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An icy claw clenched her stomach.
What kind of crappy business had Atropos stuck her with? She was sick and tired of being given the bull crap jobs, while her three half-sisters lounged beachside, sipping mojitos, sandwiched between thong attired, ripped cabana boys. Well, that was how she imagined them anyway. It wasn’t like she received weekend invites.
Still, all they had to do was spin, measure, and cut. She had no job description aside from “as needed.” That meant she landed all the off the wall assignments in arcane hell holes she couldn’t even talk about later.
The snarling jaws of the lion head snapped her way, missing her forearm by an inch. She jumped back out of reach and steadied the revolver. She had always pictured Lamassus as serene and wise. A mixture of human and animal, often lion, bull, and winged creature, they guarded cities and palaces for councils and crowns. Set before the entrance to a dark region of the Underworld, this one displayed perverse tendencies. Its three heads were eagle, lion, and giant snake, all savage, and all determined to feast on her flesh. The apparent astral rope binding would not protect her if she stumbled too close.
“Are the bullets magic charged?”
At the sound of the gravelly voice, her chest tightened. She sank to one knee and peered around, but the Lamassu blocked out a major portion of the 360.
“If not, they’ll wound but won’t kill.”
The gun felt so good in her hand, too. Damn it! “I used my stash on rum soaked ghouls.”
“Too bad. Well, you might try a distraction.”
“Who the hell are you, and where?”
A cackle shot out. “I’m the least of your worries.”
I hope you enjoyed the snippet based on the word prompt business. Thanks for stopping by. Make sure to visit the other fabulous authors at Tuesday Tales.
Cheers & Happy Reading!
Flossie Benton Rogers, Conjuring the Magic in Romance
Perfect snippet, as always! I like what she imagines her half-sisters doing! I’d like a day by the beach, too! ( Wishful thinking, of course.)
Oh, yes, Carmen, come for a visit and we’ll go to all the best beaches here!
Wonderful excerpt!
Glad you liked it!
Great excerpt. Love the image at the beach. Don’t we all picture others doing great stuff when what we have to do sucks? LOL Intrigued by the voice.
I think August is when beach imagery becomes real, Susanne!
Great snippet! I am dying to know who he was and why she couldn’t see him.
Maybe she is not as alone as she feels right now. I hope so.
Ready to hang with the mojitos and cabana boys. Great story and I love how she handles that gun. Jillian
Thank you! Yes, a mojito would hit the spot lol.
Scary images conjured in my head from this. Well done!
Thanks, Jean!