Bound By The Contract Novels & Stories

Yet here she was, unwavering in her proclamation. The priest spread his arms to his sides. “May the Lord in his kindness strengthen the consent you have declared before these witnesses and graciously bring to fulfillment his blessings within you. What God has joined, let no one put asunder.” He grinned. “It is time for the giving and receiving of rings.” “Oh,” Camila’s eyes grew wide. “I don’t have a ring.” “I have one.” We all turned to the unexpected voice. I stiffened, ready to reach for my gun.

"He brought our contract." "What contract?" "A contract that binds us together," he said. "Binds us? I thought you said this was all just pretend?" I asked. "And it is. Believe me, I have no desire to be tied down by a woman either." "Then what is this contract for?" I asked, seething with anger. "It’s a legal document formalizing our deal. There will be consequences if either of us breaks it," he said. I stared at him in horror. "What kind of consequences?" I asked.

"But the contract... the elders said an alliance bond bound by the high council cannot be broken without a severe punishment." Isolde chuckled softly, reaching onto a passing waiter's silver tray and picking up two crystal cups filled with dark crimson wine. She slid one cup directly into Ethan's hand, her fingers brushing his. "You shouldn't worry about the council laws, my friend. The contract is only binding if one of the primary parties involved actively fights against the dissolution. But since you and I both completely agree to the separation, the elders have zero legal right to punish either of us. It is a mutual release."

"A Blood Contract is witnessed by the Moon Goddess. It's the most binding way. And…" I turned back to him, a perfect smile on my face. "This way, none of you will ever have to worry about me changing my mind."

He asked her in a stern tone making her startled. "I am going out." She tried to free her wrist. "Where to?" "Nomi's school. What's wrong with you? Why are you questioning me like this?" She knitted her brows and pulled her wrist out of his grip. "Because you are still my wife. We haven't divorced yet." "But we are going to divorce." She showed him the truth. "Was not this the contract? Even for a week, be loyal with me instead of running after other men." He turned to leave while Grace scoffed.

My mind went back to the bottle. Small. Glass. Unremarkable to anyone who didn't know what it was. The kind of thing that had no reason to exist in the drawer of a woman who had nothing to hide — who had arrived in this house exactly as presented, exactly as documented, exactly as the bond had supposedly confirmed. The bond. I turned the word over. Lucien's voice from the bar: the bond only works one direction. You don't feel it for the wrong person.

“About what you are. About why you came here. About why you’re dying.” He had no words. So instead, he shifted not all the way back to human, but partially, enough that he could speak, enough that he could look almost human in the darkness. “There’s a contract,” he said quietly. “One that binds us together. From this moment forward, you’re under my protection. And I’m under your command. Whatever you need, whatever you ask I’m bound to provide it. That’s how the debt works.” Elara’s eyes narrowed. “A contract?”

Kenneth’s gaze met mine, black, unyielding, feral, and the words he spoke were a command, a tether, a promise: “Do not move. Not now. Not ever. And whatever happens, stay with me.” I nodded, trembling, chest heaving, every fiber of my being screaming both fear and desire, because in that moment, I understood with absolute clarity that I was irrevocably bound to this man, this storm, this violence, and that nothing, not bullets, not men, not fire could sever the connection forged in blood and chaos.

"Not by another person. By the System's divine architecture itself, which means the terms are enforceable at a level that exceeds Imperial authority. Breaking the contract early would trigger consequences that you are not willing to accept." He paused. Twenty seconds used. "The contract has a specific end date. You know exactly when the seal will dissolve. You have been counting the time in a way that most people do not count time, because most people do not live long enough for century-scale contracts to be relevant to their planning." Her fingers had moved. Not obviously. Just a fractional shift in position that Kael would not have noticed if he had not been watching specifically for any r

"They might not uphold their end if they find out you took her." "A blood contract is binding, you know that. Even if they don't want to, they will surely be compelled to honour the contract." I almost smiled as I thought of Kade and his fellow leaders. The man was a smart man but he did not have enough sense to realize oil and wolf's bane were not enough to stop me from having Sia.