WeWriWa is a blog hop in which writers post 8-10 sentences from one of their books. My last few snippets have been from Fangs and Fists 2: Grit. Grit is a werewolf gladiator who lost in the arena and was brought back to life by the demon Haylen. Having escaped from demons who have taken over the world, Haylen has been assigned by the Alpha Wolf of Detroit to communicate with his demon master to hopefully gain prisoners. In this excerpt, we get to know more about Haylen, who has masters of his own.
Haylen’s workroom was one of the few places in the tower where the most powerful demons couldn’t spy, even from the gazing room. Similarly, Haylen was among the few demons whose minds they couldn’t invade. That was both lucky and unlucky. Because of this power, he had been fitted with a tracking device. Brutally embedded in his spine by a procedure both magical and medical and during which he had been fully awake, it allowed his masters to know his whereabouts. There was always a chance that even a demon of his level might try to escape. In their minds, they had enhanced his natural power and for this, he belonged to them, body and soul.
He had accepted his demonic ties long ago, but regardless of how his masters believed they should be privy to every aspect of his life, Haylen kept certain secrets.
In this area of his workroom — the freezer — hundreds of the demons’ victims remained in stasis for Haylen to revive at will. Some were dead at the time of freezing, but a few were on the verge of death, like Grit had been.
About Fangs and Fists: Grit
(Erotic Paranormal Romance)
Werewolf gladiator Grit faced his own mortality in the arena, only to be resurrected by a demon. Grit now lives a shadowy existence as one of the soulless, remembering only bits and pieces of his former life. Nonetheless, he recognizes evil and knows he must fight for the future of his young son, as well as the rest of the world.
Zari, a vampire warrior, helped Grit escape the tower where he had been imprisoned. She had feelings for Grit when they’d first met, but at the time he had been mated to another wolf. Now that he’s on his own, they’re free to explore their feelings as they fight side by side as part of the rebellion against the demons. In the midst of war, their love grows, but danger is everywhere.
Haylen, the demon who resurrected Grit, offers a bargain that may save or destroy the rebellion. Whatever the outcome, Zari and Grit intend to face it together and explore the once forbidden passion between them.
From Changeling Press.
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Haylen seems so comfortable there, but I would be totally freaked out.
How and why does he resurrect these victims? And why did he decide to resurrect Grit? I’m very intrigued by this story!
Trouble afoot. Fascinating snippet.
I loved that first paragraph. The sentiments could (and should!) be equally applied to sci fi books featuring cyborgs, because the government or agency that goes to the trouble to enhance someone’s capabilities wouldn’t do it out of the goodness of their hearts to create a superman. No, they’d do it for their own selfish reasons — and they would take great care to control their expensive creation.
This story is very intriguing! Great descriptions in your snippet!
Wow, quite the backstory, great job!
This whole scene made me very curious. I want to read more.