It was supposed to be a fun night out with friends, Emily O'Brian had no idea what horrors would lay before her. The soul survivor of a vampire attack, Emily tried to make her life have any type of normalcy. But she became captured by the enigmatic and dangerous vampire, Cain. As she struggles to recover from the traumatic events, Emily finds herself haunted by disturbing dreams and a sense of being watched. But her uneasy peace is shattered when the vampires reappear, intent on making her their next victim.
As the vampires toy with her life, Emily is conflicted by her complex feelings for Cain, who claims they have a romantic past life together and offers her immortality. But as people around her start dying in strange murders, Emily realizes she's become part of the vampires' deadly game. Torn between desires and the need for truth, Emily must dig into the history of Cain and the others to reclaim her life and resist Cains' intoxicating lure. With time running out, Emily must confront unearthly horrors, resist forbidden love, and battle for her life and soul amidst the ghosts of the mansion.
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