title: Dale's Descent
author: Veal, Rick H.
description: Dale’s Descent begins in a small mining town in western Pennsylvania, where his mortal life begins and ends. Dale recounts his story, in a soulful manner, full of hurt and disappointment as he watches all of his dreams and aspirations suddenly fade away. His descent into darkness begins as he is forced into the life of a creature of the night; compelled to hunt and kill innocent people in order to survive. His journey spans decades of personal struggle in his search to find answers to why he was attacked and taken. Finally, left all alone, he wanders in a seemingly empty world, a lost boy – unknown and uncared for – searching for a way of escape. When Dale is discovered by the Charleston Coven, he is stunned by the revelation of an immortal life that was his all along. He begins to grow and mature with his new found family. He finds happiness and his life changes with the discovery of a teacher, a lover, and ultimately an eternal mate in this story of a boy that was lost and found again.