Chapter 6
Anna laid there in Dracula's arms awake or asleep, she couldn't tell which was a dream or which was real. The Count's warmth didn't seem real. How could HE be so gentle, and so…warm? He smiled at her sadly as he ran his fingers through her hair.
"I shouldn't have done that," he said. "I was being a little too silly with you, Anna."The gypsy girl hardly noticed. She pressed her body closer to his as though she wanted to soak up his warmth like a sponge. Dracula let her, now that she was healed it would be safe for her to sleep, which she did. For hours on end Anna slept. The Count didn't pay attention to the time. The only thing he could focus his attention on was how soft Anna's hair felt on his skin.
At long last the gypsy girl opened her eyes. She looked up at Dracula with a look of confusion. He smiled kindly at her, she just stared. Finally she scowled at him.
"You nearly killed me," she said.
"It was an accident," insisted Dracula.
"If you bit me because you were thirsty would THAT be an accident, Count?" Anna snapped. "Because of your silliness I almost died! I HATE YOU!" Anna punched him in the heart and jumped out of his arms.
She ran as fast as she could through the castle trying to find a way out. He said she'd be given chances to escape didn't he? Anna ran for what seemed like hours before coming across a large room that looked almost covered with ice. At the very center was something long and black. Her blood ran cold when she realized what it was: Dracula's coffin.
"And what do you think you're doing in here, Anna?" Dracula whispered in her ear as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "I thought you were trying to escape, not find a place to sleep." Anna sneered at his bad joke and struggled against his grip.
"Release me at once!" she cried. "You have no right to do this to me!" Dracula shook his head as he spun her around, still gripping her wrist.
"On the contrary, my dear," he said. "Part of our game is that you will be my prisoner for two days. I am allowed to do with you as I wish." His eyes traveled up her body. Anna's face paled.
"No!" she cried. "Not that! Please!"