Kingdom of Fallen Ash (The Order #1)

by Katerina St. Clair

“What do you think is painted on his face then?

“I don’t know,” ...

“I have never seen someone look so tormented in the fleeting moments

between when you look at them and turn away.

It’s a look that has haun...

“You did the one thing that will ensure I don't stay away this time,”

“Who's Joshua?” I question with a wobble in my tone,

“Fallan’s father, '' My Dad begins,

best friend,” he continues, drawing more bla...

“Your mother said you would forget Fallan...

never find your connectio...

We thought making you hate him would be en...

Hours in her medical clinic, utilizing as much energy as y...

“Any world in which you believe he is alive won't work.

I raise my hands to the sides of my Dad’s head, grasping his temples

feeling a surge of energy work through me as I visualize every incriminating thought

“You're special, Forest,'' she says,“ and they will snuff out anything special,

only to leave you to fend off the true evils,”

“Tell me to stop, and I will,” He whispers, my mind feeling harder to navigate.

“I saw the bruises on your neck.

It made me angry that someone else touched you,” He whispers,

Ahhhhhhhh ok Xavier

pause, running my finger along the scar behind my ear.

The scar that burns hot every time I am near an Official.

“You're his father,” I whisper, finally finding clarity in the importance of such a small photo.

What!!!!!

looking past the old man who had to watch his grandchildren look past him

“The deal was you keep some of your memories, and in return,

you let her live her life without you in it,” Andrew continues.

“For years, I have carried the burden of keeping you and her safe,

yet all you do is find a way to her, no matter how many times

I alter her reality or yours. Why can't yo...

“If you speak her name one more time, I swear I will make sure

it's you on the ground,” I snap,

“Forest is not with him,” Xavier says,

“Just this morning, I had her to myself, getting to explore her in every way

I am sure this one forced onto her,”...

touching the space below my ear, right next to my Adam's apple.

“Right there,” he starts, applying a bit of pressure,

“She makes the nicest little moan of pleasure when you put a lit...

Gasp

“You will stay away from her if you know what's best,” Xavier finishes,

Excuse me SIR!!!!!

“She will never choose you,” Hunter yells,

“A Foreign Entity… A Shifter, like the one the night of the screening,”

“They can alter their DNA. One of the many miserable perks of nuclear fallout,”

“Stop saying his name,” Fallan mutters, crouching to become eye level with me.

Banshee scream

“They threatened to take away something very important to me,” he whispers,

“Do you know what it's like to have him come in here and tell me all the places he could explore you?

The way he craves the parts of you that you hide from al...

“Have you felt me before Fallan?” I question,

He smirks at the response, his voice low as his teeth bite at my earlobe.

“I have your body mapped out in every way ...

yet I've never allowed myself to...