Part ONE - When Flames Rise

"There are two worlds: the world we can measure with line and rule, and the world that we feel with our hearts and imagination." -Leigh Hunt

Xxx

Breeze pushes past me like a bullet. My feet shuffle so fast that I'm nearly flying. The crisp, forest air fills my throbbing lungs, the breath coming out is heavy and cold. It's how I spend most of my nights, running. Running away or running to, I never know. Am I leaving behind humanity or letting my desires overpower me? Am I running away from their whispers or to them?

The nightmares never stop, following me even when I'm awake, though, to give them credit, they're not the same nightmares I used to have. Now I know what's behind the whispers, or who, and I know what I am and of the world that I used to believe was just a dream. No, those aren't what my nightmares are anymore.

I see her face, her killing him, over and over again. Red eyes that match the pool of his blood, the same blood that's all over my hands. I see her stabbing the arrow into his chest and him falling to the ground, telling me that it's okay, though I know it isn't. When I wake up, I see her face again, looking at me in my mirror's reflection.

Instead of facing it, I've chosen to run, run and never stop. Not until I find what I'm looking for. Let the green and brown leaves crunch beneath my paws. Let my fur slap against my skin as I move. Let my mind remain blank as my heart guides me to wherever I decide to go.

That's when I reach it, the place I always seem to end up. The place where two worlds collide and I'm stuck in the middle. Where light meets dark, magic meets mundane.

I see the stars reining above and the lights shining below, with green trees behind me and red bricks in front. One world of light and simple, the other dark and beautiful. The perfect combination. Wolf and human, the two pull me from the inside and out, wanting me to choose.

I howl, crying out to the moon to show me the way, to tell me what to do. I just need to know what to do, who I am really. Am I a Lupi or am I a Maleo? It never answers, but I know it's listening, it's always listening. I've already faced my greatest fears and I am still alive, but I know how quick things can change.

Where the moon remains silent and an alpha falls.

***

The first part of Call of the Fallen is here!  If y'all are reading this, thank you so much for following our wild journey so far from Call of the Wolves and I can't wait for this sequel to continue! 

Writing one book was such an experience and I absolutely loved it, now writing this second one is something I am so excited for and hope to give y'all a story that y'all continue to think is great and wonderful and worth a read!  

Predict what you think this second book is about and what will happen next!  It's been nine months where the last book left off, now we see a new alpha, two worlds split in between, new adventures, new foes, and overall a new story!  Are y'all ready?

Book 1 was about Taylor learning about this new world.  Now, we will see if she can survive in both Maleo and Lupi lives.  What do you think will happen?

I can't wait for y'all to continue reading and thank you again if y'all have gotten this far already!

Until then,

-Xxx