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NIGHT BRIGADE: TWILIGHT WAR
By Elliot Love

Blurb~

Zoe faces a tougher battle in this sexy, exciting sequel to The Satellite. The woman of fire is haunted by ghosts of her past. Continue on with Zoe and Night Brigade as they risk losing their souls to fight a new war. Help comes from an unexpected source as she faces the most terrifying battle of her life. Can Zoe overcome deep betrayal and learn to trust her heart again?

Nobody is who they appear to be in this action packed, steamy paranormal romance.


BELOW ARE EXCERPTS~

Sax and
Zoe stopped to rest in a secluded grove of trees. Sax had a calmingcrouched effect on her. He was the only one not trying to controlground. her.She Lyinglooked onaround theand coolsaw grassnothing invokedbut feelingssoot. ofA peace.fiery Effectsvolcanic frommound theloomed alcoholover wereher. subsiding,Tears allowingstreaked her mind to clear.face Asas she gazed up at the midnight skytrembled with its diamond-like appearance, thefear. constellationsA remindedvaporous hercloud ofenveloped the upcoming war.

“Twilight used to be my favorite timewarrior ofwoman. day.Black Noweyes it’sstared tainted,”into sheher sighed.
soul.
Sax rolled onto his side. “I’ve always loved nights, maybe because of the concerts. Don’t lose hope, it will get better,” he said, looking down at her.

“Ya know Sax, I have shared so much with you, yet I barely know anything about your life. Why“What haven’tdo you married yet? You are suchwant?” aShe sweetheart.”
cried.
“Ah, I don’t know, love. Never found a woman who could hold my interest long enough I guess…except you and you’re taken,” he replied.

Taken off guard by his response, she looked away to hide the blush on her cheeks.“You...Zoe “Sax…”

“IBella...we want to taste you again Zo so,” he interrupted. “I miss the closeness we shared. I can’t get the last kiss outwoman of my mind.”

“What about Hannah?” Zoe sought.

“She’s lovely and I like her very much. But not as I feel for you. My thoughts are alwaysfire.” thinking ofA you,”frightening hevoice replied.

She gazed up at him, their eyes met. A tight feeling gripped her stomach as he stared into her
Desperately soul.she Thiscrawled wasthrough the first time they were truly alone. Slowly he lowered his head,dark, hesitantly seeking to kiss her. When she didn’t object, he allowed his lips to softly touch hers.

“Sax...”an sheescape. whisperedShadowy betweenhands kisses.grabbed “Weat shouldn’t.her. IShe won’tducked beand ableswerved to stop this time since we are alone.”

“I don’t wantavoid you totheir stop,grasp. love,”Just heahead, purred.

~*~

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his
“You words,can’t buthave didhim,” nota seenew himvoice speak.stated.

Zoe looked up into his light blue eyes. He knelt beside her andto sealedsee hisBooker mouthstanding over hers, delivering a surge ofher. fire.His Alight joltblue ofeyes powerstared coursedstraight throughinto her beaten body.soul. She smiled at himwiped beforeash turningfrom her gazeface to Sax, who layfocus againston the wall bravely fighting off his twoimmortal hefty attackers.fiend.
Rage flooded her. Dark blue eyes sparked as new power welled up in her soul. Gripping a gold dagger, she pointed the
“Why bladenot?” atShe Karl,asked.
Booker usingsmiled thecoolly. weapon“He asbelongs herto catalyst.
another.”
“Burn,” she whispered.

Flames shot from the tip straight across the room,“No, throwinghe Karlbelongs to the floor. Then she turned the blade onme. ChuckWe withshared the same action. With herSpark otherof handLife,” she grasped Cathy’s wrist. Cathy screamed in agony as fireargued.

Abruptly racedBooker upvanished herand arm.Ian Shetook foughthis toplace. pullHe awayglared butat Zoe had renewed strength. Herwith clutchangry searedblue intoeyes, thea woman’sdarker armblue likethan aBooker’s, scorchingyet brandinglighter iron.than Killher her!own. KillFear themdeluged all!her. She heardfelt Booker’shis voicefury. again.After Lauraall, attemptedshe todid runkill fromIan theand house.his Butwife Zoeduring shotan aimmortal fireballbattle acrosswith the roomSatellite. fromIan hergrabbed dagger,her settingby the door ablazehair and blockingdragged her path. Leapingup tothe hermountainous feet,pit. sheLooking pointeddown, her Sai blades at Karl and Chuck once again, firingeyes energyburned throughfrom the weapons in their direction.staggering Theyheat coweredrising from her.

