Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Colletion_ Books 6-10 - Laurell K. Hamilton [837]
Edward loves Donna and Peter and Becca. They’re all seeing a therapist together, but I think Peter is still lying about what really happened. You can’t get good therapy if you lie to your therapist. But I think Peter is counting on Edward to be his therapist. Scary thought, isn’t it?
Edward loves Donna. Do I love Richard? Yes. Do I love Jean-Claude? Maybe. If it’s really yes for Richard, and maybe for Jean-Claude, then why don’t I have my answer? Because maybe, just maybe, there is no one right answer. I’m beginning to worry that whatever I decide, I will be left mourning the one that got away. Once, I’d been afraid if I chose Richard that Jean-Claude would kill him rather than share me, but strangely the vampire seems willing to share, and Richard isn’t. Maybe Jean-Claude loves the power of the triumvirate more than he loves me, or maybe Richard is just jealous. I certainly wouldn’t share either of them with another woman. Fair is fair. Which brings me back to the original question: who is the love of my life? Maybe I don’t have one. Maybe it’s not love at all. But if it’s not love, then what is it? I wish I knew.
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NARCISSUS IN CHAINS
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First edition (electronic): October 2001
This one’s for J., who renewed my faith in men, love, and happiness. Thank you.
Acknowledgments
To my writing group, who didn’t get to see this one before it went to New York. Tom Drennan, Rett MacPherson, Deborah Millitello, Marella Sands, Sharon Shinn, and Mark Sumner. May this be the last book that doesn’t get to go through the group due to time constraints, or any other reason. Thanks to Joan-Marie Knappenberger for letting Trinity come over to play with Melissa while I did last-minute things. Thanks to Darla Cook, who helps keep me sane, and Robin Bell, for almost the same reason. Thanks to all the fans for their enthusiasm. Anita and I, both, appreciate it.
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter