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 75
The sentiment erases my frown as Vance takes my hand, spinning me into an effortless twirl. Laughter bursts from my chest as we fall into a spirited rhythm, moving together like kindred spirits existing beyond this plain—transcendent from time. The crowd, the pounding music, the heavy air—all of it dissolves. I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard, the kind that makes my stomach ache. It feels reckless and free, like dancing on the edge of a precipice, daring the world to pull me back or push me over.
"You dance like a politician at a rally," Vance teases, his grin crooked and charming, his voice giddy with the haze of the moment.
"And you dance like you're about to go into cardiac arrest," I counter, breathless and grinning.