Excerpt 11 – ANGEL’S ASSASSIN by
Laurel O’Donnell
Laurel O’Donnell
Damien
caught a movement out of the corner of his eye.
caught a movement out of the corner of his eye.
Roke
darted around him, toward the curtain.
darted around him, toward the curtain.
What was
there? More men? Damien cut him off in two steps, blocking his
escape. He knew instinctively there were
no more of Roke’s men behind the curtain, because Roke would have called for
them.
there? More men? Damien cut him off in two steps, blocking his
escape. He knew instinctively there were
no more of Roke’s men behind the curtain, because Roke would have called for
them.
Roke
backed away from Damien.
backed away from Damien.
Damien
could not afford to take his gaze from Roke, but he listened for Mother. Nothing.
No sound. Mother was as silent as
the night, and as deadly as poison.
There would be no sound before Mother’s attack. Damien quickly circled to Roke’s right, so
his back was against the wall and he could see the entire room.
could not afford to take his gaze from Roke, but he listened for Mother. Nothing.
No sound. Mother was as silent as
the night, and as deadly as poison.
There would be no sound before Mother’s attack. Damien quickly circled to Roke’s right, so
his back was against the wall and he could see the entire room.
Roke
skittered back away from Damien, farther back from the curtain.
skittered back away from Damien, farther back from the curtain.
Damien
quickly surveyed the room, but Mother was nowhere to be seen. Was he hiding? Behind the bed? He would never have fled without Roke.
quickly surveyed the room, but Mother was nowhere to be seen. Was he hiding? Behind the bed? He would never have fled without Roke.
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Back Cover Copy:
Damien is an
assassin, a man with no home and a tortured past. Sold into slavery as a young
boy, he is trained to kill with cold calculation, without remorse. As a reward
for his ruthless success, he is given a chance to earn his freedom from his
cruel master. One last mission. One final person to slay…
assassin, a man with no home and a tortured past. Sold into slavery as a young
boy, he is trained to kill with cold calculation, without remorse. As a reward
for his ruthless success, he is given a chance to earn his freedom from his
cruel master. One last mission. One final person to slay…
Lady Aurora of Acquitaine is the epitome of
purity and goodness, beloved by all her people. She lives her life trying to
atone for her mother’s cruelty by being a fair and just ruler. Secretly she
fears that one day her mother’s murderer will return for her.
When Damien enters Aurora’s life, tempting her
with promises of dark passion and forbidden lust, he threatens to tear her
peaceful world apart with shadowy secrets of his own.
Can Aurora’s light heal Damien’s dark spirit or
will his evil consume her? The eternal battle of good versus evil, love versus
hate, dark versus light, all come to a shattering climax in this historical
romance set in medieval England.
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