Valebound

He didn't want a prisoner. He wanted a worthy opponent.

I was supposed to be a golden ticket-a student with a future. Instead, I became a payment. When my father's gambling debts came due, he didn't sell his house or his cars. He sold me.
Handed over to the Hall Society as collateral, I expected a dungeon. I expected a monster. What I got was Cassian Hall.
The Prince of the City is dark, devastating, and terrifyingly precise. He rules Hall Tower like a fortress, and he looks at me not like a victim, but like a puzzle he intends to solve.
He offers me a room, a library, and a terrifying choice: A rope to escape. A map to the exit. And a single word to stop him if he goes too far.

He says he doesn't keep prisoners-only those who stay. He's betting that I won't run. He's betting that the darkness in him calls to the darkness in me.

But the Society is watching. An Auditor is coming to ensure I am "compliant." And as the walls close in, I realize the most dangerous thing in this house isn't the man holding the leash. It's the fact that I no longer want him to let go.
I came here as a debt. I'll stay as a Queen.
VALEBOUND is a high-heat, dark gothic romance intended for mature audiences.

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