Chapter 21
Everyone James and Sarah loved in Salem was gathered in the great room of the wooden gabled house. Olivia, Jennifer, Chandresh, Howard, Timothy, and Martha were there with the Wentworths. They held their celebration at night so their undead friends could be there too. James no longer needed to slink around in the darkness, and he loved standing in the sunshine whenever it brightened those still-snowy March days, though he had to admit, when he was being honest with himself, he still preferred the darkness sometimes. He spent lifetimes hidden in the shadows, the obscurity his constant companion for oh so many years, and some habits were harder to leave behind than others. In addition to adjusting to the daytime schedule where life happened at a faster pace, he had to acclimate t
