Please welcome Vashti Quiroz-Vega and her new release “Son of the Serpent”. I already have my copy!
Today I’m sharing a snippet of a chapter from Son of the Serpent. In this chapter Dracúl’s search for Lilith brought him to Sodom, a damned city. This city along with the city of Gomorrah had been targeted for destruction by God. Messenger Angels came to warn the only righteous man in Sodom, Lot, to leave the city at once lest he and his family be destroyed along with the Lilituens and demons that reside there.
Dracúl had met Lot’s daughter, Plitith outside the city gates where she broke Sodom law by feeding the poor, sick and starving people who had been banished to the desert outside the city to die. He gave her all the food and water in his possession to help and afterward she invited him to her home where he heard God’s messengers warn her family to leave the city of Sodom at once or die. Dracúl decided to help Plitith and her family escape before it was too late.
Excerpt from Son of the Serpent:
I put my arm around Plitith, and we hurried out of the city. The moment we traversed the gates, they closed behind us, with the deafening groan and clank of bolts sliding into place, as if God Himself had bolted them shut.
Lot led us in the direction the angels had told him to go. At first we ran and then walked as fast as we could. Lot held a shroud over his wife and younger daughter’s heads, trying to shield them from whatever was happening behind us. The look of discontent on Lot’s wife’s face concerned me. I was compelled to remind them of the angels’ warning again.
“Let’s not forget what God’s messengers told us,” I said, watching Lot’s wife. “Do not look back toward Sodom, no matter what you hear.” I pressed Plitith closer to me, and we continued our escape.
Before we got much farther, a thunderous growl made the ground beneath our feet tremble. Plitith gasped and Lot held his wife and youngest daughter closer as they screamed.
“Keep moving!” I rushed, pushing Plitith along as Lot and the others lagged behind. “You must move faster!” I was no longer a child who jumped at the smallest noises, but the sounds we heard would bring the bravest man to his knees.
Lot hurried and ran beside us, pushing his young daughter along ahead of him as we hastened toward the mountains. I kept an eye on Lot’s wife. She peered over her shoulder several times, and then she pulled away from Lot, stopped in her tracks, and looked back at the city of Sodom.
“No, no, no!” Lot cried as he reached for her, but his daughter did not let him go to her. He fell to the ground and sobbed while she tried to lift him.
“Help your sister and father. Do not look back or allow them to turn,” I whispered to Plitith.
She held on to me and shook her head. “Do not fear. I will not look.”
I toddled backward until I was beside his wife. She looked frozen––pale and motionless, her eyes fixed on the city of Sodom. I moved back further to stand before her, my back to the city. I waved my hand in front of her eyes, but they did not blink.
Then I heard a soft crackling and hissing coming from below. I crouched next to her legs and looked. Her body, beginning with her feet, altered before my eyes, transforming into tiny, colorless crystals. A briny scent wafted into my nostrils and burned. She had turned into a statue of salt. I scrambled to my feet and reached out to touch her neck with one shaking finger. I gasped as she crumbled before me.
“Dracúl, help us!” Plitith and her sister were trying to get their father off the ground, where he lay facedown sobbing. I ran to them and helped get him to his feet.
The sun burned orange and sank, and the moon threw its shadow to the earth. “We must hurry.” I took the youngest and put her ahead of us. Lot walked with faltering steps, swaying and tottering as he wailed, so Plitith and I put our arms around him and dragged him along.
“What of my mother?” Her voice was soft and brittle. Lot and her sister turned their sights to me, also waiting for an answer.
“She perished the instant her eyes gazed upon Sodom. Her body changed into a sort of crystalline mixture––salt. She was converted into a statue of salt. She crumbled to the ground before me and was carried away by the wind.” Shocked faces stared back at me, and then they wept in silence.
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Vashti Quiroz-Vega is a writer of Fantasy, Horror, and Thriller. Since she was a kid she’s always had a passion for writing and telling stories. It has always been easier for her to express her thoughts on paper.
She enjoys reading almost as much as she loves to write. Some of her favorite authors are Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Anne Rice, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling and George R. R. Martin.
She enjoys making people feel an array of emotions with her writing. She likes her audience to laugh one moment, cry the next and clench their jaws after that.
