White Rose

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She was the lady every man wanted to marry. There was Henry, the poet who strolls with her by the river every Saturday evening; Jonathan, the merchant who bought her silk and jewellery; Arthur, who took her to fancy balls - to name but just a few.

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She crept out of her bed, climbed through the wall, crossed the cemetery and finally entered Christopher's room through his unlocked window. She touched his hand gently, thereby waking him up.

 "Elizabeth? What are you doing here?" 

"I came for the kiss you promised me," she said sweetly. Before he could respond, she turned into a figure of nightmare. With a long, deadly kiss, she sucked his life out.

"Oh, and here's the love bite you're dying to receive," she said as she bit into his neck, causing his blood to splash all over her body, her gown and the white rose in her hand.

 She looked at the white rose in her hand. Ten more white roses to be tainted red.