Bloodbound: The Alliance
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.
Chapter 63
He steps away to switch off the main cabin lights, and I hear him moving softly through the darkness, flicking off each light, even the soft glow in the bedroom. He returns, sliding beneath the covers, the mattress dipping beneath his weight as he settles beside me. The cabin's interior is now awash in soft starlight streaming in from the open windows, casting delicate silver patterns across the room, and in the quiet, it feels like we're suspended in a world all our own. Face-to-face, his features are softened by the dim light.
"Does this count as our first sleepover?" he whispers, his voice light, laced with the intimacy of shared secrets.
I stifle a quiet snicker, biting my lip as if we're two teenagers hoping not to get caught.
"We've slept under the same roof before," I whisper back, grinning.