“He likes to keep us hidden—like tucked away in a vault somewhere.”

“So do you live in Romania, too?” I inquired.

“Yes. We lived next door to each other.”

I imagined two Gothic mansions resting on top of a large mountain surrounded by fog, witchlike trees, and a ghostly cemetery and protected by a full moon.

“I guess you didn’t live in the suburbs?” I asked.

“Not exactly.”

“Do you live in a mansion, too?”

“I guess. I never thought about it really. It was just our home. But we had lights,” he said, giving Alexander a verbal jab.

“Do you know Jagger and Luna?”

“Vaguely. I wasn’t there for that whole covenant thing. I crossed paths with Jagger, but Luna was a mortal… so I never saw her. My family travels a lot.”

“Are they art dealers like Alexander’s?”

“No—they are pilots.”

“Are they all—”

But before I could say vampires, Alexander placed his hand on mine. “So many questions. Don’t you want to save a few?” he hinted politely.

“Finally, a woman who is interested in me for a change,” Sebastian said coyly. “And a beautiful one, at that.”

He flashed a mesmerizing smile. “So what do you want to know?”

Sebastian was charming, no doubt about it. But my interest was in Alexander. I wanted to know more about

Sebastian but even more about my own handsome boyfriend.

“Are you homeschooled like Alexander?”

“Yes. But we took night classes together. We had to take a few for exams. Alexander helped me pass them—

without knowing it.”

“So what was Alexander like?”

“I think it’s time we figure out what we’re going to do,” Alexander interjected.

Sebastian ignored his host. “Ah…that’s the real question. About Alexander. You were working your way through me to get to him, weren’t you?” he asked. “It’s okay. I’m used to it. Alexander always got the girls,” he revealed.