CORAL (A Romance Trilogy, Book 1) (52 page)

I hear Tristan’s strangled sob as
he calls my name again. It’s like he’s got no strength left in him? I launch
myself onto the deck staying low to the ground, I need to find him. Searching
the deck on bended knee, I finally locate him.
No! Tristan!

He’s tied to the mainsail, his
arms are bound and bleeding, he can’t move at all, and his head is lolling from
side to side, blood oozing down the left side.

“Tristan,” I whisper trying to
get his attention. I call to him three times, then finally he groggily opens
his eyes and when he sees me; they widen with fear.

“Run!” He growls so menacingly I
shudder inside.

“What?” I frown back at him and
take a step forward holding my hand out to him.

“I said run!” He barks so loudly
at me; it makes me jump.

“Tristan,” I whisper. “What’s
wrong?” His eyes suddenly move from focusing directly on me to behind me.

“Behind you! Move!” He bellows.

I whip my head round just as
Susannah hits me across the head with something hard. As I fall onto the hard
wooden deck, she launches herself on top of me. She looks shabby and her hair
is all over the place, her lips pulled back over her teeth.

I can feel her hands crushing my
throat –
Oh fuck! I can't breathe!

“He’s mine!” She screams psychotically.
“Mine!” Her hands grip my throat even tighter.

I can feel I'm losing
consciousness. I look up into her black eyes, she looks totally deranged. I go
for a couple of gut punches, but each time I hit her, she squeezes even harder.

I can feel myself slipping under,
and right before I do, my very last thought is of Tristan, his safety and my
love for him. I look up at him, from my strange position on the deck, I see him
upside down, trying to free himself; he looks totally enraged –
Tristan
…

Finally, the blackness envelopes
me...

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Author Bio

Ok readers, let’s keep it simple. Did I dream
of becoming a writer? No. Did I spend countless hours writing stories when I
was a child? No. (I actually was an artist and told my mother - when I was five
- that I wanted to work for Walt Disney) So why are you writing? I hear you
say...Well, it’s kind of a funny story – but far too boring to share! You know,
stuff like never knowing what job I wanted, what makes me happy, what am I
really good at, all that life affirming kind of stuff – Pretty boring,
right?...

So here I am. Yes, I have written a trilogy – well actually, you
could say I did, but in my humble opinion, Coral and Tristan wrote it, I was
just the portal – there puppet if you like. Sounds strange right, and kind of
schizophrenic, but from what I’ve learned, most writers would agree. If it’s a
really good story, the characters take over - And I have loved, I mean really
loved bringing Coral and Tristan’s story to life. Coral has made me laugh and
cry (especially the prologue of her early years) and I too, have swooned over
Tristan.

I am hoping plenty of my fellow readers out there enjoy my style of
writing, as I have many more stories to tell and would love to make a career
out of this – But I guess time will tell, as it always does. However, you could
really help me out there. As a brand new author (and because you think I’m
really great) would you do me the honour of writing a review of CORAL? If
that’s a yes, which I really appreciate, Amazon will prompt you at the end of
this book – I really would be very grateful!

Other boring stuff – What do I
love? That’s easy – Books, writing and reading them. Art, Music, Dancing,
Movies, Photography, Cooking – Basically, if it’s creative, I love it. – Oh,
and I’m a huge fan of this very beautiful planet of ours. I love learning about
this earth we call home, and all the creatures that live on it too. From the
tiny ant to the huge African Elephant – my favourite mammal, I think they are
fascinating. My ultimate dream, always has been (and always will be) to go on a
African Safari – someday, hopefully, that dream will come true - Anyway, enough
about me!

If you would like to contact me, do
so at the email address below. I would love to answer your questions, or simply
read your feedback and comments. I will reply as soon as humanly possible.

Email me at
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Or find me on Facebook or Twitter page as follows :-

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Twitter - @CDelaney_Author

Sorry folks, but
here’s the boring copyright bit!

CORAL
- By Clair Delaney -
Copyright © 2014 by Clair Delaney

The moral rights of the author have been asserted. All
characters and events in this e-book other than those clearly in the public
domain are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is
purely coincidence - All right reserved. This e-book is copyright material and
must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed or used in any way
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applicable law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of this text, maybe a
direct infringement of the authors rights, and those responsible maybe liable
in law accordingly.

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Clair Delaney.