"What did you say?" Cadence asked, her head cocked to the side in confusion.

Aaron took another deep breath. "I said that Jack isn't dead. He's a Vampire, Cadence. Jack has gone through the Resurrection process."

Cadence stared down at her shoes, pondering what Aaron had just said. "I'm sorry," she said, looking back at him. "What? How is that possible? Jack died. He was sick. He was in the hospital. The doctors said. . ."

"The doctors didn't know, remember? They had no idea what was wrong with him. And nothing they tried worked. He was infected, Cadence. By Holland. And when his friends and family thought he was...