malcolm nodded.
,,Something woke them up…and it wasn't me,'' she shook with her head.
,,Do you think-''
,,I don't think anything…I only know, I will protect my babies to the last breath of mine…''
,,I will too,'' he agreed, as they watched both little babies yawning, as they were slowly falling asleep again in Florence's arms.
Dracula stood in front of the Murray's residency, watching straight into Malcolm and Florence's bedroom, his smile more and more vicious…almost wicked.
,,Until we meet again….Vanessa…''