“What was that?” Jade said.
“Probably an animal. There is a lot of wildlife around this castle.”
When Valentina finished her cigar, she walked Jade up to her bedroom in the East Tower.
When they entered, she just stood there, gazing at her. There was a lustful glint in her eye.
“Cara,” she whispered, and reached up and tenderly touched her face. “You are so beautiful.” She moved closer, gazing down at her lips. She could smell the cigar smoke on her clothes.
Her heart was pounding, but not from lust.
“This - this is too fast,” she said. “You’re a very attractive woman, but we hardly know each other.”
She ignored her, her lips suddenly pressing against hers. Jade fought it, but that only seemed to excite her. A prudent voice inside her head said, You have no passport, and no money. I
