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Sandra is the female love interest in Dracula: A Love Story. Please note that she has significantly less screen time and romantic interactions with Lale/Laia, the main character you play as, compared to the male love interests.
About Sandra[]
Sandra appears as a character in two different timelines: as an adult in present-day Romania and the United States, and as her past life, a young woman in the 15th century, however while the other two main Love Interests in this story, Vlad and Leo, have significant screen time at the time of the 15th-century Ottoman Empire, Sandra only appears briefly in a scene set in the Cold Forest and does not feature in the scenes set at the Ottoman court in Season 1 and 2, but will become a featured character also in the past from Season 3, Episode 3.
Present-day Laia, the main character you play as in this book, meets Sandra in Bucharest, Romania, where she had travelled first on holiday with her sister, and the two become friends. Sandra's past life is only be revealed when she and Laia travel to the past together during a ritual in Season 2, Episode 6.
Pursuing a relationship with Sandra will affect romantic relationships with other characters. If you decide to romance her, certain scenes/options with Leo/Aslan and Vlad might be affected, or not be available.
Please note: Sandra's look changes in Season 2 and you can't change her back to her original look.
Sandra is a Romanian woman who lives in Bucharest. We learn later in the book that she was a police officer in the United States. Her parents have died so she was adopted by some distant relatives, Mihai and Ilinca, who now she consider her father and sister. The two of them live in the Cold village, the nearest settlement to the Cold forest.
The writer of this book shared more information about Sandra's past in a post on the Romance Club official Facebook page: A girl from a small Romanian village, daughter of a miller and a housewife, Sandra has always been ruthless to herself when it came to her studies. It had proven fruitful. Numerous diplomas, praises from teachers and a prestigious foreign internship in her last university year. There, the talented and tenacious girl was also noticed. They decided not to let her go, and upon completion of the internship, she was offered a job. She stayed to the delight of her colleagues who already loved her for her light and cheerful disposition. But Sandra didn't feel proud. Somewhere deep inside her, a cold, distant voice still echoed, so similar to the voice of her father: "This is all meaningless, you've achieved nothing, Alexandra."
Sandra mentions in the book how she hates being called by her full name because her father would call her this way when he was angry.
In Season 2, Episode 6, Laia and Sandra travel together to the past thanks to a magic ritual to travel over what they call The Threshold. They see the Cold Forest in the 15th century and Sandra standing next to a bonfire together with her father Simion. He tells her that once the Master rises to find the Mistress, Sandra's duty is to serve them both, protect them from calamity and warn them about dangers. (We know from the end of Season 1 that Vlad is the Master, and Laia is the Mistress.) In this scene we also learn that to protect Sandra from possible attackers, her magical powers had been temporarily transferred to Ilinca, but during the battle against the imps in Season 1, Episode 12, these powers have been returned back to Sandra. Simion is worried about his daughter, but Sandra reassures him that this is what she wants. It is also revealed that Simon was saved by Vlad so he served him out of gratitude.
In Season 2, Episode 8, during a phone call between MC, Sandra and Ilinca, we learn more about Sandra and the ritual. Ilinca explains that during their time travel, MC and Sandra witnessed some powerful magic ritual. She describes it as 'the calling to the threads of fate' as Sandra's father Simion and Sandra asked them to change Sandra's life path. The threads of fate use the energy of the elements to rewrite someone's destiny, and time to time these energies make events happen to make sure that the person stays on the path they are fated to be on. As such, Ilinca explains that many of the negative events that happened to Sandra in the past are due to these energies interfering in her life to make sure she doesn't stray away from her predetermined path. An example is the death of Sandra's parents in a sudden and mysterious fire, which meant that Sandra had to go live with Mihai and Ilinca, and familiarise herself by growing next to the supernatural gift that was destined to be hers one day. Another event influenced by the threads of fate was the fact that when Sandra was living abroad, she had an issue at work and had to return to Romania, just in time for Vlad's awakening and MC learning of her past life. The elements don't have the concept of good or bad, they just have a duty, which is to make sure the person who was bound by a specific destiny reaches their goal, as it was asked of them during the ritual.
Ilinca then reveals that Sandra's fate is only tied to MC, not to Vlad. Her connection to Vlad is due to the fact that she voluntarily agreed to take upon herself her kin's debt. But MC's fate is connected to Leo and Vlad by the threads of fate. This bound was not created by a magic ritual but it was born on its own due to the deep devotion between the three of them.
In the same episode, in a diamond scene after this phone call, Sandra tells MC more about what happened while she was living and working abroad. (A series of CGs are unlocked: you can see them below in the gallery) (⚠️Trigger warning: verbal description of sexual misconduct towards a minor) She reveals that she worked as a policewoman with the New Jersey police for three years. At first she was very happy and got along well with both her co-workers and her boss. She worked long hours but she enjoyed it, because ever since she was young, she hated injustice, so she loved being able to fight it in her daily life. When her captain retired, a new one was sent in his place who was obnoxious and haughty. Sandra tried to bear with it but one day she saw him harassing a 17yo orphan girl from an immigrant background. The young girl was living with her brother, and when he got himself arrested, she went to the precinct to visit him. The captain took a liking of her and started being suddenly interested in the case. One night Sandra saw the captain's car parked in a shabby neighbourhood, and thinking it was odd, went to investigate. She witnessed him getting handsy with the girl and blackmailing her due to the fact that her brother was in jail. Sandra took out her gun with the intention of scaring him, but a bullet misfired and her captain was hurt on his leg. Sandra was not punished because it was proven that the gun was defective, but the captain got away with it because the girl was too scared to testify against him. Sandra was dismissed from her job and returned to Romania, the girl's brother was freed and he and the girl were repatriated to their home country.
