Happy Easter to those who celebrate it! I'll be late on reading others' posts today, because I have three services to sing the Hallelujah Chorus at. But I'll get to them, once I'm all sung out. (I'm on the West Coast, so I always set up my Six Sentence Sunday posts the day before rather than getting up before 6 AM my time to meet the East Coast deadline for getting them live.)
This week we're returning to my historical fantasy WIP, Wolf & Huntress. In this scene from the opening chapter, our heroine, Cass, gets the first hint that she has the ability to hear werewolf telepathy.
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The wolf was at least as big as the largest dog Cass had ever seen, fully waist-high on the tall Campbell who marched at his side. The beast’s fur gleamed silver in the moonlight, solid but for the black tips of his ears and tail. He bared his teeth, sharp and white, and in the near-silence Cass could hear him snarl.
And more than snarl. A voice she’d never heard before echoed in her mind. Sealgair bitches...murderers...smell their blood.
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(Sealgair is Gaelic for hunter. As for why that's what the wolf calls Cass and her sister, well, hopefully someday I'll sell the book and y'all can read it. :-) )
Feedback and comments always appreciated, and please visit the Six Sentence Sunday blog to see the wide range of contributions.
Well, you're in trouble now, because I already want to read it after six. You have to finish.
ReplyDeleteWonderful hook. Happy Easter!
ooh, nice! Want to read more!
ReplyDeleteI hope you sell it, too. I want to read it already! Great six!
ReplyDeleteNice description. Very intriguing.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you create a scene. Very well done.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to read it now. Hurry up and finish it, please!
ReplyDeletegreat images with words
ReplyDeleteGreat description. Can't wait to see more.
ReplyDeleteOo, love this! Great description and tension.
ReplyDeleteGreat description and I love the tension.
ReplyDeleteLove the six. Great tension
ReplyDeleteOh my! That must have been startling. (And happy Easter!)
ReplyDeleteCreate Six! Very vivid!
ReplyDeleteThe ability to hear werewolf telepathy... Wow, just that makes the book worth finishing (and reading!)
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm not sure what I would do in Cass' shoes. Nice six!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Write faster, I want to read the rest of this!
ReplyDeleteWow, sounds really intriguing! Would love to read more! Fab six!
ReplyDeleteNice description. I'm hook and definitely want to read more. I'll be back next week. I really like your voice too. Great!
ReplyDeleteIntriguing. Hurry up and get a contract already!
ReplyDelete::grins::
Best of luck!
Allure Van Sanz
Wolves sound scary. Great six sentences! Thanks for stopping by my blog.
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Okay, I'm hooked. Don't leave us hanging on this one.
ReplyDeleteI like that the wolf speaks Gaelic. It's an intriguing twist!
ReplyDeleteI'd think I was going crazy if I heard a wolf speaking in my head. I wonder how she'll react?
ReplyDeleteI like the short animal-like sentences. Can't wait to find out where this ability takes her!
ReplyDeleteExtremely intense! Great Six!
ReplyDeleteI want to read more of this story!
ReplyDeleteCool! Love this. I have a soft spot for werewolves :)
ReplyDeleteIntriguing. I could see how freaky that would be for her to hear in her mind, especially from a wolf!
ReplyDeleteLove this six and the description of the voice she hears behind the snarl. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds awesome! Great six :)
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