The Secret Adventures of WriterGirl

Current Theme Song (aka what's playing on my ipod right now): Ancient Stones by Jeremy Soule [Skyrim soundtrack].




I am drummed up to bursting with excitement for this book, and to keep from exploding into a million tiny pieces, I am sharing it with all of you. Ready for your first teaser?

"Elisa?" I feel the mattress dip as a tiny form crawls toward me on the bed.

I lift the blankets to let Rosario slip underneath. He worms close, and I wrap an arm around him.

"Does your nurse know you're here?"

He shrugs against me, which means she does not. I press my lips to his forehead.

"You're going away again," he accuses.

"Yes."

"I want to come."

Excuses run through my head. But I settle on the truth, as I always seem to, with him. "Bad people are trying to hurt me. So I can't have my heir travel with me. I need you to stay here and be safe."

"Are they going to kill you?"

"I hope not. I'm going to try my hardest to live."

…

"Will you come back?"

"I'll try my hardest to do that too. I promise."

He shifts, and his cold bare feet knock my leg, but I know better than to pull away. He says, "You always keep your promises."

I catch my breath. It's something I told him long ago. Little did I know at the time how important it would be to him, a boy to whom promises had never been kept. "I do."