Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Arelia LaRue Book #3 Which is called Possessed TEASER

Chapter 1
Anger is All I Have Left

         “Oh queen. You break what’s left of my heart with your naivety.” Ivan gave me a smirk as he placed his arms around my waist and pulled me close to him.
         My body was limp in his powerful embrace.  He brought his lips to my ear. “You really think you’re strong enough to take me on? I’ve been around a long time baby. I’ve seen things that you can’t even begin to imagine.”
         “You sound like such a cliché,” I said, as I dug my nails into him and tried to wiggle out of his arms.
I had no idea if I had successfully sucked out all his powers. At this point, all I wanted to do was get far away from him as possible. Maybe my plan had been a little rash. I should have asked more questions when Gran-Ibo had given me the oil like what the hell do I do right after?  
He let out a dry laugh, but didn't say anything. Instead, he placed a finger over my lips and wiped off some of the Black Arts oil. He put his finger into his mouth and tasted the oil.  
“I’m the cliché? You’re the one using Black Arts oil and…” He sniffed my neck and gave it a little lick. “Come to me Oil. Amateur moves queen. I expected something more dramatic from you. Perhaps a voodoo doll? Or a creating a zombie to attack me? Yes. In case you didn’t know, we are capable of creating zombies. You should have hit me with anything but the atypical oils. How boring. I guess I over estimated you after all.”
There were a thousand things I probably could have done at that exact second. I could have called on Soussan Pannan or Erzulie. Instead, I relied on good old fashioned defense mechanisms and kicked Ivan hard in the groin. He immediately released me and let out a low moan. 
“Never underestimate your opponent jerk,” I said, as I made a mad dash out of the ballroom and upstairs.  “And stop calling me queen. It’s pretty damn annoying!”
I remembered that I had passed red brick dust outside our bedroom door. If I made it there, I would be safe until I could figure out my next move. I was supposed to understand Ivan and help him, but he was making it awfully difficult. I knew he wasn’t stupid enough to murder me, but he was a very angry soul. From my experience, people tended to do extremely stupid things when they were angry. I was living proof of that.
I ran halfway up the spiral staircase when I heard Ivan right behind me. His hand gripped  my ankle. I fell with a thud which temporarily disorientated me.
“Easy queen.” I felt Ivan’s arms around me as he scooped me up from the ground like a helpless ragdoll.
Before I had a chance to say anything, he placed his hand over my mouth and carried me up the stairs. I revolted wildly against him, but he was totally unfazed by my little antics. He tossed me a stupid grin. 
“I’ve been brutally beaten countless times, been forced to work under pretty crappy circumstances, without any health insurance by the way, and survived depressing pangs of starvation. I’m pretty sure I can handle the antics of a scrawny, love struck voodoo queen.”
Obviously, Ivan had no idea who he was up against.  Or maybe he did. Faking being all powerful and brave was vastly different from actually believing it. When I had tried to suck out Ivan’s energy, I had felt myself waver. In that moment of doubt, I know I had sealed my miserable fate. And now I had to face the consequences. Crap.

25 comments:

  1. Oh man Kira I'm dying over here. I look forward to reading more.

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  2. Lol guys thanks for your support . Hurrying. Hurrying!!!

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  3. Oh Momma you do do that voodoo so well! I am already entranced and need you to produce this masterpiece quicker. However, you can't rush perfection I guess, so as long as it's done right (as always) I will wait (Im)patiently!! Xoxo

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  4. Aww thank you!!! Busy researching and writing !!!Can't wait to release it.

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  5. May release date still to be announced!!!

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  7. Ooohh! Please! I'm begging. Released the third book. I really love the story.

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  8. Thank you!!! I'm hurrying. I expect mid-May.

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  9. Love love love the series. I got a few of my co-workers on the band wagon too! Can't wait for book 3!

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  10. Love love love your comment and support. Can't express how much it means to little ol' me :)))))

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  11. Take your time & make it great. All bad things come from people not wanting to be patient, so please take your time.

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  12. thanks Allison! it also takes massive amounts of hardwork :)

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  13. So excited for this book to be released. I was not able to put the first two down.

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  14. I have never been one to read (no patience), but you have somehow got me hooked. I have read LaRue #1 & 2, DAMN your good!! And now for the first time in my life, I 'm waiting for a book to be released.

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    1. Aww, I don't know what to say besides thank you for taking the time to be apart of Arelia's world! And thank you for the support :)))) Damn now I better make sure book 3 is awesome!

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  15. Thank you Jamie! I am super excited too!

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  16. kira i love your books i even bought sweet tortue which i loved!!!!!!!!!!! im dying to see what happens next i know this takes a lot of hard work on your part because your books are sooooo good and obviously had a lot of research involved im dying for this third book i have no patience! lol

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  17. Lol. Patience Jenn!!! Book three is coming up soon. I'll post an official release date soon. I can say this, it will be worth the wait and I think (hope) it is better than Punished! :)))))

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  18. Ur good!!! I am always reading i read about 3 book a week i honestly am very picky about what i read and i love arelias story (even though voodoo scares me ).at the end of ur book it said book 3 will be out in June its one week from June and honestly I cant wait I hope the deadline doesn't get pushed any further

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  19. Hey Chella! I'm happy that you're enjoying Arelia's journey!!

    Why does voodoo scare you? A lot of readers are telling me that they typically don't read voodoo stories or voodoo scares them. I'm curious as to why that is :P.

    Yes, Possessed will be out in June (no exact date yet) for Kindle. It won't be out until July someime for BN and APPLE.

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  20. Oh no I have a kindle I'm so sad I have to wait :( I'm so heart broken.boo. lol I guess voodoo scares the jeepers out of me because my mother is very Catholic or was when I was growing up (now shes penticostal) and she always told me voodoo brujeria wicca and any other type of worship that does not include God is a 1 way ticket to hell ( I don't believe that) but since its unknown and it was drilled into me that its devil worship its a little scarey plus the idea of slaughtering a poor chicken that's scarey enough on its own. I have to admit its super interesting though. I'm also from New York I haven't really ever seen anyone practice voodoo its not common around these parts :)

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  21. LOL don't be sad be excited!!! I'm really enjoying the concept behind book #3, hopefully readers will find it interesting too.

    In regards to how your mom feels about voodoo;witchcraft, I understand that a lot of people feel that way because of the misconceptions behind the religions.

    Yes, I know the idea of an animal sacrifice creeps me out too. I don't have the guts to make Arelia do it, yet.

    Anyways, here is an interesting article on New Orleans Voodoo http://www.neworleanscvb.com/visit/about/voodoo/

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  22. Please tell me today is the day !!! Please!!!

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