Tw// this story involves violence, kidnapping, drugging, sexual encounters, and vampires. This story is not for kids you have been warned.
"You're not going anywhere!" Cassius shouts slamming the door glaring at me with his cold dead eyes. I freeze dropping the shirt I had in my hand.
"I'm going home!" I pick up the shirt and stuff it in my bag. He comes up behind and grabs my wrist.
"You can't leave!" He turns me around, pushing me into the wall. His cold body against mine, heart beat against heart beat.
"And why not?" I lash out as his eyes turn red, veins sprouting out from underneath.
I feel his grip get tighter as he sinks his nails into my skin but I refuse to show any sign of pain.
"Because you fucking belong to me!" He spits out through gritted teeth as his cold breath hits my face.
"I'm not a toy you asshole!" I bite back.
His jaw tightens as his eyes turn a deep blood red.
"Don't. Fucking. Try. Me.." He growls out.
"Or what? What are you gonna do?!" I stare into his red eyes as he pushes me harder into the wall, leaving a dent.
"Lilith just shut up." He sighs out and with last ounce of confidence I have I speak up one last time.
"Fuck you." I hiss ignoring the blood dripping down my wrists.
Cassius's glare turns into amusement as he smirks down at me sending a rush of blood through my veins. "Let's do it." He throws me over his shoulder and tosses me onto the bed. I look at him with fear in my eyes as he pulls off his shirt. "I said don't try me and what did you do? You know I think it's time for some punishment." He jumps on me and...
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