Blood and Oath (A Valente Dynasty Romance) Book1
SYNOPSIS
He saved her life. Now she’s trapped in his world.
When Juliana Casco is attacked outside a nightclub, salvation comes in the form of a man she never expected: Alexander Valente, cold, commanding, and terrifyingly powerful. But what seems like a random rescue quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. The attempted abduction was a message… and Juliana was the bait.
Alexander is no stranger to bloodshed. Forced into the mafia life as a teenager, he rose through the ranks by killing the monster who raised him, his own father. Now the youngest and most feared Don in the Familia, Alexander is ruthless in protecting what’s his.
And after that night, Juliana is his.
Kept under tight guard in Alexander’s mansion, Juliana is torn between fear and fiery attraction. The man who holds her captive is the same one who makes her pulse race. But as she digs into the secrets surrounding her stepfather, one of Alexander’s men, Juliana discovers a tangled web of betrayal, power, and a past she was never meant to escape.
As secrets surface and desire ignites, she’s caught between a man she should fear and a passion she can’t ignore.
The deeper she falls into Alexander’s world, the harder it becomes to tell whether he’s her captor… or her only chance at survival.
Dark. Addictive. Explosive.
Blood & Oath is a gripping mafia romance about loyalty, revenge, and a love so fierce it might just destroy them both.
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Chapter: CHAPTER TENCHAPTER TENJuliana.The next morning, I was up before sunrise, nerves buzzing under my skin.I half expected Alexander to change his mind, to decide that indulging me wasn’t worth the trouble.Maybe he’d tell me I was better off inside, that I was safer under his control.But when I stepped downstairs, he was already waiting by the front door, dressed in dark slacks and a fitted black shirt, looking infuriatingly composed.“Ready?” he asked, like this was just another ordinary day.I narrowed my eyes. “Where are we going?”“You’ll see”I hated when he did that, when he left me hanging, knowing I had no choice but to follow. But arguing would get me nowhere, so I bit my tongue and walked past him, stepping out into the cool morning air.The first breath of freedom in a week.Except, of course, it wasn’t real freedom.A sleek black car was already waiting, a man I recognized from the house standing beside it. A guard.Of course.Alexander opened the door, gesturing for me to get in. I
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Chapter: CHAPTER NINECHAPTER NINEJuliana.A week had passed.Seven days of waking up in the same luxurious prison, walking the same endless hallways, eating breakfast under Alexander’s watchful gaze.Seven days of trying to push him, test the boundaries, only to find that they barely existed.I was restless. Frustrated.Bored.The kind of boredom that wasn’t just about having nothing to do, but about having nowhere to go. About knowing that, no matter what, my life was no longer my own.My phone had been taken away so I couldn’t even make calls to Jamie who is the only person that would truly be worried about.He has been my friend since the first week at JOLADS.I know my colleagues don’t really give a fuck about the abrupt resignation letter I submitted via email because we weren’t close at all and all I ever discussed at work was work.I had never had any friend growing up and when I and Jamie became friends it was because he was always getting on my nerves and I realized that we have the same taste b
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Chapter: CHAPTER EIGHTCHAPTER EIGHTJuliana.Sleep didn’t come easily that night.I lay in the unfamiliar bed, staring at the ceiling, my mind a tangled mess of questions and fears.Someone wanted me dead. Someone powerful enough to send a message through Alexander.But why?I wasn’t important. I wasn’t rich or powerful. The only thing that tied me to this world was my stepfather.Was this about him? Had I been caught in the crossfire of something bigger?A cold shiver ran down my spine.I needed answers.And if Alexander wasn’t going to give them to me, I’d find them myself.The air was heavy with silence as I slipped out of bed.My pulse hammered against my ribs as I crept toward the door, pressing my ear against the smooth wood.Silence.Good.I turned the handle slowly, careful not to make a sound. When the door clicked open, I exhaled softly and stepped into the hallway.The mansion was dimly lit, the soft glow of wall sconces casting long shadows.I moved quickly, keeping close to the walls. I wasn’t
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Chapter: CHAPTER SEVENCHAPTER SEVENJuliana.I wasn’t going to stay here.Not willingly.The moment Alexander disappeared down the hall, I let out a shaky breath and turned back to the screens.The house was a fortress, but every fortress had a weakness. I just had to find it.I scanned the security feeds, searching for an opening, somewhere I could slip through unnoticed. But the more I looked, the more hopeless it seemed.Guards patrolled every entrance. The main gate was locked down tight. Even the windows had sensors.I swallowed hard.This wasn’t just a house. It was a prison.A luxurious one, sure, but a prison all the same.I clenched my fists. I couldn’t just sit around and let Alexander decide my life for me.If he thought I was going to be another one of his possessions, he was dead wrong.I turned away from the screens and strode toward the hallway, my heart pounding.If I was going to escape, I needed to start small, to see just how far I could go before Alexander’s patience snapped.The house
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Chapter: CHAPTER SIXCHAPTER SIXJuliana.I was trapped.It didn’t matter that I had technically agreed to stay, Alexander Valente had given me a choice that wasn’t really a choice at all. My stepfather’s house was just another kind of cage, but at least there, I knew what to expect.Here, I was at the mercy of a man I barely knew, a man who exuded power and control like it was stitched into his skin.And I hated him for it.The clothes Alexander had ordered fit almost too perfectly. A simple, fitted sweater and jeans, both expensive but not flashy. A pair of boots that molded to my feet like they had been custom-made.It should’ve made me feel more like myself, but instead, it just reminded me that I had nothing that was truly mine anymore.The moment I stepped out of the room, I found Alexander waiting for me in the hallway, leaning against the wall like he had all the time in the world.His gaze flicked over me, unreadable.“Good. You’re ready” he said. “"Come with me”I crossed my arms. “Or what?”His
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIVECHAPTER FIVEJuliana.Pain. That was the first thing I registered, a dull, pounding headache that made me groan softly. My body felt heavy, sluggish, like I was coming down from a bad fever.Then came the scent, rich, masculine cologne, leather, faint traces of whiskey. It wasn’t familiar. It wasn’t safe.My eyes snapped open.I bolted upright, my breath ragged. Where the hell was I?The room was dark, sleek, luxurious. A massive bed with silk sheets. A dim fireplace flickering in the corner. Floor-to-ceiling windows framed the city skyline, a breathtaking view that only made my panic worse.I wasn’t home.A door clicked open.I turned sharply, my heart slamming into my ribs as a man stepped out of the bathroom.I froze.He was bare-chested. Droplets of water slid down his toned, sculpted chest, disappearing into the towel slung low on his hips. His damp, jet-black hair was slicked back, emphasizing his chiseled jawline.But it was his eyes that stopped me cold.Blue-green. Piercing.
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