NOCTE (Nocte Trilogy #1)(80)

It’s the night of the accident. Before the accident. I see his lips moving, but I can’t hear the words. It’s like he’s in a wind tunnel, the words are static, and I’ve seen this exact scene before in a dream.

I strain to hear the words from my memory.

“What’s wrong?” Dare asks me now, lowering his head once more, sliding his warm lips across my neck as he leans me back.

At this exact inopportune moment, as Dare’s touch lights my skin ablaze, the fragments finally fit into place. The puzzle pieces fit together. At last.

The memory forms and I suck in an appalled breath as I yank away from him.

“I remember,” I whisper. Dare pauses in apprehension, his onyx eyes glittering, his hands frozen on my arms. “You… you were here for me all along. You came here for me.”

His eyes close like a curtain and I know that I’m right.

His breath is shaky and his hands tremble as he touches me, as he refuses to pull away even now.

“You have one question left, Calla,” he reminds me, his voice somber. “Ask it.”

So with fear in my heart and ice in my veins…I do.



TO BE CONTINUED…



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Please proceed to the next page, because now that the story is over,

there are a few things you should know.





Now that Nocte is over….


There are a few things you should know.



First:

You should know… you’ve been involved all along and didn’t know it.



Your voice is one that Finn/Calla heard in their heads.



Don’t believe me?

Go here: http://smarturl.it/ChooseTheirFate



What you do now will determine Calla’s fate in VERUM.



It’s your turn to cast the die.





Next: A Nocte Support Group on Facebook



I don’t usually do cliffhanger endings. For that, I apologize. This story is just too much to fit into one book.

If you’re feeling bereft or feel the need to discuss this story with other readers, we’ve put together a secret Nocte Support Group on Facebook.

The password is: Carpe Noctem.



Email the password to: [email protected].

Include the password and your email (we need it to add you to the group) and then you’ll be added.



It’s a fun place to discuss the story with other readers, speculate about what will happen next, etc. To ensure the reading pleasure of future readers, we would REALLY appreciate if you don’t tell others (outside of the NOCTE SUPPORT GROUP) about the twist—let them figure it out for themselves--- that’s part of the fun.



I would GREATLY appreciate your review on Amazon or other book retailers, just plllleeeeasssee don’t post spoilers. Thank you so much!!



Last:

With all of this fun stuff, don’t forget to order your copy of VERUM, book two in the Nocte trilogy here.



The mystery, the secrets, the insanity and the suspense will continue all throughout the NOCTE TRILOGY. I can’t wait for the story to unfold for you!



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ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Courtney Cole is the author of several bestselling titles, including the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Beautifully Broken series. She was born and raised in Kansas, but has since relocated to Florida, where she writes beneath palm trees. To find out more about her, please visit www.courtneycolewrites.com. To receive new release announcements and super-fan perks, and to get a FREE book, sign up for her fans-only newsletter right here.