#Book Blitz #Provoking Odium by Cynthia Sax #Paranormal #Sci-Fi #Romance @Xpresso Book Tours21/6/2022
Provoking Odium
Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo -- EXCERPT: Briella should leave now, before Mohini and Odium met. Seeing the two of them together would tear her soul apart. But then the doors opened, and the toes of two huge black boots became visible. She lifted her gaze and her breath caught. That footwear was attached to an equally large male. Odium was built like the warrior he was. The body armor barely contained his muscular form. Well-maintained weapons decorated the garment. His stance was strong. His hips were narrow. His shoulders were wide. Desire hit Briella like a missile, almost knocking her over. She’d researched E Models, had seen some of his kind on Mercury Minor, and she believed she knew what to expect. But her overly active imagination had fallen far short of envisioning Odium. His hair was the blackest black. His skin was gray. Not one scar marred his countenance. His eyes were dark. His face. Stars. His face. All the cyborgs she’d met had been handsome. Odium, however, was Mohini-levels of beautiful. He was that exquisite female’s physical match. Briella’s desolation escalated. She took a step backward. Odium’s nostrils flared. He turned his head, gazed directly at her. She froze in place. That was impossible. There were hundreds of beings stationed between them. He must merely be looking in her direction. Seeking to test that theory, she shifted to the right. His gaze tracked her. Her warrior had somehow located her in the crowd. Briella’s palms dampened. Her stomach knotted. Others sought to speak to Odium. He didn’t look at those beings. His focus was on her. It was heady, exciting, worrisome. She brushed her fingers over her goggles. They were in place, so her eyes were hidden. He saw her scars. Those couldn’t be concealed. But he couldn’t view the worst of her disfigurements, the part of her that had evoked fear and hatred in her kind, that made the toughest of warriors avoid her. She could endure his perusal, could stand her ground and-- Mohini approached Odium. His gaze flicked toward the female. Her friend was impossible for any male to ignore. And her cyborg was certainly a male. He vibrated with vitality, with power. Briella wanted him with every cell in her body. Mohini appeared as enthralled with Odium. Her eyes glowed with interest. Her lips moved. Her friend’s words were too softly spoken for Briella to hear. But she could imagine what was being said, and every flirtatious comment, every glance, every movement was a dagger stuck deep into her face. The pain, the torment lashed her again and again. It was unbearable. Panic filled her. She couldn’t do this, couldn’t stand by passively and watch her friend seduce the male she wanted. That was beyond her capabilities. She turned away from them and ran.
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