Lucinda smiled brightly back up at the woman, hugging the doll a little closer. "I'm fine! My mommy said to stay here and I'd get a special present tonight." Meanwhile, Drusilla was moving stealthily through the shadows to slide behind the woman. "Do you live nearby?" Lucy's head tilted curiously, giving no sign that she saw Drusilla moving behind her.
Before she would've had the chance to answer, one of the vampires hands snaked out from behind and wrapped around Marian's throat, pulling her into the half-open back door of a store that was in the alley, one that she could tell by scent was empty. It was the back of a jewelry store, as evidence by the fancy boxes that could be seen in the dim lighting.
Drusilla looked over her shoulder to Lucinda to be sure she was following, and nodded for her to close the door. Shoving the woman towards the wall, Drusilla's eyes returned to her. Lucy walked up to stand beside her, and Dru lightly ran a hand through the girl's hair, while smiling at Marian. "Do you like my daughter?"