Written in Blood: A New Adult Vampire Romance Novella, Part One. (The Unnatural Brethren Book 1) by Silvana G. Sánchez

Author:Silvana G. Sánchez [G. Sánchez, Silvana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sinister Publishing House
Published: 2020-01-20T16:00:00+00:00

8

Black Feathers

In an effort to win back Alisa's good opinion of me, I came up with a splendid idea.

A few days ago, I had received the most coveted invitation to Mme Bonnemaison's annual charity event. In her letter, she called it “un dîner entre amis”, a dinner amongst friends, but she was clearly pursuing her friends' purses on behalf of the Hôpital Général's housing for the poor. The Parisian elite thrived on such functions. It had been the sole theme of conversation for the last three weeks, and it would continue to be the talk of the city for weeks to come, by the looks of it.

But that was not all. In her message, Mme Bonnemaison had been kind enough to remind me that as part of the evening's central event, she would have the honor to introduce to us Letizia Leone, a prodigious opera singer who was coming all the way from Venice for the single purpose of delighting us with her exquisite interpretation of famous musical arias.

Now, as fate would have had it, I had happened to come across Signorina Leone a few nights ago. Needless to say, I had found her mesmerizing from the start, and not solely because of her bright blue eyes and light golden hair… The corner of my lips curled as I recalled that evening.

Although I cared enough for music and much appreciated the wondrous achievements of tenors and sopranos, I knew Alisa's sensibilities in this area exceeded mine by far. I knew she would be ecstatic as soon as I told her I had received the priceless invitation.

Clearing of the dinner service began.

“I have good news,” I said.

“Oh?” she replied with an air of indolence. “What is it?”

“Our presence has been requested tomorrow evening at Mme Bonnemaison's charity event. I've already accepted... Happy?”

She sighed and dabbed the corner of her lips with the napkin.

“I wish you would have consulted me sooner, Ivan,” she said. “I'm afraid I cannot possibly go.”

“What do you mean by that?” I said. “This event is the talk of the month! You yourself mentioned it to me weeks ago. I expressly remember you saying how much you wanted to listen to Letizia Leone's interpretation of Dido's Lament!”

“That was weeks ago,” she mused. “I've had other engagements since.”

I moved my plate aside. With the back of my hand, I covered my lips and held my breath for a moment. Spite compelled her to say those pernicious words. A quick shift from pain to anger defined my character, but no matter how frustrating I found her answer, I restrained every ounce of agitation brewing in my chest before it burst out of my mouth in a vomit of poisonous words.

“Whatever it is—your previous engagement—are you sure it cannot be postponed?”

“I am quite sure. It's impossible,” she mused. “I'm sorry, we cannot go.”

A hint of longing in her eyes gave away Alisa's inner turmoil. Whatever reasons lay behind this refusal, they tortured her soul. Was she so determined to punish me

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