Chapter 1

The night was long and cold as it was the 11th month on the 12th day of 1803 when a woman by the name April Lee Smith was giving birth. There was a scream that could be heard across town, a man named Paul Reaper stood right by her side and held April's hand tight as April screamed from giving birth in the one room run down shack of a home where they have been living for the past two years.

The town doctor was a man by the name Frank Smith was April's brother that was delivering April's baby. It was a happy time for April and Paul for this is their first child together.

Paul was a blacksmith here in Shady Oaks, the town was sure not getting any rest on this night. No sir not one second of rest, but it was a day that will never be forgotten here in Shady Oaks.