Chapter 1-Angelus Returns
Daniel, this is stupid," Justine complained one morning in early September. "Angelus is never going to come after Steven."
"Ah, but you don't know him like I do," Daniel told her. "Once Angelus comes after something there's no stopping him."
"Over the last twelve years we've lived in fourteen different places." Justine paused. "Look, the reason you wanted Steven in the first place was because you wanted him to have a normal life. Angelus could never have given him that, but this isn't normal."
Daniel looked at Justine suspiciously. Over the last twelve years, ever since they got Steven, she had changed drastically. She was no longer a naïve girl full of a thirst for vengeance. There was a time about seven years ago when he really noticed the change in her. It was the dead of night and she was with Steven because he had a nightmare.
All of a sudden there was a loud bang outside and the little shack shook. They had been living in Colorado at the time, and vampires had stormed the house in search of Steven. Their constant moving and remote locations kept away most of the publicity, but there had still been a few. The moment those vampires set foot in the house Justine flew at them and fought and staked every last one. The next day they were in Kansas.
"Justine, this isn't a matter of life and death. We've been here fourteen months now."
"Exactly," she replied. "If Angelus had any hope of finding us he would've already."
Before Daniel could reply, Steven walked into the room and looked at them suspiciously.
"You two were fighting again," he said softly. He had very honed senses, almost to the point of supernatural.
"It's nothing, Steven," Justine assured him. "Go back to bed."
"Steven, we're relocating," Daniel said in his commanding voice. "Go pack your things." Justine shot him a look of death but he wasn't paying the slightest bit of attention to her. Steven just shrugged and walked back into his room.
Daniel won the argument, as he always did. Justine had no idea where he was planning on going, but within fifteen minutes they were all ready to go. As soon as they stepped out a burly man stepped around the corner of the house and said, "Hello, Holtz. I thought I'd find you here."
It was Angelus.