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Landen Vacheron, heir to a fortune built on oil and ambition, has lived his life as a wealthy playboy, the world bowing to his every whim, thanks to the empire his billionaire father, Colton Vacheron, forged. But as his older brother Vance steps into the role of CEO, Landen begins to see that the true cost of power and privilege is far greater than he ever imagined.

Avara Du Pont is a devoted daughter who set aside her own dreams to bolster her father’s political aspirations. Unaware of his dark secrets. When it comes to light, Colton Vacheron offers him a proposition he cannot refuse; a marriage alliance between Avara and Vance, as a way for him to garner more political influence. And Mayor Du Pont will receive a king’s ransom as payment to stave off the shadows spilling into his life. Avara agrees to the fake relationship in order to protect her family from her father's criminal ties.

Bloodbound: The Alliance

My eyes fly to him and his hand flashes up in the air to swat the sordid suggestion. "No, that's not at all what I meant. I mean it physically. What happens if he stashed something in you? It would be bizarre, but also… ingenious."

My eyes drop to scan myself dramatically. "I think I would remember if he cut me open and—"

The epiphany strikes so hard it knocks my world off axis. "No…"

I lift my hand to inspect the old scar meandering around the groove of my palm. It seems all roads lead back to that day… Botan, my mother, and now my father.

"The accident… but he couldn't have. He would never—"

Chapter 119