Bound Blood

Blood Bound FOREVER BOUND BOOK TWO TALA MOORE EVA KINGSLEY Copyright © 2023 by Tala Moore All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Contents Prologue 1. Xanthe 2. Brec 3. Xanthe 4. Brec 5. Xanthe 6. Brec 7. Xanthe 8. Brec 9. Xanthe 10. Brec 11. Xanthe 12. Brec 13. Xanthe 14. Brec 15. Xanthe Chosen Blood FREE Read! Also by Tala Moore and Eva Kingsley About the Authors Prologue BREC They say your first memory is the foundation of how you’ll live your life, and in my case, they were right. I don't know how old I was, but I know I was helpless to do anything to stop what was happening. I saw my mother entangled in the arms of a shadow, blood dripping from her neck. I remember her curly blonde hair being stained red. I remember the smile on her lips as she embraced the shadow, and I remember how pale she went before she looked at me the last time with her lifeless blue eyes. I knew I was crying as the shadow set her on the ground, but it was like I wasn't myself. More shadows formed around me as I became angry for the first time, and the shadow that had killed my mother materialized into the man I would love and loathe for the rest of Chapter 1 Xanthe Sitting in front of a wall of security cameras, I twist my wild, curly blonde hair into a messy bun. As usual, I'm cross legged in my office chair, half the time spinning in circles and the other half of the time ready to bust out of the office with my gun ready. No one’s gonna hurt my babies, not while I worked security for the children’s wing of the hospital. Right now, I’m chewing on a pencil and scrolling on my phone. So many emails from doctors… Delete. Doesn't matter. I already know everything they’ve got to say. And I don’t want to hear it. “You keep chewing on pencils, you'll get lead poisoning.” I roll my eyes at Doug and stop spinning my chair with a shoe on the control panel. “And you're supposed to be wearing your non-slip security provided shoes, not pink converse high tops.” “You worry