All Chapters of Bound by Blood: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

The elevator doors opened and they stepped inside. Once again, Dominic’s rage simmered just beneath the surface. Ethan clicked the remote fob of the SUV and watched as the lights flashed. Dominic turned to look at him.“You think Lev placed a bomb under the SUV?”Ethan shrugged. “You never know with the fucking Russians.”“That’s not his style. Lev would be sitting in a chair in my room as I walked out of the shower or some shit like that. He’s pissed off but not enough to kill me now.”“Are we having a family meeting?” Austin asked him.Dominic nodded his head. “Make the call and Hudson can shield me from Hunter.”Hudson barked out a rough laugh as they climbed into the SUV. “She likes to hurt me.”“You like it, Hudson,” Cooper said.“Fuck, yeah, I do. Pain is an aphrodisiac.” Hudson grinned then and Dominic shook his head.“You’re a sick fuck.”Hudson laughed. “Never claimed I wasn’t.”Ethan pulled into traffic and they made their way back to the apartment building. They would all m

Lev regarded the woman in front of him. She was an enigma, a woman he hadn’t seen coming and she had surprised the hell out of him. She was a woman he could respect as his equal. She had no fear in her eyes and she could hold her own in the company of men.She was also strikingly beautiful, her eyes were an amazing blend of hazel and gold and it gave her an innocent look and belied the true power she had. He’d known it was her the moment she sat down at the bar. The surprise though was that he had thought she’d be a spoiled Italian bitch but instead he saw an intelligent woman that used her head.“Hold it against your knuckles. Do you want a drink other than vodka?” Lev asked her.Hunter smiled now knowing that Lev had been watching her. “Bourbon.”“Hmm, good choice. I prefer bourbon myself.”Lev filled two tumblers half way with bourbon and placed her glass on the desk. Hunter sat down on the edge of the desk and moved until she was comfortable. Lev didn’t say a word but remained sta

Dominic regarded Lev with interest. He hadn’t objected to Gage taking his cousin so he must have seen something in Gage’s eyes that settled him. Neither Faro nor Eris were equipped to deal with that girl’s trauma. As hard and cold as Gage was, his protectiveness over people he cared about was on another level. That girl would be safest with him because he’d see her as his.“My sister is now under your protection. Our families share the same values. My sister is not to be touched before the alliance contract is signed. Once you have pledged your family to ours on paper, you may touch her, not before. I’m not too worried about you hurting her, she can look after herself,” Dominic said.“Then we will exchange women when we sign the alliance contract. I know your family is big on virginity so I have to admit that Anya is not one,” Lev said.Dominic had already ascertained that the woman had been touched, hurt, and most probably brutalized. Gage was taking on a fuck load of responsibility b

Inara watched Agron drive away through her dorm window and she closed the blinds before she opened her suitcase. How the hell had everything turned to shit so quickly? She’d known that Rocco was her biological father since she was sixteen.She hadn’t cared then and she certainly didn’t care now. He was nothing to her, not even an uncle. She’d always wondered why her brothers didn’t like him, but now she knew. He was a snake and he was pawning her off!She’d never told anyone because Conrad had asked her not to say a word, that she was still his daughter and that biology didn’t change anything. Inara wondered now if she should have just told Dominic the truth.She hadn’t known her mother, didn’t know details of her death either, only that she’d died but once or twice throughout her life, she’d heard Dominic talking. Rocco had been exiled for a few years and now he was back to take his revenge.She didn’t want Dominic to go to war for her and she knew he would, they all would. Her broth

Gage’s penthouse apartment was one of minimalist luxury. He hadn’t thought of a woman in his space when he’d bought and decorated it and now as he looked around he wondered what Anya would think.It wasn’t really a question of whether he would like her, he had to like her. He was going to sign a contract where he vowed to protect her, care for her, and spend his life with her. Every such contract had a few clauses, an heir being one of them. It cemented the ties of family between the two parties and Gage had no objection to fucking his wife, even if he had no idea what she looked like.He would come to care for her, he knew he would. He’d been raised with the knowledge that he’d never marry for love but for alliances and it made it easier. This way he knew they were in the exact same position. She wouldn’t like him for his status, money, or looks. It was just a business deal with sex thrown in as a bonus.He’d met up with Lev the previous night and they’d sat in his office above Pulse