▁who ▁died ▁over se as ▁by ▁light ing ▁cand les ▁near ▁the ▁grave ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁age . ▁Col le en ▁Sm art ▁( L yn ▁Col ling wood ) ▁witness es ▁this ▁and ▁becomes ▁par ano id ▁that ▁Edward ▁is ▁d abb ling ▁in ▁the ▁occ ult . ▁ ▁Edward ' s ▁friendship ▁with ▁Dun can ▁makes ▁waves ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁Alf ▁and ▁A ils a ▁( J ud y ▁N unn ). ▁His ▁opinion ▁that ▁Donald ' s ▁son ▁By ron ' s ▁death ▁was ▁better ▁than ▁living ▁with ▁an ▁ill ness ▁quickly ▁draw s ▁i re ▁and ▁is ▁left ▁feeling ▁angry ▁himself ▁with ▁Donald ▁reve als ▁to ▁Alf ▁Edward ' s ▁own ▁ill ness . ▁Edward ' s ▁search ▁for ▁thr ills ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁potentially ▁short ▁life ▁begins ▁sc aring ▁people . ▁P eta ▁is ▁anno yed ▁when ▁Edward ▁div es ▁off ▁J ump ▁Rock ▁and ▁breaks ▁up ▁with ▁him . ▁They ▁recon cile ▁and ▁begin ▁taking ▁self - def ence ▁less ons ▁after ▁being ▁h ass led ▁by ▁two ▁boys ▁on ▁the ▁beach . ▁Vis ible ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁Hun ting don ' s ▁begin ▁to ▁show ▁including ▁mus cle ▁sp as ms ▁and ▁temporary ▁par al ysis , ▁and ▁Edward ▁is ▁keen ▁to ▁experience ▁everything . ▁He ▁tries ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁P eta ▁but ▁is ▁caught ▁in ▁the ▁act ▁by ▁her ▁fost er ▁father , ▁Jo el ▁Nash ▁( David ▁Wood ley ). ▁Edward ▁and ▁P eta ▁then ▁" mar ry " ▁in