Happy Sunday, lovelies!
Apologies because last week I didn't have a chance to visit all of your wonderful posts. I-m going to aim to do better this week!
In today's snippet, I'm going to leave you with the intrigue about what the demon was laughing about and I'm going to jump a few paragraphs into the story. To give you a bit of context, Max and his colleagues are still immersed in Lust's world and Max has been told to wait outside because he's seen something traumatic.
Enjoy!
XOXO,
Elyzabeth
*Some creative punctuation has taken place to adjust to guidelines
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Turning
his back on the commotion, he walked a few feet down the hall and leaned
against the wall. Thankful for the cool stone against his blazing flesh, he
shut his eyes and focused on his breathing. Little by little, the sounds around
him evaporated. The warrior cries of his brothers in arms dimmed. The screeches
of the Inferum and the human’s whose dreams had become nightmares, quieted. All
of it became replaced by the soothing swoosh of his lungs filling with oxygen,
the steady rhythm of his pulse and the pleasant chime of female laughter.
Max’s
eyes snapped open and he immediately moved into a fighter’s stance, glancing
left and right he searched for the source of the sound. The flames on the
brackets flickered and danced with the shadows but not a soul was in sight.
Goosebumps rose on his flesh.
“No,
please.”
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Sounds like he's going to be forced from one horrible situation to another with no chance to recover. You write his emotions well! 😄
ReplyDeleteLove this full of action snippet plus a great cliffhanger. Can't wait for more
ReplyDeleteWhoa, you made me feel like I was right there. Great job!
ReplyDeleteLoved this entire tense scene!
ReplyDeleteAck! You can't leave us off there! :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat writing, Elyzabeth!
I'm going to assume that whoever just spoke to him isn't refusing a refill of a coffee cup. The situation's more serious than that, right?
ReplyDeleteSo intriguing :-)
ReplyDeleteUh oh, probably not a good thing for him to disengage like that and lose his focus. I have a feeling he's off to another kind of battle now. Intriguing snippet for sure!
ReplyDeleteI wonder who it was that he heard laughing.
ReplyDeleteIn a place like this, I think I'd be a bit unsettled by the "pleasant sound of female laughter" too.
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely intrigued. Who is laughing and why?
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