The entire cast couldn't stop talking about this new Phantom, he was perfect for the role, but he had disappeared right after his audition. Also, Jeslyn had had a nervous breakdown moments after rehearsal had ended. She had locked herself in her room and hadn't come out for three days. People were storming Devon with questions and he kept saying that he had no idea what was going on. After about three days, Jeslyn unlocked her door for Kaori, "Oh my god Jeslyn! I had no idea what was going on. If I had known, I would have tried to stop it. I'm so sorry." Jeslyn just looked at her, "It's not your fault, I never should have gotten into a relationship with him in the first place," he voice caught, "then he would have never been hurt." A tear rolls down her cheek. At this moment, Devon walked in. "Kaori, will you give Jeslyn and I a moment?" Jeslyn was a mess, her face was streaked with dry tears and makeup, and her hair was in shambles in a messy knot on the back of her head. She was still wearing the bride's dress from the play. Devon closed the door and walked toward Jeslyn. He picked her up and pinned her against the wall. She tried to struggle but she was so weak from lack of food and emotional exhaustion. "If you want to still save you little freak show, sleep with me. Sleep with me or he dies. You know he's no match for a mob of angry people. Not in his state, you saw him." Jeslyn stared at his angry face in horror. "That wasn't the deal! You said I had to go out with you and break his heart, you never said I had to sleep with you!" "Well, Jeslyn, times change, needs change, and right now I need you." He started to rip off her dress. "NO!" she yelled! He covered her mouth. Jeslyn knew that no one would hear her in here, she only had one hope. Erik. She hoped that he still loved her, and that he would protect her. She kneed Devon in the stomach and ran for the mirror, she threw it open and then slammed it in his face. Then she ran as if her life depended on it, but as you can guess, that's not very easy in a large, layered wedding dress. "ERIK! ERIK! HELP, ERIK!" She yelled while running through the caverns, just as she got to the edge of the canal, that led into the lake, she ran right directly into him. He looked surprised to see her. "Oh, it's you." he said, taking his hands off of her and stepping back. "Erik, Erik, please listen, you have to help me." She kept looking over her shoulder distressed. The Phantom seemed to revel in her uneasiness. "I'm sorry Miss Sydell, but there's nothing I can do for you." He started to walk away. "ERIK! ER...!" She was cut off short by Devon who grabbed her from behind. Erik had walked out of sight, but stopped when he heard Devon, "Well, well, well. Don't you get it Jeslyn, he doesn't love you anymore. You have no one." The Phantom waited and listened. "Awww, don't cry Jeslyn, you still have me. But now, you will be mine!" he yelled, and Jeslyn screamed. Erik heard a thud against the cavern wall he was behind, then there was silence. The Phantom stepped out from behind the wall and looked at the scene before him. Devon was leaning over Jeslyn's fallen form by the wall. His eyes were glittering with lust as he was starting to undo her dress. Erik came up behind him, grabbed him by the shirt, and threw him away from her. "What do you think you're doing?" he asked sternly. "Why do you care freak show, she means nothing to you." The Phantom stepped toward Devon threateningly. At about the same time Jeslyn was waking up. She saw Erik standing between her and Devon. Devon noticed this and started to talk to the Phantom. "Oh, there are so many secrets that Jeslyn was keeping from you. You have no idea. Do you know who she's related to?" Erik turned around and looked at Jeslyn who was struggling to get up. "Erik, don't listen to him. I was going to tell you, please listen to me. He's trying to turn you against me." she pleaded. "Oh, so you don't want him to know do you? Well, in that case, do you remember Christine, Phantom? Of course you do, how could you forget. Well, you're staring at her great grand-daughter." There was stunned silence. "That's how you knew so much. That's how you knew about me and about the curse." Erik said in shock. "Why didn't you tell me this?" "I'm sorry Erik, I didn't know how you would take it." "What other secrets are you keeping from me? What other lies did you tell me? You're actually dating him and you're Christine and Raoul's great grand-daughter. What else is there?" The look of betrayal on his face made Jeslyn crack, "Erik, I have to tell you something." It dawned on Devon and he tried to get to her to keep her silent, but The Phantom wouldn't let him through, "Let her speak, you did, now it's her turn." he said calmly. "Erik, I'm not really dating Devon. We made a deal, you see, he found out about you," she choked up, "and he threatened to tell everyone about you, about us, if I didn't go out with am and if I didn't make you think I didn't love you. He said I had to break your heart. It's his way of getting back at me for refusing him. He had seen you right after I rejected him, and he got a picture of you when you were in my room when I had that nightmare." Erik stared from Jeslyn, who looked as if a great weight had been removed from her, to Devon, who was pulling out his cell phone. Erik hit the phone away from him and it fell into the water. Erik walked over to Jeslyn slowly. He bent over, picked her up in his arms, "Oh my god Jeslyn, that's what was bothering you. I'm so sorry, I should have known better. This is all my fault. It's all right you don't have to do that now. I'm here, I won't let him hurt you. Jeslyn, curled up in his arms, safe at last. "I love you Erik, I love you so much." At this Devon grew furious and hit the Phantom in the back of the head, he put Jeslyn down and faced Devon. "You put her through this, you put me through this, just for her not liking you. You're going to pay for this," he said as he charged Devon. They began to fight, each throwing fist after fist, neither one getting the upper hand. Then Erik laid a clean shot to Devon's gut. Devon in turn grabbed Erik's arm and twisted it behind his back. Erik was helpless. Jeslyn jumped up, ready to join the fight, but Devon stopped her. He ripped off Erik's mask, "Is this what you love, this creature! How could you love something so repulsive!" He let the Phantom go, who covered his face with his hand and stared at Jeslyn. She was rooted to the spot by what she had just seen. Erik turned from her and started to run down the canal, in the water, back to his lair.