David Baldacci The Fallen Novels & Stories

I glanced up at him, eyes wide, heart racing, and for the first time, I saw vulnerability there—something dark and jagged beneath the calm, magnetic surface. “You’re hiding something,” I said, voice trembling. “Something I need to know. Something… dangerous.” He didn’t answer at first. He studied me, lips pressed together, jaw tight. Then finally, slow and deliberate: “Everything you’ve fallen for… everything you think you know… it’s only the beginning. The fire… the obsession… it’s not just between us. It’s bigger than you realize.” My stomach dropped. “Bigger? What… what do you mean?”

Queen Marasela’s words cut through the air like a sharp blade, slicing through the fragile walls Clarissa had built around her heart. It felt as if the ground beneath her had suddenly crumbled, and she was left to fall into a chasm of confusion and disbelief. The revelation didn't just shake Clarissa’s world—it shattered everything within her. For a moment, the world seemed to stop, and the room around her blurred into a hazy fog. Her mind struggled to process the information, her thoughts swirling in chaos as the queen’s words echoed over and over in her ears. Lucas’s grandmother. The grandmother. Could it be true? Had she, the woman who had shown kindness to Clarissa before, really been th

“Fourteen years. That earns you something. But Drew? He’s got people now. Real people. You start sniffing around, they’ll notice. And they won’t care who took the fall.” Meekey smirked. “Let ‘em notice.” “You trying to get revenge?” She shook her head. “Not revenge.” He looked at her a long moment. “Then what?” “Balance.”

“Nothing. And I don’t follow you. I live in the same building as you.” I rolled my eyes in response. “This is not the path to my place. Don’t tell me you also took the wrong way?” “That’s why this alley is so unfamiliar. I guess I lost my way while trying to get home.” “I know when someone is lying, Baldie. Who?” “What?” “Who asked you to be my tail?” “No one. I don’t understand what you are trying to say here.” That bald male frowned, acting with his whole facial muscle, which failed miserably. I didn’t know why Dante used immature people like this male to follow me everywhere.

I loved the thrills that these kinds of things had on me. A car engine was coming in. It was time to leave. I got in the car and ran it into a lake and made my way home laughing at the image of him being shell shocked at my vandalism. I would pay to see that. I got to the porch and hopped on my motorbike to do a quick hit on Alessandro Mikane. A clever man but has no morals in any sort. This job pays me 300k. I would be a fool not to do it. I stood at the roof of the building and pulled the trigger on the gun. I saw a body drop down and screams everywhere.

I arch my brow at her. “I was sent to infiltrate the CIA by the Ika Cartel in Italy. My family’s cartel. But I’m not working for the CIA, I was instructed to help the CIA bring down the Los Grove Cartel, so my family’s competition would be finished. However my family is the worst and I already didn’t care about taking down their rival cartel. And when I found out Jameson was the Cartel leader earlier today, my mind was made up for sure. I plan on keeping the CIA off of the Los Grove Cartel, and hiding from my family.” Janice sighs and tears flood her eyes. “I’m sorry I had to lie, I just don’t want anyone to know who I really am. I’m not safe anymore, my family will come for me for disobeyin

*** Note from the Author: This novel has dark, forced sexual elements, brutality and raw demonic aggression. Please read with caution this is a dark erotica tale. Some elements could be triggering for some. *** “He’s like a king living up on that hill.” Udora remarked to me in a hushed voice. Living in WitchFall Fortress on that hill. Guarding the WitchFall dungeons. I thought bitterly. Having not like the man since he’d accused my friend Mara of being a witch and taken her away.

There arrived at the office to see Lena staring at the ceiling as she leaned on her back on her chair, as soon as she saw Jayden and David she sat up well and stood up. “ Where did you find it?”He raised the file up to Lena. “ I found it accidentally at the restroom trash bin and quickly brought it back, I don't know how it got there.” Jayden sighed and took a seat nearby, “ I can tell it’s a set up and the Master mind is not one else but Vanessa” he adds. “ Really? How?” David asked. “ Vanessa had always ruthless right from childhood whenever she doesn't get what she wants.” “ So what can we do now?” Lena asked. “ Get rid of her!” Jayden suggest.