# The Ember Under My Skin: Warbound Contract Author: Marcus Holt Site: ReadNovelHub Canonical: https://readnovelhub.com/novel/the-ember-under-my-skin-warbound-contract Genre: Urban-WarHero-Tycoon ## World You saved the heiress. Now awaken the weapon they paid to bury. ## Tropes - Enemies to Lovers - Billionaire Romance - Urban War Hero & Secret Billionaire - Western Fantasy & Magic - Urban-WarHero-Tycoon - Western-Fantasy-Magic ## FAQ ### What is The Ember Under My Skin: Warbound Contract about? You saved the heiress. Now awaken the weapon they paid to bury. ### Who is the author of The Ember Under My Skin: Warbound Contract? The Ember Under My Skin: Warbound Contract is written by Marcus Holt. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub. ### Is The Ember Under My Skin: Warbound Contract a Enemies to Lovers story? Yes. The Ember Under My Skin: Warbound Contract is tagged for Enemies to Lovers, Billionaire Romance readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes. ### Can I read The Ember Under My Skin: Warbound Contract Chapter 1 for free? Yes. Chapter 1-5 Free. Chapter 6+ unlocked via Ads or a $0.00 trial. Start The Ember Under My Skin: Warbound Contract on ReadNovelHub. ### What happens at the start of The Ember Under My Skin: Warbound Contract? Rain turned Veyr City into a mirror with a cracked face. Neon signs bled across the flooded streets—blue pharmacy crosses, red betting houses, the gold serpent of Vale Security—while the towers above vanished into a ceil ## Chapter 1 teaser ### Chapter 1: Midnight Contraband Rain turned Veyr City into a mirror with a cracked face. Neon signs bled across the flooded streets—blue pharmacy crosses, red betting houses, the gold serpent of Vale Security—while the towers above vanished into a ceiling of storm clouds. Eli Quill moved beneath them with his collar raised and a black case chained to his wrist. The case was small enough to carry under one arm. It was heavy enough to drag his shoulder down. Every few steps, the chain tapped against the metal clasps. A quiet, patient sound. Like something inside was counting. Eli glanced at the time displayed on his courier cuff. 11:47 p.m. Thirteen minutes until the eastern district lockdown became permanent. “Come on,” he muttered. “Just thirteen minutes.” His cuff buzzed. A voice crackled through the receiver. “You’re late.” Eli slipped around a shuttered noodle stall, boots splashing through oily water. “I’m alive. That’s usually the preferred condition for delivery.” “Your contract says midnight.” “My contract also says the package travels through an open route. Your city has put half the district under martial law.” “Excuses cost extra.” “So does getting shot.” The voice on the other end went silent for half a second. It belonged to Dax, the loan broker who had bought Eli’s debt from three different men and somehow made it sound like a favor. “Deliver the case,” Dax said. “Your balance disappears.” Eli stopped beneath the broken awning of a tram station. Rain drummed against the plastic above him. Across the avenue, a security barricade blocked the road. White armored vans idled behind it, their headlights cutting through the rain. Soldiers in lacquered masks checked identification cards one by one. On the largest van, the Vale Security crest gleamed like a fresh wound. Eli looked down at the case Read free: https://readnovelhub.com/novel/the-ember-under-my-skin-warbound-contract/chapter/1