More for Memorial Day weekend
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jana_denardoAttended my first Dreamspinner night at Loves Romance cafe chat and it went very well I think. My novella (releases this wed!) got a few more to-be-reads and I added a few other books to my own pile.
And here is a little more from my wounded warrior story. This excerpt deals with PTSD and phantom pain.
Loud shrieks grated his throat raw. Only when he realized his flailing fist was hitting something meaty did Aaron’s fractured reality start fitting back together. Tears flooded down his face as he dragged in ragged gulps past his tortured throat. His whole body hurt, his arm especially.
“You’re all right, Aaron. You’re safe,” Sebastian said, holding Aaron fast. “It’s just a dream.”
Aaron blinked rapidly, realizing the bedside lamp had been turned on. A trickle of blood pooled in the corner of Sebastian’s mouth. “I…I hit you,” he stammered through his tears.
“It’s fine.” Sebastian let go with one arm so he could wipe at his split lip. “It was an accident.”
“God, oh god, my arm hurts.” Aaron tried to rub the most painful area, grabbing nothing but air. “Damn, hurts so much.” He squeezed his eyes shut against the waves of pain, as agonizing as the moment his arm had been torn from his body.
“Is there anything I can do?” Sebastian rubbed Aaron’s back.
He shook his head, settling back into Sebastian’s embrace. The pain and fear slowly ebbed.
And here is a little more from my wounded warrior story. This excerpt deals with PTSD and phantom pain.
Loud shrieks grated his throat raw. Only when he realized his flailing fist was hitting something meaty did Aaron’s fractured reality start fitting back together. Tears flooded down his face as he dragged in ragged gulps past his tortured throat. His whole body hurt, his arm especially.
“You’re all right, Aaron. You’re safe,” Sebastian said, holding Aaron fast. “It’s just a dream.”
Aaron blinked rapidly, realizing the bedside lamp had been turned on. A trickle of blood pooled in the corner of Sebastian’s mouth. “I…I hit you,” he stammered through his tears.
“It’s fine.” Sebastian let go with one arm so he could wipe at his split lip. “It was an accident.”
“God, oh god, my arm hurts.” Aaron tried to rub the most painful area, grabbing nothing but air. “Damn, hurts so much.” He squeezed his eyes shut against the waves of pain, as agonizing as the moment his arm had been torn from his body.
“Is there anything I can do?” Sebastian rubbed Aaron’s back.
He shook his head, settling back into Sebastian’s embrace. The pain and fear slowly ebbed.
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