Stephanie: Both Erik and Raoul are smart. Erik just underestimated Raoul.

Jamea: I was hoping I'd be killed for the cliffie, but nobody complained.

Erik's Secret Admirer: Meg just knows Raoul well.

The Mouse in the Opera House: I was trying to make her likable. I love Meg, so naturally, she is loved by everyone.

LonesomeGurlAngelofDeath: Wow, that is one hell of a penname.

WanderingTeen: You know as well as I do that Raoul will do something.

Idiots

Raoul

Meg is smart, I give her that, but I am smarter. I already had Christine by the time she said those words "He's here" As soon as I heard her say that, I picked up Christine and ran out. I knew exactly where I was going, and those idiots would never follow.

Nadir

It appears that Meg was right. Christine was not in her bed, and she is not in the lair. She would not leave without telling us, so Raoul must have taken her. As soon as I realized Christine was gone, I grabbed Meg, ordered a carriage, and set out to find Erik. He was searching around the asylum, obviously pondering where to search next. I yelled at him to get in the carriage. He took one look at Meg and my face and jumped on the carriage, pushing off the driver as he did. He immediately set the horses at a dead run, out into the countryside.

"Erik, how do you know that they will be there?"

"Raoul is smart enough to know I would find them anywhere in the city if he stayed."

He replied, his voice malicious.

I looked at Meg and she nodded grimly. They both know Raoul.

Christine

The first thing I noticed when I woke up was that I was in a carriage that was going very, very fast. I knew I had been drugged, for I am a light sleeper. I pushed the window open and looked at the driver, and I went cold- it was Raoul.

"RAOUL! STOP THIS CARRAIGE NOW!"

He threw me a contemptuous look, and kept on driving. We were in the middle of nowhere, but Raoul began slowing down.

"Where are we going Raoul?"

"Does it matter? I am slowing down, because we are out of the city, and there is no need to speed along."

"Raoul take me back."

"You really think that I went to all this trouble just to take you back? Christine, I want you. I love you."

"I chose Erik, Raoul! I am married to Erik."

"Not for long."

"What!"

"I am taking you to a priest, and I am having your marriage annulled."

"That's not possible. Erik is not with me."

"I will pose as Erik."

"Why not kill him?"

"That would require sneaking up on him, and as I have you, I cannot do that. I have to protect you."

"I do not need protection! I love Erik!"

"He has bewitched you. You love me."

Raoul suddenly turned white, and began shuddering. I had absolutely no idea what was going on, but then he straightened, and said

"We shall go on to our new home."

And a terrible sense of dread filled me.