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Here's the next snippet from the third book in the Destiny Trilogy. Thanks so much to everyone who's been leaving comments on these snippets. xx
SNIPPET:
You can read the previous snippet of Beloved Enemy HERE (This week's excerpt takes place several paragraphs later.)
The story so far - Cat Kincaid has crash-landed on an unknown and seemingly hostile planet, apparently in the middle of a gun battle. Seemingly deserted by his companions, one man fights the assailants off alone until he is hit. When the firing ceases, Cat decides to go to his aid. (Several sentences omitted to comply with sentence count limitation, as indicated by elipses - but no violation of commas this time! 😏 This is the penultimate excerpt, one more to go!
The story so far - Cat Kincaid has crash-landed on an unknown and seemingly hostile planet, apparently in the middle of a gun battle. Seemingly deserted by his companions, one man fights the assailants off alone until he is hit. When the firing ceases, Cat decides to go to his aid. (Several sentences omitted to comply with sentence count limitation, as indicated by elipses - but no violation of commas this time! 😏 This is the penultimate excerpt, one more to go!
SNIPPET:
For a fleeting moment, she thought of killing
him there and then, but she was not a cold-blooded murderer. She could just leave him, let him
bleed to death, but she wanted to be the instrument of
his demise when it came. She wanted him to know who killed him—and why. Besides, she had questions only he could answer.
His gun lay nearby and she grabbed it with one hand, without taking her eyes off him, and
slipped it under her belt. His eyes were closed, his face
pale but his breathing steady. She needed to work quickly
before he regained consciousness. Not that she was sure
she could help him anyway. It depended on the extent
of the damage......she took her medical kit and laid it on the ground while she attempted to unfasten his tunic. In the warm air, the blood dried quickly, and the leather-like material stuck to the wound. She would need to cut his shirt.
Marooned on an inhospitable planet, they need to work together to stay alive, fighting not only unknown assailants, but their growing attraction. But how can they learn to trust each other when he has vowed never to get close to a woman again, and she made a solemn pledge to destroy him?
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I wonder if he's truly out of it, or waiting for the right moment. Intriguing!
ReplyDeleteThat's a good question, Jessica!
DeleteSaving him in order to kill him later? Wow! I am new to this story, but you keep the tension taut. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Laura, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteOh wow, what a tense and dramatic moment! I love that she has to save him, even though she wants to kill him.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christina, yes, she's definately having to fight her first instincts!
DeleteVery intense emotions here. I get why she doesn't just let him die (like I wondered last week). Good snippet.
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane. She has reasons to want him dead - but also reasons why she needs him to live! (That doesn't really help, does it! :)
DeleteShe's so conflicted over this situation...interesting excerpt!
ReplyDeleteThanks Veronica - you're right, she's fighting several conflicting emotions at the moment!
DeleteThis scene told us so much about her character--her seemingly innate goodness--or at least powerful ethics and morals.
ReplyDeleteWonderful book, one I know I'll reread sometime in the future. :-)
Thanks, Teresa,that means so much to me!
DeleteI think she'll be glad she saved him in the end, though I like her divisiveness!
ReplyDeleteYou're right Amy ... there will come a time - but she'll have a lot more soul searching before then. :)
DeleteShe sounds deeply conflicted - wants to kill him but doesn't want to be a murderer. That's an interesting conundrum!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. It's not really in her nature to kill someone in cold blood, however much she may think it is justified.
DeleteI agree about her inner conflict. She's not a killer by nature.
ReplyDeleteThanks Aurora, no she isn't, but she's convinced herself that he is!
DeleteGhoul that I am, I like her indecision about whether to save or kill. It adds a nice dollop of internal tension.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ed - yes internal tension is always good isn't it, although not for the protagonist themselves of course! :)
DeleteYeah, her indecision as to whether she should save or kill him makes for great tension.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christiane, glad the tension comes across.
DeleteSave him just so she can kill him. I’m really intrigued. Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen, I don't want to give away to much, but she needs some answers!
DeleteA very tight, well-written excerpt! Looking forward to next week's snippet.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Carissa, really appreciate your kind comment.
DeleteWhile I don't really support revenge, I'm glad she doesn't leave him to die. Maybe she'll find a reason to hate him less later!
ReplyDeleteShe feels he deserves to pay for something she believes happened in the past. But as you say, she may have a change of heart later.
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