This excerpt continues the one from last week. Charlie has been painting scenes from Jocelyn’s life, but she doesn’t want to believe in the psychic connection between them.
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She lifted the sheet, revealing the portrait of a girl no more than seven years old seated in an old-fashioned, high-backed wooden chair. Her lashes were lowered to round, fair-skinned cheeks, and she concentrated intently on the needlework in her lap. Her flaxen hair was wound into thick braids framing her innocent face.
“She’s my favorite.” Charlie smiled at the picture. “I’m finishing the background tonight.”
She turned to him for some kind of reaction. He stared at the painting, his expression unreadable except for his dark eyes that glistened with unshed tears, like wax beneath a flame.
“I’m thinking of calling her Bridget,” Charlie said softly, unsure of how to react to his apparent distress. Should she cover the painting again?
The Darkness Therein
by Kate Hill
Coming November 28, 2022
Jocelyn has chased his nemesis for centuries. He swore that nothing or no one would stand between him and revenge on the creature that destroyed his life. That same rival leads Jocelyn to the one person who can reconnect him to the human race.
Art student Charlie has no idea that her family history binds her to a creature of legend–until he appears in the form of a tall, beautiful man with a thirst for revenge. The last thing she wants is to follow his orders, but if she intends to stay alive, she has no choice.
Note: The Darkness Therein was previously published. This re-edited version contains additional scenes.
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Oh, there’s definitely some connection between him and the girl in the painting! Great snippet!
This scene hints at so much . . . more. Love all the undercurrents you’ve woven into it to create questions. I have plenty!
You left us hanging with that scene. What is the connection between the girl in the painting and the artist? It’s a deep painful connection.
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Oh wow and now I need to know what he says to the proposed name and everything else! Great snippet!