Before The Fall Noah Hawley Novels & Stories

Without hesitation, she dropped to her knees in front of me, choking on her words. "Lucas! I was wrong! I was truly wrong!"

Elena shrieked, standing up. The field swarmed with trainers. The scouts just stopped writing. The silence was heavier than the noise had been. The crash of the pads was a physical blow that seemed to ripple through the very air of the stadium. Noah fell down . He dropped like a bird whose string had been cut mid-flight. One second he was the golden boy of North Hills, the focal point of every camera and clipboard; the next, he was a heap of blue and silver on the turf, motionless.

I pleaded in a shaky voice, my knees suddenly felt weak, so I sat down, not minding that people were passing by and watching me. "Your mom collapsed and when the doctors examined her, they said she was getting worse and she had just a few weeks-" I didn't listen to the rest of what he had to say. I ran down the staircase as my chest tightened. I swallowed the lump in my throat as I kept pushing through the wind, running as fast as my little legs could carry me. Tears kept falling from my eyes but I didn't bother to clean them.

I tell him. “See, her being a fallen automatically makes her a part. Don’t worry, we won’t hurt her. He has other plans for her.” Then he hung up. Damn it! He knows more than I expected. This is really bad. I need to meet up with the guys tomorrow. I crawled back in the bed and pulled my mate flush against my body, probably tighter than necessary. I couldn’t sleep a wink the whole night. Joel’s POV Max: I need to call a bro meeting, it’s important

So I hadn't been wrong about her after all. If she were truly innocent, hearing that my legs had recovered would have made her happy. Instead she was certain it was impossible. I stood up right in front of her. "Caleb, how are y-y-you… There's no way you can stand!" She caught herself and gave an awkward laugh. "I mean, are your legs all better now? Let's go to the hospital and get you checked out." Something gave out in me all at once. I fell to the floor. Everything became clear. My mouth opened and closed a few times. In the end I swallowed the words I wanted to say.

Five minutes passed, and Noah came with a wrinkled face. "Sorry, I am late. The last lesson is sports," said Noah as he sat next to Xeva. "Nope. So, what do you want to say?" asked Xeva, she was really curious. Because this was the first time Noah had spoken to her. "Tonight, come with me to Lasi Town," said Noah after gulping down his drink. Xeva rolled her eyes in surprise. Noah asked her out with him? Impossible. "I am serious." As if knowing what was on Xeva's mind, Noah immediately reassured her.

Lena stuttered. “ Oh…okay!” Mr Noah beamed happily, “ I'm so happy now, finally we will get it done and wow!” He giggled. Lena furrowed her brows and thin her lips slightly as she sighed watching how Mr Noah jumped happily. After some minutes she tapped him,“ You can go back to work now, I need to take this to the person he asked me to take it to, if not we might not….” “ Don't worry you can go, please don't delay huh!” He gestured to the workshop entrance.

"Mr. and Mrs. Covington's fatal fall from the cliff was indeed caused by the wrong map, which Mr. Reid admitted. My deepest condolences to you and your wife." I waved my hand dismissively. "We're divorced." Just then, Stella stumbled out of the other interrogation room, dazed. When she saw me, she reached out to embrace me. "Honey, my parents are really gone! Noah confessed everything. He only needed two more bodies to complete his forensic certification. The birthday celebration was a lie! He just wanted to delay me from going on the rescue mission. "Honey, I should've listened to you earlier and stayed away from that bastard!"

But before I could respond, Noah suddenly appeared at my side. “Hannah, there you are,” he said. His eyes widened as he took in my appearance. “Goddess, you’re completely covered in mud. What the hell happened to you?” I pursed my lips and wiped a bit of water out of my eyes. “I fell.” Noah eyed me up and down, his expression softening ever so slightly as he looked at me. Finally, he muttered, “Come on, let’s get you cleaned up.”