Antonello Brothers: Immortal
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I face every foe.
Pietas performs the Ritual of Strength before battle, whether it be a physical or emotional one. In it, as a sign of humility, he cuts his hair with a dagger. If he has a partner, they cut it. But where did the ritual originate?
Pietas and a group of his followers served as mercenaries in the Gedarin Republic, a cluster of inhabited planets on the outskirts of the Terran Crescent. On the planet Kaffir, an influential warlord hired them to assist in taking over a neighboring country. Once they had, the warlord hosted a party and invited them to enjoy themselves. The warlord's youngest son flirted with Pietas, but Pietas rebuffed him. The young man kept coming back, always polite no matter how irritated Pietas got with him. One day, Pietas asked why he didn't give up, and the young man said that his father was always cruel also, even though he professed to love him. It broke Pietas's heart, having a father similar. He began spending time with the younger man, and discovered his name was Til.
For several months, he and Til enjoyed a casual relationship, which developed into a sexual one. Til taught him how to perform the ritual, insisting Pietas was worthy of the honor. Head over heels in love, Pietas involved himself less and less in the pursuit of war.
The warlord of Northern Kaffir asked Pietas to again attack a neighboring country, but the country was poor and had little of value to offer. When Pietas refused, the warlord killed Til to spite Pietas. In a rage, Pietas gathered every member of the warlord's bloodline and forced him to watch as every last one was killed. Finally, Pietas drove a dagger through the man's heart. From that time on, Pietas carried the name Slayer of Innocents.
He performs the ritual to remind himself that war has a price, and to honor Til. However, he never speaks Til's name aloud, keeping it only to himself. Because of Til, Pietas refused to have a friendship or love relationship with any mortal, because the pain of loss was so great. He only broke that rule for himself after coming to know Six.
Tiklaus, Pietas's panther, carries a name in the language of Kaffir. Tiklaus means loyal warrior.
The ritual concludes in three more steps.
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I prevail over every circumstance.
In this scene from Origin of Pietas, Six and Pietas are deep into a journey across the planet, hoping to locate the other immortals. Pietas has said he has few lovers, and even fewer friends, and Six asks why.
"My troops all but worship me. Leading the council made me hated. I long for someone with whom I can be myself."
Six leaned forward. "They fed us nothing but lies about you. Well, except to say that you were a supreme fighter. That was true. Watching you in that room..." He uttered an expletive. "You had no defensive moves. Everything was offense. No wonder no one gets close to you. Like trying to hit a tornado."
Such praise from so valued a warrior! Pietas let himself smile.
"Anyway..." Six picked at a broken thumbnail. "I'm sorry we didn't meet under different circumstances."
"Are you?" A long strand of hair had fallen over the ghost's face and Pietas moved it aside. "Why?"
Six tossed his head and that strand fell back into his face. He tucked it behind an ear. "I would have liked sparring with you. Learning from you."
"I will teach you anything you want to know. But I hope here, you'll never have to use it."
"Yeah? Well, we find your people I might."
"Indeed. But not if I can prevent it. You are my friend. I will stand between you and anyone who thinks to harm you."
Six set a fist over his heart in an Ultra salute of tribute. "Thank you, Pietas."
He nodded. No doubt his family would think the ghost stayed with him only for protection, but if there was anything Pietas was good at, it was recognizing honor.
Six blazed with it.
How long had he spent in Six's presence before he'd considered him a friend? Now, he could not imagine life without him. He refused to accept that so mundane a thing as death might take Six away from him.
While his father was the better geneticist, his mother had a deft understanding of human needs. Surely the two of them could find a way to lengthen the ghost's life. Six had often said he'd lived past his "expiration date" and was on borrowed time. They would have to borrow more. How often had Pietas wished for humans to die?
Now he wanted one to live forever.
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Luc had brought Wulf home with him to protect him from a threat. As the Harbinger, Luc has a well-won reputation in the widespread world of the Thieves' Guild. Anyone foolish enough to attack him would be swiftly dealt with. In this scene in Luc's home, Luc and Wulf are awakened by someone breaking into their bedroom. Though Luc is armed and ready to shoot, it turns out to be his son, who's come to warn them the power is out and the guards protecting the house are all dead.
Escape Plan
How Luc hated it when he was right about things going wrong. He'd planned for big trouble; hoped for an easy solution.
Wulf stared at Senthys with a blank expression that faded to one of terror. He lurched backwards, glancing about the room like a rabbit with foxes after him.
Luc dashed forward and dragged Wulf up against his chest. "Easy, love. It's all right. I won't let anyone hurt you."
