Ka'oir DeLuca never expected her life to be bartered like a business transaction, but when her father, Alexander DeLuca, struck a deal to save his legacy, her hand became the price. Promised to a man she had never met, thrust into a world she did not choose, Ka'oir is ripped from the only life she's ever known and bound by blood and bargain to the cold, powerful, and enigmatic Christopher Alessandro Barrone.
Christopher is not what she expected. He's not cruel. Not careless. He doesn't treat her like a debt paid or a possession gained-but as a wife. With patience and command, he teaches her what it means to be wanted, what it feels like to be chosen, and what it costs to love someone in a world like his.
Because Christopher's world is dangerous.
It bleeds.
And it kills.
Ka'oir quickly learns that this life is nothing like the one she left behind. Beneath the luxury and control lies a legacy of secrets-about her father, her family's ruin, and the truth of what she was born into. She is no longer the quiet girl from the DeLuca estate. She is a Barrone bride now. And in Christopher's world, love isn't soft. It's possessive. It's protective. And sometimes, it's brutal.
By Blood and Bargain is a darkly seductive tale of sacrifice, secrecy, and survival. With searing chemistry, forbidden tenderness, and the weight of empire resting on vows exchanged, this story asks one question: Can a love born from duty survive in a world built on blood?
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"Everything I said yesterday was true. You drive me crazy Adrian." Our lips are inches apart. He pulls my head up exposing my neck. "Damn it, angel. You drive me crazy." He starts kissing my neck and I grip his back with one hand and the other is behind me holding me up.
He starts to lick my neck and sucks on it. I let out a small moan which makes him suck harder. He stops and looks at my face.
"I want you badly..." He says looking at me and then my lips.
At this moment, my heart wants what it wants, and that would be Kace.
"Then have me," I allow him. "I am all yours."
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Seventeen-year-old Adrian White is a foster girl who lives in an abusive household along with her abusive foster dad and mom. The worst is the foster dad. He goes into Adrains room at night when everyone is asleep and does things to her and she can't stop him. She gets beaten every day before and after school. The only people that know are her two best friends, Vivien Loren and Quinni Rose. They know she can't run away until she is 18 and if she tries they will hurt her even more. Adrian tends to keep to herself and deal with what is happening with her life now.
Eighteen-year-old Kace Lexington is the gang leader of the Swace gang. Kace is a feared man and who doesn't tolerate disrespect. His best friend, Blake Williams, is his right-hand man and is always there when needed. Kace doesn't listen well in school but still surprisingly gets his work done. His mother was killed by their rival gang when Kace was seven years old. After that, Kace wants revenge for what they've done. The gang is his life and no one can tell him otherwise.
But what would happen if both worlds collide?