Chapter 9

The apartment provided to Jasper was located in the far side of the vampire’s castle. The awe that he felt as the limousine drove high above the clouds up the winding mountainous road toward the enormous stone structure that looked as if it was floating in the sky still lingered.  Had he not been so angry with his recently acquired benefactor, he might have been better able to appreciate the awesomeness of his new home and situation.  As it was, he was having difficulty moving past what had happened to his assistant during their drive home.

He battled with his guilt.  Just as Rowan had assured him, Lila remembered nothing of what happened.  She wasn’t even aware that there had been a gap in the drive from his home office in Philadelphia to their new home hidden deep in the tree laden forest of the Catskill mountains. Unfortunately, he was very much aware of it.  Now, he tortured over whether he should inform her of it or keep quiet and hop