Ashton's POV
When my wife said that she wants us to go out, I had no idea that we would end up going to a masquerade party. I was sceptical at first. I am not a fan of New Orleans, why would I be when the city is crawling with vampires, the same vampires that tried to kill me. All that I cared about was keeping my wife safe, I don't want her to go through what I went through, so when Lulu told me about the party being hosted by a vampire, my first thought was no. I didn't want to do this.
I told Hailey that I didn't trust any vampire, then we got to town and Lulu introduced us to her grandmother who was so happy to meet Hailey. She said that she had seen her in her dreams and that she looked exactly like the person she saw. That is when she told us about Lucien. She also asked Hailey to
