I feel something pierce my throat, something sharp and thin, something filled with venom that makes my head swirl like a crazed girl. The pain is fleeting, only for a second, and then I feel like I'm drowning, except it's not bad. I want to drown. I can hear Dominic sigh as he drinks my blood.
I don't know how many minutes passes. Hours. Days. I don't care anymore. All I care about is his hands on my waist, his fangs piercing my flesh . . . and my blood in his veins.
He stops. I moan, pushing his head at my throat again. Dominic gives a laugh, confident and arrogant. "If I drink anymore, you'll die," he says with a whisper, seductively. I can almost detect regret in his voice, but vampires never regret anything.
W H A T I S T H E D I F F E R E N C E B E T W E E N T H E L I V I N G & T H E D E A D ?
Lucy remembers pieces of her old life, before she was brought to Vrykakos--the vampire world. Before she was the literal food supply for the blood drinkers. After two years, Lucy is finally settling down as a Feeder, until--for some reasons unknown--she is taken to the palace by one of the four princes of the land.
Prince Dominic is cold and cruel, with no heart in his body. But he isn't as he seems . . .
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