"GO AWAY!"
"Are you sure? You look like you're in a lot of pain." He places a hand on my chin pulling my face towards his.
I place a hand on his chest pushing him back, "I can't control myself right now and I can't promise I won't do anything."
"Trust me you can't hurt me, plus I know you felt the same thing I did back there."
"Please just leave."
"The only thing that'll help your thirst right now is drinking real blood, tablets won't work." He moved his wrist towards me. "Just take as much as you want, it'll make you feel better."
"What are you talking about, you're a royal I can't drink you blood."
He chuckles, "if you won't take it then i'll just have to give it to you."
He opens his mouth showing his fangs as he bites down on his own wrist, he stops and uses a hand to bring my face towards his and places his lips on mine. I push my hand into his chest but he was too strong. The blood from his mouth slowly falls into mine and my thirst is too strong to resist. I swallow the blood he feeds me and it fills my body with ecstasy, I had only ever had blood tablets and this was my first time drinking blood from another person. I had never tasted such bliss in my life and I craved more, however I knew I had to stop before the smell of blood filled the academy's grounds. I finish the last of his blood and he pulls away from my lips.
"Why would you do that?" his hand whips the blood from my lips.
"You're my destined mate."
Ari and Soren's adventures continue as Soren struggles with his new vampiric urges and a coven of witches attempts to recruit Ari for their own ends.
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As dark dreams plague Soren, Ari finds his new abilities difficult to control. Something is awakening within him, and as his power grows, he attracts the attention of a group of witches who call themselves the Hecataeon. They believe Ari is an emanation of the goddess Hecate - a physical manifestation of her power - and they want that power for themselves. With their relationship facing challenges from within, Ari and Soren must find a way to unite their strengths before external forces tear them apart.
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NOTE: This book is the sequel to Bound by Blood.
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Content Warning: Light violence, language, and sexuality. PG-13
Cover designed by Adam Budny