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WARNING: DARK AND MATURE CONTENT. Readers discretion advised.

Serena Alaric wanted nothing more than a quiet life, far from the shadows of her family’s dark past. But when masked enforcers storm her home and drag her into the clutches of the Council of Vitae, she learns her blood is the key to a deadly legacy she never asked for.


Lucian Draven is the cold and ruthless leader of a powerful mafia syndicate, cursed to endure unimaginable pain. The Council claims Serena is his only salvation. Yet beneath the Council’s polished facade lies a web of lies, experiments, and betrayal that runs far deeper than either of them imagined.


Forced into an uneasy alliance and given a time limit to produce an heir, Serena and Lucian must navigate a treacherous world of power and manipulation, where trust is a rare commodity. As they uncover the truth about the Council’s sinister plans, their hatred begins to give way to something unexpected—a bond forged in fire and blood.


But with enemies closing in from all sides and time running out, Serena and Lucian must decide: will they fight their fates, or embrace the dangerous connection that could either save them, or destroy them both?

The Blood Contract

Marlowe headed to the dining room the next morning, a grave expression on her face and a few pieces of paper in her hands.

"Good morning, Mr. Draven, Adrian," she greeted when she saw them seated at their usual spots, plopping herself down on her seat.

Lucian and Adrian responded almost at the same time.

"How do you feel this morning?" She directed her attention to Lucian, who was also observing her and trying to interpret the look on her face.

"I really do not know how I feel. But I think I'm a little better than yesterday," he responded truthfully, collecting a phone from Adrian, on which he was supposed to read something.

"Serena is not out yet?" Marlowe asked, and Lucian paused his reading, one corner of his lips lifting ever so slightly—it went unnoticed. He had been wondering about that look on her face when she had first asked him how he was feeling. Now he knew why.

For now