Ever Wonder What Goes On In Vincent’s Mind? Here’s Your Chance To Find Out.
THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED
Excerpt: The man was supposed to meet him at the restaurant at six, but two hours later there was still no sign of him. Vincent was considering leaving, when he saw a heavyset older male moving through the tables, with two younger men in tow. The younger men stood guard, while the heavyset man sat and greeted Vincent. The man dismissed his guards after giving the entire crowded restaurant a thorough once-over, and the bodyguards left their table.
“It’s nice to finally meet you Mr. Carson.” Vincent wished he knew if that was the man’s first name or last but the man didn’t offer that information and this was the only name his contact had given. Probably a fake name as far as Vincent could figure.
“I was under the impression you’d be older,” Carson said, after ordering something to eat.
Vincent’s throat went dry. Did his contact lie about his age? He wasn’t sure what to say, but he wanted badly for this to work. He nervously tugged at his tie, hoping the man couldn’t see he was sweating beneath his suit. “I didn’t know there was an age requirement.”
“There isn’t,” Carson said. Vincent could have sworn the man was enjoying his discomfort. “But it helps if the handlers look older. Creates the kind of authoritative impact we want.”
“I’m twenty-eight,” Vincent said. “Not exactly young.”
The food arrived and Carson dug into his veal while Vincent barely went through the motions. If there was one lesson that life had taught him, it was that appearance was everything. If he could pretend to be assertive for five more minutes it might land him the job.
“You have any experience, Vince?”
“No sir. But I’m a fast learner.”
“I bet you are,” Carson said. “Look, I had you vetted. So I don’t need you to give me some speech telling me why you would be suitable to work for us. I’m already sold on that. My biggest issue is with commitment.”
“Sir, I will be committed to this, I assure you.”
“You do realize that if you say yes, you can never back out?”
Vincent was pretty sure it was the same deal for just meeting a guy like Carson face-to-face but he played along. “I understand.”
“And you’re still asking to join?”
“Yes.”
“What do you need, Vince?”
“The money, sir.”
“Everyone needs money,” Carson said. “That’s not news. Tell me what you really need.”
“I’m not sure what you’re asking me.”
“Power,” Carson said. “That’s what you’re after, isn’t it? Your mother got cancer so you need money for treatment, but you hate not having any power over her illness a lot more than you hate not having the money.”
Vincent stared at Carson, speechless. In two sentences, the man had summed up his entire life. “There’s nothing wrong with needing power is there?”
“No, Vince. On the contrary, people who don’t have power are nothing more than sacrificial lambs for those who do have it. It’s the way of the world. If you’re not the one holding the knife, then you will be the one getting slaughtered.”
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How did I miss bk 1? Looking for it now. Bk 2 sounds great
This is a “new to me” author, but this sounds so good I’m looking up book 1 right now. Thanks! :-)
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Great excerpt & giveaway!
I didn’t even know this was out yet! Thanks for the heads up and a chance to win a copy.
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This book sounds as great as the first one. Count me in!
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Thank you for a chance to win this book, its a new one for me and I would love to read it :) the extract was intriguing so its on my wish list now
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Hi to all of you and many thanks for stopping by to enter Kol’s The Devil You Know e-book giveaway. The 5 winners have been selected, so be watching your email inboxes soon for delivery!
Congratulations go to:
Living80
Kejara
tea58
Andrea Goodell
H.B.
Lisa, it’s a bit embarassing but I just found out my fiancé bought me a copy of this book one hour ago. He didn’t know about the giveaway and I didn’t know it bought it as a surprise to me. I’m writing you in here now so you can give my copy to another reader. I’m really sorry:((
Well, excessive awesomeness points to your fiance! When I went to draw another winner, Random.org picked you again. LOL! You’re meant to have this book. :-D
sula22, you’re number came up next, so I’ll email Kol and give him the proper changes. :)
He has his moments!!! <3
Aw, and it’s those moments we so frequently have to remind ourselves of… LOL <3
Oh yes. <3
Ok…please, Lisa…don’t hate me…I’ve the same tea58’s problem. My mom thought it was COOL(her word) to have a book with such a beautiful fella(her word again) in her Kindle library. She bought it two days ago without telling me. **wants to cry**. **Hangs her head** Please, don’t hate me but it seems that I have my copy of this book, too.
Me: “Mom? I won this ebook”
Her:”I have this”
Me:”WHAT?”
Her:”Yes, my darling”
I wanted to cry.
I’m really sorry
Oh my gosh, okay, maybe it’ll be easier on me to ask who doesn’t own the book yet. LOL!
Random.org says Lee Todd really needs this book. :-D
Lee, if you’ve already bought it, let me know!
This great book calls our love ones to buy it !! At least, it did it to my mom and tea58’s fiancé <3 <3
I’d say so! Good for Kol. I’m sure he’s loving all of this. ^_^
Tons of hugs to you and Kol!!! <3
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