A form of empathy, she called it.

Teaser Tuesday: Mirth, Part 2

Okay! I’m going to try to revive #TeaserTuesday with a longer excerpt on my blog and a shorter excerpt on my socials. It’s a bit tricky because Mirth, Part 2 is filled with massive spoilers.

Side note: I’m also doing #WIPWednesday with Conduit 2 on my socials. 😁

The momentary hush that had fallen over the audience cracks wide open. Toffs start jumping up from their seats, scrambling for their belongings.

Getting in my way.

Mirth’s blazing gaze runs over all of them a second time. They literally freeze in place, mouths agape, and hands clutching at clothing or each other. All that power at their fingertips, all the privilege in the world, and Mirth’s mere presence has them too fearful to even flee. Let alone fight back.

And Mirth isn’t compelling anyone to do anything. Not yet.

A form of empathy, she called it.

I chuckle to myself, elbowing the assholes who’ve stumbled into the aisle out of my way. Empathy. That was the fucking understatement of the fucking century.

– Mirth, Part 2: Christoph POV

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Are you new to the Conduit World? Content of note can be found on the individual book pages. The suggested reading order is as follows:

• Awry (Conduit 1)
• Grand Romantic Delusions and the Madness of Mirth, Part 1
• Grand Romantic Delusions and the Madness of Mirth, Part 2 – coming early 2025
• Snag (Conduit 2) – currently writing