"Sweetheart, pleasure comes in so many forms," he murmurs, moving his nose along my jawline. "Let me show you that even pain can be pleasurable." He snakes his arm around my waist. His breath tingles my ear as he whispers in a husky voice, "Be mine Astrid, and I'll show you the wonders of immortality."
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Greeted with fists and shouts of her father every day of her life, Astrid found solace in strange men's bedrooms. Anything that would provide her a place to sleep, and away from the onslaught.
Until one night changes everything.
The warm smile of a seemingly harmless man lures her into a world of shadows and darkness.
Waking up in a cage the following morning, she is tangled with the creatures of the night, the vampires.
All hope dissipating, she accepts her fate of being a victim, and probably much worse.
But an angel with blood dripping from his fangs dashes into her life. In the moment of her despair, he spreads his wings of shadows and takes the form of her savior, offering her a new life.
Astrid takes the chance and turns into a vampire.
With goals bigger than she ever imagined having in life, and the angel in form of the devil by her side, will she be able to survive the world of shadows?
Can she learn to trust and love, to open her heart to the man who gave her a second chance in life? To open herself to new possibilities, a life filled with pleasure and thrill? To matter and make a difference.
From a victim to the defender of the weaker ones, will she succeed in her metamorphosis?
β οΈ This story contains mature content such as explicit descriptions of sexual themes & BDSM, physical abuse, violence, and gore. Please proceed with caution β οΈ
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