Bound by Blood

Nyla Mason never wanted to be noticed.
Greyford was supposed to be a fresh start-a quiet life in a new town, focused on her studies, far from the noise of people who expect too much. She keeps to herself. She avoids trouble. She doesn't chase attention.
Then she meets Micheal Abrams.
At Greyford University, his name carries weight. Professors hesitate before correcting him. Students move aside without realizing they are doing it. He is disciplined, controlled, untouchable-the kind of man people warn you about without explaining why.
Everyone knows he's half Turkish. Everyone knows his family is powerful.
No one knows the rest.
Behind the polished reputation and elite legacy stands something older. A brotherhood called The Circle-five heirs raised to inherit influence, wealth, and control. Every year, one of them is chosen. Four trials. No weakness. No attachment.
This year, Micheal is chosen.
Nyla was never meant to matter. She was supposed to be temporary. Strategic. A test of discipline.
Instead, she becomes the one thing he cannot calculate.
As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, Micheal must decide what kind of man he is willing to become-the heir his family expects, or the man Nyla makes him want to be.
Because in his world, love is not soft.
It is leverage.
And someone always pays the price.