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Title: Eyrie: Society of Feathers #2
Author: Emma Michaels
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Series:
Society of Feathers #2
Pages:
158
Release:
October 13, 2013
Publisher:
Tribute Books
ISBN:
9780985792244
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Emma Michaels is a multi-talented bookish girl.
Not only is she the designer of beautiful covers, but she has many other
accomplishments under her belt. She started book blogging in 2009 and was first
published in 2010 (The Thirteenth Chime). She started The Writers Voice in 2011
as a way to help readers get to know authors on another level.
She moved to Washington at seventeen to be with the
man that she loves, who asked her what she secretly wanted to be when she grew
up. Naturally, she told him that she wanted to be an author, but at the time
she thought "it was a pipe dream." He encouraged her to pursue her
dreams and taught her that "sometimes reaching for the impossible can make
a world of difference in your life." Now she is published and reaching
well beyond what most people can imagine.
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EXCERPT
Iris lost herself in Falcon's arms, feeling the
world drift away again as her lips melted against his stronger, larger ones. The
warmth spreading through her body felt like electricity filling very part of
her, pooling at the tips of her fingers where she touched his shoulders then
traced along his arms. The tension that had worked its way up her back and
through her own shoulders released as his hand brushed lightly down the length
of her spine, sending sparks through every nerve.
"Please," she whispered softly, centimeters
from his lips as they breathed in each other's warm breath. She felt herself
lean towards him, this time not holding back as she moved his arm to her waist,
making him wrap both arms around her fully. His secure hold on her was the only
thing keeping her upright.
"Anything," he whispered into her ear a few
moments later after she had caught her breath.
"Be the one beside me when I enter the
masquerade. Be the one by my side when I change it all. I know I can do it on
my own or with Nestor but...I don't want to. I want you both there with me,”
Iris said.
The look on Falcon's face, the light in his eyes,
showed her the joy he found in her invitation. "I was waiting for you to
ask. Waiting for you to want to need me, even if you never will. It would be my
pleasure, Izzy. I will always be there for you. Nothing could pull me
away." He didn't say the words but they still hung silently between them,
the knowledge that anyone who tried to pull him away from her would die trying.
She knew she should be afraid, but
somehow he was the only person she knew she could
trust, the only one her heart was perfectly sure about, like a tether tied them
together, connecting their lives.
"I do need you. Even if I don't, I still need
you." She whispered and kissed him harder, forgetting the world outside
their doors, ready to explore the man that the boy she had known had become. The
man who felt like such a part of her now that she had accepted him. She didn't
know what she’d do if she ever lost him. She had never felt a connection this
powerful, this all consuming.
"I love you." He whispered, his eyes gazing
into hers, their intensity only pulling her further into the joy of just being
close to him, just letting herself forget the world she wanted so desperately
to help, to change. "I want to do something for you."
"What is it?" Iris almost pulled back, not
wanting to lose the moment between them but instead she leaned the side of her
face against his chest so that she could hear his heart beating.
"I want to show you what it’s like to run without
hesitation, without taking away the one part of running that makes it so
magical̶the freedom. I want to show you that freedom." He bent and traced
his fingers along the back of her legs. They buckled but he lifted her, taking
it as an invitation.
She smiled and leaned against his chest. This time he
wasn't carrying her because something was wrong. It was like when they were
kids and he wanted to show her he was strong enough to support her, that he
could be that person who would pick her up even if she hadn't fallen. He walked
to the door and she turned the doorknob for him. They found Autumn in the
hallway.
"Wanna go for a run?" Falcon asked Autumn,
his voice a conspiratory whisper.
"Sure!" She said and smiled lightly when she
realized what Falcon was planning. "Every girl should get to feel the aves
inside of her come alive."
Iris smiled feeling like she had her team. They were
the people she needed and wanted by her side. They were the ones who kept her
human and kind, protecting her at all costs. Nestor was upstairs with Nathaniel
preparing for his duties in their upcoming plans. The rest of her family was
downstairs. As they jogged by, they passed Jarem on the way, heading up to meet
Diana. "We’re going running, wanna come?" Falcon offered and Iris
laughed.
"If you invite everyone we may as well all
go." Iris giggled and smiled widely, looking forward to it, not caring who
decided to come. Iris knew that no matter how people surrounded her and Falcon,
somehow they were always alone. They were the only two people in on the secret.
That was their unusual type of love. It would only grow with time and trust as
long as it was never betrayed.
"Sure, why not." Jarem said and smiled. He
opened the door to Diana's room and hollered, "We’re going running with
Falcon, wanna come?"
"Absolutely!" They heard Diana yell back.
She joined them even though she was wearing a short dress. Not bothering to
change, she threw a pair of high-tops on with it.
As they jogged through the house David joined them,
leaving the fort to Neal, Garah and Griffin so as not to disturb Nathaniel and
Nestor. When they went out the door, Diana led them to the back of the house,
going through the garden to a strange trail beyond it. "Is this the fairy
trail?" Jarem asked. When Diana nodded, he smiled and looked at Iris.
"It's perfect."
"Wooooo!" Diana shouted, crying out like a
hawk soaring through the sky. Jarem and even Autumn joined in and Iris realized
it was for her and Falcon, egging them on. Falcon set her on her feet and knelt
down the way he once had to offer her a ride on his back. She blushed feeling
like that same little girl for one beautiful moment, attaching herself to his
back and holding onto him tightly.
The bird calls got louder and louder until Falcon got
ready and whispered, "You ready?"
"Yes." She whispered next to his ear and
then looked straight ahead realizing, she really did need him. Falcon knew what
she needed even before she did. As he started running, she shifted her weight
and realized, she fit so well against his back, like they had been molded for
just this moment, for him to give her the freedom that her body robbed her of.
Suddenly her grudges against her body for being made the way it was disappeared
as the wind whipped her hair away from her face. She arched her back ever so
slightly to get the full effect and to keep her weight manageable for Falcon as
he ran faster and faster. Her heart felt like it was soaring for the very first
time. There was nothing like it, the faster he went the more amazing it felt.
All she could feel was the earth around her and the link to her aves.
She couldn't help but giggle with glee as she watched
Diana pass them, holding her arms out at her sides like wings. The wind was
pushing her arms behind her, and her face was lifted toward the sunlight
shining through the trees. Jarem sped to catch up with her and they started to
race each other, getting competitive each time one of them would pass the
other.
Autumn was at Falcon’s side as she called out,
"Oh come on, go for it. She'll love it!"
"Faster!" Iris squealed like a little kid,
the sheer joy of movement giving her a rush she had never felt before. As she
leaned her face against Falcon's, she could feel that he was smiling as he
gained speed. He wrapped his arms behind her, entwining his fingers at her back
like he was stretching as his position formed a brace for her. She leaned into
it and as he went faster and faster. She slowly let go of his shoulders and
held her arms out at her sides like Diana. The sun beat down on her face and
arms. As she closed her eyes, she felt like she was flying, really and truly
flying.
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Somewhere between falling and flying… there is a girl.
Iris has a secret. She lost her memory eight years ago and never told a living soul. After an asthma attack one night she finds out that her dreams of a strange house on a snowy island may be a memory resurfacing but the more she learns about the past the more she realizes the life she has been living is a lie. As the façade her father has built starts to crumble around her she will have to decide which means more to her; the truth or her life.
Iris has a secret. She lost her memory eight years ago and never told a living soul. After an asthma attack one night she finds out that her dreams of a strange house on a snowy island may be a memory resurfacing but the more she learns about the past the more she realizes the life she has been living is a lie. As the façade her father has built starts to crumble around her she will have to decide which means more to her; the truth or her life.
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