In this scene Simeon meets a woman, who, upon seeing him, challenges him to a dual.
She was good, better than good, she was excellent. It didn’t take him long to get her measure, and yet— instinctively he knew something deeper lurked beneath her concentration, fuelled it.
Fuelled her.
Deliberation flared in her eyes and fury curled her lips into a snarl.
A snarl that birthed the ghost of a memory, a memory that vanished more quickly than mist on the wind.
This for her, he realised, was more than a simple challenge. It was personal.
The sound of steel whistling through the air, millimetres from his ear cut through his distractions. Personal?
He’d see about that!
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24 comments:
This has me asking sooo many questions! I bet he is gonna get personal real fast! Lol
Well if that doesn't leave me wanting more! Great job.
Yeah, I want more! Great hook!
I am certainly hooked! I wonder what the fleeting memory was, and why it's personal.
Yes ma'am! Love a female warrior. Can't wait to find out what her deal is with him.
The covers look contemporary so I'm assuming this is sports fencing rather than rapiers at dawn? Either way, good fun.
:-) Kathleen, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for coming by.
Thanks Lacie :-) I hope to continue this next week.
:-) Thanks Jessica
L VanHorn thanks for coming by.... and I'm not gong to tell you -- yet! ;-)
:-) Flossie, I know where this is going (more-or-less) but am stuck on a later event in this scene at the moment.
Thanks for coming by Elin. Yes it is contemporary and a modern fencing bout.
What a great hook! I definitely want to know more.
:-) Thanks Gem, I hope to continue with this next week
wonder what the personal is about..
I wanna know who's on the other end of that sword! :)
Oh wow, I wonder what he's done to make her so mad. Great hook! I want to know what happens next...
:-) Thanks for coming by sassyspeaks.
LOL Deena, Thanks for coming by.
Hi Dainne, good to see you, and thanks for coming by. :-)
How personal is it going to get? Nice hook :)
:-) Thanks for coming by, Chantal.
Intriguing! looking forward to seeing about the 'personal' matter. good hook! :) C.
Thanks C. Moss, I appreciate your comment ;-)
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