Wednesday, April 24, 2013

WIP Wednesday – To Protect and Service: Ravenous Virtue



Once Raven comes to terms with being in an alternate universe and her place in it, she’s given the reason why Daagiis brought her there:

A sense of helplessness overcame Raven.  She’d been kidnapped and brought to another dimension, far from her friends.  No humans to look to for help either.  Made a man’s slave, a man who apparently had no compunction when it came to dealing out pain.  She was still angry, but a lance of emotional pain twisted her insides too.

She swallowed down the grief before it could announce itself in embarrassing tears.  However, she couldn’t hide the tremble in her voice as she asked, “Why, Doug -- Daagiis?  What did I do to deserve being snatched from my home and friends?  Why did you bring me here?”

“First of all, to save you,” he said.  He blew out an unhappy breath.  “And I need you.  Vendeen needs you.  You are strong.  Dedicated to doing what’s right.  Determined to see justice done.”

“You don’t have cops in this dimension?”  She snorted.  “What kind of fucked up world have you brought me to?”

“Raven, Wills is from this dimension.”

She started.  “Wills?”

Daagiis nodded.  “His real name is Taambaa, and he’s one of the Paatiin.  One of my people.”

Raven stared at him, trying to ignore the excitement coursing through her veins.  “Did he come back here?  To this dimension?”

“With all the women he abducted.  He’s taking them to a very bad man who will sell them into slavery.  Real slavery with no chance for escape except death.  We probably won’t be able to rescue them, but we can stop him from taking more.”

Raven’s brows screwed down tight.  “You’re telling me if I accept being Vendeen’s servant, I’ll have the chance to get Wills?”

Daagiis’ grin was a vicious thing.  “Get him and have him brought to justice.  Real justice.  We don’t do ‘technicalities’ here, Raven.  The accused stand trial.  When found guilty, the convicted pay.”

She considered.  She wanted Wills.  She wanted that bastard.  All those women, abducted from their families and children ... they deserved justice.  

Still, Raven felt Daagiis wasn’t telling her everything.  “What else do I need to know?”

He grinned, sensing she was at least considering the offer.  “We’ll get there.  Don’t worry, when the time comes you’ll be ready.”

“For what, exactly?”

His grin threatened to eat up his entire face.  “Everything.”

Raven thought there was more threat than comfort in that answer.

Releasing in Autumn 2013

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