Psy/changeling #15 sneak peak from the ethers

so, now that we all read Nalini Singh's Shard's of Hope, who hasn't wondered who will be starring as the leading couple in the next installment?

I, for one, wondered ... a L.O.T. :-)

my conclusions so far about the next "chapter":

• the hunt for the members and the instigator of the Consortium will continue
• by the Arrows for taking Aden and Zaira
• by Kaleb for nobody plays games with big bad powerful Kaleb Krychek
• by Black Sea for taking their people
• and in a way by all the members of the Trinity Accord.
• the hunt for Black Sea's missing members will continue unabated  
• the Consortium will go active again and target more "people", either from the Ruling Coalition again or members of the Trinity Accord as well

that leads to the following suspects for the next leading characters:

• Members of the Ruling Coalition as they were targeted before
• as most are mated already (Kaleb, Ivy, Aden) that leaves NIKITA and ANTHONY as the only viable suspects on the Ruling Coalition. There were enough hints that something is going on between them. They are both powerful in their own rights but don't actually have the ability themselves to hunt and uncover the Consortium. 
• The Arrows have all the abilities, training and expertise and as Lucas said: "Identify them and we'd be happy to help you take out the trash." it feels like the Arrows are responsible for indentifying the Consortium members. 
• AXL is already in charge of the Op hunting down Aden and Zaira's captors and there is something going on between him and TAMAR. And sure uncovering the identities of the Consortium members will need loooots of "ripping apart shell companies upon shell companies". Rational fact most strongly points toward them. 
• AMIN and CRIS are another option on the Arrow team. They both have had more page time and Amin lead the team hunting down Blake so he is capable of hunting down Consortium members too. 
• I'd have put STEFAN and his unknown lover on my list of suspects too, as he is considered an Arrow and he has the connections to Black Sea, but Nalini already mentioned that she wrote a novella about him. Sorry pal, out of the run for it right at the start.
• The higest stakes right now are with Black Sea as they still have so many missing members.
• MIANE and MALACHAI have the incentive to hunt the Consortium with unrelenting focus even if they have gone quiet for the time being. They also have the expertise, training and resources to do it with their reach across the whole world. 
• The Human Alliance has missing members too and BO is unmated and completely bad ass enough to lead the hunt to dig out and uncover the Concortium with a ruthless and stealthy Black Sea lieutenant by his side. :-)

As to who the instigator of the Consortium is, my bet is on Shoshanna Scott. She had the time and politically ruthless mind to put such a big Op in play. As it is political and not militant in nature, I think she is the prime suspect.

Well, 1 month down and only 11 more to go til we know for sure. Only I already had a glimpse of the new book already. Want a look? *drumroll* ... HERE IT IS!!!!

native creative: LOOK!! Psy/changeling book 15

Isn't it perfect already? ... I hope you think so too.

Until next we "read" ....