Chapter 1It wasn’t until I’d left that Irealized how much I liked Westham. Coming home wasn’t bittersweetas I’d thought it would be, with my history here. It was justsweet. Being away from home, even if it was just for a couple ofdays, had been something I didn’t just want to do again if I couldhelp it.
There was a time when I thought that Ihated it here, that I just wanted to leave but I couldn’t becauseAspen was holding me back. But after a visit to Fort Atkinson, asmall town that wasn’t as vampire friendly as some other places, Iliked Westham just fine.
Fort Atkinson had been backward – thekind of place that felt like it held onto grudges. If you were avampire, or a vampire killer like me, that wasn’t the kind of placeyou wanted to be. But Carl had needed me, so I’d gone. That waswhat
