VLAD: Return of Dracula

Evan groans, trying to call Lilith for the 20th time.

"I don't think she's going to pick up, boss."Scarlett says, entering the room with two large crossbows.

"Do you want the vervain hollow tips or the exploding ones."

"None of it will work."Evan says, dialing Melanie's number again.

"If we don't try how will we know?"she asks, causing Evan to look up at her.

"Are you serious? It's a blood moon. Vlad Dracula is the not only the most powerful vampire, he's also the most powerful witch. Especially on a blood moon. The only way we make it out of this is killing off the small fries and giving the big one what he wants."Evan says before angrily throwing his phone to the ground.

"I'm going to her house."he says angrily, causing Scarlett to stop him.

"He's out there are you sure you want to leave this fortified vampire fortress?"She asks.

"If he's been out as long as I think he's been out he definitely knows about her, she could be in danger."he explains.

"All the more reason to stay away from her if it's you he wants."she says, causing him to sigh.

"It's not me he wants. It's that."he says, nodding towards his desk.

"What's that supposed to be?"she asks as he walks over to the desk.

"Don't tell management, alright."he says, going to one of the desk drawers and opening it, revealing a passcode board.

He types in the passcode and suddenly, the sound of compressed air fills the room, and the top of his desk begins to slowly split down the middle.

Revealed below the surface of the desk, was a woman.

Melanie.

Scarlett's mouth drops open in shock and she looks at Evan.

"Is that the fucking vampire queen?"she asks.

He only nods as she walks over to the desk.

"What the fuck. Y-you were supposed to send her away 10 years ago you said you did!"She says.

"I know, okay! I was going to, I really was but...i-i couldn't part with her."he huffs looking down at her.

"She was my only friend. I betrayed her, and I felt so guilty about it I..I literally couldn't let her go."Evan says as Scarlett runs her fingers through her hair, stressed.

"Fuck. Why does she look like that? She's plump."Scarlett says, looking at Evan with an accusatory look.

"I haven't been feeding her if that's what you're thinking. It's the desk, it keeps her perfectly preserved. But boy, will she be hungry if she ever wakes up."Evan says, quickly closing the desk up again.

"What happens if Vlad finds her?"she asks.

"Their souls are bonded, but Vlad really forced that. She'll want to go to him unless her real soulmate is around."Evan says, walking over to the drink table.

"And where is her real soulmate?"Scarlett asks as he nervously pours himself a glass of whiskey.

"Um. I thought I killed him 10 years ago, but the body was never found afterwards."he says smelling the whiskey deeply.

"Fuck I wish I could get drunk."he sighs as Scarlett picks up the iPad on Evans desk.

"Well, I'm assuming with his mate returned he's going to bathe the streets in blood with her. So why don't I book us a flight! Somewhere warm and tropical, like Hawaii!"she says.

Evan shakes his head.

"I think I actually have to face this."He says quietly.

"Okay, so how do you come out of this alive then?"she asks.

He thinks about it for a moment.

"...a trade. My life for hers."he says, looking at the desk.

"And what makes you think he'll take that deal?"she asks, crossing her arms.

"If there's one thing I know about Vlad, it's that he's in search of love. He's a romantic, hell he chased after the doppelganger of his dead wife for hundreds and hundreds of years. But he never changed any of the dopplers he had before Melanie. She's special to him."Evan says.

"So you're convinced he'll let you live if you simply give him this woman?"

He shrugs.

"It's worth a shot."

.....

Vlad smiles, looking up into the red sky as he stands on the roof of Lilith's house.

He raises his hands and takes a deep breath, feeling his power growing as he stands under the red moon.

His eyes open, glowing red and angry and he begins to speak.

"Come to me, my children. Come to me."

All around the city, vampires who were forced into hiding after the Van Helsing's revealed their existence to the world hear his call, and instantly begin moving towards him.

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