Part XXVII

Dracula looked down at his daughter, whispering: "I´m sorry." Kitana heard that. "You should say that to Tina!"

Now Selindra turned her cute little face to Tina. "Mama!", she screamed and reached out as if she wanted to help her mother. Finally Dracula knew what to do. He walked over to his bride and bent down. Softly he stroked her cheek.

His child freed herself from him and crawled over to Tina, resting her head on her mother´s shoulder.

Slowly Tina awoke. She opened her eyes and looked up at Dracula. As she wanted to yell at him he put his finger on his mouth and then pointed at his sleeping daughter. Her mother carefully took her in her arms and rose from the ground. "From now on we should take care of the things we say and do", Dracula whispered

and tried not to wake Selindra.

"You mean you should take care of that! I didn´t do anything wrong. But you... you only want to keep your kind alive. And while you try to get this impossible thing through you don´t care a bit about me! You only feel lust! But I need love..." With that Tina turned on her heal and stalked back into her room.

"Is she always that difficult?", he asked.

"Why is she difficult? She is right! Before you control other people you should learn to control yourself!", Kitana spat and followed her friend.

Dracula sighed. "Women...", he whispered to himself. He turned around and what he saw there made him stop breathing. Aleera, the last of his old´ brides, stood in front of him...

Part XXVIII

"Hello, Master," she said. "It surprises me that you even recognize me seeing as you have been so busy with those other three!" Dracula could tell Aleera's true colors were showing through. She was jealous.

"It is none of your business, Aleera," he said. Aleera stamped her foot.

"Yes it is!" she cried. "Because when you bit me and my sisters you did it when we were ready and willing! But with these three it looks more like you are doing it by force. These girls feel more like they are being raped rather than loved!" A wicked grin spread across her face. "That's why you'll have to prove to them whether you truly love them or not." Dracula raised an eyebrow.

"What are you talking about, Aleera?" he demanded. "What have you done to them!" Aleera yawned as though the conversation bored her.

"Oh nothing much," she said. "I just noticed that there was a pack of werewolves near the castle so I let them break in and kidnap Anna, Kitana, and Tina. Although Selindra was left behind."

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