"Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can't strike them all by ourselves" - by Laura Esquivel

Vlad's Pov

Once my lips touched hers I couldn't get enough. I kissed her gently at first, to respect her but once she started kissing me back, I couldn't stop. I kissed her even harder. My hands moved from her neck and hands to her whole body, molding her to mine. I groaned when her arms wrapped around my neck and her fingertips were buried in my hair.

I traced my tongue across her lips, begging for entrance. She shivered in my arms and open her mouth for me. I plunged my tongue into her mouth, tasting her. She tasted so pure and sweet. She moaned and tugged at my hair. I moaned myself.

Soon I moved from her mouth to her cheek then to her neck. She gasped and hold on even tighter. "V-Vlad…" she stuttered. "Mmmm" I mumbled while nibbling on her neck. I finally found her sweet spot and bit down. She moaned/screamed. "Oh iubirea mea… (Oh my love)" I moaned. Before she can utter another word I put my mouth back on hers.

I kissed her with all the love and affection I could give. Until she pushed me away. I was appalled. I couldn't understand why. She turned her back towards me covering her mouth. I walked towards her and held her shoulders. "Why?" I asked her. She shook her head. "Oh Vlad, I told you we can't do this." She cried. "Why not!?" I yelled in frustration. I turned her around and made her face me.

I held her face in my hands. "My Inger, why do you keep denying what we have?" I asked her. Tears started to fall down her face. "Vlad…. You are a married man. You have children. I told you I want to be in your life but not in this way! Do you want me to become your mistress!" She yelled angrily. I myself got angry. I let go of her face, I raised my hand… and I slapped her. She got knocked down on the water with a splash. Before she can pick herself up I grabbed her elbow and pulled her up. She yelped in pain.

"You listen to me! You are a woman and I made claim on you. You have no say in the matter!" I yelled in her face. "Stop it! Your hurting me!" She yelled wincing in pain when I gripped her arm even tighter. I ignored her plea. "Do you have any idea, how much I had to endure when you were gone!? For years I have searched for you! Those women in my castle are nothing to me! You are the one I always wanted! Do you have any idea what my affections are to you!" I screamed in her face.

She looked at me in fear and anger. "WHAT AFFECTIONS YOU MONSTER!" She screamed. I grabbed her face again. Furious and hurt that she called me a monster. I kissed her harshly. She tried to fight me but finally gave in. I finally released her, while she was catching her breath. "I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU!" I shouted. Everything froze at that moment. Lyall looked at me with pure shock. I finally confess my love to her… but this was not the reaction I was looking for. She was crying while holding my wrists. "I told you not to fall in love you me." She whispered.

I stood silent for a moment. Disappointment and dread filled me. I wanted her to tell me that she loved me too… I let go of her face once again and I grabbed her arm and dragged her to shore. She didn't protest. I threw her down to the ground and stood over her. "I don't care. I told her before that you are mine. I hold myself back until now. Prepare yourself Lyall. I will show you… what a monster is." I said, venom dripping from my tounge. At this moment this was my anger that was talking. I knew I would regret my actions later but at this point I didn't care.

I walked pass her and grabbed my clothes and and put them back on. I looked back at my Inger and saw her hugging herself and crying . Before I walked back to the castle I heard her whisper.

"Your just like him…"

Lyall's Pov

I felt numb. That's all I felt. The tears wouldn't stop flowing and I didn't do anything to stop it. I've been through abuse so much that I got used to it bu I never thought Vlad would hurt me… until now. I lifted my hand which still held the stone close to my heart. My arm was still on fire. Not from Vlad's grip which I'm sure I'll get a bruise but it was my mark. When Vlad kissed me the mark just burst and sent a thunder struck of pain throughout my arm. It coiled around like a snake suffocating its prey.

I ignored it at first, only thinking of Vlad but once he started kissing my neck, the pain was unbearable. I just had to let go, besides the mark I knew it was wrong no matter how much I love him. But now everything is a mess. And the way he said he loved me… and that promise… I can't help but think of my father. And that terrifies me. I cried even hard.

I must of been outside too long because Rose came out looking for me. "Lyall!? What are you still doing out here!? It's the middle of the night. You must be freezing." She scolded while lifting me up from the ground. I said nothing as she guided me back to the castle. She kept asking me so many questions, seeing if I was okay? Why am I crying? But I didn't utter a word.

Once we got to my room she helped me change into a woollen gown and brushed out my nest of hair. She sat me down on my bed. " I'm going to tell the mistress that you will not be singing tonight. I don't want to to get a cold. Get plenty of rest okay?" She said while patting my shoulder. I only nodded. Once Rose was gone I crawled into the covers. I blew out the candle and cried myself to sleep.

No Ones Pov

(Back in London)

It was a dark winter night in London. Far past the city was an abandoned house. The wood was rotten to the core after years of no inhabitants and bugs and spiders were crawling everywhere. On the outside and even on the inside you would think it was just a normal abandoned house. But your wrong.

If you look closely you can see a trap door at the corner of the room. Once you open the door you wish you would never open it again. "AHHHH!" A man wailed in agony. Deep in the darkness moans and screams can be heard all about in that basement. There you will find jail cells of prisoners chained like animals. Others were being tortured or tested on with different types of instruments all covered in blood in other rooms further down the hall.Doctors dragging dead bodies or restraining prisoners.

Actually there is one room in particular you might be interested in. Straight down the hall at the very end was a big red door… the door opened and inside was tubes filled with liquid. Most of it was empty but one in the center had a live specimen inside. There we see a computer control system. A doctor with spectacles that looked like he has to many bug eyes, jotting down notes. A fat short man in a pure white suit sitting with his hands clasped in his lap smiling up at the specimen. And Azai shaking on the fat man's side in fear.

"My dear baker, I thank you for bringing this wonderful creature to us." The man laughed. Azai shakes at this man's laugh. "N-No thank you Major. When I found my Lyall collapsed at the church I didn't know what to do. Then you came and told me you can help her. Can you really cure her?" Azai asked hopefully looking up at the tube. There we find poor Lyall's body submerged in this green like liquid bare for everyone to see. Hooked up to wires link to her heart and spine. The doctor stopped writing and looked at Azai.

"Oh yes! She will be perfect for my research. She is absolutely magnificent!" The doctor gushed. "Research?" Azai asked confused. "Oh Captain." The major snapped his fingers.

BANG! One shot fired at the back of Azai's head. Blood and brains splattered all over the floor. Behind him was the Captain with silver hair and red eyes in a Nazi uniform standing behind Azai's body. "Why thank you Captain. I couldn't stand his voice any longer." The major said with his thick German accent. The Captain only nodded. The major stood up his arms open in appreciation.

"großartig!(magnificent!) What a beautiful angel! Just looking at her makes me want to make love. She is perfection. A great weapon in our war. Don't you agree doctor?" The major asked. "Yes major. Her blood is pure. And her spirit is strong. I have a good feeling that our vampires will be stronger and more perfect than ever before!" The doctor yelled in triumph. The major raised his cloved hand to silence him. "Don't be so hasty doctor, we still have to see if the angels blood will agree with Mina's bones… yes?" Said the major. "Yes major all preparations will be ready in a few days." The doctor bowed.

Behind the major was thousands of red eyes stared up at Lyall hungerly. "I can't wait for our war. Don't you agree my dark brethren?" The major laughed.

HISSS.