Ashley's plan had been to pass through the Tri-Cities. She planned to fix her car and get some much needed shut eye before once again hitting the road. But that fell through when she is forced to get involved with vampires and werewolves. Then there's the matter of the demon infested vampire on the loose. Just what the hell was wrong with this town?.

At night she dreamed she stood upon the battlement of her home. She would look beyond the city to see, nothing. What used to be lush hills of grass and trees was shrouded in darkness. And every night she would have to retreat back a step as the evil crawled ever closer threatening to swallow her whole.

A deep worry set within her heart at her brothers unwavering attention to the ring. The greedy spark that lit within his eyes almost had her backing away from him. Her brother was a proud and loyal man. He was a protector, happy with his duty as the city's defender. For it to change her brother so completely, she knew it was right to be feared.