Angelique's Revenge, Part 26
Date: 3/13/98
From: AngeliqueBouchard

Laura arrived at the old house, but carefully hide behind the brush. She knew Angelique was here, watching and waiting for her to arrive. Laura wasn't stupid enough to fall into Angelique's hands that easily. Laura searched the darkness, but couldn't find her daughter anywhere.

"Ohh great god, Ra," She implored. "I humbly ask your intervention. Show me where my daughter is hidden."

A small fire suddenly sprung up in the underbrush. Laura peered intently into it as an image formed of her baby in the old house in a room she recognized. The fire vanished as quickly as it had appeared. Laura rose and silently moved towards the old house. She stood under a window and looked inside. There was no sign of anyone being present, but that didn't necessarily mean Angelique wasn't inside expecting Laura to burst through the front doors any second demanding her daughter. She decided to use her powers to give the illusion that there was a fire in the old house so Angelique would come out of hiding. There was nothing more a witch hated then fire.

As Laura concentrated in preparation for using her powers she did not hear the figure creep up behind her. Laura was knocked into unconsciousness by a blow to the back of her head with a bat. Angelique Collins' grandmother smiled to herself. "Angelique!" she called. "It's done!"

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Collinwood

The wedding was about to begin. Carolyn was searching for Jeb. "I can't find him anywhere," she exclaimed in frustration.

"I can't find Roxanne either," Chris said. "Where could they be?"

"I wonder if they're becoming more than friends," Tom teased.

"That's not funny!" Carolyn and Chris said at the same time.

"I'm sorry," Tom said. "I was only joking. I'm sure they're somewhere around here."

"We have to start now," Elizabeth interrupted. Carolyn and Chris reluctantly followed the others into the drawing room.

A few minutes later Nicholas moved into position. Quentin was serving as best man because of Nicholas claim to being new in town and having no family. Carolyn was Vicki's maid of honor. Vicki descended the stairs on Roger's arm. She looked beautiful. Nicholas smiled, but not at Vicki as everyone assumed. He was grinning at the host of demons that lined the walls, unseen to human eyes. They had come to witness the first phase of Nicholas' triumph and looked forward to witnessing the finale which would occur tonight when the master granted Nicholas a night of mortality so he could impregnate Vicki.

TO BE CONTINUED