Zoe stood over Sax to shieldinside. himThe fromstench whatof wouldsulfur comestung next.her Overwhelmingnose. heatMolten consumedrock her.bubbled Shedeep ragedbelow. outThen ofshe control.saw FireMott streakedstanding throughon the room, ricocheting off walls, burning everything itopposite touchedside.
at
“Mott...baby...get herdown command.from Herthere!” attackersShe begancalled to scramble and scream for mercy. However, Zoe spiraled beyond thehim.
point
The oftall, return.handsome Sheman wieldedignored her blazing daggers about, torchingplea everything at will. Wallsand smolderedlet beforehimself burstingfall into flames,the draperiesburning burnedsulfur. outZoe ofscreamed control.in Angerhorror. flaredSobs inwracked her eyes as shebody releasedat twenty-twothe yearsloss of pain through those blades. Finish it! Booker’s voice rang in her ears.

“You stole my family!rock Mystar daughter!husband. Ruined
the
“You’re relationshipnext.” betweenIan Phoebeannounced, and Leah, you will not takeproceeded myto grandchildren.throw Iher willin. not“We’ll letsee you ruin anymore lives!”in Shethe roared.
Twilight.”
Sax covered his
She headwas asfalling...falling. ballsOut of fire shot through the house in every direction, destroying anything in their path.nowhere, Cathystrong receivedhands a directgrabbed hither. andFaces disintegratedflashed before his eyes. Zoe glared at Chuck and Karlher withSapphire eyes so cold, Sax felt a shiver in the midst of the intense heat. He remained protected beneath her as she turned the house into a raging inferno. Pointingbegan theto daggerrise. tipsSafely aton the two men who abused her forground years,again, she fired bolts of electric heat into them. They turned to ash instantly. Laura hid in a corner, trembling with terror.found Finishherself thestaring bitch!at Booker whispered. Vivid memories of Laura beating her flashed through Zoe’s mind. Zoeonce grabbedmore. herThis hair,truly asmystified Lauraher. hadShe donetried to her months ago. Long blonde strands combusted atstop her touch. Zoe held tight until nothingtears but cinders took Laura’s place. Travis’ new wifethey wascontinued noto more.
flow.
Carlene made a dash for the back door, but Zoe caught sight
“You’re ofin the huge woman who had made her lifeTwilight ababe,” livingBooker hell.
said.
“You!” She snarled,
Zoe glaringstared at her ex mother in-law.

Ahim, hugebewildered. ball“Mott ofis firegone.”
hit
“Not thereally,” door,Booker throwingtold Carleneher. backwards“But intothere theiris television.another.”

Zoe aimed herthrew Saiherself atto the unitground and fired into it. The roarwailed. of an inferno splitWhen theshe airglanced asup, theBooker, applianceIan exploded,and takingMott Carlenestood witharound ither in a massive burst of flames.circle. WithAn allevil herlaugh enemiesechoed defeated,through the woman of firedark stoodjust inbefore the midst of utter destruction. Fire blazed around but did not touch them as she and Sax remainedthree there,men enjoyingvanished theirinto victory.a Hethick, wrappedheavily hisscented armsmist, aroundleaving her leather-cladalone…in legs, realizing that she had protectedthe him.Twilight.
The
“Noooo!” powerShe shescreamed.
exerted

~*~ blew

his
mind.

Zoe helped Sax up. He held her waist while she led him fromand theZoe blaze.stopped Onceto outside,rest theyin huggeda eachsecluded othergrove withof relief.trees. Sax could nothad takea hiscalming eyeseffect fromon her. SheHe was the hottest thing he’d ever seen…literally. Awestruck by the fire in her eyes, he slid a hand into her hair and touched his lips to hers. Heonly couldone not stop himself from tasting the fire she possessed.

