Spirit Sorceress: Spirit Sorceress: Book 1 by D. L. Harrison Page A

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building, with a huge sign proclaiming it Echo.  Of course, the coven
didn’t wait in line, and Lisa led me around to the employee entrance of the
place.  The building was tall, and it was all one floor.  When I got
inside the ceiling was a good twenty, maybe twenty-five feet up.  The
lighting was dim and I’d have had trouble seeing the details of the place, if I
were human that is, it looked like midday to me.
    The walls were black, with multi-colored dim lighting in
strips.  The tables were tall, small, and round.  The bar stools
around them were made of wood, and had red seats.  The dance floor was in
the middle, and seemed to be surrounded by tables all around, there were also
spotlights moving and flashing over the people dancing.
    The only places really well-lit in the club were the bars,
there were three of them.  They were oceans of light so people could
always find their next drink.  I could see just fine in a dark corner
where a vampire was feeding and I smirked at the idea.  Then I jumped with
an embarrassing screech when I felt an arm go around my waist rather familiarly
and squeezed my side.
    “Hi ladies, fancy meeting you two here,” Eustice said, his voice
filled with humor.
    I glared at him for startling me like that, but I supposed
it was my fault for not paying attention.  There were so many humans in
here, and about fifteen vampires.  I should have recognized his soul
moving our way, but the chaos of the place made me miss it.
    Lisa leaned forward from his other arm and gave me a look,
as if to say I told you so.  I hoped not, I really didn’t like Eustice
that way, and didn’t want to deal with that kind of drama.  I had enough
to deal with right now.
    “Yes, fancy that,” I drawled as I removed his hand, “this
place is packed.”
    Eustice shook his head, denying my words, “I’m working on
it.  We lost some of our… regulars recently.  It is a nice crowd
though.  You both have a fun night, just wanted to say hi.”
    I couldn’t imagine packing in even more bodies in the room,
but since it was my first time at a night club I had to take his word for it.
    Lisa pulled my hand, “Come on, let’s dance.”
    I grinned and followed her on the floor.  At first, I
had no idea what I was doing and just tried to relax and mirror Lisa. 
Then as my eyes wandered I cheated a bit, and read some souls to learn more
moves.  It was still hard, knowing and doing are two entirely different
things.  Still, it did help.  I was a vampire now and had hardly
lacked dexterity when I was just a sorceress, and I caught on quickly. 
Before I knew it, I was having fun and just let my body move.
    The hardest part was just to let go and relax, that’s when
it finally clicked.
    That’s when I felt it, spirit magic brushed up against my
own spirit shield.  Spirit magic that wasn’t mine.  I narrowed down
the direction it was coming from and headed that way, wondering if it was
another spirit sorcerer, it had to be.  The feeling started to fade, and I
realized they weren’t in the club.  I reached out as far as I could with
my own magic, and didn’t connect, yet I could still feel his.
    I had no idea how I knew that, but it was a spirit sorcerer.
    Then the feeling faded and I was filled with
disappointment.  It would be nice to see another of my kind, maybe talk
things out, things that no one else could really understand.
    Lisa touched my shoulder, “What happened, something wrong?”
    I shook my head, “It turned out to be nothing, let’s dance.”
    I took her hand and headed back toward the dance floor, if
there was another spirit sorcerer in the city, I was sure I’d run into him
another time.  No need to ruin my night over it, dancing was the first fun
I’d had since James had turned me. 
    As the night went on I wondered what it would be like to
work in a place like this.  I was sure I could waitress, or even
bartend.  I didn’t know much about it, but it wouldn’t be