WIP Wednesday: Clan and Covenant

 

 

Reunion

With that, Raxstad was officially a civilian. He hadn’t been sure if the change in status would result in excitement to be on to the next phase of his life, or if he’d experience regret. Funny enough, neither reaction occurred to him. He gazed at the gathered families and clans welcoming their loved ones home, faces wreathed in smiles and glad cries ringing in the vast, echoing space. He searched. For a moment, his heart lurched in his wide chest when he thought no one was there for him.

Then a hand waved over the dark heads of gathered Kalquorians. A figure, familiar despite the many months since he’d last seen it, edged its way through the crowd. Raxstad laughed and hurried forward.

Korkla didn’t merely hasten to greet him. He ran. When the younger man reached him, he flung his arms around Raxstad’s thick neck. Still laughing, Raxstad enveloped his intended in a hug and lifted him off the ground.

Korkla, uninhibited in public when it came to affection, pressed a kiss to Raxstad’s lips. “You’re finally home! By the ancestors, did you get bigger since I last saw you?”

Instead of putting him down, Raxstad carried his future clanmate to the line of duty bags being tossed out of the transport’s baggage compartment. “Want to see what’s really enormous? Wait until I’m naked.”

 

An arranged clanship. A threat to their lives. Does love have a chance?

Initially unsure about their impending arranged union, Dramok Korkla and Nobek Raxstad have grown to care for each other. They’re impatient to begin their life together when their parents spring a surprise on them: a third clanmate, someone they’ve never met, has been chosen to join them.

Imdiko Govi has delayed being promised to a clan for several reasons: his burgeoning psychology career and a past arranged clanship that went horribly wrong. However, his parents are certain they’ve found the perfect Dramok and Nobek for him and won’t take no for an answer.

The trio is reluctant to give the arranged relationship a chance, but sparks soon fly. Love seems assured, but trouble is waiting in the wings. Govi is crushed when he fails a patient, sending him into a tailspin that threatens his newfound relationship. Worse, as a member of the Royal House staff, Korkla soon finds himself in the path of a murderous foe. An attack on Raxstad threatens to destroy the clan before it begins.

Love on Kalquor is wonderful, if the trio survives to enjoy it.

Releasing mid-January.

WIP Wednesday and Cover Reveal: Clan and Covenant

 

Raxstad has to put a fellow Nobek in his place.

The hatch of the troop transport shuttle opened, and the line of soldiers began to file off. Raxstad ignored the air of anticipation that hung over the young Nobeks to deal with Magral’s jumping at the last chance to antagonize him.

“Is your family here to greet you?” Raxstad’s tone was flat, as unimpressed as his expression.

“Yeah, they are. It would be nice to toss your ugly carcass in front of them as a trophy if you don’t move out of my way.” Magral flexed his fingers, and his joints popped.

“Or they could watch you be stretchered to the base’s brig, where you’d be stuck for six months. Six extra months, pal, for starting a fight on the transport when we’re two minutes from finishing our tour. And a disorderly discharge. Not to mention having to suck your food through a straw for the rest of your miserable life. Still want to cut in front of me?”

Releasing mid-January 2022

Update on Clan Beginnings: Clan and Covenant

 The first draft is done! There is still a long haul with tons of editing to do, but Clan Korkla's story has been written. It's a shorter story (which means a lower price tag), but a fun one. I'm currently on vacation, so it'll be a week or so before I begin the edits...it still looks excellent for a mid-January release. Yay!