Quick teaser from Chapter Eight of Shadows and Gold, which will post tomorrow for you Elemental fans. *** “You must be the human,” a voice said from the doorway. Ben looked up. “You must be the pirate.” Of course he would look like a pirate. Of course. The vampire he assumed must be Cheng was of medium height and medium build, but his body was lean and his face must have been very tan in life. He was ruddy looking, even as pale as he was. He had a rakish grin and spoke in perfect English. He wore a trimmed beard and his shirt was open at the throat. He even had shoulder length hair pulled back by what looked like a leather strap. “All you’re missing is the eyepatch,” Ben said. “You know, it wasn’t because we were missing eyes.” Cheng toed off his shoes and sat down in the low chair across from Ben. “It was a battle tactic. A way of making sure our vision could adjust quickly going from full light on deck to darkness below. I believe military special forces often use the same technique even today.” And he seemed cool, too. Asshole. Ben held out a hand. “Benjamin Vecchio.” The pirate took it. “Cheng. Just Cheng.” “Like Cher?” ***
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 04:29:28 +0000
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