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I thought we should have some of Conor’s POV. This is after Miriell makes an escape attempt and Conor steps in to prevent Jareck from punishing her:
Punching a hole in the wall was probably the only thing that’d be capable of dispelling the anger riding him, but as usual he kept the emotion bottled up, greeting the people he met in the corridor on the way to his room with a grin and a joke. Once Conor stepped inside the relative security of his suite, he took off his jacket and removed his shoulder holster. Walking to the bureau to set down the concealed blaster, he stood for a long moment, head bowed, breathing deeply, attempting to set aside his emotions. The events of the afternoon didn’t sit well with him.
What the seven hells kind of circus had the Devir 6 branch sent into Opherra’s territory? And how much trouble was the unusual team going to cause? The so-called handler was a loose asteroid if he’d ever seen one—watching the way he’d treated the alien woman who was his prisoner, it had been all Conor could do not to kill him on the spot. Jareck had enjoyed terrorizing her. Well, not around me, he won’t.
The story:
Miriell, a powerful empathic priestess, has been kidnapped from her own primitive planet along with a number of her people, and sold to the evil Amarotu Combine, largest organized crime syndicate in the Sectors. When she and her handler are sent to use her power to commit an assassination, she must leave behind her own sister as hostage to ensure her compliance. Miriell cannot ask for aid without endangering herself and others.
Despite his best efforts, Combine enforcer Conor Stewart is entranced by Miriell, and helps her evade the worst of brutal treatment from the rest of the mob. But Conor must keep his distance, before the lovely empath learns that he has secrets of his own–secrets that could get them both killed.
The situation becomes dire when Conor and Miriell come to the attention of both the Combine overlords and the deadly Mawreg, aliens who threaten the Sectors. Can she save herself and the Mawreg’s next victims? And will Conor help her, or remain loyal to his evil bosses?
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Oh, so excited to get a snippet from Conor’s POV! 🙂 Congrats on your new release!
Jareck sounds like a piece of work. And secrets! I love watching characters discover deep, dark secrets.
I love this line, Veronica! “The so-called handler was a loose asteroid if he’d ever seen one.” Perfect!
Great glimpse of his character in this snippet. 🙂
I like his anger — and his control. A perfect hero.
What a guy! You’ve given him so much humanity, it’s a wonder to read. Hugs, my friend.
Hah! It’ll be interesting to see what happens when his pent-up emotions erupt.
Great description of his suppressed emotions.
If he’s bottling up all that anger- there is going to be one heck of an explosion one day.
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This promises to get messy! Love the intensity, even though everything looks ok from the outside. Excellent snippet, Veronica.
Thanks for the good wishes on the new release and all the comments! Yes, I realized I hadn’t given you anything from Conor’s POV so I figured that was the way to go this week.
I like him. A lot. Great character building of what’s looking like an awesome character!
Looks like he’ll have his hands full!
It will be interesting to see if he can continue to control his emotions, or whether he will erupt and do something rash. Great snippet. Good luck with the launch.
Love the description of him trying to control his emotions–hope he can keep it up.
I started reading this book last night. He’s wound very tight. His self-control makes me wonder how/when he’ll explode.
Ooh, can’t wait for him to take on Jareck!
Congrats on the release, my friend! Love seeing things from Conor’s POV. Excellent emotion!
Loving his protectiveness. Great snippet.
This guy is controlled and determined. I like seeing things from his POV.
Conor is going to rock this! I can see him punching a hole in something more than walls! Loved getting to see the situation from his POV. Great voice!
I’m very fond of Conor, I must admit 🙂
Certainly sounds like things could easily come to blows between Conor and Jareck. Good stuff!
Great insight to his character. Thanks for sharing his POV.
I like this brooding. Great snippet! 😀
Wow, Conor has unusual self-control: “greeting the people he met in the corridor on the way to his room with a grin and a joke.”
I love that he’s able to keep in control even though he’s very angry. Great snippet!
I bet there’ll be a lot of dramatic fireworks if he lets out all those emotions boiling inside.
Congratulations on your release!