Beautiful Blood

Velvette White. Twenty-nine years of age and the heir of a criminal emperor, Mason White. Velvette was raised... differently. Not bad, not good, just somewhere in between. Guns with smoking barrels, smiles that didn't actually mean what a smile usually does, knives covered in red. Mason wanted to teach Velvette his world, and unfortunately for him, she loved it.

Ivory Thorne. Twenty-eight years old and the daughter of Pierre Thorne, Mason's closest friend and business partner. Ivory was incredibly sheltered. She grew up with guns, sure, but in practices and heavily fortified environments, never in any real danger. She had always been shy, hesitant, and listened to everyone with authority. That's just who she was, and she prided in it.

Despite being lifelong friends, Mason and Pierre never introduced Velvette and Ivory. Mason thought Velvette would scare Ivory, maybe even hurt her, take advantage of how weak she was. Pierre thought Ivory would freeze on the spot, and possibly even faint. But after rigorous debate, the two friends finally decided to introduce the girls.

This story alternates between the points of view of Ivory and Velvette, showing their feelings individually and the bumps along the way to falling in love.

(Hello! My name is Raenell and I am the author of Beautiful Blood. My editor is Cora, so I didn't just make it all myself! Any illustrations you see are by BLANK, so show some appreciation to BLANK as well! Thank you and enjoy the book!)