Welcome to the Hump Day Hook Hop for February 6th, 2013! Every Wednesday, each author posts one(ish) paragraph from a WIP or a finished book for all to read and (hopefully) comment.
This week, I’m once again going to feature a paragraph from my current book, Awakening (The Vampire Destiny Series (Book 3).
This scene between Josephine and Stefan occurs soon after Josephine begins having strange recollections of Stefan’s human past…
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“This sword. This is the one you used the night you died. Your brother spent hours forging the metal to create this for you. You were proud to carry it.”
Facing him, I noticed that his hands were gripping the arms of the chair. His eyes became stormy, luminous in the light from the windows. They were filled with an emotion I couldn’t understand as he stared past me and focused on the weapons lining the wall.
And his mind…his mind was a jumble of hazy memories and undisguised admiration. I’d staggered him again, rocked him to his very core. He didn’t want to remember his human life, yet I kept dredging it up, memory after painful memory. “It is difficult to recall, however I do recall it being a gift from Ragnarr,” he murmured. His eyes never left the sword. “How is it possible that you know what I cannot remember?”
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Yes! How? That is the hook! Good!
Oh I want to know more! Great hook
Oh, I like this. I think he recalls better than he admits to…but I like that through her he’s confronted with his past. I want to know more. Very nice. Good hook!
Great hook!
Very intriguing.
Aww..I feel so sorry for him and having all these memories dredged up for him. Stormy eyes for stormy emotions.
Leaving ones family must be one of the biggest downsides of being undead. Poor Stefan.
Oh, yes, I want to know, too. Great hook!
Wow, he sounds very deep, and I want to know more! I’m hooked!
Well at least he wasn’t angry at the intrusion, nice snippet
What an interesting hook. Gives only the implications, none of the answers. I would have to read, wouldn’t I?
I was looking for a different sort of hook this week.
I want to know more! Enjoying see the deep side of Stefan. Poor Stefan!
Very nice, I’m curious as to how he has lost his memory.
I really want more of this story. I’m hooked!
An excellent snippet! Though going down the lane of memories is painful.
Intriguing!
hmmm… how does he know? inquiring minds want to know. good hook!
C.
Hmm, very interesting! Definitely interested to see what came before and after this snippet of conversation.