Valcor slid his left foot completely free of its bindings. She should have used separate ropes. “I’m in the army. I think I know when we’re at war.”
“But you didn’t…we didn’t…Ahhh…” She pushed her fingers into that luscious hair, and he longed to do the same.
“To tell the truth, I was injured pretty badly. I don’t remember the war myself.”
“What?” She turned, and an unreadable expression crossed her face. “So how do you know what happened?”
“Let’s just say that they brought me up to speed when I got better.”
“Interesting.” She took another step forward.
He needed her to come closer.
“So out there in the woods, why did you chase me?”
“Because…” He raised one eyebrow. “Come closer and let me show you.”
She pushed the blaster against his chest. “Is this close enough?”
He smiled. “Yes, it is!”
Can you tell us a little bit about the characters in Betrayed?
Valcor is a hardened Army General. His planet Dactilt has had an ongoing battle with a rival planet, Venticia, where Lorraine is from. Valcor believes that his planet has just finished another war with Venticia, but he was badly injured and doesn't remember it.
Lorraine met Valcor when she was sent to Dactilt as a spy. They fell in love and secretly married. Valcor went to the Dactilt Council to show proof that Dactiltian men and Ventician women belonged together, but then the army showed up and captured Lorraine. After days of torure, she managed to escape and return to Venticia, where she was banished to one of Earth's backwater towns awaiting a Dactiltian ship to appear. She believe Valcor turned her in, and she hated him and Dactilt, and is looking forward to letting whatever man shows up feel her wrath.
Do the characters all come to you at the same time or do some of them come to you as you write?
I usually have one character who speaks to me to begin with, and it's usually the man. I like the men. The women are a little tougher for me to write. But I do have several books that began with the women. Tawny's Ghost and Changing of the Glad.
How did you come up with the concept and characters for the book?
I usually dream about my characters and their story.
What did you enjoy most about writing this book?
This book was more difficult than most because it was a collaboration. But seeing the kids imaginations at work was really cool. Making them stick to a writing schedule was the hard part. But we enjoyed each others company.
