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 26
Avara POV.
I wake to pain pounding my head. My throat is parched. And I'm starving.
I drag my eyes open, strains of light filtering through. I ease up, trying to settle on my elbows. My delayed senses prevent me from realizing I'm not alone. I jolt upright. Kelsey's hands fly to her shoulders before she places one of them on her heart and extends the other to me.
"Whoa, it's me. It's only me."
I flop back down, closing my eyes, pasting my hand on my sizzling forehead.
"Do you remember what happened?"
Images flit through my mind. Fragments of memories.
"Here."
She nears the bedside table, and that's when I see she has an assortment arranged on the bedside table.
Kelsey hands me a glass of water and a white pill. "Aspirin."
I take it eagerly, downing it with the water.
Then she picks up a side plate with a loaded sandwich on top.