Almost two years and nine months had passed since Jayden's death; life continued, but nothing was the same. There was no longer anything exciting or joyous.
What seemed to be peace was nothing more than a melancholic environment. Jayden's entire family had cut off their connection with the world, and they just stayed inside their house.
Xerome's girlfriend, Karen, became his wife after being turned into a vampire by him. She, too, moved in with him, and although she hadn't spent any time with Jayden, she could feel the depression in the air.
At that moment, all of them were sitting outside the house, on their lawn, but they barely conversed among themselves, staring into the empty sky absentmindedly.
Alice sat among the others; her belly had grown, clearly visible over her clothes. Her beautiful face was emotionless— despite the passage of three years, the pain and sorrow hadn't diminished even a little bit.
