Six paragraphs from The
Gifting, Star Girl Book 2, a sensuous sci-fi romance:
1. Sah'Reena
paused, unmoving. Robin knew what she was doing. She was tuning her
extraordinary senses to catch any sound or vibration that would alert her to
the next barrage. The one thing she was forbidden to do was to erect a
defensive shield. The training sessions were meant to keep her senses and
skills razor sharp, and throwing up a protective barrier would defeat the
purpose.
2.
"I'm associating the fact that the woman,
the alien, Sah'Reena, holds a power reportedly so great that she could destroy
this planet with a wave of her hands." Foxx raised his eyes to the
director, but the head of the space center remained silent. After a few
seconds, the scientist barely nodded, understanding the man would neither deny
nor confirm what the news media reported. He continued. "Yet, Dr.
Dickenson, who is human and virtually powerless, has taken it upon himself to
protect her. To be her conscience, and I'm guessing the safety mechanism that
holds her abilities in check."
3.
More gasps drew her attention to the Gifted
nearby. Several had fallen to their knees, but their attention was no longer on
her. Before she could turn to see what they were looking at, she felt him. He
was a wall of energy growing closer and closer as he strode through the fallow
field toward her. When he reached her, he drew an arm about her waist. With his
other hand, he touched the back of her hand and gently pushed it downward.
Without hesitation, she removed her power, releasing them.
4.
Sah’Reena hesitated as she neared the hatch.
Something felt…different. Not a good different. One that did not sit well with
her. It hovered like a storm cloud, filled with lightning and thunder, and the
roar of wind that could unleash destruction at a moment’s notice. Robin told
her to always trust her instincts. To trust what her gut, as he put it, told
her. He also advised her not to think of this as a homecoming, but more like
one of those monthly training sessions she went through, where anything could
happen without warning. Returning to Murrall would almost be the same as
stepping onto a new world. A world she already knew was filled with danger to
both her, and now him.
5.
Before he could call out for help, he was struck
at the back of the head. Pain exploded in the center of his brain, followed by
darkness. The last thing he was aware of was the sound of a voice snapping
orders to the guards.
6.
The streams of energy pooled in the center of
his chest, increasing in intensity with every breath. Robin squeezed his eyes
shut for a few seconds. When he opened them again, he started in shock at what
he saw. No. At how he saw. At how his senses had been altered.
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