Adrenaline coursed through Zoe at an unbelievable level. Shetrying appeasedto hiscontrol hungerher. byLying returningon the kiss. When they released each other, their eyes met incool agrass passionateinvoked gaze.feelings Zoeof obtainedpeace. reliefEffects from the burning she felt inside. Suddenly she became awarealcohol thatwere whensubsiding, theallowing fireher ragedmind outto ofclear. control,As she gained release by passing it on. Sax eagerly welcomedgazed herup excessat heat.the Bookermidnight andsky Ianwith stoodits offdiamond-like toappearance, the distance…watching. Zoeconstellations noddedreminded her thanks before theyof vanished.the Herupcoming boyswar.

“Twilight provedused to be usefulmy tools.favorite Thentime itof dawnedday. onNow herit’s thattainted,” she killed.

“Sax, I wasn’t supposed to kill, remember?”sighed.

“YeahSax love,”rolled heonto sighed.his “Butside. Zo-so,“I’ve theyalways wereloved verynights, evil.”

“Imaybe know,because andof the worst part is that I am not sorry.concerts. AtDon’t leastlose myhope, grandchildit will have a chance to be happy without their evil influence. It’sget worthbetter,” myhe soulsaid, tolooking savedown myat children.”her.

Sax admired her martyrdom, still he worried that they made a dreadful“Ya mistake.know Certainly,Sax, TwilightI Warhave wouldshared beso inevitablemuch now,with andyou, heyet feltI equallybarely toknow blame.anything Heabout vowedyour tolife. acceptWhy thehaven’t sameyou fatemarried asyet? her.You Zoeare huggedsuch him.a Hissweetheart.”

“Ah, valorI impresseddon’t her.know, Whateverlove. happened,Never theyfound werea inwoman itwho together.could Theyhold walkedmy upinterest thelong roadenough toI Sax’sguess…except motorcycleyou and prepared for the trip back toyou’re Shamrock.taken,” Ashe theyreplied.

Taken nearedoff theguard parkingby lot,his fireresponse, enginesshe soundedlooked theiraway sirensto athide the scene left behind, blaringblush intoon theher night.cheeks. “Sax…”

~*~“You helped her take out our allies. It would have been better“I ifwant sheto killedtaste innocentyou souls.again Nevertheless,Zo sheso,” didhe killinterrupted. and“I tastemiss the power. She is halfwaycloseness there.we Keepshared. watchI oncan’t her,”get the Twilight Masterlast spokekiss fromout hisof vaporousmy cloud.
mind.”

Booker“What smiledabout slightly.Hannah?” “Yes--master.”Zoe sought.

He masked his thoughts from the evil fiend. The Twilight Master didn’t know that Booker helped Zoe for reasons of his“She’s own,lovely and not entirely forI swayinglike her to the other side. Monthsvery ago,much. onBut anot coldas DecemberI night,feel Bookerfor rodeyou. fromMy Newthoughts Yorkare toalways thethinking exactof residenceyou,” he just watched go up in flames. Only on that occasion, Zoe had beenreplied.

She huddledgazed up behind him as her ex-husband Travis led the way to his parent’sat house.him, Duringtheir thateyes tripmet. BookerA witnessedtight howfeeling brutalgripped her ex-laws could be.

After he and Travis had returned from gettingstomach supplies,as he found Zoe in thestared backinto roomher severelysoul. beaten.This Fromwas the first time Booker laid eyesthey onwere thetruly warrioralone. woman,Slowly shehe capturedlowered his lonely heart. He had secretly sworn revenge on Travis’ family, even thoughhead, Zoehesitantly belongedseeking to Mott. Seeing such a beautiful creature battered saddened even him. The long night he spent holdingkiss herher. whileWhen she wept the most sorrowful tears he’d ever heard, was forever etched in his soul.

Having gained unlimited powers from the Twilight Master provided Booker with a slight advantage. He could prevent the evil ruler from reading his mind. Booker knewdidn’t ifobject, he ever betrayed the Twilight thatallowed his fatelips wouldto besoftly uptouch forhers.

“Sax...” grabs.she However,whispered hebetween wasn’tkisses. sure“We hisshouldn’t. heartI wouldwon’t be able to turn Zoe over to a tormenting end. When first chosen for the mission, he had no doubts about his ability to completestop it.this Buttime since joining with Zoe, conflicting emotions inundated him.we Nevertheless,are justicealone.” had

“I finallydon’t beenwant servedyou to the people who broke herstop, heart.love."

~*~

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