When she isn’t building extraordinary worlds and fleshing out fascinating characters, she enjoys spending time with her husband JC and her Pomeranian Scribbles who is also her writing buddy.
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Son of the Serpent
Thanks for supporting Author, Vashti Q. Vega on the release of her latest read, “SON OF THE SERPENT.” To follow along with her tour, please visit the CURRENT EVENTS page of the 4WillsPub site. To book your own virtual 4WillsPub blog tour, please visit us HERE!
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Congratulations, Vashti, and MUCH success! Thanks, Denise. ♥♥♥
Yes tons of success:)Thanks for dropping by Billy!
Aw, thank you, Denise. 🙂
Thank you, Billy Ray! 😀
Best wishes, Vashti! Sounds like a great book.
It does sound like a great read Staci:) Thanks!
Hi Staci! Thank you very much! 😀
I’m happy to see your tour whipping around the blogosphere, Vashti! I can hear the launchpad rumbling as your book slams into orbit! Wishing you great success! Thank you for hosting, Denise!
I think I hear that tumble, too Eric:) Thanks for stopping by!
Hi Eric! It’s been wonderful running into you on along the way. Thank you very much for your wonderful comments and support. 😀 xo
Enjoying your tour, Vashti. I can’t wait to read your books. They are definitely on my TBR list. Thanks for hosting, D.L.!!
This is going to be my next read:) Thanks for dropping by Marlena!
Yay! Thank you so much, Denise! <3
I’m happy you’re enjoying the tour, Mar! That’s wonderful news! Thank you! 😀 xo
Wow! This is a fantastic excerpt from “Son of The Serpent!” Vashti, I wish you much success. Thank you for hosting, Denise!
Hi Jan! I’m so happy you enjoyed the excerpt! 😀 Thank you for stopping by and for your marvelous wishes. <3
Thanks for dropping by Jan:)
Whoa, that’s some excerpt! Wishing you the best of luck, Vashti!
Thank you, Jacquie! I’m happy you enjoyed it! 😀
Isn’t it? Thanks for dropping by Jacquie!
I really enjoyed the excerpt. So well done, Vashti. Wishing you all the best with this release!
Hello Mae! Thank you for stopping by and for that awesome comment! I’m very happy you enjoyed the excerpt. <3
Thanks for coming by Mae:)
Denise, I can’t thank you enough for hosting day 3 of my virtual book tour. You did an excellent job of putting my post together and I appreciate that so much. You’re the best! <3 xo
I was very happy to do it, Vashti! I wish you a ton of success and can’t wait to get started reading it in the few couple of weeks! xo
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Wow! Now THAT’S an excerpt! I’m so looking forward to reading Son of The Serpent, Vashti! Thanks for hosting Vashti today, Denise.
Yay! I’m happy you enjoyed the excerpt, Soooz! I’m also thrilled that you’re looking forward to reading Son of the Serpent. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you! <3 xo
🌹My pleasure.
I was happy to! Thanks for coming by Soooz:)
This is really a new twist in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, but quite interesting to see the evil one helping the good one! 😊
Hi Joy! Dracul isn’t the evil one, his parents are, he’s trying to be good despite the evil he comes from. Thank you for stopping by and following along with the tour. I appreciate it. 😀 xo
I’m glad you dropped by Joy:)
Hi Vashti. Looks like you’re presenting something new at each stop. Congratulations on your new release. D.L., thanks for sharing Vashti’s new book launch.
Hi Shirley! Yes, I created 7 different posts. Thank you very much! 🙂 xo
I was excited to host Vashti! It’s a book I’ve been looking forward to reading. Thanks for coming by.
Thank you, Denise! I want to give you a big hug! <3
Vashti, great excerpt!
Yay! I’m happy you enjoyed it, Wendy! Thank you. <3 xo
What an excerpt!! I must start reading the book; it is clamoring on my Kindle. Congratulations, Vashti, and thank you for hosting, Denise. ♥♥♥
I just finished it Gwen. It’s a good read:)
Thank you, Denise. Hugs & Kisses <3
Yay! I’m happy you enjoyed the excerpt, Gwen. Thank you! <3 xo