Her heart was beating out of her chest, her legs were shaky and it damaged her body after several meetings with the hard ground.
She was running through the forest that surrounded her town. Her bare feet begging for her to stop. She couldn't remember where she left her shoes, but that was the last thing on her mind.
He is right behind her. She could feel him. Kristen looked behind to confirm her suspicion, but she saw no one. Maybe he had given up, she hoped.
Her breath was flattening out. She slowly rested her back on a nearby tree.
She finally let her guard down, and he noticed it.
And within a second, his icy fingers wrapped around her neck. She tried screaming and scratching his hands, but to no avail.
"P..lea..se" she whispered as tears streamed down her face, "don't"
She stared at his dark eyes for any form of emotion but found no trace.
He removed his fingers from her neck and drove his fangs into her neck.
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