Joshua Collins had gone missing for three days already. His dad and his only friend Evan worried, the small group he walks with at school disturbed, and the whole school was fake empathizing. Neither of them know that Josh was buried deep under the old mansion where the newly moved Willhorns resides.
Sam, Beatrice, and Annabelle Willhorn have a secret they need to keep from the whole community to survive. They were a peculiar set of people, not really a family by blood but a family nonetheless. They were strange indeed - possessing powers other people don't have. They were stronger and faster. And their beauty, ethereal. Ultimately, they have a dangerous thirst they can never quench.
What happens if two days later, Joshua emerges from the ground, discovering he's no longer of the living but more similar to the Willhorns? How will he accept the fact that he had died and had risen again but entirely different from who he were. Will he able to go back to his dad who had been a crying mess since he was gone? Will he able to hang out with Evan who had given up all hopes of finding the vulnerable Joshy? Will he able to supress his sudden urge to drink human blood or will he give in?
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