Chapter Thirteen – Newborn
old by claiming to be 20. Having the ability to sway others around him, and was promoted
quickly through the ranks. By the time of the first battle of Galveston, he was made the
youngest major in Texas at the age of 20. His orders were to convey the women and children
from Galveston to Houston to avoid Union mortar boats. After transporting the first group, he
set out on his return journey to Galveston.
It was then he met up with three vampire women: Maria, Nettie, and Lucy, all survivors of
recently lost battles. Incapacitated by their beauty and his own sense of propriety, he was
unable to run from them. Maria, a petite brunette and their leader, sensed that Jasper was
special and turned him rather than kill him. Maria wanted to reclaim her territory, and built a
newborn army, putting Jasper in charge of the others. His ability to control the emotions of
those around him enabled him to build a large, lethal group of newborns that could work
together
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