Vampire Dating Agency III by Rosette Bolter

Author:Rosette Bolter [Bolter, Rosette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-07-27T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY

“– ANNE!”

Jason woke up in the middle of the night screaming her name.

He put a hand to the place beside him in bed, and his wife Amelia stirred.

“What did you say honey…?” she mumbled.

Jason found himself unable to answer her.

He got stuck choking on air.

“Was it another nightmare? Or was it…”

“Go … go back to sleep,” Jason finally muttered. He kissed her on the forehead, and then shifted his feet over the side of the bed. He felt around blindly for his walking stick.

“Goddamn it,” he whispered.

“What are you after?” Amelia said switching on the bed-light.

“My stick. I need it.”

“Oh. I hung it up in the closet. So no one trips over it.”

“But … But…”

“Do you want me to get it for you?”

“No thank you. I’ll … I’ll manage…”

Jason strained his muscles and forced himself to stand upright. He began taking tiny steps across the carpet. Sweat dripped across his forehead. He clutched onto the edge of the bed for support.

“Are you sure I can’t get it for you? It’s no trouble.”

“Thanks, dear. I’m almost there.”

Jason let go of the bed. He hobbled towards the cupboard.

When he reached it he was panting. Out of breath.

He pulled back one of the doors and felt around the racks.

“To your left,” Amelia offered.

“Thank you.”

He had the stick.

He closed the door and made his way out of the room.

He staggered out into the darkness of the lounge room, and switched on the air conditioner. He collapsed into his recliner and pushed the lever back so to elevate his feet.

Then he just stared.

Into nothing.

“I’m sorry, Roxanne,” he whispered. “I’m sorry I couldn’t save you.”

He closed his eyes but the tears still ran.

“Why can’t you just leave me alone? There’s nothing I can do. I can’t bring you back. And whoever did this to you … They’re … untouchable…”

He put a hand to his mouth.

Ashamed of himself.

Ashamed he uttered the words.

But, how he had tried. He had done everything he could to piece together the puzzle, but he always came up short in the end.

He still believed Brock did it.

But the monster was gone now. Never seen again after that night.

Same for Julian.

For Haley…

“I’m sorry, okay,” Jason mumbled. “I don’t know where she is. I don’t know where to look.”

“Daddy…?” a girl’s voice called behind him. “Who are you talking to?”

Jason glanced behind him.

He forced his bravest smile. “No one. I mean, I was talking to myself.”

His daughter moved round the chair to stand in front of him.

“What’s the matter?” he asked. “Can’t sleep either?”

“Talking to yourself means you’re crazy.”

“What?” Jason protested. “No, it doesn’t. You talk to yourself don’t you?”

“Sometimes.”

“Exactly. I was just … I wasn’t even talking to myself actually.”

“Well, who were you talking to?”

“An old friend of mine who isn’t here anymore.”

“Well if she isn’t here, how can you be talking to her?”

“Well. I guess she is here with me. In spirit that is.”

Silence.

“I don’t like it when you’re unhappy, Daddy.”

“It’s … okay … really. I’m not that unhappy. I have you

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