Book Blurb:
Orphaned at 7, with no memory of her past or the family she
lost, 17 year old Skye Martin is tired of being alone and afraid. After a hard
night of partying, Skye wakes up alone in an unfamiliar hotel. All she can
remember is the deep voice of her rescuer and his promise: “I am safe.”
Xander has been tasked with watching Skye from afar for the past two years, in order to keep her safe from the demons that hunt her. An easy job - until a pair of red glowing eyes reveal themselves to Skye, and Xander, in a moment of weakness, is forced to break his cover to protect her.
Never good at trusting people, Skye is inexplicably drawn to Xander and the immediate bond she feels for him. However, Xander is filled with secrets and ties to her past that threaten to thrust Skye into a world she could never imagine existed…
As she begins to unravel the truth about who Xander is and the details surrounding her family, she discovers that she might just be the key to saving everything...
And, most importantly, she finds that there has always been someone by her side who would never let her fall…
Excerpt:
As
her Guardian, I was not supposed to make contact with her. I was to watch her from afar and keep her
safe until it was time for her to learn about us. As I thought about the consequences I would
probably face because of this night, I felt her shoulders start to shake. She was crying quietly and I leaned in,
trying to hear what she was mumbling.
“Are
you safe?” she whispered brokenly over and over. I remained quiet for a few minutes, waiting
for her to say more, but she just kept repeating herself.
Finally,
she managed to voluntarily move her arms and pushed her hair back from her
face. Still unsteady on her feet, she
looked over her shoulder and raised big brown eyes to my face. They were dilated still, but seemed a little
clearer. She stared into my eyes as she
spoke once more, “Are you safe?”
I
couldn’t pretend that I didn’t know what she was asking, as I looked into those
eyes and saw the tears stream down her pale face. Her voice was shaky, and the small hand that
held the hair back from her face was trembling.
Although
I could tell she was standing a bit straighter, I was still supporting most of
her weight. Sighing, I resigned myself
to the trouble I was about to get myself into.
“Yes,
Skye.” I leaned down, holding her eyes with my own. “I promise you, I am
safe.”
She
gasped as she heard my answer, and to my astonishment, immediately broke into
loud sobs as she crumpled into my chest.
I sank down to the tile floor and held her close to my chest as she
cried.
The
steaming hot water of the shower pulsed down on us and washed her tears down
the drain, along with the last of my resolve to stay away from her.
About The Author:
Her family, a doting
husband and three awesome minions, have
planted their roots in the middle of Michele’s two childhood homes in
Charlotte, North Carolina.
Never Let You Fall
is Michele’s first novel and she is beyond thrilled to have finally followed up
on a dream she has held for over 20 years!
God willing there will be many many more books to follow.
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