affectionate arguing, before my mom came on the line.
“Gingey?”
“Hi, Mom,” I said, my voice shaking.
• 335 •
reBekah WeatherspOOn
“Hi. Sorry we’re late calling. We were supposed to meet
that Dalhem man last night, but I got the time mixed up. Anyway,
everything’s all straightened out. Did you go by the post office yet?”
“No. Wait. Mom, what do you mean you were supposed to
meet Dalhem last night? Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine. We were going to call you earlier, but we went
into the city to meet the people we’re supposed to feed. We had to
pick up Todd on the way, and then your father got lost on the way
back and then there was traffic. It was a big mess. Anyway”—she
sighed dramatically—“I don’t know when you’re coming home, but
I’ll call the chancellor’s office this afternoon and we’ll withdraw
you from your classes…Ginger, honey, what’s wrong?”
I seriously had to stop crying. “Nothing, Mom. I—”
Camila was nice enough to take the phone. She pulled me
closer, wrapping her arm around my waist. I buried my face in her
shoulder, sobbing like a baby.
“Hi, Mrs. Carmichael…Hi, Linda…No, she’s just a little
overwhelmed at the moment.” Camila paused. She held the phone
away from her ear as she playfully rolled her eyes. Then she said to
me, “Your parents want to know what we’re doing for New Year’s.”
“Tell them we’ll be there,” I nearly shouted. And we would. I
wanted my amazing, demon-wife to meet her new family.
• 336 •
About the Author
After years of meddling in her friends’ love lives, Rebekah turned to
writing romance as a means to surviving a stressful professional life.
She has worked in various positions from library assistant, meter
maid, middle school teacher, B-movie production assistant, reality
show crew chauffeur, D-movie producer, and her most fulfilling job
to date, lube and harness specialist at an erotic boutique in West
Hollywood.
Her interests include Wonder Woman collectibles, cookies, James
Taylor, quality hip-hop, football, American muscle cars, large breed
dogs, and the ocean. When she’s not writing, reading, or sleeping,
she is watching Ken Burns documentaries and cartoons or taking
dance classes. If given the chance, she will cheat at UNO. She
was raised in Southern New Hampshire and now lives in Southern
California with an individual who is much more tech savvy than she
will ever be. Better Off Red is her first novel.
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Table of Contents
Book 1
book 1
Chapter One
Chapter tWO
Chapter three
Chapter fOur
Chapter five
Chapter six
Chapter seven
Chapter eight
Chapter nine
Chapter ten
Chapter eleven
Chapter tWelve
Chapter thirteen
Chapter fOurteen
Chapter fifteen
Chapter sixteen
Chapter seventeen
Chapter eighteen
Chapter nineteen
Chapter tWenty