Revised edition. Christine has surrendered to her true heart's desire, but is she strong enough to bring her angel into the light? EC. ALW Movie based. COMPLETE

COMPLETED! An EC Leroux based fiction. What if Christine did not have the resolve to approach Erik as his "living bride" when Raoul and the Persian are in the torture chamber. A huge thank you to all who read and especially to those who reviewed.

Erik has left Paris following that most fateful of nights. Settled in the English countryside, he is slowly healing with the aid of a woman who refuses to let him break. Kay, Webber and Leroux based.

Autumn 1870: While the German army lays siege to Paris, civil war tears the city apart. And at the same time, the world as the Phantom has known it is crumbling to pieces...

Darkness stirs beneath the Opera Populaire... The Phantom finds himself a hunted man, but he will never give up his dominion to the unknown foe lurking in the shadows, let alone the woman he loves, and he is quite ready to wallow in blood once again...

EC Erik is dead. Christine returns to the Opera to keep her promise to take care of Erik's body, but the phantom is quite alive, and quite desperate to keep her with him forever. When all hope seems lost, will one man risk everything for love?

Something sinister is stalking Christine, and only one man can save her. As they uncover deadly secrets taken to the grave, they find that the greatest mystery of all is the human heart. A tale of intrigue, love, and redemption.