Chapter 11

Anna opened her eyes to find herself alone in her room. She felt exhaused but couldn´t imagine why. She couldn´t even remember having a dream, just blackness. Her hand went up to her head as she moaned in pain. But where was that headache from?

Her hand wandered down to her neck. The skin there felt rough to her soft hand. She could feel bitemarks. Immediately Anna jumped off her bed and stormed to her mirror. Yet she looked as ever: no marks, no bruises... just her eyelids seemed heavy enough to close again. She had to find Dracula and confront him about that.

Suddenly an ice-cold hand landed on her shoulder, making her jump in surprise.

"Did I scare you, dearest Anna? Do I have to remind you that you can´t see me in mirrors?", Dracula teased. She glared at him with pure hate in her eyes.

But he just began to circle her. The gypsy princess could feel him undressing her with his gaze.

Anna punched him hard on the shoulder, which made him take a few steps away from her. "You know that I hate that", she hissed dangerously. Dracula grabbed her chin and pulled her towards his face rather forcefully. He smashed his lips on hers and pulled them in a fiery kiss.

She pretended to enjoy it at first but just waited for the right moment. Then Anna bit hard into his lower lip, almost tearing at it.

Before she could pull away he sank his fangs into her tongue, causing her blood to fill his mouth. The two of them kept playing this bloody game for minutes until Anna felt like she had to throw up every second.

As they parted she covered her mouth immediately. The taste of blood made her sick.

Dracula had healed his wounds already before he walked up to her, pulling her close once more. The soft flesh of her lips hurt terribly as his lips collided with hers.

Only this time the kiss was softer then the past. And with that he also made her mouth stop bleeding. As soon as he was done she pushed him away again.

"How dare you kiss me?", Anna demanded to know. "You put me under your spell and then almost ATE me!" Dracula chuckled at that. "First of all I didn´t put you under any spell. It was you who couldn´t leave it with a simple kiss. But I must confess that I´m quite impressed that you love it bloody. Just like me."

"You unimaginable bastard!", she shouted. He was about to leave as she also added: "And I didn´t like it! It was simply disgusting!"