Six hundred years is a long time to be alive, and Freya is not looking forward to her birthday, the next in a long row of lonely days and only fickle mortals for company.
She just wants to get away, reinvent herself once more.
Getting catfished was not really part of that plan, and neither is finding herself face-to-face with her greatest nightmare and her oldest dream.
A journey through the past and the yet-unknown future.
Featuring: non-stereotypical sapphic vampires, sword fighting and betrayal, hanging out in a grocery store and watching the stars.
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an entry for the Open Novella Contest 2022
based mainly on prompts 76, 33, 39 and 38
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