Blood and Chocolate

When we are chiIdren,

we beIieve the worId is fuII of magic.

We beIieve in myths and Iegends,

and that destiny awaits.

That is the worId I remember

and the one I wish I'd never known.

-Someone's there.

-Back in the house.

Daddy!

Mommy!

Vivian, run!

Running. Always running.

Never know when you're gonna need it.

Vivian, when he comes,

he'll expect you to be here.

Well, l won't be.

lt's an honor to be chosen, if it is you.

And when he leaves you,

is that an honor, too?

These are the ways of our people.

l don't need your advice today, Aunt Astrid.

Oh, baby, you need something.

l remember being 19, you know.

You're still 19.

Funny.

When l was 19, l was pregnant.

lt was my choice.

And what l found was it's best to stay

where you belong.

lf you know where you belong.

We have a home here, Vivian, a safe one.

Thanks to Gabriel.

Your parents would have wanted you safe.

And you are.

lt's only you you're running from.

Are you sure this is the right address?

Yes, it has to be.

Vivian. Do you see anything you like?

-Just here to drink, Drago.

-That's what they all say.

ln your dreams.

She's shy.

Don't give up, cousin. l think she likes you.

l see a real future there.

Sweet of you to say.

A ring, a church wedding,

all her family would show.

And then for the reception,

you'd kill them all.

l know. lt'd be magical.

You know what we are, Vivian?

We're romantics.

''We'' are nothing.

And the thing about romantics is

they never give up.

Hey.

Yes, on top is how l imagine you.

That looks fun. Can l be next?

Absinthe all around. Her, too.

Well. Out from their caves,

if it isn't the Fortunate Five.

We're in luck, gents.

My cousin deigns

to honor us with her presence.

-Are you here to dance, Vivian?

-Dance. Yeah. Shake your pretty tail.

l'd like to see how you'll dance for Gabriel.

My cousin, you know you will.

Seven years, it's almost time.

He has other girls to choose from.

None like you.

To darling Vivian. Pride of the pack.

-And her bright future.

-Vivian!

Vivian.

Hello?

ls there somebody in here?

ls there somebody in here?

You're asking me?

Since when do they lock churches

in this country, huh?

This is a sacred place. Protected.

Well, l didn't steal anything.

You an American?

Look, l don't need any trouble.

l heard about this place.

l had to find a way in.

What is this?

They're figure studies for a graphic novel.

Like...

Like these.

-Which one has the wolves?

-The next one.

My name's Aiden. Aiden Galvin.

l'm here for research.

And trespassing.

Look. Bucharest is a treasure trove.

l'd heard there were places

that wolves were almost, like, worshipped.

But l didn't think they meant it literally.

Strictly speaking,

they're not actually wolves.

They were called Ioup-garous.

You mean werewolves.

Not as you and l think of them.

They weren't monsters,

not in the legends here.

-What were they, then?

-They were revered.

They were the best of man,

the best of beast.

Kind of shape-shifters, l guess.

Until they were wiped out.

ln the legends.

-So your comic book...

-Graphic novel.

lt's not about monsters?

Just us humans, right?

Hey, were you hiding or something?

What are you doing here?

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

l'm leaving, all right, l'm outta here.

Just tell me your name.

You do have a name, right?

Do they have names?

Why should we?

lt's bad luck to break into a church.

Hey, what's your name?

l don't want to come.

Go. Go, go, go!

Let me in! Help! Please!

Get out of here.

Oh, come on now, cousin.

lt's not like we were going to hurt her.

You have to let the boys have their fun.

You know the law.

The law.

What's one girl, right? And another.

When they come,

they'll come in numbers with guns.

And not just for you.

They'll come for all of us.

Spoken like a b*tch who's been there.

We weren't gonna hurt her, Vivian.

We were just playing games.

We know the risks, Vivian, same as you.

Yes, see, we all know Gabriel's law.

-''Hunt as a pack or not at all.''

-''Hunt as a pack or not at all.''

And the laws he'll have for you.

She's asleep.

Gabriel,

she stayed home waiting for you.

Are you afraid of me?

No.

You know about our tradition.

Every seven years,

the leader of the pack takes a new wife.

Don't you mean mate?

Should show more respect for the rules.

Without them we cannot survive.

There are prophecies

about girls like you.

You come from a long line of leaders,

you know.

Women in your family

were legends in this city.

Your father should never have gone

to America.

l knew how he would end. l told him.

You must have hated him very much.

No.

But you know why we have survived here?

lt's because we stand together.

Your father thought of himself first.

Don't insult my family.

You have no family. You have heritage.

lf you're the one from the prophesy,

soon l will ask you to be my wife.

l see what you did to Astrid.

You come for one night,

she cries for a month.

You want to be ordinary?

You're not ordinary.

Ask the animal who is inside you.

She will teach you.

Fear.

Was l not worthy of your respect?

No trace of admiration?

That's because you don't know the real me.

Hey, scumbag, you are free to go.

Detectives? Where are you taking me? Huh?

What is this? Where are you taking me?

My friend, your arrest has made the paper.

You must be very proud.

What is this? And who are you?

Please, have a drink with me.

Absinthe, it's an old ritual of mine.

Why did you pay to get me out?

Drink.

You know, there are countries

where they call this poison.

Of course, it doesn't come in a dirty needle.

And it's not sold to children.

What you want? You want a cut?

You want in?

My friend,

you have escaped the law till now.

But in this city, we are the law.

As we have been for 5,000 years.

We'll find out

who you've been selling your poison to.

For tomorrow, tradition reigns.

Well, that makes all the difference.

-Your chocolates.

-That's so nice. Thanks.

Hey! Hey, Wolf-Girl!

Hello, sweet tooth. Ready to hunt?

All hail the queen of the night,

the beauty of Bucharest!

She will hunt and hunt supreme.

Mama.

Willem, so he's chasing the meat, right?

Lands on it, turns it around, it's Gregor.

-Did l tell you?

-No, l had no idea.

l had no idea.

Hell of a night.

''ln fear l hurried this way and that.

''l had the taste of blood and chocolate

in my mouth,

''the one as hateful as the other.''

Remember that?

SteppenwoIf.

We're all lost souls, Vivian.

At least we're lost together.

My lords and ladies,

we gather tonight

as our ancestors did for all time.

The first night of the full moon

when we gather as one.

For we are one.

And we hunt as one.

We have survived for 5,000 years

by hiding who we are.

We have been chased from everywhere,

England, France, America,

but not here.

Never here.

This thing before you

is called man.

But l call it menace.

The race of man is corrupt at its core.

The only thing it's good at is destruction!

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