The Vampire (THE VAMPIRE Book 1) by Sandrine Genier

Author:Sandrine Genier
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2015-03-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Nola Redux

Even as his flight took off for New Orleans Jason already felt that he was on the most hopeless quest imaginable. Maybe this was the craziest thing he had ever done. He stood no chance in hell of actually finding Augere, much less talking to him. But he did not know what else to do. He had nothing to lose by trying.

Even from the depths of his misery, the city managed to take his breath away. Once he arrived and began to walk the streets, it was as if he was experiencing the city for the first time, with fresh wonder.

He was only allowing himself a week; it was all he could comfortably afford even with the good weekly rate he was able to get at his French Quarter hotel. Realistically, and financially, it would be insanity to pursue this longer, at the same time realizing a single week would be almost meaningless. As it was, he had no idea where to even begin. Mentally he fully realized the futility and the ridiculousness of the venture; but he was operating on an emotional level and now reason had little to do with it.

He saw the point now: why the Geniers kept the location of their office such a secret. Probably for occasions such as this. The secrecy made it easier to distance themselves. It had been easy enough to fool his family about his real intentions. So far they knew nothing of what was really going on. He had already been packed, with the idea of returning to Boston to try to talk to Augere, so it was a simple matter to convince everyone he had meant to go to New Orleans all along.

He freshened up at the hotel then went out to get some personal items, things he hadn’t thought of in his sudden haste to travel. He needed a notebook and pens; a map of the French Quarter; some Cokes and snacks to live on. This would not be a vacation this time, but a serious project. Having paper and pens at his disposal, something with which to organize himself, always made him feel more confident of success. Now he could formulate a plan. So far, he had none.

Did Augere stay at a hotel when he was in New Orleans? Or with the Geniers? Did he favor the hotel where Jason had stayed on that previous visit? That might be a place to start…but hadn’t there been mention of Augere having his own place here? Yes…And what about that restaurant where they happened to meet? Perhaps that was a favored place…or would be, maybe, if Augere ever ate anything. There was a lot he did not know, or was just putting together about Augere. Jason went to, and spent a brief time at both of those places, but soon grew too restless to just sit and stake them out. He began to wander aimlessly, feeling as if fate might take or lead him where he needed to go.

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