"Boston has excellent pubs and excellent Italian food," he said, taking a sip of his own pint. It would have been nice if he could get a buzz, it would take the edge off from hearing Coraline's heartbeat. Every time she got close, he could feel his fangs aching to try and come out and bite that slender neck of hers.

"And it's not as old as most places in England, there's a lot of history here."

A lot of it Aidan had lived through.