The younger man trembled, but he drew himself up and controlled his chattering teeth. "I—I'm okay. You take care of S-Senthys."
"Hey." Senthys winked at him. "Don't worry about me." He gave him thumbs up. "But you might want to get some clothes on."
Luc handed Wulf his pants. "Shirt and shoes too. We may have to run for it." Luc added his own shirt. "Now you see why I always fold my clothes. Easier to dress and run."
"Run where?" Senthys folded his arms. "There's no way out from up here except the windows in the other rooms."
"You knew we were trapped in here but you came anyway?"
Senthys frowned at him. "What was I supposed to do, leave you? You're my dad."
Luc slipped on his shoes. "We'll talk about safety later." He tucked the weapon in his pants pocket, opened the drawer, and pulled out an extra power clip. "Wulf, do you know how to shoot?"
"I could learn."
"That's my boy. You may have to. I don't want to arm Senthys if I don't have to."
"What!" Senthys faced him. "I can fire a weapon. I've had training. He hasn't."
"And if I need you to shoot I'll give you a gun without hesitation, but I don't want to jeopardize your guild standing if I don't have to."
The Guild took a dim view of using a weapon except in self-defense. Armed robbery, at least on Kelthia, didn't exist. A sad truth that had come about after the death of Wulf's father.
"Wulf, love, open the closet door. Go to the third set of shoe cubbies on the left, then the fourth cubby up from the bottom right. Reach into the back and push."
The rear of the closet swiveled open.
"Oh, cool!" Senthys rubbed his hands together. "A secret passageway."
"Senthys, you lead the way. Here." He tossed him a flashlight from the drawer. "No noise."
"Yes, sir."
Wulf followed him without prompting.
Luc closed the outer closet door, entered the narrow brick passageway, and shut the secret door behind him. A smooth passageway tilted down. Luc brought up the rear.
Wulf waited for him ahead. "So much 'not even Senthys could get in here tonight.'"
"Shh." Luc raised a finger to his lips. "Wulf," he whispered, "would you kindly keep in mind a killer's in the house searching for us at this very moment? Keep your voice down."
At the bottom of the stairs, Senthys stopped before a metal door. "I've never seen so many locks in one place before."
"Excuse me." Luc turned sideways to fit into the cramped space and moved around Wulf. To dry his fingertips, Luc brushed them against his pants and then stroked the topmost lock. "Senthys, hold the light."
"Yes, sir. What system is this?"
He keyed a pattern on the second lock. "A Cyr de Tomasson. Very old, made before the planet Kelthia was part of the Tarthian Empire." He caught Wulf's knowing smile over Senthys' head. Luc had been Cyr de Tomasson in a previous life. This was his invention.
"Wow." Senthys squinted at the locks. "I never thought I'd get to see one of these. Was de Tomasson related to you?"
Luc fumbled the lock sequence and had to start over. "What in the worlds made you think that?"
"The 'Cyr' in the name. Seems like a lot of Kelthian history is about people with that name. I run into it all the time when I'm researching the guild archives for Grand Master de Laney."
Senthys shone the light on the last lock. "Did you put this thing down here?"
Luc hesitated. "It came with the house." Not a total lie. He'd built the house too, in another life.
"Don't you think it's time to upgrade?"
"Modern thieves have no idea how to operate the system. It isn't just a series of locks, Senthys. There are small switches and catches as well." He released the final lock. "Virtually pick-proof. It's safe to say no one in the union these days could break into it."
"Then how did you manage it so smoothly?"
Luc pulled open the door, took the light from his son, and shone it up on his own face. "I'm the Harbinger, remember?" He used the light to indicate the opening. "Let's go."
Tales of the Chosen
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Welcome to Book Hooks!
Book Hooks is a weekly cooperative blog hop hosted by Marketing for Romance Writers as part of the MFRW Authors Blog.
It's a chance each week for you to discover current works in progress or previously published books by possibly new-to-you authors.
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Is it true that idBot sees everything? In this scene, Luc is about to enter an elevator/lift in the Thieves' Guild. The elevator car moves up, down, and sideways to traverse the huge building. He's on his way to an important meeting.
idBot sees everything
After Luc left Tonio's office, he visited the Arcane Level library on the thirtieth floor, checking data to prepare for his meeting with Ms. Lexius. He headed for his office, but when the elevator opened, Grand Master Aerlray de Clare stood inside.
Luc repeated his mantra. Focus, not dwell. Move forward. Gathering his patience, Luc entered and pressed the button for his floor. "Aerlray."
"Luc Saint-Cyr." The man smiled like a predator. "The man I'm looking for."
"Oh?" Luc kept his back to the doors. "Why's that?"
