The Shadow Guard.
Everyone knows their names. Strom. Arlo. Ignacio. Jaylon. Flynn. Zeke. Gaige. Crewe. Donte. Elien. Brice. Darryl.
In a world where vampires rule over the humans, everyone fears them. Even the vampires. They have one job. To serve and protect the vampire Queen, yes it is always a queen. And when she dies, they are the only ones capable of finding her replacement.
Ember Valentina Nimah.
Found in front of the orphanage, she has been an orphan her whole life. A mostly ordinary human girl. Until a few months before the Claiming. Basically a huge auction of every human who turned 16 the year before, always held on January 1st.When Ember hits her birthday in August, she becomes even weirder, and even more seperated from the others at the orphanage. Already able to see the shadow creatures, strange animals with the ability to turn into shadows, when in their shadow form, something that should be impossible, she now has a strange craving.
For blood.
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