My mind was still an endless swirl of thoughts. Laying in the dark, I watched the ash-colored curtains sway on the open balcony doorway. Like those curtains, I felt like a free piece of cloth being carried away in the wind. Sighing, I rolled and faced James. His face had softened, and he seemed peaceful and at rest, unlike the mask it usually held. Though vampires don't sleep often, I have been awake since the change. Meghann and I have talked about this life I am in now, and ever since finding her... I feel disconnected and scattered like the sea roaring in a storm. The only thing I knew was I needed revenge. I needed to find this monster of a so-called king, and end him. He had been behind it all. My father followed his orders blindly, killed my mother. My entire family despised me for n
