Kayla POV. Ever since the last time I found out that Howard tricked the residents of my town into dying in a fire and privately made them into a weapon of war to be used against Ryan, I have not been able to face him in peace. Several times, he just approached me; I wanted to sneak up on him when he wasn't looking and just kill him! Yes, I hated him as much as I hated Ryan. One of them set fire to the town of Santa Cruz, one of them cheated me and made the people of the town into vampires to be his weapon of revenge. They are equally evil, and they all deserve to die! But I can't let Howard find out what I really think just yet, or he will definitely move the town's residents ahead of time. Then, I would never be able to meet Lauren again. I can only barely maintain a smile on my f