First Chapter, First Paragraph is a weekly meme hosted by Socrates Book Reviews. Where you give teasers from the first paragraph of the first chapter. Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Ambrosia @ The Purple Booker. Where you grab the book you are currently reading and turn to a random page and share two sentences.
First Chapter, First Paragraph
I kneel in the middle of the darkly lit room along with twenty other men. My hands are secured tightly behind my back with a pair of handcuffs. My shirt is torn, and blood drips from my busted lips. I’m panting, still trying to catch my breath while my heart beats like a drum in my chest. It’s hard to hear over the blood rushing in my ears, and I’m sweating profusely.
Teaser Tuesday
Coming to a stop I run my knuckles down her cheek and along her jaw before lifting her face to mine. She licks her lips, wetting the matte red lipstick. I run my thumb over it, lowering my face to hers.