# The Hexbound Contract

Author: Vivian Blackwood
Site: ReadNovelHub
Canonical: https://readnovelhub.com/novel/the-hexbound-contract
Genre: Western-Fantasy-Magic

## World
Bound by a curse, linked by a heartbeat. If he dies, she dies.

## Tropes
- Rejected Mate
- Dark Romance
- Deadly Fate
- Forced Alliance
- Forbidden Attraction
- Heir in Exile
- Romance Fantasy
- Urban Fantasy
- Romantic Suspense
- Dark Fantasy
- Magic System
- Action Adventure

## FAQ
### What is The Hexbound Contract about?
Bound by a curse, linked by a heartbeat. If he dies, she dies.

### Who is the author of The Hexbound Contract?
The Hexbound Contract is written by Vivian Blackwood. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub.

### Is The Hexbound Contract a Rejected Mate story?
Yes. The Hexbound Contract is tagged for Rejected Mate, Dark Romance readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes.

### Can I read The Hexbound Contract Chapter 1 for free?
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### What happens at the start of The Hexbound Contract?
"Hold still, or I'll slice your carotid," I snapped. My fingers dug into the coarse fabric of his collar, pinning him against the rotting mahogany paneling of the old courthouse. Carson Rook didn't flinch.

## Chapter 1 teaser
### Cut Him Loose

"Hold still, or I'll slice your carotid," I snapped. My fingers dug into the coarse fabric of his collar, pinning him against the rotting mahogany paneling of the old courthouse. Carson Rook didn't flinch. He was slumped, his breathing ragged and wet. He looked less like a disgraced heir and more like something dragged through a meat grinder. "Just do it," he rasped. His voice sounded like broken glass in a blender. "Cut the chain and get your damn payout." I hated that look. Like I was just another tool in a kit. I shifted my weight, jamming my knee into his thigh to keep him still. My hands were shaking—not fear, but the sheer amount of static magic humming in the air. The contract binding him wasn't a spell. It was a parasite. I could see it: a jagged chain of obsidian light wrapped tight around his chest, sinking into his skin like rusted nails. "This isn't a standard debt-bond," I muttered, leaning in. Copper and cold. He smelled like a cellar that hadn't been opened in a century. "This is a Rook seal. If I trip a ward, we both blow up. You know that, right?" Carson let out a sharp, jagged laugh that ended in a cough. A smear of dark blood leaked from the corner of his mouth. "Welcome to the family business, Vale. Now shut up and cut." I didn't shut up. I couldn't. If I stopped talking, I'd start thinking about the price tag. Five figures. Enough to buy back my sister’s contract from the cartel. Enough to stop her from becoming another nameless battery in a mana-farm. I pulled the severing blade from my kit. A sliver of void-glass. No reflection. No mercy. As the edge touched the first link, the air curdled. "Wait," Carson whispered. His hand shot up, gripping my wrist. Strength that shouldn't have been possible for a dying man. His skin was ice. Not just cold—free

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