August - Mid-Month WIP - Flying

 Welcome to the very first WIP update that I have ever done as a published author! If you don't know or are unfamiliar with the term WIP, it means Work In Progress. Every month, about midway, I will be sharing small tidbits of my current works in progress. Today's is from the second book in The Bird Cage Society Series A.K.A. BCS.

The second book will of course have the main title The Bird Cage Society with the subtitle, tentatively, Flying. I originally came up with Flying as a way to give the subtitles in the series some cohesion but as the outline for the second book unfolds, this little subtitle is looking more and more like it will be tossed aside. So even though it's technically TBD, Flying works for now.

SPOILER ALERT! Please be aware that any WIPs that feature an ongoing series may contain spoilers for previous books. If you have not read The Bird Cage Society: Falling, please do so before reading any WIPs for future installments, including this one.

Flying takes place about three months after the ending events of Falling. Charly is reeling not only from what she has learned since her kidnapping but also from some pretty traumatic experiences. Book two starts off with a bit of a recap for the ending of book one along with an altered replay of those events and the consequences that occurred afterward between books one and two.

I know, a bit vague right? But in a effort to avoid giving away too much while still maintaining a good amount of anticipation... Here's a small snippet of chapter one, BCS, Flying:

About a month after the events of the Creche, I woke up to pounding on my bed cubby followed by concerned shouting. It’s a habit to latch my cubby door when I sleep. A feature my Guardians most likely regretted in that moment. Sliding the door aside, I came face to face with Elijah’s unusually animated one. I sighed in relief. Eyes widened, brows raised, and lips parted. His breath was heavy as he ran his gaze along my face and into the darkness of my cubby’s interior.

I wasn’t sure what he thought he’d find but when his gaze swept back to mine our eyes met and mingled. Deep blue capturing gold-speckled brown. And as often happens when I look into Elijah’s eyes, I couldn’t see anything else. 

Stay tuned for more Mid-Month WIPs!