“You are playing with fire,” Ansgar stepped out onto the bridge. “Can’t you see the glow?”“Stay away from her,” Caden growled. “Let her be.”“I know what it is…” Ansgar said slyly, drawing his own sword. “I know what she is capable of… do you?”***Edith Doyle’s father had moved to a remote place to write his stories in peace, but now he’s dead and has left his home to his daughter, Edith. She gets a job at a marketing firm and meets Caden Byrne, owner of the company and well-known breeder of exquisite horses. Through a chain of events, Edith not only discovers he is a vampire, but also that she has an ancient power that can help, or destroy, the vampires in this realm, and the Night realm where every nightmare walks freely.How will Edith use her power? Will her heart, or her mind, prevail?***The Light Everlasting is created by Heather Dilts-Baiano, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Chapter 1: The Funeral

The overwhelming scent of lilacs in full bloom hung heavy in the cool air as Edith Doyle stepped from her car and opened her black umbrella. She noticed how the dark sky and relentless rain suited the unhappy situation, and with a deep sigh, Edith lifted her chin as she joined the small, waiting crowd. She led the way, walking slowly, yet steadily, down the stone path behind her father’s horse—drawn coffin.

“He could never do anything easy,” Edith thought aloud, fixing a strand of straight, red hair behind her ear.

“What was that?” Judith Carson, Edith’s closest friend, whispered as she leaned in close. Her dark curls brushing Edith’s shoulders.

Edith answered Judith without taking her eyes from the pair of black horses ahead.

“Dad never did anything normal or easy. He moved out here into the middle of nowhere to write stories. He waits months to tell me he was sick, then dies before I can get here. Now, we could have driven our cars up to the gravesite, but no…h