Friday Snippet

 Happy Friday! To celebrate the end of the week, here is a tiny snippet from today's writing. As always, no promises it will make it to the end product. 

Snippet:

Raider smirked. “When have you ever known me not to accomplish something I set my mind to?”

“First time for everything,” she responded. 

“I won’t fail.”

There was a certainty in Raider’s words that told her to believe him. Some of it stemmed from their history and how often Raider had come through for her. Even when it would have been easier—and saner—to walk away. Instead, he’d stayed and done the hard things. 

His conviction was unshakable, as if the possibility of anything but success had never entered his mind. 

People underestimated how far willpower could take them. They let the weaknesses of their minds  dictate how high they could rise. True strength was finding your wall and overcoming it. Something Raider and all of the Curs had excelled at. 

Raider would make it through this experience or break himself trying.

Kira could only hope it wasn’t the second of those two options. She’d hate having to explain to her niece why the father Elena had just been reunited with was now a broken mess.

“I miss the days when I could order you to not be a dumbass,” Kira muttered under her breath.

Things were so much easier then. She could tell him what to do and there was even a chance—not a great one—but a chance, he might listen to her. 

Raider rubbed his chin to hide the smile she knew was on his face. “Technically, you still can. You never finished your exit packet.” 

Kira harrumphed. “What bullshit.”

He was going to do what he wanted. Kira could talk until she was blue in the face and it wouldn’t change a thing.