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I s bastard who condeave hiered back at the sight of h," Vlad said as he appeared "Glynis, you cannot harm Sir Stephen I forbid it"

"So, if I cannot harm him, may I kill him?" I asked innocently "I promise it will not hurt too ered back, growing very pale He was so white fro wife Though it would amuse me to see you torture him to death, he is a faithful servant and your are forbidden fro hian to walk away, but as I passed Sir Stephen, I hissed at hihed when he jumped

Ah, diary, I love it here

Excerpt of a letter to Angelina Wright froht

7th of March, 1820

we have secured a carriage that will carry us to Buda

I feel such a fiery anticipation eating away atand terrible trip Between the bad weather at sea and the constant struggle to keep from absolute despair, I am quite weary My only solace is that you are safely at home and I shall soon see my sister

I fear that I shall not be able to endure to see what fate has befallen her I have no peace

Oh, dearest wife, pray forthe Valley of the Shadow of Death

Chapter 21

The Journal of Lady Glynis Wright

10th of March, 1820

The Dracula Estate

Buda, Hungary

Soon after arriving in Buda, Vlad had sent for his dressmaker in order to have special veils made to cover my ethereal beauty from my brother I as, but Vlad is quite vehement in his orders that I should wear a veil at all ti, I fussed with the veil overht and I can hardly wait to see him But as I tried to maneuver in that dah all the organza and lace

With an explosive hiss, I ripped the lacy irritant fro across the roolared at the cluttered bed

It felt wonderful to be an awful brat of a girl oncefussed over and complimented by the dressmaker and his assistant It had felt so normal, so wonderfully normal Already the castle and my vampire sisters seem like ancient history

But the veilsI hate them Despise them!

I wanted to shred the open and Vlad appeared dressed immaculately in black His hair andout for the evening"

"To visit whores?"

Vlad laughed at ht is what they are called, dear So appropriate, is it not? I a with Sir Stephen and will not be home until it is nearly dawn"

"Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow you may die," I said flippantly

"Jealous, wife?" Vlad asked, his eyes narrowing

"No, not at all Better the a veil from the bed "You ear these"

"I know," I answered blandly I would not argue with him on this point Andrew’s safety meant too much to me

Vlad turned to studyvery ht, my wife I will not hold you here Go out and see the city Hunt to your heart’s content Seduce asmen in their beds as you please Just be home before dawn or you will burn in the sun" Vlad hesitated, then said, "I would very much not like that to happen"

"Because of your plans to land," I said

"Yes, of course" Vlad fastidiously plucked a bit of lint froht, wife"

The door shut behind hied from one of indifference to one of joy I leapt across an to ransack ht I rang for theto dance about

Magda entered her expression blank and ready to obey "Yes, ma’am?"

"Have the stable driver"

Magda bowed and immediately hurried away