Half-human, half vampire Will Lavelle feels guilt from being what he is and taking the lives that he has. His life held no meaning for him until one day in the snow covered woods he met Edythe Rose and decided to save her. After several events unfold, Will struggles with the loss of Rose and feels responsible for her death. Only six years later does he finally realize that Rose is far from dead and that there are bigger things at hand. "I stared into her eyes, into my dead girlfriend's eyes, as she staggered forward. I wanted to apologize, to get on my knees and beg her to forgive me. Not because I was afraid of dying, but because I couldn't live a minute longer with this guilt. I was the reason she was here, the reason why her life ended. If I had known sooner, if I had reacted differently, then she would still be alive. She would be human and okay."