"It's been brought to my attention idBot's poking its nose into our files."
"Is that so?" Floor numbers in idBot green scrolled around the top of the car as it moved downward. Ten floors to the first turn. "That phrase 'idBot sees everything' is literal."
"But it's scanning confidential data. Contracts. Personnel. Sealed adoptions."
And why was he trying to hide those? "IdBot needs to know what it's protecting."
"A lock on a door doesn't need to know what's behind the door."
"IdBot's more than a lock. It gathers intel about its surroundings. It's a living, breathing system that can actively protect its owner." He owed Shohn Lexius for that tidbit.
"I don't care about any of that." De Clare puffed himself up. "I want it to stop. Now. Pull idBot back from this invasive search, Saint-Cyr. It's setting a dangerous precedent. The Guild won't tolerate it."
He'd switched to using last names. Interesting.
Three floors.
"Aelray, if you think a threat will deter me, you don't know me."
"No threat." De Clare held up both hands. "But this idBot of yours is meddling where it doesn't belong."
"Oh?" The car slowed, shifted direction sideways. "What is there to hide?"
De Clare pointed at him. "I'm not the only councilmember who dislikes these invasive searches. This could have serious consequences if it came to a vote."
Good. Let it. "Why are you telling me this?"
"Because you own idBot."
"Let's say a tech company hires one of our people. Signs a contract for corporate espionage, but it's bungled. Things go badly. What's the procedure for a complaint?"
De Clare stepped back. "Why are you asking me? You know the procedure."
"That's right. I do." The car slowed, headed down again. "Procedure doesn't say 'go to the Grand Master and whine."
"What's your point?"
"When the Guild installed idBot, it came with a book of procedures in case anything went wrong. I didn't write the book, but I can guarantee you that nowhere in it does it suggest hassling members of the board or the owner."
The man stiffened, mouth set in a straight line. His usual cocky self had deteriorated into a petulant boy. "Are you going to stand there and tell me this isn't your doing?"
"What isn't my doing?"
The elevator made the last turn to the side, bypassing the Heart of the Guild. Not unlike de Clare, who could not seem to grasp the heart of the organization.
"Look, Saint-Cyr." De Clare arranged his robes of office. "This idBot of yours is poking through employee files, intake records, and financial statements. It's rifling through everything."
Excellent. More proof. Luc bared his teeth in a pseudo-smile. "You mean it's searching databases in order to back them up and provide security for every aspect of the facility?" The car slowed. The doors opened and Luc took one step outside. He wedged a foot to block the elevator from closing.
"That's exactly what I mean!" Spittle showed at the corners of de Clare's mouth. He took a full step back, shoulders against the wall. "I want it to stop." He jabbed a finger toward Luc. "Now!"
Luc released the doors. "Then call the Help Desk."
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My will is absolute.
In this scene from Origin of Pietas, Six and Pietas are crossing the planet, searching for the other immortals. After cleaning gear and laying out what little clothing they own to dry, they sit on a grassy area side by side. Pietas asks if Six wants to return to his homeworld.
"Not really. I don't want to go back, except to see family. I have nothing there. All my life, all I've ever known is war. I enlisted at seventeen. Thirty-eight now. Too old to fight. Tired of it."
"Too old? I'm almost two thousand. Try another excuse."
"Best I got. Thirty-eight's old, in my book."
"I've been thirty-eight a few times. Most lives I'm dead by then."
Six's attention snapped back to Pietas. "What?"
"I'm a warrior. I don't live to see forty. Hazards of the profession." He picked a yellow wildflower and twirled it between his fingers.
"How many times have you died?"
Pietas tossed the flower aside. "I've lost count. Felt like a thousand times in that pod." He shuddered.
"If it would get you off this planet, would you get in the pod?"
"Six, I will never do that again, but if we get stuck here, ask me in a few thousand years. Might be a different story then. I think I'd go crazy if all I had to do every day was hunt and fish, eat and sleep." He tossed himself back on the grass and tucked his hands behind his head. The bright blue sky held wisps of clouds, moving on the wind. "I miss entertainment more sophisticated than deciding what shapes the clouds are taking."
Chuckling, Six stretched out beside him. "I hear you. I miss women."
"So do I. And men, too."
"You weren't kidding about having sex with whoever cut your hair in that ritual?"
Pietas gave a short laugh. "That was a joke, ghost. I was-- How do you say it? Messing with you."
"Get out!" He shoved Pietas's shoulder. "Okay, so you're not bisexual."
"I'm pansexual. Most Ultras are. When you live forever you get bored with the same thing every day. At least I do."
"Pansexual. What? Someone with a pulse?"
