As I awake from a dream of darkness and fear
I start to laugh at myself realizing it was all a dream
open my eyes to a dimly lit room, candles all around
my body feeling weak and covered in soft satin sheets

Wondering where I am I move slowly to sit up
looking around me I see dark wood furniture
candles burning and old Victorian style antiques
thinking back to the alley I realize what has happened

My mind starts to panic, what to do next
before I can decide I feel a presence watching me
“I know you are there.”  I say with a shaky voice
“Please tell me what you want and why you have brought me here.”

“Do you not know, do you not feel it inside?”  He whispers
Still afraid and uncertain I shake my head no
“My love, my Countess, it is I that you feel inside you.
The voice that calls out to you, the yearning in your heart.”

to be continued