Bloodstained Innocence
Bloodstained Innocence s the second novel in Moondancer Drake's Ancient Whispers series.
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A lone male hunter in a pack of female shape shifters, Ashanti Brandon has plenty to prove. While the women can assume the hybrid battle form of their chosen totem animal as well as the shape of the animal itself, Ash can only change from human to an Akita dog. Haunted by dreams of a young Indian girl in mortal peril Ash does everything to dim the memory of those unearthly eyes.
When Ash comes face to face with the child from his dreams she is in the hands a vampire, his most hated enemies, and has been left mute during her violent transformation into one of them.
Meru, one of the vampires who is her captor is also the girl’s protector and is struggling to help Chi survive even though the child refuses to feed on anything but animal blood. Though her will is strong Chi’s body’s growing weak and Meru, the vampire woman who looks after Chi, knows the child will soon die if not feed human blood.
Gul Kadenu leader of the Bane vampires, believes Chi holds some great power and he intends on possessing it. Meru and Ash, along with his shape shifter family, team together to save the girl and in many ways save themselves through her.