He had spent centuries with only himself for company, he fed, tortured and killed that was his life and he liked it that way, until she came along and stirred something in him, something he couldn't and wouldn't accept. “If I were you I’d keep that stake sharp. Don’t expect anymore visits like this, next time I come I expect you to use that thing,” he told her pointing to the stake on the bed, and then he was gone.

Bella Edwards and Collin Link have been friends since they were kids. Until she moved to California with her family. When Collin moves to California with his family, they are reunited. However, they aren't like they used to be when they were younger.