My excerpt today is from Never Trust a Pretty Wolf. Pretty Wolf is a romantic suspense novel. In this excerpt I'll introduce you to William Wolf, my heroine's ex-husband. Carl works for crime boss Joseph Wolf.
Carl
reluctantly approached the pool area. He saw William lying in a lounge chair
beside a tall, red-haired woman whose bikini barely covered the essentials.
Occasionally, William’s fingers ran up her arm and across her chest toward her
breasts. At the last
minute,
he’d draw his hand back and grin at the guards lounging around the pool area.
Nobody
seemed to mind. In fact, most of the guards seemed happy to watch the show. He’d
give anything in the world if Joseph hadn’t assigned him to William with instructions
to monitor his son’s activities and report on them. Loyalty to Joseph ensured that
he’d do his job to the best of his ability, though. He cleared his throat as he
approached William. “Sir, I have some interesting news for you.”
William
pushed his sunglasses on top of his head. “Okay, shoot.”
“Maybe
we could talk privately.”
William
slapped the woman on the leg. “Scoot.”
The
woman meandered toward the pool house and William said, “Talk.”
“One
of our Atlanta contacts faxed me a copy of an APB that was issued in South Carolina
yesterday. The authorities are looking for Liesel Wolf in connection with a
murder.”
“Well,
how about that?” William laughed, startling Carl whose skin started to crawl. “Maybe
old Liesel picked up a few tricks while we were married. Tell you what, Carl,
my wife and I have some unfinished business to take care of. Find her for me.”
“Yes,
sir. I’ll get right on it.”
When
he turned away, William jumped up and made a beeline for the pool house. Not
much of a mystery what he’d be doing in there. Carl went inside the house and
called to Hans, “I’m going out for a minute. You need anything?”
“No,
I’m good.”
Carl
got in his car and drove toward Joseph’s house. Joseph would want to hear this
news right away. He sighed. Joseph asked only for a man’s loyalty. As long as a
man did his best for Joseph and didn’t betray him, he could have a nice life
making good
money
to share with his family. But William…
He
prayed every day that Joseph’s health remained robust for many years to come
because when William took over, loyalty wouldn’t mean a thing.
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I agree with Carl--William is a nasty piece of goods you wouldn't want to turn your back on. I really hope Carl is on Liesel's side! Great dialogue!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jenna. William is even worse than he first appears.
ReplyDeleteI remember this scene from the book (which I loved, by the way). You've done a great job of showing Carl's ambivalence about doing William's bidding as well as his loyalty to Joseph and worry about the future. Good scene.
ReplyDeleteYes, William doesn't sound like someone to trust. Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteYes, there's something about William that just doesn't seen right
ReplyDeleteWilliam does sound like a shady character.
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