Caden stood stoically among the lilacs and lavender growing on the ground that once was his family’s original home. The approaching storm was beginning to fill the sky with billowing, dark clouds.

“You are going to fight?” Lewis asked tentatively. “How do vampires even do war?”

“We fight like anyone else,” Asher said coldly, and turned to the mortals. A faint smile teased his lips, “Though...it’s a lot more dramatic. I should take them home before we ...