"In the end it all comes down to this." He quietly said as he held his wounded stomach, the blood seeping through his fingers.
"I'm so sorry." I said through tears as I slowly took a step back with the knife still in my hand.
His lonely eyes turned to me. "I always knew that you would never love me. I always knew."
My heart ached for him but I chose to stay silent instead.
"But I still tried, very hard, every single day just so you would change your mind." He smiled sadly as he struggled. "Why is it so hard to love me, Emmy?"
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In the world of Princess Emilienne Rousselot, vampires are held as captives and slaves. They are symbolic properties of wealth, status, and power. So when the princess turned seventeen, the emperor ordered for her to have her first vampire slave. And that's when it all began.
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