# The Tidebound Rejection

Author: Elena Voss Vale
Site: ReadNovelHub
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Genre: Vampire-Blood-Bond

## World
He rejected you publicly, but only your shared life-tide can save his sinking city.

## Tropes
- Billionaire Romance
- Revenge Romance
- Dark Romance
- EnemiesToLovers
- ForcedProximity
- FoundFamily
- SlowBurn
- RejectedMate
- FatedMates
- Deadly Fate
- Forced Alliance
- Rejected Fated Mate

## FAQ
### What is The Tidebound Rejection about?
He rejected you publicly, but only your shared life-tide can save his sinking city.

### Who is the author of The Tidebound Rejection?
The Tidebound Rejection is written by Elena Voss Vale. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub.

### Is The Tidebound Rejection a Billionaire Romance story?
Yes. The Tidebound Rejection is tagged for Billionaire Romance, Revenge Romance, Dark Romance readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes.

### Can I read The Tidebound Rejection Chapter 1 for free?
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### What happens at the start of The Tidebound Rejection?
"Put your hand on the Tide Stone, Mara, or get off my dais." Cassian Rook's voice cut through the packed harbor hall. "You don't get my bond and my records," he said. "Pick one.

## Chapter 1 teaser
### Rejected at the Tide Stone

"Put your hand on the Tide Stone, Mara, or get off my dais." Cassian Rook's voice cut through the packed harbor hall. "You don't get my bond and my records," he said. "Pick one." I kept my palm pressed to the black crystal. Heat bit into my skin. The stone pulsed beneath it, dark and alive. Three feet behind Cassian, a locked brass case sat on a steel stand. The floodgate records were inside. One look could prove who falsified the orders. One look could save my brother's life. Or put a rope around my neck. "Funny," I said. "I thought Blackwater's commander knew the Tide Laws. A public match means a public bond." Councilors shifted in their seats. Good. Let them watch him refuse me in front of half the city. Cassian's jaw tightened. His command coat was perfect. Silver clasps straight. Dark buttons fastened. Not one thread out of place. His right hand gave him away. His fingers kept flexing beside his sword. "The law says a match has to be accepted by both bloodlines," he said. "No, it doesn't. It says the matched pair chooses at the stone. You know that." "I know exactly what it says." "Then say it clearly." The Tide Priest leaned toward us, his old fingers clutching the edge of his white robe. "Commander Rook, the mark has appeared. The harbor witnessed it. Answer her." Cassian finally looked at me. Gray eyes. Cold. Sharp enough to cut. For half a breath, the crowded hall disappeared. Heat rolled off his body across the narrow dais. Salt clung to his skin. Leather. A metallic bite from the floodgate powder dusting his coat. My mark burned around my wrist. His mouth flattened. "I reject the bond," he said. The words hit harder than the harbor alarm bells. A laugh broke from the upper seats. "The diver thought she could claim the commander's blood?" My fingers dug into t

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