I grabbed Christine's hand and pulled her along after me.
"Come Christine!" I yelled. "They might follow!"
"Erik don't!" she cried.
"We have to go!" I shouted. We ran around to the front of the inn and I helped her up onto the horse. I jumped on behind her and reached for the reigns.
"Where are you taking me?" she asked, pushing my hands away. I reached around her again and managed to grab the reigns.
"I'm taking you to my home," I told her. Just as I was about to dig my heels into the horse's sides, I heard someone behind us.
"Christine!" they yelled. I whipped around. I knew that voice.
"Oh look, it's your precious patron," I sneered.
"Erik let me down!" Christine said urgently.
"Hmmm. let you down so you can marry him, or take you with me so that I'm happy? I think I'll have to go with choice number two," I said quietly. I dug in my heels and the horse reared up. I held Christine tightly as the horse galloped off.
When we got to Paris, I helped Christine off the horse and left it tied to a post outside a building. I ran over to a sewer entrance in the street and opened it up. I walked back to Christine and took her hand.
"This way Christine," I said. I led her to the entrance and helped her down. When I heard the small splash she made from jumping off the ladder, I climbed down myself. I jumped off next to her and motioned for her to follow me. After we had walked down a few passages, I pulled a small vial out of one of my pockets and turned to face her.
"You need to take this Christine," I told her and held the vial out to her. She eyed it suspiciously and then slowly took it from my hand. "Be sure to drink it all," I directed.
"What is it Erik?" she asked.
"Just drink it. Trust me," I said and lifted the vial up closer to her mouth. She pushed my hand away and unscrewed the cap. I moved behind her and wrapped my arms around her. She looked at me over her shoulder and then emptied the vial of its contents.
"Erik!" she cried and grabbed my arm before going completely limp. I swept her up into my arms and carried her the rest of the way to my lair. When we got there, I took her into her room and laid her on the bed. I sat down next to her and gently stroked her hair. I smiled to myself. My angel was back.
"Come Christine!" I yelled. "They might follow!"
"Erik don't!" she cried.
"We have to go!" I shouted. We ran around to the front of the inn and I helped her up onto the horse. I jumped on behind her and reached for the reigns.
"Where are you taking me?" she asked, pushing my hands away. I reached around her again and managed to grab the reigns.
"I'm taking you to my home," I told her. Just as I was about to dig my heels into the horse's sides, I heard someone behind us.
"Christine!" they yelled. I whipped around. I knew that voice.
"Oh look, it's your precious patron," I sneered.
"Erik let me down!" Christine said urgently.
"Hmmm. let you down so you can marry him, or take you with me so that I'm happy? I think I'll have to go with choice number two," I said quietly. I dug in my heels and the horse reared up. I held Christine tightly as the horse galloped off.
When we got to Paris, I helped Christine off the horse and left it tied to a post outside a building. I ran over to a sewer entrance in the street and opened it up. I walked back to Christine and took her hand.
"This way Christine," I said. I led her to the entrance and helped her down. When I heard the small splash she made from jumping off the ladder, I climbed down myself. I jumped off next to her and motioned for her to follow me. After we had walked down a few passages, I pulled a small vial out of one of my pockets and turned to face her.
"You need to take this Christine," I told her and held the vial out to her. She eyed it suspiciously and then slowly took it from my hand. "Be sure to drink it all," I directed.
"What is it Erik?" she asked.
"Just drink it. Trust me," I said and lifted the vial up closer to her mouth. She pushed my hand away and unscrewed the cap. I moved behind her and wrapped my arms around her. She looked at me over her shoulder and then emptied the vial of its contents.
"Erik!" she cried and grabbed my arm before going completely limp. I swept her up into my arms and carried her the rest of the way to my lair. When we got there, I took her into her room and laid her on the bed. I sat down next to her and gently stroked her hair. I smiled to myself. My angel was back.