It’s Day 15 of the #AroundTheWorldInIndieAuthors Instagram Challenge hosted by authors Jessica Cantwell and Rachel Stanley. Today’s challenge prompt? #SnippetSaturday – Share a sentence from your book or your work in progress (WIP).
From 🔥Walking a Fine Witchline, an adult dark fantasy coming in 2023:
…I must’ve frowned because his eyes lightened, and I felt a brush against my consciousness, followed by the sensation of something dipping inside my thoughts. I flinched. “Please don’t do that without permission.”
His magic pulled back immediately. “But I want to know what you’re thinking. You looked upset. It concerned me.”
“I know what we have is…” I searched for the right words. “Different. And I’ve never had someone access my thoughts like you seem to be able to do.” I paused, realizing we weren’t arguing – for once. “And honestly, it’s not a problem for me. But you need to be respectful. They are mine to have and not yours to spy on. You can’t come in like that uninvited.”
He swallowed but didn’t answer. After a beat, he nodded.
“I’ll trust you won’t do that to me again,” I said softly, hoping he didn’t have enough time to ‘see’ what I’d been thinking…
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📌 Recommended Readers Age 18+ Years: The Bellerose Witchline Series is Rated R for Adult Activity, Alcohol Use, Hard Language, Intense Violence / Gore, and Sexual Situations, both consensual and non-consensual.
Find the series on Amazon! Visit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09XP7TPBQ
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