Temporary New Home

The car drove into the beautiful compound and Ashley saw the magnificent mansion standing there infront of them, as if waiting to welcome her.

She started to regret her actions of following this man here. She wanted to run back but she was here already and there was no going back till he was sure she could go back.

After Damon parked the car, he opened the boot for her to take out her luggage before they went inside the house.

Ashley saw some servants, for the first time since she came to this mansion. She had only seen his butler and speaking of him, the man came to them.

"Welcome back master." He greeted, then looked at her like he recognized her.

"Show this lady to her room. She will be staying here for some time." Damon told him and walked away from them.

"Good evening My Lady, I'm Jacob, the butler here." Jacob introduced himself.

"It's nice to meet you Jacob. You can just call me Ashley." She told him with a smile.

Jacob bowed, collected her bag and led her away from the hallway. They walked towards a hall that she recognized, then towards the elevator.

When the elevator stopped, they got out and Jacob began leading her towards wherever her room was going to be. They walked through a long corridor which had railings all round and made the middle have a square shape. At the far end of the corridor where there was a bend, there was the grand staircase. The one she remembered she had walked down with Damon the last time she was here.

"That side," Jacob said pointing opposite them, "is where master Damon stays. He stays in that room." The butler then said pointing at a particular door.

Ashley remembered. The distance from that corridor to the one she was standing in was far apart but his room was directly opposite her own room which they just got to. They came to a halt when they reached the door to her room. The butler unlocked the door and went in, Ashley followed.

"This is the room master Damon asked us to prepare for you." Jacob said as he arranged her things by the side and Ashley looked around. "I hope you like it. Dinner will be served soon, we will let you know when it is served. Please make yourself comfortable." He said before he bowed and left.

Comfortable? Like it? Ashley watched him leave, closing the door behind him.

This was going to be her home, till God knows when. She looked around the room again, her new room. It had dark colors too but it looked comfortable than the one she just left.

It had finally happened, she was finally here. She had agreed to start living with a demon, because of other demons. She laughed dryly. Wasn't she insane?

She had used the nightmares as an excuse to allow herself agree to this.

Ashley sat on the floor and let the tears flow freely from her eyes. She really didn't know exactly why she was crying. Maybe because a lot of insane things were going on and she was involved or because there was some other kind of torture waiting for her here that she brought herself into.

She searched her bag for her phone to call Natalie and the lady received the call immediately.

"Natalie, it's happened already." Ashley cried over the phone.

"What?" Natalie asked worried.

"I'm finally at Damon's home."

"Are you serious?" Natalie asked, surprised laced in her voice. "That was fast." She pointed.

"He came a few minutes after you left."

"Babe is this why you're crying?"

"Now I feel like I made a mistake coming here." Ashley said then she heard Natalie sigh.

"Babe I'm not sure what to say. But since it's for protection from his enemies as you said and he doesn't mean you harm then I guess it's for the best."

Ashley didn't know what to reply. "Cheer up okay." Natalie said again. "Do you know for how long you would have to stay with him?"

"He doesn't even know." Ashley replied.

"Is it that bad?"

It wasn't just bad it was worse than bad. Natalie tried to console her and told her they would talk better at work.

"I have to go, mom needs me." Natalie told her before the call ended.

Ashley pulled herself together. She would try as much as possible to be strong all her stay here. She had to be strong enough to handle Mr. handsome.

She stood up and decided to explore the room. It was big but not as big as Damon's she noted. There was a long mirror on the wall in a corner of the room, a beautiful sofa and a bedside table. There was also a walk in closet.

Even after arranging her clothes, there would still be a lot of space. Ashley shook her head and took her things into the closet, it didn't matter if the space was filled up or not.

Ashley went into the bathroom, it was large and beautiful just like the one in Damon's room. There was a bathtub lying on its own in the big bathroom then twin bathroom sinks hanging in a corner and then the toilet. The room was so clean and beautiful that one could even eat in it. Ashley chuckled, she was being silly.

In her apartment it was just a shower she had. Rich people really lived well, she sighed. Perhaps she shouldn't get so sad about this and just see it as God giving her the opportunity to live like one. Now she could take really good bubble baths.

Ashley got out of the bathroom then walked towards the bed. It was wide enough to contain up to four people, she thought. She would feel so small sleeping in it.

She sat on the edge of the bed and liked the feel of it. Better than that of her mattress back at home. Ashley shook the thought away. She shouldn't be comparing, it was what she could afford she got for herself and apartment. Besides she had slept on beds as good as this a few times now so there was no need for the comparison she was making.

But for the meantime this was hers. The room and everything in it was hers. She laid down and looked up to the ceiling, just then there was a knock on her door. Ashley stood up and went to open it. It was a man or better still a young boy probably around her age or younger.

"Good evening My Lady." He greeted with a slight bow. "The master asked me to bring you downstairs for dinner." He said.

"It's time already?"

He nodded. "This way My Lady." He said and started walking away. Ashley closed the door and followed him. This time they took the stairs.

"What's your name?" Ashley asked as they were descending the stairs.

"Jasper, My Lady."

Ashley was tired of the formality. It wasn't something she was used to and she didn't quite like it. She had almost forgotten that this was a rich man house. This is how they were all addressed.

When they got to the palor, Ashley didn't see Damon but surprisingly the lady was there and was sitted gracefully on one of the sofas. Sephirah.

Ashley was surprised to see her, she had not seen her since she left her home that morning but now she was here. Ashley hadn't forgotten what she looked like, a complete definition of beauty and Ashley didn't know what got into her but she suddenly became conscious of her appearance. This woman and Damon were obviously very close and she didn't know what relationship both of them shared.

As Sephirah took notice of her she stood up with a smile on her very pretty face.

"Ashley," she called. "It's been a long time."

Ashley smiled back nervously. "Good evening ma'am." She replied shyly.

"Come on, call me Sephirah. Come over." She said waving with her hand for Ashley to come into the parlor.

Ashley walked towards her.

"I know all this is kind of hard for you but don't worry, it's going to be alright." She said to Ashley when they had sat down.

"You know about all this too?" Ashley asked and she nodded. Why did she even ask? Of course the lady would know.

"And you're also not human?" Ashley asked again to be sure since Damon didn't say if she was or not.

Sephirah nodded again. Great, she guessed right, now she only needed to know if the servants in this mansion were also demons.

"There's a lot going on and all this is just to protect you. I hope you try enough to understand and bear with us for the mean time." Sephirah said.

"He said he doesn't know when all this will be over."

"Neither of us know dear, but hopefully they will all be dealt with soon."

She was talking about their enemies. Ashley really hoped that as she said, it will be over soon.

"Do you like it here?" Sephirah asked with a bright smile changing the topic.

Ashley looked around. "It's nice, I like the new room and the house but it just has a lot of dull and dark colors." She said being honest.

"Well, I guess that's how the owner likes it." Sephirah said with a chuckle.

"Dinner is served My Ladies." Jacob announced to them. Sephirah gave him a nod and turned to Ashley.

"Let's go. Damon will join us soon."