Bound by the Blood Pendant

A waiter. A powerful family head. One blood pendant that refuses to come off. When Allen Voss publicly claims Niran as his “protected partner,” Niran is dragged into a 30-day fake relationship—and a war he never knew existed. The pendant binds them close enough to hear each other’s heartbeats, burns when death is near, and begins exposing a secret buried in a fire 23 years ago. Their deal was supposed to be fake. So why does every heartbeat feel dangerously real?