Learning To Fly (Fated Love Book 1)
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“Kill me, and you’ll never find out.”
“You aren’t saying shit now, so what’s the difference, pretty boy? You’ll be dead, and I will be the one who saved Maddison. You picked the wrong side, asshole. Can’t you be the decent guy for once? Help Maddison before they kill her!” He shook his head and stared up at me.
“He promised me if I can’t have her, no one will.”
His head slumped forward, and I repositioned the knife. I was losing him. I needed to end this. Crouching down in front of him I asked, “Josh, who is he?”
“He’ll kill me if I tell you!”
“And I’ll kill you if you don’t. What’s your choice?”
He lifted his head and mouthed, “I’ll never tell!” Then he laughed before choking on a mouthful of blood.
Grabbing his hair, I pulled his head back and held the knife to his throat. “Goodbye, pretty boy.” As the knife slit his throat, the word uncle gurgled out of his mouth before he slumped in the chair.
“Uncle?” I let go of his head, and it hit me. “Fuck!” I crossed the room in quick strides and picked up my phone. Dialing Morgan’s number, he barely had a chance to answer before I screamed, “It’!” Josh was Morgan’s cousin, which meant Morgan’s father was behind it all.
“What the hell are you yellin’ for? What’s my father? Pops, can you come here a second?”
What happened next happened all too quickly. I heard shots being fired on the other end and Morgan screaming Maddison’s name as the phone dropped, and everything around me went black. Not Maddie. Not my snowflake.
To be continued…
Lauren Firminger grew up in a small country town only a couple hours away from where she currently resides in Sydney, Australia.
During high school, Lauren fell in love with books and reading, and like most, was a potter-head then turned Twi-Hard, Vampire Academy soon followed by the Mortal Instruments.
However, it wasn't until she got her hands on Sylvia Day's Crossfire Series that Lauren fell in love with reading again. Soon after, her new writing journey began, bringing her to her official debut release of Learning to Fly.
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First off I want to start by thanking you, my reader! (Eeep. I have readers! Sorry, moving on.. Lol). Thank you for buying a copy of Learning to Fly and hopefully enjoyed reading it as I did writing it. Maddie and Morgan hold a special place for me. They stuck with me and made me see this through until their story was heard. It evolved a long way from my original idea but I couldn’t be happier.
To my mum; Thank you for always supporting me in everything I do. I love you. To the moon and back.
To my best friend and partner in crime, Rhiannon. You have always been in my corner no matter what. From running around as little kids to all our antics as we got older. You always hear me out when I need to vent and need talking off the ledge. I am sure that will happen for a long time to come yet. Love you chick. Like crazy xx
To my better half, Barbra. I love you. To infinity and beyond. You have been there to kick my ass and get shit done. This book wouldn’t be ready if it weren’t for you. Thank you for everything you do.
To my amazing cover designer Shari for not just this cover but my others as well. Working with you has been a dream. Thank you!
To my beta team, Barb, Emmy and Claire. You have all been there since I first started writing, not just Learning to Fly but all my writing. You encouraged me with Maddie and Morgan’s story. You watched them come to life and told me from the very beginning that I should put this out in the world. Thank you for having my back.
A big thank you to all the authors that I have bugged over the past few months. Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions and help me get to where I need to be. I am eternally grateful. Xxx
Last but not least, to my family and friends. Thank you for all your support and believing that I could do this. MWAH!