"Are you afraid now? " he asked wiping the blood from his lips.
Elizabeth stood frozen, unsure if she should run or not. She was terrified, but yet she was not afraid of him. Her breathing thickened and her heart pounded faster. Yes, fear... that's what had become part of her daily life now. But she didn't fear, she felt sadness and pity.
"I can hear your heart beating so rapidly... You're breathing is heavy. So, tell me... are you afraid?" He asked with a slight tainted red smirk.
"No." Elizabeth replied, her lip quivering just a bit.
"I pity you... I fell nothing but sorrow for you. To live your life as you are." She explained.
Nicolai slightly chucked as he tilted his head to the side and fixed his eyes on hers.
"To live a life that is eternal is not a life at all but damnation." He told her wiping once more his lips.
"And that's why I pity you." She responded with bluntness.
Nicolai chuckled again before rushing to her, grabbing a hold of the back of her hair slightly pulling her head down and exposing her neck.
"I don't need pity." His voice was rough and it brought shivers down Elizabeth's spine.
Nicolai shower off his fangs at the girl, her eyes widen at them before he went down on her neck.
When a new history teacher arrives at Bliss Haven High, things begin to take a turn, as random attacks happen in town. Everyone seems unedge and afraid. Elizabeth O'Connor, a high school student at Bliss Haven High, gets mixed up in a world she thought never existed. But with her abilities of having visions, feeling someone's emotions by touch and seeing their past, and being able to speak with her twin brother telepathically, nothing surprises her. Follow her and her friends on a journey to discover a world they heard about in books. A story about romance, action, find oneself, betrayal, heartache, bloodlust, and more.
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