Lucky Number Seven…Or Is It?

 

7 days ago I was tagged by the fellow Carina Press author Natasha Hoar for a 7-line writer game. I think this is actually the third time I've been tagged for this same game, but lo! I actually have a moment to post something.

I'm going to cheat though. I will go to page 77 in my WIP, and I will take the 7 lines starting on line 7 and post them below but I'm >. > not going to tag anybody. If you'd like to play along, feel free to pull these parameters and post 7 lines on your own blog. Let me know if you got the idea from here, and I'll be happy to link or tweet for you.

This is from Running in the Dark, the forthcoming sequel to Don't Bite the Messenger. Sydney Kildare is, if you can believe it, caught in a sticky situation. (I'm editing now, so these lines might not survive  "as is" until publication.)

 

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"My name, little one, is Bren. Drive me to the Autopista Central and go north. Take the fastest route. No tricks. No attempt to gain attention. And no more questions." The cold force of his will seeped through my eyes and into my head.

Bren let go, and the glamour washed through me, strengthened by his name. I blinked and waved a hand over my face as the command burrowed in. I was too freaked to deflect it properly. Malcolm had gotten me once before, when I was hurt. I bit the inside of my lip. I wasn't hurt, not yet, and I wasn't about to obey as someone tried to make me drive myself to my death.

 

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Will she survive? Dun-duh-DUN! Tune in next…well, in October when Carina Press releases Running in the Dark.