Grecia was forcibly spun around. Her back against Wood's chest as he pressed his arm against her neck and proceeded to cover her mouth. His other arm wrapped around hers tightly. She knew as well as he that she could not break his iron grip. And for all intents and purposes, he wanted her alive.
"Clever escape...you almost made it...if you hadn't grown nervous..." Woods whispered as he lifted her feet up and started shuffling backward. "You humans, so vulnerable, doused by fear. Yet when facing a vampire, it is indeed your worst enemy."
Grecia rolled her eyes, her legs swinging and dragging slightly. Her escape attempt failed this time, but she could always try again. She knew she had to. Yet a burning relief flooded inside of her. A small part was indecisively grateful that Woods made such tactful efforts to stop her from getting killed. She didn't want to die. Yet duty overruled emotions for her people. She needed to do whatever she could to get killed. Rather than, then be met with the fate of being bred like cattle.
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Humans are a rare commodity. They are close to the point of extinction. Now there is a hunt afoot. To find a female...in which to grow the human population for gold and trading amongst the different kingdoms of the blood-sucking races.
Little do they know humans have made their home underground, conspiring to start a war against the vampires once more. They have even designed a drug, meant to temper the bloodlust and rage inside a vampire.
It's up to Grecia, a female working as a servant right under the nose of Prince Talon, to slip him the drug...and change the course of history with it
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