Fallen (Guardian Trilogy #1)
by Laury Falter
Publication date: April 1st 2009
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult
Synopsis:
by Laury Falter
Publication date: April 1st 2009
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult
Synopsis:
Maggie is unaware of the terrifying fate that awaits her. It isn’t until she lands in New Orleans for a full year at a private high school and her unknown enemies find her does she realize that her life is in danger.
As a mystifying stranger repeatedly intervenes and blocks the attempts on her life, she begins to learn that there is more to him than his need to protect her and that he may be the key to understanding why her enemies have just now arrived.
Fallen
by Laury Falter
“I apologize for the delay, Abaddon.”
I turned my head to find Eran standing
beside me, no more than a few inches away.
Excitement swelled inside me, so powerful I
couldn’t have contained it if I’d wanted to. The nervousness now displayed on
Abaddon’s face gave me even stronger encouragement.
I wanted so desperately to reach out and
wrap my arms around Eran, wanted it more than anything in the world. My desperate
yearning was only being held back because I still couldn’t move.
I’m not sure Eran would have allowed it
anyways. He was a warrior, and he was now engaged in battle. Besides, I was
nothing more to him than someone to save.
Eran didn’t look my way but kept his focus
on Abaddon, who stepped back a few paces, his confidence faltering.
It was Sarai who strolled forward,
self-assured, placing herself in the middle.
As she strolled by Abaddon, she mused,
“Don’t worry, I believe I can handle this one.” Her face curled up into a
hideous grin as she continued her approach.
I knew then what she planned…but it was too
late.
“Eran, so good to see you again…” she
whispered in a low drawl.
“No!” I screamed enraged, waiting for Eran to
fall to the ground, whimpering with desperation as Rufus had done.
Eran remained standing.
A moment passed and Sarai’s face contorted,
confusion setting in. Her state of shock became more defined, deepening further
when he finally replied.
“You don’t work on me, Sarai…” I watched in
disbelief as his gorgeous smirk, the one I missed so deeply, rose up. Eran
turned and his stunning eyes settled on me, concentrating so intently I could
not have mistaken his message. “I’m already in love.”
The world changed for me at that moment. As
Eran’s confession hung in the air, I felt the passion and the power in me
swell. Nothing was impossible now.
Sarai’s mouth fell open, a shaken sigh
escaping. She then looked at me, her eyes narrowing in fury as Eran’s words
sunk in.
Eran flippantly disregarded her, turning to
address Abaddon. “You are outnumbered. You are overpowered. You have allowed
yourself to be cornered. Shoddy work, Abaddon.”
As I watched their interaction, it dawned
on me that Eran was enjoying this moment and that it appeared to have been long
overdue. I felt a smile on my lips, nearly causing me to giggle.
It was then Abaddon released me. I fell to
the ground, hitting it hard but overwhelmed with relief. I glanced up,
wondering what power Eran had over Abaddon to give up his hold on me.
In an instant, I realized what had
happened.
Abaddon had let me go willingly. He needed
his energy – all of it – for another reason…
Leaning forward, Abaddon’s arms extended,
his feet sweeping up from the ground, as he lunged for Eran.
"It was explosive. She fought me, hard...and well," he paused to chuckle while shaking his head in amazement at the memory. "I'd watched her fight before, but I wasn't ready for her strength. That part of her originates from her stubbornness. One of my favorite characteristics and it happens to be the core of her personality. It's what drives her to help others, to put her life on the line for strangers. That's Magdalene…my Magdalene."
He smirked.
"She didn't know it, but I had seen her around. I heard about this girl training others like her to survive our enemies. That was impressive. We have powerful enemies." His gaze fell to the floor in deep reflection. "I found her training," he laughed through his nose, "of course. And I was enthralled, completely and absolutely void of any reasonable thought after laying eyes on her. The way her brown hair swung around, catching the wind from her speed, the blaze in her eyes, and those wings. I'd never, and haven't to this day, seen whiter appendages. She was stunning. So much fury and love was wrapped up in that little frame of hers that I was completely taken from that very second on."
Slowly, he nodded with certainty. "At that point, I knew. I knew that I'd be her guardian. That beauty, that innocence needed protection, and I was going to see that she got it. Nothing," he insisted, "would stop me from it. What I didn't count on was her rejection. I-" One side of his lips lifted in a confident grin. "I'm fairly capable of influencing women. But not her. Magdalene took time, several centuries, in fact. It took countless arguments, coddling of her sensitive ego - don't tell her I said that - and an incredible amount of patience. The fight, I tell you, is in her blood."
He drew in a deep breath, as if to let the feeling of her settle over him, while a smile played across his lips.
"I sensed all this on that first sighting. So I kept my distance, looking for a way in to dissolve that stubbornness." He shrugged. "That was pointless. When we finally did meet, I had a good understanding of who she was, so again I wasn't surprised by the fight she gave me. What surprised me…," his eyes turned warm, remembering. "What I'll never forget, what will stay with me forever, was the passion in her eyes…because it was aimed directly at me."
Laury Falter is a bestselling author of young adult romantic suspense and urban fantasy. She has three series out: the Guardian Trilogy, the Residue Series, and the Apocalypse Chronicles.
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