A week had gone by since the night of Edwin’s capture and James’s turning. Lavant manor had slowly come back to a sense of normalcy as the time went on and the setting sun brought upon a new day for Edwin and James.

Edwin, being the first to awake due to being used to this kind of schedule, sat up from James’s arms and stretched. “Come on, James, it’s time to wake up.”

All Edwin got as a reply was a tired groan and James rolled back over. “Five more ...