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 65
"Are you ready?"
I nod fervently, combing through my hair that I funnel over one shoulder. Vance squares his shoulders, the movement precise and deliberate, as though donning an invisible armor. Without a word, he strides out of the cabin, and I follow close behind. The air around him has shifted—his stoic, detached demeanor snapping back into place like a well-worn mask. His gaze sharpens, his posture exuding his unapproachable confidence as he closes the distance to the two guardsmen.
"What's the meaning of this?" Vance demands as if there is fault to find in their actions.
"Your father sent me to find and deliver you and Miss Du Pont," one of them said smoothly.
"Do we look like cargo to you?" Vance snaps back. "Items to be tracked and delivered?"
"Your father was concerned about your collective safety," he replies calmly, trying to quell matters. "We are under orders."