"Did he touch you," he asked as his blood red eyes looked intensely into her purple ones.
"Y-yes, b-but it was unintentional," she said nervously.
"Still defending him, are we, huh? Intentional or unintentional, I don't want anyone touching what's mine, do you understand?," he whispered the last sentence in her ears, while running his thumb on her lips.
She nodded looking into his red eyes that had become a shade darker.
"Words...snow," he said pressing her against the closet behind her, before leaning in towards her, "I need words."
"Y-yes, I-i understand."
"Good," he said before leaning in completely and capturing her lips with his in an intense kiss.
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Hazel Snow had never thought she would fall in love with the devilishly beautiful senior, during her first year at the University.
She had just lost her parents in an unfortunate accident and had moved to stay with her only relative.
Not wanting to be burden to her Aunt, her dad's sister, she accepted the admission letter from the best University in the country.
She had decided to stay away from people, but her resolve only started to crumble after her very first encounter with the beautiful senior, who is able to make her turn red.
Ian knew that his black heart had been stolen by the little human with the glasses, who was able to make his dead heart come to life.
Ian, who was not able to love, found himself craving the love and attention of the little human with the glasses.
She is not only able to make his dead heart skip beats, she is also able to bring out his darkest side.
She fell first, but he fell harder.
She was his light, but he was her darkness.
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