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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

" Silas, get your sister. Now!"

Instincts hurls me back to my room, locking the door behind me. I don't know what day zero is, but it can't be anything good. I scramble for the necklace Botan gave me, layered and weighty as I work to get it around my neck. I flinch when the pounding begins. It's more than urgency but vicious knocks that damage the integrity of the door. Just a few more blows from being demolished—rattling the hinges.

"Avara, open this damn door—please."

Once I get it on, I start working fast to button my pastel top to the high neck collar. The thunderous bangs worsen as it sounds like he's ramming himself at the door. A scream escapes me when one last charge makes the door burst open, the wooden slab haphazardly crooked as he enters with raised hands in futile placation.

"I'm sorry, I really am, but it's an emergency. We have to go."

Chapter 125