"I'm a bit more discriminating than that, thank you. But I'm open-minded. I appreciate sexual activities of various kinds. Ultras can never become pregnant or sire children--except for my parents--impart or contract sexually transmitted diseases. For us, sex is pure pleasure. One we never grow immune to, the way we do drugs and alcohol."
"So you didn't grow up being slapped down for experimenting?"
Pietas coughed. "I wouldn't say that, but my people are born adults and we're far less restrictive than humans. According to my friends, I'm less picky about lovers than I am about food. Sex is one of the few times I don't feel the need to be in charge. I like equality in a lover. Someone who can be as strong as I am." He let out a long, sighing breath. "The longer I live, the less of those there are."
Bringer of Chaos
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The Elven King's Captive
An elven king is shocked to discover his potential mate... is a human construction worker?
When Dustin stumbles into Casersis and touches his magic amulet, Dustin's hint of elven blood starts a magical chain reaction that puts him in mortal danger.
The amulet's power begins to rewrite his DNA from human to elf, and if humanity finds out, he'll become a science experiment at best. But when Casersis senses the change, his first instinct is to hold Dustin captive.
Casersis wants his young potential mate to be safe and loved while he undergoes his magical change. Exiled from his home and throne by his son, and now a billionaire corporation owner, when Casersis issues commands, his people fall in line.
But Dustin is so independent that Casersis doesn't know how to hold onto him without suffocating his new lover.
Can Casersis keep Dustin safe by holding him against his will? Or will the threat of captivity erase the bond of trust they had just begun to form?
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Wrong Hunt (Fang and Dagger Book 1)
Can a vampire hunter ever trust a vampire?
After years on the sidelines, Zack Wright is ready to prove he's worthy of his family's monster hunting legacy. He's even got the details to the perfect first hunt. All he has to do is delete an email, kill a vampire, and join his family on the road.
Roger has survived his sire's cruelty for three hundred years. He conspires with his closest allies to put an end to their torment. But one night in 1989, he falls into a magical coma. He wakes over thirty years later—with a hunter attempting to drive a stake into his heart.
Confused and weakened, Roger needs every advantage he can grasp. He offers Zack the opportunity to hunt his infamous sire. Taking down a legendary vampire would catapult Zack's reputation and cement his place in the family legacy. However, to get close to their prey, Zack must learn how to be Roger's pet. It's supposed to be an act, but Roger is gorgeous, seductive, and genuinely caring.
Catching feelings wasn't part of the plan. And despite the idyllic small town, someone keeps attempting to hunt the hunter. Can Zack learn to trust what should be his immortal enemy? Or will someone remove Roger's new ally before they have a chance to bond?
Wrong Hunt is the first novel of a series featuring the same lead characters. Strap in for a slow burn enemies-to-lovers, a trauma-repressed vampire, a hunter who has his world turned upside down and shaken, and a supernatural LGBT+ utopia.
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No fear touches me.
There's a difference between feeling fear and being controlled by fear. In this scene, Six offers a bit of advice. At the beginning of the previous book, nothing the Ghost Corps soldier said made it past Pietas's iron will. How could a mortal know more than he did? But over the journey across the planet, step by step, Pietas has opened his heart. Now that they are finally entering the camp where the other immortals live, Pietas must face the one person who's hurt him more than any other. His father.
Excerpt from Forged in Fire
Fists clenched, Pietas halted. His heart raced. His breath came too fast. Too shallow. I am bigger than any fear. I am unbeatable. I am unstoppable.
"Yes, you are." Six touched the middle of his back.
Pietas jerked away from him. "You aren't supposed to hear me, ghost."
"Then stop thinking so loud."
His iron discipline kept swear words from spewing out his mouth, but if ever one fit, it was now.
Six grinned. "Same to you, Ultra."
Exasperated, he turned to go.
"Hey." Six touched his arm. "Can I give you some advice?"
He tightened his jaw, faced the man, and waited.
Six stuck his thumbs under the straps of his pack. "After I signed the paperwork to become a ghost, I went home. Visited family. My abuela had died, but I hung out with my cousins. I said I was going on a long-term mission, so they put together a going away party. My birth mother showed up."
The ghost related few stories of his personal life, so Pietas paid close attention. "What happened?"
"I hadn't seen her in years. Maybe ten or more. Didn't want to see her. She'd abandoned me. Why should I talk to her? But I kept hearing my abuela's advice. 'Value family. They're your treasure.' I didn't want to believe that for a minute, but I couldn't get it out of my mind."
"You talked to her."
