Today’s Sunday Snippet is again from a book I haven’t released yet.
This time, the super special snippet is for another lovely lady, Katrina Whittaker, because she also asked very nicely for a slice of Snow, and it’s her birthday soon (okay, it’s a month away, but she deserves a nice shiny pressie right now!), and I’m all about sharing (should that be read teasing?).
Note, again the offered snippet is first draft material, excuse any errors or crap writing. This snippet follows on from yesterday’s snippet… you can read that here.
I have absolutely no qualms about sharing this snippet of Snow, but again it’s going to come with a warning, which I’ve written below – it’s a bit different this time. This scene is from Seduce, the third book in my new Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series, and it will be out on June 23rd.
WARNING: The following scene may cause pangs of distress, a deep need to cuddle a blood-crazed vampire and tell him you’ll make it all better, sorrow, heartache, and also restlessness, and irritation. By reading it, you release me of all responsibility for any anger and impatience that may occur due to the book not being released for another four months.
“The restraints?â€
Sera cringed at the volume of those two words. Here she was trying to keep things subtle and Snow was shouting it at the top of his lungs.
“You want to tie my brother up?†He chuckled. “You are a dark little thing.â€
Her blush deepened. It wasn’t what he thought it was but she didn’t correct him. He lumbered across his room, leaving another trail of wet footprints on the wooden floor. He had the same taste in decor as Antoine. Black, black and more black. His bed was something straight out of a torture chamber though. The mattress looked comfortable enough, covered in black silk sheets and fluffed up pillows. The bed itself though. She had never seen anything like it.
Metal posts as thick as Snow’s arms supported the four corners. The top and bottom of each post ended in wide square steel plates that were bolted to the ceiling and floor. On each bedpost, there was a length of inch thick steel chain with an equally as thick cuff attached to the end. The leather lining the inside of the cuffs was cracked and stained dark with blood. The bed looked as though it should have been strong enough to contain the most feral of creatures, but the posts were bent in places, dented and showing signs of wear.
“Seen enough?†Snow said and she jumped.
“I didn’t mean to stare.â€
He shrugged casually but there was shame in his eyes. “I have my good nights and my bad nights.â€
So she had heard. She glanced at the bed again, feeling sorry for him. He had to chain himself to a bed, cage himself, whenever he had a bad night. Something told her the restraints were used more often than that. Did he sleep in them? Chained and defenceless, open to attack? One of the first things she had learned on becoming a vampire was how to protect herself by finding a secure place to sleep. While the general human population didn’t know about vampires and other creatures that roamed their world with them, there were hunters out there who were constantly on the lookout for her kind.
“Snow,†she said and he handed the restraints to her.
“Do not pity me,†he snarled and closed the door in her face.
“He is right, Sera. It is his choice. I have always maintained that. Do not make him feel wretched for the choices he makes. He desires to protect others, those he cares about, and that is a noble thing.â€
Sera nodded and turned away from Snow’s door, coming to face Antoine where he leaned against his doorframe, wearing only his black boxer shorts.
I hope you enjoyed this Sunday Snippet!
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