Happy Saturday! Life is busy here, as usual. Eleven days until my novel Keeping the Faith makes its entry into the world. Meanwhile, I’m also on the last round of edits for my work-in-progress before sending it to my publisher. I hope to have that done by the end of the month.
For the last couple of snippets before my new book launches, I’m still pulling from Leaps of Faith, my summer anthology which is part of the Faithfully Yours series. Those who have read the series may recall that Cat was in a long-term relationship with a man who died (no, he wasn’t beaten to death). This snippet is from the short story “Alpha and Omega.”
Marion led Cat to David. No, not to David. To his cold, stiff, bloodied body. Or would he be cold yet? How long had it been? Would he still have some warmth left beneath his pale skin? Cat hung back, afraid to touch and see. The leftovers of the attempt to save David’s life littered the room.
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What a sad scene.
It is. I promise something happier next time.
I love this line: “No, not to David.”
Speaking from experience, sadly. :/
Poor Cat…I’m shaking right along with him.
Yeah, this is rough on him. In other stories, he alludes to his belief it’s partly his fault, though it isn’t at all.
Oh man, so intense. And I would be hesitant as well!
Yes. I’ve been in a very similar situation, and that’s exactly how I felt.
Wow, that last line is fabulous! Sad, but fabulous!
Aw, thanks! <3
Very evocative!
Thank you!
Oh, painful scene.
I remember this. It made me shudder. So heart-wrenching.
*shivers*
Such a sad scene.
That last sentence got to me. The aftermath is always the worst.
What a painful scene.