Astrid wasn't herself and her children knew something was terribly wrong as she sped off down the highway. Astrid was sure she was super careful with everything. The house was not in her name, the car was paid in cash, and she had no credit cards in her name. How on earth did he find out where she was? If he knew where the baseball game was then he surely knew where she lived, but she had no choice she had to drive home to pack up some things. Astrid pulled up along the street next to her house and ushered the children out of the car. " Mom what is the matter ,you're shaking?" asked Elliot as he hopped out of the back seat. Astrid was fiddling with her keys . Damn she thought she had too many keys and was getting frustrated trying to find the one to unlock the front door. " We are going on a vacation boys! Road trip how does that sound?" The twins looked at her strangely as they thought she must of lost her mind. Alex closed the door behind them before watching his mother race up the stairs.

" I wonder where we are going to for a vacation?" asked Elliot. Alex shook his head at his brother's stupidity. " I don't know where we are going, but where ever that may be, there better be mine craft." Said Alex before walking up the stairs leaving Elliot alone on the couch. Alex walked up the stairs to his mother walking back in forth from the closet to the bed in a frantic state. His mother then whizzed past him as if he wasn't there and start rummaging through their draws. " Mom are you ok? Can I help in any way?" said Alex. Astrid stopped in her tracks as she saw the scared look on her son's face. Walking over to him she knelt down and embraced him in a deep hug. This wasn't right she couldn't just rip them from the only place they knew as home. It wasn't fair was all she could think as she cried on the floor holding Alex close her. Alex held tightly onto his mother who was shaking uncontrollably , he felt he needed he strong for her. Yet he couldn't understand what troubled his mother so greatly to cause this hysteria of hers. " Mom someone's at the door for you!" shouted Elliot from down stairs. Astrid released Alex from her grip and walked towards the stairs. " Elliot whatever you don't open the…door"

Astrid at the top of the stairs saw the front door wide open and in walked Dracula along with another man unbeknownst to Astrid. Elliot ran back to the couch holding onto the red pillow to shield him from the strangers. " Alex go to your room and lock the door. Do you understand me?" whispered Astrid . Alex nodded his head and ran into his room slamming the door shut behind him. She stood up from her crouched position and slowly walked down the stairs to meet her Intruders. " Lovely home you have here Astrid! I'm sorry I meant to say Holly. From what I hear that is what you go by now." Said Dracula. Dracula's body guard closed the door behind them while Astrid remained still on the stair case. Elliot looked confused and frightened as he watched the one man walk over to him kneeling down before him. " No need to fear my little one , what is your name?" asked Dracula. Elliot peaked his eyes over the pillow trembling as he did. Who was this man? Was this why his mother was acting so strangely he thought? " My mother told me to never talk to strangers." Dracula chuckled at his sons response. " I see, it seems your mother hasn't told you about me, isn't that right Elliot?" Dracula now turned his head as he looked at Astrid who still was standing on the staircase. Elliot immediately threw the pillow at Dracula whizzing past the coffee table to where his mother was on the steps. Elliot was now hiding behind her while holding onto her leg. "Elliot join your brother please and close the door behind you . I need to have a word with our guests." Elliot didn't need to be told twice and rushed up stairs, banging on the door for his brother to let him in.

" How did you find where I was and more importantly what do you want?" asked Astrid . Dracula removed his jacket before taking a seat on her white leather couch. His body guard remained in front of the main door blocking any one from leaving. " Please Astrid come sit next to me, we have much to discuss." Astrid walked down the remaining steps only to sit on the love seat opposite of Dracula. She looked at him with such hatred in her eyes, he was the same Dracula just now dressed in modern day clothing. The same heartless piece of crap she escaped from nine years ago. " Please Astrid that expression you are giving is most unbecoming, I thought you'd be ecstatic to see me." Astrid scoffed at his remark as she now looked down at the ground with her arms folded across her chest. " Seems you haven't changed a bit Astrid, but I do have a bone to pick with you my dear." "Oh really? What is that?" asked Astrid. She could see he was trying to contain his anger for his eyes kept changing colors. Although Dracula was never the type to control his anger well. " How come my children don't know who their father is or for that matter how come they don't carry my name?" shouted Dracula

The twins could hear the one man shouting down stairs, he seemed angry they thought. Alex sneaked out of his room and crawled to the top of the stairs watching down below. His mother was crying as the stranger was now standing before her yelling into her face. "Stop it leave her alone!" shouted Alex from the top the stairs. Dracula turned around to see his other son who was still in his blue and white baseball uniform staring at him from at the top of the stairs. " Ah you must be Alex, no need to be frightened I'm just having a chat with your mother." " Our father died before we were born , we don't have a father." Alex replied back. This just increased Dracula's anger even more as he whipped his head back at Astrid. Dracula now teleported in front of Astrid again and now had his one hand around her neck. His grip was tightening leaving Astrid crying out in pain. " You bitch! I should kill you now, but I can't nor won't. How dare you deny me of my children! It is one thing to deny me of your love, but to deny me of my children." Shouted Dracula. His threatening blue eyes and elongated teeth were baring only inches away from her neck. She tried to break free from his mighty grip around her neck. " Alex …go.. upstairs." Astrid croaked while in Dracula's grasped. The little boy was frozen with fear . He couldn't move and his brother was now shouting for him to come back to their room. Dracula released him grip on Astrid's next causing her to fall back onto the couch gasping for air. " Remember our bond Astrid? I was able to find you and also had some help along the way." Dracula was now holding Astrid's chin up by two of his fingers as he forced her to look into his eyes. " Now I'll make you an offer you can't refuse. You shall return with me and the children back to Castle Dracula where you all belong or I shall rip our children from you and you'll never see them again!" shouted Dracula. He was in mere inches from her face now watching her cry before him. He abruptly smashed his lips upon hers forcing her into a passionate kiss. Astrid pushed Dracula away with free hand as she gasped for breath for it seemed like eternity that his lips locked onto hers.

" The park two blocks down the road meet me there tomorrow at noon along with my sons. I'm giving you a chance to think this through." He then stood up straight motioning his guard to open the door for him. " Oh by the way Astrid any thoughts of running away would be unwise, for I have your house cornered. Pleasant night to you all!" said Dracula before walking out, his guard slamming the door shut behind them. Astrid sat there on the couch in shock and in disbelief. Her white blouse was stained with blood the cuts on her neck and she could feel her injuries to her neck slowly healing from where Dracula grabbed her. " Mom ! Mom!" shouted the boys as they ran down the stairs to join her on the couch. They were just as frightened as she was as they held onto her tightly. She didn't hold onto them long before she immediately sat up and walked to the kitchen . Outside the kitchen window she could she see one of Dracula's guards sitting on their patio furniture by the pool. " Damnit!" she shouted as she punched her fist onto the counter top. " Did you think I was joking Astrid?" Astrid whirled around to see where his voice was coming from. The living door was still shut and the twins remained still on the couch. " I'll be keeping tabs on your thoughts from now on. Remember noon tomorrow at the park." "Stop it !" shouted Astrid as she now had both hands covering her temples on her head. " Mom?" said Alex. Astrid shifted her attention back to her twin boys. They both thought at one point they were going to lose her after how that man was strangling her earlier. " Who was that?" asked Alex. Astrid remained silent for some period of time debating on how to answer their question. She never thought this day would come, how naïve of her to think they were safe and far from him. " Alex, Elliot that was Count Dracula, he also happens to be your father."