Fix This Tonight -Snippet Sunday

~*~Today's snippet contains mature subject matter~*~

I'm taking part in Weekend Writing Warrior’s  Snippet Sunday. I'm working on my Sons of Herne novella series (synopsis below the snippet). 
I've been reworking Book 2, Awakening of Brighid.
Last time, Eradimus argued with his father over the fact that he was still awaiting his love to come to him for the sabbat ritual despite there being no sign of her return. The debate has gone on for another few sentences, and now the counsel weighs in on what should be done.

“If your woman does not return to you before sunrise,” Counselor Veramus said, “you must join with another.”
“Unlike my brothers,” Eradimus said, “I cannot simply bed any woman who happens by on the sabbat and convince the Earth that ours is a race worth saving.”
“Their race,” Herne said, “as humans have brought this fate on their own heads.”
“And as you have frequently reminded me, Father, I am half human.”
“Then find another to avoid this fate, and quickly,” said Counselor Sandovar. “Surely you’ve taken other lovers during the nineteen-year intervals between Brighid’s returns?”
“I have not, and I will not.”

Herne lifted his staff and brought the base of it down on the marble, the force of the strike echoing through the chamber and cracking the tile. “The fate of the worlds can no longer hang on the heartstrings of an idealistic young lad. Admit you have lost Brighid to the ages, take your balls in your hand, and fix this—tonight.”

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About The Sons of Herne:

The god Herne has appointed eight of his most virile, headstrong sons as keepers of the pagan holidays. To honor their sabbat, each must join with a mortal female in a ritual to maintain the balance between worlds.

It is the year of The Thousand Seasons, and the Fates have secretly conspired to mark the end of an era by granting the gods one thing they lack--a true union of male and female that will last beyond the passion of a sabbat joining.
Herne’s sons will wrestle with the conflict between sacred duty and their own yearnings, a struggle will not only challenge their beliefs, but may threaten the success of rituals that must be observed lest the mortal and immortal worlds collide in chaos.

Book 1 of the series, Season of Light, is now available on Amazon!

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