the year is 2079, humans no longer are the top of the food chain, now they are pets, animals show cased and learned about in human zoo's.
vampires are there handlers, still about a tenth of the human population is feral, most of them are hiding deep in the mountains.
one day, at the once time a year round up, a group of handlers ride up on horseback through the mountains, there were no signs of human life. that was until they were almost to the top of the mountain.
then they find Hailey, a twelve year old human. after sedating her they return to camp, then there unit heads to the quarantine facility after finding no more humans on the mountain range.
Hailey is wild, she doesn't like to be touched or handled. she's the wildest and hardest human they've ever caught, but yet at the same time she's the youngest. why was she alone on the mountin?
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