The Beginning of Everything Read online Kristen Ashley (The Rising #1)

Categories Genre: Fantasy/Sci-fi, Paranormal, Romance Tags Authors: Series: The Rising Series by Kristen Ashley
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Total pages in book: 138
Estimated words: 137958 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 690(@200wpm)___ 552(@250wpm)___ 460(@300wpm)
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It was like thunder rumbling up from below, shaking the dirt, the palace, the very planet as we were enveloped in low to louder and then to a final deafening, enraged roar that was so earsplitting, so terrifying, I forced my hands through the small amount of space between Mars and me and covered my ears.

It did not stop suddenly.

It ran down, decreasing in volume as the quaking around us settled.

Until both at the same time were gone.

That was the worst.

The worst quake by far.

And we’d never, not once, heard that roar.

Mars curled up, still holding me close to his chest.

I looked to him.

He was looking at True.

I turned to True, only to catch Farah’s wide eyes on me.

They flashed topaz.

“The Beast is almost here,” Queen Ophelia whispered.

Oh.

Gods.

The End of Part One

To be continued…


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