"I did. But before I went, I reminded myself of a few things my abuela taught me. Be aware of your emotions." He counted on his fingers as he listed them. "Don't respond to emotional chaos. Set boundaries. Don't let anyone steal your joy. Forgive those who do you wrong."
"How can one forgive when one can't forget?"
"Forgiveness doesn't mean you forget. You should never forget. To forget would mean they could hurt you again."
"Then how can one forgive?"
"You forgive because no matter what they did, or whether they deserve to be forgiven, you recognize that you deserve peace."
Pietas clasped his hands and brought them to his mouth, voiceless.
Once, when he'd trained with Armand and Philippe, he'd missed a blocking opportunity and Armand hit him in the chest. Philippe followed through not two seconds later. The twins hadn't intended to hurt him, but the double punch laid him out on the floor, unable to breathe, unsure his heart was still beating. Helpless.
Six's words hit him the same way.
How he ached to believe them.
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My body submits to my will.
When it comes to matters of decisions, Pietas is an alpha. The only time in Origin of Pietas that he uses the word submit is when he's refusing to do so. Submits is only used in the ritual.
"Water submits to my presence the way enemies submit to my will."
"My body submits to my will. No pain defeats me. No fear touches me."
It surprised me that in Ring of the Dragon, where Pietas has a romantic partner, that he is more of a switch. He has no issue not being in charge with the right person. In fact, he rather prefers not to be the lead. Who knew?
Excerpt from Ring of the Dragon
In this scene, Pietas is talking to Dark Hair, who has just finished having a bath. He'd hired the Kin female to help him find a missing hynder (horse) for Cyken. When Pietas had dried her afterward, she asked whom he'd served prior to her, and he told her it was a king. It opens with her speaking.
"The one you serve. You love him. Humans call this gay, yes?"
She'd deduced that about him, had she? Except he was not gay, straight, bisexual, or any of those other labels. He was a healthy person with a healthy sexual appetite who loved the finest of everything. If you wanted the utter truth, he was sapiosexual, attracted to intelligent people.
Like Cyken.
Biting his lips, Pietas shook his head. "Not lovers anymore."
She stroked his wet cheeks, drying his face. "Good."
He drew back. "Good? Why?"
"He not deserve you."
Pietas broke into a smile. After taking her hands, he pressed his mouth against each palm in turn. "Thank you. I needed that."
"You welcome. Is truth." She took the towel. "Your turn."
The hot water looked perfect, but he shook his head. "I can't."
"You want clean water?"
"No. I..." He shook his head.
She shifted position and sat on the floor beside him. "What you need?"
"I injured my shoulders." Thousands of years before. "They didn't heal right. Leaning on my arms is--" He turned his head. "I live with pain. Getting in and out of a tub is...."
"How often this pain?"
Constant. Unending. A river of pain he endured every moment. Pietas shared that detail with no one except Uurah, and Tiklaus, whom he could never fool. He couldn't hide it from Joss, whose unblockable telepathy laid bare every secret. Not even Cyken knew it was constant. Why should he trust Dark Hair?
"It never stops."
She brushed back his hair and kissed him on the forehead. "You wait." She stood and left the room.
Pietas struggled to his feet, but as he took a step toward the door, it opened.
Dark Hair dragged a small chair into the room and placed the two back legs into the tub. "Take off clothes. Sit."
"What are you going to do?"
"Help you bath." Still nude herself, she assisted him in undressing and then directed him to sit. Standing behind him in the tub, she wound his hair up and looped it around, making it stay in place. How, he could not fathom, but he'd give anything to have her teach his valet that trick. He'd never manage it himself. He could barely brush it.
Using the sponge, Dark Hair drizzled water over him and then scrubbed his back. "No scars, nahee. How you injure?"
He could not explain without revealing what he was. Mortals who discovered the power of healing in an immortal's blood never let them live in freedom. So the immortals looked out for mankind, protected and cared for them, but never told.
"Torture."
She hissed. "Why you not say?"
Because he'd rather suffer a thousand deaths than let his people think him weak. "I--" No half-truths. Not about this. Not with her. "Ashamed. I should have found a way out. I should have..." No, he could still not, even all these thousands of years later make himself admit he should have called out. As alien to his nature to admit weakness as it was to kindle fire using dirt.
Dark Hair climbed out of the tub, came around and cupped both wet hands around his face. She looked him straight in the eyes. "You not take shame. The ahnahori who did this. They take shame."
Ahnahori. Monster. "Thank you."
She stood straight. "Tomorrow, we not find hynder, we get different room. With shower. You do shower?"
"I love a hot shower. Feels great on my shoulders."
"Good." Dark Hair kissed him. With a knowing smile, she went back to scrubbing. "Now I see why you like female on top."
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