Cathal is a young wealthy man from Melbourne, the Australian state of Victoria. He has everything he touches and his money can afford all, but the only thing he can't have is health. Cathy is suffering from tuberculosis and there is no cure. So he travels to Romania according to doctors introductions, but he knows for sure this is going to be his last trip. He cuts himself from the word, means withdrawal from the marriage of desired woman Anastasia.
Baron La Croix, the death himself, is hungry for a dramatic death. He seeks for dying individuals to have a cruel play before taking their lives. He meets Cathy, he's the desired toy and makes him meet his blood-hungry stepson Vladimir, who is no better than Baron La Croix himself.
Vladimir is bloodthirsty and impatient, he has speared no life since his transformation 300 years ago. His heart is colder than ice and attitude worse than lifeless stone. The only thing he hates is playing with food.
What's going to happen when already dyeing Cathy meets the cold hearts? How is he going to die? Is there hope even if the world seems dark?
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