In Possession by Margo Bond Collins & Sheena Austin

Author:Margo Bond Collins & Sheena Austin [Bond Collins, Margo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampires, vampire hunter, vampirarchy
Publisher: Bathory Gate Press
Published: 2019-11-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

I don’t know when I slipped into the dream-memory.

I don’t know when Mr. Darcy left me alone. But I was back home, at least in my dream

For at least the thousandth time, I thumbed through the worn-out copy of Pride and Prejudice my mother gave me on my fourteenth birthday.

It had been the last gift my mother ever gave me.

Picking up my red wine, I took a sip, focusing on the blue tint of the glass.

Maybe if I focus hard enough, I won’t cry again over not having my parents in my life.

Tears blurred my vision as I recalled the car crash that took my mother and father. Biting my lower lip, I wiped the tears that did fall and took a deep breath.

To add salt to the wound, I dove into teaching like it was nobody’s business, which drove a wedge between men and the prospect of any relationship or marriage.

I took another sip—actually a gulp this time—and drowned my sorrows.

Sighing, I flipped to my favorite page and re-read Mr. Darcy confessing his undying love for my fictional counterpart.

I wish I had a Mr. Darcy in my life. Ugh. I'm going to die a spinster and I’m only twenty-eight. My job sucks, I have no family, and who really wants to marry a teacher with long hours anyway? That’s why Joseph left me. Oh, no. Wait that’s why he cheated on me—because I’m married to my job. At least I have friends. God, Delilah can be a pain the ass, but I love her to death.

A knock at my apartment door snapped me out of my pity party. I almost didn’t want to open it.

Maybe I could just hide in my bedroom.

The knocking turned to pounding. Finally standing up from the couch, I stumbled over my cat, Bingley, to see who was invading my personal time.

Turning the knob slowly, I cracked the door open. “Jesus Christ, Delilah, did you just read my mind? I was thinking about you. So what’s the emergency that you have to knock down my door?”

Delilah grinned from ear to ear and waved two plane tickets.

“What are those?” I asked.

Delilah simply placed them in my hands.

“My friend, we are going to Venice! And I’m not taking no for an answer.”

“Dude. You couldn’t just call me?” I blew out a frustrated sigh.

“Well, dude, I tried, and you didn’t answer.” Delilah pushed past me, checking out the situation in my living room. “Ooh. Having another pity party for one tonight?”

I dodged her question, moving back to my couch to hide the book. But I failed miserably, and Delilah snatched it out of my hand.

“Seriously, Liz. I get that you love this book and all, but why do you torture yourself? You drink wine, re-read Mr. Darcy pining over Lizzie and then call me to cry.”

“I didn’t call you tonight,” I snapped.

“Well, I came just in time,” Delilah said, pointing to the half-empty wine glass sitting on my coffee table.

“I was just relaxing after a hard day at school.

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