Greetings! Time for another round of Weekend Writing Warriors, the hop where writers of all stripes and spots share awesome excerpts from their work; in progress or published. This week I’m sharing from my upcoming release, the contemporary m/m fantasy, Betwixt and Between, which somehow in the editing process became number 1 of a series; On the Edge of Night. But don’t worry, Betwixt is a stand-alone story. Release date is June 30th.
Last week I shared the opening ten lines. This continues right where we left off. (Note to those who haven’t read The Practically Complete Compendium of Magical Creatures, a liosa is light/sky elf).
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The liosa’s thoughts whispered in Ezekiel’s ear. It was cautious but curious. Untrained. Ezekiel detected no significant magical protections, and thanked his lucky stars for this gift.
Don’t lap at the blood before it is spilled, he cautioned himself. Though he sensed his prey was utterly unaware of the trap, he could be spooked if Ezekiel revealed any of his power too soon. And so he played on, risking only a quick peek from beneath his eyelashes.
The liosa had paused a few steps up from the landing, just beyond the wall that blocked the view of the rest of the stairwell. He lingered in the shadows but did not radiate any fear. Ezekiel caught a glimpse of wind-tousled blond hair, large dark eyes, a lumpy coat, and battered hiking boots.
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Alexis Duran 
I felt the tension as this snippet progressed towards the ending. I got a sense of liosa perfectly!
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Great tension in this snippet- I think I was holding my breath for Ezekiel!
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Love the scene and thanks for the info regarding Liosa. Way cool. You are keeping us in suspense in this scene. . .and every scene,
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Lap at the blood before it’s spilled? Eww, that’s a graphic version of counting chickens. Definitely says something about the character.
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This is such a fascinating story. It raises so many questions, about so many things.
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‘Don’t lap at the blood before it is spilled’ was the line that caught my attention too. Sounds like a really creepy proverb.
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I’m hooked and fascinated, and want MORE. Great snippet!
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whoat. this drew me in.
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I love this line: “Don’t lap at the blood before it is spilled”. It tells us so much about the person thinking this, and about the culture he comes from.
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I’m waiting for him to jump!
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Wow, excellent writing! Great snippet Alexis!!
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Something dark this way comes…. or rather is already here, laying in wait! I really want to jump out and warn the liosa.
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A true predator on the hunt. Excellent snippet!
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