Evanescent (46 page)

“Not gonna happen.”

“You cannot shift in this chamber, if that is what you are indeed trying to do. You have no idea what we are, do you?”

“You’re the High Council, Illuminatus. Creators of the mutant projects.”

“We know what you carry inside of you, we have it, too. But you – you’re the high carrier of the disease we hear. You have power beyond our means, you can ignite our abilities and you can destroy them.”

In my mind, I swore. “Tell me what you want,” I repeated, my fists twisting and shaking at my sides.

“I will show you.”

The dark noise pierced through the air, shadows exploded, all my senses erupted and all I could see was the color of my blood on the walls.

Zenith is what they call the point of singularity, where everything comes together in one single moment. It’s that one kiss you will never, ever forget. It’s like having a volcano of pleasure erupt in your mouth. Nothing has ever mattered, but that moment. Your entire life has existed for that one kiss. The heat, and the impenetrable hunger that will never be satisfied until it digs up your entire soul. It’s in the way he holds you like he will never, ever let you go. It awakens all your senses. You have never been so weak to his touch. A kiss that ignites your soul, giving it life. His scent, taste and touch is infuriatingly, irresistibly, and irrevocably – edible, consumable and daring. The fire burns right through you, melting you into him. It’s a language that uses everything inside of you to communicate. It’s a prayer only your bodies and souls will ever know. His lips become your life force. It’s that kiss you never walk away from. This is who I will be for the rest of my life. Addicted to that kiss, the ultimate high with infinite, sweet poisons. It corrupts me, turns me inside out, leaves me shaking and invigorated. That is the moment I feel the most alive – ever.

He is my fire side.

Carlyle Labuschagne is a South African debut author working her way into the hearts of international readers with her first young adult dystopian novel ‘The Broken Destiny’. Evanescent, book two in the Broken Trilogy is set to release in November 2013. She is not only an author, but works as a sales representative and marketing manager by day. She holds a diploma in creative writing through the writing school at College SA.

Carlyle loves to swim, fights for the trees, and is a food lover who is driven by her passion for life. Carlyle also writes for IU e-magazine India, an inspirational non-profit magazine that aims at inspiring the world through words. The drive behind her author career is
healing through words
. Carlyle is also the founder of the first annual book drive – Help Build A Library in Africa Project.

“My goal as an author is to touch people’s lives, and help others love their differences and one another.”

Other books in the series

The Broken Destiny

voted #3 on the Goodreads Debut list for 2012.

Where to connect with the author:

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Carlyle is a firm believer in – YA saves!