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"Glynis, Glynis, sweet Glynis…"

A voice soft, sweet, and seductive whispered through the night It was a wo out my name

"Who is there?"

Desperately,for the source of the siren song

"Dearest sister of the night," the voice whispered, tinged with an accent

"Who is there?" My voice was barely audible to my own ears "Reveal yourself," I said in a louder voice

"We are here"

Before h theshihter, it ht I watched in terrified fascination as the light faded to reveal three very beautiful woht Each had long, volun jewelry isted into their tresses and decorated their pale throats and li, and deep Their skin was as pale as the ht Lips red as the darkest wine smiled at me with secret smiles Tere as dark and exotic in looks as the Prince The third wonized thehtan to shake violently as I stared at the There were s in this world that were not natural These creatures were of a realm I had not known existed and they terrified me

"Dearest sister," the blond woman said softly in herby the Master has coht it was a dream, but you were here, were you not?" My voice was tremulous "Who are you?"

"My Brides," a dark, deep familiar voice said

The very sound of Prince Vlad’s voiceonce more to my raw eyes

The shadows in the darkest corner of the chae of a ed fro firelight

My terror rose and released my body from its frozen state "No, please, no" I stu so violently it felt as if it would burst

The Brides raceful, yet

"The time has come for you to join reen eyes were burning with such intensity that they captured rip

"No," I moaned

"You are most honored,theue One of the dark haired women reached out to caress my hair I pulled away from her, alarmed, and stumbled into the arainst mine and whispered, "Dearest sister, your lovely hair has brought you life instead of death It enchants him As does your beauty and your spirit"

I pulled away fro me back toward the three women

"What are you that you can appear fro I was so cold, so afraid My teeth chattered I hugged htened me, but Vlad terrified me The cold, soft hands of the Brides slid over athered me up and pulled me into the midst of theainst mine "What are you?"

"I am Vlad Tepish Dracula I aain saw those sharp teeth behind his red lips, and I shrank back in fear The Brides strokedtomy skin One of the brunettes softly kissed entle voice

"She says not to be afraid of us, for soon you shall be one of us," the blond wo I tried to put round I pushedthem away from me The Brides released me and stepped back as Vlad motioned them away from me

"These are your sisters, e"

"I do not understand any of this!"

Vlad smiled ever so slyly "You are ift of i to make you my Bride A vampire"

"This is madness!"