Sandra reappears in the past at the very end of Season 3, Episode 3, and is featured more prominently from Episode 4. Sandra was recruited by a platoon of Albanians, led by Skanderbeg, to help them as their sorceress. She met Vlad and Aslan when Skanderbeg attacked their camp and when Skanderbeg fled, Vlad saved Sandra by hiding her in his tent. Aslan and Vlad tasked her with bringing letters from them to Lale, at the Osmanian court. When she arrives at the court she decides to stay and is able to do so by posing as a visiting author for the school.
Still in the past in Season 3, Episode 5, if you take the first premium scene Sandra tells MC that there are special people who have higher powers and they are divided into branches or clans. Sandra's family is part of the oxen branch. However, the oxen branch started using their powers for greed, by fulfilling wishes in exchanged for gold and privileges. After being discovered the other branches exiled the oxen branch to live among the humans and their powers are significantly weaker than what they used to be. Later, Sandra accompanies Lale to Hasan's turbeh. Sandra is unable to see Ghost Hasan, but she can sense his presence. At the beginning of Season 3, Episode 6, Sandra warns Lale that Hasan and his brothers are not only Unquiet, but also marked by a dark force.
Back in the present in Season 3 Episode 7, Agnes gives Laia instructions on a ritual to help free Vlad from his darkness which Laia brings to Sandra. Sandra agrees and the following night she performs the ritual.
Returning to the past in Season 3 Episode 9, Lale, Vlad, Aslan, and Sandra shared a plate of sweets at the celebration for the returning warriors. Sandra impulsively tries to keep the sweets to herself, but realizes her mistake and immediately apologizes. Vlad explains that people from his homeland are going hungry and Sandra agrees, stating her family was hungry more often than not. Later, Sultan Murad requests Sandra and Lale to come to his tent for a discussion regarding the education of women in the Ottoman Empire. Yavuz Pasha attempts to belittle both Lale and Sandra, but they put him in his place. As the discussion comes to an end, Sandra bewitched an object in Yavuz Pasha's hand to further humiliate him.
In Season 3 Episode 11, Sandra has a vision of a man lying dead on the ground because his sword ended up in the hands of a powerful enemy. Initially Lale and Sandra believe that vision is about Skanderbeg but afterward they overhear the Sultan talking to Khalil Pasha about Aslan and the circumstances of how they found him. Khalil Pasha explains that there was a gang of fanatic Ottoman's trying to gain favor with the Sultan by attacking people and villages. The Sultan captured them and sentenced them to death but not before discovering they had a child with them, Aslan. His clothes were monogrammed with a Tsar emblem but they couldn't identify which Tsar bloodline he was from. The Ottomans had heard legends of a liberator of Bulgaria but did not believe them. The fanatic group had attempted to pierce Aslan with swords but he miraculously survived. After hearing this, Sandra believes that Aslan is Asen and that the vision she had of the dead man is of Aslan, not Skanderbeg.
Back in the present in Season 3, Episode 12, it is discovered that the group went wrong somewhere in the ritual and that Vlad is about to combust. Vlad asks Sandra to reverse the ritual and return his darkness to him until they can figure out how to safely remove it without him dying. Sandra agrees and they arrange to do the ritual that evening. In Season 3, Episode 13, Sandra leads them through the ritual to return Vlad's darkness to him. However, due to a mix-up, Vlad receives a double dose of darkness and transforms into a monster. Sandra cast a protective spell over Laia and herself then cast another spell to send the people home at the nearby celebration home. This use of her powers fully exhausted her. In Season 3, Episode 14, Sandra is weak and needs Laia's assistance to escape the courtyard where Vlad is in his monster form. Unfortunately, they are captured and Sandra is locked in a cage alongside Millie and Cathy.
The story is ongoing.
Relationships[]
Present day:
- Laia: Friend/Love interest
- Ilinca: Adoptive sister and distant relative
- Mihai: Adoptive father and distant relative
- Leo: Friend
- Vlad: Master
15th century:
- Simion: Father
Quotes[]
- "Oh, the doll from yesterday! What a meeting! I think I met you at the right time again." (S1E2, Present)
Trivia[]
- Zodiac sign: Gemini ♊
- Dos: Justice, her job and world music.
- Dont's: Hypocrisy, cleaning and weekends.
- She likes eating almond baklava.
- Although Sandra wasn't born into her current family, she always felt a strong attachment to her mother and is very close with her sister.
Romance path[]
All interactions that improve your relationship with Sandra have been clearly marked on the walkthrough, but here is a summary. Note: some options will only be available to you if you have chosen previous romantic scenes with Sandra or if your relationship with her is good enough.
Season 1:
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Ep 1 · News from a past life
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Ep 2 · The New Heir to the Throne
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Ep 3 · An abrupt move
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Ep 4 · The First Night in the Castle
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Ep 5 · The Crime
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Ep 8 · Rain
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Ep 9 · Moaning Walls
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Ep 12 · The King
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Season 2:
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Ep 4 · Punishment
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Ep 8 · The Threads of Fate
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Ep 11 · The Veil
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Season 3:
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Ep 1 · The First Half
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Ep 3 · The Brochure
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Ep 4 · The Sleepy Barren
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Ep 5 · The Prisoner
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Ep 6 · Message From Sotet
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Ep 7 · Solomon's Ritual
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Ep 8 · The Victor
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Ep 9 · The Prize
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Ep 10 · Fire and Oil
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Ep 11 · A Personal Request
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Season 4:
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Ep 4 · The Black Sea
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Ep 5 · Dark Past
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Ep 6 · The Tower
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Ep 8 · The Night
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