Happy early holidays. I hope everyone has a wonderful season full of love, laughter, and fun. If not, I hope the trauma is limited and as painless as possible.
The past week flew by with a lot of crazy running around. I did manage to get a ton of work cleared and got in some television viewing while doing so. Caught another episode of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Seriously, I love this show so much. I think I'm about halfway through the season. Also caught another episode of Strike Back and, damn, the CO pulled a twisty move I didn't anticipate. Gotta say, I'm kind of pissed and sincerely hope she gets what's coming to her. Can't wait to watch the next episode and see some familiar faces.
Caught an episode of Chicago Fire and thoroughly enjoyed. I like Christopher as the new lieutenant and it was so nice to have the weasel-like commissioner dude not around. I'm not down with that plot point at all. Caught episode nine of Luke Cage and loved the little twists. Glad to see Bushwhacker get his ass handed to him for once.
Watched Mr. 365, a Passionflix original holiday movie. I liked it a lot. Looking forward to the holiday quickie, which I might not get to until after the actual holiday. LOL
Murdoch Mysteries's sixth episode will need a rewatch. I'm not actually sure what the hell happened. LOL
I'm finished with the first season of Penny Dreadful. The last episode ended up having quite a few surprises. Good ones. I'm ready for season two. Also caught an episode of Wynonna Earp. This show never fails to throw in a crazy twist and get really messy. I like that.
Watched episode twelve of The Dresden Files and remembered this one from my original viewing. I liked having Murphy's dad in the mix. Also started episode two of Underbelly: Razor. I'll try to finish it up soon.
Watched another episode of Classic Who and finally finished the fifth episode of Doctor Who. It ended up being better than expected.
And that's pretty much it for television this week. Between work and getting the final shopping stuff done, I ran out of steam.
Tonight's post is from Left Unsaid, a novella that started with a writing community prompt of "a moment of truth finally gets the couple together". In other words, they realize the depth of their feelings.
Here's the mini-blurb:
Haven and Pryce are involved in a covert war between humanity and the fae. When the battle takes a nasty turn for the worse and their lives are in danger multiple times, the couple realizes it's sometimes better to communicate without words.
And a preview snippet…
"It's a goddamned trap!" Haven Mills swept her arms out and froze as many of the combatants as she could.
She'd had the maneuver ready just in case. Her witch's blood coursed strongly through her veins, giving her the power to ward off the oncoming danger. But her focus wouldn't last long. She had too many thoughts crowding her head.
There were no hostages. They'd been lured to this abandoned barn in the middle of nowhere for sport. And maybe to act as targets.
Stupid Beidmeyer. The guy just didn't quit.
His death wish for any and all preternatural beings would never end.
Haven held the attackers at bay but her grip weakened. "Take cover! Move to the shadows." Don't become a target.
How many of these battles would she have to lead before they couldn't go on anymore? How many more faekind would fall? Her stamina gave out and the goon squad broke free.
Haven ducked and rolled, trying to do a head count. Her three fellow witches were safe. The lone goblin hung from the rafters. They didn't have experience in the skirmishes Beidmeyer liked to plague them with. That left the mesmer and siren, both seasoned fighters. They'd find a place to lay low. But she couldn't find the last member of their rescue team, Pryce McKenzie. The sorcerer had as much power as Haven and together they might be able to dispel the wave of Beidmeyer's goons.
She slid under a piece of equipment, a baler of some sort, and glanced around. "Pryce? Where are you?" She caught movement from the far end of the barn and sucked in a breath.
Pryce dropped down from a loft behind two of the linebacker-sized men invading the building. He warped the air around them, sending their heads crashing together. Haven flashed a quick grin. Pryce had a flair for making tricks like that look easy. The men crumpled to the ground, leaving seven… no, eight… nine brawlers left.
She did another speedy assessment. The goblin had made it over to the group of witches. They crouched in a corner, the goblin altering his shape to act as a shield. Brave move.
Haven engaged with two beefy men, bringing out her full bag of tricks. Spells, incantations, and hexes flew from her lips. The mesmer created an illusion of something terrible because the two men he battled with ran from the building like their clothes were on fire. The siren lured three of the combatants away with her sultry song. Pryce pulled another mind-bending maneuver, creating a dust storm with the waves of loose hay and straw, flinging it into their faces. Blinded, they stumbled toward the exit and out into daylight.
Haven finally worked the two thugs in front of her out the same way. Quiet descended on the space and everyone took stock. The mesmer and the siren checked on the newbies. Aside from some falling for the misinformation, they'd made it through the battle relatively unscathed.
Haven stated the obvious. "We're gonna need to vet anything that comes in about hostages from now on." She started toward Pryce when a flash of light from the open loft window drew her attention.
The barrel of a rifle poked through the opening and aimed in Pryce's direction.
She dropped and shouted. "Pryce! Ten o'clock, high." Her brain blanked, devoid of spells that could assist and get him out of the way.
So many cherished moments spent with Pryce rolled through her mind. She couldn't lose anyone else. Especially him.
Horror filled her when a thwack followed by a whistle of sound pierced the air and a cartridge shot out from the muzzle of the gun.
Headed straight for Pryce.
And she froze in her spot.
I have this one all mapped out and I'm excited to finish it up and get it launched.
That's it for this week.
Cheers!
Skye
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