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Main character casting!!!! Check out the eye candy that the Joanne picked out!
Marcus
Elora’s quad leader
He has a little bit of a
crush on her (okay, a big crush!), but he’s professional enough to not let it
interfere while she is his subordinate. He’s a big softy at heart. Marcus is
driven by the work, and takes losses personally. His quiet and calm demeanour
means that he counterbalances the craziness inside Elora’s head and it allows
her to do her job properly.
Plus, he’s hot, which helps!
Clara
Elora’s new quadmate.
Clara is determined to be the
best Vanguard she can be. Like Elora, she has familial expectation to live up
to, and she has requested a challenging assignment to allow her to do that. She
is an open book for Elora, and they have a lot in common.
Patrick
Another of Elora’s new
quadmates! Patrick seems to have a lot on his plate and Elora often wonders if
there isn’t something else going on. He’s the strong, silent type, but he has
the best interests of his team at heart. A real man’s man, Patrick can be
counted on to make the tough decisions.
Adamsson
Elora’s new Vanguard
Superior. He can’t replace the man she lost in the past, but he does a pretty
good job! Of course, it turns out that he has a history with her mother,
because which Vanguard doesn’t have a relationship with Nina? Right?
Elora looks just like she
does on the covers of the books, because no other person can do that now!
Now input those faces as you read this fantastic excerpt! But first, a quick not from the author about the section she picked.
Elora gets a chance to explore her life
beyond her friends and family in a new posting in Fated. Her new commander, Marcus, asks her to share
the events in Africa (at the end of Reflected).
This scene was interesting to write for me, to explore the sensations of
being trapped in the power that consumed Elora at the end of the previous book.
It was also exciting to explore the link between Elora and Zak. Enjoy!
The light. The power. It burns.
Save me! Save her! Siva? Mom?
Falling! Falling!
The arms. The arms that saved me. My eyes
scoured the ground for him, for his body. Tendrils of fear squeezed my already
exhausted heart and the threatened tears now fell furiously.
Then I realised where he must be.
I ran forward to the edge of the pit where
the circle had been formed.
“Zak!” It was more a gasp than a word.
Lying at the bottom in a crumpled heap of
blood and cloth was Zak.
“On the Spirits, no!” I couldn’t feel him
within me. I pushed aside each person, forced out each voice, searched desperately
for his mind.
There was nothing.
“NO!” I gasped as I tore myself from my own
thoughts. Marcus rocked away from me, clearly shaken by everything he had seen.
It had been mere seconds, such a lot to process in such a short space of time.
Zak. All I wanted right here and right now was him. The need was core deep and
binding. I leapt to my feet and stumbled as the blood pounded into my
over-exhausted skull. Frantic, I looked around, needing to see Zak. Needing to
be sure he was safe.
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