“Is this really necessary?” Sonny demanded. “Couldn’t you just cuff her hands and allow her to walk freely? That collar must be choking her!”
“It is a light metal, Sir,” the guard, whose name was Zheng and who looked like an ancient warrior reassured Sonny.
“It’s all right, Sonny,” Felice reassured the junior Walton. “It really isn’t heavy at all. I’m grateful to be released from that cell. I know that you won’t let anything bad happen to me.”
“She’s playing you like a fiddle, Boy,” Tobias remarked to Sonny as they walked behind Zheng and Felice to a private elevator. “Have the two of you been…”
~Cie for Naughty Netherworld Press~
Notes:
Notes:
This snippet comes from the ninth installment in the Carnal Invasion series entitled Love, Lust, and Lunacy. The vampire Tobias Walton, head of Xquenda Industries, has seen fit to release Felice Navidad, the Queen of the Frost Elementals, from the underground cell where he was holding her prisoner. However, Felice's new circumstances may not prove to be greatly improved.
It's pretty easy to finish Tobias's thought!
ReplyDeleteTobias is pretty easy!
DeleteSounds like it's only temporary freedom for Felice, unless she can put those 'fiddle playing' skills to greater use. ;) Nicely written!
ReplyDeleteFelice needs to find a way to recharge her magic, something which isn't going to happen easily in this setting.
DeleteI'm curious about that collar. Is it preventing her from using magic, or something?
ReplyDeleteIt prevents her from escaping, although in fairness, she is in a weakened state and it's overkill. Tobias is just a sadist.
DeleteOutstanding snippet. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you. :-)
DeleteWhoa, well this is intense...
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear it!
DeleteBeen? Been? lol--that left me hanging! lol. Well done. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you. :-)
DeleteI'm curious to know if she is indeed playing him like a fiddle. :)
ReplyDeleteSince it's Sonny, I leave open to interpretation. Were she to play Tobias like a fiddle, she would want to use a sledge hammer instead of a bow.
DeleteI think Tobias has that right! Nice tease of possibilities . . .
ReplyDeleteTobias is like a stopped clock. He gets things right about twice a day.
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