Shunned from the truth of her birth, Mariko Homatsu finds out the secrets that her grandparents held from her. But as soon as they tell the secret to her, an unidentified man breaks into their small cottage. He mercilessly killed her grandparents, but in a way that wasn't humanly possible. Thus this was her first encounter with a being like this, a vampire... Mariko now seeks out to find out her grandparents killer, and her unknown mother who abandoned her.
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Mariko Homatsu(Hio)(Kuran), born from a mystery between Shizuka Hio, her human lover, and her fiance, Rido Kuran. What happened? And how was this birth even possible?
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Rewriting this story because I wrote it like 2 years ago......
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